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Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. --Rene Magritte D.B. Johnson writes and illustrates the surreal story of famous surrealist painter Rene Magritte and his very mysterious (and mischievous!) hat. While the art reflects some of Magritte's own work, the text sets readers on a fun and accessible path to learning about the simpler concepts behind Mr. Magritte's work. This delightful picture book captures the playfulness and the wonderment of s...

Bogle lives all alone in a lighthouse on a small Scottish island. Despite trying, he can't find a friend, until one day he discovers a message in a bottle from someone who is lonely too ... This quirky rhyming tale celebrates the magic of friendship. A bogle is a Scots term for a ghost and the text is peppered with some Scots words making it a fun introduction to the language for little ones. Each page spread also has a secret spider to spot! Featuring two of Scotland's distinctive lighthouses,...

Aldo Zelnick is not an athlete like his older brother or a rock collector like his best friend; he's just a regular kid who likes to draw. One summer Aldo's grandma, Goosy, gives him a sketchbook in which to record all of his ideas and adventures, and Aldo quickly discovers how much fun cartooning is. From petitioning for a neighborhood pool slide to his passion for slushies, Aldo illustrates his summer vacation, wacky friends, and loving family in this charming comic novel that blends text with...

In this fairy tale-like story a beloved tree is saved and children learn how architecture can co-exist with nature. The Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser believed that humanity and nature shared a harmonious partnership, a philosophy that he demonstrated with his architectural creations. Filled with color-saturated illustrations that echo Hundertwasser's bold style, this story introduces young readers to the idea of environmentally conscious and playful architecture. When construction...

Les rabats révèlent le fonctionnement de ponts, de tours et de tunnels extraordinaires : le tunnel sous la Manche, le Burj Khalifa, le pont du Golden Gate, etc. Ce livre contient des illustrations détaillées et des liens vers des sites qui permettent d'admirer la vue du haut du Shard et de la tour CN, de traverser des tunnels et d'admirer les gigantesques machines qui servent à leur construction.

Young readers will be introduced to one of the world’s greatest architects. From his education to the iconic structures he designed, this charming board book leaves no brick unturned, featuring Frank’s childhood home, family, hobbies, inspirational people, favorite color, some of the famous buildings he designed, and more. This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes. Little architects will be...

For all young truck lovers and fans of books like Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site! Watch a series of amazing construction vehicles—a dump truck, a bulldozer, and many others—build a building unlike any other. Then delight in the surprise ending, where young readers and listeners can see that the trucks are actually toys that a little boy is playing with! Bulldozers, dump trucks, and cranes are just a few of the vehicles working together in these pages to build something incredible. The...

When twelve-year-old Ben visits his uncle in Oregon, he feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist.

From Lollies Award-winning Michelle Robinson comes this busy story based on the tongue-twister, bursting with trucks, doggie drivers and colour! Red Lorry and Yellow Lorry must get to the construction site, but they have a snow-drift, a breakdown and a speeding tractor to contend with along the way... Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry: which one would you drive? Jam-packed with lorries, trucks, cars, motorbikes and all kinds of vehicles! 'Dares to dive deep into a magnificent fiasco, a delight for the you...

Max and Suzy have baked some delicious cookies to sell, but no one is coming to their stall to buy any! Can the dynamic duo use their creativity to make their cookies more attractive and encourage people to visit their stall? Help them be creative with a range of materials, use your imagination and experiment with different techniques and colours in this fun, interactive art story. STEAM Stories is a series of interactive picture books, each introducing a different STEAM topic: Science, Techno...

A child’s art comes to life and takes him on an out-of-this-world adventure. In this bewitchingly wordless black-and-white picture book, one young child explores the boundless reaches of his imagination. Armed only with a pencil and a pad of paper, he transports himself to the moon, the deep sea, and remote jungles where he meets new friends, visits undiscovered words, and makes his way back home again to his own bed before dawn. Damon Lehrer's visual narrative, a penciled mix of line work and...

From Matisse's monkeys and Pollock's poodles to Lichtenstein's llamas and Kandinsky's kangaroos, this beautiful 1-10 counting book provides an imaginative learning experience that will appeal to adults and children alike. With illustrator Grace Helmer's quirky renderings of animals in the style of world-famous artists, Kahlo's Koalas extends the basic counting concept in a simple, one number, one image per spread format that introduces the smallest children to their first concept of numbers, a...

The inimitable Anthony Brown and co-creator Hanne Bartholin invite young artists to play the shape game—and get creative. Frida and Bear love to draw. But what should they draw? First Frida draws a shape and gives it to Bear. “Try to turn this shape into something,” she says. Bear looks at the shape and adds a bit more, and now it’s a puppy! Then it’s Frida’s turn, and before they know it, they’ve drawn a big fish and a funny pig, a monkey from a scrap of wrapping paper, and a butterfly out of...