New Releases by Ruth Ohi

A gentle wordless picture book about the difference a kind friend can make on a gray day. It’s a beautiful morning, but when Cat wakes up, the world feels gray. Cat wraps up in a blanket and hides — until Dog comes in. What can Dog do to help Cat? Dog joins Cat under the blanket and listens to Cat’s worries. Dog’s flashlight illuminates the darkness and brings laughter. The two friends build a blanket fort where they can make shadow puppets and find comfort in storybooks. Dog makes sandwiches so that they can share a picnic meal. With Dog’s help, Cat discovers ways to cope until the sadness starts to lift. Ruth Ohi’s first wordless picture book is a quiet, heartfelt story about those times when you just want to hide under a blanket — and how much it can mean to have a friend who will be there to keep you company. Key Text Features comic comic strips illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Circle, Square and Triangle are doing just fine -- but when Scribble draws them together, their imaginations soar. Circle loves to roll -- around and around. Solid Square likes to sit still and strong. Triangle can celebrate all her good points, and always knows which direction to go. But when Scribble suddenly dashes through their ordered world -- all messy lines and energy -- Circle, Square and Triangle don''t know what to think. But turns out just a zig zag here and a wavy line there are all that''s needed to stir imaginations, and soon the shapes find themselves working as a team, on a course for adventure! Award-winning author and illustrator Ruth Ohi''s energetic art shows young readers that anything is possible with a splash of colour and the most basic shapes. This wonderful picture book will spark creativity, and encourage young minds to identify and draw the Circle-Square-Triangle-Scribbles in their worlds too!

Fox and Squirrel come together to make the best Christmas ever! Fox and Squirrel are getting ready for the festive season, but they can''t seem to agree on how to celebrate. It''s only when things fall apart that they realize what really matters at Christmas time: spending the time together. This gentle companion book to Fox and Squirrel and Fox and Squirrel Make a Friend continues the adventures of two lovable, but very different friends. With spare text and her expressive watercolour illustrations, Ruth Ohi delivers a heartwarming tale about the importance of friendship, and the secure feeling that it can bring.

Is there room for someone else in Fox and Squirrel''s friendship? Fox and Squirrel are the best of friends. But when Yellow Bird comes along, he and Squirrel frolic high up in the treetops where Fox can''t reach. Fox feels like Squirrel doesn''t need him anymore. Can Squirrel help Fox see that there''s room in their friendship for another? Ruth Ohi delivers another irresistible story about the adventures of two lovable friends, told through the same spare text and expressive watercolour illustrations as Fox and Squirrel. The simple text and joyful art together deliver a heart warming tale with a subtle but profound message about the strengths of friendship, loyalty, and acceptance.

There''s nothing better than a sleeping child -- and nothing harder than keeping an exuberant sibling quiet for that precious naptime. "Shh! My brother''s napping. He really needs his sleep," admonishes our adorable narrator at the outset of this story. But there are pots to bang, books to read, towers to build, pictures to paint, and all sorts of fun to be had. It''s just so hard not to make any noise! After a tower of books and blocks comes crashing down, little brother is wide awake and it''s finally time to bring out the rest of the toys and have some fun! But who''s that yawning now? This time, it''s little brother''s turn to tell us, "Shh, my brother''s napping." Ruth Ohi''s expressive art captures a scene familiar to every young family in this charming book that will delight children and parents alike.

Il n''y a rien de plus beau qu''un enfant endormi - et il n''y a rien de plus difficile que de faire tenir en place son frère plein d''énergie pendant ce précieux moment.

An older brother shows what his younger brother does during a day.

Sprout goes on an overnight trip with his grandmother and is nervous because he''s never slept away from his mom and dad before.

Burt and his little brother only need their couch and imaginations to enjoy a day of play as the couch becomes a horse, boat, castle, and more.

Clara the guinea pig loves purple. She also loves triangles, tuna, and making new friends. That’s why she’s thrilled when a classmate says to her, “Let’s be best friends!” Madison is bold and glamorous and soon the girls are inseparable. Madison even lets Clara clean up all her toys after they play together. But Madison’s demands begin piling up. Why, she asks, does Clara wear the same purple dress every day? And why does she always eat triangle-shaped tuna sandwiches? It’s not long before Clara’s lunches aren’t nearly as much fun, and her favorite outfit stays in the closet. When Clara loses a treasured stone because she lacks pockets (the purple dress had big ones), she decides to go back to the things she likes. Back to her true self, Clara is amazed to discover that being her own guinea pig not only makes her a new friend, but also helps her to keep an old one: Madison. Through words and full-page pictures and vignettes, author/artist Ruth Ohi creates a charming world full of rich details and memorable characters. Children will recognize the experience of having a bossy friend, and will glean important knowledge from Clara’s gently learned wisdom.

Sara and Annie''s bickering causes their father to intervene, and the girls decide to run away.

When a child launches a tiny paper boat downstream, the ship begins a journey toward the sea.

The 16th new book by the award winning Hazel Hutchins and Ruth Ohi. This tale, full of detail and charm, tells of the rescue from a sidewalk drawing of a girl who entered it to pick flowers.

It''s bedtime. This little boy is ready to climb the stairs and say goodnight. But Father isn''t ready at all. He''s afraid of monsters; he doesn''t want to be left alone downstairs. This brave lad knows how to handle father. He''ll patiently lead his parent through the bedtime routine. Naturally the boy won''t mind looking in the closet, behind the drapes and everywhere in between if it will make his anxious father feel better. The boy will cheerfully hop into bed for a bedtime story. And he''ll say, after a final hug, "I''ll hear you if you need me in the night." Father should feel much better now. But what''s going to happen when he has to go downstairs alone? Maybe there are monsters in the house after all. But can you guess what they are really after? A reassuring story for confident children and timid parents everywhere. This delightful twist on a common fear will have young ones chortling as they recognize some of the best techniques for stalling parents at bedtime. Popular author Sharon Jennings gives the boy the parental role as she gently pokes fun at the child-like dad. And illustrator Ruth Ohi creates a monster duo far more interested in having fun and stealing cookies than scaring anyone. The team responsible for the Blue Spruce Award-winner, The Bye-Bye Pie, has created a warm and cozy story that will fill youngsters with confidence night after night.

In celebration of his Teddy Bear''s birthday, a boy changes places with him.

Amanda cuts out pictures from magazines, rooms of her house, and pieces of the world outside and puts them in her scrapbook.

Leanna and Norman build a huge snowball, and along the way, Norman loses his clothes, which aren''t found until the following spring.

This is the extraordinary adventure of 11 year old friends Summer and Orin, who live in the mountains of British Columbia. Soon after the death of Summer''s father, she and Orin travel to a mysterious land of "The Children of the Known", where everyone forgets their sorrows and no one ever dies. Tempted to surrender to this place to help her get over the painful memories of her father''s accident, Summer has a choice between staying in this fantasy land, or returning to the real world--a choice of responsibility over dependence, the joys and pains of growing up, and ultimately, mortality.