Yoko and her mama are going on a trip to Japan! Yoko helps Mama get to and through the airport by reading signs along the way. By the time they get to their gate, Mama is exhausted. While Mama naps, Yoko goes to the washroom. But "Oh, no!" Yoko takes the wrong exit and finds herself in a completely different part of the terminal. Before she knows it, Yoko is on the moving walkway, zipping toward Baggage Claim. Will she be able to follow the signs back to her mama? With her flair for sly humor, Rosemary Wells defuses an anxious situation by keeping Yoko cool and confident, unlike poor Mama! Readers will enjoy reading the signs along with Yoko in this happy-ending story about navigating a very big but very friendly airport.
When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats, until one of the them tries it for himself.
Kindergartner Yoko not only learns to write her letters and numbers in English, she shows her teacher and fellow students how to write their names using Japanese calligraphy.
Luckily, Yoko knows just what to do for Obaasan's birthday./DIV DIVAvailable now for the first time in paperback, Yoko's Paper Cranes is a story about making paper cranes and letting them fly with your heart to those you love, even if they ...
Looks like a trip to the Doll Hospital is in order! /DIV DIVRosemary Wells poignantly captures Yoko’s regret over a poor decision and subtly shows the healing power of love in this charming picture book for emerging readers.
Hotel Iris is a stirring novel about the sometimes violent ways in which we express intimacy and about the untranslatable essence of love.
Now six of these stories about the everyday experiences of kindergarten are available in this large-format treasury, perfect for the emergent reader and for reading aloud.
Even rabid fans of Lennon or the 1960s will find new information and angles in this searching study." —Kirkus Reviews "This beautifully produced, comprehensive, and highly sympathetic biography of the artist covers her entire life, ...
Filled with charming details of small-town American life in the early 1950s, this satisfying picture book is bursting with illustrations which evoke both Norman Rockwell and Robert McKlosky.
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In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.