You Belong Here

Author	Corinna Luyken
ISBN	0735227934

From the author-illustrator of The Book of Mistakes comes a gorgeous picture book about caring for your own heart and living with kindness and empathy.

My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide.

Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep...

Author	Jean E. Pendziwol
ISBN	1554981387

In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.
As the young child sleeps, wrapped...

Author	Stein Erik Lunde
ISBN	1592701248

It's quieter than it's ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father's arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss and love are as present as the...

Author	Levi Pinfold
ISBN	0763660973

What shone here for me were the unique and lush illustrations, both the large and colorful ones and the miniature gray tone ones. I love their intricacies and their style. Just lovely and fun to view. The pictures make the book, and they’re worth the read.

The story and its message about fear...

Author	Allan Ahlberg
ISBN	0763638943

The creators of THE RUNAWAY DINNER and PREVIOUSLY team up to imagine the comical world that comes to life when a lonely pencil starts to draw.

"One day that little pencil made a move, shivered slightly, quivered somewhat . . . and began to draw."

Welcome back Banjo, the boy from THE RUNAWAY...

Author	Kyo Maclear
ISBN	1554536499

Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a "wolfish" mood --- growling, howling and acting very strange. It's a funk so fierce, the whole household feels topsy-turvy. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect...

Author	Amy Novesky
ISBN	1419718819

"Drawing is like a spider's thread."

I read this because I picked up all the picture books illustrated (some written, too) of Isabelle Arsenault. This is one of her most amazing artistic accomplishments. I had no idea who Louise Bourgeois, a sculptor and weaver, was. This book, for all ages,...

Author	Nina Laden
ISBN	1481439243

I love, love, LOVE the illustrations for this book. They're detailed and easy to get lost in, and the colour scheme is just beautiful. I wanted to love the text, too, which has an old-fashioned cadence to the rhythm and the rhyme-for-the-sake-of-rhyme feeling. I love the way each page is its own story,...

Author	Eoin Colfer
ISBN	0062379550

A quirky, funny, and utterly irresistible story from Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers, two of the finest children's book creators on the planet.

Did you know that sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one? An imaginary friend...

Author	Isabelle Arsenault
ISBN	1101917598

A charming and funny story about navigating new places and friendships. Perfect for fans of Uni the Unicorn and Sparky.

Colette is exploring her new neighborhood and wants to make friends. But when she encounters someone her age she's never met before, she doesn't know what to say--so she hastily...

Author	Anthony Browne
ISBN	0763631248

A funny, sympathetic antidote to worry from a Hans Christian Andersen Medalist

Billy worries about everything, from shoes that might march out the window to giant birds that might carry him away. One night on a visit to Grandma's, Billy is so anxious that he can't sleep. But Grandma has just...

Author	Courtney Dicmas
ISBN	1846435498

Harold is an amazing mimic, and can imitate the sound of everything in his home. Tired of repeating the same old noises, he yearns to find out what other voices there are in the big, wide world. But what happens when he suddenly realises that he doesn't yet have a voice of his own? This fantastic debut by author/illustrator...

Author	Britta Teckentrup
ISBN	1101932422

Through a hole in the book’s cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the tree—baby bears frolicking in the spring, bees...

Author	Marc Martin
ISBN	0670077445

~ review copy from the publisher

A RIVER is a magical book, a pretty book. A RIVER begins with an artist sitting at a desk in front of two windows. Flowing off to the left and right is green hued river that is weaving it's way through a city. It's not clear whether the figure is an adult or a child. It...

Author	Isabella Bunnell
ISBN	1908714301

Disappearing Acts is a beautifully illustrated search-and-find book. Each page features a densely detailed landscape: rainforest, savannah, coral reef, and more. Within these landscapes are hiding threatened species such as the Adelie penguin, elephant, panda, and snow leopard, and children...

Author	Nicola Davies
ISBN	1406348619

In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home.
A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land....

Author	Emily Hughes
ISBN	1909263435

The cover of this beautiful book pulled me magnetically toward it, from... ok, three feet away. But I'm myopic, so that was the distance from which I first spied it. The children's New Release section of my local library is steps away from the New DVDs, and the books are always artfully displayed. So much...

Author

Benjamin Flouw

Renard est un amoureux de la nature. Dans son salon, il collectionne les plantes et les livres de botanique. Un soir, il découvre dans l’un d’eux l’existence d’une fleur mystérieuse : la milléclat dorée. Très rare, elle ne pousse que dans la montagne et personne n’a encore eu la chance...