When Xiao Ming goes with his mother to the beach, he likes to splash in the water and dry off in the sun just like everyone else. But his favorite thing to do is to draw in the sand with a stick. Today, his mother is helping him learn Chinese. Xiao Ming thinks writing Chinese characters is just like drawing pictures.
Picture Book
The Singing Snake
A retelling of the Australian aboriginal tale about a snake that swallows a lark in an effort to win a singing contest.
A Boot Fell from Heaven
After God drops one of his boots while sitting on a rainbow, he travels down to Earth to find it, and is surprised that no one wants to help him.
Julia Wants a Pet
Julia has always wanted a pet. She takes her baby carriage out every day to look for one. She considers a crow, a pony, a worm, a rat, flies, dogs, a hedgehog, and even a frog. Then one day she spots a small boy
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from around the World
This book consists of brief statements relating what children from around the world do with a tooth that has fallen out and includes facts about teeth.
The Red Bird
Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.
I Live in Tokyo
Seven-year-old Mimiko introduces her family and describes their activities on special days throughout the year.
The Gift Stone
Jean, who lives underground in an Australian opal mining town, finds a precious stone large enough to allow her to move into a proper house with her grandparents.
Miko Goes on Vacation
Miko the mouse likes going to the beach with his mother but does not know what to do with his toy animal, Mimiki when it is time for a swim.
Doctor on an Elephant
Riding elephants, crossing flooded rivers, outrunning rogues, and avoiding tigers are not the things that most doctors face in an average workday, but then they don’t work in the province of Bengal. Dr. John Symington did. As the doctor for several tea plantations in a region along India’s northeastern border in the early part of this century, and adventure was simply part of his day.