James Mayhew

After finishing her ballet class, Ella Bella listens to music from Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan lake ballet and is magically transported into the story where the ballet takes place. She meets all the story's characters and she watches as the legendary tale unolds before her very eyes.

A dashing knight decides it's time to impress the golden-haired princess. All he needs is a dragon to show off his marvelous talents. One day, a huge dragon appears on the horizon, smoke pouring from his nostrils. Immediately, the knight orders his squire to fetch his armor. But will he get dressed in time--or is this knight more interested in appearances than action? After much waiting, the golden-haired princess decides to tame that fire-breathing...

At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings. Includes informationabout the artists.

Jake tries to track down his mother's hug after she gives it to his father, who gives it to the cat, who gives it to a witch, and so on.

Page by page, very young children can explore the theatrical and circus settings, follow the simple clues in the read-aloud nursery verse and try to find Little Bear, whether he's trying on a hat, standing on his head or floating in a balloon.

"Far out at sea and deep below whispering waves lives a merman searching for a partner. In the forbidden world above, a kind fisherman wonders if something more is waiting for him beyond the horizon. When they find each other under a star-filled sky, their love will change both of their worlds. Celebrate queer joy and the uniting power of love with this award-winning, inclusive retelling of a classic fairy tale."--