Lola y Gaspar lo han organizado todo para la fiesta de la escuela: han ido a pedir regalos para la tómbola a los tenderos del barrio, e incluso han preparado dos auténticos números de magia. Al principio la fiesta iba muy bien, pero el espectáculo de magi
Lisa visits her favorite uncle in New York City and sees the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Central Park. When she gets lost in Times Square while shopping for souvenirs, she is saved by her own cleverness—and a Statue of Liberty night-light.
Animal babies are so adorable that their daddies can't help but cuddle and love them. In this celebration of parental love, each daddy shows how much he loves his baby in his own special way.
An unforgettable tour of France.The cat and the old woman have lived happily together for many years in the stone house by the sea. But when the old woman dies, the cat is packed up with her belongings and sent north to the village where she was born. Soon he is forgotten. He walks the streets aimlessly until, spurred by memories and a longing to return to the place he knows and loves, the cat embarks on a journey to find the home he was taken away from.In lyrical prose and breathtaking images, Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben take the reader on a journey across the Norman countryside, past ancient ruins, through bustling cities, to the sparkling ports of the Mediterranean Sea and a place the cat can call home.
It's almost the holidays and Gaspard and Lisa need to find a present for their teacher. Gaspard is full of ideas, but none of them seems quite right. Luckily, Lisa comes up with a clever idea just in time. With the help of some glue and a plastic shower curtain, Gaspard and Lisa manage to surprise their teacher--and themselves--with the perfect Christmas gift.
Lisa is not one who likes to be outdone. When her classmates return from summer break with exciting stories about their vacations, Lisa decides to regale them with her own vacation story—a trip to the jungle to visit her Uncle Paul who raises panthers and leopards! Lisa enthralls her audience with tales from her amazing jungle adventure, until one of her classmates blows her cover when he asks her how he saw her at the community pool every day over the summer if she was in the jungle.With a snappy text and irresistible illustrations, Lisa in the Jungle is sure to charm anyone who ever wished they had a more exciting summer vacation.
The Misadventures of Gaspard and Lisa series continues with an exciting class field trip to the Museum of Natural History. Gaspard and Lisa decide to play a joke on their classmates by becoming part of the exhibit. Their plan works perfectly, so perfectly that when the museum closes for the night, guess who are locked in?
Gaspard the Dog Walker buys a shiny new race-car key chain with the money he earns walking dogs. When his classmates admire his treasure, Gaspard panics thinking that someone will try to steal it and–oh, no!–swallows his new key chain. Suddenly he doesn’t feel so well.Gaspard goes to the hospital, where he meets the friendly doctors and nurses who make him feel better.
Gaspard and Lisa have been friends for a long time . . . ever since last year. In Gaspard and Lisa Friends Forever , Gaspard recounts how he and Lisa met on the first day of school. At first, Gaspard wants nothing to do with her, especially after his classmates joke about how much they look alike, but then Gaspard’s teacher forces him to choose Lisa for his relay team. Despite her unusual kangaroo-hop running style, Lisa wins the race for Gaspard’s team and the rest is history—Gaspard and Lisa become friends forever!
