Genre: Picture Book

The Conductor

By Book Importer | Published: February 17, 2012

Pairing two seemingly disparate elements an orchestra conductor and a grove of trees award-winning artist Laetitia Devernay herself orchestrates a visual magnum opus. Her spare, yet intricate, illustrations truly appear to take flight before our eyes and her wordless narrative nearly roars with sound as the conductor prompts the leaves to rustle, then whirl, then [...]

Other Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, France, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: Creativity, Imagination, Nature, orchestra conductor, power of nature, tree, USBBY 2012 Outstanding Book, wordless book » Leave a comment

Press Here

By Book Importer | Published: February 17, 2012

Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as [...]

Other Descriptors: Concept Book, Europe, France, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: Imagination, interaction, USBBY 2012 Outstanding Book » Leave a comment

Memories Of Survival

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

A story of surviving the Holocaust in Poland, illustrated in a collection of embroidered panels, and told in the survivor’s own words. The author, a survivor of the Holocaust, illustrates her experiences through fabric panels that capture her and her sister’s childhood as they, disguised as Catholic farmhands, are separated from their family and escape [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: Holocaust, memory, Poland, Remembering, Survival » Leave a comment

Hush Little Turtle

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Under the dark night sky, a group of friends rests cozily in their sleeping bags—except for Turtle. Though his pals are quick to offer suggestions to help him snooze, warm milk, a lullaby and rocking provide no relief. The techniques to placate him cross species boundaries, to often humorous effect; Octopus’ suggestion that the reptile [...]

Other Descriptors: Infant/toddler (ages 0-2) » Themes: Animals, friends, Night, sleeping » Leave a comment

I Am Different! Can You Find Me?

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2012

This clever picture book presents sixteen visual puzzles. On every page, readers must pick out the one item that is different from the rest–a different color, a different shape, reversed from left to right, or just asleep when others are awake. The phrase “Can you find me?” is shown in a different language on every [...]

Other Descriptors: International, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: American Sign Language, arabic, Cree, English, Filipino, Gullah, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, language and culture, Mandarin Chinese, manner and custom, Nahuatl, Navajo, Spanish, Swahili, USBBY 2012 Outstanding Book » Leave a comment