A seed waits patiently until it is time to sprout--and as this milkweed transforms from seed to plant, so too does the butterfly it feeds. Award-winning author of Outside You Notice celebrates the life cycle of a milkweed, from seed to new buds to flower.

Two young children watch a milkweed grow in their backyard--from seed to new buds to flowers, the lyrical text explores the lifecycle of the milkweed.

Wait like a seed,
Cozy and small.
Wait like a seed
Til the spring rains fall.

Wait Like a Seed beautifully explores the life cycle of milkweed and its vital relationship to monarch butterflies. Complete with accurate botanical drawings and comprehensive back-matter detailing the life cycles of plants and butterflies, this timeless story is perfect for both school curriculums and curious children who enjoy nature.

Children will be inspired to help save the diminishing population of monarch butterflies in their own environment. This book combines the wonders of nature with poetic text and warm and welcoming art.

Award-winning author Erin Alladin invites young gardeners to celebrate the world around them in this rhyming nonfiction text. Illustrator Tara Anderson portrays lifecycles with a nostalgic style, effectively capturing the wonder of the aspiring gardeners.

From the creators of A World of Kindness, a
meditative, sensory picture book with arresting art from fourteen illustrators
featuring several award-winning artists like Scot Ritchie, Suzanne Del Rizzo,
and many more. Now in paperback!

Outside,
you notice things.

Time spent in the outdoors stirs a child's imagination. Nature sparks wonder, wonder leads to curiosity, and curiosity brings about a greater knowledge of the world and one's self. In Outside, You Notice, a meditative thread of child-like observations (How after the rain / Everything smells greener) is paired with facts about the habits and habitats of animals, insects, birds, and plants (A tree's roots reach as wide as its branches).

Author Erin Alladin invites young scientists and daydreamers to look closely and think deeply in this lyrical nonfiction text, celebrating all the kinds of outside that are available to children, from backyards to city parks to cracks in the sidewalk. Illustrator Andrea Blinick portrays these spaces bursting with small wonders with a child's-eye view, her na ve and nostalgic style capturing the joy of endless discovery.

Outside,

you notice things.

Time spent in the outdoors stirs a child's imagination.
Nature sparks wonder, wonder leads to curiosity, and curiosity brings about a
greater knowledge of the world and one's self. In Outside, You Notice, a
meditative thread of child-like observations (How after the rain /
Everything smells greener) is paired with facts about the habits and
habitats of animals, insects, birds, and plants (A tree's roots reach as
wide as its branches).

Author Erin Alladin invites young scientists and daydreamers
to look closely and think deeply in this lyrical nonfiction text, celebrating
all the kinds of outside that are available to children, from backyards to
city parks to cracks in the sidewalk. Illustrator Andrea Blinick portrays these
spaces bursting with small wonders with a child's-eye view, her naïve and
nostalgic style capturing the joy of endless discovery.

★ The detailed text and varied
images immerse readers in the feeling of being outside, fully attentive and
relaxed....The illustrations use soft coloring, varied perspectives, and active
characters to great effect, pulling observers into the worlds of plants,
animals, and the people who love them. This lovely book is more than the sum of
its parts.--Kirkus ★ Starred Review

I am here. I know who I am. I breathe in the smell of sun-warmed grass and it fills my lungs with energy.

Parents, educators, and health practitioners everywhere are recognizing the importance of mindfulness practice, particularly for children. Meditation and yoga are becoming common activities in kindergarten classes and beyond. Taking time to be still and pay attention to their thoughts and bodies helps kids feel calm, focused, and in control. In A World of Mindfulness, meditative text reflects on the sensory ways children experience life, from the feeling of their muscles when they run...to the sound of a turning page...to the memory-laden taste of fresh-baked cookies. Positive and negative emotions are alike acknowledged and affirmed, and a strong sense of self is reinforced.

Richly illustrated by fourteen artists will all-new original art, A World of Mindfulness will create its own quiet moments as children revisit its lavish pages. A closing note about mindfulness practice rounds out this picture book, making it a helpful resource for homes, classrooms, and beyond.

Springtime, baby animals, and secular Easter fun fill the pages of a big, colorful activity book filled with stickers, coloring pages, mazes, dot-to-dots, drawing, matching, and more!

Celebrate the holiday while building your child's early math and literacy skills. Features a double-page spread of stickers, sixteen magazine-style full-color pages, and forty-eight pages of coloring and activities, all appropriate for children in preschool, kindergarten, and the first grade:

• Drawing tutorials
• Matching exercises
• Coloring pages
• Puzzles
• Mazes
• Exercises to practice numerology concepts
• Spot-the-difference puzzles
• Poetry games that support the important literacy skill of identifying rhymes
• True-or-false questionnaires
• Word searches
• Hidden-picture activities
• Secret codes
• Dot-to-dots
• And more!

Tailored for children ages 4-6 with consultation from an elementary school specialist, Eggs, Baskets, Spring! Activity Book is a high-value resource to support the development of foundational learning skills for boys and girls who are learning at home, who need enrichment during a break from classes, or who are simply looking for some engaging fun.

If you go walking,  / You might collect berries,  / Or pebbles,  / Or wildflowers. / I collect questions.

Time spent in the outdoors during Fall and Winter stirs a child's curiosity. In If You Go Walking, a thoughtful thread of questions (How do seeds know not to grow until spring?) invites young readers to explore the world around them with wonder. In nature, questions are everywhere, and answers can be too, if you know the right places to look.

Author Erin Alladin invites young readers to think deeply in this lyrical nonfiction text, celebrating children's curiosity about the world around them. Illustrator Miki Sato's textural collage art recreates the wonder of the outdoors in paper, felt, and embroidery silk, creating masterpieces that invite readers to look again and again.