An enchanting story of a young soldier who meets a witch who sends him on an errand. Through the use of a magic tinder box, three dogs and a princess, the young prince finds happiness.
This sweet, simple story from Marjorie Newman and award-winning Scottish illustrator Patrick Benson somehow avoids cliché while teaching one of life's oldest lessons: if you love something, you really shouldn't hold it prisoner in a tiny, handmade wooden cage.
With spare text, Newman explains how Mole finds a baby bird that has fallen out of its nest, apparently abandoned. ("Mole waited and waited, but no big bird came to help it.") He takes the tiny bird home to keep, despite his parents' warnings: "'It's my pet bird,' said Mole. 'It's not a pet bird. It's a wild bird,' said his mother."
Set in the American South of the 1920s, Lou takes piano lessons, but would rather hear his friend Ol' Slim play the blues at a local saloon. When Slim dies, lou finds a job backstage at a real jazz club--and hat's when Lou's adventure really begins. Full-color illustrations.
Get swept away on a high-seas voyage of discovery with 10 little rubber ducks as they float to every part of the world. They all find adventure, but one duck finds something very special!
Franny Marten's life is unraveling. Expecting to meet her boyfriend, Marcus Marks, for dinner, she finds his wife waiting for her instead. After the initial shock wears off, Franny finds she has more in common with Clare Marks than she could ever have imagined. And, amazingly, the women become fast friends...
