Synopses & Reviews
A tender collection of endearments for children the world over.
All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as "sweetie pie" or "peanut." A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindi.
Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.
Synopsis
Within the pages of this beautiful board book, illustrated by Caldecott-winning artist Chris Raschka, learn and celebrate terms of endearment in fourteen different languages.
All over the world, people express their love for their children through different endearments. Whether your child is sweetie pie, peanut, angelito, bao bei, or mera chanda, the love for our little ones is universal.
Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.
About the Author
This book began when Jacqueline K. Ogburn heard a friend call his children by German endearments. Years later, with the help of many friends, friends of friends, and complete strangers, that fascination has resulted in
Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World.and#160; Ms. Ogburn is also the author of nine other picture books, including
A Dignity of Dragons and
The Bake Shop Ghost. She lives in Durham, N.C. with her husband and their two chicklets, Claire and Emily.
Chris Raschka, writer, illustrator and trained violist is one of the country's top children's book talents. His Yo! Yes? was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1993 while his Hello Goodbye Window won the Caldecott Medal in 2005. This is Chris's first picture book for Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.