All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as sweetie pie or peanut. A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindu. Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.
Picture Book
Animals around the World
With warm and friendly artworks from award-winning artist Anthony Lewis,Animals Around the World contains more than 70 flaps to open. It is the perfect interactive introduction to animal habitats for young children, who will delight in the scene changes that are revealed as they open the flaps.
Earth
Each two-page spread introduces an animal whose habitat is threatened by global warming, in a title that identifies people as the sole help for these animals and provides practical suggestions for kids to practice conservation in their daily lives.
Grandma Went to Market
Grandma travels around the world picking up items, from one flying carpet to ten ribbons for a pony’s mane, representative of the places she visits.
How Much?: Visiting Markets Around the World
How much for… fried bananas in Bangkok, a mandolin in New Jersey, llama-wool ponchos in Peru, or a camel in Cairo? With Caldecott Honor artist Ted Lewin’s richly colored and detailed landscapes, how much? takes readers deep into the heart of bustling marketplaces all around the world. So come along with us — you never know what treasures you’ll find!
Itsy-Bitsy Beasties: Poems from around the World
An anthology of short poems about insects and other small animals by authors from around the world.
My Clothes
Simple everyday words are presented in English, Spanish, French and German, translated phonetically and color-coded by language.
My Family and Friends
Simple everyday words are presented in English, Spanish, French and German, translated phonetically and color-coded by language.
My Food
This book introduces young readers to the English, Spanish, French, and German words for favorite foods, with phonetic pronunciations of all the words
My Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme
A child’s grandmother travels around the world, buying things in quantities that illustrate counting from one to ten.