And There Was Music
by Marta Pantaleo

A playful reflection on the power of music and its deep connection to the roots of humankind. When you listen to music your heart changes rhythm.

Can you hear it? Music can make you happy or sad. It’s something magical that comes from your belly and can connect you to people who don’t even speak your language. With straightforward text and striking illustrations, each spread of this picture book is a conversation-starter that will inspire young readers to reflect on the importance music plays in our lives, while discovering faraway traditions, various musical instruments, and the need we all feel to play or listen to music, whether we are together or alone.

“Sweeping and thought-provoking. Readers will agree: “Music is magical.””
Kirkus

“Pantaleo captures the joy, the sorrow, the sharing and the universality of music, which can evoke emotions through sounds as well as lyrics.”
Booklist online

“This is a great introduction to the various musics and ways that cultures interact with them. The pictures are done with thick paint, and help bring the book to life.”
Children’s Literature

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World English

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I Forgot How to Sleep
by Bruno Zocca

Everyone’s Awake meets This is Not a Picture Book in this quirky and dreamlike story where the solution to falling asleep is right under our heroine’s nose!

When the young narrator of the book can’t fall asleep, she thinks she may have skipped one of her bedtime rituals (brush teeth, put on pajamas, say goodnight to dad), so she performs them all over again. But that doesn't work. After checking to see if anyone else is up, she ventures outside, where she meets a very sleepy bear who shares her problem. She reads him a bedtime story and bear starts snoring in a heartbeat. It's then that she remembers what she had forgot to do: read her own bedtime book! Sweet dreams.

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Italy, France, The Netherlands, World Spanish, Catalan

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Wild your World: Bees
Illustrated by Philip Giordano

This delightfully wild book covers everything a young nature lover could want to discover about bees. From learning how bees use their bodies to communicate with each other to understanding how a swarm is formed, this book is filled with fascinating facts about bees. With eye-catching illustrations and practical tips, Wild Your World Bees is the ideal guide to understanding and nurturing the wildlife that shares our world.

The book begins with a comprehensive introduction to bees. Learn all about bee basics, from the make-up of a bee’s anatomy to how honey is made. Then, discover the many different species of bees across the world, from orchid bees to mason bees.

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