Handa's Noisy Night

Handa's Noisy Night
Author: Eileen Browne
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536211095

A cast of nocturnal creatures are the surprise stars in a funny tale about nighttime fears, set in southwest Kenya. The latest tale in the best-selling Handa series. When Handa sleeps over at her friend Akeyo’s house, she hears lots of strange sounds in the night: snorts, chattering, rattling, squeaks, slurps, wails, a big thud. Akeyo says it’s just her family, laughing, talking, playing music, riding a bike, drinking their bedtime milk. Or maybe the baby crying. Or a door slamming. But is she right? Young readers will be happy to be in on the joke as a sequence of animals pay a visit on the facing pages: a pig, fox, porcupine, bat, pangolin, bush baby, owl, and woodpecker. Illustrated in luminous colors, Eileen Brown’s humorous take on things that go bump in the night includes endpapers picturing and naming all the nocturnal creatures.

Handa's Hen

Handa's Hen
Author: Eileen Browne
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536221074

"This picture book throbs with sunshine. A stunning book." — The Independent (U.K.) Every morning, Handa, a young girl from the Luo tribe, feeds breakfast to Mondi, her grandma's black hen. This morning, however, Mondi is nowhere to be seen. So Handa and her friend Akeyo set off on a hunt, coming upon two fluttery butterflies, three stripy mice, four little lizards, five beautiful sunbirds, and many more intriguing creatures. But where could Mondi be? Is that a faint cheeping they hear under the bush? Might Mondi have a surprise in store (or maybe even ten of them)? Luminous colors depict a lush natural setting in this gentle, repetitive story perfect for reading aloud.

Handa's Surprise

Handa's Surprise
Author: Eileen Browne
Publisher: Walker Books Limited
Total Pages: 26
Release: 1995
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780744536348

Set in Africa, this picture book is about a girl's eventful journey with a basket of fruit. As she walks, carrying the basket on her head, various creatures steal her fruits. She wonders which of the fruit her friends will like best, oblivious to the fact that her basket is now empty.

Handa's Noisy Night

Handa's Noisy Night
Author: Eileen Browne Eileen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781406320015

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Handa's Surprise

Handa's Surprise
Author: Eileen Browne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781406307511

Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket for her friend, Akeyo. Which fruit will Akeyo like best, she wonders. The answer turns out to be a big surprise

Through My Window

Through My Window
Author: Tony Bradman
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781847807564

This special edition commemorates the 30th anniversary of this classic multicultural picture book. Jo is ill and has to stay in bed for the day, but her mum promises to bring her home a surprise to make her feel better. All day long Jo looks out of the window waiting for her mum to return, and in the meantime sees all her friends from the neighbourhood, including the postman, the window cleaner and Mrs Ali from next door. But when will Mum be back with her surprise for Jo?

The Pear Affair

The Pear Affair
Author: Judith Eagle
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-06-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536217034

"First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2020"--Title page verso.

We're Going on a Lion Hunt

We're Going on a Lion Hunt
Author: David Axtell
Publisher: Square Fish
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250105463

This charming version of a well-known chant takes place on the African savanna In this beautifully illustrated rendition of a well-known children's chant, two sisters are looking not for a bear but for a lion—a lion that lives on the African savanna, where the girls go through swishy-swashy long grass, a splishy-splashy lake, and a Big Dark Cave. When they finally meet their lion, they have to run, run, run through it all again to get back home. Young readers will enjoy the playful language and beautiful paintings that reset a familiar story in a far-off part of the world.

Windows

Windows
Author: Julia Denos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781406390858

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Baby Goes to Market

Baby Goes to Market
Author: Atinuke
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536221678

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded. Mama is very busy. Baby is very curious. When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn’t notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits, three ears of sweet corn, two pieces of coconut . . . until Mama notices that her basket is getting very heavy! Poor Baby, she thinks, he must be very hungry by now! Rhythmic language, visual humor, and a bounty of delectable food make this a tale that is sure to whet little appetites for story time.