Books published by publisher Handprint

During the last years of World War II a young paratrooper—lost and scared in the Belgian forest—has little to rely on buy his memories . . . memories of his boyhood growing up poor in the cotton fields of Georgia, surrounded by the warmth and love of family and friends. Working hard, playing hard, watching out for five brothers and sisters and a girl named Ruthie, it is clear that the boy who becomes a soldier has learned to listen to his heart. Told in a flowing Southern vernacular and in strong and beautiful paintings that contrast the harshness of war with the beauty of the rural South, Peggy Mercer and Ron Mazellan have created a tale that is heart-piercing and haunting in turns—but unfailingly reminds us that we share a basic humanity.

Tumble Me Tumbily, Handprint Books' highly successful Fall 2002 picture book, which delightfully depicts the three most important parts of a young toddler's day, has become three irresistible board books. Playing, eating, and sleeping cannot be improved upon when they are accompanied by friendly bears, small blue elephants, dancing vegetables, merry berry pies, soft pink bunnies, and butterfly kisses for Mommy.Each board book is one complete section of the original hardcover. In addition, there are opening and closing spreads overflowing with babies, bears, and great good humor!

From the early morning fruit vendors hawking their wares to a quiet morning spent savoring a cup of hot chocolate, from the glistening, silvery salmon announced by a fishmonger's bellow to the silent halls as they're hosed down one last time by the night workers, the full experience of a farmer's market is reflected in Sara Anderson's signature cut-paper style and pitch-perfect voice. Set in the halls of Seattle's fabled Pike Place Market, a place Sara Anderson has shopped and loved for almost a quarter of a century, the book vividly recreates the cacophony, variety, joy, and life that can be found in every market across the land.

One of the first and most beloved songs of early childhood comes to young readers as a jaunty board book accompanied by a spacious felt-lined play area and over 35 full-color felt pieces to arrange and re-arrange. Read the book, sing the song, and create a bus filled with passengers, a town, a road there are house of possibilities for delightful play. The felt pieces cling securely to the board or fit into a unique flip-open storage compartment, sot here are no lost pieces to track, and clean-up time is a snap! Enthusiastically child-tested and ultra parent-friendly here's a clever, imaginative package perfect for quiet play along, for fun times with a friend (open, the flet play area is more than wide enough to accommodate two), at home, on a plane, in a car or even on the bus!

Tumble Me Tumbily, Handprint Books' highly successful Fall 2002 picture book, which delightfully depicts the three most important parts of a young toddler's day, has become three irresistible board books. Playing, eating, and sleeping cannot be improved upon when they are accompanied by friendly bears, small blue elephants, dancing vegetables, merry berry pies, soft pink bunnies, and butterfly kisses for Mommy.Each board book is one complete section of the original hardcover. In addition, there are opening and closing spreads overflowing with babies, bears, and great good humor!

Adorable Hattie and beautiful Lucinda are members of the lovely The Enchanted Dolls' House family. Now available as paper dolls, they have magnificent press-out wardrobes. Hattie's Late Victorian wardrobe consists of ball gowns, street clothes, nightwear, and myriad accessories, while Lucinda, engaged to Albert in The Enchanted Dolls' House, sports three exquisite Victorian and Edwardian wedding dresses, plus bridal wear replete with veils, bouquets, shoes, and more.Each doll has a sturdy stand, and a unique, easy-to-dress design allows outfits to be slipped over the dolls' heads and viewed from both front and back. The dolls and wardrobes fit neatly in a pretty storage envelope tied with a matching satin ribbon, but one can hardly imagine them spending much time there: Hattie and Lucinda's owners will be far too busy playing with them!

It is not true that toddlers don't like vegetables at least, it won't be true after leafing through this delectable board book. Faster than the pages are turned, youngsters will gobble their celery and carrots! In her uniquely graphic drawings, Sara Anderson conveys through her brilliant use of color the ripeness of a tomato, the elegance of an eggplant. Exactly matching the kinds vegetables to be found in the kitchen and on the table, this book will inspire young children to count, classify, identify, add to their vocabularies, and enlarge their repertoires of favorite foods.

Exquisitely embellished in gold, imbued with the vibrant palette of the Renaissance, and painstakingly rendered on bass wood panels, Brother Wolf embraces the spirit of its time. An old wolf terrorizes the villagers of Gubbio-until Saint Francis brings about a peace between man and animal. This inspiring and favorite legend is richly illuminated and lovingly depicted by a new artist of great talent. A storyteller's ear informs a tale whose gentle message of spirituality and the brotherhood of all living things will strike a resonant chord. Those familiar with art history will delight in finding images which quote famous paintings; all others will simply delight.

Adorable Hattie and beautiful Lucinda are members of the lovely The Enchanted Dolls' House family. Now available as paper dolls, they have magnificent press-out wardrobes. Hattie's Late Victorian wardrobe consists of ball gowns, street clothes, nightwear, and myriad accessories, while Lucinda, engaged to Albert in The Enchanted Dolls' House, sportsthree exquisite Victorian and Edwardian wedding dresses, plus bridal wear replete with veils, bouquets, shoes, and more.Each doll has a sturdy stand, and a unique, easy-to-dress design allows outfits to be slipped over the dolls' heads and viewed from both front and back. The dolls and wardrobes fit neatly in a pretty storage envelope tied with a matching satin ribbon, but one can hardly imagine them spending much time there: Hattie and Lucinda's owners will be far too busy playing with them!