The story of Heidi is as fresh today as it was when it was written. It’s impossible not to love the little girl who scrambles through mountain meadows with the goats and Peter, brings joy (and soft ro
For children, playing is learning, and this appealing book is filled with more than 60 Montessori-inspired play-and-learn ideas that parents and kids can enjoy together. The games are arranged progres
Nobel Prize Winner Selma Lagerlof’s classic story about the miracle of Christmas—illustrated with warmth and luminous beauty. This picture book edition of Selma Lagerlof’s classic tale tells of a shep
The four bells in the church tower are ready to practice ringing for Christmas, but the new, little bell won’t make a sound.Christmas is coming!In a church tower, three bells practice ringing for Chri
Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes
In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have
A whimsically illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny factsabout extinct animals.In this beautifully illustrated book, Swedish artist and author of The IllustratedCompendium of Am
Children can experience many emotions when a parent is in jail or prison. They may be angry, sad, lonely, or scared. Sometimes friends act differently toward them. Sometimes the children begin acting
A gentle introduction to diversity and acceptanceOn nice and sunny Sundays, Elsie goes fishing with her six siblings. But she doesn’t quite fit in. They want to walk through the woods, but she wants t
The narrator of this novel is Ballerina, a fifteen-year-old with the cognitive faculties of a child, and each of its fifteen chapters begins with her first wetting her bed and thereby greeting a new d
Anton’s got it made: dream house, artistic wife, baby on the way. And, as the smoke rises from another city saved by coalition bombs, there’s a fortune to be made rebuilding the wreckage. So what’s he
A new play by one of Germany’s most prominent playwrights, available for the first time in English. Benjamin won’t do swimming at school. His mum thinks he’s on drugs or has body issues. But Benjamin
The authors (both of the U. of Otago, New Zealand) conduct a bioethical investigation of the issues raised by the use of the human body and human body parts in medical and scientific investigations. T
