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This picture book looks at concepts of happiness from across our planet. From forest bathing in Japan and playing the drums in Mali, to Danish hygge, Indian yoga and sharing a feast with family in the USA, every culture has its own unique take on how to achieve contentedness. Featuring Wazza Pink's stunning artwork, this book is the ultimate guide to the world of wellbeing.

Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.

Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.

After escaping to a remote estate on the Scottish moors, owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, Juliet Moreau, the product of her father's animal-human experiments, uncovers the truth about the manor's long history of scientific experimentation--and her own intended role in it.

"Babies observe and make friends with friendly little animals"--

Bird gets hungry while he and his friends are on a hike, but no one has packed a snack that he likes.

"A baby party introduces toddlers to basic shapes"--

While Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play, they each share an important secret.

Friends Bear and Hare play a game of hide and seek, counting from one to ten each round.

En este libro ilustrado para niños, el artista pinta cuadros de animales de colores no ordinarios. El autor incluye un esbozo biográfico sobre Franz Marc junto a una fotografía de la obra de Marc, Blue horse I (Caballo azul, #1). Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings...