Martin Is Our Friend

A young mentally handicapped boy encounters many difficulties in his relationship with the other children until he establishes a special bond with the horse he learns to ride.

Hasler, Eveline

Desmarowitz, Dorothea

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Children's Books

Abingdon Pr

Peter's cat Sebastian takes him out into a snow-covered world to show him the secrets of winter.

Winter Magic (English and German Edition)

William Morrow & Co.

Once, two brothers lived in a valley. Both brothers were physically deformed with humps on their backs. One brother was good and kind, helpful and friendly, and the other was the opposite. It was time to repair the old hut up in the mountains, but even though it was the lazy brother's turn, he didn't want to go. So the good brother went and did the job instead. On his way through the forest, he saw the beauty in everything he passed, from a sparkling stream to poisonous, iridescent mushrooms to a warty old toad. In the night, magical beings visited him. What happened that night changed both brothers' lives forever. This lyrical folktale reinforces the power of positive thinking.

A Tale of Two Brothers

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

North-South Books

"A wonderfully pleasing picture book that could be used in a preschool sessions covering the seasons." - School Library Journal\nBelow the ground, five friends—a grub, a beetle, two worms, and a caterpillar—are settling in for the winter. But what will they do all winter long? What will they eat? What will they dream of? This charming book offers some surprising answers. Eveline Hasler and Käthi Bhend have collaborated on an imaginative tour de force that will delight young and old alike.\nFrom School Library Journal\nPreS-K-As the snowy winter settles, five friend-a grub, a beetle, a caterpillar, and two worms-play cards and share the steps they have taken to prepare for winter underground. The worms and the beetle have collected food to support them in the cold days and as time passes on, the caterpillar spins itself in a warm and colorful cocoon, where it can dream. This picture book will capture preschoolers' imaginations as they glance at the underground homes of these invertebrates. There is a small mishap involving an onion, which is actually a flower bulb, but mostly these are soothing underground scenes. Following a palette of soft colors, interrupted only by the bright marks on the beetle's body, the illustrations offer great details for readers to discover in a compact story time setting or at home. Although caregivers might need to explain that the caterpillar does not need food when it hangs upside down in the cocoon, readers will delight in uncovering that after winter comes the spring and with it butterflies and sprouting vegetables and flowers. VERDICT A wonderfully pleasing picture book that could be used in a preschool sessions covering the seasons and invertebrates.-Kathia Ibacache, Univ. of Colorado Boulderα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

In My Dreams I Can Fly

Animals

NorthSouth Books

Kindness makes the world go around. Morris and Boris are brothers who look like twins--even down to the small humps on their backs. Morris is kind and helpful to everyone he meets. Boris is impatient and unkind. When Boris refuses to take his turn to go check on their hut in the woods, Morris volunteers to go rather than have an argument. The forest is enchanted: eyes peek out of every bush and rustling can be heard in the leaves. Morris takes care not to disturb or destroy animals and plants. Respecting nature with every step, he makes friends with tendrils, toadstools, and the forest itself. In the dark of the night, the tree spirits and forest witch give him something that he will never forget--they make his hump go away. When Boris sees his transformed brother he runs up the mountain. But instead of having reverence for the creatures around him, Boris tramples carelessly through the forest. Before long, the beings of the magic wood come forth. How will&nbsp;the mushrooms&nbsp;and the tender plant elves react? And what will the forest witch give him? Boris wonders why he has not been treated the same as his kind brother, but when Boris' own dog recoils in fear from his hand, he realizes he must change his ways.&nbsp; Eveline Hasler and Käthi Bhend's classic tale--based on a legend from the&nbsp;Ticino region of Switzerland--is lovingly reprinted and ready for a new generation to enjoy.&nbsp; "Bhend creates complex, wonderfully animistic landscapes, filled with both accurately rendered natural details, and hidden faces and forms woven into the underbrush."--Kirkus Reviews&nbsp;

Classics

Trained as a lawyer, but not allowed to practice in Switzerland because she is a woman, Emily Kempin decides to move her family to America

Flying With Wings of Wax: The Story of Emily Kempin-Spyri

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Fromm Intl

Through the friendship of a kind neighbor, a young giantess discovers that her height is no obstacle to happiness

The Giantess

Kane/Miller Book Pub

The last witchcraft trial in German-speaking countries was held in 1782 in Eveline Hasler's home canton of Glarus in Switzerland. A servant woman, Anna Goeldin, was accused of having bewitched a child of the physician household in which she worked, making it crippled and spit pins. The accused confessed under torture, was sentenced by the city council and executed. Sources show that the trial provoked great controversy in Europe even at the time. The courts in Glarus were ridiculed and criticized by more enlightened cities in Switzerland and Germany. In her novel with its beautiful simple language, Hasler tells Anna Goeldin's story and trial. With the means of fiction, Hasler attempts to explain how a witchcraft trial could come to take place in the heart of Europe during the heyday of the Enlightenment. The novel was first published in 1982 and also draws parallels to women's fight for equal rights two hundred years later. This novel is a bestseller in German-speaking countries, has been translated into several languages, and made into a feature film by Gertrud Pinkus. The translation by Mary Bryant has won an Arts and Humanities Initiative Award at the University of Iowa. Eveline Hasler (born in 1933) was trained as a teacher of History and turned to writing children's books, fiction, and historical fiction. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Switzerland Award for Juvenile Fiction (1978), Honors by the City of Zurich (1988), Schubart Award (1989), Droste Award (1994), and Justinus Kerner Award (1999).

Anna Goeldin - The Last Witch: A Novel

Religion & Spirituality

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Martin Is Our Friend

Martin Is Our Friend

Winter Magic (English and German Edition)

Winter Magic (English and German Edition)

A Tale of Two Brothers

In My Dreams I Can Fly

A Tale of Two Brothers

Flying With Wings of Wax: The Story of Emily Kempin-Spyri

The Giantess

Anna Goeldin - The Last Witch: A Novel