Mama, Do You Love Me?, a tender and reassuring book that both parents and children have turned to again and again, now available in paperback. In this classic, bestselling story of a child testing the limits of her independence, a mother reassures that a parent's love is unconditional and everlasting. This universal story is made all the more captivating by its unusual Arctic setting. Complemented by a detailed glossary, this tender story introduces young readers to a distinctively different culture and shows that the special love between parent and child transcends all boundaries of time and place.
New for the fall season, this New York Times bestseller isnow available in a sturdy board book edition, previously sold onlythrough the gift set. Snowmen at Night reveals a wonderfulwintertime secret--when we are sleeping, the snowmen are outplaying! This exuberant, rhyming tale continues to delight youngtoddlers, as well as older readers, in a format that's just rightfor little hands.
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.
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 '
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
Earth takes center stage in this updated version of VirginiaLee Burton's 1962 classic "Life Story." Told through five acts,Burton's art and text tell the history of earth from beginning topresent day. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of theplanet's history and their leading roles in it today. The book hasbeen updated with cutting-edge science, including up-to-the-minuteinformation on fossil records and the geologic principles. We arethrilled to provide this updated artistic and visionary work intime for the anniversary of Virginia Lee Burton's 100thbirthday.
"Count "by the author and illustrator of the 1994 Caldecott Honor Book "In the Small, Small Pond."
By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling TheLibrary Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big graycity, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerousbaker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bitbrightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces withthe flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Graceworks on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- whichshe hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introducesreaders to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story istold through letters written home, while David Small'sillustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
""Fleming's vibrant picture-book hodgepodge surely lives up to its title."-"Publishers Weekly," starred review" ""Fleming makes learning a fun, colorful experience . . . This unique combination of playfulness and learning . . . will keep young readers enthralled. " The Everything Book]" truly has everything.."-"Kirkus Reviews," starred review" ""All the first concepts children learn are endearingly presented in Fleming's vibrant, distinctively textured style . . . The illustrations are both accessible to children and simply lovely to adults.""-The New York Times Book Review A new board-book edition of the bestselling The Everything Book Denise Fleming knows what babies and toddlers love. Her art has universal appeal, with its vibrant colors and rich textures. She is known for her ability to enliven the most basic concepts-the concepts every child needs to learn in order to thrive. In this board-book edition of the wildly popular "The Everything Book," Ms. Fleming has gathered and illustrated all the ess
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightropebetween the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hourwalking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile inthe sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of theevent with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintingsthat present the detail, daring, and--in two dramatic foldoutspreads-- the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat.
Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity...and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review.
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.
You may think of the desert as a harsh, dry place where no onewould ever want to live -- but think again. The Desert People know. so do the animals. Bothlove the land, and "share the feeling of being brothers in thedesert, of being desert creatures together." Byrd Baylor's spare, poetic text and Peter Parnall'sstriking illustrations lime the sky, stone and sand of the desertin this haunting book.
Recounts the story of a curious little girl who makes herself at home in the house of the three bears