This classic picture-book, first published in 1960, tells the story of Emile. When Emile rescues Captain Samovar from a shark attack, he earns himself a friend for life who treats him to a saltwater bathtub bed, instruments to play, and more. But after saving the day many times over, Emile grows tir...
Tomi Ungerer's classic tale about a bat who learns to embrace his differences through friendship. Like all bats, Rufus sees life in black and white, until he chances upon an outdoor movie theatre and is awakened to the dazzling world of colours for the first time. Inspired and excited, Rufus...
Les très jeunes enfants apprennent à reconnaître les couleurs et les formes, alors pourquoi pas les motifs ? Rayures, pois, damiers, chevrons, etc. sont présentés dans cet album original, qui fournit aux jeunes lecteurs le vocabulaire permettant de nommer ce qu'ils voient dans leur entourage. Dix mo...
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King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of these things and more in Chris Raschka's tribute to this familial pair. Each stanza presents three scenarios in which the father and child's roles are subtly balanced. The pairs vary between stanzas, coming to...
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A hilarious underground adventure starring the world's most adventurous family of pigs. When Mr. Mellops' golf ball rolls down a crevice, the family's natural response is to prepare a spelunking (cave exploring) expedition! Down the crevice they go, with their steel helmets and rope ladder. ...
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Now in a new board-book format: a whimsical word book of rhyming things that can - or can't - be eaten! Can you eat... A pea? A pear? A bee? A bear? In this spin-off board book to the bestselling picture-book companion, food critic (and dad) Joshua David Stein asks the question, ""Can you ea...
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Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more! She creates mirrored rooms and fills them with glittering balls and lights, until there is an infinity of dots. Fausto Gilberti brings movement, vitality, and...
Artist Yves Klein always thought about how he could surprise his audience. One day, he decided that he would only paint in one color - blue. He covered canvases, globes, branches, gallery floors, and even people in blue paint. Klein's story is told here with wit and eccentricity, perfectly paired wi...
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Are you ready? Place your finger on 'start' and then follow the trail with the tip of your finger. You have to turn the pages and find the matching shapes in order to follow the right trail and get to the end. Off you go! ...
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View artworks from the Whitney Museum's esteemed collection in a whole new way - an interactive invitation to explore and discover Unfold pages, lift flaps, gaze into a mirror, and interact with art like never before. Inspired by the many ways that art can be viewed and experienced, this book encou...
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Ellsworth Kelly's paintings and sculptures take center stage in this creative visual presentation of opposites. The pairings range from together/apart to vertical/ horizontal, from full/empty to front/back [of a canvas!], providing readers with both expected and unexpected visual vocabulary. Images...
Review of the first American edition of Moon Man: "The bright, galloping illustrations are as effective as any Tomi Ungerer has done. This has some of the sting of Dr Strangelove - but tenderized, the contemporary charisma of Where the Wild Things Are: it's great! Exceptionally highly recommended."...
This stylish, informative board book helps younger children identify six of the most recognizable animal constellations from The Big Bear to The Southern Fish. Each constellation is introduced as a cluster of stars with its connected-line shape; readers then guess the animal through a series of read...
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