New Releases by Phyllis Root

Jill builds a cozy house just for her and her cat, but each of her neighbors, who are nursery rhyme characters, wants a room, so Jill keeps adding rooms to her house until it is not so cozy anymore.

Through a selection of talented writers and photographers, the North is embodied in the stories and photographs of the pursuit of albino deer in the central woods of Wisconsin, of the lifelong search to encounter a moose in the wilds of northern Minnesota, of one family''s half century old tradition of fishing in Ontario, of trailing timber rattlesnakes in the Mississippi River bluffs in southeastern Minnesota, and in many others. Each of the artist''s chapters offers a dramatic perspective of the region we love?each of them welcoming us North. Non-Fiction Hardcover: 112 pages Dimensions (in inches): 11 X 8.5 Publisher: Crotalus Publishing: (October 2004) ISBN 0-9741860-4-X

Kelly Povo, photographer and artist, creator of Kelly Cards and other inspiring products for women has once again teamed up with Phyllis Root, an award-winning writer with a pointed and gentle sense of humor, to create Hot Flash Gal! The women of a certain age in Kelly''s hand-colored set-up shots are riding Harleys, shoveling snow in their swimsuits, and having a blast together as they negotiate the pitfalls, pratfalls, and benefits of menopause. It''s increasingly apparent to millions of women that "that time of life" is their time of life to shine. Any woman who''s a bit slow on the uptake? i.e. she hasn''t figured out the benefits of menopause-is sure to be won over by this lighthearted look. Do you need more than a little help from your friends? Is your girlish figure harder to find? Have your heating bills plummeted? Congratulations! You''re a genuine HOT FLASH GAL!? Hot Flash Gal may not leap buildings with a single bound, but she does appreciate the everyday stuff--family, friends, and doing what you want.

If you really want to see a woodland caribou, you might try going to a place forgotten by time. It should be a hushed place, with perhaps rocky green hills and blue water, home to loons and beaver, lichen and yellow buttercups. With every step, this gentle journey brings us to a deeper and more unique connection with nature. Phyllis Root’s mesmerizing text, together with Jim Meyer’s outstanding woodblock prints, makes the very heart of the forest come alive and reveals that if you are patient and quiet, sometimes what you are seeking will, in the end, find you.

Various disasters threaten to stop Poppa and the children from getting to the lake in their rattletrap car, but they manage to come up with an ingenious solution to each problem.

Ten little lambs want to play. But the sun is sinking, the stars are twinkling and sleepy eyes start to droop. Ten, nine, eight, seven - count the sheep as they fall asleep

En este libro ilustrado para niños, una madre, acompañada por su bebé, crea el mundo.

Various disasters threaten to stop Poppa and the children from getting to the lake in their rattletrap car, but they manage to come up with an ingenious solution to each problem.

Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May''s children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.

Big Mamma, with a baby on her hip and laundry piling up, makes the world and everything in it and, at the end of the sixth day, tells the people she has made that they must take care of her creation.

Oliver the bear becomes lost when he chases a leaf to the edge of the woods, but then he comes up with an idea to find his way back home.

A story about a playful mouse.

When Mouse burns his dinner, he knows just what to do!

Mouse is fast, but Cat is faster!

Is it a bird? is it a plane? No, it''s Super Mouse!

Alex tries to calm his younger brother when they hear strange noises at bedtime, but is he brave enough to cross the cold floor of their dark room when a feet-grabbing, toe-eating, noise-making "something" might get him?

Als beertje Olivier in de herfst een geel blad achterna rent, blijkt hij na een poosje verdwaald te zijn. Prentenboek met tekeningen in warme herfsttinten. Vanaf ca. 3 jaar.

A story about a playful mouse.

Il pleut très fort aujourd''hui... tellement fort que le ciel déteint ! Toute la ferme de Prune devient bleue : les arbres et les poules, les cochons comme les moutons ! Heureusement, Prune ne manque pas d''imagination...

One Saturday it rains so hard on Bonnie Bumble''s farm, it washes the blue right out of the sky Everything turns blue, including the chicken''s eggs, the cow''s milk, even the grass and the trees. This can''t go on, says Bonnie Bumble, who is starting to feel blue herself. So she sets about getting everything the right colour again. Well, almost everything

Der Vater will mit seinen 3 Kindern zum Baggersee fahren. Aber wird das alte Familienauto den weiten Weg noch schaffen?

Thématique : gratitude - vie de la ferme - relation enfant/animal.

Il fait si chaud aujourd''hui que les enfants n''ont qu''une envie, aller se baigner dans le lac. Mais il faut prendre la voiture pour s''y rendre, et Papa ne sait si sa vieille guimbarde supportera le voyage...

Sam est un petit rat de rivière qui rêve de naviguer. Nuit et jour, il ne cesse d''y penser malgré les incessants reproches de ses voisins, le vieux monsieur Graindorge et madame Piquepomme. Et le jour où il se procure un mode d''emploi pour construire son propre bateau, rien ne va plus arrêter le petit Sam, qui va enfin pouvoir rejoindre la mer.

Four brief stories, using simple words, tell about Tabby Cat''s adventures.

Four brief stories, using simple words, tell about Tabby Cat''s adventures.

Tabby Cat''s adventures.

Tabby Cat''s adventures.