Two funny frogs stick together and make their dreams come true! It's Bertha's day to try out for the prestigious frog choir, but when she sings...the other frogs cover their ears! Poor Bertha is sad when she doesn't make the choir, but she's not alone. Bertha's best friend Lucy is too little to try out. What will they do? The two of them cook up an idea that might make both of their dreams come true. AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHORS: Luc Fouccroulle is a talented children's book author from France, this is his first book on the NorthSouth list. Annick Masson is a Belgian born artist and illustration is her passion! Colour throughout

Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries.

Johnny is a mischievous little fella. His intentions are good, but are often taken the wrong way. His way of doing things are sure to catch the eye of those around. It has always been said that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. His mother, bless her heart, has her hands full. Unknowing to her, she is a story all of her own. Together they are like two peas in a pod. Amherst County will never be the same.