The Legend of Cowfoot Woman and the Soldier Crab


Book Description

The Legend of Cowfoot Woman and The Soldier Crab is a Virgin Islands tale about a little girl who gets lost in the woods and is forced to work for an old witch. The little girl is surprised to meet a friendly soldier crab that can speak and who offers to help her to get home.




Lily and the Polar Bears


Book Description

One evening, Lily is playing on the beach. And who should float in, but LOTS of polar bears! Lily is excited to welcome them home for dinner (of fish fingers and ice cream, of course) and to have them stay for a sleepover. Lily has even more fun with the bears when they go swimming, ice skating, and visit the fun fair - and it soon turns out that polar bears are really quite good at a lot things, becoming polar bear postmen, opening ice cream parlours, and even becoming astronauts!




Grandpa's Gift


Book Description

Celebrating magical grandads everywhere. Perfect for father's day! A striking and heart-warming celebration of taking a moment to notice the beauty in everyday things. When a young boy finds himself thrown into a new city, his world suddenly feels very grey. But with the help of his Grandpa, he discovers that things aren't always what they first seem and that beauty can be hidden in even the most unexpected of places. An uplifting tale of life's simple pleasures from acclaimed illustrator, Fiona Lumbers.




Island Eyes


Book Description

A true life account of paradise at any cost. Hedonistic impulse at its finest, a one-way ticket to Thailand - wanderlust, corruption, delusion and escape ... People said. 'Write about that time in your life.' ... so I did, then - as I wrote my true-life story - another story was born to run alongside it - the tale of Lemon and her friend.




A Fox Called Herbert


Book Description

Meet Herbert, the rabbit who knows he was born to be a fox. When his mommy isn't looking, he puts on pointy fox ears, makes himself a bushy tail, and asks his sister to paint him orange, just like a fox. But Mommy doesn't understand; why can't he just be a good rabbit? This delightful picture book is a true celebration of being ourselves and supporting our loved ones. Let this joyful tale inspire you to be who you are and follow your dreams.




Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)


Book Description

A book to read along with the audio cassette.




Secret Sky Garden


Book Description

A startlingly original picture book about a little girl who creates a garden on a disused car park rooftop Funni loves the old, disused car park, and spends a lot of time there flying her kite and playing her recorder. But something is missing. Definitely. So Funni decides to create a garden in the neglected space and after weeks of careful nurture, her garden in the sky takes shape. One day, a little boy, Zoo, spots the square of colour amongst the grey from an incoming flight, and decides to try to find it. And slowly, not only do Funni's flowers bloom, but a very special friendship blossoms too. Beautifully illustrated in line and watercolour by up-and-coming talent, Fiona Lumbers, this is a poignant and memorable story from award-winning author, Linda Sarah.




Skip Through the Seasons


Book Description

Whirl through the months of the year in this action packed seek-and-find book that takes young readers on an outdoor adventure as the months pass by. The detailed pictures offer a wide variety of items to spot, while also teaching the changes that happen in nature as the year turns.




The Vision of Emma Blau


Book Description

Ursula Hegi returns with a luminous epic of a bicultural family filled with passion and aspirations, tragedy, and redemption. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Stefan Blau, whom readers will remember from Stones from the River, flees Burgdorf, a small town in Germany, and comes to America in search of the vision he has dreamed of every night. The novel closes nearly a century later with Stefan's granddaughter, Emma, and the legacy of his dream: the Wasserburg, a once-grand apartment house filled with the hidden truths of its inhabitants both past and present. The Vision of Emma Blau illustrates a fascinating picture of immigrants in America, including their dreams and disappointments, the challenges of assimilation, the frailty of language and its transcendence, the love that bonds generations and the cultural wedges that drive them apart.




Is It a Mermaid?


Book Description

Set in the Philippines, this picture book is about a very magical dugong who thinks she's a mermaid.