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Amos and Amelie are Waiting for Christmas: Stories for the Little Ones
by Eva MarkertDecember is here! For Amelie and her cousin Amos, it is a time of anticipation. The first snow is falling, candles are being lit and cookies being baked, the whole house is decorated for Christmas. St. Nicholas is coming and they have to finish their wish lists in time. But not everything always goes smoothly...
Amos and Amelie Go to Nursery School: Stories for the Little Ones
by Eva MarkertAmelie and Amos like going to nursery school. Amos makes the crybaby Anya laugh and saves Alex when he disappears during a trip to the forest. Toby is annoyed because Amos’ hamster has the same name as him. Amelie has to work hard to get a carrot down during a healthy breakfast and helps the Syrian girl Banu learn German. It never gets boring in nursery school!
Amos deve andare a letto: Storie della buonanotte per i più piccoli
by Eva MarkertStorie della buonanotte per i più piccoli Storie ad alta voce per bambini - con Amelia e Amos. Volume 2 15 brevi storie della buonanotte per i più piccoli. Amos deve andare a letto "Buonanotte, sogni d'oro", dice la mamma di Amos ogni sera. Il più delle volte, però, il piccolo Amos resta sveglio per un po'. Ma a letto non ci si annoia mai! Non con un troll nella stanza, la tenda indiana nell'angolo, una falena inquietante o l'acchiappasogni sopra il letto e tante avventure prima di dormire.
Amos doit se coucher
by Claire Volkmann-Pédeloste Eva Markert-- Bonne nuit, fais de beaux rêves, dit la maman d'Amos chaque soir. Mais la plupart du temps, le petit Amos reste éveillé encore un bon moment. Ce n'est jamais ennuyeux d'aller au lit ! Pas avec un lutin ou une tente d'indiens dans la chambre, un épouvantable papillon de nuit ou un attrape-rêves au-dessus du lit et beaucoup d'autres aventures au moment de s'endormir.
Amos Gets a Dad: Bedtime Stories for the Little Ones
by Eva MarkertAmos's mum has married the nice Mr Baldwin and calls him Henry. Amos doesn't know what he should call him, so he sticks with "Mr Baldwin" for a start. Amos has loads of fun with him. Mr Baldwin has a talking budgie and the longest handkerchief in the world. He takes Amos to bed every night and tickles him until he's had enough or he thinks up funny stories with him. And he is always there when Amos needs help. Amos therefore realises one day that Mr Baldwin is not just Mr Baldwin, but his dad, and indeed the best dad in the whole world!
Amos Goes to the Black Forest: Stories for the Little Ones
by Eva MarkertAmos would actually rather go to the sea with his parents, but he also enjoys being in the Black Forest. There, people can go on unusual walks, play adventure mini golf, meet bears and wolves, or even go sledging in the summertime! And there are two more special reasons why Amos will never forget this holiday in the Black Forest. Fifteen stories for the little ones
Amos riceve un papà, Racconti della buonanotte per i più piccoli
by Eva Markert Manuela GalloStorie da leggere ai bambini, con Amelia e Amos, 15 Storie della buonanotte per i più piccoli. La madre di Amos ha sposato il simpatico signor Rossi ed Enrico glielo dice. Amos non sa come chiamare il marito della mamma, per questo all’inizio lo chiama semplicemente “Signor Rossi”. Con lui Amos si diverte tantissimo. Il signor Rossi ha un pappagallino parlante e il fazzoletto più lungo del mondo. Ogni sera mette Amos a letto. Gli fa il solletico o inventano insieme storie. Ed è sempre presente quando Amos ha bisogno di aiuto. Per questo motivo, un giorno Amos capisce che il signor Rossi non è semplicemente il suo “Signor Rossi” ma anche il suo papà. Il migliore del mondo.
Amos tiene que irse a la cama
by Leslie Mildred González Amézquita Eva Markert—Buenas noches, dulces sueños —dice la mamá de Amos todas las noches. Pero normalmente el pequeño Amos se queda despierto en la cama un rato. ¡Sin embargo nunca es aburrido quedarse en la cama! No con un trol en el cuarto, un tipi en la esquina, una terrorífica mariposa nocturna o un atrapasueños sobre su cama y muchas aventuras para la hora de dormir.
Amos va nella Foresta Nera: Storie per i più piccoli
by Eva MarkertAmos avrebbe preferito andare al mare con i suoi genitori, ma, tutto sommato, gli piace molto anche la Foresta Nera. Lì si possono fare passeggiate insolite, giocare al 'minigolf avventuroso' o persino andare sullo slittino in estate! Ma ci sono altri due motivi per cui Amos non dimenticherà mai questa vacanza nella Foresta Nera...sta a voi scoprirlo.
Amp'd: A Novel
by Ken Pisani"Complete with painfully wry observations and delightfully caustic wit, this novel is a gritty exploration of what it's like to feel incomplete in the world. All five fingers up for this bitterly satisfying tale." --Kirkus Reviews(starred)Aaron is not a man on a hero's journey. In the question of fight or flight, he'll choose flight every time. So when a car accident leaves him suddenly asymmetrical, his left arm amputated, looking on the bright side just isn't something he's equipped to do. Forced to return to his boyhood home to recuperate, Aaron is confronted with an aging father (a former Olympic biathlete turned hoarder), a mother whose chosen to live in a yurt with a fireman twelve years her junior, and a well-meaning sister whose insufferable husband proves love isn't just blind, but also painfully stupid.As Aaron tries to make the world around him disappear in a haze of Vicodin and medical marijuana, the only true joy in his life comes from daily ninety-second radio spots of fun science facts: the speed of falling raindrops, batteries made out of starfish, and sexual responses triggered by ringtones - all told in the lush, disembodied voice of commentator Sunny Lee, with whom he falls helplessly, ridiculously, in love. Aaron's obsession with Sunny only hastens his downward spiral, like pouring accelerant on a fire. Pressured to do something - anything - to move his life forward, he takes the only job he can get. As a "fish counter" at the nearby dam, he concludes that an act of violent sacrifice to liberate the river might be his best, final option.
Amreekiya: A Novel (University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series)
by Lena MahmoudA touching debut novel chronicling the life a young Palestinian American woman between two cultures as she comes of age and as she settles into marriage.Isra Shadi, a twenty-one-year-old woman of mixed Palestinian and White descent, lives in California with her paternal amu (uncle), amtu (aunt), and cousins after the death of her mother and abandonment by her father at a young age. Ever the outcast in her amu and amtu’s household, Isra is encouraged to marry and leave. After rejecting a string of undesirable suitors, she marries Yusef, an old love from her past . . .In Amreekiya, author Lena Mahmoud deftly juggles two storylines, alternating between Isra’s youth and her current life as a married twentysomething who is torn between cultures and trying to define herself. The chapters chronicle various moments in Isra’s narrative, including her parents volatile relationship and the trials and joys of forging a partnership with Yusef. Mahmoud also examines Isra’s first visit to Palestine, the effects of sexism, how language affects identity, and what it means to have a love that overcomes unbearable pain.An exploration of womanhood from an underrepresented voice in American literature, Amreekiya is simultaneously unique and relatable. Featuring an authentic array of characters, Mahmoud’s first novel is a much-needed story in a divided world.Praise for Amreekiya“A subversive story about love and marriage . . . a feminist Palestinian project that follows its headstrong lead, Isra, through struggle and loss. This is a tense examination of what a marriage is and how gendered expectations influence love and family. It is an intimate dissection of a relationship that exists in an unequal world . . . . Mahmoud portrays the unsettling conflict between freedom and social imprisonment in Amreekiya, an unnerving novel that encourages questioning common assumptions, no matter how deep down they rest.” —Foreword Reviews“Both wise and humorous, Mahmoud’s debut novel is an intimate portrayal of an early Arab American marriage, filled with passion, loss, and ultimately forgiveness. Readers will be moved by the fierce but fragile Isra, who refuses to be defined by her family, her husband, and her society.” —Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of A Curious Land: Stories from Home“Yusef and Isra’s story is relevant for people worldwide. With poignant, beautiful writing, Mahmoud quickly draws readers into the novel, portraying all her characters with a sympathetic voice. A fantastic choice for book discussions and well worth a second reading.” —Library Journal (starred review)
Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale's
by E. L. KonigsburgThe many sights of New York provide daily distractions for Amy Elizabeth and Grandma as they attempt to find the time to go see Bloomingdale's.
Amy & Lan: A Novel
by Sadie JonesThe author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel The Uninvited Guests returns with a captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside.“The very first thing I remember is standing on the water-butt in the garden, with my Mum holding me to stop me falling, singing 'I'm On Top of the World' , and the smell of the new wood in the hot sun. And something do with Mum's silver necklace. Amy doesn't remember any of that. Her very first memory is our wolfhound Ivan knocking her over in a puddle. Or it might be eating a boiled egg, and looking at the daisies on her kitchen tablecloth.”Amy Connell and Lan Honey are having the best childhood ever. They live on a 78-acre farm in the South West of England, with sisters and brothers, other kids, chickens, goats, three dogs, and even a calf, called Gabriella Christmas. “Honeys in the Farmhouse, Connells in the Cowhouse, Hodges in the Carthouse . . .”The three sets of parents are best friends who came to Frith from the city, and are learning, year after year, how to farm the land.Free and unsupervised, Amy and Lan play with axes and climb on haystacks, but there is grownup danger at Frith they don't see. It's Gail, Lan's mother, and Adam, Amy's father who should be more careful. They should learn what kids know: never to play with fire.
Amy Makes a Friend (Portraits of Little Women)
by Susan Beth PfefferAmy March wants to be a great artist. She's got the talent; now all she needs is a way to afford art lessons. Her solution: befriend her rich and snobby classmate, Jenny Snow, who'll then invite Amy to sit in on her private art instructions. But Jenny can't be bothered with Amy's friendly overtures -- until Diana Hughes, a new and extremely wealthy girl, chooses Amy as her friend. Now, Amy thinks Jenny will like her too. But the price of art lessons may be higher than Amy ever imagined....
Amy Moves In (Sweet Valley Twins #44)
by Francine Pascal Jamie SuzanneJust like sisters... Elizabeth Wakefield is shocked and upset when she hears that her best friend, Amy Sutton's, house has burned down. But she's happy to learn that Amy will be staying with the Wakefields while Amy's parents look for a new home. It will be just like having another sister around. But living with Amy isn't as much fun as Elizabeth thought! Amy treats Elizabeth like her personal maid. And every time Amy talks about the fire, she stretches the truth a little more. Even worse, Amy is spending all her time with Elizabeth's twin sister, Jessica, and the snobby Unicorn Club. Elizabeth is puzzled and hurt. When Amy tells her new friends one of Elizabeth's biggest secrets, it's the last straw. Now the whole school is laughing at Elizabeth! Can she ever trust Amy again?
Amy Signs: A Mother, Her Deaf Daughter, and Their Stories
by Amy Willman Rebecca Willman Gernon“Thirty-seven years ago, I vowed to write a truthful book about raising a deaf child.” Rebecca Willman Gernon followed through on her promise with her deaf daughter Amy Willman in this extraordinary new narrative. Many stories have been told about a parent’s struggle to help her deaf child succeed in a mostly hearing world. Amy Signs marks a signature departure in that both Rebecca and Amy relate their perspectives on their journey together. When she learns of 11-month-old Amy’s deafness in 1969, Rebecca fully expresses her anguish, and traces all of the difficulties she endured in trying to find the right educational environment for Amy. The sacrifices of the rest of her family weighed heavily on her, also. Though she resolved to place four-year-old Amy in Nebraska’s residential school for deaf students, the emotional toll seemed too much to bear. Amy’s view acts as the perfect counterpoint. Interwoven with her mother’s story, Amy’s account confirms that signing served her best. She summarizes life in boarding school as “laughter and homesickness.” She laughed with all of her deaf friends, though felt homesick at times. Amy thanks her mother for the gift of sign, asserting that a mainstream education would never have led her to earn a master’s degree and later teach American Sign Language at the University of Nebraska. Amy Signs is a positive albeit cautionary tale for parents of deaf children today whose only choice is a mainstreamed education.
Amy's Answering Machine
by Amy BorkowskyDoes your mother call you in a panic whenever there's a storm warning for your area? Does she act as though it's her duty to alert you to every health story on the news? Have you ever been briefly out of touch with your mother only to find she's phoned everyone short of the National Guard to track you down -- or, just maybe, are you that mother? Take comfort in knowing you're not alone, as Amy Borkowsky shares more than a decade's worth of maddening phone messages from her hilariously overprotective mom. Based on the hit CD of the same name, Amy's Answering Machine features actual messages in which Amy's mom warns her not to wear a red bathrobe because a friend's grandson "said that red is a gang color"...advises her not to get a cat because "what if you finally found a nice guy and he was allergic?"...cautions her not to wear crepe-soled shoes because "they were just saying on the news that if you're ever in a plane crash, crepe is no good if you have to go down the slide." Amy also reveals the stories behind the messages and shares calls not available on CD, each one brimming with the worry and annoying comments only a loving mother could dish out. The same warnings and suggestions that had Amy cringing are sure to have you doubled over with laughter. But before you turn the page, take some advice from Amy's mom: Make sure you have plenty of reading light, because squinting causes crow's feet.
Amy's Metaphor
by Elisa OhAmy has a hard time completing one of her school assignments when she’s tasked with creating a metaphor for herself. She struggles with her unique cultural heritage combination, so she must find a way to encompass both sides of her identity.
Amy's Secret Sister (Sweet Valley Twins #83)
by Francine Pascal Jamie SuzanneAmy Sutton finds out that her father had been married before and that she has a half-sister who is planning to come for Thanksgiving.
Amy's Story (Portraits of Little Women)
by Susan Beth PfefferBeautiful Amy March, the youngest March sister, is a talented artist. Everyone praises her lifelike portraits. The one person she can't draw is herself. So when a photographer's studio opens in town, Amy is thrilled. Now her pretty blond curls and piercing blue eyes can be captured forever in a photograph. A photograph costs quite a bit of money -- more than she has, and more than her parents can give her. Amy thinks of a clever way to come up with the money... and soon she has enough. But she decides to spend her savings on a gift for her father -- a gift that will warm his heart when he's far away from home, and that ultimately gives Amy an unexpected gift in return.
Ana de las tejas verdes
by Lucy Maud MontgomeryLas grandes obras de la literatura infantil y juvenil que no pueden faltar en ninguna biblioteca. Ilustrado por María Hesse. Ana Shirley es una niña risueña y soñadora con la imaginación más desbordante que puede existir. Cuando, por error, acaba viviendo con los hermanos Cuthbert -que, en realidad, querían adoptar un niño-, su vida da un giro inesperado… y comienzan sus aventuras en Tejas Verdes. Una nueva y cuidada edición del clásico de Lucy Maud Montgomery, ilustrado por María Hesse, que traerá de vuelta los recuerdos de toda una generación de lectores y abrirá las puertas de Avonlea a los más jóvenes. Clásicos inolvidables para disfrutar, compartir y dejar volar la imaginación.
Ana de las tejas verdes 10 - La familia crece (Ana de las tejas verdes #Volumen 10)
by Lucy Maud MontgomeryLas peripecias de Ana de las Tejas Verdes, una saga clásica ahora revisada y actualizada, en esta cuidada edición ilustrada. En sus primeros años juntos, Ana y Gilbert experimentarán grandes alegrías, pero también grandes retos. Por suerte, cuentan con la ayuda de un amplio círculo de amigos que les apoyarán en todo momento, especialmente ahora que un nuevo miembro está a punto de unirse a la familia. Aventura, humor y mucha emoción de la mano de uno de los personajes más entrañables de la literatura universal.
Ana de las tejas verdes 9 - Bienvenida, Señora Blythe (Ana de las tejas verdes #Volumen 9)
by Lucy Maud MontgomeryLas peripecias de Ana de las Tejas Verdes, una saga clásica ahora revisada y actualizada, en esta cuidada edición ilustrada. Ana Shirley está a punto de casarse con Gilbert, su amigo de la infancia, y convertirse por fin en la señora Blythe. ¿Qué nuevas aventuras le esperan ahora que va a empezar una nueva vida? Conociendo a Ana y su capacidad para convertir lo ordinario en extraordinario, seguro que su camino estará lleno de sorpresas.
Ana en la Panza
by Eva Markert Silvana Castro DomínguezAna es la mejor amiga de María. Ella es mayor y vive en su panza. En ningún caso debe María contarle a nadie sobre esto, si no Ana se irá para siempre. Un día se muda Josefa a la casa de enfrente y pronto se vuelve amiga de María. Pero ¿Qué será ahora de su amistad con Ana?
Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
by Hilda BurgosNotable Children's Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)The Penderwicks meets In the Heights in this sparkling middle-grade debut about a young Dominican American girl in New York City.Her last name may mean "kings," but Ana María Reyes REALLY does not live in a castle. Rather, she's stuck in a tiny apartment with two parents (way too lovey-dovey), three sisters (way too dramatic), everyone's friends (way too often), and a piano (which she never gets to practice). And when her parents announce a new baby is coming, that means they'll have even less time for Ana María. <p><p> Then she hears about the Eleanor School, New York City's best private academy. If Ana María can win a scholarship, she'll be able to get out of her Washington Heights neighborhood school and achieve the education she's longed for. To stand out, she'll need to nail her piano piece at the upcoming city showcase, which means she has to practice through her sisters' hijinks, the neighbors' visits, a family trip to the Dominican Republic... right up until the baby's birth! But some new friends and honest conversations help her figure out what truly matters, and know that she can succeed no matter what. Ana María Reyes may not be royal, but she's certain to come out on top.