When a young boy finds an abandoned book, he discovers another world just as real as his own.

A shy mountain boy, nicknamed Chibi in Japan is ridiculed by his schoolmates, but they stop when they understand why he is "different." Chibi spends most of his time alone using all his five senses to study nature around him. Children don't like him, thinking he is stupid. One day a new teacher comes to teach them and Chibi's life changes for the better.

In this peek-through board book, die-cuts on each page show a tree and all its forest inhabitants throughout the changing seasons, from baby bears frolicking in the spring to the lone owl keeping warm during winter.

When the fox's ice house melts, he simply takes over the hare's home who then must find a way to get it back.

Little Sister is given a wish for her birthday, but not until the whole day has passed and she has asked everyone she knows what to wish for does she realize what she truly wants.

A sequence of poems and drawings which capture the essence of the lonely, mysterious creatures who struggle to survive under the North Star.

Contains 242 autobiographical or biographical sketches, arranged alphabetically, of authors and illustrators of books for children and young people. In this book the editors compiled a list of junior authors and illustrators. As a basis for selection, they considered the prizes and awards won, the frequency of appearance of candidates' work on selective lists, the overall quality of the reviews in the major media, or, in some instances, the enduring...