New Releases by Satomi Ichikawa

A little Puerto Rican girl uses her basket full of colorful ribbons to help her hide and to help her make some new friends.

Nora''s outdoor tea party with her toys at the home of some friendly geese is disrupted by Benji, the greedy sheep from next door, but he eventually makes amends.

Au dire de Nora, le mouton Benji, cause de désagréments, n''est qu''un gros glouton. Il n''en est rien. Une histoire gentille aux illustrations charmantes.

Poor Nora has stayed inside all week with a cold with only Kiki the dog, Teddy the bear, and Maggie the doll for company, while the roses bloom just outside her window. One by one, visitors pass, each stopping to pick a rose on his way. Soon there won''t be any roses left! But with a little imagination, Nora discovers just the right way to cure her sick-in-bed boredom and make her roses last forever.

Ballerina Bear Barbara, who lives in a child''s room in Paris, discovers that while it is nice to make new friends, old friends should never be forgotten.

Tanya loves to dance but has trouble integrating her steps with the clapping and counting of her ballet teacher, until she tries moving to the music and the sounds inside her head.

Tanya va au cours de danse avec sa soeur. Elle aime tant danser, mais il lui manque un petit quelque chose. Elle trouve cette inspiration qui fait d''elle une vraie petite ballerine. Jolies illustrations.

While visiting her grandmother, Nora joins with the animated toys from an old chest to bring the stars down from the night sky, but their loss makes the sky black and sad.

Mora est en visite chez sa grand-mère. Le soir venu, les jouets s''animent et jouent avec la fillette. Pour lui faire plaisir, ils cueillent les étoiles, mais le ciel est sombre sans elles. Un texte fantaisiste, joliment illustré.

Follows a year of different birthday celebrations in a little girl''s life and describes how birthdays are celebrated around the world.

Voici un beau livre où les enfants découvriront mille idées pour fêter tous les anniversaires. Comment organiser une fête, à la maison ou au jardin, confectionner une carte pour son meilleur ami, préparer un gâteau en forme de cœur pour sa maman, imaginer un déguisement, réaliser un cadeau tout simple mais original : tout cela vous sera expliqué dans ce livre. Satomi Ichikawa et Elizabeth Laird vous souhaitent un joyeux anniversaire !

A selection of religious poems from the Upanishads, the Old Testament, and the likes of Langston Hughes, Ogden Nash, and Robert Herrick.

Presents Christmas traditions, legends, carols, and recipes from many countries around the world.

Een aantal kinderen heeft veel pret wanneer de komst van de lente gevierd wordt.

While doing the daily shopping in their French village, Susana and Nicolás learn how various things they have purchased are produced before they arrive at the market.

Satomi Ichikawa illustre les quatre saisons dans un style qui lui est bien caractéristique. Les scènes champêtres au cachet romantique sont pleines de charme, de fraîcheur et de sensibilité.

Two children and their baby brother explore the plant and animal life that flourish in their lovely garden.