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A baby owl leaves the nest one night, explores the world around him, sees his own reflection, and then returns to the safety of home.

Three little birds crack their way out of eggs and fly away, leaving one egg sitting all alone until the three chicks come back and discover a friendly baby alligator has finally hatched.

"The story of a boy's visit to the beach, Beach Feet opens with a small boy feeling the heat of the sand and then running towards the ocean. Free and independent despite his young age and the tube around his waist, the boy gives himself over to the ocean and the pleasures to be had at water's edge. Throughout, the boy's connection to the beach through his feet-the feel of sand, shells, water-is never lost. Unusual perspectives and a pitch-perfect...

"A joyful celebration of our daily companion, the sun, as it shines around the world. "If I were the sun, I would sing a gentle morning song to wake my slumbering friends." So begins this fresh and colorful collaboration between author Patricia Storms and illustrator Milan Pavlovic, the creative team behind 2019's beloved bedtime story, Moon Wishes. Join the sun in this gentle imagining of its travels across the sky, lighting up our gloomiest days,...

"A Park Connects Us is a picture book celebration of the urban park -- that rare space in the city that is truly shared by all. From the opening spread in which the park "spreads out its arms and welcomes us in, whoever we are ..." readers are invited to explore and enjoy all that this green space in the middle of the city has to offer. Spread by spread, we explore this beautifully imagined park, along with its many visitors -- a number of whom we...

A tree, timber, tools, a rope of twisted twine all all things you need to build a treehouse--but most of all you need time and imagination.

Gertie is trying to earn a merit badge when she encounters a hungry bear with no idea what he should eat, but helping him is harder than her guidebook makes it seem.

Undaunted by the rainy weather, three children take their happiness outside and seem to chase the clouds away as they jump, skip, and dance together.

"The Forest has lots to say . . . if you listen. When a young child steps into the forest, her ears are open and her heart is too. She listens carefully to the forest around her--and hears such marvelous things, from the creaking of the trees stretching skyward to the rustling of the leaves sharing their secrets. This sounds-of-nature series for young children encourages imagination, awareness, and empathy with all living things. Our forests are full...

Certain that the world is ending when the well he lives in runs dry, a frog hops out and discovers trees, flowers, and other creatures he never imagined.