Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny move the pie to keep it intact. The task becomes tricker as the room grows with dancing and card games and pie cravings. Just when all seems lost...

"Cook pasta from scratch inside this interactive recipe book -- fry, simmer, boil, drain, grate and more! A simple but accurate recipe takes young readers through the steps of cooking spaghetti, from chopping onions to serving up a plate of steaming hot pasta with tomato sauce, while the interactive novelty features invite them to participate in the process... without any chance of spilling anything. Move the tab up and down to add the onions and...

In Where's the cat?, you're on the look out for Mr Goldfish, Mrs Dog, Mr Guinea Pig and the Cat herself! Lift the final flap and there's a surprise mirror - always a hit with the little ones. The felt flaps in this sturdy board book are perfect for little ones to turn and tug"--Publisher's description.

"After an early snowfall, a few kids build some snowmen before going trick-or-treating. And when the kids go off to bed, the snowmen have their own Halloween festival! There's candy and apple-bobbing and costume contests and all sorts of autumn activities. When the kids wake up the next morning, the snowmen are gone...but they've left a very special message behind"--

Offers actual examples of unusual animal friendships, including a camel and a potbellied pig, a giraffe and an ostrich, and a bear and a cat.

"Bear, Staffan Gnosspelius's debut book, is a gorgeous visual meditation on depression. In this deeply affecting, wordless picture book for adults, a bear is maddeningly afflicted with a cone that covers his head and that he is unable to take off. He furiously stomps and yells and tears at the cone, he implores the skies and fate for relief, he is drawn to dark and wild and scary places. The depths of his sadness feel like a defeat. It's a battle...

Young readers will love to lift the large flaps and meet the fun things that go on each page of this engaging book! Bright, bold, colourful artwork introduces children to a car, a train, a boat, and more vehicles on the road, in a tunnel, and other locations. A simple prompt on each page encourages readers to figure out "Who is in the tunnel?" or "Who is behind the clouds?" while offering a visual clue to the vehicle's identity. This hands-on, interactive...

One night, while Dalia slept safely wrapped in her mother's cool silken sheets, her hair grew and grew. By the time the rooster crowed, her hair had "grown straight up to the sky, tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree." Her mother was amazed, and wondered what her daughter would do with her wondrous hair. As Dalia looked at the flowers blooming in the garden, an idea sprouted inside her. She decorated her hair with leaves from the forest and...

"An adaptation of the song "The wheels on the bus," written in Spanish and English, which follows two children who see and hear a train, a fire truck, an ambulance, and other vehicles on their way to an amusement park. Includes music for the song."

The author recalls the year when his farm worker parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school for the first time.