Drawing attention to the patterns that exist all around us, this captivating picture book invites readers to look for the patterns hiding in the layered illustrations and are encouraged to find not just patterns they can see, but ones they can hear, feel and create.

Whether it is basketball, chess, or hopscotch, sports and games bring people together--and children love to play.

"After seeing all of its neighbors' twinkling lights for the winter holidays, House hopes to shine too. When Huda and her family move in, House thinks its time to sparkle has finally come. But, Diwali, Hanukkah, and Christmas come and go without a shimmer. Quickly, House learns that every family celebrates joy and togetherness in their own way, no matter the season. And a few months later House will see that this new family has its own holiday to...

Lu and her friends spot patterns in their daily activities, including patterns found in music, weather, time, play, shapes, nature, math, and language.

"Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers of doom. But not many know that they grow on the prickly gorse bush inside little pods, and that the sole job of a baby banshee, or "bansheenie," is to bond with a human and know all there is to know about that person, including when they're destined to breathe their last breath. One bansheenie named Beanie, however, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a...

"Gratitude, togetherness, and tradition are shared and celebrated at the dining tables of a diverse range of families and communities."--

"The life cycle of the monarch butterfly begins when it is a tiny egg clinging to a leaf. In time, it goes through a transformation called metamorphosis to become a butterfly, and in the fall, it can migrate almost 100 miles each day. In this book, follow the story of one monarch butterfly and elarn about what it eats, how it grows, and more."--Dust jacket flap.

Little Emma loves unicorns, and playing with her father, so even after she grows up her father keeps all her unicorn toys--until it is time for Emma's daughter to enjoy them with her grandfather.

"Travel along with Dale Chihuly on his life's journey full of curiosity, discovery, teamwork, and perseverance as he overcomes challenges to become a glass artist of international acclaim. Dale Chihuly's early life presented many challenges, such as tragic losses in his family at a young age and an accident that left him blind in one eye, yet his resilience, hard work, and optimism taught him life-long skills that became inseparable from his body...

''Sometimes it can be hard to sort our feelings out. We get so sad, we get so mad, we want to bite and shout!''--Back cover.