The Book of ZZZs

By Arlene Alda

Pigs and puppies, cats and meerkats, babies and grown-ups – all creatures sleep, but even so, sleep can take us by surprise. With an artist’s eye, Arlene Alda has created a remarkably w...

Lulu's Piano Lesson

By Arlene Alda Illustrated By Lisa Desimini

Who wants to practice the piano? Certainly not Lulu. She'd rather listen to her swing squeak, the bell on her bike ring, or the apples thump as she climbs a tree. Even her shoes play a tip-tap tune...

Hurry Granny Annie

By Arlene Alda

Just Kids from the Bronx Telling It the Way It Was

By Arlene Alda

Did You Say Pears

By Arlene Alda

Matthew and his dad

By Arlene Alda

With his father looking for work, Matthew finds that his relationship with him is disrupted in many ways.

Hello, Good-bye

By Arlene Alda

An opposites book like no other — from the inimitable Arlene Alda!Author / photographer Arlene Alda is back with another delightful photo essay. This time she tackles the concept of opposites...

Here a Face, There a Face

By Arlene Alda

Author/photographer Arlene Alda has produced yet another brilliantly simple rhyming safari — this time in search of faces in unusual places. These faces are found on buildings, in trees, mail...

Lulu's Piano Lesson

By Arlene Alda Illustrated By Lisa Desimini

Who wants to practice the piano? Certainly not Lulu. She'd rather listen to her swing squeak, the bell on her bike ring, or the apples thump as she climbs a tree. Even her shoes play a tip-tap tune...

Iris Has a Virus

By Arlene Alda Illustrated By Lisa Desimini

Iris finds out that having a stomach virus is exhausting, especially when her brother, Doug, lets her know that she always gets sick at the wrong time. The sibling rivalry and misunderstanding of w...