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Tokyo Digs a Garden
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. Will they ever experience the natural world again?
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{"id":6582708437051,"title":"Stella!","handle":"stella","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarie-Louise Gay published \u003cem\u003eStella, Star of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e more than ten years ago. It was an immediate hit, and since then she has written and illustrated four more books featuring the engaging, red-headed heroine, Stella, and her little brother, Sam — \u003cem\u003eStella, Queen of the Snow\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStella, Fairy of the Forest\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStella, Princess of the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eWhen Stella Was Very, Very Small\u003c\/em\u003e. With gentle humor, freshness, a sense of whimsy and exquisite watercolors, Marie-Louise Gay gives us stories about two young siblings discovering their world. Here at last are all five books bound into one delightful volume. 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She also thought that trees could talk and that words were like ants running off the pages of her books.\" This is the story of a lovely tiny Stella, whose world is full of small adventures and slivers of magic. And she delights in sharing it all with Sam when he comes along. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStella, Star of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStella and Sam are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions…and Stella has an answer for them all. The only thing she isn’t sure of, and neither are we, is whether Sam will ever come into the water. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStella, Queen of the Snow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinter was never so magical as in this marvelous book about Stella and Sam discovering a familiar landscape transformed by a heavy snowfall. 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Stella!
All five of Marie-Louise Gay's Stella picture books bound into one volume. For young children, full of wonder and curiosity, discovering their world.
