Elisa Kleven

Lizzy is scared to start school, so she makes a doll out of an apple from her favorite tree to take with her on the first day and keep her company. Includes instructions for making an apple doll.

Lost in the city, a butterfly with see-through wings makes friends with a ladybug, an ant, and a pigeon, and together they help flowers bloom and grow.

Foley the dog has trouble making friends when he moves to a new home, but after an angel visits him in a dream, Foley's neighbors come to hear about the experience and they all begin to share their talents in hopes the angel will return.

Given the responsibility of taking care of his favorite carousel dog's tail during the winter, Ernst, the young blue crocodile, finds, as time goes by, that he cannot resist his own artistic urges.

"Take a tour of the many delightful ways children from cultures around the world help their wishes come true"--Dust jacket.

Describes the water, air, soil, sky, sun, and more shared by all living creatures on Earth.

Rhyming verses introduce the letters of the alphabet and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus.

High above the world, a weaver spins thread from such things as clouds, dyes it with colors from the sky and grass, and weaves a cloth filled with the emotions she sees throughout the day to make a blanket of dreams.

A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.

Collects music and poetry of the Latin American culture specific to yearly holidays and events, such as Cinco de Mayo and Carnival, and displays text in Spanish and English.