Bethlehem has never been so busy! Leah, the innkeeper's daughter, is rushed off her feet. Then in the starlight, miracles begin. This beautiful, fresh new telling of the Nativity story, through the eyes of a young girl, brings a wonderful humanity to this familiar tale. Karin Littlewood is a UK-based illustrator, author, and educator who has illustrated more than thirty books for kids.

Leah's Star

Children's Books

Bateson-Hill, Margaret

Literature & Fiction

Kane/Miller Book Publishers

A greedy emperor demands an impossible task from Lao Lao, a peasant woman who makes beautiful shapes from paper. The full story in Chinese and instructions for making traditional Chinese paper-cuts are also included.

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folk Tales series)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Zero to Ten

Shota is a young Lakota girl who lives in a contemporary American city. When the block that her family and friends live on is threatened by development, they use long-standing Lakota traditions to find a solution that saves their homes. In working together, they create a beautiful quilt that resolves more than just their problem. This story weaves together traditional folktale values with modern concerns for the urban environment and green issues. In addition to the beautiful folk-style native art illustrations, the complete text of the story is presented in Lakota as well as English.

Shota and the Star Quilt (Folk Tales)

Shota and the Star Quilt (Folk Tales series)

A greedy emperor demands an impossible task from Lao Lao, a peasant woman who makes beautiful shapes from paper. The full story in Chinese and instructions for making traditional Chinese paper-cuts are also included.

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folk Tales)

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain

Weaving together many themes from traditional Chinese folktales, this story about an old peasant woman and her beautiful paper cuts includes instructions, complete with templates, on how to make traditional Chinese paper cuts.

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folktales)

Masha’s mother sells eggs at market, and Masha loves to paint their smooth shells. One day, deep in the forest, Masha meets the magical Firebird, guardian of the eggs of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. The Firebird asks Masha to paint its eggs so that they blend with the elements, hiding them from the vicious witch, Baba Yaga. At first, the plan works well, but Baba Yaga finally gets her hands on the last egg, and Masha sets off on an amazing journey to find it. This poetic tale features the Firebird’s magical poem in English and Russian, along with suggestions to inspire children to paint their own eggs.

Masha and the Firebird (Folk Tales)

Arts, Music & Photography

Masha's mother sells eggs at market, and Masha loves to paint their smooth shells. One day, deep in the forest, Masha meets the magical Firebird, guardian of the eggs of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. The Firebird asks Masha to paint its eggs so that they blend with the elements, hiding them from the vicious witch, Baba Yaga. At first, the plan works well, but Baba Yaga finally gets her hands on the last egg, and Masha sets off on an amazing journey to find it. This original folktale blends elements of the Firebird legend and traditional European folktales in a bilingual English and Russian text, along with suggestions to inspire children to paint their own eggs.

Masha and the Firebird (1) (Folk Tales series)

This Little Piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed at home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none. And so goes the wonderful, much loved nursery rhyme, now brought to life in this new colorful novelty picture book. Count five little piggies on your fingers and toes. Lift the flaps and find out what each busy little piggy is up to—whether it's shopping, cleaning, cooking, painting—or coming back home to a special surprise. Perfect for use in nursery and pre-school, interactive, and suitable for early observational skills.

This Little Piggy Went to Market . . .

Ragged Bears

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Leah's Star

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folk Tales series)

Shota and the Star Quilt (Folk Tales)

Shota and the Star Quilt (Folk Tales series)

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folk Tales)

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folk Tales series)

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain (Folktales)

Masha and the Firebird (Folk Tales)

Masha and the Firebird (1) (Folk Tales series)

This Little Piggy Went to Market . . .