Emily Hughes

"Isamu Noguchi is one of the most important sculptors of all time. This is his story. Noguchi was a Japanese American artist who gave the world light. But the world was not so giving in return. Growing up mixed-race, born in the United States and raised in Japan, Noguchi found himself perceived as an outsider who did not belong in either country. Unable to identify fully as either Japanese or American, he turned to his art to shape, hold, and create...

A little fairy gardener loves the one beautiful flower in his garden--the rest of the garden is overgrown with weeds due to the gardener's small size. Feeling overwhelmed, the little gardener makes a wish for a little help. Two human children, seeing the beautiful flower, begin weeding and the little gardener wakes up to wonder.

The story of a little girl who has known nothing but nature from birth. Bears taught her to eat, birds to speak, foxes to play; she is unabashedly, irrefutably, irrespressibly Wild. That is, until one day she meets a new animal that looks oddly like her..

Brothers Charlie and Mouse enjoy a special visit from Grumpy.

Lost and found things are the theme of the day, from Mouse's missing blanket, to a large friendly dog (which Kittenhead does not like), and finally a puppy (which Kittenhead prefers).

"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"-- Provided by publisher.

After suggesting he and his father go to the river to cool down, a little bear tries to impress his father along the way.

"Beti lives in a little round house in the green woods under the mountains with Mam, Tad, baby Jac, and her very own tiny goat named Naughty. Beti loves the little round house, where there is always the promise of adventure tihe Naughty, Jac, and her friends, whatever the season!"--Provided by publisher.

The Black Dog of depression has descended over Dublin, but siblings Rayzer and Gloria are determined to stop it, and soon they are joined by thousands of other children and some magical animals on a chase through the streets, parks, and beaches of Dublin.