Gold Medal at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, The Sky of Afghanistan offers a moving ode to dreamers, to peace, and to finding hope for ending war once and for all.In a country ravaged by war, a girl looks up at the sky, closes her eyes and her imagination begins to soar, far away from hatred, from sadness. She flies up high, high above into the sky, until she envisions that long-awai...

Winner at the 2013 International Latino Book AwardsAn unspeakable illness: Cancer. A mother who wants to explain to her children what is happening, the fascinating adventure of a queen.Guided Reading Level: S, Lexile Level: 880L

Everybody tells Ladybug her drawing is not an elephant, but a giant ball of fluff. But… is it? A pleasantly colorful book, printed in stone paper, that invites readers to be imaginative and creative.In school, the forest children had fun discovering the names of distant jungles, jumping around in the schoolyard, learning new songs. Miss Dragonfly asked their students to draw an elephant as homework. Ladybug’s friends Snail, Firefly and other colleagues were the f...

Enter the world of bees and discover their wonderful powers. A beautiful hymn to nature featuring haikus, set in a quiet corner of Japan.It was summertime when an old lady and her granddaughter decided to spend more time together and make the most out of it by walking through the countryside through the countryside. Grandma was passionate about nature and she enjoyed feeling surrounded by trees and animals, but what she liked the most was watching bees. The littl...

A beautiful read full of symbolism that invites us to open our gaze to the present moment, conveying a powerful message: life is here and now.An enigmatic young woman roams the streets of Paris on her bicycle every day. Immersed in her work, she goes to her studio relentlessly. Only the meows of her beloved Max can bring a smile to her face every evening. A very special narrator has taken notice of her, unable to resist following her footsteps and noticing what u...

Andrew has a hobby: gardening. As soon as he is offered a new job that will allow him to move into a house with a large garden, he does not hesitate for a second and he accepts. But… What if work interferes with what you like best in the world?Although he works as a train mechanic, Andrew’s real passion is gardening: he loves flowers so much that his little apartment is full of plants of all shapes and sizes. When a company offers him a new job with a good salary...

Winner at the 2014 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. A double story perfect to explain that every noise we hear has its logical explanation. A must-read to learn to deal with fear of darkness, relax and drift off to sleep.Luke is a very brave little boy, but when night falls he hides under his sheets, absolutely terrified. When he lies in his bed, in the middle of the darkness, terrifying creatures visit him, such as Blubberhead the monster, Verruca the witch or C...

The Mérimée classic that Bizet brought to the opera is presented here in a new version, inspired by the choreography by Johan Inger for the Spanish National Dance Company. Discover the story of Carmen through the pure and crystal-clear eyes of a child.I am nine years old. I love playing with my ball and my friend who is a corporal in the Alcalá Dragoon Regiment. My neighbor Carmen is the most beautiful woman I know. Everyone loves her, but she prefers to fly....

Stairs that wobble, secret passages and plenty of ghosts wait hidden within the pages of this spooky tale. Open the door for a spine-chilling adventure!Would you dare to live in a haunted house?Tired of living in the big city, Mrs. Peck and her son look for a new home to start over in a much quieter place. But, try as they might they can’t seem to find the perfect house: they are so expensive! One day, they stumble upon a mysterious real estate a...

Imagine being always told what to do, what to look like and not having the chance to choose. Follow this dauntless adventure and discover a story in bright, musical verse that transmits values such as equality and having the courage to follow your dreams.Nona is a princess who lives in a great palace, but she is not happy. Being a princess is not as easy as it seems… To begin with, a princess cannot make mistakes, nor yawn, nor scratch her nose… Furthermore, she ...

Did you know tears have special powers and there are different types of them? This enthusiastic team of young scientists sets up a laboratory in a garage to study tears and all the different things they can be used for. They are about to become explorers, in a sea of emotions!Peter and his friends have discovered an unprecedented fact… the magic of tears can be used for many things! Good scientists as they are, they have set up their own laboratory in Amy’s grand...

Childhood and old age go hand in hand in this beautiful poetic text.My neighbor Frankie is an old man who has lived many adventures. Mom says I shouldn't pay much attention to him because he's a grumpy grandfather who doesn't know what he's saying anymore. But what Mom doesn't know is that Paco is the smartest man I know.Frankie has traveled across half the world on foot and by horse, in trains and cars, in boats and planes. A long time ago, he used to wo...