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  • I Like Cats

    Pamela Paparone, Patricia Hubbell

    Hardcover (North-South, Dec. 1, 2003)
    I like cats!" declares the narrator of this rollicking paean to cats of every conceivable description: "Thin cats, fat cats, curl-up-in-my-lap cats ... Farm cats, city cats, sing-a-little-ditty cats . . . Fluffy cats, sleek cats, kiss-me-on-the-cheek cats ... Prowling cats, howling cats, wake-me-with-their-yowling cats. " This comic, charming cattery, chockfull of fabulous felines, is purrfect for cat lovers of all ages.
    K

  • Penguin Pete, Ahoy!

    Marcus Pfister

    Hardcover (North-South, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Out exploring one day, Penguin Pete spots an abandoned shipwreck and climbs aboard. He soon discovers that the ship is not completely abandoned: Horatio, the ship's mouse, remains. In this fourth book in the bestselling series, Penguin Pete and Horatio take the reader on an irresistible adventure on the bounding main. Full color.
    M

  • How Leo Learned to Be King

    Marcus Pfister

    Hardcover (North-South, March 1, 1998)
    From the creator of the international bestseller ""The Rainbow Fish"" comes a whimsical yet thought-provoking fable about the abuse of power and the responsibilities of leadership. Only when the other animals in his domain refuse to kowtow to Leo and banish him to the savanna does Leo learn that cooperation and consideration are what being a king is all about. Full color.
    N

  • Hopper

    Marcus Pfister

    Hardcover (North-South, April 1, 1991)
    Even though he doesn't like the cold snow, Hopper, a little hare, enjoys playing with a friend and the adventure of searching for food with his mother.
    L

  • Little Polar Bear, Take Me Home!

    hans de Beer

    Hardcover (North-South, Sept. 1, 1996)
    In his earlier adventures, Lars, the little polar bear, has often been lost far from home, and each time, someone has helped him get back safely. Now, it's Lars's turn to help when a little tiger named Sasha finds himself lost and alone at the North Pole. Full color.
    M

  • Andrew's Angry Words

    Tjong-King, D. Lachner

    Hardcover (North-South, April 1, 1995)
    Andrew shouted angry words when his sister spilled his toys. He was instantly sorry, but Marion had already shouted the angry words over the phone to Ted. Andrew ran to Ted's house--but it was too late. Ted had already passed them along, and the angry words were loose in the world. Children learn very early just how powerful words can be.
    L

  • Good Morning, Good Night

    Michael Grejniec

    Paperback (North-South, May 1, 1997)
    From the middle of the night to sunrise and on through a busy day, this unusual concept book follows a boy and a girl at work, at play, and at rest. Along the way, young children are introduced to an intriguing series of opposites. Bold, bright pictures of ingenious charm hold thought-provoking surprises to delight the eye and stir the imagination. Full color.
    K

  • What Do You Like?

    Michael Grejniec

    Paperback (North-South, April 1, 1995)
    Children discover that they can like the same things and still be different.
    B

  • The Legendary Unicorn

    Weigelt U., Gukova J., Julia Gukova, Udo Weigelt

    Hardcover (North-South, July 1, 2004)
    Every even the animals gather in a clearing in the forest to tell stories -- fairy tales, myths and legends, fantasies filled with magic and wonder. One evening as Hedgehog heads for the gathering, he sees something extraordinary -- a unicorn drinking from the stream! He is astonished. But when he tells the other animals about it, they assure him that he is mistaken. "The unicorn is just a legend," they say, "a myth. In reality there are no unicorns." Soon, Hedgehog himself no longer believes his own eyes.Suddenly, there is something very wrong in the forest. The birds no longer sing, the babbling stream is silent, all seems dim and dull. And when the animals meet to share stories, they discover that they have forgotten them all. Luminous, lovely paintings illustrated this enchanted tale about the power of belief and the wonder of the legendary unicorn.
    K

  • Dream Tree

    Winfried Wolf

    Hardcover (Abelard North/ South, Oct. 15, 1987)
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  • All Things Bright and Beautiful

    Cecil Alexander, Anna Vojtech, Cecil Frances

    Hardcover (North-South, July 1, 2004)
    Written in 1848, this beloved hymn celebrating the wonders of Creation is given new life in Anna Vojtech's glowing interpretation. Lushly detailed paintings follow two children and their frisky pup through a bucolic landscape of meadows, hills, rivers, streams, and woods. Throughout the seasons, the youngsters explore and enjoy the wealth of treasures to be found -- things bright and beautiful, great and small, wise and wonderful, the glory of it all.
    K

  • Little Polar Bear and the Brave Little Hare

    Hans de Beer

    Paperback (North-South, Sept. 1, 1994)
    In a charming story of bravery and friendship, the Little Polar Bear finds and rescues, Hugo, a scared little hare, from a whole in the ice. The two share an adventurous day together. But when the Little Polar Bear lands himself in trouble, Hugo shows how brave he can be. Full-color art. Pub 11/98.
    K