“ Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place. ” ― Rumi
With the help of Mrs. Jenkins' magical tools, Patrick creates an imaginary place all his own that's filled with adventure, fantastical animals, and objects.
In this raucous tale, the Knight, the Duke, the Queen--and eventually the whole court--all try to lure King Bidgood from his cozy bathtub, but he won't get out! Will anyone be able to solve this problem?In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of a Cal
When Matthew loses a tooth, Jessica decides to make the Tooth Fairy's visit doubly worthwhile. Fantastic for encouraging children to keep their teeth clean enough to warrant a place in the 'hall of perfect teeth'.
Bestselling author Audrey Wood and artist son Bruce create a cumulative concept book about colors, with more of the vivid imagery that has made their alphabet books so successful!Readers will love learning their colors with this brightly illustrated, cumu
The long-awaited sequel to Don & Audrey Wood's mega-bestselling, award-winning classic THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR (1984), which has sold more than 18 million copies in hardcover worldwide.Painted in acrylics using the same technique and the same paper as the
It's a beautiful day and Jubal Bullfrog has prepared a delicious picnic lunch to share with his friends. But they're all too busy, grumpy, and depressed to join him. Jubal wishes there were something he could do to make his friends as happy as he is on th
32 pp. Pub: 9/95. *****Not only does his mother pack weird surprises in his lunch box--like a hard-boiled egg with rabbit ears and whiskers--but his father asks him to do weird things in public, like imitate a chicken. Of course, the boy won't, so his wei
Engaging alphabet books are perennial bestsellers with unlimited demand, and so are books about fire trucks. This splendid book is a surefire winner! As in their previous collaborations, the Woods bring lowercase letters to life in a fun adventure that is
Seven little peguins snuggle together in a cozy huddle as their Grand Nanny Penguin tells them a story of long, long ago. "Once there was a little penguin just like you," she begins. "Just like you - except he didn't listen to his Grand Nanny's tales." Bu
