Davies, Benji

"Tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl, both longing for their own special place in the world...The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine"--.

"Meet Tad. She's the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters. Although something else lives there too ... Big Blub! And when everyone else starts to disappear, Tad starts to wonder if Big Blub will get her too ... Or is everyone else going somewhere else; somewhere better? And if so, will Tad ever get there too?"--OCLC.

"When Noi's dad sails out on one last fishing trip before winter, Noi waits for him at home. But as the storm worsens and his dad does not return, Noi decides to go looking for his dad. But the storm is powerful and dangerous, and soon Noi, too, is stuck in the icy sea. When it seems that all hope is lost, a friend comes to help Noi and his father"--Amazon.com.

Syd loves his grandfather, no matter how far away they are from each other.

"Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they return the whale to the sea. And from that day on, the boy learns that the father can be a good listener too"--Provided by publisher.