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    Elisa Kleven ~ October 6

    10/06/2010 3:00 pm
    10/06/2010 4:30 pm

    Author/illustrator, Elisa KlevenWelcome Home, Mouse

    Author/illustrator, Elisa Kleven -
    a Bay Area treasure - brings us her newest book,
    Welcome Home, Mouse.

    Wednesday, October 6 ~ 3:00

     

    Her joyful collage artwork and gentle stories celebrate friendship, creativity, and a love for nature and the imagination. Elisa’s picture books grow out of her childhood desire to find and create magical worlds.

    Join us!

    Welcome Home, Mouse (Hardcover)

    By Elisa Kleven, Elisa Kleven
    $15.99
    ISBN-13: 9781582462776
    Availability: On Our Shelves Now
    Published: Tricycle Press, 9/2010
    Other Editions of this Title

    Stanley loves to help, but sometimes he gets so excited he makes mistakes. While running errands for his mom—CRASH—Stanley bounces his ball right on top of Mouse’s house, smashing it to smithereens. Stanley wants to make up for what he’s done, but how? In Elisa Kleven’s expressive, detailed pictures, Stanley finds his inspiration all around him, from here and there, and this and that. Soon he is ready to surprise his friend with a new house, and what a wonderful place it is!

    Ages 4 & up.


    A Carousel Tale (Hardcover)

    By Elisa Kleven, Elisa Kleven
    $15.99
    ISBN-13: 9781582462394
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Tricycle Press, 2/2009

    Ernst loves the carousel near his house, and his favorite animal to ride is the dog. When the dog's wooden tail comes loose just before winter, the carousel keeper gives Ernst the important job of watching over it until springtime. But the tail looks so sad sitting on Ernst's shelf without its dog that Ernst can't help but try to cheer it up. It isn't long before he has transformed the lonely tail into something wonderful!

    Ages 4 & up.


    The Apple Doll (Hardcover)

    By Elisa Kleven
    $16.99
    ISBN-13: 9780374303808
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 7/2007

    Lizzy loves the big apple tree in her yard more than anything. So when the first day of school comes, she picks a beautiful apple, turns it into a makeshift doll she names Susanna, and takes it along to keep her company. But her teacher tells her that dolls aren’t allowed at school. Even worse, her sister says that Susanna won’t last forever. Then Lizzy’s mom shows her a way to turn Susanna into a real apple doll. And with the help of Susanna the Apple Doll, Lizzy overcomes her shyness at school and makes plenty of new friends to bring home to play in her beloved apple tree.

    Ages 4 & up.


    The Puddle Pail (Paperback)

    By Elisa Kleven, Elisa Kleven
    $6.99
    ISBN-13: 9781582462066
    Availability: On Our Shelves Now
    Published: Tricycle Press, 4/2007
    Other Editions of this Title

    Two brothers have very different ideas about what to collect--one likes bottlecaps, the other likes...puddles!

    Ages 4 & up.


    The Wishing Ball (Hardcover)

    By Elisa Kleven
    $16.00
    ISBN-13: 9780374384494
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2/2006

    Believing the sneaky crow that the rubber ball has the power to grant wishes, Nellie, a homeless cat, begins to play with it in the hope that it will grant her the loving family she has always wanted and, to their mutual surprise, ends up with great success through an unusual series of unexpected twists-and-turns-and-bounces!

    Ages 4 & up.


    The Paper Princess Flies Again: With Her Dog! (Hardcover)

    By Elisa Kleven, Elisa Kleven
    Email or call for price
    ISBN-13: 9781582461465
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Tricycle Press, 9/2005

    Not so far away, in Mexico, a girl named Lucy loved a paper princess. . . After her many travels, the Paper Princess has finally found a good home with Lucy. She even has a paper dog to keep her Company. One day, as the household prepares for a big fiesta, the Paper Princess and her dog set out to find a gift for the girl who has cared for them so well. Their adventure leads them to a kite-flying boy, a hungry coyote, and the wide and windy ocean. Will the princess and her dog ever find their way home again?

    Ages 4 & up.


    Ernst (Paperback)

    By Elisa Kleven, Elisa Kleven
    $7.99
    ISBN-13: 9781582460536
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Tricycle Press, 3/2002
    Other Editions of this Title

    A young crocodile with a vivid imagination celebrates a birthday.

    Ages 4 & up.


    Sun Bread (Paperback)

    By Elisa Kleven
    $6.99
    ISBN-13: 9780142400739
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Puffin, 3/2004
    Other Editions of this Title

    Winter's gray chill has set in and everyone misses the sun, especially the baker. So she decides to bring some warmth to the town by making a sun bread. And as the bread bakes, rising hot and delicious, everyone comes out to share in its goodness. Everyone, including the sun itself.

    Ages 4 & up.


    Abuela (Paperback)

    By Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven, Sandra Marulanda Dorros
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    ISBN-13: 9780140562262
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Puffin Books, 7/1997
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    While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.

    Ages 4 & up.


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