New Releases by Niki Daly

C''est bientôt Noël. Maman a acheté un poulet pour préparer un repas de fête mais Jamela et le poulet sont devenus d''excellents amis

In the South African township where Jamela lives, some people raise chickens for food. Jamela''s mom gives her the job of fattening up a chicken for Christmas dinner--but when Jamela becomes friends with the chicken, the last thing she wants to do is eat her!

Quand une terrible sécheresse frappe son pays, l''Afrique du Sud, Bau, la jeune danseuse, part vers les collines de Tsodilo à la recherche de la fille des pluies. Et les sons du gorah de sa grand-mère l''emportent dans un monde magique...

In Renaissance Venice, Angelo, longing to be as famous a clown as his grandfather, decides to do something special with his small part in his grandfather''s commedia dell''arte production during Carnival.

A father''s drinking causes pain and embarrassment to his family, until he begins to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

There was once a time when Sun and Moon lived on the earth--but that was before the rapturous Sun invited the never-ending Sea to visit in this playful version of an eastern Nigerian (Ibibio) creation myth. "This delightful story is outfitted in humor, a mock seriousness, and drama....A wondrous and alluring work."--Kirkus Reviews.

The moon tricks Mary Malloy and steals her baby brother for company. Holding him tight, she carries the baby far away, over the Silver Sea, and it is only when Mr Fez, the crocodile, hears Mary''s cry for help that he is rescued.

With his granddaughter''s help, Papa Lucky takes his love of dancing into the street and makes some extra money.

A most unusual family goes out on a weird shopping trip.

Little Josh is ignored by his sister and her friend as they play, until he interests them in a game he creates.

Henrietta is very helpful around the house--even handling medical emergencies when her father cuts his finger.

When Fran trespasses in her big brother''s room and dresses up like a monster, she finds that he forgives her and enjoys her new scary identity.

A toy mouse longs to have an adventure he can tell his friends about.

Cyrus is excited to go to South Africa with hisfather on a business trip. He imagines hanging outin luxury beachfront hotels. When Cyrus arrives ata bed-and-breakfast in a small town on the WhaleCoast, he soon learns that his South African tripisn''t what he planned it to be.

When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.