Setiap hari mereka harus berlari. Menyusuri lorong maze yang berkelok-kelok di luar dinding glade, tempat mereka tinggal, hingga senja tiba. Dan, ketika kegelapan turun, para pelari harus sudah ada di dalam glade. Ya, pada saat itulah griever, monster buas dan ganas, tak segan menerkam siapa saja yang masih berkeliaran di dalam maze.
Beautifully crafted compositions together with simple die-cut design, reveal the story of a child who feels as though all their colours have disappeared. Despite the joyful orange balloon, the huge yellow sun and the bright green trees, the child still feels grey. That is until a reassuring hand reaches out and shares words of kindness. Soon the child begins to see the warmth of colour again, a…
A poignant and pertinent exploration of life below the poverty line from the critically acclaimed award-winning creator of My Name is Not Refugee.
When a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like “how can you hope to make new friends if you don’t understand their language?” But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. A heart-warming and timely tale from the bestselling …
This moving picture book about an anxious girl’s arrival at a new school celebrates kindness, learning to face your fears, and the profound difference one brilliant teacher can make in a child’s life. Celebrate the teachers you love on Teacher Appreciation Day, at graduation, or any day by sharing Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year. Lila Greer is full of worries. Even the smallest things…
Celebrate Lunar New Year through a story of ancestral bravery while learning about Chinese history, language, and food. Join Mèng, a Chinese American girl, as she prepares for the Lunar New Year festivities with her family and discovers the significance of ancestral stories and the history behind the Mandarin language and traditional foods eaten during the holiday. Mèng's father shares…
Learn more about Bluey's friends in this cute collection of stories. Find out which friend is the funniest, the best at hiding or seeking and so much more. This little library collection is squeezed full of fun facts about Bluey's favourite friends, a great read for little fans of the TV series.
Amaya Jasmine Koesoemo tak pernah menduga, satu minggu bisa mengubah seluruh jalan hidupnya. Tujuh hari. Seratus lima puluh empat jam. Dan bum! Semua masa depan yang telah Amaya rancang bersama Caleb buyar begitu saja. Pertemuannya kembali dengan Dirgantara Hidayat setelah enam tahun berselang, ternyata mampu membangkitkan kembali kisah lama di antara mereka, kisah yang dulu diakhiri bahk…
Bernhard Schlink brings to these seven superbly crafted stories the same sleek concision and moral acuity that made The Reader an international bestseller. His characters–men with importunate appetites and unfortunate habits of deception–are uneasily suspended between the desire for love and the impulse toward flight. A young boy’s fascination with an eerily erotic painting graduall…
Buku ini berisi beberapa cerita tradisional Asia yang diubah kembali oleh Marguerite Yourcenar. Yourcenar menuliskan ulang cerita lokal dalam bahasa yang sarat metafora, puitis, dan luapan emosi. Cerita yang diangkat dalam buku ini perihal cinta, hidup, gairah, seni, dan kematian, topik yang tak lekang dimakan oleh zaman.