New Releases by Anna Grossnickle Hines

A collection of 194 original poems exploring the sacredness of nature, sense of mystery, search for purpose, essence of being love, power of connecting for change, and the spiritual practice of poetry in community. The poet, Anna Grossnickle Hines, is the author and illustrator of numerous children''s books, including three volumes of poetry beautifully illustrated with her own quilts, one of which won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children''s Poetry in 2002.

Now with read-aloud audio! When George joins Mrs. Gray''s class for field trip to the fire station, his curiosity gets the best of him. After he strays from the group to see where that shiny silver fire pole leads, he tries on black rubber boots, a fireman''s jacket, and trademark helmet. Just as he suits up in uniform, the fire bell rings. An emergency! George simply has to tag along. But what will a curious little monkey do when they arrive on the scene? Help, of course! Fortunately, it is only a small fire near the park. But those kids playing ball on the grass there sure catch his attention. Now what? The audio for this Read-Aloud ebook was produced and engineered by Perry Geyer at Cybersound Recording Studios (349 Newbury St., Ste. 201, Boston, MA 02115). Music theme composed by Cybersound Studios (Perry Geyer, Silvio Amato, Michael Africk, Greg Hawkes). Engineers: Perry Geyer (music production and sound design), Rob Whitaker (editing and mixing engineer), Samuel Creager (editing, sound design, and mixing engineer), Marcus Clark, Corey Rupp. Assistant engineers: Dave Chapman, Mike Pekarski, Justin Sheriff, Daniel Wrigley, Andrew Sardinha, Mami Ienaga, Kevin Notar, Maria Goulamhoussen. Sheridan Willard, John Huang, John Schmidt. Voiceover by Joyce Kulhawik.

“I have a gigantic head with long pointy teeth, and a great loud roar. I’m a huge ferocious hunter. I am . . . a Tyrannosaurus.” A little boy pretends to be different dinosaurs–and even a baby dinosaur just hatching from his shell–until his mother joins him with a snack and plays the role of mother dinosaur. _________________________________ In spare words and vibrant illustrations, a young child mimics the actions of several different dinosaurs as he imagines he is one of them. After each spread showing the boy pretending, readers turn the page to find each dinosaur the boy imagines. Anna Grossnickle Hines''s ability to showcase a child''s perspective makes I Am a Tyrannosaurus perfect for toddlers who love dinosaurs.

A collection of poems about peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines, accompanied by illustrations that feature quilts made by the poet.

After creating a mess at the local fire station while taking a tour, George is swept along with the firefighters to the scene of a fire. Although he isn’t able to help put out the fire, George brings his own set of special monkey talents to the situation and proves that maybe a fire dog shouldn’t be the only animal allowed to come along for the ride. This new English/Spanish edition includes highly readable text.

An eye-catching twist on a classic nursery rhyme

Rich, luminous fabrics. Eleven miles of thread. An uncountable number of stitches. Clear, sparkling words. With these ingredients Anna Grossnickle Hines celebrates the lights that brighten the darkest season of our year. In poems and quilts she captures each heartening glow and flicker, from the moon and aurora borealis to the holiday lights of Santa Lucia, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year to one lone candle and a hidden flashlight in the deep, dark night.

There are so many fun toys in Mr. Herb''s store. Which should George play with? Why not everything? It doesn''t take long for a mischievous monkey to make a mountain of a mess.

Though Grandma lives very far away, she and Jacob share a special relationship - they talk on the phone and send each other gifts and pictures. So Jacob is thrilled when he finds out Grandma is coming to visit. When she arrives though, he is too shy to talk to her.

A mouse tries on many kinds of hats and becomes a firefighter, gardener, chef, teaparty hostess, and space traveler.

Sam''s older brother Mike keeps fooling him, but Sam thinks of a way to turn the tables.

When she misplaces her stuffed animal, Audrey and her mother search all over the house to find her toy so that she will be able to go to sleep.

The independent little girl in this snug story loves her brand new big bed but . . . What if I fall out? What if I get lonely? What if I get lost? What if I get scared? Just right for young children making the transition from crib to bed, and featuring Mary Watson''s comforting and realistic paintings, My Own Big Bed celebrates self-reliance, eases fears, and -- with a tuck and a kiss from Mommy and Daddy -- promises a safe and cozy night''s sleep.

The author captures the familiar situation of a child who doesn''t want to be left by a parent. Jamie tries to delay his parents'' departure for an evening out, asking Mama lots of questions. All his tactics meet with Mama''s patient and loving reassurance, warmly and perceptively conveyed in this simple story and colorful illustrations.

Joe is the last one in his class to line up for a walk to the park, and he lags behind all the others, but he sees a lot more than they do.

Donnie and Gramma, who is in a wheelchair, take an imagined walk to the seashore and smell the salty breeze, walk barefoot on the warm sand, observe animals, and build a sand castle.

Moompa takes his young grandchild, Toby, and Toby''s doll, Bomp, to the park, but when it''s time to go home, Bomp is missing.

Eight-year-old Sophie reluctantly joins the new club formed by Charlotte, the class bully, and finds herself being hurt when her best friend is manipulated into telling Sophie''s darkest secret.

While big sister Carla is at school, Jackie plays school, prepares a surprise for Carla, and eagerly awaits her return.

Trying to get Mama to fix a broken doll takes a lot of persistence from Sarah.

Uncle Jack loves to tease the kids with scary mean faces and growly mean noises, but one day his nieces and nephews turn the tables on him.

Unhappy to be the only one in his house without Christmas secrets, Joshua is relieved when Grandma comes and helps him have some secrets of his own.

A father and daughter share a special time when they go out on a clear night to watch the stars.

Unenthusiastic about babysitting their brother Joshua, Abby and Penny play a trick on him, but they are dismayed when the trick backfires.

Emily pretends to be various creatures and Mother guesses what they are.

While hoping that her divorced father will come from California to help celebrate her tenth birthday with her mother and brother, Cassie reluctantly agrees to boy-crazy Stacy''s suggestion to have an additional party that includes boys and dancing.

Spending the night at Grandma''s house, Lassen and her cousins have fun but discover that there are limits to Grandma''s patience.

Young children playing learn the necessity of compromise.

Andy tells his dog Sam to stay behind when he takes his teddy bear around the barnyard to introduce him to all the animals.

Sarah and her doll Abigail get separated from her mother while shopping at the big mall.