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Author
Series
Nina Soni volume 6
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess, but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Quinlin Books, an imprint of Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Safe in his burrow deep below the ground as Australian bushfires rage above, Wombat opens his home to five animals friends seeking shelter, in this heartwarming story about help in the time of trouble."--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Introduces scenes of hospitality and the word for "welcome" in more than twelve languages and cultures. Includes a pronunciation guide and information about the languages featured in the book.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Vincent, a mouse who roams the world carrying his house on his back and stopping where he knows he should, offers food and shelter to animals in need. After setting up his house, he invites a weary bullfrog and a hungry cat inside. Each initially declines the offer, saying his house is too small. But after entering, they find that it is bigger than it looks. Others soon join them: deer, hedgehogs, badgers, rabbits, and a fox. Just as they are sitting...
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Bokos for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A moving allegory of immigration and hospitality. One day, the brothers Zzli come to the doorstep of a little girl named Welcome. Welcome has plenty of room in her big, empty house, and the travelers—who have come from far away—make good pancakes and even better company. But others in the forest find this new family strange, even dangerous. When the bears invite their neighbors to a big party, only Welcome’s friend the bat shows up. Soon after...
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