New Releases by Roger Duvoisin

A Christmas treasure from beloved Caldecott-winning illustrator Roger Duvoisin. With glorious illustrations by Caldecott-winning illustrator Roger Duvoisin accompanying Clement C. Moore's classic text, this edition of "The Night Before Christmas" makes the perfect stocking stuffer and is just the right size to make a wonderful gift. Families enjoy reading Moore's famous poem year after year at Christmastime, and this edition adds something unique and beautiful to the traditional experience.

By the author of the bestselling picture book Petunia, The House of Four Seasons is a bright and lively family picture book about colors, imagination, and compromise When Father, Mother, Billy, and Suzy go house hunting in the country, they fall in love with a grand old house nestled among tall weeds and trees. It is in need of repair, and soon a carpenter, mason, and tinsmith come to set things straight, but it needs painting too. The family agrees it would be more fun to paint the house themselves, but no one can agree on the color, and to make matters worse, the hardware store only carries three colors: red, blue, and yellow. But Father has an idea. “You’ll see, he says, “colors can do many tricks when they get together,” and with a sudden flourish, a color wheel appears! Budding artists and engineers will love this surprising story, and adults would do well to note how Father arrives at a winning trifecta of negotiation, education, and thrift.

The illustrated children’s classic about friendship and self-acceptance, from a Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator and the author of Petunia—perfect for reading aloud with kids ages 2-5 When a self-conscious donkey meets a new friend who likes him just the way he is, he realizes that accepting himself—long ears and all!—is the most important lesson. Donkey-donkey has a problem. Despite his many friends and his good master, he is sad because his ears are so long and ridiculous. If only Donkey-donkey could have short sensible ears like his friend, Pat the horse, he would be content. So, he seeks the advice of his fellow farm animals who suggest he wear his ears differently, more like theirs: floppy like the dog’s, to the side like the sheep’s, to the front like the pig’s. But each unnatural arrangement leads to increasing insult and injury. Finally, a little girl passing by remarks on the beauty of the pretty little donkey’s ears! At last Donkey-donkey is happy. A classic tale of vanity and folly, and learning to accept oneself—protrudent ears, redundant name, and all.

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on their tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost ferns on the window sill, the snow man in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world. Roger Duvoisin's pictures in soft blue half-tones with brilliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the gaiety and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text.—Print Ed.

When Roger Duvoisin first introduced children to his proud and silly goose, Petunia, in 1950, it was love at first sight. Those children have grown up, but Petunia is every bit as fresh and funny and muddled as the day she was born. In this, the first of the series of classic books featuring the silly goose, Petunia finds a book--and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard. With its gentle lesson and the kind of humor that kids love best, this new edition of a picture book classic will delight and inspire a whole new generation of readers.

Veronica, a hippopotamus who wants to stand out from the herd and be famous, travels to the big city where she indeed does stand out. Causing traffic jams, blocking sidewalks, and devouring a pushcart vendor’s vegetables in one big gulp, Veronia is arrested and jailed. How she discovers that there is no place like home is told with warm humor and sublimely mirthful illustrations that are great fun to share with a young child.

The silly goose, Petunia, investigates the grass on the other side of the fence.

Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.

" Bête comme une oie ", dit le proverbe. Oui, mais Pétunia, elle, a trouvé un Livre ! Persuadée que posséder cette drôle de chose suffit à la rendre particulièrement sage, l'oie nigaude, son livre sous l'aile, prodigue fièrement de nombreux conseils à ses amis. Les pauvres ! Grand classique de la littérature de jeunesse américaine, cet album, édité en 1950, réjouit toujours les enfants par la drôlerie des dialogues et des situations et ses illustrations hautement expressives.

Petunia, a goose, discovers a huge, exciting world outside the realm of her farm home, but is happy to return to the farm and her friends.

Petunia, a goose, discovers a huge, exciting world outside the relm of her farm home, but is happy to return to the farm and her friends.

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A polar bear and a brown bear help camouflage each other.

SUMMARY: The Siamese cat changes the atmosphere, especially for a fat chipmunk, in the Jones's happy garden.

Even though he isn't sure what his treasure is, the Happy Lion wants to share it with his friends.