Carson Ellis

The light of the half moon Shines down on the half room . . .The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes--all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures...

"El hogar puede ser una casa en el camp. O un apartamento en la ciudad. O incluso un zapato.

After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

"It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely Charlie Fisher witnesses something incredible. Right before his eyes, in a busy square in Marseille, a group of pickpockets pulls off an amazing robbery. As the young bandits appear to melt into the crowd, Charlie realizes with a start that he himself was one of their marks."--Dust jacket.

A neighborhood comes together to help a kitten without a home.

When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

Retells the myths about Pandora, Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and Psyche.

When Sal drives a stagecoach alone for the first time to pick up and deliver mail, her mother is afraid she will meet local outlaw Poetic Pete, but Sal not only excels at roping, riding, and shooting, she is also an excellent singer.

A whimsical tribute to the myriad possibilities of home. Depicts homes in different real-world environments as well as fantastical settings. "El hogar puede ser una casa en el campo. O un edificio en la ciudad. O incluso un zapato. Este adorable tributo a las posibilidades del hogar marca el debut en solitario de Carson Ellis, aclamada ilustradora de la serie Las crónicas de Wildwood y artista oficial de la banda de rock The Decemberists."--Amazon....