This book offers young readers a gentle story about adoption as two parents explain how their darling daughter, Tu Thi, came into their lives from a country so very far away.
Picture Book
Desert December
A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.
The Three Questions
Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: “When is the best time to do things?” “Who is the most important?” and “What is the right thing to do?”
The Three Questions has been discussed in My Take/Your Take for January 2021.
My House Has Stars
Young people describe the different kinds of homes they live in around the world and how they see the stars. Eight children–from the Philippines, Ghana, Japan, the American Southwest, Brazil, Alaska, Mongolia, and Nepal–share stories of the stars that they can see from their homelands.
There’s a Dolphin in the Grand Canal!
Luca, a young Italian boy, is bored until he meets a playful dolphin who takes him on a ride through the Venice waterways
Miko “Mom, Wake Up and Play!”
Miko the mouse tries to keep busy as he waits for his mother to wake up.
Who Built the Pyramid?
Describes the different roles people played in building the pyramid from the water carrier to the King of Egypt, and discover why each claims to have built the pyramid.
The Little Flower King
A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his beloved tulips. Includes die-cut pages.
In the Jungle
This book illustrates the animals found in the jungle, such as the elephant, lion, and monkey, providing holes for children’s faces.
Will Goes to the Beach
When Will and his mother go to the beach, they don’t let a bit of rain keep them from going swimming.