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Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this delightful, cinema-inspired daydream of a novel, an identity-shifting protagonist uses the everyday inspirations of his life to catapult himself into the realm of imagination, blurring the boundaries between reality and fantasy. The Skin of Dreams is a novel of waking dreams. Even as he lives his life, Jacques L’Aum{circ}one, its hero, daydreams a hundred other possible lives. A few lines on a page, a chance encounter, a remark overheard...
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. Ruha Benjamin, PrincetonUniversity professor, insists that imagination isn't a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective liberation. Imagination: A Manifesto is her proclamation that we have the power...
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A young, bedridden girl spends her day watching a mobile of spinning horses and uses her imagination to give the seven horses life in a fantasy world.
''Written by the winner of IBBY's Best Book Award, Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, In the Meadow of Fantasies is one girl's luminous escapade into a land of seven mysterious horses.A young girl with a physical disability gazes up at a mobile of spinning horses from her little pink bed in her room filled with...
Author
Publisher
Balzer and Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Maggie Smith, bestselling author of the viral poem "Good Bones" and the memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, delivers a lyrical and reassuring picture book perfect for calming active minds at bedtime (or anytime). At bedtime, when lights go out…sometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It's so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts—and...
5) El rebaño
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Ser parte de un rebaño es fácil, solo hay que hacer lo que hace el resto. Pero la oveja Cuatro se aburre y decide no seguir a las demás. ¿Podrá dormir Miguel, el niño que las cuenta al irse a la cama? *Libro seleccionado por New York Public Library dentro de la lista de "Los mejores libros para pequeños 2023". A Miguel le cuesta dormir. Cada noche cuenta ovejas que saltan una valla. Primero salta la oveja Una, luego Dos, Tres y así hasta...
Author
Series
(Anna Lois).Pages and Co volume 3
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"The final magical bookwandering adventure in the USA Today bestselling Pages & Co. series featuring Milo and Tilly as they travel into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer! Perfect for fans of Chris Colfer's A Tale of Magic, Mr. Lemoncello's Library, and Lockwood & Co.! When Milo, Tilly, Oskar, and Alessia venture into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer--the wizard Merlin--they discover that the magic of bookwandering is...
7) Little lamb
Author
Series
Publisher
Silver Dolphin Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Watch spring bloom with Little Lamb in this colorful shaped board book! It's the perfect day for flower-picking, and Little Lamb can't wait to explore! Follow Little Lamb as she searches the meadow for flowers of every color in this adorable, shaped board book, perfect for little hands. With soft, touchable elements and foil on the cover, this sweet little board book is a great addition to any Easter basket.
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
''What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will have you correcting what you're reading—and laughing! Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters shout Ding Dong! before they put out a fire? That's what the narrator of this hilarious picture book thinks! Good thing there are some other characters in this book to set him straight… With bright bold...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Oliver Jeffers, this stunningly illustrated, whimsical picture book is about finding your own voice and learning how to connect with others through storytelling. A quiet child in a boisterous family, Emma Wen dreams of a world that is peaceful and silent. When she reads about the blue whale – with a heart so big her father could stand in it – she has an idea. She fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Here is a book to celebrate firsts. That first magical day of spring, when it seems the whole world is bursting with life. That first time bursting out of your house after being cooped up for SO long. Your first time on the swingset. Your first time seeing a butterfly. Your first time exploring the world with someone you love. From Henrique Coser Moreira comes a wordless ode to joy and discovery that will stir readers young and old."--
11) One giant leap
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A playful wordless story about the power of imagination and creativity in play A child zips up their orange suit, pulls on a pair of boots, and adjusts their hat. They're ready for an adventure. But where are they going? With the push of an elevator button, their adventure begins, and they're transformed ... into an astronaut! The child takes one small step into a barren landscape. Then one giant leap. Soon, they're hopping around a strange new...
12) The drama llama
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"One day a WORRY comes to stay and simply will not go away! "Whenever he was worried or whenever there was drama, Alex Allen's brain produced . . . A living breathing Llama!" Alex Allen, like lots of children, sometimes worried about things - like dancing badly or getting an answer wrong in class. But unlike lots of children, every time he worries a real-life llama appears! And the more Alex worries, the bigger Llama grows... which starts getting...
Author
Series
Duck and Moose volume 2
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
''The second book in a laugh-out-loud early graphic novel series perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly! Quiet-loving Moose's life is turned upside down by free-wheeling Duck. The two will need to put their differences aside if they're ever going to be neighbors...or friends! Moose loves playing astronaut. Imagining his helmet, his seatbelt, and rocketing off into space are his favorite things to do! One day, Moose invites Duck to play with him. But...
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