The boy in this book is having trouble admitting - much less closing - the large gap between his aspirations and his everyday actions. This boy knows that when he's older he will love his neighbor, but for now he's all too happy to pick on his sister. This boy even knows that one day he will be given the Nobel Peace Prize: for standing up to bullies, helping the poor, protecting animals and the environment - for all his good deeds. But with his bold claims continually contrasted by pictures that tell a very different story, even this boy eventually has to admit it's time to stop boasting and take the first step. With cheeky artwork that offers a great big reality check to the high-minded protagonist, this book uses humor to underscore the importance - and the difficulty - of trying to live up to our own ideals.

When I Grow Up, I Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize

Children's Books

Pin, Isabel

Humor

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

One day a seed drops from the sky and lands right on the border between two territories. The tribes on both sides of the border immediately claim it. ""This means war!"" their leaders declare. Both sides prepare for battle with great inventiveness, creating huge arsenals of deadly weapons, and drawing up complicated plans of attack. But ironically, in the midst of all these preparations, the seed itself is quietly providing the simple solution that the tribes, in their haste, have overlooked.

The Seed

Growing Up & Facts of Life

North-South Books

A seed falls onto the boundary between two rival tribes of insects and provokes preparations for war, but a simple solution is growing while they prepare.

Literature & Fiction

North-South / Night Sky Books

Chère toi que je ne connais pas

HELIUM

Ein Regentag im Zoo

Beltz GmbH, Julius

This portrait of a fiercely independent creative thinker is filled with whimsical pictures and informative texts to depict the entire arc of Coco’s life and career, from schoolgirl rebel to haute couture icon.\nYoung Gabrielle came from a poor family, was orphaned at age 12, and learned to sew in a convent school. She worked as a seamstress and sang in cabarets, where she was given the nickname Coco.\nThis story—and the remarkable career that followed—is exuberantly told in Isabel Pin’s simple yet detailed illustrations. Young readers will learn about Coco’s beginnings as a hat designer, and how her earliest creations presaged the concept of sportswear.\nThey’ll learn about her iconic designs— the little black dress, the impeccable suit, the squared-off perfume bottle, and the acclaimed logo. And they will learn how a freethinking young artist who freed women from the corsets and extravagant ornamentations of the early 20th century grew into a ferociously ambitious designer who staged her own comeback at the age of 70.\nWhether they are interested in the history of fashion, or looking for encouragement to pursue their own dreams, young readers will find this entertaining biography both fascinating and inspiring.

I Am Coco: The Life of Coco Chanel

Biographies

Prestel Junior

Querida tú a quien no conozco (Spanish Edition)

Lectorum Publications

Ana discovers that the zoo animals hide when it rains, but what animals are hiding where?

Un día de lluvia en el zoo (Spanish Edition)

Animals

Lóguez Ediciones

Cuando todos regresaron más pronto a casa (Spanish Edition)

Arts, Music & Photography

El pequeño agujero (Spanish Edition)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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