Books with title A Wonderful Year

A quirky, inventive, and completely original picture book about the seasons, from the creator of the bestselling Bad Kitty seriesA really cold winter.A demented fairy.A hippo named Louise.A talkative tree.Find out what other wonderful things a year can bring in these four interrelated stories―one for each season―by Nick Bruel, creator of the bestselling Bad Kitty books.

From award-winning author Lisa Graff comes a sweet and poignant picture book that celebrates the arrival of new babies!Before you were with us, we already knewthat the thing most worth doing was waiting for you.So begins this warm and loving picture book all about the joy of waiting for a new baby to be born. Month by month, parents and families of all sorts watch the baby-to-be grow, from a sweet pea to a mango and eventually to a pumpkin--until finally, the babies are born as their wonderful little selves.Perfect for any family expecting a new bundle of joy, this book celebrates the anticipation and happiness that only a baby can bring.Praise for Wonderful You:"Graff delivers a heartwarming tale about a baby's introduction into the world, one guaranteed to be read and reread by children who wonder where their own tales began. . . . A natural shower gift." --Kirkus Reviews

Ellen thought it would be an unhappy time when the family had to leave Kansas and move to a Colorado ranch, because her father was ill. But even living in a tent until they made other arrangements, plus the exciting things that began to happen, didn't give her one homesick moment. She didn't have time for that when there were floods, fires, picnics, new friends, learning to ride a bicycle and even growing up!

A Wonderful Day by Wes Husted, filled with bright colorful illustrations on every page, will capture your child’s imagination while teaching the Christian values of empathy, kindness, and sharing. Emma and her brother Noah take off into the woods for a day of fun and adventure, but they get lost! Soon they meet a talking beaver named Chip who tells them all about God and Jesus and heaven. Chip’s little son Beamer joins them, and Chip helps them understand how to reach out to other children who are lonely, sad, and afraid. When the sun begins to set, Chip points the way out of the forest, and Noah and Emma see their neighbor Farmer Brown plowing his field. He gives them a ride home in his hay wagon just in time for supper, the perfect end to a wonderful day.