Sometimes Cake

Sometimes CakeBy: Edwina Wyatt Illustrator: Tamsin Ainslie Have you ever wanted to celebrate an unbirthday? Or just an ordinary day? A charming story of friendshipand appreciating the small stuff. Sometimes its your birthday. And sometimes it isnt. But even if its not your birthday, its still important to celebrate everyday things like Tuesdays, coconuts, and orange, and also yellow and lions. And monkeys. And purple. Friends Audrey and Lion find pleasure and

- Intriguing features on the history of gemstones

but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes

there seems to be a rash of animals being poisoned by antifreeze across the town

By: Tomie dePaola | Illustrator:  Tomie dePaola   Tomie dePaola's glorious paintings are as luminous as the farolitos that light up on the Plaza in Santa Fe for the procession of Las Posadas

and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about

Accompanied by other Shields

By: Karen de Seve

NYU students Peter Holbrook and Ben Weiss

a campaign of the United Nations Foundation

Saved from exile

You don't need better genetics or more exercise

By: Noel Streatfeild   | Series: The Shoe Books A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about three orphan siblings and their love of music