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(6)Do You Want to be My Friend? This classic tale of friendship tracks a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal. He asks various animals the same question. "Do you want to be my friend?" But it's not until he meets another mouse that he is answered with a heartwarming "Yes!" Full color. ALA Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970; "School Library Journal" Best of the Best Children's Books. Full description
Haruhi's escapades continue in two new short stories. In the first, 'Editor in Chief', Haruhi must save the SOS Brigade from being disbanded by the school. She has to pvoe that they are a legitimate literature club by publishing a collection of essays and stories. Naturally, Haruhi takes charge as editor in chief. In 'Wandering Shadow' Haruhi and the gang take on the spirit world when they investigate the haunting of a local dog walk. Wil the group need to perform its first canine exorcism? Anything can happen when Haruhi is around!
A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour through Rome, a place where the past and the present live side by side. This juxtaposition of the ancient and the modern, as seen with David Macaulay's ingenious vision, gives the reader an imaginative and informative journey through this most wonderful of cities. "Macaulay's latest celebration of architecture delights in showing how past and present coexist in this ancient city. . . . A visual love letter to the city of Rome. A natural choice for classroom use and a terrific way to whet readers' appetites for Macaulay's earlier titles, such as City." --Booklist, boxed review
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An unforgettable tour of France The cat and the old woman have lived happily together for many years in the stone house by the sea. But when the old woman dies, the cat is packed up with her belongings and sent north to the village where she was born. Soon he is forgotten. He walks the streets aimlessly until, spurred by memories and a longing to return to the place he knows and loves, the cat embarks on a journey to find the home he was taken away from. In lyrical prose and breathtaking images, Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben take the reader on a journey across the Norman countryside, past ancient ruins, through bustling cities, to the sparkling ports of the Mediterranean Sea and a place the cat can call home.
