Amelia''s class is learning Italian and very soon her school is having their first ever Gelato Day! But not everyone is excited. The new boy, Harry Truffle, won''t smile and there''s a graffiti bandit on the loose. One more piece of graffiti and the principal has threatened to cancel the event.Amelia is angry, and becomes determined to catch the culprit. But will she be able to keep her cool, or will her chameleon powers take over and reveal her secret?
Amelia loves books, especially fairytales. But when her teacher announces that her class will be performing Snow White in front of the whole school, Amelia begins to feel nervous – she doesn’t like being in the spotlight. Along with Amelia’s nerves comes a familiar tingly feeling – if she reveals her chameleon powers on stage it will be a disaster!Meanwhile, Willow’s acting super strange. Could Amelia''s brave and daring friend also have something to hide?
Amelia’s family are going on holidays to a farm! The best news is that Willow is coming too. The girls can’t wait to play with the baby lambs, go strawberry picking and ride horses. There’s just one thing worrying Amelia – she’s decided to tell Willow about her chameleon powers. But how?The big reveal doesn’t quite go to plan and Amelia isn’t happy. Can she use her magic powers to turn things around?
Amelia''s eighth birthday is just around the corner and she is SO excited. She''s going to have the best party ever – even if she does have to invite her troublesome twin cousins. But then something strange and magical happens . . Now Amelia has a very big secret. Will Amelia be able to keep her chameleon powers hidden, even when disaster strikes and the party bags go missing?
In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.
It’s 2002, and 14-year-old Alyssa is a freshman at a new high school where she knows NO ONE and the uniforms are hideous! What a disaster...Even worse? Her parents are forcing her to join the cross-country team. No one needs to run, or sweat, this much!Over time though, Alyssa actually starts to like running. She’s getting better with practice, and some of the girls on the team are really nice. Alyssa begins to find a steady rhythm with high school, cross country, and her new stepfamily.But Alyssa’s dad is sick, and she doesn’t know what to do. When the worst thing imaginable happens, Alyssa will need to count on her friends, family, and herself to keep running forward.
¡Ahora con tapa blanda! Seis niños están a punto de jugar: tres de ellos hablan solo inglés y tres hablan solo español. ¡Pero todos se ríen de la misma manera y juntos! Esta ingeniosa aventura que ocurre en un área de juegos entrelaza conversaciones bilingües en español e inglés, de manera que dos grupos de niños pueden expresar sentimientos parecidos, cada uno en su propio idioma. Now in paperback! Six kids are ready to play: three speak English. Y tres hablan español [and three speak Spanish]. But all of them laugh alike and together! This clever playground adventure weaves together bilingual Spanish and English conversations, so two groups of children can express similar thoughts in their own languages.Este es un nuevo libro ilustrado escrito por Carmen T. Berner-Grand, autora premiada por su libro Diego: Bigger than Life. Este nuevo libro ilustrado rompe barreras y afianza la amistad. Tres niños juegan en el parque cuando de repente llegan otros tres. Los grupos no pueden entenderse porque tres niños solo hablan inglés y los otros tres solo hablan español. Sin embargo, cada uno puede expresar sentimientos parecidos en su propio idioma.Aquí interactúan el inglés y el español. ¿Pueden encontrar la manera de jugar juntos? ¡Claro que sí! Al observarse unos a los otros, cada grupo se da cuenta de que tienen más similitudes que diferencias, y así terminan descubriendo nuevas palabras y haciendo nuevos amigos en esta aventura impulsada por un diálogo interesante en español.A brand new barrier-breaking and friendship-affirming bilingual picture book from award-winning author Carmen T. Bernier-Grand (Diego: Bigger than Life). Three kids are playing at the park when three more arrive. The groups can't understand each other because one trio speaks only English and the other only Spanish. But they can express similar thoughts in their own languages.Aquí interactúan el inglés y el español. Can they find a way to play? Of course they can! By watching each other, both groups learn that they are more alike than different and end up discovering new words and making new friends in this adventure propelled by clever integrated Spanish dialogue.