Arlene Alda

"'A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled'--President Bill Clinton; 'Fascinating. Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx'--Barbara Walters; A touching and provocative collection of memories that evoke the history of one of America's most influential boroughs--the Bronx--through some of its many success stories. The vivid oral histories in Arlene Alda's Just Kids from the Bronx reveal what it was like to grow up in the...

One summer morning, a peacock's honk sets off a chain reaction of animals waking and making their own special sounds.

Lulu avoids practicing the piano all week, and when Friday afternoon arrives and she is not prepared for her lesson, she gets inspiration from her teacher.

When mama is homesick for sunny Italy, her daughter tries everything to cheer her up, but nothing works until she wins a packet of morning glory seeds.