New Releases by Leonid Gore

"Who on earth would eat worms for lunch?" the curious little leaf-loving worm wants to know... "Not me!" says the mouse, who likes cheese. "Not me!" says the little girl who loves spaghetti and ice cream! "Not me!" say the cow, the bee, the chick, and all the other animals... Gore''s simple, engaging text and his playful die-cuts reveal what every animal loves to eat most. In this sparklingly fresh, lighthearted romp, readers will relish the concept of individual taste as they guess what each different animal calls lunch. Who won''t be hungry to read this one again?

Deep in the woods, a rabbit finds a mysterious object. "What is this?" he asks. "It looks like a wonderful house for me." So he wriggles inside for a nap. Later he hops away and a bear lumbers by. "What a beautiful hat," says the bear... One by one, different animals find the strange object and transform it into whateer they need it to be. But when a little boy recognizes it as a book-all the animals gather around to share the most amazing story inside! This heartwarming and delightful romp is sure to become a classic for young book lovers everywhere.

One morning Ozzy wakes up...and Mommy isn''t there! Where could she be? Behind the fence? Down in the meadow? Up in the tree? Or maybe she is exactly where she is supposed to be after all.

"What will I be when I grow up?" asks a little boy. The world around him supplies inspiring answers: A raindrop grows up to be a fast-running river. A green shoot grows up to be a tall and mighty tree. A shadow grows up to be a gentle night full of dreams. The little boy sees that he could be like all of these things, and more.... Leonid Gore''s vibrant, die-cut illustrations take us on a journey of imagination and becoming. In the end, the boy''s greatest aspiration comes from the simplest of sources: his father''s love.

Explains the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and it''s relationship with the milkweed plant.

"Look at the snow!" says Mommy. Danny watches the white flakes dance outside his window. But what is snow? Danny wonders, and he goes out to see for himself. Snow is friendly, but it can also be fierce. It just depends on your imagination!

A fairy tale from Finland. In Mikko''s family, when a boy is ready to marry he cuts down a tree and follows the direction it points to until he finds a wife. When it is his turn, Mikko''s tree points straight into a wood where the first creature he comes to is a beautiful mouse. Braving the mockery of his family, Mikko takes the mouse home to marry. Suddenly freed from an enchantment by the power of true love, his bride turns into a beautiful princess.

While sewing the laird''s trews by moonlight in a haunted churchyard in return for a sackful of gold, an aging seamstress outwits a terrible monster.