A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl! In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.

From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, even when we’re stuck inside. Perfect for fans of Joyce Sidman and Julie Fogliano, Outside In reminds emerging readers of the ways nature creates and touches our lives in homes, apartments, and cars, and is the perfect homeschooling tool to reflect on the world’s connectedness.
Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous inventor. This thought-provoking picture book poetically underscores our powerful and enduring connection with nature, not so easily obscured by lives spent indoors.
Rhythmic, powerful language shows us how our world is made and the many ways Outside comes in to help and heal us, and reminds us that we are all part of a much greater universe. Emotive illustrations evoke the beauty, simplicity, and wonder that await us all . . . outside.

Enjoy a day in one of the most dynamic habitats on earth: the salt marsh. Fun-to-read, rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the marsh as the tide comes and goes. Watch the animals that have adapted to this ever-changing environment as they hunt for food or play in the sun, and learn how the marsh grass survives even when it is covered by salt water twice a day. An activity on adaptations is included in the "For Creative Minds" section. All Sylvan Dell titles feature free educational resources at www.SylvanDellPublishing.com, including the "For Creative Minds" sections and additional teaching activities. The "For Creative Minds" Sections includes: Salt Marsh Animals Matching Activity with information on their habitat and what they eat: Blue crab, Bottlenose dolphin, Diamondback terrapin, Fiddler Crab, Horseshoe Crab, Juvenile Fish, Periwinkle Snail, River Otter, Great Blue Heron, Oysters and much more 2008 Florida Publishing Association Best Picture Book Finalist

Now in an adorable new edition, just the right size to stuff in a stocking! A gifty GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU storybook, perfect for curious little ones.
The Nutbrown Hares are playing I Spy as they hop through the snow. They spy something that belongs to a tree, a bird, and a spider. They spy something that belongs to Little Nutbrown Hare -- something that is only there when the sun comes out. But what does Big Nutbrown Hare spy that belongs to him and is his favorite thing of all?

美术课下课啦，葳葳的图画纸上空白一片，她对老师说：「我就是不 会画图呀！」幸好老师很聪明，她平静温和地鼓励葳葳试着画几笔。 没想到火气不小的葳葳抓起笔来，用力往纸上点了一下，「喏！」顺 手把画纸递给老师交差了事。老师没半点不高兴，看了看纸上那一个 点，想了想，把画纸推回葳葳面前，轻轻说了句：「请签名。」葳葳 想她虽然不会画画，但签名难不倒她，就在纸上签了名。
没想到一星期后，她走进美术教室，竟发现自己那张只画了一个点的 画，被配上金色的画框，悬挂在老师的座位后面。望着那张画，葳葳 两手交叉在胸前，皱着眉头说：「嗯！我可以画得更好！」于是她打 开从来没用过的水彩盒，开始认真地涂涂画画。她画了一张又一张， 黄点、绿点、红点、蓝点，小点、中点、大点，各式各样的点。几个 星期后，她的点点画在学校的联展上超受欢迎。有个来看画的小男生 仰慕地望着葳葳，小男孩觉得自己铁定不能画，因为他连拿尺画直线 都不成，他对葳葳说：「你真是伟大的画家，希望我也能画图。」葳 葳说：「你绝对没问题。」她给了小男孩一张白纸，叫他画点东西上 去，小男孩颤抖地画上一条歪歪扭扭的线，葳葳仔细看着那条线，然 后把画纸递回给小男孩，说了跟美术老师同样的话：「请签名。」
一本故事简单的图画书，简简单单却力道十足。这样的故事显然不只 给孩子看，还可以跨过童书的年龄限制，对所有读得出味道的大人小 孩说话。葳葳对画画最初的想法，相信唤起不少人的记忆。很多时候 我们认定自己铁定不会做某些事，有时我们还没尝试就宣告放弃，也 许是太闲懒，也许冒险和实验精神不够，常常划地自限，让许多可能 变成不可能。但像葳葳一样，有时改变不过就是转念之间，她望着墙 上那幅画，觉得自己应该可以画得更好，动手去做，事情就真的改变 了。差别只是葳葳的转念之间有一个外力辅助，就是她擅长启发艺术 的老师。你也许觉得自己一辈子没有这样的好运气，能遇到一位好老 师；不过你运气还算不错，可以看到这本读完头上会有灯泡发亮的图 画书。
这本小巧的图画书具备好童书的条件，文字和图都有相当好的说故事 能力，而且配搭合宜，说得恰到好处。一个好故事不容易说，简单而 有观点的故事难度更高。这个结构和文字都很简洁的故事，透过精心 安排让情节的铺排产生不容小觑的力道。画面处理也是干净俐落，擅 长绘制动画的创作者让画面大量留白，故事底层蕴藏的思想趣味有机 会在开阔的画面间慢慢扩散，读来顺畅无比。
——来自张淑琼（诚品书店童书企划副理）。

Thanks to Mouse, grumpy Bear discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will be eager to add to their own library. In this hilarious, read-aloud picture book in the bestselling Bear and Mouse series, Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse, small and grey and bright-eyed, thinks differently. When Bear reluctantly agrees to go with his friend to the big library, neither rocket ships nor wooden canoes are enough for Bear's picky tastes. How will Mouse ever find the perfect book for Bear? Children will giggle themselves silly as Bear's arguments give way to his inevitable curiosity, leading up to a satisfying story hour and a humorously just-right library book.

Celebrate curmudgeonly Bear and the irrepressible Mouse in this laugh-out-loud companion to the best-selling A Visitor for Bear, now in picture-book format.
Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house, but Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, has other ideas. With a perfectly paced story by Bonny Becker paired with Kady MacDonald Denton’s slapstick visual comedy, A Birthday for Bear — previously published as a first reader — welcomes young listeners to the party in a new picture-book format, with all new artwork, ideal for sharing.