Peter Carnavas

Today in my lunchbox I happened to findâ?¦A picky eater discovers a series of weird and wonderful things hiding in his lunchbox.

From critically acclaimed author-illustrator Peter Carnavas comes a gentle breeze of a picture book with themes of mindfulness, observation, and being present in the natural world.Mary was a quiet girl. She thought quiet thoughts, stepped quiet steps, and whispered quiet words. Mary knows how to savor the small things. Wonder is everywhere: in the rustle of leaves, in the sigh of a sleeping dog, in the wingbeats of the birds who visit her upcycled feeders. But Mary's family couldn't be more different. Amidst the sound of blow-dryers, blenders, lawnmowers, and her brother's trombone, Mary goes almost unnoticed. It isn't until her family starts searching the neighborhood for her that they begin to see the world through her eyes.A Quiet Girl invites young readers (and the noisy adults in their lives) to appreciate the thousand little pleasures that surround us--if only we would notice them.

Jessica's Box is an award-winning picture book first published in 2008. The story centres on the trepidation that a young girl faces when starting school and her efforts to make friends. Her journey ends when she finally discovers her own magnificent self-worth.

A jewel of a middle-grade novel about a resilient little girl who longs for her dad to break free from the elephant of his depression.When Olive's dad drags himself to work in the morning, the elephant goes with him. When he comes home again, so does the elephant. It's always there, heavy and silent, casting a shadow of sadness over him. Olive knows it has been like this since her mother passed away when she was a year old, and she can't stand to see her father burdened anymore. With help from her grandfather and her best friend Arthur, she hatches a plan to rid her family of the elephant once and for all.Before long, she'll learn that while happiness isn't that simple, small things can move mountains--or elephants.Award-winning author-illustrator Peter Carnavas portrays a child's response to her father's depression with na ve wisdom. In defiance of the looming grey presence, The Elephant is an intergenerational story of resilience, family, and hope.

`Sarah knew the heart would always be hers to carry. She just wished it wasn't so heavy.' A magical story about a little girl's search for friendship and love. Follow Sarah on her journey and let your heart get `carried away'.

A small boy lands on the page and, quite by accident, discovers the joy and wonder of life.

When Penguin hears Whale singing the blues, he tries to help. But how do you stop a blue whale feeling blue? A delightful story about a whale with bike trouble and the happy-go-lucky penguin who cheers him up.

Some parents do not value the reading behavior of their children, since they consider that reading is "without profit or use". Reading is a very important act in the intellectual, emotional and artistic development of children. There are many advantages to reading: the acquisition of new concepts, the development of your imagination, the breadth of vocabulary and language, the development of memory, critical thinking, the capacity for abstraction, listening, formation in values, development of your personality, etc. But for reading to really have all these positive effects, the work carried out by teachers in schools is not enough, the involvement of parents is essential. This story will help us promote reading in the family.

Its Jessica's first day at school. How will she make friends? How will it be? A gentle story ultimately about self-worth.

The last tree is the City is a story about our environment and how we can do things to keep it healthy and attractive.

A book about loving and needing books and about libraries and how central libraries and books should be in our lives. Written and illustrated with wit and humour.

Edward is sad after he finds the last tree in the city is no longer standing. After some reflection, he finds a way to make things better. A poignant tale about the environment and the way children relate to its beauty.

Its Jessica's first day at school and she is very nervous. She hopes she will make new friends. She tries bringing different offerings to school in her large brown box in order to win friends. Her journey ends when she finally discovers her own magnificent self-worth.

Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. But when the books are taken away, Angus and Lucy's family soon discovers they cannot live without them. A warm and moving celebration of books and the way in which they bring us all together.

Will Jessica find a friend at school? It's not easy when you're shy, so every day she brings her cardboard box filled with something different to share. Until, finally, she discovers that all she truly needs to share is herself. Jessica's Box will capture the heart of every child, parent, teacher ... and friend.