Theme: Belonging

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

Lost and Found

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

A collection of three jaw-dropping stories: THE RED TREE, THE LOST THING, and THE RABBITS, by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Shaun Tan A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders. [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Picture Book, Short Stories » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Louis the Tiger Who Came From the Sea

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

What do you do with a tiger named Louis who came from the sea?One morning, Ali and Ollie are awoken by a beastly snore. They look out the window and what do they see? Is it a giant carrot? A pumpkin? No, it’s a tiger, soaking wet and fast asleep. They decide his name must [...]

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

Alfredito Flies Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to El Salvador for Christmas. It will be their first visit back since they left as refugees and made their way to California on foot. But this time they’re flying! Excitement mounts as Alfredito and his family soar over the Earth and finally arrive at their [...]

Descriptors: El Salvador, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Little Fish

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Rosa is bored, but Grandmother is too busy making tortillas for the market to notice. But when a little fish leaps out of the water right into Rosa’s lap, well, there’s nothing boring about that. Especially when the little fish starts to become a great big one.

Descriptors: All Ages, Fantasy, Mexico » Other Themes: , , » 2 Comments

Faraway Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

As her father prepares for a trip back to his childhood home in Ethiopia, Desta begins to worry. Where does her father truly belong–in the village of his youth or here in America with her? What was growing up in Ethiopia like? And will her father’s love for his family be enough to bridge these [...]

Descriptors: Ethiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Barkbelly

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

One silver-starry night, a shiny, wooden egg falls from a flying machine high in the air down, down, down through the midnight sky down to the small village of Pumbleditch, where Barkbelly is born. Where he’s the only wooden boy. And where he’s the cause of a tragic accident.Suddenly, Barkbelly’s only choice is to flee [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment