New Releases by Joyce Dunbar

Cubby has lots of wishes and with the help of his big sister Clementine, all of his wishes come true. But Clementine has a wish too.

Smudge the rabbit longs for a brother or sister but must wait for springtime.

All was silent in the wood. Suddenly, out of the green, "Love-me!Love-me! Love-me!" called the Love-Me bird. There was no answer to her call. The Love-Me bird just wants to be loved. But no one seems to be listening. "There must be some-birdy out there," she says sadly toShut-Eye, the owl. Her wise old friend offers some advice, yet nothing appears to work. What should the Love-Me bird do? Celebrating with great warmth and wit a simple truth about love, renowned author Joyce Dunbar and award-winning artist Sophie Fatus have created a charming tale that will delight all lovebirds, young and old.

Willa tries to make her own breakfast but she is too small to reach anything. Luckily, her older brother is there to help and to tell her about the many things she will be able to do all by herself once she is big. Grades P-2. 2001.

When the wife of Lorenzo, the finest glassmaker in Venice, dies of a terrible bee sting, he takes his daughter Lucia away to live on a rocky island where there are no bees to sting - but no birds or flowers either. Lorenzo builds an exquisite glass garden and fills it with glass butterflies, glass birds and glass flowers. Time stands still in the glass garden, but it cannot stand still for Lucia, and some years later at carnival time, a glass gondola leaders her to a mysterious masked stranger whose gift of a rose is to pierce the heart of her fragile life.

Dora the duck involves the other barnyard animals in a contest to find out who can lay the best egg.

When a pig swallows a magic acorn, all her wishes come true. Full color.

A bird falls out of his nest while trying to fly and has encounters with several animals before he finds success.

A cumulative presentation which uses rhyme to describe the night of the birth of Christ.

When bullies try to take his property, a young bear learns how to stand up to them in a nonviolent way.

A collection of children''s books on the subject of cats and kittens.

Makes the point to preschoolers that although there are many things that they aren''t able to do, there are many things they can do that are good, too. Suggested level: Preschool.

When Hannah''s mother tries to clear away Hannah''s collection of raggy old toys, she gets a big surprise.