"Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge. Matt's been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby-sitter, she's been using sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign...which keeps the Baby-sitters busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she working on another secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off her special...

An exuberant and relatable picture book about sibling rivalry, ballet, and finding your free-form self. Confidence goes a long way, and so does practice -- but the support of a loving family and community matters even more in this winsome tale of dancing your way into your own unique talents. Tessie has taken ballet for a whole month and thinks she has it down. If it weren't for her big sister, Maya, who seems to own the spotlight, Tessie would dazzle...

"Marlinchen y sus dos hermanas viven con su padre mago en una ciudad que cambia de la magia a la industria. Como las ͠ltimas brujas verdaderas de Oblya, ella y sus hermanas son poco m̀s que una trampa para turistas, ya que tratan a sus clientes con remedios arcaicos y los seducen con nost̀lgicos Marlinchen pasa sus d̕as adivinando secretos a cambio de rublos y tratando de aplacar a su padre tir̀nico y xen̤fobo, que mantiene a sus hijas aisladas...