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Jarvis revisits his beloved, sometimes befuddled, duo in a fifth set of stories where gentle mix-ups and genuine friendship abound.Bear and Bird may not always understand each other, but they both want nothing more than for their best friend to be happy. So when they each find today’s date circled in red, they obviously assume it’s the other one’s birthday (so sorry, Snail!). And when Bird puts her pal through his paces—to prove he’s himself and not his look-alike cousin—she finds a sweet way to soothe an unhappy Bear when the test is done. Whether it’s Bird bravely helping Bear to retrieve a ball from a cave full of stinky goo (or so they’ve heard) or both of them putting their faith in a flying umbrella when Bird blithely removes the candy trail meant to lead them home, Jarvis’s subtle humor and sweet illustrations create a charming world that young readers are eager to come back to.

Is there ever such a thing as being too considerate? It's another comedy of errors in this fourth set of stories featuring Jarvis's lovable duo."Bird, why are you blowing in my face?" said Bear."I'm just stretching my cheeks," said Bird. "Important to stretch your cheeks."Bear and Bird are the kind of friends who just want to make each other happy. So when Bird realizes Bear has had a leaf stuck to his face all day, she goes to comical extremes not to embarrass him--even if it means encouraging a new trend. And when they both grab the same excellent stick on a windy day, they outdo each other trying to give it back--until Bear comes up with a better use for their imagination. Whether following a hilariously--and touchingly--circular path on Swapsy Day or discovering there are as many times of day as there are things to do, Jarvis's classic pair fuses humor and heart in another quartet of adventures.

With a hefty dollop of humor, Atinuke’s rollicking counting story takes on a life of its own when Granny’s mischievous goats start escaping.Granny’s got a goat! Granny’s got a goat!Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4,but more and more and more and more!Excitement is in the air as Granny collects more and more goats! Eight are great, fifty are nifty . . . but when their number reaches one hundred, things start to get out of hand. There’s a brown goat beeping on the bus, a gray one sitting in the salon, a white goat stealing panties from the line, and one has gone missing altogether—who can count in all this mayhem? Beloved storyteller Atinuke has a field day following goats throughout the town, while a gleeful crowd of children try their best to track them. With colorful, spirited illustrations by Lauren Hind, here’s an uproarious read-aloud you can count on to bring giggles and smiles.

Rafi 和 Rita 是一對長頸鹿雙胞胎，喜歡一樣的東西，總是一起行動，甚至能接著說完對方的話。他們看起來幾乎一模一樣——除了身高。問題來了：到底誰比較高？Rafi 說自己高得不得了，畫家替他畫肖像時，顏料用完了都還沒畫到頭頂；Rita 當然不服輸，她說自己高到帽子掉下來，得花三個小時才會落到地面！兩人的說法愈來愈誇張，誰也不願認輸。Jarvis 以不斷升級的誇張想像，捕捉手足之間熟悉的比較心理，再搭配 Chris Judge 大膽活潑、充滿奇想的插畫，將一場小小的身高之爭變成令人發笑的想像競賽。● 雙胞胎長頸鹿為「誰比較高」互不相讓，以孩子熟悉的手足競爭展開故事● 運用一層比一層誇張的說法製造笑點，也讓孩子感受 hyperbole 誇飾法的趣味● Jarvis 幽默文字搭配 Chris Judge 大膽奇想的插畫，特別適合親子與團體朗讀Which twin is taller? Sibling rivalry rises to new heights in this funny picture book about two willful and imaginative giraffes. Rafi and Rita are twins. They do everything together. They like the same things, they finish each other's sentences, and they look exactly the same . . . except for their height. But who is the tallest twin, really? Is it Rafi, who's so tall that a painter trying to paint him ran out of paint? Or Rita, so towering in stature that when her hat falls off it takes three hours to hit the ground? In a hilarious progression of hyperbole, Jarvis's narrative, at once humorous and endearing, is matc

Readers all across the world have fallen in love with Bear and Bird through Jarvis's young reader series. Now the duo features in their youngest adventure yet! Cozy, funny, and with heaps of heart, this picture book--a prequel to the internationally successful young reader series--tells a story of first friendship from the beloved creator of The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, winner of the Oscar's Book Prize. When Bear arrives at the Woody Woods for the first time, he is looking for a friend. But it seems like all the friends are already taken. Then he meets Bird, who is looking for something, too--the Puffy Fluffy Octopus Cloud! Bear decides to help her look for it, and so begins an unexpected adventure . . . Will they ever find that octopus-shaped cloud? Perhaps they might find something even better!

在這個全新的聖誕故事中，馴鹿達雪發現，比創造聖誕奇蹟更美好的，是找到一位可以分享奇蹟的朋友。就在平安夜前的一個明亮夜晚，達雪仰望繽紛的極光時，遇見了溫柔又害羞的北極熊喬治。當喬治得知達雪能在天空中飛翔，忍不住吐露自己一直以來的夢想──希望有一天，也能飛上天空。達雪很想把聖誕魔法送給這位新朋友，於是耐心地教他飛行，卻一次次以失敗告終。即使是習慣付出、不輕言放棄的達雪，也開始懷疑，是否真的能讓喬治的夢想起飛。有些禮物並不裝在聖誕老人的袋子裡，而是存在於陪伴、理解與共同見證奇蹟的時刻之中。In this all-new Christmas tale, Dasher the reindeer discovers that the only thing better than making Christmas magic is making a new friend to share it with. One bright night just before Christmas, Dasher the reindeer is out admiring the stunning colors of the northern lights when she meets George, a sweet polar bear. Astounded to see that Dasher can fly, George confides that he has dreamed of soaring through the sky himself. Dasher would like nothing more than to bestow some Christmas magic on her new friend, but their flying lesson turns out to be a disappointing failure. Even Dasher, an intrepid reindeer in the habit of giving--not giving up--begins to wonder if anyone can make George's dream take flight. In this sparkling new Christmas story,