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Felicita Sala
Written and magnificently illustrated by Felicita Sala, this glorious celebration of community is filled with recipes from all over the world and simple instructions perfect for young chefs
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In If You Run Out of Words, an imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures his daughter of the fantastical lengths he'd go to in…
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From Felicita Sala, the creator of bestselling Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street, comes this exquisite sequel.
In each garden, someone is tending to their produce. Maria’s picking asparagus, Ramon’s…
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Maggie Hutchings, Felicita Sala (illus.)
Everyone’s favourite cockroach is back, and this time he’s going to school!
Jane Godwin
Arno and his Horse is a beautifully written rhyming text, matched with exquisite illustrations, that explores love, memory, loss and the power objects can hold.
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Maggie Hutchings
Everyones favourite cockroach is off on the family camping holiday. What could possibly go wrong?!
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From the author of the best-selling MERMAID! and UNICORN! and one of the world’s hottest new picture-book illustrators comes the story of a plucky young cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday…
Maile Meloy
An octopus is taken from his undersea home to live in an aquarium, but he soon tires of captive life –
Anna Milbourne
this simple non-fiction book for very young children is filled with facts about life in a castle. Little children can lift the flaps and peep through the holes in the…
Maria Gianferrari
Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one…
Jaclyn Crupi
In Nonna Knows Best, Jaclyn Crupi celebrates the passion, generosity of spirit and good old- fashioned wisdom of nonnas and shares the secrets that make them so special
This delightfully illustrated children’s cookbook offers a global menu of dishes to share with friends, family, and neighbors.
Something delicious is cooking in the old apartment building on Garden Street…
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Young cooks will learn about the edible gifts that each season brings in this warm and inviting collection of recipes from the author of What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street…
Something smells good at 10 Pomegranate Street! Delicious, actually! In each apartment, someone is preparing a special dish to share with their neighbours. Mr Singh is making coconut dahl with…
From Felicita Sala comes this exquisite sequel to the bestselling Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street.
In each garden, someone is tending to their produce. Maria is picking asparagus, Ramon’s mum…
‘A stunningly illustrated recipe book for kids (or anyone, really). It tells the story of different residents of a house cooking foods from around the world. Simply sweet.’ - Yotam…
Monica Kulling
Though eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to school, like many other children in 1903, they work twelve hours, six days a week, at a cotton mill…
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First published by Affirm Press, 2020 –Title page verso.
Patricia Valdez,Felicita Sala
A picture-book biography of the early 20th-century woman who became the Curator of Reptiles at the British Museum and went on to design the Reptile House at the London Zoo.
Adam Lehrhaupt
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Patricia Valdez
Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones, who turned over teacups and crawled past…
Lynn Fulton,Felicita Sala
On a stormy night two hundred years ago, a young woman sat in a dark house and dreamed of her life as a writer. She longed to follow the path…
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Ellen Potter
A tribe of odd-looking Sasquatches flee their cursed cave and take refuge with Hugo. But when Hugo invites Nobb, one of the strange squidges, to Boone’s birthday party, the result…
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A fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist who loved reptiles!
While other girls played with dolls, Joan preferred the company of reptiles. She carried her favorite lizard…
Ellen Potter,Felicita Sala
This funny, affecting new series about the friendship between a young Sasquatch and a young boy is a celebration of the spirit of adventure and the courage to leave behind…
After saving up his Monster Card wrappers, Hugo, a young Sasquatch, sends away for a Monster Detector. Using the device, Hugo quickly spots a monster right in his own cavern…
Susanna Mattiangeli
Hannah ignores the voice calling to her and stays in the park with the Odd Furry Creature, making a home in a secret hideout, until, after a long time passes…
On Bimbling Day, when young Sasquatches hope to earn the right to explore the North Woods on their own, Hugo, Boone, and Gigi become stranded and encounter strange and mysterious…
Originally published in hardcover by Amulet Books in 2020 –Copyright page.
Determined to buy a Marvelous Monster Magnet, Hugo and Boone set out to earn the money on an adventure through the woods, where they meet some interesting new friends.
Alexandria Giardino
Sad about the subject of a poem he is writing, Pablo Neruda visits his friend Matilde who shows him, through a simple onion, that happiness can be found even through…
Dianne White
Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family and the vibrant colours of them all in this lyrical picture book.
"This picture book follows the story of an eager cockroach and his family who hitch a ride to school -- with hilarious results."--
This funny, affecting new chapter book series celebrates friendship, courage, and the spirit of adventure
Hugo, a young sasquatch, and his friend Gigi use a Monster Detector to find a Green Whistler, but when Hugo’s human friend, Boone, joins in, surprises are in store.
As night falls, a trio of siblings stumble upon some of nature’s hidden nighttime beauty, including timid fawns, blossoming lavender, silent owls, and many more wonders of the night.
Anne Renaud,Felicita Sala
A mouthwatering tale of invention to be taken with more than a grain of salt!
Donna Jo Napoli
A story of nocturnal animals at different points on the food chain –
Sir Michael Morpurgo
Look at the polar bears, said Terry. You see that one on the left, the fatter one? That’s our dad - our real dad. But you’re not to tell.Drawing…
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Ammi-Joan Paquette
Following a family tradition, Grandpa gives Emilia a walnut and together they plant and care for it, but as her little nut grows into a tree, Grandpa begins to slow…
