Once Upon a Rainy Day

Once Upon a Rainy Day
Author: Édouard Manceau
Publisher: Owlkids
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781771471510

This is the story of a story that starts over again every day in the same way: as the sun rises, Mr. Warbler steps outside his cottage and walks into to the forest to wake the Big Bad Wolf. Every day, this action unleashes the same cavalcade of antics as the forest animals try to escape. But today, none of it happens -- Mr. Warbler doesn't even go outside -- because it is raining. In this book, the text tells a story the reader purposely never sees play out on the page. In whimsical color, the settings are illustrated as described, but they are empty of characters and action. The reader has to imagine them to life. The eccentric characters described -- like Oscar the bookwormish, bicycle-riding pig and Niles, a flying squirrel and retired globetrotter with a hot air balloon -- will provide rich fodder for creative imaginations. Once Upon a Rainy Daysets the stage for exploring cause and effect and invites an inventiveness that could lead someplace new with every read. And just as the book ends, the sun comes out... Praise for Windblownby Édouard Manceau: "A surefire inspiration for imagination-fueled projects at school or at home." --Publishers Weekly(starred review) Praise for LOOK!by Édouard Manceau: "This clever, engaging offering invites children to review basic concepts while seeing the world around them in new ways." --Kirkus(starred review)

Rainy Day Ramen and the Cosmic Pachinko

Rainy Day Ramen and the Cosmic Pachinko
Author: Gordon Vanstone
Publisher: Monsoon Books
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 191204983X

After three years in Japan, Fred Buchanan is broke, unemployed and engaged in a telepathic turf war with a feral cat behind an Okinawa convenience store. Thus begins his metaphysical odyssey back to Tokyo. Along the way, symbols and sages materialize in the form of a two-fingered jazz musician, the faded tattoo on an ex-yakuza lover, an odd brood of internet cafe refugees, the kite flyer of Kabukicho and Yukie, an alluring hostess with strips of delicious thigh and strange power imbued in the etched eye on her fingernail. Charging through Shinjuku’s neon jungle, enveloped in a boozy, nicotine-stained haze, past and present collide as an empty orchestra croons a slow dance of people and place, memory and madness, loss and love. All the while, Fred struggles to be an agent of his destiny and not another ball bearing bouncing through the cosmic pachinko. Rainy Day Ramen and the Cosmic Pachinko is told as a uniquely clever mix of Murakami-esque magical realism and gonzo Japan travelogue.

Once Upon a Wild Wood

Once Upon a Wild Wood
Author: Chris Riddell
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781509817078

Once Upon a Wild Wood is a richly imagined story packed full of familiar fairy tale characters as you've never seen them before. A fabulously funny adventure, full of warmth, wit and delightful details to discover - this is Chris Riddell at his picture book best! Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild woods. The way is long and dark, but Green is a smart girl. Smart enough to turn down apples offered by kindly old ladies and smart enough to turn down travel advice from helpful wolves . . . Above all, Green is smart enough to solve a wealth of classic fairy tale problems - not least mend a lovelorn beast's broken heart. Including Red Riding Hood, Thumbelina, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, the Three Bears, the Seven Dwarfs - and many more - Once Upon a Wild Wood is a beautiful book for curious young readers. For the perfect picture book pairing, check out Chris Riddell's The Emperor of Absurdia - an enchanting adventure full of Chris's trademark humour and incredible illustrations.

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars
Author: Kate Greene
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1250159482

When it comes to Mars, the focus is often on how to get there: the rockets, the engines, the fuel. But upon arrival, what will it actually be like? In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawai'i. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining incredible insight into human behavior in tight quarters, as well as the nature of boredom, dreams, and isolation that arise amidst the promise of scientific progress and glory. In Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars, Greene draws on her experience to contemplate humanity’s broader impulse to explore. The result is a twined story of space and life, of the standard, able-bodied astronaut and Greene’s brother’s disability, of the lag time of interplanetary correspondences and the challenges of a long-distance marriage, of freeze-dried egg powder and fresh pineapple, of departure and return. By asking what kind of wisdom humanity might take to Mars and elsewhere in the Universe, Greene has written a remarkable, wide-ranging examination of our time in space right now, as a pre-Mars species, poised on the edge, readying for launch.

Rainy Day Comrades

Rainy Day Comrades
Author: Goutham Rao
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781955196642

Once Upon a Raindrop

Once Upon a Raindrop
Author: James Carter
Publisher: Caterpillar Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781848579873

Do you know why the Moon's so dry and yet our world is wet? Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of water and discover the story of H20 from its very beginning. Engaging, informative poetry flows over the pages and stunning illustrations bring this story to rushing, gushing life.

A Lily in the Light

A Lily in the Light
Author: Kristin Fields
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781542041690

A harrowing debut novel of a tragic disappearance and one sister's journey through the trauma that has shaped her life. For eleven-year-old Esme, ballet is everything--until her four-year-old sister, Lily, vanishes without a trace and nothing is certain anymore. People Esme has known her whole life suddenly become suspects, each new one hitting closer to home than the last. Unable to cope, Esme escapes the nightmare that is her new reality when she receives an invitation to join an elite ballet academy in San Francisco. Desperate to leave behind her chaotic, broken family and the mystery surrounding Lily's disappearance, Esme accepts. Eight years later, Esme is up for her big break: her first principal role in Paris. But a call from her older sister shatters the protective world she has built for herself, forcing her to revisit the tragedy she's run from for so long. Will her family finally have the answers they've been waiting for? And can Esme confront the pain that shaped her childhood, or will the darkness follow her into the spotlight?

Once Upon A Blink

Once Upon A Blink
Author: Pujith Gayon
Publisher: The Alcove Publishers
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2024-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8197061084

Dive headfirst into ONCE UPON A BLINK, where Gayon serves bite-sized stories with king-sized emotions. Journey from heart-tugging love tales to rollicking romps with mythical creatures, each piece a brilliant splash in the vast canvas of human experiences. Ready for a whirlwind tour of fantasy, science, and soul? Don’t forget to pack your sense of wonder, a handkerchief (for unexpected tears), and perhaps a chuckle or two. After all, where else can star-crossed lovers share pages with dancing dragons, and life’s poignant moments collide with bursts of humour? Gayon promises tales so entrancing, they’ll leave you craving another read... in just the blink of an eye. Blink and miss? Not on Gayon’s watch! Join the literary ride that’s making bookworms everywhere refuse to blink! Hey! don’t miss out, or you’ll be left wondering what wonders were just a blink away...

Once Upon a Climb

Once Upon a Climb
Author: James Richardson
Publisher: Booklocker.com
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005-04
Genre: Appalachian Trail
ISBN: 9781591137122

This is a book about one man's 2,160-mile, six-month adventure on the Appalachian Trail. The author vividly depicts the physical, emotional, and spiritual components of his journey as he makes his way northward to Maine.