Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived.

If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset.
With intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us...

Wheels are busy. On banana carts, they're pushed; on dog wagons, they're pulled. On bikes they're pedaled forward; on tow trucks, towed backward "Wheels work, and wheels play. / That's what WHEELS do all day " The rhyming text is written in both English and Spanish in this dynamic board book, each language clearly differentiated with color. Laroche's extraordinary three-dimensional paper-relief artwork makes every colorful scenario pop, whether the wheels are spinning, whirring, racing, or rolling.

Find me
if you can. . .
for if you
don't,
I'll be here
tomorrow . . .
you
won't.

Animals and insects use camouflage to hide from hunters or to ambush prey. Stealth is a very useful technique when it comes to survival. In this fun and informative collection of poems, we meet animals such as the polar bear and the octopus; the ghost crab and the copperhead snake; and many more that use camouflage to hunt or to hide.

Giles Laroche's intricate cut-paper illustrations are beautiful and life-like. Readers will have to look carefully or run the risk of a...

Spanish - English Dual Text (Bilingual Edition)

Alexander the monkey stumbles upon what appears to be an ordinary box, but when he crawls into it, he finds that it leads to amazing worlds filled with different colors! Join Alexander as he goes from page to page to discover new landscapes, each filled with different shades and unique objects of whatever color the page is focused on. Your little one will be able to learn about colors in two languages, guided by Giles Laroches cut-paper collages.

A poetry collection introducing animal architects that build remarkable structures in order to attract a mate and have babies.

Many animals build something--a nest, tunnel, or web--in order to pair up, lay eggs, give birth, and otherwise perpetuate their species. Organized based on where creatures live--underground, in the water, on land, or in the air--twelve poems bring fish, insects, reptiles, mammals, and birds to life. Back matter includes more information about each animal.

Alexander the monkey stumbles upon what appears to be an ordinary box, but when he crawls into it, he finds that it leads to amazing worlds filled with different colors Join Alexander as he goes from page to page to discover new landscapes, each filled with different shades and unique objects of whatever color the page is focused on. Your little one will be able to learn about colors in two languages, guided by Giles Laroche's cut-paper collages.

Alexander the monkey stumbles upon what appears to be an ordinary box, but when he crawls into it, he finds that it leads to amazing worlds filled with different colors Join Alexander as he goes from page to page to discover new landscapes, each filled with different shades and unique objects of whatever color the page is focused on. Your little one will be able to learn about colors in two languages, guided by Giles Laroche's cut-paper collages.