Irene Haas

Everyone needs a quiet place to call their very own. Sometimes the best houses are not made of bricks or wood, but are created entirely from your own imagination. Have you ever built a secret cave out of blankets or turned a simple cardboard box into a hidden fortress? This charming book explores all the magical, cozy spaces where you can hide away to think, dream, and play in peace. Whether it is underneath the dining room table, behind a large chair, or high up in the branches of a friendly tree, a little house of your own is waiting for you. Discover the joy and comfort of creating personal hideaways where you can enjoy a moment of perfect privacy and let your imagination soar.

Writing letters has never been this wildly adventurous! If you are a young reader who occasionally struggles with what to write in everyday correspondence, this hilarious book is precisely what you need. But these are not your average thank you notes or plain invitations. You will learn the absolutely perfect way to write a letter when you need to formally apologize to a dragon, or how to politely decline an invitation from a demanding creature. Each page presents a completely ridiculous situation, paired with the most proper and formal letter imaginable. The beautiful and incredibly funny illustrations capture every absurd moment perfectly. It is a brilliantly clever and charming way to learn about the art of letter writing.

Meet a funny little man who can never quite seem to settle for what he has. Always looking for something better, he decides to start swapping his belongings. He trades away his knife, then a shoe, and keeps right on trading everything in sight. He even goes so far as to trade away his own wife! With every single swap, he pauses to wonder: was it a good trade, or was it a bad trade? The more he gives away, the sillier his situation becomes. Based on a classic folk song, this highly rhythmic and delightfully goofy tale will have you chanting and rhyming along. Follow this curious trader's hilarious antics to see if he eventually ends up right back where he started.