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All of the adults in Mary's life seem to be obsessed with wishing. Mary's dad wants to be rich, and her mom wants to live in a bigger and better house. The principal of Mary's school wants to retire, and her teacher wants to be the new principal. They spend so much of their time wishing for things that they believe will leave them feeling completely satisfied and happy, but they are perplexed every time Mary expresses the one wish she has: to ...

Originally published in Spanish: Un tractor muy, muy ruldoso.

A boy and his father visit an amusement park that is both traditional and full of magical surprises.

Original title in Spanish: El sildibo de Juan.

Kuku the chicken and Mwewe the eagle have been the very best of friends their entire lives. But one day, vain Kuku rips her favorite dress and begs Mwewe to let her borrow a needle that is also a family heirloom. Mwewe lends her friend the needle, trusting her to care for it like the cherished possession it is. But when Kuku carelessly loses the needle, Kuku and Mwewe's life-long friendship comes to a sad end. A wonderful fable inspired by an ...

Andrea's mom doesn't understand how an old box full of holes can be of any use, but her daughter is just over the moon about her latest acquisition--and rightly so! When she takes off the lid, the little girl pulls out holes in all shapes and sizes that lead her to discover remarkable characters who fill her room with amazing stories. The Box of Holes is a bewitching tale that shows us how our imaginations can fill in many gaps in our lives, b...

A Comanche boy named Walking Eagle tells tales without words, using his hands, his face, his smile, and his eyes to communicate with animals and the people of other tribes that he meets on his journey.

Every evening when a child goes to bed, the night sits at his bedside and reads him a story.

Andrea's mom doesn't understand how an old box full of holes can be of any use, but her daughter is just over the moon about her latest acquisition--and rightly so! When she takes off the lid, the little girl pulls out holes in all shapes and sizes that lead her to discover remarkable characters who fill her room with amazing stories. La caja de los agujeros is a bewitching tale that shows us how our imaginations can fill in many gaps in our l...

The boy with the feather headdress told stories without saying a word. The boy whose legs formed the shape of a heart communicated with that special language that comes from within. With his hands, his face, his smile and his eyes, he could communicate everything his listeners needed to hear. His tales awoke deep emotions, conveyed a sense of solidarity, and created bonds between hands and hearts of different tribes that lasted forever. Aguila...

Annie spends her days cooking with her grandmother and, although she can't see, she has the gift of being able to feel other people's deepest emotions. She brings those emotions to life with her magical cooking, which helps the townspeople overcome their physical and emotional ailments. But one day, she meets someone who awakens a boundless affection in her and who will introduce her senses to a completely unknown world. This is a beautifully ...

Translation of: Dentro de mi imaginacion.

Una aldea en las montanas que lucha contra sus ancestrales enemigos: los lobos. Hoky, unico superviviente de la ultima manada, vera entrelazada su vida con la de un pastorcillo, joven y alegre, llamado Jose. Hoky el lobo solidario es un cuento sobre el respeto, amor y fraternidad del ser humano hacia su entorno natural.

Clucky the Hen takes her baby chicks to the farmyard school every morning so they can learn, play, and make new friends. But the baby chicks soon learn how mean others can be when some of the other students tease, bully, and start rumors about a classmate and even about them and Clucky. When the chicks come home and tell Clucky about the mean things their classmates say, she tells them to ignore them and not to take any of their comments to he...

Clucky's third tale addresses bullying and peer pressure and emphasizes the importance of a good attitude and open communication."--Amazon.com.

A queen who begins a lengthy war with an army of allies by her side is also a mother who wants to explain her upcoming battle with cancer to her young children in this heartening and hopeful book. James and Simon are two young princes whose mother, the Queen, calls them into her throne room one day to explain that she is about to enter a war against a rebel force called breast cancer. She describes the changes that will be coming to the kingdo...

Winner of: Lifestyle Motivation and Inspiration (Gold Medal), 2013 Gelett Burgess Award Violet is a little Kenyan girl who is visited by a winged giraffe during one particularly hunger-filled night. Wanting to cheer up a hungry and dejected Violet, the giraffe takes the little girl on a flight around her country of Kenya, as well as around the entire African continent. During their journey, Violet is able to see the beauty of her land from a n...

A giraffe with wings takes Violeta, a girl from a poor village in Kenya, on a flight around Africa, showing the beauties of the continent and its wildlife, and reassuring her that people will help each other if they spread laughter.

A celebration of the freedom and power of the imagination invites young children to explore their creativity and individuality through the story of a girl who discovers herself and changes her world with her writing and other creations.

Years ago in a mountain village called Aldburg, the townspeople had rid the area of wolves because they would eat the town's livestock when they grew hungry during wintertime. Hoky is the sole survivor of the last wolf pack in the region and, against all odds, gradually becomes friends with a young shepherd named Jacob who works to earn his trust. A tale of respect and love between humankind and the environment, this story speaks of values suc...