Welcome, come in! You are invited to travel to homes around the world in this beautifully illustrated picture book about hospitality and acceptance, which features the word “welcome” from more than fourteen languages. Fans of Here We Are and The Wonderful Things You Will Be will enjoy this timeless story about family, friendship, empathy, and welcoming others.
Once you start to notice, colors and reasons for gratitude
are everywhere, and that changes everything! Celebrate the hues and comforts of
a cozy winter day as a discontented girl at first notices only dull grays and
browns in a snowy landscape but is coaxed by her friend to look more closely.
Soon she finds orange berries, blue water, purple shadows, and more. Warm
friendship and a fresh way of seeing things transform a snow-covered landscape
from bleak to beautiful! The story
highlights how even on a gray winter day there is still so much color to be
found in the landscape.
One by one, a whole host of different
animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm
up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear
just snores on!
See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests—all of them having a party without him!
After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the tulips bloom "thick and bright," Postman Kleinhoonte pedals his bicycle down Katje's street to deliver a mysterious box – a box from America! Full of soap, socks, and chocolate, the box has been sent by Rosie, an American girl from Mayfield, Indiana. Her package is part of a goodwill effort to help the people of Europe. What's inside so delights Katje that she sends off a letter of thanks – beginning an exchange that swells with so many surprises that the girls, as well as their townspeople, will never be the same.
This sweet and gentle picture book celebrates summer in Japan, as one little girl shares her love for bugs with her cousin who is visiting from America.
Two young cousins who are separated by language, continent, and culture meet for the first time when Jill’s family travels from America to Japan to stay with Natsumi’s family during the summer holidays. Natsumi’s nervousness about meeting her cousin from across the sea quickly disappears when she discovers that her cousin is a lot like her: they both love summertime’s hot sandy beaches, cool refreshing watermelon, festivals, and fireworks!
