Books with author Sue DiCicco

*Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Award**Winner Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award*Origami Peace Cranes is a multicultural children's book about the capacity for friendship in all of us, and the power of small, but meaningful actions.When Emma moves to a new town, she's afraid she'll never make friends. She tries her hardest to make a good impression on her new classmates. Through a paper crane origami project, her classmates show her that they really want to get to know her. Later, when a new family moves into her neighborhood, Emma has a great idea how to make them feel welcome! Filled with fun pictures and ideas, this story addresses the anxiety that comes with new beginnings and introduces kids to moving, making new friends, and starting at a new school. This book also includes: Step-by-step instructions for making a paper crane12 sheets of origami paper, so that kids can make their own cranes to share!Proceeds support the Peace Crane Project—originally created for the United Nations International Day of Peace, it aims to expand students' understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, people and countries.

Mischievous monsters have bad manners--and don’t seem to know any better. In Totally Monster: Manners, see what happens when monsters are impolite. They grab without asking, throw litter on the ground, refuse to cover their mouths while sneezing, chew with their mouths open, make messes, and never say "please” or “thank you.” How rude! Pretty soon, no one wants to be around them! Totally Monster: Manners teaches children how to be polite--instead of acting like little monsters.

In Peek-a-Boo Baby, different babies play an exciting game of peek-a-boo with sounds and hidden objects. Through innovative Lift-a-Flap sound technology, kids can play along by pressing the button fixed to each page and listening to the sound it emanates. Like the babies in the book, they can then guess what object is hidden behind the flaps. Look beneath, and—peek-a-boo! A bush covers a puppy, a door hides grandma, and a family conceals a car. Last of all, lift a flap to reveal a mirror, and kids can see themselves!

Everyone is as unique and beautiful as a classic work of art, whether you are Great Wave Off Kanagawa “with the power of the sea,” or Starry Night, “a galaxy of love.” Lift the flaps to reveal classic works of art beneath! Accompanying each masterpiece is a creative, colorful, and kid-oriented illustration, depicting children in a scene analogous to the one in the famous work. Every spread includes a loving poem about what makes you a unique work of art—just like the classic paintings and sculptures underneath the flaps!Children will be delighted to learn about the work of famous artists, like Mary Cassatt and Vincent van Gogh, in this die-cut picture frame format. Each classic painting or sculpture is labeled with the title, the artist, and the year the painting was created—providing an early exposure to worldly works of art!