An old dog wants nothing more than to take a nap, but a musical mouse makes this impossible. Through rhyming text and a series of funny letters, the miscommunication between the two builds to a surprising ending.
This days-of-the-week lift-a-flap book reveals the wondrous ways a mother arranges the food on her child’s plate to create objects and scenes that spark the imagination. But at the end of the week, it’s Mother’s Day. Now it’s the child’s turn to create a special plate. What will it be?
A little boy fears the darkness and strange noises of night. To overcome his fears, he begins to think of the night as a pajama--a temporary covering that keeps you safe until daylight returns when you no longer need it. As he keeps repeating, "The night is just a pajama," he slowly drifts away into a restful sleep.
Years ago, Xiaoke's father planted a peach tree in his old hutong neighborhood. To Xiaoke, the tree is his brother--his peach tree brother. Now the old neighborhood is being torn down and the tree is
An old carpenter sends Puppet off into the world with a red backpack and a newly carved smile. But when Puppet's backpack gets stolen, he discovers that smiling is not all it's cracked up to be. Now P
★ School Library Journal Starred Review BookWhat can be learned from a tree? If we watch and listen...a tree has much to teach us about lifelike how you can be small and strong at the same time and how to weather the storms. The author, a philosopher, offers an intriguing look at how children can navigate this thing we call life as they grow and change.
Long ago, in Puerto Rico, all the animals did was eat, sleep, and snack. The parrot, queen of the forest, grew worried and challenged them all to a race. Will they participate and who will win?
A little kangaroo named Pocket isn't sure what her pouch is for. She tries putting everything in it―from flowers to fish. When she gets a hold of a honeycomb, she thinks her pouch would make the perfe
A girl longs to return to the island in China where she was born to look for dragons. Her dream finally comes true when her family returns to celebrate Chinese New Year. The girl helps her grandparent
