Customer Review: "There's a bear outside" Yes Stillwater has arrived in the back yard with his large red umbrella. He is a kind, poite and gentle Panda. After the children have formally met Stillwater they each take turns visiting him, upon each visit Stillwater has a story to tell the children. Each story is a... more info
Customer Review: This is a wonderful story about the very old question, What is most important in life?! told through the eyes of a child and through the animals and the situations that arise around him. I purchased two copies to give as gifts to new parents--because it will be a book to keep and read to children... more info
Customer Review: Summer has arrived and so has Koo, Stillwater Panda's haiku-speaking young nephew. When Stillwater encourages Koo and friends to help a grouchy neighbor in need, their efforts are rewarded in this appealing, fun blend of panda and Zen lessons perfect for young picturebook readers.
Customer Review: I am using this book with my five and six year olds, whom I homeschool and who are in kindergarten and first grade. We use this book both to study poetry and authors and for memorization selections. My children love this book! They look forward to poetry time and always ask me to read more than just... more info
Customer Review: Three monks approach a town that has grown isolated from neighbors and community. They decide to teach the town "happiness" by making stone soup. Each community member brought an ingredient and with everyone's contribution, they made stone soup and had a celebration. This book is near and dear... more info
Customer Review: A truly moving book about the mission of the International Baccalaureate Organization. The ability to look at someone who looks different than you do, speaks a different language than you do, and believes in different values than you do and yet see yourself in that other person. That is what makes... more info
Customer Review: The language of "Come on Rain" is as colorful and vibrant as the beautiful artwork. Karen Hesse uses just about every literary device in this book which makes it a wonderfully interesting teaching tool. At the same time, it is a melodic read-aloud, first creating a true sense of heat, and following... more info
Customer Review: The Lucifer series is for serious readers. Please note that I said serious READERS, not comic fans. Even if you've never read a Superman or Spider-Man comic, consider this series. It's intelligent, entertaining, thought-provoking, philosophical, emotionally charged, powerfully written and drawn, and... more info
