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一株藤蔓從 Farmer Brown 的水溝旁悄悄長出，穿過牧場、客廳、學校，一路攀上水上樂園最高的溜滑梯。就在那裡，一顆西瓜開始越長越大，也引來鎮上居民爭相宣稱所有權：有人提供堆肥，有人家的門廊讓它曬太陽，還有人說它喝了自家的鳥浴盆水，所以西瓜理應屬於自己。然而，大家忙著說「我的」，卻沒有人問過西瓜怎麼想。本書以一顆巨大西瓜引發的趣味爭論，談自然、自由與「擁有」的界線。熱鬧的寓言故事中藏著值得慢慢思考的觀點：並非世上的一切，都能由人決定歸誰所有。● 從一株不斷延伸的藤蔓開始，以巨大西瓜的所有權之爭帶出充滿想像力的故事● 從人與自然的關係延伸至自由、自主與共享，以孩子容易理解的情節呈現較大的概念● 由 Noodlephant 作者與新銳 Palestinian 藝術家合作，結合寓言、幽默與歌曲元素From the author of Noodlephant and an up-and-coming Palestinian artist, this rollicking fable about humans, nature, self-determination . . . and one giant watermelon will take you on a journey of big ideas and song!A vine is growing near Farmer Brown's ditch. Soon enough, its tendrils reach through Farmer Purple's pasture, across Francine Cranston's parlor, around the local school, and all the way to the tippy top of the tallest slide in Franklin Flume's Water Park. And that's where a watermelon begins to grow and grow and grow.Soon enough, the townspeople start to argue over who really owns the watermelon. "It eats my compost!" "It sunbat

本書以簡潔溫暖的筆觸描繪一隻小貓的世界：牠有小小的眼睛與耳朵、柔軟的鬍鬚和會輕輕擺動的尾巴。作者 Natalia Shaloshvili 透過細膩圖畫呈現小貓日常中的小確幸，例如在花叢間散步、喝口牛奶、或在陽光下找到最舒服的角落。然而，牠最需要的其實是能陪伴牠、疼愛牠的那雙手──或許就是翻開這本書的孩子。Natalia Shaloshvili 以柔美的畫風與精準節奏，讓小貓的可愛特質與孩子的情緒自然連結。無論是散步、喝牛奶，或在陽光下伸展，小貓的日常都像孩子的生活縮影。Sweet, tender, and perfect for the youngest picture book readers, this winning story about a most adorable kitten is an affectionate invitation to identify with and love this small cat! What does a small cat need? Two little eyes, two little ears, big whiskers, and a tail, to start. What else does a small cat need? Maybe a walk in the flowers, a sip of milk, or a warm spot to laze around in the sun. But above all else, what a small cat needs is... someone big or little--maybe someone just like you!--with cuddly arms and a huge heart to pet it and hear it purr. Yes, every cat needs that! This is a tender and universal story through which author-illustrator Natalia Shaloshvili achieves something quite rare: illustrations that are of great artistic quality

Julie Paschkis帶來充滿想像力與幽默感的《ZigZag》。小鱷魚ZigZag熱愛品嚐文字，卻在開心時不小心吞下了所有母音，生活頓時失去色彩和樂趣。從缺少母音的奇怪單字，到重新發現語言的趣味，故事結合簡單字彙與鮮明插圖，讓孩子在歡笑中認識母音的重要。這是一本適合親子共讀、邊玩邊學的語言繪本，也延續了《The Wordy Book》的巧思與趣味。Help ZigZag the alligator get his vowels back in this playful picture book from beloved author-illustrator Julie Paschkis!There's nothing ZigZag enjoys more than tasting his words as he uses them, plays with them, and enjoys them, for ZigZag is a lover of words! But one day, excited and energized, he gulps down all his vowels while exploring and enjoying the word "tambourine." Without A, E, I, O, and U, ZigZag's life is turned upside-down: no more lovely tambourines, only tasteless and dull tmbrns; no more tart green apples, only disappointing ppls. Poor ZigZag can't even get any sleep in his comfy, cozy bed, which is now a too short bd. But vowels are all around ZigZag, from his grandmother's satisfied "Aaahs" to his best friend Beanie's amazed "Ooohs." Can you help ZigZag find his vowels again?This is a wonde

以繪本形式重述經典童話，視角轉為嫉妒的皇后。故事探討人性中的陰暗與脆弱，透過皇后的獨白，呈現羨慕、空虛與自我迷失的糾結心理。全書畫面細膩強烈，風格深邃不失美感，適合青少年與成人細讀。這不僅是童話重構，更是對善惡界線與人性複雜的冷靜凝視。Shortlisted for the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative's Translated Young Adult Book Prize!In this dark adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point of view of the jealous stepmother queen, to complicate the question of goodness and set into high relief the shadow side, with its capacity for evil, of human life.Once upon a time, a child was born with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony: the princess Snow White. She is possessed of beauty and innocence, but there in the shadows lurks a queen who will remarry her widower father, a queen who is as empty and envious, as narcissistic and fractured as is every life that gets stuck in the endless reflecting pool or mirror of the self. Void of love, it is hatred that animates her. But like all true fairy tales, this story doesn't ask us to

This tale of passion, persistence, and hubris reminds us that what seems foolish in hindsight may have been born of boldness and bravery.The tailor Pierre has a big dream: He wants to fly. To make this outlandish vision a reality, he decides to sew a garment that is up to the task: his very own, resplendent bird coat. But can a human really become a bird with anything but disastrous results? This is a fantastical story of the imagined selves that we dream into being, and the hubris that can come hand-in-hand with these imaginings. Illustrated in the distinctive hand of award-winning Norwegian illustrator Øyvind Torseter, this tale was inspired by the true story of Franz Reichelt, dubbed "the flying tailor," who in 1912 jumped from the Eiffel Tower in an attempt at flight.

Following on her gorgeous blue whale, Desmond's polar bear is exquisitely rendered, magnificent, and precise, with wonderful storytelling too. A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar

He'll talk to anyone—even total strangers—to satisfy his curiosity. But not everyone likes his questions. And because some people get annoyed with him, he asks his grandparents, "Why does everyone alw

Escoffier and Di Giacomo, who have teamed up for many French picture books, are a zesty, irreverent, utterly delightful duo! In the duck family, there are four siblings, one of whom always wants to be

Gorgeously illustrated and including two gatefolds that give us a panoramic jungle at war, The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. Yoon's humorous ima

Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E.E. cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words an

One day, Nora returns home from kindergarten upset because a boy in her class told her that she has the legs of a flamingo! When her mother gives her a magic wand to read people's minds, a new and fa

A man drives his truck up to a cliff's edge. Unable to go any further, he opens the back door of his truck and a flock of birds flies out, but, as the man soon discovers, a small timid bird remains. S

《A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk》出自義大利童話大師Gianni Rodari的經典故事集《Telephone Tales》，由國際知名插畫家Beatrice Alemagna繪製，全新詮釋孩子天真的靈魂。小喬凡尼走在路上，注意力卻被花草、雲朵、世界的細節吸走，結果竟「遺失」了自己。這個看似荒誕的故事，卻巧妙捕捉孩子專注於生活微小處的美好，是一首送給所有孩子與仍懷有童心大人的溫柔讚歌。Written by Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children's literature, and charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist Beatrice Alemagna, this bright, sweet story reminds us what children are really like in the most essential and beautiful way!Little Giovanni is always daydreaming, always paying attention to the small miracles that lead him to lose track of the big picture. So even though he's promised his mama to keep his eyes open on his walk, he can't help but get distracted. Cheerful, carefree, and curious, Giovanni literally loses himself as he discovers the wide, wonderful world around him. Here, Rodari highlights the gorgeous way children give themselves over to their attention to the world by having Giovanni lose parts of himself as he walks along. Should his mam

你聽過《小紅帽》的故事嗎？《Telling Stories Wrong》由義大利童書界傳奇 Gianni Rodari 改編經典童話，爺爺把「小紅帽」講成一團亂，孫女拼命糾正，故事卻越講越離奇，笑料不斷。Rodari 擅長透過顛覆、想像，引導孩子思考故事之外的可能，這本書正是他幽默教育理念的展現。插畫家 Beatrice Alemagna 以獨具童趣的畫風，陪伴讀者一起在錯誤中，發現說故事的樂趣和親情的溫度。A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022 Everyone knows how "Little Red Riding Hood" goes. But Grandpa keeps getting the story all wrong, with hilarious results!"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Little Yellow Riding Hood—" "Not yellow! It's Red Riding Hood!" So begins the story of a grandpa playfully recounting the well-known fairytale—or his version, at least—to his granddaughter. Try as she might to get him back on track, Grandpa keeps on adding things to the mix, both outlandish and mundane! The end result is an unpredictable tale that comes alive as it's being told, born out of imaginative play and familial affection. This spirited picture book will surprise and delight from start to finish, while reminding readers that sto

在本書中，Chirri 與 Chirra 再次騎著腳踏車出發，這一次來到櫻花盛放的春日。兩人先品嚐櫻花甜點，再走進巨大的櫻花樹裡，發現以 sakura 為主題的美容院，圍上柔軟薄紗、灑上淡淡香氣。最後，她們登上觀景台，靜靜啜飲櫻花茶，看花瓣在風中飄落，如粉色細雨般覆滿大地。本書為 Kaya Doi「Chirri & Chirra」系列第九冊。作者以細膩色鉛筆筆觸，描繪動物朋友與自然風景，氣氛溫柔而安靜。系列曾被《The Wall Street Journal》譽為近二十年最迷人的圖畫書之一，亦入選《Kirkus》二十一世紀最佳童書。書末附有關於櫻花的譯者說明，讓讀者在閱讀之餘，也更貼近日本春日文化。From beloved Japanese author-illustrator Kaya Doi, the ninth volume in her Chirri & Chirra series is set amidst the cherry blossoms of Japan, giving readers a gorgeous explosion of petaled pinkness! Chirri & Chirra, Among the Cherry Blossoms, the ninth book in our beloved Chirri & Chirra series, takes readers on yet another charming adventure filled with delicious food, animal friends, and the beauty of nature. Here, Chirri and Chirra ride their trusty bicycles to a giant cherry tree. After tasting delicious cherry-blossom sweets, they go inside the tree, where they find a sakura-themed beauty parlor! Decked out in chiffon scarves and spritzed with sweet perfume, their nex

★ 睡不著？那就從頭再來一次！★ 一封寫給「睡前故事」的爆笑情書★ 偵探式推理 × 冷面幽默，爸媽也會笑出聲★ 波隆那得獎插畫家打造的夢境級畫面為什麼，就是睡不著？刷牙了。換睡衣了。跟爸爸說晚安了。通通做過一遍，卻還是睜著眼睛。是不是哪個步驟漏掉了？乾脆全部再來一次！就在她懷疑人生時，門外出現一隻同樣失眠的大熊。她靈機一動，拿起書為牠唸起睡前故事——不到幾秒，大熊呼呼大睡。那一刻，她終於恍然大悟：原來自己忘了最重要的一件事——讓爸爸唸故事給她聽。於是，回家、找爸爸、躺上床，故事開始……世界慢慢安靜下來。義大利插畫家 Bruno Zocca 以細緻墨線與復古數位色彩，打造一個物理法則不存在的奇想宇宙。故事，才是通往夢鄉的鑰匙。A love song to bedtime books that is also laugh-out-loud funny, while still promising to leave little ones cozy and sleepy--even with the giggles it will bring. This delightful picture book starts with a very big--and very relatable--problem: No matter how hard she tries, our protagonist just can't seem to fall asleep. Could she have skipped a step in her bedtime routine? Just in case, it's best to do it all over again! So she brushes her teeth, puts on her pajamas, and says good night to Daddy. But no luck--she still can't get to sleep! So she ventures outside, where she meets a very sleepy bear who shares her same problem. To help him, she runs inside for a book to read him

The History of Medicine is an important new series for young people on the medical contributions and advances made over the centuries, from prehistoric times to the present day, Each book presents and

The Lion and the Bird is a sensitive, beautiful, an utterly charming fable about generosity, kindness and true friendship. One autumn day, a lion finds a wounded bird in his garden. With the departure

Jin Jin the Chinese dragon travels back in time where he meets Rain Wizard and learns about the value of rice.

Munchausen is the father of all fantastic liars, and as such, he is part magician and entertainer and part scoundrel—but a charming one, of course! Here, in simple language, Heinz Janisch retells the

Existing in myriad forms, containing multitudes in its reflection, and coursing through each and every one of us, water sustains the world around us—and life itself.Artist Ryōji Arai and poet Hiroshi Osada, the Japanese team behind critically acclaimed Every Color of Light, offer up another meditation on the natural world in this ode to water. A lyrical moment between parent and child in a boat on a river unfolds into an examination of the water that surrounds them, and the nature and life sustained by it: "It’s only oxygen and hydrogen. Simple as could be, and yet nothing means more to life as we know it." Arai's lush art and Osada's evocative poetry, beautifully translated from Japanese by David Boyd, work together to enchant readers and refresh their spirit, opening their eyes to the wonders of water, the universe, and life.

On their sixth adventure, Chirri and Chirra bicycle beneath the waves, discovering the beauty of coral and seashells, and the deliciousness of marine edibles.On their sixth adventure, Chirri and Chirr

Dad might offer a suggestion or two, but this expedition is just for them!Of course, they will have to bring coffee and pickles and blankets and a cozytent. And, just in case, a jump rope to use as a

A stunning, action-packed epic from award-winning visionary Blexbolex that takes a deep dive into magic and the drive to rid the world of it!In the corner of a house that seems to have fallen asleep, something is bubbling up and protesting. Suddenly, out from their hiding spots burst three magicians--who promptly leave the house to make their way in the world, each wielding their magic as they find their way. But a fearsome huntress and her faithful companion are hot on their trail... and she won't rest until she has vanquished them all.Taking inspiration from video games, science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tales, this graphic novel plunges readers into an open world that is both fantastic and yet very real, marked by randomness and pattern, as ours is. Here, the forces of control and magic engage, facing off to see which force will prove the most stalwart, clever, and enduring. This is French illustrator and comics artist Blexbolex's fifth book with Enchanted Lion, following Seasons,

Created by the prolific and visionary Remy Charlip, this singular picture book begins with an empty scene, asking 'where is everybody?' Gradually, Charlip introduces landscape and characters from the ground up, showing young readers that to tell a story is to build a world.The prolific and visionary artist, writer, illustrator, director, choreographer and teacher Remy Charlip was the creator of more than 40 children’s books, including the beloved Dress Up and Let’s Have a Party and Fortunately!. Where Is Everybody continues Charlip’s distinctive tradition of deceptively simple illustrations (the first page is blank, bearing only the words ‘Here is an empty sky’), slowly building a scene piece by piece, and eventually, a surreal narrative sure to delight readers and expand children’s ideas of what a picture book can be.

Details methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease used between 1450 and 1750, including the theory of the Four Humors, midwifery, quacks, and the plague.

Imaginative, playful, and funny, Pomelo Explores Color is all about discovery and the experience of seeing color anewIn this humorous and emotionally astute exploration of color, Pomelo looks about an

透過祖孫間溫暖的對話與回憶盒裡的小物件，孩子聽見了奶奶年輕時的故事。她不只是溫柔的奶奶，也曾是個懷抱夢想、擁有不同生活的女孩。本書細膩描繪家庭間代代相傳的記憶與情感。From celebrated illustrator Giselle Potter, a beautiful and memorable story about the special bond between a grandparent and a grandchild. Whenever I visit my grandmother Alice, we love sitting together and telling each other stories. My favorite part is when she takes out her box of special things and we pass them back and forth. Each object--a doll, a sketchbook, shells and stones, and more--is a clue to a bigger story: the story of her life before she was my grandmother. Before she was my grandmother, she too was a young girl, with a life very different from my own. Little by little, the stories she tells and the objects she shares from her memory box reveal the many facets of her life, along with her great spirit, with its many colors and tones. Written and illustrated by the award-winning picture book maker Giselle Potter, Before She Was My Grandmother celebrates strong and loving family connections

?T?he combination of handwritten, informal verse and Jean René Gaugin’s avant garde illustration?s? has proven ?to be an? irresistible? and endlessly delightful combination for children and adults a l

A seafaring adventure! A storm! Giant turtles! Glowing slugs! A wordless tale of excitement and surprise, Rooster's Revenge, which follows the acclaimed books The Chicken Thief and Fox and Hen Togeth

In their heyday castles were homes to the wealthiest and most powerful members of society—royalty and the great nobility, who displayed their wealth by giving sumptuous banquets and maintaining

This is a heart-warming, beautifully hand-illustrated story of love, appreciation, and acceptance between a daughter and her wheelchair-bound father. Here, a young girl shows her dad love and encourag

Gorgeously illustrated, this is the story of a crocodile and a crocodile bird. These animals exist in a symbiotic relationship. Crocodile birds pick leeches and lice from the crocodile's skin and cry

From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and debut illustrator Sirin Thada, a picture book biography of music icon Prince, from childhood to superstardom, that crackles with electricity and soul Prince is remembered as one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time. But before he achieved global superstardom, he was a child growing up in Minneapolis, with a universe of music inside him. From his first forays into writing songs with his school friends to his unprecedented three-album record deal at 19, and his surprise hit film Purple Rain to performing at the Super Bowl, Prince was never afraid to blaze his own trail--creating something entirely new, entirely free, and entirely PRINCE that would shape music and culture and resonate with audiences for generations to come.

A blackout leads two teens to discover the intimacy and vulnerability that can only be shared in darkness, in this fully illustrated YA novella from celebrated Angolan author Ondjaki The light goes out suddenly. And in this absence of light, a pair of teenagers bare their souls. Into the warm silence of the night, they share a conversation filled with their stories and dreams . . . and maybe even a first kiss. Set against the backdrop of the civil war that ravaged Angola in the 1990s, this book weaves the country's history with a teenage boy's family stories. But when a power outage shrouds the neighborhood in darkness, everyday realities fade away . . . As the boy and a girl sit talking in the backyard, memory gives way to imagination and vulnerability, and the space between them becomes charged with emotional electricity. Their resulting conversation is both a meditation on the storytelling impulse and a gripping narrative of first love that, through its particulars, ascends to the u

The story of Three Little Peas is playful and surprising and provides a tender description of life itself. From discovery to discovery, our pea protagonists wonder at the world and brave its dangers,

Noodlephant and her friends are back, this time with a tale of power, politics, private property, and of course...pasta!Now that all animals have equal rights, and the Phantastic Noodler is public pro

Comprised of fun and playfully surprising contemporary illustrations and a satisfying tall tale, Why Dogs Have Wet Noses is a refreshing and memorable take on an old story. Told with dry humor, this i

Rusty's grandfather has just died. And Anton, Ruben, and the minister's son all have it in for him. But with his grandfather's broken pocket-watch, two cans of paint, and a little help from his friend

"A timeless tale of imagination and friendship that children will be drawn to and enjoy again and again."—School Library Journal"Pure magic! This is one of those books that I want to buy for every chi