This never-before-seen twist on time travel adventure explores the theme of accepting those who are different--and having the courage to join them. The moment Ambrose Brody steps into a fortune-teller's tent, he is whisked into a quest that spans millennia with his best friend, an enigmatic carnival girl, and an unusual family heirloom that drops them into the middle of the nineteenth century! …
Synopsis: Today is Pet Day in Lily's class. All the kids bring in their pets - hermit crabs, parrots, mice, puppies, ferrets and ducks - but Lily brings her dragon. Class smarty-pants Courtney says to Lily that dragons are only in fairy tales so how could she have a dragon? However, when all the pets misbehave in the middle of the all-important pet parade, guess who (or what) saves the day? A …
Synopsis: Florence Sakade, a pioneer of English-language publishing in Japan, has compiled so many enchanting stories that readers will have a difficult time deciding which is their favorite. The lively illustrations by Yoshio Hayashi are a visual treat that readers of all ages will enjoy! His dazzling watercolors bring to life the fascinating tales of magic mortar, rolling rice cakes, and red…
Join animal friends for preschool press out and build story and model-making fun! 3 Go Camping is a high-quality, hardback novelty storybook that comes with a press out and build camper van model and makes learning about the world fun for children aged 3 and up. When three animal friends embark on a camping trip in their old camper van, the trip soon transforms into a voyage of discovery and le…
Synopsis: Some tea parties are for grown-ups. Some are for girls. But this tea party is for a very special guest. And it is important to follow some rules . . . like providing comfortable chairs, and good conversation, and yummy food. But sometimes that is not enough for special guests, especially when their manners are more Cretaceous than gracious . . . Introducing Tea Rex, a gues…
Synopsis: With bold, childlike illustrations, Ed Boxall tells a comforting tale about friendship - and the discovery that love can make you brave, even if you’re a scaredy cat. Francis has a secret, even from his best friend, Ben. He’s a scaredy cat! Francis is afraid of the dark, but most of all he’s afraid of the hissy, whispery monster he hears in the garden on stormy nights. One d…
3 Go to School (Learning Journeys)
Synopsis: Malachy Doyle’s fanciful "small" tale, illustrated in delightful detail by Carll Cneut, will bring smiles to anyone who has ever missed the comforts of home. When Antonio visits his grandmother on a tiny island on the other side of the world, he has a whale of a time. But there’s one slight problem: he seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Before long, he can’t even throw…
Synopsis: A little girl has a rainbow of emotions in this gentle debut picture book that encourages little ones to express their feelings through color. You’re pink, you’re teal, you’re gray, you’re jade. You’re every golden, warmy shade... All of us have lots of feelings, and this sweet rhyming story cleverly uses colors to explore the wide range of emotions little ones exper…
Synopsis: This fabulous picture book shows a busy city through time, from the 1920s to the Stone Age. Illustrated by Wesley Robins, the colourful scenes are packed with information and details to spot, showing all sorts of people from different ages doing all sorts of things - servants, sailors, lords and ladies, Vikings, Romans and even a captured pirate.