Little Bobo the orangutan is ready to have new adventures in the rain forest.

When a strange object falls off a truck passing through the jungle, a bored young orangutan discovers that he can make wonderful sounds with it and in time his family and the other jungle animals come to appreciate music as well.

"The Bobos Save The Day" is an exciting tale of adventure and fun on a rainy day. When all the children in the neighborhood gather together at one home, they become very bored and feel there is nothing to do. The real fun begins when one one Mom teaches them to use their imagination and go on a journey in their own living room. Here they develop a story about the adventures of the Bobos. The Bobos are tiny imaginary creatures that only children can see who live in the forest and protect the land and creatures from harm. As they travel through the forest, they play with their friends and go on many adventures until they are faced with a problem only they can solve. The Bobos then have to save their friends in the forest from the terrible, horrible rainy day. This story encourages children to use their own imagination to develop adventures when they feel they have nothing to do. It also teaches them to use creativity and teamwork to solve problems.

The irresistible stars of I Must Have Bobo! return in another everyday adventure in domestic disharmony, complete with an audio recording! Willy wants to write a storybook starring Bobo—and act out revenge fantasies on Earl—but Earl keeps wrecking the story (hence the desire to act out revenge fantasies!). Quit it, Earl…and stop stealing Bobo! But sometimes it only takes a small thing to realize that even sworn enemies have something in common. For instance: Bobo and Earl both have very snakey tails! Is that a truce? Don’t count on it.

When Willy wakes up there is trouble. Where is Bobo? Willy needs Bobo. But Earl the cat likes Bobo, too. A favorite toy is hard to share…especially when it’s a sock monkey. Because sharing is caring. Sharing is great. But you know what’s best (according to Earl the cat)? Not sharing at all! With sparse text and a modern-nostalgic vibe, this retro-fun book tells it like it is when it comes to sharing a favorite toy. Oh, Earl! Leave Bobo alone.

Bobo is an adorable little orangutan who falls in love with the joy of making music upon a found violin.

This annotated bibliography-organized geographically by world region and country, describing nearly 700 books representing 73 countries-is a valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. It is the third volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. The first, Carl M. Tomlinson's Children's Books from Other Countries (1998) is a compendium of international children's literature with annotations of both in and out of print books published between 1950 and 1996. Susan Stan's The World Through Children's Books (2002) was the second and it included books published between the years 1997 and 2000. Crossing Boundaries includes international children's books published between 2000 and 2004, as well as selected American books set in countries other than the United States. Editor Doris Gebel has compiled an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.