Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them.
- Eric Carle
- Nick Bruel
- Lucy Cousins
- Susan Jeffers
- Steven Kello…
The trees are glistening white,
the ground is crisp,
and the pond is a slippery ice rink.
Jack Frost is here,
working his wintry magic!
But hopw long will the spell last?
Sam just got a hamster for a pet. But the hamster is kind of boring ... he just eats and sleeps and gets his shavings wet. Inspired by her book of mythological creatures, Sam longs for a more exciting pet. But she soon realizes that taking care of these magical beasts might not be as wonderful as she thought. Sasquatches are messy, unicorns are shy, hippogriffs scare the dogs at the dogpark, an…
For the younger sisters of FANCY NANCY, here's a tiny duck with a BIG personality -- and an even BIGGER case of stage fright!nnFrom the day she danced out of her shell, Celestine knew she was born to be a star! She dresses herself carefully every day, prefers to eat only pink food, and insists on wearing a tiara at all times -- as all good stars should. The school play is the perfect chance to …
We all know the story of the Big Bad Wolf and the three little pigs - or do we? Meet the great-great-great-great grandson of the original Big Bad Wolf, who's also on the trail of some little pigs. Is he up to no good - or is he trying to make friends at last? Find out in this imaginative picture book by Eva Montanari, guaranteed to delight children with its refreshing spin on a fairy tale class…
Parents need to know that J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan is a celebration of childhood and imagination. Magical Peter takes three English siblings across the sky to where he lives in Neverland to have adventures among pirates, fairies, mermaids, wild animals, Lost Boys, and a Native American tribe. However, young readers will benefit from some at-home or classroom discussion about the story's outdated…
"I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us."
Secret Garden follows Mary Lennox who just moved to a strange and mysterious house that was owned by his uncle. Then she met with the secrets of the house through the person inside and the particular extraordinary place.
“Forward, my friends, into the Interior of the Earthâ€
Profesor Lidenbrock yang pemberani memulai ekspedisi paling aneh di abad kesembilan belas: perjalanan menuruni gunung berapi Islandia yang sudah punah ke inti bumi. Dalam usahanya untuk menembus rahasia primordial planet ini, ahli geologi -bersama dengan keponakannya yang gemetar, Axel dan Hans, pemandu mereka.
“Kita …
Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal. Using the common experience of shopping & preparing dinner, this book, which features an African American family, teaches youngsters the numbers from one to ten. A counting book that features an African-American family shopping for food, preparing dinner, and sitting down to eat. Lively re…