Don Gateau The Three Legged Cat Of Seborga

Don Gateau, the three-legged cat of Seborga, Italy, is a story of love and bravery. Don Gateau is born a feral cat, free to roam. When he is injured, he reluctantly accepts help. After he is better, Don Gateau has to be even braver and accept love.

Brayden the Brave assures children that it is okay to be a little scared in new situations but with the love of family and friends they can be brave too.

Situé dans la ville méditerranéenne de Seborga, en Italie, Don Gateau est l'histoire d'un chat sauvage, blanc et orange qui, un jour - curieux de voir un artiste peindre sur son balcon - va trop loin. Sa chute et sa blessure qui en résultent renforcent le lien entre l'artiste et le félin. Guéri par le médecin local, Don Gateau (Sir Pastry with Cream) troque sa vie nomade contre un nom et une maison. Raconté dans un verset enchanteur, ce conte élégant apporte une tendresse rassurante aux mésaventures de la vie, dans lesquelles l'amour et l'acceptation ont le pouvoir de se transformer. Don Gateau a été inspiré par le chat très réel et toujours curieux qui a erré dans la vie de l'artiste et illustratrice Linda McCluskey et est finalement resté.

I Never Called Him Pa by Diane Kane, is a coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s that captures the heart of rural America through the voice of young Henry, a fatherless farm boy.

The Secret of the Magic Crystal is a fantasy children's book about friendship, imagination, and transformation. Alana finds a glowing crystal and has a beautiful dream. She is reluctant to share her secret, but she can't help showing it to her friends, who beg her to part with her treasure. Meanwhile, a group of city children follow the crystal's light and burst into the dreamy world of Alana and her friends. Only after Alana decides to open her heart does she learn the true power of the light of the magic crystal.

GOLD AWARD WINNER OF THE 2019 PARENTS' CHOICE AWARDS. The Artist Who Loved Cats is a rhyming picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, the creator of the iconic Le Chat Noir Cabaret posters created in 19th-century Paris.This story opens in modern-day France, when a little girl named Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite antique store, and begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist. She learns that Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to pursue his artistic dreams, ultimately creating not just the Chat Noir posters but also more than 700 journal illustrations, famous posters, sculptures, cartoon strips and paintings, and even used his art to make the world a better place. Many of Steinlen's artworks feature cats, his favorite subject.Delightful rhyming verse, a sweet sprinkling of French vocabulary, and lovely illustrations by the award-winning team of author Susan Schaefer Bernardo and artist Courtenay Fletcher bring art history to life. More than just a biography, The Artist Who Loved Cats is a celebration of art, inspiration, and following your heart to create a life that you love. It's the perfect book for expanding children's knowledge of real life artists, teaching them to appreciate art and antiques, and supporting their creative spark! It's also a great companion guide for a trip to France or study of French culture.This award-winning book makes a wonderful gift for curious, creative kids and is also the perfect resource for enriching a homeschooling unit or class study of the arts and/or biography.

There's nothing like learning great values and life lessons from a young age. This fun, encouraging book teaches children that they all have special gifts of their very own. Through this story, the reader will learn that he or she has been equipped to make a difference. It's okay to be yourself. The story is based on our actual family pets. Sasha, a three-legged black labrador, is trying her best to do things like the other pets who have four legs. Through perservance and encouragement from her four-legged friends, she always does her best at every task. This book is filled with applicable life lessons that can easily translate to every child's life. Sasha says the key to success is to never give up and be always yourself.

Gerald is the resident spider at the Smyth's house who develops a curiosity about shoes. This takes him on a shopping spree into town to look for some shoes of his own. However, having so many feet means buying shoes is not that straightforward! Gerald's New Shoes is a rhyming children's picture book. The colourful illustrations take the reader on the funny adventure of a spider trying to buy shoes. The rhymes within the book are ideal to keep children engaged and the length of the book makes it a perfect bedtime story. Ideal age category 2-6 years old, however suitable and entertaining for adults and children who love rhyming stories, friendly spiders or both!