Phoebe Fox

"Spring is in the air, and it's time for Starry's first haircut. She wonders: Who will shear my coat? Will the haircut hurt? How different will I feel without my cozy wool? Young children will smile when they find out getting a haircut isn't so bad, even for a sheep!"--Colophon.

A peachick wants to grow up to be like his brothers in Fox's picture book. When peachick Julian hatches under a banyan tree, he longs to keep pace with his brothers. He's too small for games of Birdie in the Middle and Kick the Coconut. He's too unsteady to fly and too soft-spoken to make shrill bird calls. Each time he feels smaller than everyone else, he retreats to the banyan tree's comfort, where his mother reminds him, "Julian, you are wonderful....

By the creators of the award-winning picture book, Babies Nurse/Así se alimentan los bebés, Babies Bond highlights the magical relationship between mammal mothers and their offspring. Graceful watercolor illustrations accompany tender haiku poems, followed by four pages of informative animal fun facts. This picture book, for children ages 2 to ten years, is a wonderful science learning tool and a gentle introduction to haiku poetry.

Rhyming text describes different baby mammals being nursed by their mothers, along with background information on young mammals.

Celebrate the most natural thing in the natural world. Babies -- whether pandas, puppies, or people -- nurse. This bond is precious; this process, a natural art. Luminous illustrations and lyrical text will inspire conversations about caretaking in the natural world, while the bilingual format makes this charming book accessible to speakers of both Spanish and English. Compelling childhood facts broaden the reader's knowledge about each species. The...

Small time crooks Eddie and Paul are in over their heads when a cute London lawyer hires them to steal a rare jewel. Meanwhile, a mullet-haired gangster wants the gem for himself. Bullets and sparks fly in this pond-hopping comedic caper.

The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own- but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the Enlightenment to Russia.

The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own- but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the Enlightenment to Russia.