女孩朵娜天生是个巨人，镇上的女孩子嘲笑她的 “ 傻个子 ” ；然而当她们上学要迟到的时候，朵娜毫不犹豫地带上她们，三步两步到了学校。朵娜长大之后，自己住在镇子附近的山岗上，有一天镇上的人们被怪物的叫声吓坏了，会是什么样的猛兽呢？朵娜决定亲自去找找看。她可以安抚飓风，也可能在着急地时候跳起来把太阳的眼睛撞青，她尊重动物朋友们的智慧，并终找到了 “ 猛兽 ” 。原来是一只调皮的小豹子，吼声在山谷中回荡被 “ 放大 ” 了 …… 危险消除了，这时候，朵娜发现镇上的人们即使对未知的猛兽心怀恐惧，也手拉着手，在寻找她。人们为这个大个子朵娜担心呢 …… Dona Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots offamilies. She loves her neighbors-she lets the children use herflowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillasfor rafts. So when a huge puma is te
A young man, brave in battle and a leader in the buffalo hunt,is too shy to speak to the woman he loves. Sad and lonely, hewanders far into the woods. There, he meets two Elk men. They givehim a a flute that the birds and animals have made for him. When heplays it, the harmony of nature is in his melodies and he speaksstraight to the heart of the girl he loves.
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna'smother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russiadance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes,Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdressand an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For fourgenerations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy,and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are asheartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story ofher own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of theirenduring love and faith.
Duncan’s crayons are on strike. One morning he opens his desk looking for them and, in their place, finds a pack of letters detailing their grievances, one crayon at a time. Red is tired. Beige is bored. Black is misunderstood. Peach is naked! The conceit is an enticing one, and although the crayons’ complaints are not entirely unique (a preponderance centers around some variation of overuse), the artist’s indelible characterization contributes significant charm. Indeed, Jeffers’ ability to communicate emotion in simple gestures, even on a skinny cylinder of wax, elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights. First-class bookmaking, with clean design, ample trim size, and substantial paper stock, adds to the quality feel. A final spread sees all things right, as Duncan fills a page with bright, delightful imagery, addressing each of the crayons’ issues and forcing them into colorful cooperation. Kids who already attribute feelings to their playthings will never look at crayons the same way ag
This book in the Scaredy Squirrel series shows our nutty hero making a friend. Scaredy finds that friendship is well worth the risks -- and the risks are considerable!
Illus. in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a malechauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don'texercise themselves much around the house. When Mrs. Piggottfinally tires of the endless chores that sandwich her workday, sheleaves the menfolk on their own, with a note saying, 'You arepigs.' With the cooking and housework untended, they soon turngenuinely porcine, a transformation Browne foreshadows with pigfaces on the wallpaper, vases, fireplace, phone. As in most ofBrowne's art, there is more than a touch of irony and visual humorhere. Fun to read aloud."
This gorgeous storybook is full of snapshots of family life,from breakfast to bedtime and from birthdays to walks in the park.All small children will be able to identify with Alfie and AnnieRose, two hugely appealing pre-schoolers who are constantlytackling new experiences and making new friends.
Illus. in full color. "In this gentle, moving story, Elfie, adachshund, and her special boy progress happily through lifetogether. One morning Elfie does not wake up. The family grievesand buries her. The watercolor illustrations, tender and warm incolor and mood, suit the simple text perfectly."-- School LibraryJournal.
Even if her little boy were an alligator or a super-smelly skunk, this mother would love her child unconditionally. Share this magical book with the Stinky Face in your life! The first in the popular Stinky Face series - now in board book!
One day, Clown is thrown into the trash, but he doesn't stay there long. He tries to find someone to take care of his friends, but no one listens. Then Clown finds someone "he" can take care of, and together, they make a home for everyone. Follow the fortunes of Clown-- who starts in a garbage can and ends up in a happy family-- in this perfectly pitched picture book. Master illustrator Quentin Blake has created an irrepressible character, an action-filled plot, and an eloquent story that can be read on several levels-- all without the use of a single word. Best Illustrated Book of 1996, "New York Times Book Review" "Horn Book" Fanfare Boo
Best friends Horace, Morris, and Dolores do everythingtogether. So when they try out for the chorus and Dolores (whosings notes no one has ever heard before) doesn't get in, she feelshurt and angry and -- not like Dolores at all -- sorry for herself.But mostly she feels lonely, with her friends too busy rehearsingto have time to share adventures with her. So Dolores does what shedoes best and takes matters into her own hands. But can she proveto Moustro Provolone that there's a place for every kind of voicein the chorus?
这一次，孤单的小野兽变为勇敢的小野兽，整个小岛都需要他去把可怕的怪兽打到来重建和平。虽然它也很害怕，但是终它战胜了对怪兽的惧怕，决定出发去寻找那个讨厌的怪兽。然而这个小岛怪兽也许并没有它以为的那么恐怖……
A dynamic collection from the internationally-acclaimed authorand illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that"trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collagedesigns bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources asShakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, andJack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, AmericanIndian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and varietyof earth's animals is "joyous...a book to be shared" (Booklist,starred review). * An ALA Notable Book * A Child Study Children's Book Committee Children's Book of theYear * An IRA Teachers' Choice Book * An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children * A Booklist Editors' Choice Book * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Redbook Top Ten Picture Book * A Picture Puffin * Full-color illustrations * 96 pages * All
This story of a child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly proves that a parent''s love is unconditional and everlasting is a perfec t first book for toddlers '
