Nina Laden

On the way to grandmother's house, a young child's constant refrain of "Are we there yet?" turns a boring car trip into an imaginative adventure.

Pigasso, a talented pig, and Mootisse, an artistic bull, live across the road from one another, but when conflicts arise they build fences that ultimately become modern art masterpieces. Includes biographies of the real-life artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.

Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the windows in these two fun books. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the suprise endings.

"This lyrical picture book celebrates all the wonder and beauty in the natural world, featuring Mother Nature personified. From the treasure of flowers to the mystery of insects this book encourages children to explore their world and be grateful for all that surrounds them"--

"A child and his beloved giraffe go on a grand sea adventure"--

Children play cooperatively in a forest, and their stick creations draw the interest of small gnome-like creatures, who make their own additions.

"As a child dreams of all the things in her world that make her happy, she realizes how fortunate she is to live in the world she does"--

"A journey through the various cycles of growing up, from a garden that began as a single seed to a child remembering that he was once small"--

"Rhyming text illustrates how small acts become powerful seeds that improves oneself and the community."--

Private detective I. Guana is hired to search the forest for Leon, a missing chameleon.