Little Leaders - Bold women in black history

Il violino d'oro

Frank Dickens
Vallardi

Orient Express

Delphine Chedru
Franco Cosimo Panini

Aiuta il cavaliere Coraggio e la principessa Attacco a ritrovare il sole, che sembra essere scomparso in un lontano paese d'Oriente... Ci riuscirai? In ogni pagina, dalle fitte foreste di loto all'ingannevole palazzo dei Kimono, troverai un gioco di osservazione. E, in ogni pagina, dovrai fare una scelta per continuare l'avventura. Sul tuo cammino affronterai astuti spiritelli, terribili guerrieri Samurai e potenti draghi... Compagno di viaggio del cavaliere e della principessa sarai artefice del loro destino e potrai ricominciare a giocare quante volte vorrai. Età di lettura: da 5 anni.

La città moderna

David Macaulay
Armando editore

La storia dello Zio Tonto o del Barba Zhucon

Andrea Zanzotto, Marco Nereo Rotelli
Corraini Editore

È carnevale: una madre e una figlia hanno una gran voglia di fare le frittelle, ma non hanno la padella. Una favola di tradizione che non finisce mai, giocata sul testo in italiano e in veneto e sulle immagini che si inseriscono e si ripetono creando visivamente "un libro senza fine".

The Man with Messy Hair

Pamela Allen
Penguin Group

There was a man with messy hair. He liked the mess. He didn't care. But his messy hair soon got him into all sorts of trouble! Part cautionary tale, part wry observation of the quirks in us all, this is (as always) a delightful story that will make you laugh; and what child doesn't like to read about messiness?

Wazdot?

Michael Slack
Disney - Hyperion Books

While on a field trip a young alien named Blip notices a blue and green world and sneaks off to investigate. Blip inspects and identifies each of the perplexing objects that cross his path-from a friendly pig and a clutch of ardent chickens to an annoyed cow and an oh-so-tempting tractor-can he figure out where he's landed before his teacher shows up?

To the sea

Cale Atkinson
Disney-Hyperion

Sometimes Tim feels invisible at school-until one day, when Tim meets Sam. But Sam isn't just any new friend: he's a blue whale, and he can't find his way home! Returning Sam to the sea is hard work, but Tim is determined to help. After all, it's not every day you meet a new friend!
This picture book about the power of friendship by new talent Cale Atkinson is brought to life by charming, dynamic illustrations.

The other side of town

Jon Agee
Michael Di Capua Books - Scholastic

Jon Agee at his best--goofy story, bravura pictures!

In the middle of busy New York City, a cabdriver picks up a tiny guy in a goofy suit who wants to go to the other side of town. The other side of town, it turns out, is not in Brooklyn or Queens. It's a zany, pink-and-green world where things look very familiar but are completely different.

Now, it's one thing to go there, but how on earth do you ever get back?

Beach

Elisha Cooper
Orchard Books

Award-winning author Elisha Cooper uses his renowned soft yet lively watercolors to celebrate the cherished act of visiting the beach.

"Away to the beach! Away to sand and salt water, to rolling dunes and pounding waves."

A day at the beach supplies any child with a lifetime of memories. In this new picture book by award-winning author Elisha Cooper, the simple magic of building sand castles, collecting seashells, and running from the waves is brought to life through poetic text and lively illustrations. Together, readers will be able to visit the beach year-round as they share this delightful book.

My Bibi Always Remembers

Toni Buzzeo
Disney - Hyperion Books

Little Tembo, a baby elephant, is thirsty and her herd cannot find any water. But Bibi, the matriarch, "remembers the way to wet." As Bibi leads them across the parched savannah, Tembo happily follows, every now and then getting distracted by her own memories of games she loves to play. With touching family moments interspersed between Tembo's playful actions, this tribute to grandmothers will make a perfect read-aloud.
Praise for Stay Close to Mama

"Readers and their parents will instantly see themselves in this loving but ongoing conflict over the need to explore and the need to protect, and they'll undoubtedly find the two characters adorable and reassuring."
-Publisher's Weekly

Wohnoutka's large, almost impressionistic paintings grant a rich glimpse of the broad savanna and its denizens.
-School Library Journal

Praise for Just Like My Papa

"The acrylic illustrations are larger than life and show the expanses of the savannah but remain warm and kid-friendly, especially in the lions' depth of expression, ranging from curiosity to impatience, from concern to pride. The pacing is superb, with the right amount of drama for the youngest readers yet awash with reassuring paternal love and care for young Kito."
-School Library Journal

Christmas Peg

Cameron Williams, Matthew Martin
Penguin Group

From Cameron Williams and Matthew Martin comes a hilarious and energetic story about the worst Christmas present ever. Wal tries to be good, he really does, but his bad behaviour lands him on Santa's Naughty List. And all he gets for Christmas is a peg. Can Wal ever change his ways?

A bear and a tree

Stephen Michael King
Penguin/Viking

Ren knows that it's almost time for Bear's big sleep, but she needs just one more day with him.
One day to explore the winter together - the last of the coloured leaves, the snow as it floats and swirls to the ground, the sun and the moon and the stars.

One more day to play and dance and wonder.

From this much-admired children's book creator comes a story of friendship and change, and of how precious time can be when we share it with those we love.