New Releases by Uri Shulevitz

Describes the daily activities and dangers shared by the penguins and other animal inhabitants of Antarctica.

A simpleton''s generosity helps him gain a golden goose and a princess for his bride.

Impressionné par les réponses d''un pauvre homme, le roi en fait son trésorier. Ce conte met en valeur non seulement l''intelligence, mais aussi la sagesse: une excellente morale.

The Toddlecreek post office, presided over by Vernon Stamps, is a special place in the small village where friends gather. One spring morning something happens to disrupt the way of life and things are never the same again.

Three times a voice comes to Isaac in his dreams and tells him to go to the capital city and look for a treasure under the bridge by the royal palace. Feeling a little foolish perhaps, but determined to see for himself if the dream is true, Isaac sets out on his long journey. What he finds makes a surprising and heart-warming ending to this retelling of a well-known folk tale. In a few words, Cadelcott Medal winner Uri Shulevitz draws a man who is innocent enough to have faith in a dream, and wise enough to understand the greatest reward of all. Isaac''s solitary journey, his arrival at hte vast city, and his discovery there are all enriched by Mr. Shulevitz''s beautifully detailed illustrations, which masterfully capture the spirit of the original tale while keeping it simple enough for the very youngest reader. The Treasure is a 1980 Caldecott Honor Book and a 1979 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

Anyone wishing to create children''s books will learn how to tell a story visually; build a storyboard to plot the flow of a book; prepare pages for a printer; and go about finding a publisher. Step-by-step sketches provide insights into drawing characters and developing settings. The works of such renowned illustrators as Beatrix Potter, William Steig, and Maurice Sendak are used to demonstrate a visual approach to storytelling. 10 color and 600 b & w illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.

To postpone sleep a small boy imagines all of the noisiest things he knows.

"One Monday morning the king, the queen, and the little prince came to visit me. But i wasn''t home . . . "

Based on the author''s childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II, Uri describes how he would spend hours studying his father''s world map as he escaped the hunger and misery of a refugee life.