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Demi is the award-winning creator of numerous books for children, including The Empty Pot; Buddha; The Dalai Lama; The Legend of Saint Nicholas; Gandhi, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award; and Muhammad, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice selection, a Booklist Editors’ Choice selection, one of the Booklist Top Ten Religion Books for Youth, and a Book Links “Lasting Connections” selection, and was cited in a Publishers Weekly starred review as a “timely, exceptionally handsome biography [that] serves as an excellent introduction to Islam.” Demi... Read full bio

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Eucalyptus Wings
Eucalyptus Wings By: J. Alison James
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Trade Paperback, 36 pages
Publication date: August 28, 2012
Ages: 5 - 8
Wishing that she could fly just like the spinning silver-blue eucalyptus leaves near her home, Kiria, with the help of her friend Mica, finds a cocoon and concocts a mysterious potion that enables them to fly in this lively...
Other Formats: eBook
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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: October 15, 2010
Ages: 7 - 10
It is not how much we dobut how much lovewe put in the doingthat makes our offeringsomething beautiful for God.-- MOTHER TERESABorn Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910, Mother Teresa was called to a religious life at a young age and...
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Grass Sandals
Grass Sandals The Travels of Basho By: Dawnine Spivak
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: November 24, 2009
Ages: 6 - 9
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The Girl Who Drew a Phoenix
The Girl Who Drew a Phoenix By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 52 pages
Publication date: September 9, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
One day a young girl named Feng Huang finds a phoenix feather that has fallen from the sky. When she tries to draw the magical bird and share her inspiration, no one is able to tell what it is. Luckily for Feng Huang, the...
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The Magic Pillow
The Magic Pillow By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
Based on a famous Chinese folktale, The Magic Pillow tells the story of a poor boy named Ping who is given a magic pillow by a mysterious magician. Ping sees what a lifetime of wealth and power would be like, and discovers...
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The Boy Who Painted Dragons
The Boy Who Painted Dragons By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 52 pages
Publication date: September 11, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
Smoke, fire, dragons, wisdom, fear, and bravery...All of these elements are brought to life by award-winning author and artist Demi in a story of valor in the face of overwhelming fear. With splashes of color and dramatic...
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The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching
The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: May 8, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
THIS IS THE LEGEND OF LAO TZU, who may or may not have been born; who may or may not have founded Taoism, on of the greatest religions in the world; and who may or may not have written one of the greatest books of wisdom in...
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Jesus
Jesus By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 7 - 10
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The Hungry Coat
The Hungry Coat A Tale from Turkey By: Demi
Illustrated by: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2004
Ages: 6 - 10
Once upon a time in Turkey there lived a funny, little wise man named Nasrettin Hoca. He wore a huge, white turban and a worn-out coat made of patches upon patches. Riding about on his little gray donkey, he liked to help...
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The Legend of Saint Nicholas
The Legend of Saint Nicholas By: Demi
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 10
From his very first day of life, when he rises from his bath to pray to God, it is clear that Nicholas is a miraculous child with a spiritual destiny. As he grows he is deeply saddened by the sickness, suffering, and death...