Blackall, Sophie

A farmhouse provides the setting for a dozen children to live and grow, and when they leave, another family arrives to fill the house with love again.

"Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure.all without leaving the living room! . . . The parent is only trying to vacuum the rug. But the child is adamant. It's not a rug--it's the ocean. And that broom? It's the ship's mast. Soon enough, child and parent are both off on an imaginary nautical adventure!"--Provided by publisher.

"A child imagines what life would be like as a horse"--Provided by publisher.

"A farmhouse where twelve children grow up holds evidence of their stories long after they are gone.".

Provides a collection of brief essays with illustrations that discuss things that bring joy and hope, including a cup of tea, babies, and baking something for someone else.

A lighthouse keeper arrives at a beloved old lighthouse to keep it shining bright. He writes letters. He brings his beloved wife to live with him in their rooms in the lighthouse. They start a family. Then, the lighthouse gets an upgrade, a machine to run it by itself--but that doesn't mean the lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper will never see each other again.

"Max isn't a typical cat, but his loving owner still sees the best in him"--Provided by publisher.

A boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.

"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--.

After learning that his parents are expecting a baby, a young boy asks several people where babies come from and gets a different answer from each before his parents have a chance to give the right answer. Includes advice on answering questions about reproduction.