Rooster has come a long way for his new job in a new country, but finds he has trouble communicating with the locals in this special and boldly illustrated picture book.Rooster is nervous to start his brand-new job in a brand-new country, but most of all he's excited. He's always been great at his job and knows how to cock-a-doodle-doo and wake people up! But here, so far from home, nothing seems to be working no matter how loud or how long Rooster crows. Can Rooster find a way to communicate with his new neighbors?
A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of food trucks and diners. A delectable picture book inspired by forerunners of food truck, for fans of The Night Gardener. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to the Night Owl. Inside this elegant, horse-drawn establishment, a feathery cook works the grill, serving up tasty dishes for shift-workers and operagoers alike: a mince pie for Fox, a ham sandwich for Badger and puddings for little Possums. Mouse, a poor street sweeper, watches as the line of customers swells, ever hopeful that someone will drop a morsel of food -- but Owl's cooking is far too delicious for more than a crumb to be found. As the evening's service winds down, weary Owl spots trembling Mouse. Has he found his own night lunch, or will he invite this small sweeper inside for a midnight
What's going on with George? Young readers will find out in this hilarious new picture book from Jules Feiffer who has won numerous prizes for his work, including the Pulitzer. Full color.
It's a busload of the Pigeon books! Climb on board for three picture books starring the famous beleaguered bird-Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, and Don't Let the Pige
The Times Children’s Book of the WeekPicture Book finalist, Teach Early Years Awards 2022A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in the new picture book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author.Caught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Arnold steps aboard…uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here’s Dog—can this boat take Arnold’s weight? Uh-oh!None of the animals can save the shipwrecked elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. All the animals work as a team to build increasingly intricate constructions that turn the desert island into a fun park city. Soon there is a whole community and enough space for everyone!As with all Leo Timmers picture books, Elephant Island has many layers of discovery. Tapping int
NYT Best Children's Books of 2021A New York Times BestsellerA #1 Indie BestsellerA Parents Magazine Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Best Book of the YearA Horn Book Fanfare List SelectionA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearA BCCB Blue Ribbon List SelectionAn ALA Notable Children’s BookA Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the YearLonglisted for the 2022 CILIP Kate Greenaway MedalThe team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely picture book that’s sure to become an instant classic.Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around him and makes pictures of their lives. There’s the whiskered man with the crossword puzzle; Milo imagines him pla
A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community.Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-M彋is artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece of art. Destined to be read and sung for generations, this gem of a picture book is accompanied by: Sheet music so that readers can play along A note from Sainte-Marie about her much-admired song Sat beside a beaver dam and watched the winter growIce was hard with little tracks appearing in the snowFog is in the valley now and all the geese are goneCross the moon I saw them go andStill this love goes on and onStill this love goes on.
The stories that shape our children's lives are too important to be left to chance. With The Story Cure, bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin have put together the perfect manual for grown-ups who want to initiate young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures. There's a remedy for every hiccup and heartache, whether it's between the covers of a picture book, a pop-up book, or a YA novel.You'll find old favourites like The Borrowers and The Secret Garden alongside modern soon-to-be classics by Michael Morpurgo, Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell-Boyce, as well as helpful lists of the right reads to fuel any obsession - from dogs or dinosaurs, space or spies. Wise and witty, The Story Cure will help any small person you know through the trials and tribulations of growing up, and help you fill their bookshelves with adventure, insight and a lifetime of fun.
風靡各國三十餘年，所有人都在找的那個人回來了！跑遍古今世界、完美隱身在人海中的威利，這次要帶給你不只6倍的驚喜！六冊主題找找書+一組拼圖🧩，附精美書盒，方便收納及展示。鮮豔活潑的滿版圖畫，能引起孩子的興趣，在表情各異、動作生動的人群中找出威利，更能訓練觀察力及專注力。搭配每頁左上角淺白易懂，且令人會心一笑的場景介紹，即使獨自挑戰也能體驗無窮樂趣；親子共讀，彼此合作或競賽更添互動及趣味性。無論是威利的敵人Odlaw，還是狗狗Woof，威利班底全員到齊。大小朋友一起睜大眼睛、仔細觀察，誰能先在滿滿的人群裡，發現他們的蹤影？如果找到了每一頁的威利—恭喜你，快翻開書末的清單，還有很多物件要挑戰你的眼力！本套書包含以下六冊：Where's Wally? 威利在哪裡？Where's Wally Now? 威利在哪裡？穿越時空之旅The Fantastic Journey 威利在哪裡？奇幻大冒險In Hollywood 威利在哪裡？電影夢工廠The Wonder Book 威利在哪裡？驚奇魔法書The Great Picture Hunt 威利在哪裡？大圖版Six classic Where's Wally? books and a jigsaw presented in a magnificent slipcase. Featuring the first six best-selling Where's Wally? adventures: Where's Wally?, Where's Wally Now?, Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey, Where's Wally? In Hollywood, Where's Wally? The Wonder Book and Where's Wally? The Great Picture Hunt. Plus a Where's Wally? jigsaw.Hours of eye-boggling, puzzling fun!***********************搭配以下6本活動書Each title with over 100 stickers!The Where's Wally? series has sold over 72 million co
A dazzling wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.The creators of the acclaimed Over the Shop evoke a perfect summer beach day—and themes of creativity, cooperation, flexibility, and persistence—all without a word in this sun-warmed, salt-stained delight of a story. A busload of beachgoers spills out onto the sand for a day of fun and frolic. Three siblings begin work on a castle, patting and shaping the sand as the sun arcs over the sky. Time and again, their progress is halted: a windswept hat topples their creation; a toddler ambles through it; the tide creeps close, and then too close. Meeting each demolition with fresh determination, the builders outdo themselves time and again, until the moment arrives to pile back into the bus for home. An authentic portrait of sibling cooperation—and glorious inspiration for creative people of all ages—A Day for Sandcastles channels the thrill of surrendering expect
I went walking.What did you see?I saw a black catLooking at me.These catchy stanzas frolic through the Australian author Sue Williams’s simple, funny read-aloud picture book that tracks a crazy-haired
The Little House books tell the story of a little pioneer girl and her family as they traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books, illustrated with Garth William
From the bestselling author of The Quiet Book comes an honest and touching new picture book about the ups and downs of friendship. Walter and Xavier are best friends. They do everything together! But then...quietly...slowly...Xavier becomes best friends with someone else. Walter goes from feeling hurt and left out to feeling confused and angry to feeling just plain lonely. Until one morning he wakes up feeling a tiny bit hopeful. That day, while out for a hike by himself, he meets Ollie. Could this be the beginning of a new friendship? Sometimes best friends aren't forever, and that's okay. Because there might be a new pal waiting just around the corner.
There are a lot of things to be afraid of in this world: spiders, the dark, being alone. In this simple, beautifully-crafted picture book, acclaimed author/illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger shows that
