Books published by publisher NorthSouth, 2012

Take these rough and tumble tiny books with you where ever you go. Tuff Books are tear resistant, easy to clean, and completely safety tested for young readers. Dazzle the Dinosaur Tuff Book is an adaptation of Marcus Pfister's picture book, with shorter text and and a tiny trimsize sure to please parents and children. When Dazzle and his friend, Maia the Maiasaurus, set out on an adventure, they meet a terrible Dragonsaurus! Will Dazzle's shining spines save the day? With holographic foil stamping through out!

Davy is all set to sail the best bark boat he's ever built. He just needs Eddie to finish making the dam in the brook. Eddie gives the go-ahead, and Davy launches the boat. But the dam breaks and the boat is swept away. Davy is furious! His boat is gone, and it's all Eddie's fault. ""That's it, Eddie!"" he says. ""You're not my friend anymore. I never want to see you again. Never ever!"" But Davy soon discovers that playing alone isn't all that much fun. There must be some way to end the quarrel. In the sixth book featuring the endearing little rabbit Davy, Brigitte Weninger and Eve Tharlet deal with the ups and downs of true friendship with warmth and gentle humor.

Little Pig bakes a chocolate cake for Little Bear's birthday, following directions in the precise way that small children can identify with. Just as the piglet chef is adding whipped cream to the garnish of strawberries, along come Rabbit and Duck, who are allowed samples. Luckily the birthday bear shows up before the round robin of tasings gains too much momentum, and they all enjoy every last crumb. Full color.

Once upon a time Tian, the Lord of the Cranes, decided to leave his home, high in the clouds, and fly down to the city to test the people. Dressed in rags, he went begging for alms, but only the innkeeper Wang, passed the test. Tian rewarded Wang with a miraculous gift, a gift that brought fame and fortune to the innkeeper, and in return, Wang vowed to help the Lord of the Cranes with his special mission. The painter Jian Jiang Chen remembered this folktale from his childhood in China. He heard it from an old man who told stories accompanied by a violin--a common form of entertainment at that time when so few Chinese had televisions. Retold here by his wife, Kerstin, it is a haunting and uplifting tale of virtue rewarded.

An engineering feat―sure to please tourists, commuters, and little listeners alike! How do you build a tunnel through a mountain? It's not so easy―"The devil himself helped the people to build the first bridge!" But that's just what some industrious engineers are going to do much to the pleasure of one small impatient vacationer. Gotthard Pass in Switzerland― the most important connection between southern and northern Europe―is about to get another tunnel. From impatient vacationers, the Saint who the pass was named for, and the first precarious car journey over the mountain to how modern tunnel engineering works and modern trains this book covers the history and the trials and tribulations to enable all things that go.