Miro / I Look (English and Spanish Edition)
by Gavin Bishop
5 out of 5 stars
This board book has English and Spanish words side by side to teach small children to identify the parts of the face and different objects. We learn about ears, nose, and eyes, chin, hair, and eyebrows, etc… We learn about spots, stripes, and all the colors. We learn the words for various toys and objects like eyeglasses and keys.
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Barnaby the Runaway Sheep: A Parable of the Lost Sheep
by Maria Antonia (Goodreads Author), Sayani Mukherjee (illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars
Barnaby is afraid of getting his wool sheared off, so he runs away from the farm. While Barnaby lives out in the wild, his wool gets longer and longer until he can barely see or move around. He gets homesick for his shepherds, and he misses their gentle care. The shepherds find Barnaby cowering in a cave and they take him home. Barnaby discovers that the shears don’t hurt at all, and he feels so much lighter without all that wool weighing him down.
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How Do Seeds Grow Into Gardens?: A Hands-On Book About Gardening
by Clayton Grider, Srimalie Bassani (illustrator)
This book takes you step by step through instructions for planting a garden, and explains how seeds grow. Different plants need different temperatures, watering, or sunlight. The illustrations show little cartoon seeds sprouting and soaking in the sun. We also learn about the types of insects that are good to have around for your garden, as well as ways to deter pests like squirrels and slugs.
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The Adventures of Penguin and Panda: Winterfest: Graphic Novel (3)
by Brenda Maier (Goodreads Author), Fanni Mézes (illustrator)
4 out of 5 stars
Penguin is very nervous about trying any new winter sports, because she thinks she will get injured. But Panda helps her to find the fun in winter sports! They go to buy a Christmas tree together, but the best tree is really expensive, so they take on some extra jobs to make some more money. Penguin has a very long list of holiday activities to do, but Panda helps her to relax and let go of the busy holiday schedule.
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The Engineer’s Thumb (The Sherlock Holmes Children’s Collection, #14)
by Stephanie Baudet (Adapted by), Arianna Bellucci (Illustrations)
An engineer comes to Holmes with a terrible story to tell. He was lured to a house in the middle of the night and attacked, and his thumb was cut off! Holmes and Watson listen to his story with horror, and they quickly get the police on the track of the criminals, but only Holmes can make sense of the strange circumstances.
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Sherlock Holmes Children’s Collection, #11)
by Stephanie Baudet (Adapter), Arianna Bellucci (Illustrations)
When the royal family of Bohemia needs help, Holmes is on the case tracking down a photograph being used for blackmail. The blackmailer is the beautiful Irene Adler, and she might be the only person to ever fool Holmes and beat him at his own game.
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Let’s Celebrate Korean New Year!
by Michelle W. Park, Hyewon Yum (illustrator)
Two sisters get ready for the Korean New Year. They put on traditional dresses, and make delicious mandoo pork dumplings. Everything must be ready before their family all arrive to celebrate. The sisters get everything ready for the Yutnori game and make special greeting cards for their grandparents. But they forgot to write a special poem to share with the family! Quickly, the two sisters put their heads together and write a poem. When they recite the poem for the family, everyone claps in delight and they all celebrate their favorite traditions together.
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This is NOT a Polar Bear! (This is NOT a…, 3)
by Barry Timms, Ged Adamson (illustrator)
A child befriends a wonderful creature, but be warned… it’s NOT a polar bear. It’s a roller skating bear, a viola-playing bear, a bumper cars, skiing, train driving bear. This bear can do acrobatic dives into the pool. You can play with puppets together, blow bubbles, eat jiggly desserts together, and he might even save you from a fire-breathing dragon. You could go to space, research important books, dance to disco music, and you might even find buried treasure. But this bear is NOT a polar bear. You will have to think up a good name for your bear.
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Everything You Know About Sharks Is Wrong! (Everything You Know About… Is Wrong, 3)
by Nick Crumpton, Gavin Scott (Illustrator)
Do sharks kill a lot of people? Are sharks always really big? Do sharks have no predators who eat them? Do all sharks live in shallow seas? Do all sharks lay eggs? Are sharks dumb? Do sharks die if they stop swimming? This book gives you all the answers about everything you have heard about sharks.
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Triángulo (Somos8) (Spanish Edition)
by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (illustrator)
Triangle walks a long way over to Square’s house to play a trick on him. He stands outside Square’s door and hisses like snakes, because he knows that Square is scared of snakes. At first, Square is really scared, but then he hears Triangle laughing, so he chases Triangle back to Triangle’s house. He can’t get in the triangle-shaped door, so he gets stuck there blocking the door. But now it is Triangle’s turn to get scared. Square is blocking out all the light from the door, and it is very dark inside the house. Triangle is afraid of the dark! Triangle gets a taste of his own medicine.
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What’s Hiding Under There?: A Magical Lift-the-Flap Book
by Daniela Drescher
In this lift-the-flap picture book we explore the fairy wood, discovering hidden animals and elfin folk. The bear cubs look for raspberries to eat, the squirrel has misplaced her nuts, the little dormouse can’t find her baby brother. They are all looking for something hidden in the leaves and plants of the forest. The owl tells a story and several animals gather around to hear. A little wild piglet has gone missing, and we can find him, maybe hiding under a pile of leaves or beside a fairy’s toadstool.
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