BOOKS
The pony and the Starling
A girl and her mother watch an unusual friendship develop between a solitary starling and a lonely pony.
The Pony and the Starling is a gentle story of changing seasons and an unlikely but enduring friendship.
GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
WhosE Nose?
In these charming board books for the youngest of future readers, author-illustrator Kristina Jones uses textured black-and-white art to show familiar backyard animals. Each spread poses a question, and the answer is revealed in a peek-a-boo style when the page is turned. The high-contrast art helps babies focus, and spots of color highlight the featured body parts. Do you see a nose? Whose nose is it? In this charming board book for the youngest of future readers, author-illustrator Kristina Jones uses textured black-and-white art to show familiar backyard animals, including a puppy and a squirrel and ending with a human baby. Each spread poses a question, and the answer is revealed in a peek-a-boo style when the page is turned. The high-contrast art helps babies focus, and spots of red highlight noses. A great baby shower gift for new parents to read with their little ones.
THE CREATIVE COMPANY
Carried on the wind: It starts with a seed
Starting with a child’s sigh, this story takes readers around the world, from Alaska to Central America to Africa, and all the way back to where their journey began. With facts about nature woven throughout, this poetic depiction of chaos theory—or the butterfly effect—illustrates how everyone and everything in our world is, ultimately, connected.
ALBERT WHITMAN
The amazing African animal alphabet
This illustrated alphabet book showcases African animals and other objects that children will recognize.
The names of each animal have been carefully selected as common names in Southern Africa. Built into each illustration is a series of items or actions that begin with the featured letter of the alphabet. Children are encouraged to find all of the things that begin with each letter.
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SA
the thing about love
From their first meeting, a kid and his dog become best friends. As the years go by, their bond grows deeper as they play games, go on adventures, learn new tricks, comfort each other, and celebrate milestones together.
But when it’s time to say goodbye, there’s heartache and empty spaces everywhere. Despite the sadness, love remembers . . . and never goes away.
MAGINATION PRESS
Solomon The Lion
Solomon is a young lion who just can’t fall asleep. He tries sleeping in a tree, like a bat, but that’s not quite right. He tries to snooze in a pond with the hippos, but that doesn’t work, either. Finally, Solomon realizes that it’s not where you sleep that matters, but who tucks you in at night.