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.
Synopsis: Take one little child, nine nursery animals, an enormous bed and a favourite bedtime song. Let everyone do what they like, and the result is a high spirited romp, which is bound to end with ten in the bed, fast asleep.
Synopsis: Animal noises are introduced in this humorous story about a small child who refuses to feed his bread crumbs to the birds at the park.
Getting lost in a public place and being unable to find Mom or Dad is a frightening and potentially dangerous experience for younger children. This book tells children--and parents--what to do. The sensitively written Let's Talk About It Books encourage preschool-age and early-grades children to explore their feelings, and speak openly to a parent or other trusted adult about things that troubl…
Synopsis: Features a mum who is a brilliant artist, she can balance on a tightrope, she can swim like a fish, do amazing stunts on a bike and she can tame wild animals... in fact, there's very little this astounding mum can't do.
Synopsis: A 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council)"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter... I have taken a moment to rest, but I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities." Nelson Mandela"If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you ar…