Barroux
Author
Language
English
Description
A one-of-a-kind story about empathy and friendship.
When a robot asks a boy, "Can we be friends?" the boy replies, "I don't think so. You're a tin can." The robot disagrees. After all, the robot can play music! Do math! Bake a cake! But the robot has no brain, the boy insists, and no heart. So surely it is a tin can. Is there anything the robot can do to change the boy's mind? To prove it's more than a piece of metal?
This whimsical story considers...
3) Shhh!
Author
Language
English
Description
Night falls…It is late. Close your eyes. Time to sleep. This wonderful bedtime story from the masterful illustrator Barroux takes you on a journey through a child's imagination to a series of dreamy landscapes where animals ready themselves for sleep. The simple, lyrical text and charming illustrations will gently lull even the most reluctant sleeper, providing a calming way for parents to say goodnight.
Listen to the world gently slowing down,...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes we are lucky enough to receive a gift that exceeds all the rest and Ivy is one of those gifts! Ivy is a plant, but not just any a plant, an exotic one that needs care and attention every day. Hopefully, on Monday when the family is away, our sister can take care of Ivy. On Tuesday, our sister has disappeared, and our grandfather takes care of Ivy. On Wednesday, when our sister and grandfather have both disappeared, our grandmother takes...
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and spare text take the reader on a journey in perspective that follows a rocket's travels from a child's bedroom to outer space and home again, emphasizing such concepts as near and far, above and below, middle, front, and back.
10) Sometimes a wall
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A day at the playground starts out with a chalk wall to draw on, a water wall to splash in, a climbing wall to clamber up, and a wall of kids playing an all-in-good-fun game. But it isn't long before one child is excluded, as another child leads the rest in building a castle wall that comes between them and the child they are leaving out. There are other unkindnesses, and of course, hurt feelings. But when the bully bellows "MINE," declaring the...
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Determined to reunite with his family, Alpha sets off from his home in Cote d'Ivoire, bound for Paris, where his sister-in-law has a hair salon near the Gare du Nord train station. Alpha's wife and son left for France months ago, traveling without visas, and he has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee...
Author
Language
English
Description
A compassionate counting book that captures the power of a welcoming community. Teach children, about refugees and how each kindness can, help them find a new home. More than half of the world's refugees are children fleeing scary situations in search of a safe place to live.
Arriving in a new place is stressful for newcomers, especially when the newcomers are little ones. But, this beautiful counting book helps readers see the journey of finding...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Aviso de tormenta: cuando llega el niño, la vida conyugal no siempre es un largo río tranquilo. Después de convertirse en padre y madre y tener nuevas obligaciones y responsabilidades, la pareja se pregunta cómo «triunfar» en su cometido. Este libro les ayudará a: • conciliar trabajo y vida familiar, • proteger la vida de pareja y conservar a los amigos, • cómo soportar el peso de la rutina, • aceptar la ambivalencia de los sentimientos,...