Inspired by the expression “once in a blue moon,” Danielle Daniel has created a book of short poems, each one describing a rare or special experience that turns an ordinary day into a memorable one. She describes the thrill of seeing a double rainbow, the Northern Lights or a shooting star as well as quieter pleasures such as spotting a turtle basking in the sun or a family of ducks waddling across the road.
In this book without words, Mr. Crocodile gets up every morning and carefully gets ready for work–but just what is his job?
Minimal text and simple directions, and the reader’s imagination lead the reader to experiment with different types of sound in this interactive book.
Cut-paper artist Pamela Dalton presents a collection of classic lullabies, traditional children’s songs, and poetry.
“A picture book that introduces the concept of numbers, and different ways that numbers are used in the world”
Fox, who hopes to become a famous detective one day, is excited about investigating his first case.
“Yoomi hates stinky spicy kimchi–until Grandma makes kimchi pancakes for her!”
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In this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver, or moose.
A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people’s respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.
A young girl delights in a visit to her grandpa’s farm. She and her cousins run through the fields, explore the root cellar where the smoked salmon and jars of fruit are stored, swing on a rope out the barn loft window, visit the appaloosa in the corral and tease the neighbor’s pig. The visit is also an opportunity for this child to ask Grandpa what her grandmother, Yahyah, was like, and explore the “secret room,” with its old wooden box of ribbons, medals and photos of Grandpa in uniform.