Kirjahaku

It was a swallow who called it first."Fire's coming!"And the animals ran away.Even the insects tried to flee.The girl and her family left, too.All I could do...was wait.When a wild fire comes roaring into the forest, all the animals and humans flee. But all the tree can do is wait. Wait until many days and nights pass. Wait until the fire loses the battle. And wait until the forest is still before the forest can be reborn and the animals and the girl can come back.Inspired by the 2013 Black Forest Fire in Colorado and told from the point of view of a tree watching its home destroyed, Hello, Tree is about the kinship between humans and nature, and preservation of the environment.

2016 International Latino Book Award: Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book--BilingualA Brazilian boy in need of a soccer ball comes up with a creative solution.Felipe wants to play soccer with his friends, but it's his turn to bring the ball, and he doesn't have one. So, on the way to school, he makes his own out of socks that he swipes from his neighbors. But Felipe is a considerate sock thief--he leaves delicious mangoes in exchange for each one, and at the end of the day, he returns them all (with thank you notes ).

If your heart has ever ached remembering a place or a person, a smell or a taste, then you've felt saudade. Saudade is a Portuguese and Galician word with no perfect translation to English; it's a strong, melancholy longing for something you once had. Hiking in the hills, a little girl and her Brazilian immigrant mother contemplate what makes them feel saudade. A cool salty breeze miles from the ocean; the smell of Mam e's perfume; memories of playing with cousins under trees or waterfalls, riding waves with grandparents who are now stuck in the square of a video call. Though deeply woven through Brazilian music and literature, saudade is a familiar companion to us all. Readers who live far from loved ones or have adopted new homes will especially connect with this exploration of nostalgia and yearning. An endnote offers author Ana Crespo's personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use. Andre Ceolin's vivid illustrations, twining with daydreamy wisps of haze, set the perfect mood for this bittersweet, profoundly human story. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Brazilian boy Felipe wants to play soccer, but he doesn t have a soccer ball. So, when it s his turn to take one to school, he uses a little bit of creativity and a few socks. Felipe is the sock thief, but finding socks is not that easy and the neighborhood pets make it even harder. Au, au, au a dog barks in Portuguese. Felipe wonders if he ll play soccer with his friends today or if he will be caught by a tattle-tale parrot? Along the way, Felipe leaves delicious mangoes in exchange for the socks he steals. After he swipes each pair, he twists and turns them into an ever-growing soccer ball. At the end of the day, he returns each pair of socks with a note to say thank you."