This book explores the natural wonders, people, and customs of Hawaii, in photographs grouped by color.
Hawaii Is a Rainbow
Early Years (ages 2-6)
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.
Sleepy Bears
When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.
Hello Baby!
After meeting a bevy of baby animals — including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty lion cub — the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all…itself, of course!
Feathers and Fools
Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other for their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons for protection–until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.
Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild!
When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper–and does not quite succeed.
Dog In, Cat Out
Illustrates the concept of opposites by depicting one day in the household of a family and their busy dog and cat.
Wombat Divine
Wombat loves everything about Christmas–especially the Nativity play. He’s wanted to be in it for as long as he can remember. At last he’s old enough to try out. But at the auditions, the first part goes to someone else. So does the next. And the next … Will there be a part left for Wombat?
Zoo-Looking
Flora loves looking at all the animals in the zoo, but what a surprise–she isn’t the only one doing the looking! Flora looks at the giraffe, and the giraffe looks back. She looks at the ostrich, and the ostrich looks back, too. But when Flora looks at her dad, she gets the best surprise of all.
Beloved storyteller Mem Fox has created a lively rhyme for zoo-loving children to read and chant out loud. Candace Whitman’s enchanting torn paper pictures add to the joyous fun of the story.
Sophie
Sophie loves her Grandpa. And her Grandpa loves Sophie. They are best friends. And then one day there is no Grandpa. . . . Family love and the natural cycle of birth, life, and death are tenderly portrayed in this moving story. Foxs spare text distills complex life passages into emotions so clear even a child can understand and perhaps draw comfort from them.