Suzanne Del Rizzo
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A beloved toy fox is swept away from his best friend (human girl) Emi and their mountain home. He ends up tattered and alone on a distant shore. Fox is eventually found by a kind old man and given as a gift to his frail granddaughter, Kiko. It is shown, but not necessarily explained, that Kiko has a visual impairment and is recovering from a leg injury. Here in their valley cabin, the fox is lovingly mended with the most exquisite golden thread,...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl introduces herself to a new neighbor from Syria and bonds with him over shared interests in nature, birdwatching, and finding small treasures. His anxieties about his new life are eased when his knowledge from having pet pigeons in Syria helps save an injured cardinal. Polymer clay art depicts fall and winter scenes in a neighborhood where most residents are immigrants and where intergenerational friendships are strong."--
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Behind Sami, the Syrian skyline is full of smoke. The boy follows his family and all his neighbours in a long line, as they trudge through the sands and hills to escape the bombs that have destroyed their homes. But all Sami can think of is his pet pigeons--will they escape too? When they reach a refugee camp and are safe at last, everyone settles into the tent city. But though the children start to play and go to school again, Sami can't join in....
Author
Series
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stewie is a very special skink - he has a beautiful blue tail which gives him a superpower against his enemies. Stewie loves singing his songs and rhymes as he dashes around his home. But as he grows up his beautiful blue tail starts to turn grey - he can't call himself Stewie the Blue anymore! He just doesn't feel quite so special anymore! And without his rhymes his home by the pond doesn't feel as special anymore. But when he meets his new friend...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Through the changing seasons, a couple waits for their baby while the animals in the forest and ocean near their home welcome their own young. The rhyming text describes the parents' emotions and dreams as they wait to welcome their new baby and tells the child, as it grows, how much they were loved and wanted even before they were born."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Little Gerbil has learned all of the important Gerbil Mottos from Grandpa: Always Keep Your Whiskers Clean, Celery Tops Come to Those Who Wait, etc.
But there is one motto that Little Gerbil just can't manage to keep: Curl Up Nose to Toes when it comes time to go to sleep. At the weekly Gerbil Circle meeting she knows she has to tell the truth. Little Gerbil discovers that she is not the only one that has problems following some of the Gerbil Mottos....
7) Sun dog
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Young Juno the sled dog pup plays on the Arctic tundra with her boy. Under the midnight sun, Juno is too restless to sleep and goes on a nighttime adventure of her own. When she returns to find a polar bear near the door she left open, Juno must summon all her courage to save her boy and send the bear on its way."--
8) Sky pig
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A boy named Jack and his pig Ollie try various inventions and ideas in their effort to help Ollie fly.
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A series of statements describe common sensory experiences, including the warmth of the sun, the sight of rainbow-hued bubbles, the smell of grass, and the taste of warm cookies. Meditative in tone, the statements connect the speaker's physical senses to their sense of self. Each spread is illustrated by a different artist. Back matter about mindfulness completes the text."--
