Elly MacKay
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater. The bright costumes, the intricate dances, the magical music, and a new friend all combine to captivate the girl...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A bored and curious little girl wishes for a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. But a friendly bird soon whisks her off for an adventure in the sky, where she can contemplate questions both scientific and philosophical in nature: how do clouds float? Or carry the rain? Where do they go when they disappear? Are there clouds on other planets?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When a young treasure hunter goes to the beach for a day of playing in the surf, she dives deep under the waves to find treasures of all kinds. Some treasures have stories to tell and others are too precious to keep. It seems treasure is everywhere, but nothing could make her feel more like a queen than a perfect day at the beach with her grandfather and furry best friend.
8) Too early
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text follow a family's morning routine from the perspective of the earliest riser in the house.
10) Fall leaves
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Wordplay with homonyms puts autumn on display and captures the art and science of season change"--
12) Beach baby
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A gentle, poetic lullaby for baby, filled with memories from a perfect day playing on the beach," from Amazon.
13) The secret fawn
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A little girl is always missing out on the wonderful things her family gets to see and do, just because she is the youngest and littlest. She misses seeing shooting stars because she goes to bed too early; she can't pick the first apple of autumn because she's too short and, this morning, everyone else got to see a deer--except her. She goes into her backyard in search of the deer, a sugar cube tucked in her pocket. She sees a flick of brown in the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A little girl dreams of adventures in the water and feels the spirit of the ocean all around her...even though she lives on the prairie...But she won't let a little detail like that stand in the way of being a meadow mermaid! Frolicking in the 'waves' of wheat and 'oceans' of grass, spying sea horses and...a shipwrecked sailor? Even if that shipwreck is actually an overturned bike and the sailor a new kid from a neighboring field, it's still a chance...
15) Maya
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The electricity in Maya's house has gone out again. Worse, she is afraid of the dark -- and her fear has been even worse since her father died. Now it feels as if the darkness will never go away. Maya's mother distracts her with a legend about the banyan tree, which saved the world from the first monsoon by drinking up the floodwaters, and growing tall and strong. Later that night, unsettled by the noises around her, Maya revisits the story in her...
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