Lawrence Schimel

A young child wakes up before the rest of the household to make himself and his cat breakfast.

A young girl is getting ready for bed when her puppy tries to play. First Rex brings his ball over, but she ignores him. Then he crashes story time, but she still doesn't give in! Finally, as a last resort, Rex steals her teddy and the chase is on! Under the table, over the chair, her daddies give chase and, at last, rescue the bear. Now it's really time for bed! Goodnight, Rex. The cadence of this adorable rhyming board book will delight readers...

"Bruno's friend Sanjay has his own room and a pet iguana. His brother, Mateo, who is visually impaired, has a dog named Rocco who helps him get around, and Mateo is a fantastic storyteller. Bruno doesn't have a pet, and he has to share his room with Mateo, but he still feels like the luckiest of all to have such a great brother and amazing friend."--

Un petit garçon se lève avant ses mamans et sa sœur. Il est trop tt pour faire du bruit… mais qu'est-ce qu'il entend? Son estomac qui gargouille? Non, c'est le chat qui ronronne! Ils vont tous les deux à la cuisine et finissent de déjeuner juste au moment o le reste de la famille se réveille. La cadence de cet adorable album en rimes plaira aux petits comme aux grands.

"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--

A woman explains to her son how she grew up in a remote village where almost no one could read and write, but she found a way to learn how when her sister began getting letters from a young doctor who used to live there.

"During the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, siblings Soccoro and Paco must live with constant secrets while they wait to reunite with their father, who fled Spain due to political persecution"--

"One night in the savanna, Kibo the rhino writes a book, and it travels from reader to reader, connecting animals from across the globe"--

Come closer and look at these rocks: they're not normal stones at all! They're thousands and thousands of mollusks, fossilized together in the sediment. But how did a million oysters ever land on top of a mountain? Written by a geologist, this inquisitive journey guides readers through the movements of seas, strata, and tectonic plates. The landscapes of the present can be clues to events in the past. Lush, atmospheric illustrations offer fascinating...

A girl gathers a whole community to play the game they all love, soccer.