Theme: beauty

The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

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

The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

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

The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

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

The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

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

The Rainbow Fish

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.

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

Capturing Joy

By Book Importer | Published: May 31, 2011

Maud Lewis was born into a loving Nova Scotia family who accepted her physical limitations. When her parents died and she was forced to find her own way in the world, she married and set up a modest household in a small cabin. Despite the hardships she faced, she was able to find joy in [...]

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

The Peacock’s Pride

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

A retelling of a traditional tale from northern India in which a conceited peacock learns that beauty has many forms.

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

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

Skip, an eleven-year-old runaway, becomes friends with Billy, a homeless man, and together they flee a war-torn Australian city with six-year-old Max and camp out at a seaside amusement park, where they are joined by Tia, a fifteen-year-old ballerina, and her baby.

Descriptors: Australia, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

Candlewick Illustrated Classics are collectible editions that bring treasured stories to life with lavish full-color illustrations and elegant French flaps.This superb collection of thirteen Andersen tales includes “The Princess and the Pea,” “Thumbelina,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Ugly Duckling,” and “The Snow Queen.” Naomi Lewis’s translations brilliantly capture Andersen’s irresistible humor [...]

Descriptors: Denmark, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Scandinavia » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

Face Value

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Two lifetimes. Two rising stars. One common danger. As a daughter starts her rise in the glamorous London fashion scene, she begins to uncover secrets and clues about the mother she never knew — a beautiful teenage model who became a victim in the high stakes, high pressure world where international fashionistas and mobsters intersect. [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment