Cleverly revealing the basics of reproduction in an age-appropriate way, award-winning Sophie Blackall has created a beautiful picture book full of playful details to amuse and engage readers.
Sooner or later, every child will ask, "Where do babies come from? "Answering this question has never [...]

"A bona fide knockout. C'est formidable " declares "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review.
In Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs were fast, and his arms were strong. When his job was replaced by an electric car, he turne[...]

Gia is tired of hearing about the new baby. It hasn't even been born yet, but everyone, even her friends, seem fixated on it. Gia thinks things are fine just the way they are And she's worried: if the baby's such a big deal now, what's going to happen to Gia's nice, cozy life with Mama once it's bo[...]

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince Ami that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. So both girls go, and not only does Sana demand to win every[...]

Like a message in a bottle, a "missed connection" classified (usually posted on a website) is an attempt however far-fetched, by one stranger to reach another on the strength of a remembered glance, smile, or blue hat. The anonymous messages are hopeful and hopeless, funny and sad. Ms. Blackall, awa[...]

The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hidequickIvy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make th[...]

In this fourth title in Chronicle's successful "Ivy and Bean" series, Bean is dismayed to learn that her sister is going to be her babysitter. That's not fair! But with help from Ivy, mischief and mayhem ensue, begging the question: Who is really in charge?[...]

World-record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur.[...]

Finally! After months of begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they wanted...well, not exactly. It turns out ballet lessons are actually about learning how to dance gracefully. If only the girls hadn't promised their parents to finish the entire ballet course![...]

Watch out, you diabolical masterminds! There's a new detective on Pancake Court: Bean! She laughs at danger! She solves even the most mysterious mysteries! What? There aren't any mysteries? Then Bean and her assistant, Ivy, will make some![...]