Theme: bond

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 [...]

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

Black Dog Dream Dog

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

When Sam finds a big black dog in her back yard she wants to keep him, but her mother can’t find out so Sam hides him in the shed. Meanwhile, Stella wakes up in a strange room to find that she’s had a stroke. She can’t move and she can’t talk, so how can she [...]

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

Muktar and the Camels

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

Muktar lives in an orphanage on the border of Kenya and Somalia. He daydreams about his old life with his family and especially tending to camels. One day, visitors arrive bearing books, and Muktar’s friend Ismail is excited; so is Muktar, but for a different reason—the visitors are riding on camels. Muktar quickly discovers that [...]

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

Monsoon Afternoon

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

It is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather. The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks dance in the rain, just as the colorful birds did [...]

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

My Cat Copies Me

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Gently explore the special bond between children and their pets. A shy little girl and her very independent cat, play, hide, and comfort one another. Both children and parents will appreciate how the cat soothes the little girl and silently encourages her to explore the bigger world and experience new things.

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

Papa, Do You Love Me?

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This follow-up to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? captures the universal love between a father and child. When a Maasai father in Africa answers his son’s questions, the boy learns that his father’s love for him is unconditional.

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