"Can I take Mouse for a walk?" I ask, and I'm always allowed.We set off, very slowly. Mouse walks at a snail's pace. He stops at lamp posts and fences and sniffs for a long time. Sometimes he looks up
"Can I take Mouse for a walk?" I ask, and I'm always allowed.We set off, very slowly. Mouse walks at a snail's pace. He stops at lamp posts and fences and sniffs for a long time. Sometimes he looks up
A funny and whimsical picture book about an ordinary family day, told through a bird family, from 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient Eva Lindstroem. "Wash your beaks, it's time for lunch-flies again today," says Dad. After lunch the young birds get sent off to play-they sing, hunt mosquitos, compare leg size and poke grubs.This is how birds spend a day. Eva Lindstroem reflects the familiar and the absurd in human behavior through this funny bird family. We all recognize the family dynamics of bickering over fried mosquitos and worm pie-only the youngest is allowed to pick out the worms.Toddlers will recognize key moments in a perfectly down to earth day-play, mealtimes, stretching boundaries and sleep. With dry observations of human family behavior that adults will enjoy, this is a picture book to make all the family laugh and to read aloud together. Expressive faces, hilarious hairstyles, Dad's great cooking, and a sister and brother's everyday conversation combine in a
Frank feels lonely when everyone walks away. Tilly, Paul and Milan are having fun. Frank cries tears into a pan and then adds sugar, and cooks and stirs for hours. Frank has made jam, his very own rec
