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Alberta does dreadful things, and she always gets her own way. So when she doesn't listen to her mother's good advice and enters the wild and dangerous woods, it's no surprise that she tricks a kind stranger and eats their delicious cake. But this stranger is a wolf, wearing a red cape and hood, and she doesn't take kindly to being double-crossed. Will Alberta learn a lesson she will very much regret?
Alice has a BIG family. She has four older brothers and four younger sisters, which puts Alice smack-dab, kerplunk, right in the middle. And sometimes, this middle child just wants to be alone! One day, Alice sneaks away from a family gathering. She loves skipping, singing, and twirling on her own--until she realizes she's lost and feeling an itsy, bitsy, teensy, tiny bit . . . lonely. Hurriedly retracing her steps to the arms of her mushy, marvelous family, she learns that maybe being in the m
This helpful story for kids with autism spectrum disorders follows a young zebra who learns to understand how he is different from the rest of his classmates. ""It teaches us to embrace not only who we are, but also to embrace the people around us who are brilliantly different thanks to their own amazing, colourful stripes.""CStan Lee, Chairman emeritus of Marvel Comics
Nicola Kent presents . . . ALL THE DOGS! Big dogs, small dogs, hardly there at all dogs. Two dogs, three dogs, always need a pee dogs! Have fun reading along in this gorgeous doggy picture book and meet ALL the dogs. Which one is your favourite?
From attiéké to zobo and all the amazing foods in between, The Amazing Foods of Africa introduces readers to the traditional ingredients and dishes cooked and enjoyed in many African countries. Learn about injera, a flatbread eaten in Ethiopia with stew; waakye, a popular street food in Ghana; jollof rice, a favourite dish in West Africa; and the many ingredients and dishes like rice, beans, plantains, and stew that are common throughout Africa. Come along on this colourful and tasty journey thr
US Poet Laureate Ada Limun has a keen eye for the natural world. This poem pulses with the joyful energy of a fox bounding through backyards, piecing together a living in his own way. Paired with lush illustrations by Gaby D'Alessandro, this picture book brings Limun's work to a new generation. Comes with its streak of red flashing across the lawn, squirrelbound and bouncing . . .
From the days of the dinosaurs on through the present, animals have ""come swimming, rolling, walking, stalking, running, gliding, sliding"" through our world. Some stayed for only a short time, while others have endured for millennia; many have felt the effects of human influence (or outright interference). In this intricately illustrated gatefold book, diverse groupings of creatures parade forward as the text describes the threats to their existence--until they encounter the embrace of adoring
Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and write
In ARLO's grim, mechanical world, every day is just the same. He powers up, greases his gears, and works on the assembly line like the rest of the robots. But unlike the others, ARLO longs for something different. And one day, a storm changes everything--leaving ARLO to discover, and revel in, the wilderness beyond the factory walls. Join ARLO as he explores the unknown, learns that home is where the metal heart is, and that something different can be created in many ways. A story about creativi
Babies and bears have a lot in common. They're both cute and cuddly. They both like to colour and play peek-a-boo. They both eat porridge and dress up for Halloween. But babies are NOT bears. Detailed descriptions and whimsical artwork show just how alike babies and bears are (and how to spot the difference) in this humorous book.