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Elephant wants to play hide and seek. See if you can help the others find him-he's very good at hiding!This tale of absurdity is perfect for sharing with children who will love finding Elephant (and being faster at it than the boy in the book!). Watch out for the dog and the tortoise, too . . .

Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal-Penguin.Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. Where is a penguin's neck? Can a penguin fly? Penguin answers as best he can.But no one expects what happens when the pen pals come face to face at last.An enduring bestseller in its native Japan, Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is a funny tale of mistaken assumptions and friendship.

"Time for cake! But the eagle swipes up the blanket and flies away. The animals chase after to find all their stolen picnic things."--Provided by publisher.

Bear can't find his glasses. He must have left them at Giraffe's house. On the way over, Bear sees all kinds of animals he didn't notice last time: an elephant, a crocodile, a flamingo, a deer. And who's this long spotty snake lying on Giraffe's deckchair? The patient Giraffe finds Bear's glasses--right where glasses always get lost, perched on his head. Then Bear takes Giraffe to meet these wondrous animals that he found on the way. Leo Timmers' details are full of expression and humor--the angle of Giraffe's neck and lift of his eyebrows, hiding his skepticism as he helps his friend, the dear, artless bear. Through an ingenious telling of this classic comical situation, Leo Timmers shows us how to enjoy the world through different eyes."--

In this heartwarming follow-up to A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends, Waechter shows how life is better when you bring along your friends and take what the day brings.

"When a big brother meets a baby sister, a new story begins. It could be the story of a tyrannosaurus meeting a diplodocus. Or it could be something new."--

"An interactive introduction to musical instruments with 50 originacompositions to listen to--from the kazoo to the bassoon."--

Try to imagine the weirdest and most impossibly alien creature that could exist on other planets and it's almost certain it's an animal here on earth already. And it's probably very small. This book puts over 50 small creatures and features of the natural world under the microscope, piquing our curiosity with only the most interesting facts.

Little dog George isn't sure about the new kitten that appears in their home. George sniffs Tao, they look at each other, they wag and wave their tails. Then they start to play. George and Tao are best friends! But George is too excited and Tao gets hurt. Now Tao is gone. George looks everywhere, then waits-all morning, all afternoon, all night. Will Tao come home? George's overenthusiastic friendship comes to a sudden stop, turns to worry, a long wait and then finally an outburst of pure doggy joy when Tao comes home. This puppy and kitten encapsulate everything about being small, and the intensity of the now-moment.

Play hide and seek with a boy, his animal friends, and a dinosaur that's surprisingly hard to spot in the city. The brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book Have You Seen Elephant? Best friends boy, dog, and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There's a missing dinosaur in the city--who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the skate park, the museum, the subway . . . No one in the city can spot the dinosaur, not even this expert hide-and-seek team. But delighted readers will be pointing "There it is!" from the first page.This absurd, laugh-out-loud picture book is richly illustrated with David Barrow's trademark beautiful use of light and color and dramatic cityscapes--a guaranteed hit with dinosaur-loving toddlers. With clues, surprises, and humor, this game-inside-a-book celebrates imaginative play and is perfect for sharing with children who will love being better at finding the dinosaur than their adult reader.David Barrow received the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children's illustrator from the Cambridge School of Art. His first book Have You Seen Elephant? was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and is a bestseller around the world.Praise for Have You Seen Dinosaur?"Beautiful! Adults will love it too, kids will love it the most."--BBC Radio, UK "What a delight this book is!"--starred, Youth Services Book Review "Barrow's artwork is dreamy, painterly and stunning as well as being perfect for young readers."--BookTrust UK "It reminds me a lot of Steve Light's Have You Seen MY Dragon? albeit with more dinos and less fire breathers. The two books together could make for a great pairing."--Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production "Delicious fun for observant young readers."--Books for Keeps, UK "The joy lies in the interplay between the dead-pan words on the page, the images and the reader's engagement with the search."--Just Imagine

The migrants must leave the forest, but the journey proves to be a dangerous battle of love and loss.

A picture book with delicate illustrations that explains the path of grief, ending with the uplifting new beginning of a budding friendship based on understanding. A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2023When the little bird dies, his friend the bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of young spring grass blows through his window. He always carries a small box, which he opens for no one. He meets a wildcat who understands his need to carry the box. As the cat plays on her violin, the bear remembers all the beauty he experienced with the little bird. Now he can bury his friend, keeping him alive in his memories and feelings. Explaining the topic of grief and loss in a way that speaks to any age and with a quiet understanding of what it is like to lose someone you love, The Bear and the Wildcat shows a way through paralyzing grief and simultaneously tells the story of a hopeful new friendship. Tender and sensitive, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain the process of grief, loss and bereavement with children or anyone who needs it Loved by adults and children, also suitable for schools, hospices, grief centers and counselors Translated from the Japanese edition by Cathy Hirano. Komako Sakai lives in Japan and studied art in Tokyo. She is one of the most popular children's illustrators in Japan and winner of the Japanese Picture Book Prize, and her books are published throughout the world. Kazumi Yumoto was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her books, mostly novels for older children, have won numerous international awards. Praise for The Bear and the Wildcat: "[A] tender story . . . [and] forward-looking book for children who have loved and lost."--Wall Street Journal"[A] touchstone for talking about loss."--starred, Publishers Weekly"Quietly contemplative, mingling hope and healing, this is a book that will offer comfort to many."--starred, Kirkus Reviews"In this touching story about grief, Bear mourns the death of his friend Bird, working his way from being paralyzed by sadness to reengaging with the world."--Booklist"This powerful story deals with one of life's most complicated and painful aspects with delicacy and honesty. Intricately layered pencil illustration accompanies the tale to create a story that is very moving but also filled with hope."--BookTrust UK"If grieving people are allowed to grieve, then they will find their way back to the joy of life - that's the message of this delicate Japanese book."--Die Zeit