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  • Tattercoats

    Bernadette Watts, Books North-South

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, July 1, 1945)
    A once proud scarecrow becomes more and more bedraggled as the children neglect him during the winter months, and he loses hope of ever feeling happy again.
    L

  • The Water's Journey

    Elenore Schmid, Eleanor Schmid, Eleonore Schmid

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, April 1, 1990)
    Explains the water cycle by showing how water is carried up mountains by the wind, turns to snow, melts, and forms a brook which grows into a river, and travels to the ocean where it evaporates and begins the process again
    M

  • Water's Journey, The

    Eleonore Schmid

    Paperback (North-South, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Majestic paintings and poetic text combine to give children a greater understanding of the water cycle and the important role it plays in sustaining life on earth.
    M

  • Lisa and the Snowman

    Coby Hol, Books North-South

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, July 1, 1945)
    Lisa finds just the right hat for her snowman, who seems almost alive.
    J

  • Shoemaker Martin: Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy

    Brigitte Hanhart

    Hardcover (Distributed in the U.S. by H. Holt, Aug. 16, 1986)
    After showing kindness towards three strangers, a Russian shoemaker learns that Jesus visited him three times.

  • The Dream Tree

    Winfried Wolf, Anthea Bell, Manfred Schluter

    Library Binding (Henry Holt & Co, Sept. 1, 1987)
    Michael banishes the ghosts, witches, giants, and magicians that surround his bed keeping him from sleep, sending them to a desert island with a beautiful dream tree
    N

  • Hugo the baby lion

    Hermann Moers

    Hardcover (Distributed in the U.S. by Holt, March 15, 1986)
    Mother takes her baby lion on his first hunting trip and Hugo responds with excitement, sleepiness, and boredom, before finally making a catch.

  • The Magic Honey Jar

    Susi Bohdal, Anthea Bell

    Hardcover (Picture Book Studio, Sept. 1, 1987)
    During a bout with the flu, Julian dreams of a sultan and a honey jar with magic powers.

  • The Snow Queen

    Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrated by Bernadette Watts

    Hardcover (North South Books, March 15, 1987)
    None
    K

  • Snow-White and Rose-Red

    Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Bernadette Watts

    Hardcover (North-South Books (Nord-Sud Verlag AG), March 17, 1988)
    None

  • Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear

    hans de Beer

    Hardcover (North-South Books, Sept. 1, 1988)
    Lars, the little polar bear who lives at the North Pole, is off on a new adventure. This time he's been accidentally scooped up in a gigantic fishnet and is heading into port aboard a ship. How will he ever get home? Luckily, Lars isn't the only four-feeted creature on board. Nemo, the ship's cat, comes up with a plan to get Lars home that just might work.
    K

  • The Farmer and the Moon

    Anneliese Lussert, Anthea Bell, Jozef Wilkon

    Hardcover (North South Books, March 1, 1987)
    A prosperous farmer's cruel joke on a poor neighbor backfires so that each gets what he richly deserves.
    K