Miss Mouche

Winner of the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year Award 2024 <BR> Winner of the V&A Illustration for Children Award 2024 <BR> Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023<BR> Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023 <BR><BR> A beautifully illustrated and presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner. <BR><BR> Bubbe's relationship with the city is complex & nothing is quite as she remembered it and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance. As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe's childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji's grandfather. Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe's life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa and Gershon, her first love. As the sun sets, Benji and his Bubbe walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge to make dinner. <BR><BR> This is a powerful, affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference and of a restless city and its inhabitants.

Ein witziges Comic-Bilderbuch für Kinder ab 6 Jahren über Mut, Freundschaft und AbenteuerlustHumpty ist ein Ei. Ein Ei mit sehr ängstlichen Eltern. Was kein Wunder ist nach dem, was damals mit seinem Onkel Humpty Dumpty Schreckliches passiert ist: Er fiel von einer Mauer und zerbrach in tausend Stücke, und niemand konnte ihn mehr zusammensetzen! Der kleine Humpty führt also ein sehr ruhiges und behütetes Leben. Er rennt nie, er springt nie, und seine Schnürsenkel haben immer einen Doppelknoten. So ist es bis zu dem Tag, als er im Park die freche Prinzessin Jean, genannt PJ, kennenlernt. Die beiden haben so viel Spaß zusammen, dass sie es gar nicht merken, als am Abend der Park schließt. Wie soll Humpty nun nach Hause kommen? Es gibt nur einen Weg hinaus. Über die Mauer! Jetzt muss Humpty so mutig sein wie noch niemals zuvor ...Eine humorvolle Hommage an die beliebte Geschichte von Humpty Dumpty, zum Vorlesen und Selberlesen. Eine Mutmachgeschichte mit Comicbildern, die Spaß macht und schon Leseanfänger begeistert.

A simple, engaging story introducing ideas of non-binary identities, tolerance and acceptance to very young readers, from the writer of the critically acclaimed picture book, The Pocket Chaotic.<BR><BR> Praise for Alex and Alex<BR><BR> ''What a fun book for illustrating gender fluidity! With its polka dot endpapers and bright primary colors, this cheerful book shows that gender does not matter to good friends''. -- Youth Services Book Review<BR><BR> ''Need many more books like this one for young children!'' -- Net Galley<BR><BR> ''Alex and Alex is brilliant in its simplicity. I can't recommend it highly enough!'' -- Picture Book Perfect<BR><BR> ''What a wonderful book that I think every child making their first steps socially should have read to them''. -- The Great British Bookworm<BR><BR> ''The lack of gender and deliberate avoidance of stereotypes makes this a useful book to help children think more about what allows people to get along and like each other''. -- School Reading List<BR><BR> ''Definitely the best book I have come across that sensitively discusses the concept of being non-binary without preaching or taking away from the playful plot for children''.-- The Value's Bookshelf<BR><BR> Alex and Alex have lots of things in common. They love playing, and dressing up and building things. They also are very different to one another; Alex is very messy and Alex is very tidy, Alex likes running and kicking a ball and Alex likes reading and dreaming. After a trip to the museum goes a little bit awry, Alex and Alex have some cooling off time. But they always make up because Alex really really really really really really REALLY.... likes Alex!<BR><BR> This is a book for very young readers introducing ideas of tolerance and friendship in a completely non-gendered way. Neither character is identified as a boy or a girl, and the activities that each one enjoys is a mix of traditional 'boy' and 'girl' things Aimed at children who are just at the cusp of gender awareness and role-play, it provides a much needed counter-balance to more traditional, binary pre-school literature. Boldly illustrated by Ben Javen.