Meet Marvin. He's a calm and mindful gorilla living in the Great Big City. He is peaceful and composed and enjoys every minute of his day - unlike his thumping, roaring, former Empire State-climbing Grandpa! Readers are introduced to the concept of living mindfully in a creative, practical, and easy-to-apply way.
Max, Rusty, Ginger, and Tanner assume without question that their new classmate is just like them - a DOG. Guest what? Samantha is NOT a dog, which leads to whole heap of questions. But in little time, all the tails in Miss Biscuit's classroom start wagging, and Samantha is celebrated for the CAT she is, just in time for another new student!
Stickley didn't like making mistakes. "Oh no!" he'd say, and he wouldn't try again. He wanted to be perfect. With help from his Grandpa, Stickley learns to hop up, try again, and say "oh well" when he makes a mistake. Nobody's perfect, and good things can happen - even when you make mistakes.
A seek-and-find book that introduces kids to the idea that God is all around them. Frolic board books playfully introduce basic faith concepts in a way thats fun and age appropriate for very small children.
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This traditional Himalayan 'Tale with a Twist' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters. Tales from around the world provide an insight into cultures other than our own. Complete with audio CD.
On a faraway island the animals live in peace and harmony. But when humans arrive the animals are put to work and maltreated. Brought before the spirit king, and charged with spreading fear and pain throughout the island, the humans must answer for their actions. Will justice be had? Will balance return to land, sea, and sky?
Can an act of kindness change you? According to an ancient legend attributed to the Cherokee Indians, pine trees stay green throughout the winter because of the generosity they showed towards an injured little sparrow.
Features polite pandas, cunning kitties, talkative turtles, and hasty hedgehogs. In ten illustrated tales, full of useful life lessons for young readers, you can see how panda learns the importance of sharing, how turtle discovers the danger of being proud, and how everyone, including tiny hummingbird, has their part to play in life.
