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New Releases by Amy Hest

Amy Hest is the author of The Thing about Pie (2026), Häschen soll schlafen (2025), Grand Ours et Petit Ours vont à la pêche (2024), Billy and Rose: Forever Friends (2023), Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone (2023).

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The Thing about Pie

release date: Aug 25, 2026
The Thing about Pie
As homey as its subject, a sweet tribute to America''s favorite dessert and the love that gets baked into it. This is just about the perfect day: a morning in the kitchen baking, a bike ride across town with a fresh pie in the basket, and Grampa waiting to share warm slices in the park. Three-time Christopher Award winner Amy Hest narrates in the second person, allowing young readers to identify with the protagonist''s burgeoning independence--taking the lead in the kitchen and center stage at a picnic. Illustrator Christopher Thornock renders these simple joys, unplugged and screen-free, in warm, sunlight-washed tones. The Thing About Pie is the perfect book to share at bedtime, circle time, or in the park with a snack. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Häschen soll schlafen

release date: Jan 01, 2025

Grand Ours et Petit Ours vont à la pêche

release date: Aug 23, 2024

Billy and Rose: Forever Friends

release date: Sep 19, 2023
Billy and Rose: Forever Friends
Best friends Billy and Rose, an industrious sheep and a laid-back pig, sometimes see things differently. When they play catch, Rose insists that Billy throws too high, and he counters that she throws too low. While Rose thinks washing clothes is the world''s biggest chore, Billy contends that playing the cello holds that distinction. Still, these endearing friends always find a way to work things out: What if Billy plays a cello serenade for Rose while she does her laundry? After all, what they really want is to be together.

Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone

release date: Feb 14, 2023
Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone
A celebration of the joy and comfort to be found in alone time and the joy and comfort that a friend can bring. Sometimes it’s nice to be alone. Just you, eating a cookie, alone. But what if a friend drops in? In Amy Hest and Philip C. Stead’s accomplished hands, anyone can become a potential friend—and that includes horses, whales, crocodiles, and even dinosaurs. The book’s effortless lilt and joyous illustrations are reminiscent of the very best work of Margaret Wise Brown and Charlotte Zolotow. It’s a complete treat for any introverted kid with a big imagination. A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children''s Book of the Year

Billy & Rose

release date: Oct 11, 2022
Billy & Rose
"Best friends Billy and Rose, an industrious sheep and a laid-back pig, sometimes see things differently. When they play catch, Rose insists that Billy throws too high, and he counters that she throws too low. While Rose thinks washing clothes is the world''s biggest chore, Billy contends that playing the cello holds that distinction. Still, these endearing friends always find a way to work things out: What if Billy plays a cello serenade for Rose while she does her laundry? After all, what they really want is to be together."--

The Summer We Found the Baby

release date: Aug 04, 2020
The Summer We Found the Baby
Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view. On the morning of the dedication of the new children’s library in Belle Beach, Long Island, eleven-year-old Julie Sweet and her six-year-old sister, Martha, find a baby in a basket on the library steps. At the same time, twelve-year-old Bruno Ben-Eli is on his way to the train station to catch the 9:15 train into New York City. He is on an important errand for his brother, who is a soldier overseas in World War II. But when Bruno spies Julie, the same Julie who hasn’t spoken to him for sixteen days, heading away from the library with a baby in her arms, he has to follow her. Holy everything, he thinks. Julie Sweet is a kidnapper. Of course, the truth is much more complicated than the children know in this heartwarming and beautifully textured family story by award-winning author Amy Hest. Told in three distinct voices, each with a different take on events, the novel captures the moments and emotions of a life-changing summer — a summer in which a baby gives a family hope and brings a community together.

Il piccolo lettore

release date: Jan 01, 2018
Il piccolo lettore
Un bambino e un cagnolino decidono di scalare una collina, arrivati con molta fatica per via della neve si siedono sulla slitta e beveno bevande calde e pane. Quando non è rimasto più niente si mettono uno vicino all'' altro ed il piccolo bambino apre la valigetta e toglie un libro, dopo averlo letto scendono veloci dalla collina con la slitta per tornare a casa.

Encore un bisou !

release date: Sep 01, 2017
Encore un bisou !
C''est le soir. Dehors l''orage gronde et pour Sam, c''est l''heure d''aller au lit. Maman Ours vient lui souhaiter bonne nuit, mais Sam n''est pas prêt. Sa maman le borde chaudement, installe tous ses amis peluches autour de lui, apporte un lait chaud... mais on dirait qu''il attend quelque chose... quoi donc ? Pour les 3/6 ans.

Première nuit d'hiver

release date: Oct 20, 2016

Are You Sure, Mother Bear?

release date: Oct 11, 2016
Are You Sure, Mother Bear?
When winter arrives, Little Miss Bear does not want to go to sleep for the season for fear that she will miss everything, but Mother Bear reassures her that everyone will be waiting when Little Miss wakes up in the spring.

Kiss Good Night Lap-Size Board Book

release date: Feb 11, 2014
Kiss Good Night Lap-Size Board Book
"An enchanting little story, with homey illustrations that add to its appeal." — School Library Journal (starred review) Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam’s bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. "Are you ready now, Sam?" she asks. "I’m waiting," he says. What else does Sam need before going to sleep? Could Mrs. Bear have forgotten a kiss?

Charley's First Night

release date: Dec 18, 2012
Charley's First Night
Two of our most beloved picture book creators team up to tell a classic story of a child, his new puppy, and a first night home. Features an audio read-along! On Charley’s first night, Henry carries his new puppy in his old baby blanket all the way to his house. He shows Charley every room, saying, "This is home, Charley." He says that a lot so that Charley will know that he is home. Henry’s parents are very clear about who will be walking and feeding Charley (Henry will, and he can’t wait). They are also very clear about where Charley will be sleeping: Charley will be sleeping in the kitchen. But when the crying starts in the middle of the night, Henry knows right away that it’s Charley! And it looks like his parents’ idea about where Charley is going to sleep may have to change. With warmth, humor, and endearing simplicity, Amy Hest tells a tale familiar to everyone who has loved a puppy, while Helen Oxenbury renders each tender gesture and charming detail in a beauty of a book that children will be eager to take home.

Letters to Leo

release date: Mar 27, 2012
Letters to Leo
In a series of letters to her new dog, fourth-grader Annie Rossi relates her daily exploits and remembers her mother.

The Kite that Would Not Fly

release date: Jan 01, 2012

Little Chick

release date: Feb 24, 2009
Little Chick
The creators of the New York Times bestselling Kiss Good Night offer a trio of gentle tales about a special intergenerational bond. Little Chick may be a good and patient gardener, as Old-Auntie observes, but what if you simply can’t wait for your carrot to grow tall? What if you skip like a pro but still can’t lift your kite in the air? Or if you’re a really good stretcher but can’t reach your favorite star? With affection and humor, Amy Hest offers three vignettes about a curious chick and a loving auntie who knows how to soften disappointments by keeping the spark of wonder alive. And the incomparable Anita Jeram renders Little Chick’s gestures and movements with a mastery that captures the spirit of every young child.

Pišček

release date: Jan 01, 2009

Kuikentje kip / druk 1

release date: Jan 01, 2009
Kuikentje kip / druk 1
Kuikentje Kip verbaast zich over dingen die ze in haar omgeving tegenkomt: wanneer groeit een worteltje, wanneer gaat een vlieger de lucht in en wanneer kan ze een ster plukken? Prentenboek met kleurenillustraties in pasteltinten. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar

Off to School, Baby Duck!

release date: Jun 12, 2007
Off to School, Baby Duck!
Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end. By the creators of You''re the Boss, Baby Duck! Reissue.

Don't You Feel Well, Sam?

release date: Feb 13, 2007
Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

The Private Notebooks of Katie Roberts

release date: Jan 01, 2005
The Private Notebooks of Katie Roberts
Two funny, poignant adventures of Katie Roberts, detailed in her humorous diaries set in the years after World War II, are now combined in one edition. Illustrations.

Guess Who, Baby Duck!

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Guess Who, Baby Duck!
On a rainy day when Baby Duck is sick with a cold, her grandfather cheers her up by showing her family photographs. Children''s BOMC.

Całus na dobranoc

release date: Jan 01, 2004

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

release date: Sep 01, 2003
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too. Reprint.

Where's My Hug?

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Where's My Hug?
When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

Tú puedes hacerlo, Sam

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Tú puedes hacerlo, Sam
When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front doors.

Ali se ne počutiš dobro, Poldek?

release date: Jan 01, 2002

Baby Duck and the Cosy Blanket

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Baby Duck and the Cosy Blanket
A brand new touch-and-feel novelty story about the ever-popular Baby Duck. Mrs Duck insists that Baby Duck''s cosy blanket needs a wash - and that Baby Duck does too Turn the pages and touch and feel her sticky blanket covered in jam, her fluffy tummy, her spongy bath sponge, her soft pink towel and lots more, including her clean, dry cosy blanket right at the end Getting clean has never been such fun

You're the Boss, Baby Duck!

release date: Aug 01, 2001
You're the Boss, Baby Duck!
When her parents make such a fuss over their new baby, Baby Duck feels neglected, until Grandpa helps her to realize that she is still important.

Kiss Good Night

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Kiss Good Night
Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night.
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