Genre: Fiction

Fiction genre

Pip the Gnome

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Pip the gnome plays happily with his woodland friends, the mouse, robin, wren and spider. Follow them through spring, summer, into autumn and then winter. The colourful illustrations and simple words introduce very young children to the seasons, with bright green leaves in spring, warm sunshine in summer, blustery wind in autumn and snowfall in [...]

Other Descriptors: Europe, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Netherlands, Picture Book » Themes: » Leave a comment

Tom the Tamer

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Tom’s father is afraid of animals. The father learns through Tom’s creativity and courage that he can conquer his fear.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Little Mist

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Little Mist is a sweet-faced snow leopard cub who is wide-eyed with wonder at the world before him. Guided and protected by his mother, Little Mist discovers the glistening snow, the mountain streams, and the cloud forests. The world may look big to a little cub, but one day, his mother tells him, he will [...]

Other Descriptors: Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Frost

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

After her boyfriend Jack conjures up a record-breaking snow storm, sixteen-year-old Kat LeBlanc finds herself facing an unusual rival in the form of an environmental researcher from Greenland who is drawn to their small town of Norse Falls, Minnesota, by the storm.

Other Descriptors: Greenland, Scandinavia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

A House In The Woods

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This Little Pig has made a lovely little den for herself in the woods, and that Little Pig has built a small hut right next door.  One morning they return from a walk to find that their big friend Bearhas moved into the little den and their even larger friend Moose has moved into the [...]

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Pippi Longstocking

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

Astrid Lindgren’s story of feisty, red-haired Pippi has been given a sparkling new translation by award-winning Tiina Nunnally and engaging pictures by acclaimed Lauren Child.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Sweden » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Only The Mountains Do Not Move

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

Nobody can say he is settled anywhere forever;
it is only the mountains which do not move from their places.
So goes a Maasai proverb, and so goes the lives of the Maasai in Africa. For hundreds of years they have moved with their herds of cattle and goats across thousands of miles in Kenya and [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Race The Wild Wind

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

A few horses, set free on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, soon become wild and, led by one fine stallion, find a way to survive. Includes historical notes and facts about wild horses.

Other Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Where Is My Sock?

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

Getting dressed can be an adventure. After taking a bath, a boy must put on his clothes—but where are they? Author-illustrator Marijke ten Cate turns this universal theme into a lively hide-and-seek picture book.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Netherlands, Picture Book » Themes: » Leave a comment

Strega Nona’s Gift

By Book Importer | Published: November 2, 2011

In Strega Nona’s village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast! All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share [...]

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment