New Releases by Kathi Appelt

Quan la mare deixa el seu fill a l’escola, el cor se li fa petit. Tanmateix el seu pensament no s’aparta d’ell ni un moment, i tot el dia el seu amor li fa companyia.

The Bat Jamboree was held early this year, at the old drive-in movie not too far from here. It was standing room only as the houselights went down. The spotlight came up -- there wasn''t a sound! Then: DD1 bat sang.DD2 bats flapped. DD3 bats cha-cha-edDD4 bats tapped. Every year a troupe of 55 buoyant bats comes up with 10 fabulous acts to entertain and instruct an enthusiatic audience. And every year the bats top themselves when they perform the grandest finale of all . . . With its exuberant text and enchanting illustrations, Bat Jamboree is both a counting book and a thrilling theatrical event.

A young girl who dreams she is alone at sea in a tiny boat is gradually brought to the realization that God is always with her.

Young Jesse waits all summer for her watermelon to ripen.

A lone mustang joins with a wild herd as it runs down the mountainside to a grassy prairie.

Five children and a dog parade through the months of the year, putting their red wagon to various uses.