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With the synergy of a veteran jazz duo, debut author Weinstein and Christie (Jazz Baby) pay rollicking tribute to Satchmo and the singing style he popularized. Freewheeling verbal and visual riffs elevate the simple plot: after a mother and daughter dance to the radio before bedtime (We spin an' twirl around, waggle ou...
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Received Wanda Gg Book Award Honor. Award and honors go to the best 2005 read-aloud children's picture books. -- Wanda Gg Book Award Honor 2006, Minnesota State University MoorheadCraig Frazier is recognized worldwide for his illustration and graphic design. He is the author of Stanley Goes for a Drive and The Illustra...
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Grade 4–7—While chondrichthyans, due to their cartilaginous nature, have been less likely to present as many fossilized remains as their cousins, the bony fishes, enough evidence has been recovered to open fascinating windows into their evolutions (and extinctions) over the last 375 million years. Bradley h...
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Diane DeGroat has illustrated nearly 100 books for children. She is also the author-illustrator of the popular stories about Gilbert the opossum , including Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo and Jingle Bells, Homework Smells. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.; Title: We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost...
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Mike Jolley studied graphic design at Reigate School of Art and Design and has been working in children's publishing as a designer and art director for almost twenty years. Mr. Jolley lives in the United Kingdom.; Title: I'll See You in the Morning
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KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW Delicious indeed.THE NEW YORK TIMES The writing in Delicious is untroubled and straightforward .There is no struggle in it at all. The story goes steadily from subject to verb, rung to rung, up the ladder of life and good fortune.THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN S BOOKS this is a v...
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*Starred Review* Gr. 1-3. This slim volume, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an extraordinary accomplishment. Editor William Lach takes Van Gogh's own words from his letters to his brother, Theo, translated closely or freely from French or Dutch, to describe the colors of some of his most famous and belov...
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Grade 1-4In this slightly macabre parody of Clement Moore's The Night before Christmas, readers are introduced to Mack and Zack, two monster boys preparing for Santa Claws. They hang up their smelly socks and blistertoe, decorate their dead pine tree, and make eggnog mixed with spider feet. Kids will eagerly pore over ...
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PreS-While out for a walk, Emily's mother buys a yellow helium-filled balloon, which she ties to her daughter's finger for safekeeping. Once home, she attaches the string to Emily's spoon so the new plaything will float within the child's reach. The child plays with her toy in the house and garden, and when a breeze bl...
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PreSchool-Grade 1Stanley returns in another simple but surreal picture book. Here, the man puts his boat on his old pickup truck and heads off to a stream to do a bit of fishing. After waiting patiently, he finally feels what he assumes is a big fish on the line, but it turns out to be a sorry-looking boot. Inspired by...
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A lively introduction to Latino Christmas traditions follows an alphabetical structure as a way to introduce key Spanish terms and explain holiday customs and activities. The highlighted words include the Spanish words for decorations, food, family members, key characters in the Nativity story and terms relating to chu...
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With over 65 million books in print in 32 languages, Eric Carle is one of the most beloved children's book illustrators. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of millions of children all over the world. SinceThe Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has ...
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Grade 1-3This concept book shows the different ways of moving or carrying heavy objects, using illustrations of construction beams and containers of varying weights. The cumulative increase of the weight of the objects and size of the machinery used to move them is well paced, going from a single construction worker ca...
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Hadley Higginson lives in Georgia where she works as a writer for an advertising firm. She has ridden horses her whole life.; Title: Keeker and the Horse Show Show-Off: Book 2 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Keeker and the Sneaky Po)
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Madeleine L'Engle is the acclaimed author of over forty books including the Newbery Award-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its three companion books. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.; Title: The Other Dog
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"Beautiful illustrations, which capture the whimsy and absurdity inherent in folk and fairy tales." - School Library Journal"Hague's retellings tend toward the gentle (the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood is merely chased away), but they get to the emotional core of each tale. All " - Publishers Weekly; Title: Treasured ...
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Seymour Simon is a former teacher and the author of over two hundred science books for children. More than half of his books have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association. He lives in New York.; Title: SeeMore Readers: Knights and Castles - Level 3
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Grade 4 UpBrilliant color in the gouache illustrations makes this picture-book retelling a visual treat. Each spread is comprised of a painting with the text superimposed on it in a parchment-looking insert. The characters are set on the pages as though they were onstage, inviting readers into the tale. Their costuming...
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"The ample full-page and spot illustrations plus short sentences tailor this early chapter book to reluctant readers particularly those with a soft spot for horses." -Publishers WeeklyHadley Higginson grew up on a farm in Vermont where she had a sneaky pony of her own. She lives in Georgia where she works as a writer f...
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PreSchool-Grade 2—Mammano has added another winning title to her series featuring adventurous rhinoceroses. Here, they have put away their surf-, snow- and skateboards to become intrepid firefighters. They brave burning buildings, fight "major ragers," and report to the scene of multiple-car crashes. Some work as...
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Robin Jarvis studied graphic design in college and worked in television and advertising before becoming a full-time author and illustrator. Mr. Jarvis resides in England.; Title: The Alchemist's Cat (The Deptford Histories, Book 1)
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E. Nesbit (1858-1924) lived in England and had dreamed of becoming a poet since she was fifteen years old. After her husband fell ill, it was up to her to support her small family. For the next nineteen years, she published a number of novels, essays, articles, poems, and short stories. When The Story of the Treasure S...
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Cooper Edens, with Starsnap Studio, owns one of the largest collections of vintage picture books in the world. His other books in the Classic Illustrated collection include Princess Stories, The Big Book of Little, and Sea Stories, all published by Chronicle Books.; Title: Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A Classic Illus...
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"[G]lorious....The crisp, clean lines make this a visual treat even for the very young..." The Horn Book MagazineWith so many alphabet books crowding bookstore shelves, what makes this 1960 reissue a standout? It's as simple as, well, ABC -- specifically, ABC's made kid-friendly by chunky black letters and clean-lined ...
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Book Three of the Deptford Histories, the prequel series to the Deptford Mice Triology, introduces Thomas, here a hard-drinking old sea mouse who writes down his memories to exorcise them. As a youngster, he and his friend Woodget are hoodwinked into a terrifying voyage complete with storms, battles, and a heathen god....
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Matthew wrote and edited travel guidebooks for several years and dreams of spending even more time in airplanes, because they're great places to read-and rubberneck. Matthew lives in New York.; Title: Flying Rubberneckers: High Flying Fun for the Airport and Plane
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"Children can scrutinize many masterpieces in the oversize, paper-over-board Louvre in Close-Up by Claire d'Harcourt. This companion to Art Up Close examines 24 reproductions of art housed in the famed Parisian museum. Each spread...includes magnified details, which readers can attempt to locate within the entire piece...
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Grade 24While following the familiar story line of Hans Christian Andersen's original, Long effectively condenses the narrative and gives a contemporary touch to the wording. But what holds the eye is the artist's impressive use of the spreads (sometimes held in vertical mode). Thumbelina's adventures with the beautifu...
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Hadley Higginson lives in Georgia where she works as a writer for an advertising firm. She has ridden horses her whole life.; Title: Keeker and the Sugar Shack: Book 3 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Keeker and the Sneaky Po)
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Art lovers will enjoy this inviting exercise, which asks readers to notice the tiniest visual elements of 23 historic artworks...this diverting souvenir suggests the rich rewards of close investigation. - Publishers Weekly; Title: Art Up Close: From Ancient to Modern
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Starred Review. Grade 1-4Another contemplative look at the natural world from the pair who created An Egg Is Quiet (Chronicle, 2006). This introduction to seeds and plants uses simple sentences that will stretch children's minds and imaginations. Each spread is devoted to the seed's many attributes, including adventuro...
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Grade 4-8From Giotto to Warhol, d'Harcourt selects some of the most famous icons of Western art for a closer look. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and Rembrandt's Night Watch receive scrutiny here. Those familiar with Art Up Close (2003) and The Louvre in Close-Up (2004, both Chronicle) wi...
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Grade 35This latest selection in Charlotte's exciting adventures takes the fictional child from Giverny in 1895 where her father is learning to paint "en plein air" to London. As in the earlier titles, Knight blends cameo appearances of historical figures into the fictional narrative. For example, Charlotte's mother tr...
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L. Bob Rovetch lives in northern California.; Title: Hot Dog and Bob Adventure 4: and the Exceptionally Eggy Attack of the Game Gators (No. 4)
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PreS-Gr 1A family's preparations for and celebration of Hanukkah are described in short, informal verse, from the two-line Third Night (At our window we will show/How warmly our three candles glow) to the bouncy, eight-line poem celebrating a favorite latke go-with (Applesauce, applesauce on your nose./Applesauce, appl...
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Hadley Higginson lives in the far reaches of Florida, but travels home to Vermont often to spend time with her pony.Lisa Perrett resides in Charleston, South Carolina, along with her husband and two girls. She works digitally, illustrating children's books, games, and other fun stuff.; Title: Keeker and the Pony Camp C...
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Hilary Karmilowicz was a chef at several premier Manhattan restaurants before she began teaching cooking classes for children and adults. The mother of three children, she lives in Rye, New York.; Title: My A to Z Recipe Box: An Alphabet of Recipes for Kids
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Taro Gomi is a resident of Tokyo, Japan, and has illustrated more than 100 books for children.; Title: Scribbles: A Really Giant Drawing and Coloring Book
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PreS—A noted Pop artist tries his hand at a children's book with decidedly mixed results. The slight story centers on a dog so big that he straddles the globe and is friendless because no one can actually see him. A little girl finally notices him, climbs up onto his face, and sings to him, and they become friend...
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What is the sound of one hand clapping? Or perhaps a better question would be, if someone puns alone in the woods, is it still funny? This collection of four fractured fairy tales prominently features body parts without being bawdy. Most of the characters, like Handsel and Gretel, have hands for heads (though they also...
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Nina Laden grew up in the New York City area. She now lives in an old farmhouse in Seattle, which she renovated with her husband. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children.; Title: Who Loves You, Baby?
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Eric Carle is an acclaimed and beloved creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for young children. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote. Eric and his wife Barbara currently divide their time between...
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Susan Goldman Rubin is the acclaimed author of such books as Degas and the Dance and Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter. Her dynamic nonfiction has won her many awards and accolades from the CCBC, ALA, and the Smithsonian, among others.; Title: Andy Warhol's Colors
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Hadley Higginson lives on the coast in northern Florida.; Title: Keeker and the Springtime Surprise: Book 4 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Keeker and the Sneaky Pony) (Bk. 4)
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Schoolchildren imagine themselves as chimps, whales and butterflies in this fantasy. The layout builds suspense, with ellipses preceding each page turn: If I could have a spiky spine/ I'd get to be a.../ porcupine! thinks a girl as she brushes her unruly hair and then, in animal form, has luxurious spines combed by a p...
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This visually captivating book highlights wishing customs in countries around the world. Each double-page spread includes a bordered box carrying a rhymed couplet and a paragraph of text on practices such as wishing while throwing flowers and combs into the sea on New Years Day in Brazil or, in Ireland, wishing while b...
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Susan Goldman Rubin is the acclaimed author of such books as Degas and the Dance and Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter. Her dynamic nonfiction has won her many awards and accolades from the CCBC, ALA, and the Smithsonian, among others.; Title: Counting with Wayne Thiebaud
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PreSchool-Grade 2Following the successful format of Mama, Do You Love Me? (1991) and Papa, Do You Love Me? (2005, both Chronicle), Joose and Lavallee once again blend universal family love with details of a specific culture. This time, a Hawaiian grandmother tells her granddaughter how beautiful and beloved she is. Lyr...
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Kathleen and Michael Hague are the creators of several best-selling books. The Hagues live in Colorado.; Title: Good Night, Fairies
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Grade 1-3–Illustrated with a mix of familiar space photos and retro Space Age-style art, this alphabet of random space words is unlikely to engage readers on any level. Each letter gets a page or spread with one to four terms, accompanied by superficial definitions; R, for instance, includes Radar (a system used ...
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Grade 23Ivy and Bean, "BFFs," are back in a new adventure. Bean is upset when her parents decide that Nancy, her 11-year-old sister, will be her babysitter for the afternoon, so she flags down Ivy with a T-shirt with SOS on it from her bedroom window. Together they find a way to get into the attic without Nancy finding...
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PreSchool-Grade 1This simple, yet well-conceived concept book depicts several types of tools used in various professions, with two spreads devoted to each one. The first shows 6 to 10 clearly labeled items; the page turn reveals the name of the related occupation printed in large, bold letters on the left and a picture...
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Carley Roney is editor-in-chief and cofounder of The Knot, the successful wedding magazine and Web site. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's The View, Live with Regis and Kelly, CBS's The Early Show, and E! and she has been featured in Vogue, Elle, and InStyle. She lives in New York City and this is her f...
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PreSchool-Grade 1Colorful collages depict plump penguins performing a plethora of penguiny pastimestobogganing into the ocean, cuddling for warmth, honking to attract a mate. Barner's simple rhyming text presents a variety of the birdsthose that delight in Antarctic cold and others that bask in Galapagos sunshine, some...
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Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 3—Lee's wordless picture book perfectly captures a child's day at the beach. Followed by a flock of seagulls, a girl runs delightedly to where waves break on the shore. She surveys the sea and together they begin a silent dance. She chases it as it recedes, runs from it as it su...
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J.otto Seibold has illustrated, and in some cases also written, 15 books for children, including Quincy, the Hobby Photographer; Penguin Dreams; and the Mr. Lunch books. He lives in San Francisco.Vivian Walsh is the author of nine books for children, including Penguin Dreams, Gluey, and the Mr. Lunch books. She lives i...
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" these treasures won't last long, so preschool teachers and librarians may want second copies for group use only." School Library Journal; Title: Giant Pop Out Shapes (A Pop-Out Surprise Book)
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L. Bob Rovetch has written several other books under her "secret spy name," Lissa Rovetch. She and her family live near San Francisco. She has the deepest respect for hot dogs.; Title: Hot Dog and Bob Adventure 5: and the Surprisingly Slobbery Attack of the Dog-Wash Doggies
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" these treasures won't last long, so preschool teachers and librarians may want second copies for group use only." School Library Journal; Title: Giant Pop-Out Vehicles: A Pop-Out Surprise Book
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Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of the brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for young children. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote. Eric and his wife, Barbara, currently split t...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Bedtime is a surreal adventure for Julius, a monkey. In his dreams, "anything is possible." He can sport an elephant trunk or a potato body, visit a castle in the clouds or a frosted-cupcake village, or become a rock star in outer space. The text is a series of credulous exclamations: "WOW! I'm flying!...
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Starred Review. Grade 37Large, digitally colored pencil sketches will draw readers into this appealing title about prehistoric arthropods and their relatives. The book is organized into sections about bugs of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. Each one begins with a visual and textual vignette in which readers...
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KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW Another captivating, crowd-pleasing twist on a familiar domestic issue....a hoot and a half.WRITING AND RUMINATING BLOG You simply must read this book. MUST, do you hear me?THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Amy Krouse Rosenthal neatly appeal[s] to the sensibilities both of bedtime rebels and of the...
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PreSchool-Grade 3Frank's signature monkey is the star of this feel-good story about individuality. Julius is the sheriff of Plainsville, where everyone dresses the same and eats spaghetti every day. But one day, when a wagonload of bananas crashes near town, Sheriff Julius orders banana pancakes and sets the whole town...
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Jane Wattenberg is the San Francisco author/illustrator of many eye-popping photo collage books for children. AKA Mrs. Mustard, she is the author of the best-selling accordion-style baby board books, MRS. MUSTARD's BABY FACES and MRS. MUSTARD's BEASTLY BABIES. She is also the author and photo-illustrator of the award w...
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Julia Myall has worked as a chef in many premier San Francisco restaurants and as a cooking teacher at the American Embassy in Paris. She lives with her family in Lafayette, California.Greg Lowe is a photographer and stylist based in Oakland, California.; Title: Cook It in a Cup!: Quick Meals and Treats Kids Can Cook i...
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Marie Javins is a writer, comic-book editor, and world traveler who, in 2001, made a complete lap around the globe using ships, trains, buses, and other kinds of surface transportation (almost entirely without planes!). Since then she has lived in Australia, Spain, Uganda, Namibia, Kuwait, Egypt, New Jersey, and New Yo...
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Grade 24Following on the heels of A Is for Astronaut (2006) and C Is for Caboose (2007, both Chronicle), this attractive title is an eye-pleaser filled with a mix of photographs, illustrations, and graphic images set on textured, wood-grain backgrounds. Images are both vintage and contemporary, and range from black-and...
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"Despite the book's nudge-wink tone, it's packed with extremely practical advice for surviving the awkward years (oh, how I could've benefited from learning to fix a busted zipper with a safety pin )" Babble.com's Droolicious BlogDavid Borgenicht has survived dozens of childhood nightmares, including the one where you ...
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Taro Gomi lives in Japan and has created more than 350 books for children, including Everyone Poops, My Friends, Spring Is Here, Scribbles, Squiggles, and Doodles.; Title: Doodle All Year
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Grade 24The new crescent appears, marking the first day of the month of Ramadan. Yasmeen, a seven-year-old Pakistani-American girl, is confused because "it's only the seventeenth." Her mother explains that the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. At sunset, the family enjoys a special dinner. The following week, her f...
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Ray Marshall began his paper-engineering career in 1980, and in 1985 he won England's Smarties Prize for Children's Books Award for Watch It Work: The Car. He lives with his wife and two daughters in San Francisco. The Castaway Pirates is his twenty-fifth book and the first one he has written.Wilson Swain lives in Glen...
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Lynn Brunelle is a former classroom teacher, a best-selling children's book author, and an Emmy Award-winning writer. Her educational projects range from the board games Cranium and Brain Quest to the TV shows Bill Nye the Science Guy and Pop Bottle Science. She is a regular contributor to NPR's Science Friday Kids' Co...
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Molly Smith is an editor and writer of children's nonfiction, activity books, and games. She has also worked on several series of books for young-adult readers. She lives with her husband and daughter in Connecticut.; Title: World Almanac Puzzler Deck: Vocabulary & Wordplay Ages 9-11 - Grades 4-5 (World Almanac for...
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Paul Frank's collections of uniquely designed T-shirts, accessories, and home furnishings are available at top retailers and have been featured in numerous movies and TV shows. In 2005 Paul Frank launched the Small Paul line, a collection of clothing and pajamas for children that incorporates some of their most success...
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Hadley Higginson lives in Virginia, but travels home to Vermont often to spend time with her pony.Lisa Perrett resides in Charleston, South Carolina, along with her husband and two girls. She works digitally, illustrating children's books and games.; Title: Keeker and the Not-So-Sleepy Hollow (Keeker and the Sneaky Po)...
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" it will spur on the creative process in a way a blank or character-laden coloring sheet will never be able to." Out With the Kids Blog"Save yourself the extra trip to the store and just get two from the get-go." A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy Blog" the heavyweight champion of the kids' coloring book collection...
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Kindergarten-Grade 4This spin-off on the classic story is based on a musical play that is being staged in Chicago during the 2009 holiday season. The focus here is on Fritz, who accidentally releases the evil Mouse King from the video game where he had been trapped. With the help of the Nutcracker, a girl named Marie, ...
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Tony Gemignani is a world-renowned pizza tosser. His team has won the world pizza-tossing championship in Italy eight times. He and his brother own Pyzano's Pizzeria in Northern California. He is the co-author of Chronicle's Pizza cookbook.; Title: Tony and the Pizza Champions
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BOOKPAGE"...[A] gift guaranteed to have tremendous appeal."Barry Rothstein is the owner of 3-D Digital Photography and the author of Pop Up 3-D and Phantograms from Nature. He lives in Los Angeles.Betsy Rothstein is a writer and graphic designer. She lives in Los Angeles.; Title: Eye-Popping 3-D Pets: Phantogram Animal...
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Ivy and Bean return in their fifth story in whichboth girls take their goodness to a new level. Ivy, having heard about St. Francis, thinks it might be nice to be so pure of heart that animals follow her around. She tries to get Bean to be good, and then to be bad, so thatshe can reform her and the neighborhood bully, ...
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Grade 23Second-graders Ivy and Bean return to their mischievous ways as they beg their parents for ballet lessons. They get what they want, but class isn't exactly what they expected. Instead of the "kicking" and sword they saw in a picture of the ballet Giselle, they are disappointed to be learning positions, plis, an...
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Nina Laden grew up in the New York City area. She now lives in an old farmhouse in Seattle, which she renovated with her husband. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children.; Title: Button Nose
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Eric Carle is an acclaimed and beloved creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for young children. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote. Eric and his wife Barbara currently divide their time between...
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Kathleen Lane has never been a detective, but she has been a blueberry sorter, a door-to-door pie seller, and a gymnastics coach. Kathleen lives in Portland, Oregon.Sarah Horne was born in Derbyshire, England. She graduated from the Falmouth College of Arts and now lives in London.Cabell Harris is the founder of the ad...
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Cooper Edens, with Starsnap Studio, owns one of the largest collections of vintage picture books in the world. His other books include Sea Stories, The Big Book of Little, and Tales from the Brothers Grimm. He lives in Seattle.; Title: Classic Western Stories: The Most Beloved Stories
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Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of several successful art books on artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Andy Warhol. Her dynamic nonfiction has won her many awards and accolades from the CCBC, ALA, and the Smithsonian, among others. She lives in Southern California where she writes and teaches writing.;...
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Hadley Higginson lives in Virginia, but travels home to Vermont often to spend time with her pony.Lisa Perrett lives in Charleston, South Carolina, along with her husband and two girls. She works digitally, illustrating children's books and games.; Title: Keeker and the Upside-Down Birthday: Book 7 in the Sneaky Pony S...
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PreSchool-Grade 1These engaging books use vibrant photographs and simple clues related to recognizable characteristics to help readers identify a variety of familiar insects and animals. Readers lift the flap and the answer unfolds in a larger-than-life photograph. Bugs includes a ladybug, a bee, a grasshopper, a drago...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3Licensed by Caterpillar Inc., this oversize picture book arranges CAT earthmovers in terms of sizea system well suited for kids. It covers 12 machines listed in ascending order. All share the common purpose of moving the earth by lifting, pushing, digging, or scooping. Placed atop solid-hue backgrou...
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Pascale Estellon began creating books for children in 1984, and has more than 40 books to her name. She lives in France.; Title: Giant Play and Learn Book
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Lisa McGuinness is the mother of a 13-year-old daughter as well as a freelance editor and writer who has been working in the children's book publishing field for many years. She lives in Northern California.Chris Boral is a marketing director for a highly acclaimed book publisher. She was inspired to create this kit wh...
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Ben Grossblatt is a children's book editor and author whose work has received Parents' Choice Awards. He lives in Seattle.; Title: Stereobook: Vehicles
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PreS-Gr 1Large, stylized illustrations present a variety of animals and what they can ingest in just one bite. From a minuscule dot of decaying vegetable matter scooped up by an earthworm to the wriggly mass of a giant squid gripped in the jaw of a toothy sperm whale (quadruple gatefolds for this one), the book helps c...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Reminiscent of the bustle of Richard Scarry's "Busytown" (S & S), this oversize German import is divided into four sections, one for each season. At the start of each section a full page highlights several different community members, such as Pedro, who "loves to sing and play his guitar," and a ca...
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Roz Streeten is an artist and designer from Bath, England. She was inspired to create the Rosie Flo coloring books after drawing many dresses at the request of her two young daughters, who would then color them in. Published in the U.K. in 2004, the successful series has reached many corners of the world.; Title: Rosie...
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Dennis Schatz is senior vice president at Pacific Science Center in Seattle and an award-winning author and science educator.; Title: Dinosaurs (Stereobook)
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LEARNING MAGAZINE"...put[s] students in the middle of the adventure."Rosanna Hansen has written over 20 children's books on animals, nature, and astronomy.Linda Falken is a children's book editor. She lives in a Hudson River town with her cats, Streak and Max.; Title: Stereobook: Wild Animals
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Avery Monsen lives and works in San Francisco.Jory John is a volunteer coordinator with 826 Valencia, a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on children's literacy.; Title: Pirate's Log: A Handbook for Aspiring Swashbucklers
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BOOKLIST"As usual, LaMarche's softly textured acrylic and colored-pencil illustrations in mellow, golden-tinged hues delight the eye.... the winsome artwork superbly captures both the action and the emotion of these heartwarming stories."PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"LaMarche's gentle artwork distinguishes this collection, gracefu...
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