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Gr. 3-5. Though few adults will remember this story, which was originally published in 1941, and few children will appreciate the rich Irish cadence, Grafe's mixed-media artwork invests the tale with an appealing mystical quality. Abandoned on a doorstep as a baby, Oona grows up caring for an old couple, hoping they wi...
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PreSchool-Grade 1-Suzy Goose looks around and wishes she could be different. The first spread justifies her problem as it is impossible to identify her in the sea of duplicate geese. In those that follow, she visits other animals and samples ways to be different. If I was a giraffe, I could STRETCH up high. If I was an...
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Spread the love to little Maisy fans with an adorable sticker book bound to be a favorite Valentines treat.; Title: Maisy's Valentine Sticker Book
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2The creator of Baby Duck presents three short adventures that brim with childlike concerns and solutions. Little Chick impatiently waits for her carrot to grow and then finally pulls it, finds a way to make her kite fly, and accepts that she cannot catch her favorite star and put it in ...
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Grade 1-5Get ready for Monty Molenski, photographer and reporter for the Daily Roar. The mole feels sure that he's going to get a great story one of these days, but he's looked everywhere for vampires, ghosts, and aliens without coming up with a solid scoop to bring to his editor. One evening, several of his colleagues...
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A determined little girls puts Santa through his pacesand exchanges several removable messagesin this sweet Christmas story full of holiday surprises. Readers will be as excited as Holly to reach inside real envelopes and find her missives from Santa. Along with the removable letters, theyll discover an advent calendar...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Stanley Birdbaums delight over his designation as star of the weekhis turn to share his favorite thingsfades quickly. His classmates dont like his tofu bologna, cream cheese, and pickle sandwiches. His toy robot falls apart as Stanley tries to display its tricks. Polly Seedeaters negative comments so u...
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Clever illustrations withsunny colors, charming compositions, and multicultural casts of characters.School Library JournalThe text is simple and soothingHanukkah candles, shining bright. / One more candle every nightwhile patterns as cozy as a patchwork quilt are featured throughout: the children are dressed in festive...
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Mercy Watson, that glistening pig, isn't too interested in learning about Halloween, and she becomes downright skeptical when Mrs. Watson shows her a pink princess dress she has purchased as a costume. But then treats are mentioned, and that means only one thing to Mercy. Toast! Fans of the series will know what comes ...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Moving to Oregon and away from her beloved grandmother saddens a young pioneer girl. While her mother and father pack their belongings in a covered wagon for the thousand-mile trip cross-country, Lydia hides in the barn. She is enticed outside by her grandmother and they spend time together remembering...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling EGYPTOLOGY.Inside this indispensable and beautifully illustrated workbook is everything you need to know to become an esteemed Egyptologist.Among the books delightful novelty elements are: * An envelope containing Miss Emily Sandss Top Ten Things to See in Egypt * F...
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Meredith Hooper uses the storybook form in WHO BUILT THE PYRAMID? to make the latest research accessible for a young audience. Meredith Hooper is an historian by training and the author of many books, ranging in subject from Antarctica to aviation, from the history of water to the history of inventions.Robin Heighway-B...
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PreSchool-KDespite the subtitle, this book is not just for babies. It's a charming and entertaining easy reader as well. The acrylic illustrations are done in a pastel, springtime palette with soft edges that give the animals and their scenery a happy and safe feeling. The book opens with mother bird teaching her baby ...
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PreS–These attractive board books feature simple, clear concepts and delightful pencil-and-watercolor illustrations enhanced with patterned fabric swatches. Christmas demonstrates the connection between what children might see in nature and ornaments that decorate a Christmas tree such as birds, snowflakes, and s...
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Grade 13First-grader Montgomery Gerald Morris, hero of Mostly Monty (Candlewick, 2007), has returned. In this title, he inherits a large collection of old magazines from his neighbor (and must dispose of them), plays the part of a tree in the class play, attends a friend's birthday party, and joins a karate class. Mont...
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Returning to the scene of his book Gator (2007), Cecil here introduces another of the animals, Duck. Ducks dream is to fly, but with wooden wings. Hes happily distracted when he meets little Duckling, but eventually Duck realizes his pal needs to learn how to fly. The question is: How is he going to do that? Much of th...
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Starred Review. Grade 4-6We humans are such a bunch of wimps!we can't live without food, or water, and just a few minutes without air is enough to finish us off. Luckily, not all life is so fragile. So begins Davies's breezy, engaging, and thoroughly informative natural history of some of the most tenacious survivors o...
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In this second comic tale about energetic pig Cornelius P. Mud, he goes through his morning routine preparing for school. His mother calls questions, such as "Are you up?" from another room, and Cornelius truthfully answers "yes" to each. The illustration for that particular question shows Cornelius floating upside dow...
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Gr 14At eight years old, Jenna dreams of being an Olympic soccer player. But when her Great-Aunt Tannie breaks her ankle and moves in with Jenna and her mother, things begin to change and not always for the better. Farm-girl Aunt Tannie isn't used to being treated like a fragile old lady, Grace is dealing with how to j...
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PreSchool-Grade 1With decidedly old-fashioned text and illustrations, this story could be seen as a kind of twist on "The Three Little Kittens." These felines live in a snug stone house with "Knitty Kitty," whose needles are never idle. "Clickety-click./Tickety-tick." She has made a hat for one of them, mittens for ano...
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Grade 13Squirrel's world is a dizzying blur of activity and chatter that is somehow endearing and sure to elicit a giggle or two from young readers. The well-meaning but blundering creature frisks and capers through each of the four chapters, offering "assistance" to his friends. The softly colored illustrations and un...
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Standout scenes include a Chinese dragon with an unfolding crepe paper body and a vampire whose coffin lid lifts as he awakens. Once again, Reinhart and Sabuda have created an offering distinguished by clever details, superb execution, and a sense of wonder.Publishers Weekly (starred review)There's Medusa in all her re...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3A young musician describes the week leading up to her first piano recital: "Hoo boy, have I been practicing!" She has memorized her piece, "Dance of the Wood Elves," and plays it over and over, using her imagination to add to her "musical interpretation" (a humorous spread shows a woodland scene wit...
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PreSchool-Grade 1After their steamship en route to Boston is wrecked in a storm, a troupe of circus animals escapes bad treatment and disaster, finding its way to an island off the coast of Maine. The 1800s residents are surprised to find zebras eating their gardens and alligators lounging on woodpiles. Sympathies chan...
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PreSchool-Grade 1The irrepressible chimp is back, and this time he doesn't want to go to bed. When Mama tells Bobo that it is bathtime, he enthusiastically responds yes, yes, yes, but when she announces bedtime, he throws a tantrum, utilizing every toddler's favorite word: no! Mama walks away, leaving her son pouting u...
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Grade 6 UpThis absorbing, large-format collection of sketches, paintings, and historical notes on sword craft is not called an artist's devotion for nothing. Boos's treatment of his subject is reverential and his artwork is outstanding, combining meticulous attention to detail and a designer's sense for layout. The spa...
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Amid the tumult of the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley became a poet and ultimately had a book of verse published, establishing herself as the first African American woman poet this country had ever known. She also found what had been taken away from her and from slaves everywhere: a voice of her own.Kathryn Lasky ...
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Martin Handford's sixth and most complex visual puzzle to date.Seattle Post-IntelligencerEntertaining.Parents ExpressWaldos back in the picture in a brand-new adventure! Find the bespectacled traveler in never-before-seen illustrations, along with special stickers and a slew of other novel features.; Title: Where's Wal...
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Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of three baseball-inspired favorites: ZACHARY'S BALL, OLIVER'S GAME, and MUDBALL. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.; Title: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
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Grade 68It's a typical summer for 14-year-old Shawn. He's hanging out with his friends and avoiding confrontations with the roving gangs of Crips and Pirus, who think they own the streets of Compton, where his aunt lives and where he goes to school. But as he gets older and life on the L.A. streets starts to get more d...
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A captivating, smartly executed work.Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Gareth Hinds is the creator of BEOWULF and other graphic novels based on classic works. Of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, he says, "I find the fairy-tale symbolism and ethical dilemmas of this play compelling, and I wanted to use the graphic novel form to pre...
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PreSchool-Grade 2In his third adventure, Sock Monkey, the famous toy actor, gets his big break. He's been cast to play a singing cowboy in Hubbub at the Happy Canyon Hoedown. His friends help him prepare for the part by teaching him how to yodel, ride a horse, and lasso a cow. Decked out in his sensational cowboy suit,...
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PreS—Tucker wants to look scary this Halloween and not cute like he was last year, dressed as a pumpkin. His owner tries several traditional costumes on the small canine, including dressing him as a hot dog, a bumblebee, and in a Hawaiian outfit complete with hula skirt and lei, but the dog is not happy with the ...
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Grade 2-5Ahoy, Mateys! The publisher of Dugald A. Steer's Egyptology (2004), Ernest Drake's Dragonology (2003), and Master Merlin's Wizardology (2005, all Candlewick) offers up myriad facts and stories about piratica. Written as the ship's log of a fictitious pirate hunter in the early 18th century, this lavish, oversi...
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Starred Review. Grade 48Chaucer's pilgrims come to life in this energetic retelling of nine tales. The most familiar stories"The Nun's Priest's Tale," "The Pardoner's Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Tale"are here, as are the earthier Miller's and Summoner's tales, and the clever Knight's and Clerk's tales. Quotes in med...
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PreSchool-KIn this autobiographical story, readers meet two siblings who are nothing alike. Simon loves to eat and always cleans his plate, but Charlotte would rather suck her thumb and daydream. Even when the twins share a common interest, they take their own approach. Both love booksSimon looks at the pictures, while...
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Grade 2-4With pop-up effects that, appropriately enough, tend to be long, narrow, and placed in parallel tracks, this history of railroading opens with outside and inside views of a small steam locomotive and closes with a full-spread, double-tiered train station. In between, the book covers methods of propulsion, the ...
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 3–In addition to learning about sea horses, children will be enticed by the fabulous ocean depths captured in Lawrence's prints. The artist used wood textures to create watery backgrounds for the vinyl engravings of sea plants and animals. Watercolor washes in muted tones of green,...
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Starred Review. Grade 35This picture book pays homage to Aaron's strength of character and determination to play major league baseball. In 1940s Mobile, AL, young Aaron dreamed of playing though ballparks posted "Whites Only" signs and his father warned him, "Ain't no colored ballplayers." Then Mobile opened a "Colored...
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Grade 38This handsome volume introduces beings powerful enough to "push the seasons forward, forge mighty civilizations, and shape the very earth." Six gloriously illustrated spreads, each graced by a dramatic paper-sculpture centerpiece and additional fold-out booklets, provide a glimpse at gods and heroes from around...
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Expresses the same clever sweetness readers have come to expect from Harper.School Library JournalJamie Harper is the author-illustrator of MISS MINGO AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. She lives in Weston, Massachusetts.; Title: Splish Splash, Baby Bundt: A Recipe for Bath Time
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Starred Review. PreSchool-KMany collections of poems that purport to be for very young children are actually for primary graders. This oversize book really is for preschoolers. The poems, one per page, are arranged in four categories that encompass child's a world: "Me, Myself, and I," "Who Lives in My House?," "I Go O...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2This long and rambling first-person narrative follows the travels of King Mazzel and his faithful camel, Chamberlin, as they attempt to join the Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem. Mazzel is waylaid by various people in need; helping them, he fails to arrive in time to meet the newborn child, but hi...
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"Buoyant illustrations jump right into the pups' seafaring fantasies, and three exuberant double-page spreads bring the imaginative play to life."-The Horn Book; Title: The Patterson Puppies and the Rainy Day
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1Well-known for her captivating board books, Patricelli brings her simple text and crayon colors to the next age level. As an adult pushes a pigtailed girl in a striped sweater and socks on a swing, the child calls out: "Higher! Higher!" The ride gradually takes her from a giraffe's-eye ...
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Betsy Franco starts every weekday with a visit to her local elementary school, where she chats with students, listens to what theyre saying, and observes what theyre doing. What she has learned informs many of her more than eighty books, including several picture-book poetry collections. She lives in California.Jessie ...
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Grade 3-4A well-executed easy chapter book that incorporates a friendship story with the more serious issue of identity. It is 1983, and Ginny Liao is the only Chinese second grader in her suburban Virginia school. She has friends among her classmates, but no best friend. Then a new girl, Stephanie, enters her class, a...
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Christine Webster was introduced to Brand New Readers while teaching her own kids to read. OTTER EVERYWHERE is her first contribution to the series. She lives in Ontario, Canada.Tim Nihoff is an illustrator and graphic designer who lives on Peaks Island, Maine. OTTER EVERYWHERE is his first book with Candlewick Press.;...
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A sweet pleasure.Scholastic Parent & ChildDelightful and amusing.School Library JournalLeslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of five other popular board books for toddlers, as well as the picture book THE BIRTHDAY BOX. She lives in Seattle.; Title: Baby Happy Baby Sad (Leslie Patricelli board books)
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Jane Cowen-Fletcher is the author-illustrator of the beloved BABY ANGELS as well as the picture book NELL'S ELF. She lives in South Berwick, Maine.; Title: Baby Elf's Christmas
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A sweet pleasure.Scholastic Parent & ChildDelightful and amusing.School Library JournalLeslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of five other popular board books for toddlers, as well as the picture book THE BIRTHDAY BOX. She lives in Seattle.; Title: No No Yes Yes (Leslie Patricelli board books)
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Beguilinga nifty package thatll have readers back again and again to visit Aunt Nancy themselves.The Horn Book (starred review)Phyllis Root is the author of BIG MOMMA MAKES THE WORLD and many other award-winning books for children. She says, "Aunt Nancy is my grandmothers and aunts women who never let the world get the...
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Gr 4-7-Captain Blue Jay, notoriously feared pirate captain of the flying ship Grosbeak, loves to collect eggs, giving him a revered reputation as a cannibal. When his latest treasure hatches, revealing a fast-growing gosling, the feathered crew bickers as to what to do with him. Motherly Junco takes young Gabriel under...
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1In an infectious burst of movement, rhythm, and rhyme, a multiethnic cast of children in an urban neighborhood strut their stuff and celebrate their uniqueness. In answer to the call, "How do you wokka-wokka?," the youngsters demonstrate their movesa flamingo, a mariachi, a clock, a fis...
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Warm, revealing, and, yes, often-funny profiles that make essential reading for aspiring writers and childrens literature enthusiasts of all ages.Booklist (starred review)Leonard S. Marcus is one of the worlds most respected writers about childrens literature. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the NEW YORK ...
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Andy Shane is a welcome addition to the pantheon of compelling chapter-book protagonists.School Library Journal (starred review)Open, humorous sketches are just the right touch for this hilarious, pitch-perfect school story. Readers will want to follow Andy all the way through school.Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Jenn...
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Grade 7 UpMorpurgo retells the classic story of the courageous young warrior from the land of Geats (now southern Sweden) who used his brute strength to save the neighboring Danes, then his own kinsmen, by slaying two horrible monsters, a sea serpent, and a massive dragon. The tale has been divided into three segments:...
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Grade 3 UpThe first in a series spotlighting Marvel superheroes, this trapezoid-shaped offering combines comic-book excerpts with action-packed pop-ups to introduce the web-slinging wonder. Four foldout comic-strip sections spread throughout the book relate Peter Parker's story: the bookish teen's fateful encounter wit...
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Starred Review. Grade 2-4Nineteenth-century period details, lively dialogue that is well suited to reading aloud, and sly humor distinguish this retelling. The basic plot is familiar, yet slight changes in details and dialogue deftly customize the tone. The father is portrayed as a doting parent whose flattering introd...
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Expresses the same clever sweetness readers have come to expect from Harper.—School Library JournalJamie Harper is the author-illustrator of MISS MINGO AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. She lives in Weston, Massachusetts.; Title: Night Night, Baby Bundt: A Recipe for Bedtime
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PreSA sweet, understated story. In minimal yet well-structured text, a child asks, "Do you love me?" Even, he wonders, if he's not gentle? What about, he asks, if "I jump in puddles wearing my new sneakers?" The protagonist, a boy with a thatch of red hair, pinhole eyes, and an earnest yet worried expression, perfectly...
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Vivian French lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has written dozens of books, including GROWING FROGS, also illustrated by Alison Bartlett. "I've always loved dinosaurs," she says, "and the fact that we know so little about them fascinates me. In my lifetime the experts have changed their minds many times over. Maybe T....
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[Patricelli] does a lovely job of capturing toddler-and-parent interactions; especially ebullient: the depiction of a family pileup hug on the floor.Kirkus ReviewsReaders ought to find all this kissing and hugging contagious.Publishers WeeklyLeslie Patricelli is the creator of a series of best-selling board books starr...
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Anne Fine was named the second British Childrens Laureate in 2001. A distinguished writer for readers of all ages with more than forty books to her credit - including the hilarious ALIAS MADAME DOUBTFIRE - she is a two-time winner of both the Whitbread Childrens Novel Award and the Carnegie Medal, Britains most coveted...
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McDonald manages to squeeze a lot of action into one story, but instead of feeling frantic, it feels like a real family.Kirkus ReviewsDifferent styles add to the fun and help move the plot along quickly. Fans of Meg Cabots Allie Finkle and graduates of Judy Moody will enjoy this offering.School Library JournalThis exci...
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Carolyn Marsden is the author of THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS, which received much critical acclaim and was named a BOOKLIST Top Ten Youth First Novel; SILK UMBRELLAS; and MAMA HAD TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS. Of MOON RUNNER she says, "When my eleven-year-old daughter became a sudden track star, I sensed the potential for a good s...
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This compelling offering gives a clue as to what it was like to be in the seat of power, watching the world burn and trying to stop it.Booklist (starred review)Douglas Wood is the author of GRANDADS PRAYERS OF THE EARTH and NO ONE BUT YOU, both illustrated by P.J. Lynch, and MISS LITTLES GIFT, illustrated by Jim Burke,...
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Grade 36Half-human/half-mermaid Emily should be happy. She's living with her recently reunited parents (a human mother and merman father), she has a best friend, and she loves her new school. Still, this third book in the series finds her preoccupied with her parents' escalating bickering. After awakening King Neptune'...
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Megan McDonald is the author of the award-winning Judy Moody series and its companion series starring Stink. She is also the author of ANT AND HONEY BEE, illustrated by Brian Karas. "I used to live near my sister in Minnesota, where its very snowy," she says. "My sister had a mailman whose name was . . . Jack Frost. Fo...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Tutu teaches a message of peace and hope in this gentle picture book, echoing the theological ideology of his memoir, God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time (Doubleday, 2004). "Dear Child of God," the narrator begins, "what do you dream about?" While children may dream about "flying high" or "b...
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Dayle Ann Dodds is the author of many books for children, including THE KETTLES GET NEW CLOTHES and THE SHAPE OF THINGS. She says, "When I was young, my parents had a ranch with lots of fences to paint. Often my father would wake me up early to go into town to a diner just like Minnie's for a cowboy breakfast &#82...
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Featured/recommendedNapa Valley Register.com; Title: Mythology The Gods, Heroes, and Monsters of Ancient Greece (Ologies)
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Kindergarten-Grade 2A big brother is skeptical of the little pink monkeys his sister says have moved into the refrigerator. Dad supports Maggie's claim, and "was careful not to shut the door on their tails when he took out the mayonnaise." Mom makes extra banana pudding for them and older sister Kate helps dress them i...
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PreSchool-Grade 2A cheerful girl explains that Dad and Pop are different in many ways, but the same in their love for her. Although visual clues lead readers to conclude that Dad is the girl's biological father and that Pop is her stepfather, the text never makes this distinction, giving both men equal treatment. In fa...
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Grade 26In a letter to his son Hector, Sir Geoffrey de Lance explains that he is being held captive by a French knight and is writing this book to instruct the boy in the ways of knighthood in hopes that he will someday come to his rescue. The following 14 double-page chapters cover the basics of this celebrated profes...
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Set in the late 1800s, this sequel to Hill Hawk Hattie (2003) and Hattie on Her Way (2005) finds Hattiestill living with her widowed grandmother, whose immense family pride is no longer matched by the fast-dwindling family fortune. Even readers new to Hatties story will cheer this flawed but resourceful heroine as she ...
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PreSchool-Grade 2A sweet story about a girl and her Border collie. When Annie brings Bess home, she wants to know what the puppy is trying to say. With Mom's gentle help, the child learns when Bess wants to be close to her, to be petted, and to play. The dog learns to come when called. The two friends love roaming the ...
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Gr 1-3Grandma has a way with flowers, reports the young narrator of this sweet tribute to intergenerational relationships and the circle of life. Readers know right away all the important things about the child's grandmother: the way she smells, the kind of tea she pours, her green thumb, and that she sometimes repeats...
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PreSchool-KBiggie Bear's soccer-playing friends appear at his doorstep with a size XXL shirt, begging him to join them, since Brown Dog has fleas and can't play. Biggie is a jazz fan who collects stamps, but his lack of experience on the field takes a backseat to the fact that he looks good in the team color. Despite h...
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Scott Menchin is the creator of many children's books, including Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy and What If Everything Had Legs? He has also illustrated texts by Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Doreen Cronin. Scott Menchin divides his time between Woodstock, New York, and New York Cit...
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Lucy Cousins is the acclaimed creator of the beloved Maisy books, aswell as HOORAY FOR FISH!, JAZZY IN THE JUNGLE, and other books for young children. She lives in Hampshire, England.; Title: Maisy Big, Maisy Small
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Grade 24In this installment, the porcine protagonist outrages the Lincoln sisters when she sneaks through their hedge and eats their newly planted pansies. Eugenia Lincoln calls animal control, and Officer Francine Poulet shows up determined to "think like a pig" and catch the culprit. Chaos ensues, and the porker esca...
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2Everyone knows the story of Humpty Dumpty. Not so many know the story of his little sister, Dimity. So begins the tale of his quiet, diminutive, and painfully shy sibling who prefers the background to the limelight of her circus family's acrobatics. The perfect foil to her reckless brot...
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PreSchool-KFilled with sound effects galore, this rollicking read-aloud is perfect for transportation storytimes. The text moves along with a steady rhythm, describing the passengers who occupy the various cars of a colorful train ("Here is the school class off on a trip, and the children yell, Please, sir, please, ma'...
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Tavaress full-bleed spreads alternate with sepia-toned spot drawings, all beautifully arranged in this old-fashioned but evergreen tribute.The New York TimesWith smooth, sweeping lines and naturalistic details, Tavaress mixed-media artwork conveys Williamss joyful devotion to his sport.Publishers WeeklyTavares's presen...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Wizardology, comes an indispensable companion guide for young wizards everywhere; Title: The Wizardology Handbook: A Course for Apprentices (Ologies)
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Alan Durant is the author of more than forty childrens books. He lives in Surrey, England.Vanessa Cabban is the illustrator of DOWN IN THE WOODS AT SLEEPYTIME, BRINGING DOWN THE MOON, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, and DIAMOND IN THE SNOW. She lives in Northumberland, England.; Title: Dear Mermaid
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Leslie McGuirk has written and illustrated several picture books, including TUCKER'S SPOOKY HALLOWEEN; HO, HO, HO, TUCKER!; and SNAIL BOY. She is well known in Japan, where her artwork appears on everything from T-shirts to teapots to toilet-seat covers. Leslie McGuirk lives in Vero Beach, Florida.; Title: Lucky Tucker
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Nick Dowson, an English teacher and drama specialist at a secondary school in England, has a passionate interest in natural history and the outdoor world. Of TIGRESS, he says, "I have always been fascinated by tigers, and I continue to be concerned for their future. I even dream of them."Jane Chapman has illu...
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*Starred Review* Joining an upswell of cozy picture books that evoke an earlier era, such as The Apple Pie That Papa Baked (2007) and The House in the Night (2008), this handsome poetry collection feels as hearty and comforting as a bowl of sugared porridge. Against an idyllic backdropwhite farmhouse, red barnchildren ...
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PreS–On a glorious day, a young girl spots a beautiful butterfly and gleefully chases it around the garden. The next day, she can't find it, but she discovers an array of wonderful creatures. In the end, her butterfly reappears, popping up from the pages. Horácek's acrylic illustrations are reminiscent of ...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2—Baby Brains is back and as funny as ever. Even as a newborn, he exceeded all of his parents' hopes and expectations for a clever child. In the first book he whizzed through medical school and outer space. This time around, he sticks close to home experimenting with his chemistry set and comin...
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After an altercation with her mother over picking up her toys and rude behavior, Harriet, a young raccoon, decides to run away from home. Packed and on her way, Harriet briefly encounters her grandma, who wishes her well and asks her to promise to write every day. Next, Harriet finds her papa in the kitchen, tastes his...
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Robert Crowther has created numerous acclaimed pop-up books, including TRAINS, COLORS, OPPOSITES, and SHAPES. He lives in Norfolk, England.; Title: Flight: A Pop-Up Book of Aircraft (Crowther's Transportation)
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1Fucile makes a hilarious debut with this picture book. After playing all kinds of games, reading comic books, and baking enough cookies to feed a small country, two boys agree to do nothing for 10 seconds. When Sal, the older child, tells Frankie that they are going to sit in chairs and...
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Starred Review. Grade 6–10—Jane, 15, is smart, good-looking, and the best artist in her school. After a shark attack at a local beach results in the amputation of her right arm, nothing is the same. Bingham's free-verse novel neatly accommodates the teen's loss; her dreams, anger, and frustration are explor...
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Starred Review. The truth is that once we weren't children anymore, we never did believe Grandpa's story, not reallyas much as we might have wanted to.... We still loved listening to it, though. Christmas nights would never have been the same without it. Voiced by an indulgent but typically skeptical youth, these openi...
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What seems to matter for White is making an intense emotional connection between subject and reader. And she succeedsthe great apes have found their John Singer Sargent.Publishers Weekly (starred review)Martin Jenkins, a conservation biologist, has written several nonfiction books for children, including GRANDMA ELEPHA...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Tim and his mom are waiting at the train station for the arrival of his father, who lives in another town. They eat hot dogs, go to the movies, and visit the local pizzeria, and Tim proudly announces to everyone within earshot that this is his dad. As the special day draws to a close, Tim and his fathe...
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Dugald Steer is the author of the previous volumes in the Dragonology Chronicles and the editor of the original Dragonology by Dr. Ernest Drake. Dugald Steer lives in Barcelona.; Title: The Dragon Prophecy (Ologies)
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