Books with author Sanne Te Loo

On the last day of vacation, Mia finds something special on the beach--a mermaid's shoes! When she puts them on her feet, she knows she has found her true identity. She's really a mermaid! She makes her own mermaid's tail and goes on a quest to find a place to fulfill her destiny. Is it the local aquarium? Maybe the river that runs through the town? In the end, this mermaid finds the perfect place to perch.

Ping-Li is riveted by the fantastical shapes that streak across the sky above a city park. He will make his own kite, he decides, and it will be better than all the rest. He goes to Mr. Fo to buy the supplies, and the man tells him that he must paint his kite -- "or the emperor of the sky will be angry." But on the way home, the boy cannot resist flying his unpainted kite, and incurs the wrath of the emperor. Then Ping-Li's only recourse is to paint the most beautiful kite he can.

Ping-Li is riveted by the fantastical shapes that streak across the sky above a city park. He will make his own kite, he decides, and it will be better than all the rest. He goes to Mr. Fo to buy the supplies, and the man tells him that he must paint his kite -- "or the emperor of the sky will be angry." But on the way home, the boy cannot resist flying his unpainted kite, and incurs the wrath of the emperor. Then Ping-Li's only recourse is to paint the most beautiful kite he can.

Adin and Dina are best friends. They live in the beautiful countryside surrounded by cherry trees. Their favorite game is to plant cherry pits around their little village – in the cracks in the sidewalk and in the flowerbeds outside the post office. Then one day Adin and his family move away to the city. Will Adin and Dina's friendship survive the new distance between them? In this beautifully lyrical book, one story fractures into two when the friends are parted. But their lives continue to be linked as Adin finds a way to feel connected to his friend – throwing paper planes filled with cherry pits from the balcony of his apartment building. Held together by their love of cherry blossom and paper planes, Adin and Dina's roads finally lead back to one another. Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes is a touching story of true friendship, resilience, belief – and a little bit of magic – illuminated with stunning artwork full of seasonal detail, light and hope.