This lyrical and imaginative picturebook explores the shifting emotional landscape of childhood through a series of vivid, nature-inspired metaphors. On some days, the young narrator feels light and free like the wind: on others, she is a storm, a stone or a soaring bird.
Vietnam joins the Our World boardbook series with great pride in this exciting glimpse into life there.
Roscoe and Ivy want the clean-up monster, their name for the vacuum cleaner, to come out; but first they need to tidy up all of their things. Tidying seems an overwhelming task, everything is jumbled up, Play-Doh is mixed together, and Roscoe is getting out more toys. Slowly they start to put things into labelled boxes, Ivy makes sure the dough lids match the colour in the pots, and finally they’re ready for Mama to bring the clean-up monster out!
Getting new shoes is a challenging event for many children, and Roscoe does not want to replace his soft, comfy puppy shoes. Roscoe’s big sister Ivy shows him some new dinosaur shoes, and when he doesn’t want to try them, she leaves them where he can see them. In his own time, Roscoe decides to try the new dinosaur shoes, and finds that they are soft and comfy too!
This short boardbook, created by a Nigerian author and a Nigerian illustrator, is part of the Our World Series created by Barefoot Books – a publisher committed to diversity, inclusion and representation.
Mariam is on a pilgrimage in the city of Makkah, in Saudi Arabia, with her mother and father to celebrate Hajj. Hajj is a Muslim pilgrimage, one that every Muslim must make at least once in their life. Mariam is caught up in the hustle and bustle of the busy city. Here she learns that Hajj is a time for sharing and showing gratitude. She also learns about the ancient well containing the blessed water Zamzam. Mariam fills her drinking bottle with sacred water, and throughout her day, she meets many pilgrims with whom to share her Zamzam.
This lively singalong picturebook invites young readers to celebrate all the different ways bodies can move, play and participate in the world. Warm, rhythmic rhyming text encourages children to notice what helps their mobility, how they groove and what makes them feel free to move in their own way. The language is joyful and accessible, making it ideal for shared reading, group story times and early learning settings where movement and participation are encouraged.
Three active families head to the countryside to enjoy fun bike rides, paddles on the lake, boisterous dog walks and more. What fun! But soon it’s time to slow things down, so little ones and their grown-ups find a place to settle and engage in some calming meditation alongside nature.
This is a thoughtful and sensitive story exploring the Jewish memorial custom of Yahrzeit. Yahrzeit is a word in the Yiddish language that means ‘time of year.’ A boy and his family are lighting a yahrzeit candle for the one year anniversary of his grandpa’s death, which will burn all night and then all day tomorrow until sunset. But why does the candle burn for so long?
An inviting rhyming boardbook that gently encourages young children to notice the colours in their everyday world.
