Japanese Children's Favorite Stories
ISBN 0804834490 EAN 9780804834490 Tuttle Hardcover (7 to 12)
WB Price: $35.95
First released in 1953, this revised edition commemorates the 50th anniversary with dozens of illustrations published in colour for the first time. Readers young and old will discover the joy of Japanese folklore with this delightful collection of children's stories that have been handed down from generation to generation. The toothpick warriors and long-nosed goblins will tickle the imagination; bobtail monkeys and magic tea kettles will charm parents, children, and grandchildren for years to come. Classic tales like "Why the Jellyfish Has No Bones" and "The Rabbit Who Crossed the Sea" pay tribute to the traditional Japanese virtues of hard work and good humor, humility and kindness. 23.cms L x 23.9 cms W (0.62 kgs) 108 pages

Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes
ISBN 0698118022 EAN 9780698118027 Puffin Paperback (4 to 9)
WB Price: $9.95
Sadako Sasaki was only two when the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. After several dizzy spells, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia-- known as the "atom bomb disease." A legend says that if she folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again. She was twelve when she died of leukemia. This is the story of the spirited, brave girl who faced her future with courage.20. cms L x 12.8 cms W (0.07 kgs) 79 pages

Chicken Soup for The Preteen Soul
ISBN 1558748008 EAN 9781558748002 Health Paperback (9 to 13) WB Price: $25.95
Written by and for preteens, this uplifting collection of stories touches on the emotions and situations they experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping their personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school including violence, and coping with family issues such as divorce. Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors include: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone. 21.3 cms L x 14.38 cms W (0.56 kgs) 380 pages 

Freckle Juice
ISBN 0440428130 EAN 9780440428138 Yearling Paperback (7 to 10) WB Price: $7.95
Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty. One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he got his freckles. When know-it-all Sharon overhears, she offers Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe -- for fifty cents. It's a lot of money, but Andrew is desperate. At home he carefully mixes the strange combination of ingredients. Then the unexpected happens... 19 cms L x 13 cms W (0.04 kgs) 48 pages

Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox
ISBN 0152023658 EAN 9780152023652 Voyager Paperback  (7 to 10) WB Price: $11.95
Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other because of their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons to protect themselves--until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever. 21.69 cms L x 27.9 cms W (0.17 kgs) 36 pages 

The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
ISBN 0394891023 Random Paperback 80 pgs (8 to 10)
WB Price: $6.95
A new neighborhood. A new school. An unhappy birthday. Things aren't looking great for Gregory. But when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory behind his house, something magical happens: a beautiful garden and a quiet friendship spring up within its walls.

Weslandia
ISBN 0763610526 Candlewick Paperback (3 to 9)
WB Price: $11.95
Out of school for the summer, Wesley decides start his own "civilization" in a garden. As Wesley experiments, he finds the plant grown from an unknown seed provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. 23. cms L x 27 cms W (0.24 kgs) 40 pages

The Most Beautiful Place In The World by Ann Cameron
ISBN 0394804244 EAN 9780394804248 Yearling Paperback 
WB Price: $7.95 (8 to 13) 
"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself."Booklist" Juan discovers the value of hard work, the joy of learning, and the location of the most beautiful place in the world.  19. cms L x 13 cms W (0.05 kgs) 64 pages 

Aesop's Fables retold by Jerry Pinkney
ISBN 1587170000 EAN 9781587170003  Seastar Hardcover (10 to 13) WB Price: $35.95
"Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today". "Look before you leap". "One good turn deserves another". In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor Award -- winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the boy who cried wolf, the proud lion and the helpful mouse, the patient tortoise and the conceited hare, plus many other characters -- and morals -- that have inspired countless readers for centuries. Booksellers' Choice.29.4 cms L x 22 cms W (0.69 kgs) 87 pages

Courage by Bernard Waber
ISBN 0618238557 EAN 9780618238552 Walter Lorraine Hardcover (4 to 9) WB Price: $20.95
What is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage too. Everyday kinds that normal, ordinary people exhibit all the time, like "being the first to make up after an argument," or "going to bed without a nightlight." Bernard Waber explores the many varied kinds of courage and celebrates the moments, big and small, that bring out the hero in each of us. Booksellers' Choice. Parents' Choice Award.20.8 cms L x 21.6 cms W (0.26 kgs) 40 pages