A New York Public Library's Best of 2024 book!The creation of humankind begins with Nuwa, a lonely young goddess, a handful of clay, and a single "hello" in this vibrant and touching tale inspired by Chinese mythology."Wang breathes new life into the story of the Chinese goddess of creation. . . . Eye-popping illustrations bring the charm in this novel folktale retelling." Kirkus ReviewsMany years ago, when...

Introducing a lively new picture book on a very popular topic—the human body. Award-winning author Dr. Roopa Farooki explores the wonderful workings of the brain.Every second of every day, something is happening in even the tiniest parts of your body, from head to toe. And if you think of your body as a machine, your brain would be the control room, with millions of buttons and levers for all kinds of important jobs. With an enthusiastic and warmly humorous text, m...

Step into the magic of Christmas with a joyful poetry collection made to be shared together, from former Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho.A Christmas Full of Poetry is a sparkling illustrated collection of 25 festive poems that brings the wonder of the season to life.Written to be performed as well as read, this enchanting collection invites children and families to explore the magic of words in many voices—poems to b...

A compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho (Children's Laureate 2022-2024).*2024 Everymom Best Book for Early Reading**2024 CBC Librarian FAVORITES**2024 CBC Teacher FAVORITES*Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills thro...