"A kid's journey to the playground. He or she climbs over trees, finds a path across a crocodile-filled river, wanders through blackberry bushes, and bounces from one cloud to the next." -- rough summary of the cover.

Emily decides that the town of Pitchfork needs a library, and comes up with a plan to make it happen. Can she make her dream come true?

"Aus Wut über ihr viel zu kleines Schiff, das nicht einmal schwimmen kann, wirft das kleine Mädchen es von einer Brücke - geradewegs vor die Nase zweier Clochards. Als diese das kleine Schiff riesengroß zaubern, steht die Welt offen ... Janoschs nochalanter Klassiker über die Kraft der Fantasie." -- cover.

"Flashlight Night is an ode to the power of imagination and the wonder of books. Three children use a flashlight to light a path around their backyard at night; in the flashlight's beam another world looms. Our heroes encounter spooky woods, a fearsome tiger, a time-forgotten tomb, an Egyptian god, a sword-fighting pirate, and a giant squid. With ingenuity, they vanquish all, then return to their tree house--braver, closer, and wiser than before--to...

"Casser la croûte entre amis, voilà ce qu'il y a de meilleur! Lucie, une fillette curieuse, partage son quotidien et ses aventures avec Léo le lapin, Doris la tortue, Marcel la souris et Adrien l'escargot. Dans un univers empreint de tendresse et d'humour, Marianne Dubuc nous offre un recueil de trois courtes histoires mettant en scène de nouveaux personnages attachants." -- various websites. "Lucie, a curious little girl, shares her daily life...

"Si vous demandez à ma mère ce qu'elle pense de moi, elle vous répondra que j'exagère tout le temps. Si vous demandez à mon père, il dira la même chose. Et si ma petite soeur parlait, je suis presque sûr que ce serait pareil. Tout ça parce que je parle dans un micro imaginaire. Ça m'amuse, moi, de transformer ma vie en reportage. Pourquoi c'est un problème?" -- "If you ask my mom what she thinks of me, she'll tell you that I exaggerate...

One Saturday evening, sisters Pip and Maisie are sitting in the warm snug of their grandparent's cottage on the edge of a forest in Scotland. Maisie is restless and longs for adventure, but life at the cottage is always slow. When a bright light suddenly falls from the sky into the forest next door, Maisie can't believe her luck - finally an adventure has come her way! She has boots on and torch in hand before Pip has even put down her hot chocolate....

"Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time he looks out his window it's a constant reminder of the stories his grandfather told him about the place where the ocean meets the sky. Where whales and jellyfish soar and birds and castles float. Finn's grandfather is gone now but Finn knows the perfect way to honor him. He'll build his own ship and sail out to find this magical place himself! And when he arrives, maybe, just maybe, he'll...

You probably know the feeling. You're playing happily by yourself in the park, when you're suddenly told, ̀Go and say hello to that little boy over there!' But what if you don't want to say hello? What if the little boy isn't really a little boy at all? What ... what if he's a MONSTER in disguise? Welcome to a weird and wonderful ̀what if?' story where saying hello can lead to all sorts of surprising adventures ...