— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Jacqueline East
A sweet soothing reminder for young readers to see and feel all the love that surrounds them. Music, silence, mountains, summer...Love is everywhere! This reassuring picture book reminds children that the world is full of love, kindness, and beauty. All you have to do is stop and look around. From the...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde
Award-winning children's book author Charles Ghigna (aka Father Goose®) introduces poetry to children through the eyes of an adorable bear, his woodland friends, and a bright little firefly. What is a poem? A poem can be many things. In this sweet forest setting join a group of friendly woodland animals as...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde
An endearing message of patience and love mixed with a big dose of humor for young children. Author Charles Ghigna (Father Goose®) masterfully encourages young children to build reading comprehension skills and to gain confidence in this humorous look at a special bond between a girl and her beloved cat. ...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Jacqueline East
Emerging readers learn all about opposites with an adorable panda in this picture book from award-winning children’s author Charles Ghigna—Father Goose®—and illustrator Jacqueline East. Pandora the panda goes on a journey of imagination and curiosity when she discovers a magic box. What is this box? What should she do with...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Sara Brezzi
A 2024 National Book Award "Great Reads from Great Places" selection Poetry is magic in this stunningly illustrated treasury of rhymes for young readers. Charles Ghigna, Father Goose®, has compiled 101 of his best, most-beloved children's poems to share with young readers as a first introduction to the joy of language...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Jacqueline East
2025 International Book Awards winner, Children’s Novelty & Gift Book category A soothing collection of bedtime poems about the moon from the beloved children’s author known as Father Goose The moon watches over us Like a Mother of the Night. She sees through the darkness With her soft and silvery...
— By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Anna Forlati
A heartwarming picture book about Carlo, a young Italian immigrant in 1800s New York City, that celebrates books and family as it instills the values of heritage, perseverance, and the love of learning. Transcending borders and generations, Bound to Dream: An Immigrant Story follows Carlo as he leaves his home...
— By Özge Bahar Sunar and Illustrated by Ceyhun Şen
This warm story encourages readers not to be intimidated and to turn obstacles into advantages. The first day of school can be tough and for little hedgehog he has a big obstacle to overcome! Little hedgehog's tiny fingers are bandaged from a minor accident and participating in writing lessons leaves...
— By Ester Alsina and Zuriñe Aguirre
A small hedgehog learns what it means to "learn to look" before doing, introducing concepts of emotional intelligence to young children. A small hedgehog decides to investigate why some days when he arrives home and hugs his parents, he pricks himself. Family members help him discover what “learning to look”...
— By Tina Skinner
This is the most comprehensive assembly of historic geisha images ever compiled in a book. Over 500 exquisite views - drawn from postcards produced primarily between 1900 and 1940 - illustrate the rarified world of Japan's now-extinct licensed pleasure districts. Soon after the West pried open Japan's doors in 1853,...