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Text in Arabic. Being little is no good. That's because being big is better. Except when being little is best of all!

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Text in Arabic. Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build her one. At the top of a tree. It is an ideal house. It has a bathtub for snorkeling, a place to drink tea, and somewhere to hide the dirty cups. The house is perfect in every way. Except for one thing. This is a gently humorous story that explores the clash between a quest for independence and the longing for security.

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Perfect for children of all ages, this heartfelt story opens the curtains on the story of how we can all feel together even when we are far apart. Out the window, I can see a new world looking back at me. The streets are still, there are no crowds ... but looking up, I see the clouds. Told through the voices—and windows—of children from around the world, this story’s comforting message and bright illustrations bring hope into your home even as our world changes outside. The book’s beautiful design reveals similarities—“In different windows everywhere, I see rainbows, hearts, and teddy bears”—that can comfort and unite us, even in hard times. Author Patrick Guest was inspired to write this story when he was forced to isolate from his family as a medical worker. His lyrical writing gives hope to our shared experience. In addition, Jonathan Bentley, award-winning illustrator of more than 30 children’s books, infuses the book with warmth and delight. When you look out your window, don’t forget that we’re all looking out—together.

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Mo lived alone and he liked it that way. He had a house to protect him. And a wall. Mo trusted his wall. It kept everything out he wanted kept out. A beautiful story about breaking down barriers and discovering the joys of friendship, from the brilliant creative team of Jo Kasch and award-winning illustrator Jonathan Bentley.

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Lily loves all things pink—her boots, her bicycle, the food she eats—but she has no one to share them with. She begs an assortment of animals to play with her, but none of them is quite right. The snail is too slow, the chicken is too silly and the goat eats her clothes. Then along comes a perfect friend … who is perfectly pink, too!

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