Author & Illustrator Profile
Jessie Sima
12 Books
Jessie Sima is a bestselling author and illustrator of children's picture books. They are best known for creating charming, imaginative stories, including the New York Times bestseller "Not Quite Narwhal," which was adapted into an animated series. Other notable works by Sima include "Spencer's New Pet," "Weather Together," and "Cookie Time."
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Nimbus the pegasus has a wonderful life with her best friend Kelp. Your days together are filled with exciting games, bright sunshine, and beautiful rainbows. But Nimbus has a secret. She cannot stay sunny all the time. Some days, she feels downright cloudy.
When a dark cloud appears over Nimbus, she tries everything to make it go away. You might try running from your cloud, ignoring it, or bottling it up, but nothing works for Nimbus. Her cloud only grows bigger and darker until it turns into a full storm!
Now everyone can see her storm, and Nimbus must figure out what to do. Maybe getting to know her cloudy mood is the first step to feeling better. Discover how wonderful it can be to have a great friend by your side to share the weather together.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Kat and Ari are siblings with a very serious problem. They really, really want to eat their cookies, but the cookies are not ready yet. Waiting is hard, and patience is definitely not their strong suit.
Instead of simply waiting around, these clever siblings come up with a brilliant plan. You can probably guess what any hungry inventor would do! They decide to build their very own time machine to fast-forward right to cookie time.
Join Kat and Ari on a hilarious adventure as they fire up their invention and travel through time just to get a sweet treat. Along the way, they might just discover that skipping ahead is not always the best idea, and that some wonderful things are truly worth waiting for.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Spencer has just gotten a brand new pet, and he is absolutely thrilled. He cannot wait to do all the classic pet activities, like taking long walks through the neighborhood park, visiting the vet for checkups, and attending fun birthday parties together.
There is just one tiny catch to this exciting new friendship. Spencer's new pet happens to be a bright red balloon shaped like a dog. Having a balloon for a best friend means you have to be very careful. There are absolutely no sharp objects allowed!
You will have to dodge drooling dogs at the park, avoid prickly porcupines at the vet, and definitely stay away from the game of pin the tail on the donkey. Step into a brilliantly funny story filled with surprising and sharp twists.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Deep beneath the ocean waves, Kelp is growing up with his family of narwhals. He loves his family very much, but he has always known he is a little bit different. His tusk is not quite as long as the others, he is not the strongest swimmer in the pod, and he really does not enjoy eating the local seafood.
Everything changes one night when a powerful current sweeps Kelp all the way up to the surface of the ocean. There, he spots a mysterious and wonderful creature standing on the shore that looks exactly like him!
Kelp soon discovers a shocking truth. He is actually a land unicorn! Now he is faced with a very big decision. Is he a land narwhal or a sea unicorn? Find out if Kelp can figure out a clever way to belong to two different worlds at once.
6-8 Years
40 Pages
Jules has a very important mission at the beach today. She is determined to build the biggest, the fanciest, and the most absolutely excellent sandcastle the world has ever seen. She knows that if she builds the perfect sandy fortress, her older sister will be incredibly impressed.
Unfortunately, the ocean has a completely different plan in mind. Every time Jules carefully constructs her beautiful towers and walls, the giant waves come crashing down and smash them into mush.
Jules refuses to give up. She builds bigger and fancier castles, but the ocean keeps destroying them. When the greedy water finally sweeps away her favorite bucket, Jules decides she has had enough. It is time to take a stand! Dive into a hilarious and heartwarming story about big sisters, determined builders, and learning to work with the wild ocean waves.
6-8 Years
48 Pages
Are you ready to hear the greatest bedtime story ever told? It all began in a very dangerous and totally unexpected way. A master storyteller elf was simply going about his day when he suddenly stumbled upon his biggest challenge yet. He came face to face with a giant, sleep deprived dragon!
This grumpy dragon was wide awake, and nothing in the world could get the fiery beast to fall asleep. Any normal elf would have run away as fast as his little legs could carry him.
But this was no ordinary elf! Confident in his amazing writing skills, he decided to write a tale so thrilling, so entertaining, and so incredibly sleepy that it would save his life. Grab your favorite blanket and settle in for a hilarious and magical adventure that just might help you fall asleep too.
6-8 Years
High up in the clouds lives Nimbus, a wonderfully fluffy pegasus. But despite the beautiful skies, Nimbus is feeling incredibly lonely. She just wants a friend to share her aerial adventures with! When she spots a shooting star streaking across the night sky, she knows exactly what to do. She will follow that fallen star all the way to the ground and make the ultimate wish for a best friend. Her journey from the clouds to the earth brings unexpected surprises, including a chance meeting with a very special unicorn named Kelp. Will Nimbus finally find the perfect friend she has been searching for, or will she discover that friendship looks a little different than she imagined? This heartwarming, beautifully illustrated story is filled with magic, hope, and the joy of finding where you truly belong. It is a delightful adventure for anyone who has ever wished upon a star.
6-8 Years
42 Pages
Harriet is a girl who absolutely loves costumes. She wears them everywhere she goes! Whether she is visiting the dentist, shopping at the local supermarket, or getting ready for her super special dress up birthday party, Harriet is always in character.
Her two dads have decorated their home perfectly for her big day, and Harriet has chosen her absolute favorite outfit. But they quickly realize they forgot one very important thing for the party. They need party hats!
Dressed in her special penguin errand running costume, Harriet sets off into the city to find the perfect hats. Instead, she stumbles right into a flock of actual penguins and gets completely carried away! Now she is headed straight for the freezing arctic. Follow along to see if Harriet can navigate her way back home to her dads before the party starts.
6-8 Years
48 Pages
There is a lonely house sitting quietly on a hill, and she has a very spooky suspicion. She is starting to believe that she might actually be haunted! Her floors creak, her doors squeak, and strange winds howl through her empty rooms.
More than anything in the whole world, this sweet house just wants a real family to move in and call her home. But she knows that nobody wants to live in a haunted house! She tries everything in her power to stay perfectly still and stop the spooky noises.
Holding her breath and trying not to creak is incredibly hard work. Just when she thinks she will be empty forever, she makes a wonderful discovery. Discover how a spooky, creaky house learns to love her noisy quirks and realizes she is absolutely perfect just the way she is.
6-8 Years
48 Pages
Z is a curious little robot who lives in a world filled with other busy, clanking machines. One day, while out exploring, Z makes a fascinating discovery. They find a mysterious message tucked inside an old glass bottle that simply says, "Love, Beatrice."
There is just one problem. Z has absolutely no idea what the word love means! When they ask the older, smarter robots for an answer, nobody seems to know. But Z is determined to solve this mystery.
Leaving the familiar robot city behind, Z sets out on a grand adventure across the world to find Beatrice and ask her directly. Join this brave little robot on a heartwarming journey full of new friends and strange places, only to discover that the meaning of love might have been hiding right at home all along.
6-8 Years
48 Pages
Meet Twig! Just like all the other snow kids in the neighborhood, Twig is carefully made from packed snowflakes, sturdy little branches, smooth stones, and a bright orange carrot. To top it all off, Twig wears a very fine, stylish hat.
It is a truly wonderful thing to be Twig! But one chilly day, a strong winter breeze sweeps through the yard and blows Twig's beloved hat right off their head. If they do not have their special hat, are they even still Twig?
As Twig bravely chases the runaway hat across the snowy landscape, they begin to notice other things are changing too. Follow along on a gentle and reassuring winter journey as Twig discovers that growing, changing, and finding new ways to be a snow kid is actually a beautiful adventure.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Welcome to the farm, where everyone absolutely adores Sweet Snow Pony! With her beautiful coat as white as winter snow and her gorgeous mane as black as ebony, she is a favorite among all the visiting children. She even teaches them how to do fun line dances.
But not everyone is happy about all the attention she gets. The jealous Queenie hatches a sneaky and evil plan to make Snow Pony run far away. By planting a tasty trail of apples leading deep into the dark woods, Queenie tricks her into getting totally lost!
All alone and far from her cozy stable, Snow Pony stumbles upon a tiny home belonging to seven miniature ponies. They are incredibly cute, but they certainly do not know how to dance. See if these tiny new friends can help Snow Pony find her way back home.
6-8 Years
48 Pages