New Releases by Kate Banks

Max is looking for words that rhyme. His dragon is in his wagon - or was, for now its tail has left a trail, which Max follows. He finds an umbrella on the ground-- "Found, ground," he says, while his older brothers mock him for believing in dragons and sitting under an umbrella when it isn't even raining. But Max believes in possibilities--and when he can show his brothers not only a dragon in the stormy clouds but also a dinosaur, they begin to come round. When Max demonstrates the power of his rhyming words to tame the dinosaur and the dragon and make the rain come, he wins them over completely. With amusing wordplay and beguiling illustrations, Kate Banks and Boris Kulikov celebrate language and imagination in a collaboration that is bound to be oodles of fun for everyone.

Nine-year-old Lenny Brewster is captivated by the world - the mysteries of machines, the magic of snow, the pure joy of a perfect ride down a slippery slide. He knows a lot, but not how to share it with others. Of course, it doesn't help having an absent father, a preoccupied mother, and a teacher and peers who don't like him. Lenny spends much of his time in the principal's office or alone, absorbed in his ideas. Then he meets Van, a kindred spirit, and Muriel, the canny school therapist. Their simple acceptance of Lenny helps him find his place at last. Written with incisive prose, smart humor, and profound wisdom, Lenny's Space is not only about recognizing the possibilities life affords us and the challenge of coming to grips with its sometimes difficult realities, but also about the triumphant, undying power of true friendship.

Walk Softly, Rachel

Ein kleiner Fuchs wird erwachsen: Ein kleiner Fuchs wird in einer Baumhöhle einer grossen Eiche geboren und fühlt sich bei seinen Eltern sicher und geschützt. Begleitet von Mami und Papi Fuchs tapst er das erste Mal in die grosse weite Welt hinaus. Zuerst ist er noch sehr leichtsinnig und kennt keine Gefahren, doch allmählich lernt er von seinen Eltern aufpassen und die Ohren offen halten. Eigentlich will der kleine Fuchs schon lange gerne selbständig sein, doch der Zeitpunkt ist noch nicht reif, meinen seine Eltern. Zuerst muss er ganz erwachsen werden. Dann endlich ist es so weit. Er verlässt sein Zuhause und schlendert vergnügt alleine in sein Leben hinein. Seine Eltern wissen, dass er alles gelernt hat, was er dafür brauchen wird. Ab 4 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Martina Kiefer.

As evening progresses into nighttime, the moon looks down on a variety of nocturnal scenes, including a child getting ready for bed.

An award-winning team again join their talents When summer ends, a family pack their suitcases and bid the big blue house farewell. All seems quiet. But soon the leaves change color; then comes the snow. A cat creeps into the house and curls up in the woodbox. A mouse tucks himself into a cupboard. When spring comes, the garden awakens, and by summer the house is bustling with human life once more. This unusual story about a summer house that welcomes all sorts of guests in the off-season celebrates the rhythm and cycle of the seasons, and reminds us all that we share our world – even our homes – with other living creatures.

After his owner dies, a cat wanders across the countryside of France, unable to forget the home he had in the stone house by the edge of the sea.

Papa prepares dinner and the boys set the table as they, the dog, and the cat eagerly await Mama's return home after work.

Dillon est un jeune garçon un peu rêveur. Pour l'été, il part avec ses parents, son frère et sa sœur sur les bords d'un grand lac américain, où la famille possède une maison. Amoureux de la nature, il s'aventure dans une île qui devient rapidement son monde, son refuge. Mais cet été-là ne sera pas un été comme les autres : Dillon fait une découverte qui va bouleverser sa vie. Entouré des siens, curieux de tout, il vit alors des vacances inoubliables...

Sélection lab-elle : album attentif aux potentiels féminins et à la représentation des genres.

Papa prepares dinner and the boys set the table as they, the dog, and the cat eagerly await Mama's return home after work.

Parfois le petit tigre ne veut pas dormir... Alors sa maman lui parle du monde plein de rêves et des endroits où il peut aller en fermant les yeux.

El petit tigre no vol dormir, vol seguir veient els núvols, els ocells, els arbres... Només quan la seva mare el convenç que quan es dorm es veu tot això i molt més, el petit tigre consentirà a tancar els ulls.

Un niño recoge una piedra medio escondida en la arena de la playa. Ignora todo sobre ella, pero desde que la ha tomado entre sus dedos sabe que es un don maravilloso del mar. Y este libro explica la historia de esta piedra. Desde que formó parte del mag

Una nena a la seva habitació es prepara per anar a dormir. La nit apareix per la finestra oberta. Si la lluna pogués enraonar, li parlaria de les nits del mon sencer: de com són al poble del costat, al desert, a la vora del mar, a la muntanya, a la selva

Où mènent les traces dans la neige ? A L''étable. Mais à qui sont ces empreintes de pas ? Octavius la nouvelle façon de lire qui multiplie par 4 le plaisir.

Paisagens e situações que a lua vê e descreve enquanto atravessa todos os quadrantes da Terra. Sua luz banha desde paisagens exóticas na África até brinquedos na prateleira de um quarto na cidade.