New Releases by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman

From magnetic sister duo New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser and author Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman comes an endearing picture book about sisters, the gardens they nurture, and the people they'll grow into. Everything blooms in its own time. Lily's garden is perfect and precise, while her sister Poppy's garden is eccentric and wild. Now that their youngest sister, Daisy, is old enough to have a garden of her own, the question is what will this flower girl choose to plant, and will her sisters stand back and let her bloom, or will they get in the way in the name of being helpful? From the talented sister duo behind Gloria's Promise and You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum, writer Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and bestselling Fancy Nancy illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser bring us a tale of the bonds of sisterhood and the flourishing roots of individuality.

From the New York Times bestselling illustrator and former ballet soloist Robin Preiss Glasser comes a story about a young ballet dancer whose boundless determination makes her dream of dancing with the American Ballet Theatre come true. Gloria has a very big dream: to be admitted to the summer program at the American Ballet Theatre. The day of the audition arrives, and Gloria couldn’t be more excited! She can’t wait to dance and show the world what she can do. In the ABT studios, she gets a peek into a glorious room filled with pointe shoes, ballet dancers getting fitted for tutus, and an awe-inspiring company rehearsal. She can barely believe her eyes! During the audition, Gloria is determined to make an impression by pushing herself to be her best. But when she falls in front of the teacher, she wonders if her determination will be enough. Robin Preiss Glasser, the bestselling illustrator of the internationally renowned Fancy Nancy series, brings exquisite and authentic details to every illustration as only a former professional ballet soloist can do. This story about a determined dancer who is working hard to achieve her dream is sure to thrill ballet students everywhere.

Joe conquers his fear of the strange creature moving into the house next door, as well as the treehouse in the creature's backyard.

A young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum's artworks.

Life parallels art in this madcap romp through the historical environs of Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, as a little girl tracks her lost balloon through the art-filled halls. Full-color illustrations.

Since this is not her first trip to a museum, this little girl knows her bright orange balloon will not be allowed inside the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The solution seems simple: Ask the kindly photographer in front of the museum to look after the balloon. But while the girl, her brother, and her grandmother are inside, the balloon sails away, starting off a collision of art, history, and urban life that becomes increasingly comical and exciting. "Lots of fun, either as preparation for a visit to Washington, D.C., or as a way to encourage children to take the time to really examine the pictures in a book." (Booklist)

Una maravillosa mañana de primavera, a las puertas del famoso Metropolitan Museum of Art, una niña descubre, decepcionada, que ella y su abuela sí pueden entrar, pero no su precioso globo amarillo. Un amable vigilante promete cuidar del globo. Pero, entonces, una pequeña paloma con solo unos pocos picotazos desatará el cordel del globo y éste echará a volar... El vuelo del globo por la ciudad de Nueva York irá produciendo una avalancha de excitantes escenas en curioso paralelismo con los cuadros y esculturas que los extasiados ojos de la niña van observando en su recorrido por el museo. La simetría de estas dos experiencias muestra y analiza, de forma divertida, la mágica relación que mantienen el arte y la vida. ¿O sería mejor decir el modo en que la vida imita al arte?