Thirteen very short stories from acclaimed musician John Southworth will tweak your mind and peak your imagination. Meet the boy with grey hair, who spends his days on a cargo ship peeling potatoes, a strange man who keeps a Ferris wheel in his backyard, and a whale that lives in a manmade lake on the top of a faraway hill. Chock-full of details in their brevity, they beg to be mused over. Equally intriguing and unusual black and white illustr...
Sora and Sarah are twins. They do everything together: go for walks, share favorite sweets and the sweetest tunes. But when Sora begins to grow up, Sarah does not. Sarah is an imaginary twin and she doesn't grow up. What will Sora do when her new school friend, Kay, comes to play? Will she stop playing with Sarah, or is there another solution?
Early on Christmas morning the guns stop firing through the ruined landscape. A young soldier peers through a periscope over the top of the trench. Way out in no man's land, he sees a small red shape moving on the barbed wire. A brightly colored robin is trapped, one wing flapping helplessly. Now in paperback, "In Flanders Fields" tells the story of a young homesick World War I soldier who risks his life to cross the desolate space and rescue ...
In this third book in Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman's popular "Windy" series, Snowy and Chinook are planning a birthday party for their friend Tulip on a cold winter morning. The puppet figures who tell the story, designed by the authors and photographed by Mia Cunningham, have a fresh and modern style. Clear, primary colors, charming line drawings, and simple text make this a fun book for the very young.
It's time to find a place to sleep. Rokko the baby raccoon is sure he can find the perfect spot. He doesn't need help from anyone, especially not his mommy. But when he finally does find the perfect spot, something is missing... what could it be? Perhaps someone to snuggle with?
This new title in the Simply Small (and simply adorable!) series follows the adventures of Rokko and his discovery that sometimes doing everything alone can be lonely.
Sophie has to make an important delivery to her best friend Stanley. There is just one problem: Stanley has a dog and Sophie is afraid of dogs. Will the power of friendship will be enough to help Sophie confront her fear? Full color.
Tch, tch, sh, sh, tup, tup. Spend the day picking wild blueberries with Clarence and his grandmother. Meet ant, spider, and fox in a beautiful woodland andscape, the ancestral home of author and illustrator Julie Flett.
In this ABC book of removable postcards by acclaimed graffiti artist Nasimo, each letter features a different cat, from wily to wicked, clever to curious, skittish to shy, to purrfectly content. These are postcards up to scratch for all personalities. Artist Nasimo started spraying paint on walls in 1995 and now paints in Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, and Poland. He participates in almost every graffiti and street art event that takes place in th...
Cloud 98's Department of Dream Rescue has job openings. It needs brand-new Dream Rescuers to slide down to different parts of the world to solve children's nightmares. Ruby, a failed Tooth Fairy, is eager for work. Ralph, a rambunctious reindeer, and Mighty, a tiny Super Hero, also need a fresh start. Will they be able to work together as a team? Will they be able to battle a dragon, letting a young girl from London, England, finally sleep?
The bears have a problem. Their cub won't...fart! What if his belly swells up with gas? Will he float away? Will he...explode? This hilarious book follows the bear parents as they watch their ever-worsening worries become real before their eyes! Full color. 8 x 11.
It's seven-year-old Lillian's first day at a new school, and she's got butterflies in her tummy, but those butterflies turn into grasshoppers when she learns she has to bring something for Show and Tell at the end of the week! Lillian and her mother have just moved away from Lillian's abusive father and into a family shelter, leaving behind all of their possessions. Every day that Lillian anxiously watches her classmates bring toys with which ...
The wind is missing! Little Bluebird has never flown without her friend the wind before and is afraid to try. So she sets off on an adventure to find it.Is it making wishes with the dandelions? Playing with the kites? Tickling the grass? Dancing with the balloons? She searches everywhere. In the end, she finds more than her favorite friend--she finds confidence too!
The Angel's Christmas” is the story of the true meaning of Christmas. An awkward young angel named Simon discovers his special gift while finding a meaningful place among the other angels. As Simon retells
the story they all know so well he also finds his place in the greatest story of all time.