Bøker av Antoinette Portis

"Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't want any help. Bunny doesn't need any help, either. But what's a cardboard city without friends?"--

Maggie likes being a kitty. But sometimes that's not enough. Sometimes a girl has to be super.One little girl transforms herself over and over in this inventive picture book from the bestselling author and illustrator of Not a Box, Antoinette Portis. Once again, Portis shows us that children make ordinary life fun using their imaginations.

Starting kindergarten can be a little scary. But Annalina shows us there are lots of new and exciting things to look forward to?meeting your teacher, playing on the monkey bars, feeding the pet tortoise, and making new friends. Experience the ups and downs of the first days of kindergarten through Annalina's very own diary (as told to Antoinette Portis) and discover why the kids in room 2K are just fine!

Antoinette Portis again captures the thrill of when pretend feels so real that it becomes real. With a stick in hand, the options are endless?whether it's conducting an orchestra, painting a masterpiece, or slaying a dragon?give a child a stick and let imagination take over and the magic begin.

See the transformative life cycle of a sunflower play out from page to page in this bold read-aloud by English Association Award winner Antoinette Portis.

Splash! A spunky little girl plays a spirited game of hide-and-seek with water, in this gorgeously illustrated informational picture book for the very young. Now in paperback.Hey, water! I know you! You''re all around.Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn''t always look the same, it doesn''t always feel the same, and it shows up in lots of different shapes. Water can be a lake, it can be steam, it can be a tear, or it can even be a snowman. As the girl discovers water in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body, water comes to life, and kids will find excitement and joy in water and its many forms. This paperback edition of the latest work from award-winning author/illustrator Antoinette Portis is an engaging, aesthetically pleasing nonfiction picture book, complete with accessible backmatter on the water cycle, water conservation, and more.

Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again. Winner of the English Association Picture Book Awards 2021, non fiction 4-7, and nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2021

Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere: in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body. Conversational in tone with backmatter on the water cycle, water conservation, and more.

Splash! A spunky little girl plays a spirited game of hide-and-seek with water, in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book.A Robert F. Sibert Honor BookAn ALA Notable Children's BookHey, water! I know you! You're all around.Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it shows up in lots of different shapes. Water can be a lake, it can be steam, it can be a tear, or it can even be a snowman. As the girl discovers water in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body, water comes to life, and kids will find excitement and joy in water and its many forms. This latest work from award-winning author/illustrator Antoinette Portis is an engaging, aesthetically pleasing nonfiction picture book, complete with accessible backmatter on the water cycle, water conservation, and more.A School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Bank Street Best Book of the YearSelected for the CBC Champions of Change ShowcaseA Pennsylvania Center for the Book Baker's Dozen Selection!

A beautifully designed book, celebrating the power of the imagination to transform even the most ordinary of objects into something magical.

A beautifully designed book, celebrating the power of the imagination to transform even the most ordinary of objects into something magical.