Books with author Paul Geraghty

Illustrated in full color. "Geraghty's polished, striking art is the mainstay of this volume. The story, about the newborn penguin Solo and her parents, moves from one perilous scenario to the next as Solo's parents take turns visiting the danger-filled sea in order to get food. Geraghty's illustrations bring the Antarctic winter so close that one can't help but shiver."--Publishers Weekly.

Short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal, this beautiful picture book tells a gripping and poignant story about courage and compassion for animals One day while playing hunters in the hot dry African bush, Jamina finds a baby elephant whimpering besides its dead mother. As Jamina bravely helps the little orphaned elephant return to its herd, she goes on a journey of self discovery and realizes that she will never be a real hunter.

An enchanting picture book about finding one's identityWhen the world was still quite young, there was a sleepy, slurpy swamp. And in it swam a very odd-looking creature. As he makes his way in the world, this very odd-looking creature, with a long sticky tongue, who can hunt like a chameleon and sing like a parrot, isn't quite sure who or what he is; nor is anyone else. But he does know that he wants to find a friend who is just like himself.

A fabulously funny picture book about two constantly bickering baby dinosaurs with a brilliant and unexpected twist at the end—perfect for squabbling siblingsRotten and Rascal are quarreling twin baby pterosaurs who yell, shout, screech, howl, scream, and snarl at each other all day long. One day a terrible argument begins and one by one the other dinosaurs try to resolve their noisy dispute. But the two terrible pterosaur twins prove impossible to shut up. Until, that is, the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex steps in and finally silences them.

Millions of years ago, prehistoric animals roamed the earth, and the noisiest among them all were two terrible pterosaur twins, Rotten and Rascal. The reason they were always so noisy is easy enough to understand: they quarreled constantly. If this ongoing problem sounds familiar both to parents and kids who read this funny tale, they’ll also be entertained by the surprise ending—a very unusual event that finally puts a stop to the squabbling siblings’ quarreling. Here is the perfect aid for every family that has quarreling little monsters of its own. Large, bright color illustrations on every page.