Books by Donna Diamond

A little girl tries to cheer up her sad mother.

Eros finds he cannot obey his jealous mother, Aphrodite, and harm the beautiful and innocent Psyche.

The heartwrenching story of how a young girl comes to terms with her sister's death. "Here is a book to read and remember".--Publishers Weekly. "A touching, poignant story".--Booklist. An ALA Notable Book and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

In a year when Spring does not come, Ben finds Mother Earth asleep in a little house deep in the woods, and he must solve three riddles to awaken her from a spell so that her child Spring can be born.

No longer wanted by their masters, a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster set out for Bremen to become musicians.

One of the saddest and most inspiring children's books of all time, 1978 Newbery Medal-winner THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA is a poignant, moving classic not to be missed. Ten-year-old Jess, an artistic loner in rural, working-class Virginia, finds himself beaten by a newcomer--a girl no less--in the boys' playground races on the first day of school. But soon, the two become inseparable friends, despite Leslie's strange family--who are wealthy and don't even own a TV set. The pair creates the elaborate fantasy world of Terabithia, where they rule as king and queen in their own secret hiding place. When an unimaginable tragedy sways Jess's world, he learns the real value of their exceptional friendship.

One of the saddest and most inspiring children's books of all time, 1978 Newbery Medal-winner THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA is a poignant, moving classic not to be missed. Ten-year-old Jess, an artistic loner in rural, working-class Virginia, finds himself beaten by a newcomer--a girl no less--in the boys' playground races on the first day of school. But soon, the two become inseparable friends, despite Leslie's strange family--who are wealthy and don't even own a TV set. The pair creates the elaborate fantasy world of Terabithia, where they rule as king and queen in their own secret hiding place. When an unimaginable tragedy sways Jess's world, he learns the real value of their exceptional friendship.

All summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win. But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground. Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races. The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia. Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed.
In this poignant, beautifully rendered novel, Katherine Paterson weaves a powerful story of friendship and courage.

Winner, 1978 Newbery Medal
Notable Children's Books of 1976?1980 (ALA)
Best Books of 1977 (SLJ)
1978 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Children's Books of 1977 (Library of Congress)
Le Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecteurs 1986 (France)
1981 Janusz Korczak Medal (Poland)
1986 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award

A young boy is haunted by, and later falls in love with, a crystal statue of a young girl of long ago.

A beautiful princess who is totally blind and doubts the sincerity of her many suitors finds only one man worthy of her love--the Court Fool.

A young boy's daydream transforms him into the fearless Sir Dauntless and he sets out to capture a unicorn that has magically escaped from a tapestry at Crag Castle.

Meet Gretel Muller, a young German girl growing up in Galveston, Texas in 1855. Gretel dreams of living in a fairy-tale castle by the sea, but instead spends her days working with her short-tempered sisters in their mothers hat shop. When a rich resident announces that she wants a young German girl to come stay with her, Gretel sees her opportunity. But how will she ever get a chance when everyone thinks she's a lazy and foolish girl?

As soon as Sara sees the beautiful black satin slippers in the shoe store window, she knows they're the perfect Mother's Day gift for Mama. Sara has always made gifts for her family on special occasions, but this time she's determined to give a store-bought present- just like grown ups do. But grown-ups have spending money, and Sara does not. Until she makes a plan...

With the Revolutionary War raging on, Hannah wishes that there was something she could do to be of assistance to those serving in the colonial army. Reprint.

The American Revolution has made life difficult for Hannah and her family, as they try to rebuild their home, and wait for hopeful news of Hannah's brother, Ben, who has been taken prisoner by the British. Reprint.

A bedtime story about the wonder and fancy of a world of horses is accompanied by colorful and dreamlike illustrations.

A collection of more than fifty poems emphasizing love and other emotions.

Her encounters with the mysterious boy who lurks near her family's summer cottage and her discovery of the "magical" word, zeppelin, cause ten-year-old Nina to see her parents in a different light.

Eight-year-old Alex and his family try to come to terms with the old age and death of their beloved cat.

The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service, he pipes away their children too.

Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia community.

In an Eastern European village, long ago, an old couple--having worked hard, raised a family, and given generously to the poor--receive some surprising advice from a wise rabbi and find real riches. By the author of The Endless Steppe.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

Rick's efforts at capturing a beautiful wild mouse for a pet seem constantly thwarted by his willful younger cousin who has come to stay for Christmas.

A prince's love for a swan queen is thwarted by an evil sorcerer in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet.

A boy and a girl become convinced that the white deer they discover in the woods is a unicorn.

Walter, a rat that can read and namesake of Sir Walter Scott, lives in the home of Miss Amanda Pomeroy, a celebrated writer of children's books, and one day finds out that her books are all about a mouse, which prompts Walter to discuss the matter with Miss Pomeroy.