Most Popular Books by Jessica Meserve

For readers ages 3-7, this is a stunningly illustrated celebration of tolerance, togetherness, and the power of community. Little Red is delighted when he discovers a beautiful tree--and he wants to keep it all to himself! But he soon realizes he is not alone in the tree. Birds stop by to rest on its branches during a long flight. An elephant uses the tree''s rough bark to scratch its back. And with all of the other animals, bugs, and birds that call the tree home, it''s just too noisy for Little Red! He decides to set out to find ANOTHER tree, just for himself--but when he has a scary run-in with a leopard, Little Red learns the value of sharing, community, tolerance, and friends who have your back.

Bella has a bear named Arthur. Like other bears, he''s soft and cuddly. Unlike other bears, Arthur knows karate and works tirelessly all night to protect Bella from monsters, dragons, slugs, and other things that lurk in the shadows. One night, Arthur goes missing. Her mother, her father, and her little brother search high and low, but he is nowhere to be found. Will Bella ever find him again? Or can she find a way to be brave all on her own?

Small and Big are sisters. But Big can jump higher and run faster. Small is always stuck in Big''s shadow. So one day Small gets mad and does something very mean. Now she''s out of Big''s shadow, but she feels smaller than ever. Until Small discovers there are some things she can do that Big can''t. And that helping someone else--especially an older sister--can make even the smallest person feel very big. Brilliant illustrations with inventive perspectives anduse of shadows mark this delightful marriage of text and art.

On the verge of the future, our past lives surface. Dahlia couldn t have fallen in love with Jonas at a more inconvenient time. Not only is she about to move from the US to Italy, her enigmatic dreams about an 18th-century Italian soldier are playing tricks on her mind. While her daily life is taken over by her turbulent relationship with Jonas, her dreams are dominated by an Italian soldier who lived more than 200 years ago She enters a balancing act between dream and reality, in which she is thrown back and forth between the past and the future. What happens to Dahlia after she falls asleep? Will the two worlds she lives in eventually collide? Dahlia is conflicted about her imminent departure. After many sleepless nights (caused by arguments and steamy make-up sex), Dahlia and Jonas decide she should still move to Italy. The lovers struggle with the strains of their long-distance relationship. As if that wasn t enough for Dahlia, she starts dreaming about the life of Vincenzo, an Italian soldier who deserts Napoleon Bonaparte s army in 1797. These life-like flashbacks raise her curiosity: what is the nature of her dreams? Are they figments of her imagination or memories from a parallel life? This work of literary fiction intertwines a contemporary romance with the concept of time travel. Go on a voyage to 18th-century Italy and accompany the charismatic Dahlia on her quest to love and enlightenment. Are the people from our pasts truly inside of us, in one way or another? How could Dahlia s life still be connected to Vincenzo s fate? Is she strong enough to overcome the challenges she is facing?

This adventurous picture book is just right for toddlers who may be reluctant to embrace new experiences. Rabbit loves staying close to home where it is warm and safe and cozy. After all, the outside has things with feathers and scales and horns and hooves! It''s certainly better—and safer—for a rabbit to stick to what she knows best: home sweet home. But when rabbit spots a particularly juicy carrot just outside of her comfort zone, she tumbles into a whole new world she wasn''t expecting! Author-illustrator Jennifer Meserve has created a reassuring tale of exploration that will inspire boldness and curiosity. Paired with soft, colorful illustrations, this beautiful picture book also features a community of endearing animals and important social emotional learning themes of friendship, kindness, and bravery.

The animal community is both clever and kind, and we humans can learn so much from them - if we only look, and listen!

A stunningly illustrated picture book for children ages 3-7, inspired by the nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built," where a community of forest animals comes together to rebuild after a storm and, in doing so, discovers the magic of belonging, hope, and working together. One day, a terrible storm rips through the forest, destroying everything in its path. Nests have been flattened, trees are broken, and burrows are flooded. The animals feel sad and discouraged— until, one by one, they take small steps to rebuild their home. An inspiring story of hope, community, and working together, inspired by the nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built."

Tired of always being in Big''s shadow, Small does something mean, then leaves home hoping to feel better and soon sees a way to prove that she can be big, too.

Weil die grosse Schwester alles besser kann, rächt sich die Kleine an ihr. Dass sie die Sache dann wieder in Ordnung bringen kann, macht sie glücklich und selbstbewusst. Ab 4.