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In the early days of spring when the snow begins to melt, plants and animals stir to life. Simple, rhyming text makes for an engaging read-aloud while back matter offers more detail about each of the creatures featured in this celebration of spring's arrival.

Cheery rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler invites listeners to celebrate Valentine's Day in true dino style. Raptor and Leso decorate card boxes at school, the Ptero twins shop for the perfect box of chocolates, and Maia has crushes on . . . everyone! There's something for everyone to enjoy in this humorous and heartwarming look at the sweetest holiday of the year!

Follow Prince Miles as he spreads his message of kindness, love, peace and compassion. In an age of high-tech and "super" heroes, The Hopeful Prince allows all children to have the opportunity to see the heroic potential in themselves via their own small contributions to the world around them--no potions or high-tech enhancements necessary.

There are a lot of good stories based on what's gory, and many a great tale of heroic wins and fails.... Well...this is a story about children playing. Yes, aimless fun emerging and decaying. Play for play's sake, that is what children do so great, and today as they play, there is mini debate. Mentees Raheem and Jazzmir don't want to play the same game. And of course they both express themselves, but can mentor and avatar Avastarr help? That'll-doodle dooo-that'll-doodle dooo!

Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall from the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy – the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October. The collection of poems, raps, rhymes, haiku and little plays is written by Zaro Weil, winner of the 2020 CLiPPA children's poetry prize.

This dazzling poetry collection bubbles with excitement and creativity, capturing the sheer joy of the natural world. Discover parades of beast-doodles, preposterous penguins, talking blossoms, playful birds, humble fleas and a host of other exotic and everyday creatures who jump off the page and into our hearts. Thought-provoking and delightfully original, Cherry Moon will encourage children of every age to explore the power, enchantment and wonderfulness of poetry and nature.

In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In Ancient Greece Theseus makes a dangerous and courageous journey to find his father, finally meeting the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. While Theo, a modern-day teenage boy, finds himself on a maze-like quest to find his own father. Each story tells of a boy becoming a man and discovering what true manhood really means.

The playful poems in this collection teach children ages seven and under about Canadian animals in their natural habitats. A beaver, a bear, and a mole are but a few of the wild critters depicted in clever verse. Each vignette describes a different animal’s lifestyle, eating habits, and unique traits using fun diction and catchy rhymes. As young listeners will discover, this book is educational and entertaining in equal measure!

Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. Fortunately, she’s got an army of family and three fabulous new friends behind her to fight the ignorance. But it’s her Gramma who’s her biggest inspiration, encouraging Celina to build a shield of joy around herself.

As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices. Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him. But it will. When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice—Garvey's voice—can be a powerful spark in the dark …

Little Krampus fails to keep his dad’s Yule Log alight, so 13 greedy creatures visit in the dead of night. Will the Krampuses be eaten out of house and home? Or will Klaus work out how to stop the Yule Lads on his own?

So many of our little Black kids and kids of color are struggling as they attempt to navigate a world where they feel inferior, inadequate, and not enough because of the color of their skin. Who Am I? Words of Affirmation for Children of Color attempts to affirm our children and remind them that they ARE enough, empowering them to do anything they can conceive in their minds.

The gym is where Claire shines and she’s on her way to qualifying for the state championships. But at school, she’s known as a troublemaker—which is fine with her since it helps her hide her reading problem. Claire has never been able to make sense of the wobbling jumble of letters on a page. When a sympathetic principal wonders if she’s acting out because she may have dyslexia, she’s stunned. Claire has always assumed she’s dumb, so she’s eager to get evaluated. But her mother balks.

Follow Kiki, Nicky, and Ricky—three little sibling chicks—as they prepare gifts and breakfast for Mama Hen to thank her for loving and taking care of them. They make a bit of a mess along the way, but at least their little hearts are in the right place.

Jeden Tag ist der Morgenkreis in der Krippe und im Kindergarten ein Teil der fest integrierten Routinen. Damit dieses tägliche Ritual für die Kinder nicht langweilig wird, gehört es zu den Aufgaben der Erzieher*innen, immer neue Ideen zu entwickeln. Dies ist oft gar nicht so einfach.Langeweile war gestern! Aber was wäre mit einem gemeinsamen Spiel verpackt in einer Geschichte, in der die Kinder aktiv mitwirken? Oder alle singen gemeinsam und begrüßen so den Tag.

Whichever Way the Wind Blows is an eclectic collection of poems to be enjoyed by the young and the young at heart. Haiku, an ancient Japanese form of poetry, is also included. While the poems embrace both fictional and non-fictional situations, along with the laughter there are a few lessons to be learned.

This is Edward Lear's Nonsense Alphabet, book 1 of 7. The book is written by the author, Edward Lear, with catchy rhymes for the enjoyment of all children aged 2 to 102. Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author, and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularized. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes, and alphabets.

From an Ant Hill Springs a Mountain is a wonderful collection of fresh new poems that will bring about laughter and even wonderment. And to add more variety, this time the author has included some original limericks.

The Man in the Moon & Other Tales to Treasure is a collection of short rhyming stories about everyday childhood life. This book covers a range of memorable experiences, such as visits from the tooth-fairy, the fun of using your imagination, the story about the man in the moon, and the hair-raising fright of being chased by a bee.

Love at first sight isn’t a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it’s fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she’s just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes. Eden isn’t out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: Don’t call. Don’t tell her friends. And don’t let anyone know they’re together.