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A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them. Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she...

American pioneers decimated the virgin forests and tamed the wilderness to create homes and farms. This is a verse tale of how an old timer Caleb was taught his errors the hard way. Written by William Clark, who worked with these early tools through the age of the horse and the tractor to the modern harvester. The authenticity shines through like sunlight from a dappled canopy. A story for now from someone fading into the past.

Wenn kleine Sternlein müde blinzeln, ist genau die richtige Zeit für ein schlummerschönes Gutenachtlied. Hier sind die beliebtesten Schlaflieder für ein liebevolles Abendritual vereint, traumhaft schön gesungen und gespielt von Rainer Bielfeldt. Damit schläft es sich garantiert sternchenschnell ein.

Diese Auswahl an zauberhaften Liedern und Reimen widmet sich ganz den Hexen, ihrer magischen Welt und starken Mädchen. Mit Sprachspielen und Reimen wird das Sprachgefühl ganz nebenbei gefördert und lustige und freche Lieder laden zum Tanzen und Mitsingen ein. Die ruhigeren Lieder animieren kleine Hexen, sich in zauberhafte Welten zu träumen.

Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist, with Spanish sprinkled throughout The itsy arañita climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia and washed la araña out. Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting in el rincón to three...

This is a book for children with fun poems; the poems have been written with children in mind and can stimulate their imagination, curiosity, and development. The inspiration behind these poems came from my own experiences when I was a child and what I would have enjoyed. Hopefully these poems will be heard by children worldwide and they enjoy reading them, encouraged to expand their imagination.

“Nye’s sheer joy in communicating, creativity, and caring shine through.”—Kirkus Reviews A moving and celebratory poetry collection from Young People’s Poet Laureate and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye. This resonant volume explores the similarities we share with the...

A selection of poems of various lengths and styles, exploring a variety of themes and subjects. Topics explored in the poems that make up this collection include - but are not limited to - animals and nature, writing and creativity, death and grief, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book includes three cute books that tell the story of two very unique animals, and how they learn to celebrate what makes them different. This book contains Sam the Speedy Sloth, The Adventures of Sam the Speedy Sloth: Playtime in the Rainforest, and Gia the Not Giant Giraffe.

This book of 13 silly rhymes about strange animals is sure to delight and confuzzle its young listeners. More Beasts for Worse Children, a collection of nonsense verses for children, was written by English-French writer, historian, and satirist, Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953).

Two couch potatoes stuck in their ways...A sudden urge to try new things...As Masha the Mash Potato and Frenchie the French Fry venture further from the security and comfort of their couch, what could possibly go wrong? Join them in their journey of discovery, as they move away from their comfort zone in the pursuit of new experiences.

Babies to age seven love this rhyming drawing book. A perfect gift! "I hug you when a baby with your cute cuddly self, so soft and sweet-smelling and cuter than an elf." Hugs grabs kids' attention, and they love hearing the poem that matches their age.

A Bear in There is the story many children live every night. It is about children's fear of the dark and the monsters they imagine come out of hiding as soon as the lights go out. A Bear in There is intended to show children that they have nothing to fear and that the toys they sometimes think become scary after dark, aren't really scary.

Dogs come in all kinds of colours and sizes. But when no one’s looking they put on disguises. A joyful peek into the crazy antics of all sorts of dogs in disguise! Dressing up in clothing they find at home, these adventurous pooches blend into the crowd at all the places dogs aren’t allowed, like the store, the cinema and the swimming pool! But, not all of their disguises go quite to plan, with hilarious results.

Endlich ist es wieder Herbst: Die Blätter werden bunt, Drachen schweben hoch in den Wolken und bei Regen lässt es sich herrlich in Pfützen springen. Mit traditionellen und neuen Herbstliedern, Versen und Geschichten wird die kunterbunte und fröhliche Jahreszeit gefeiert. Die beliebten Lieder laden zum Mitsingen, Tanzen und Träumen ein und begleiten Kinder bei allen herbstlichen Unternehmungen. Mit den kurzen Versen und spannenden Geschichten können sie es sich auch drinnen wunderbar gemütlich machen.

This audiobook features fun poems on the alphabet for kids from 9 to 90!

From the creators of Odyssey Honor award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga comes this companion book of truths about the history, contemporary laws, policies and struggles, and victories of Native Americans, presented in lyrical verse by 12 children, and each with the powerful refrain: We Are Still Here.

Light in the Enchanted Forest is an interactive poetic book about living love. The story begins as a community of bugs agree to upgrade their forest. They decide to live their love and equality. First, the bee, then the ant, and finally the spider have challenges that come up that they work through. This book gives the opportunity for dialogue between parents and children about how to take everyday challenges and turn them into something great.

The Rhyming Tales of Mimi the Moon Princess: The Making of a Princess captivates listeners with a tale of young Mimi, a 10-year-old girl, and her new friend, Chandra, a lonely little buck from the nearby woods. Although Mimi has never seen a deer and Chandra has never seen a girl, their purity and innocence draw them together in the joys of fun and frolic.

This audiobook is a compilation of humorous short story poems that will keep the entire family laughing with each delightful tale set in easy to follow rhyme and verse. The inventive and creative wordplay will leave both adults and youngins in anxious anticipation of what's in store as they listen for more. Although these poems will help early listeners, they have already been enjoyed by thousands of adults. From toddlers to grandparents, from the listener to the teller of these tales, you will want to visit these stories again and again.