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5,500	6	"Full-page, droll black-and-white pictures and diagrams accompany the prancing words to chants familiar and obscure," said PW. "Everybody will love acting out [these14 rhymes] with fingers and hands." Ages 3-8.- with fingers and hands." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Finger Rhymes (Pic...	[ 5441, 10849, 20015, 26794 ]	Train
5,501	12	Monica Wellingtonwas born in London and lived in Switzerland and Germany as a child.She has written and illustrated many books for young children, including Mr. Cookie Baker and Apple Farmer Annie. She now lives in New York City, where she teaches at the School of Visual Arts.; Title: Mr. Cookie Baker (Picture Puffins)	[ 923, 1494, 1636, 5936, 6989, 7296, 11741, 16146, 16434, 20788, 20817, 21042, 21044, 21091, 21595, 22961, 28335, 28926, 28935, 29095, 46629, 46723, 49058, 53400, 54076, 57779, 62297, 64021, 75708 ]	Test
5,502	1	"Move over Paul Bunyan, you are about to meet Swamp Angel. . . . Visually exciting, wonderful to read aloud, this is a picture book to remember".-- The Horn Book, starred reviewWhen Angelica Longrider was born, she was scarcely taller than her mother and couldn't climb a tree without help. She was a full two years old ...	[ 198, 1434, 3930, 4513, 5366, 5413, 5449, 5479, 5507, 5509, 5533, 5554, 5631, 5678, 5907, 6740, 7284, 8645, 9563, 9639, 10188, 10195, 10269, 10271, 10807, 11254, 11578, 12402, 12816, 13471, 13988, 14209, 14257, 14999, 15106, 15289, 15290, 1536...	Test
5,503	0	In a starred review, PW praised this "gleefully chilling" picture book, observing that it can be "either as spooky or as silly as the audience desires." Ages 5-8. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tony Johnston lives in San Marino, California. S. D. Schindler is a popular illustrator of picture book...	[ 1269 ]	Train
5,504	0	As six sheep disappear one by one through a variety of mishaps, pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures give this count-down tale an antic, wayward charm. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Six Snowy Sheep (Picture Puffins)	[ 4913 ]	Train
5,505	2	Kay Winters has written several children's books including Did You See What I Saw?: Poems About School and The Teeny Tiny Ghost. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.; Title: Did You See What I Saw?: Poems About School (Picture Puffins)	[ 1902, 5462, 6088, 6305, 12641, 24005, 26214, 46665, 62709 ]	Test
5,506	11	Born on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, storyteller Lloyd Alexander spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a ...	[ 4646, 5434, 5449, 5470, 5622, 7100, 7129, 7654, 9563, 10269, 10339, 11231, 11264, 11356, 11406, 11414, 12604, 12843, 15321, 17432, 20452, 22984, 23038, 26031, 26344, 26774, 26910, 27234, 27246, 33211, 38306, 39027, 39030, 39166, 39173, 39222, 3...	Train
5,507	11	This wordless ABC, a Caldecott Honor book illustrated with photo-realistic still lifes, "transcends the genre by demanding close inspection of not just letters, but the world," said PW in a starred review. All ages. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Stephen T. Johnson is a highly versatile American artist w...	[ 1494, 1880, 2819, 3930, 4592, 4805, 5348, 5349, 5385, 5416, 5449, 5476, 5486, 5510, 5544, 5573, 5596, 6185, 6286, 7677, 8539, 9581, 10269, 10475, 10841, 13723, 15371, 15915, 15987, 16977, 17400, 17579, 17782, 18672, 20697, 21013, 21314, 23235...	Validation
5,508	18	Paul Erickson is the author of several non-fiction books for young readers, including DAILY LIFE IN A COVERED WAGON and DAILY LIFE ON A SOUTHERN PLANTATION.; Title: Daily Life in a Covered Wagon	[ 4528, 4685, 4700, 5338, 5472, 5496, 6769, 15079, 16058, 16618, 17033, 19035, 19156, 19732, 19834, 20661, 28024, 29832, 30692, 30802, 34571, 34572, 35443, 36789, 39860, 43464, 45636, 45726, 46854, 49877, 50301, 54020, 59932, 59958, 72496 ]	Train
5,509	5	Jacob Ludwig Karl, the elder of the brothers Grimm, was born in 1785, and Wilhelm Karl in the following year. They both studied at Marburg, and from 1808 to 1829 mainly worked in Kassel as state-appointed librarians, Jacob also assisting in diplomatic missions between 1813 and 1815 and again in 1848. Both brothers had ...	[ 1408, 1434, 4494, 4569, 5366, 5373, 5387, 5395, 5407, 5413, 5419, 5446, 5449, 5502, 5533, 5554, 5768, 5878, 5907, 5959, 6055, 6212, 6905, 8199, 8315, 8634, 9561, 10139, 10188, 10269, 10807, 11356, 12479, 16061, 16150, 20895, 23294, 24866, 2...	Validation
5,510	2	Miss Bindergarten vigorously prepares for the first day of school as her 26 prospective students (one for each letter of the alphabet) do the same. "Any child made anxious by the first day of kindergarten should find great comfort in this book's two parallel stories," said PW. Ages 3-6. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business ...	[ 1079, 1412, 2500, 2698, 2772, 2901, 3863, 4592, 4840, 5416, 5440, 5498, 5607, 5897, 5952, 6130, 6257, 6315, 6671, 6720, 6724, 6760, 7400, 7677, 12263, 12939, 15150, 16793, 16952, 17672, 18438, 18583, 18886, 20343, 21980, 24005, 25237, 26924, ...	Test
5,511	2	This comical etiquette book is "part Emily Post, part I Spy game," said PW. "The seek-and-find possibilities will surely tickle junior sleuths while turning them into the very models of modern manners." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at ...	[ 5562, 6740, 7194, 10106, 15406, 36317, 48586 ]	Train
5,512	2	Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children that feature the characters Loudmouth George, Harriet, Louanne, Pig, and Arnie. She is also the creator ofBunnies and Their HobbiesandBunnies and Their Sports. Ms. Carlson lives in Minnesota.; Title: How to Lose All Your Friends (Picture...	[ 829, 4250, 5376, 6198, 6392, 6671, 7204, 7570, 10106, 10890, 13239, 14016, 15800, 16147, 16344, 21344, 23725, 24710, 27263, 27925, 28790, 31085, 31862, 31931, 35959, 37294, 38275, 38306, 43127, 46231, 46243, 49080, 49140, 50200, 50234, 52400, 5...	Train
5,513	2	I write and illustrate picture books because I've never outgrown a deep childhood urge to enter a magical world. As a child growing up in Los Angeles, I used to wish that my huge, congested city were more like the places in the books that I loved - places where forests grew and seasons changed, where animals talked and...	[ 923, 1364, 3394, 3930, 4560, 4587, 4592, 4665, 4898, 5351, 5364, 5365, 5366, 5373, 5385, 5395, 5409, 5440, 5446, 5462, 5515, 5516, 5521, 5524, 5557, 5565, 5604, 5611, 5862, 5893, 5943, 5971, 6045, 6733, 6758, 6863, 9577, 16034, 16046, 208...	Test
5,514	2	Helen Cooper has written and illustrated over a dozen books for young readers, including The Bear Under the Stairs (Dial and Puffin). She lives in London, England.; Title: Little Monster Did It! (Picture Puffins)	[ 12098 ]	Train
5,515	2	Praise for Abuela"A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times* "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spir...	[ 1620, 2292, 4363, 5493, 5549, 5565, 5991, 6086, 6216, 6895, 6901, 7140, 8494, 10924, 12604, 15049, 15166, 16407, 16538, 21002, 23180, 26219, 26489, 27240, 29295, 29494, 33981, 36726, 37270, 37284, 38071, 39501, 41060, 43719, 44123, 44614, 45112...	Train
5,516	14	Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...	[ 4898, 5351, 5361, 5373, 5385, 5405, 5409, 5434, 5462, 5512, 5513, 5542, 5591, 5598, 5604, 5611, 5630, 5862, 5883, 5893, 5971, 6743, 6758, 6895, 6962, 7358, 8596, 10099, 11671, 15290, 15370, 16347, 16898, 17149, 21981, 25591, 25679, 25792, 2...	Validation
5,517	12	The story of a child's typical day with every action related to a mathematical problem, throwing up mathematical concepts or puzzles with the answers planted for the young reader to find with the aid of jokes and illustrations.; Title: Maths Curse (Picture Puffin)	[ 10091, 17152, 61333 ]	Validation
5,518	15	"Perfect scansion and witty rhymes blend to create a comic saga of Brobdingnagian proportions. Likewise, the dynamic, radiantly colored illustrations are jam-packed with droll underwater details," said PW. Ages 6-up. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators ...	[ 5349, 5385, 5556, 5559, 5980, 6098, 15321, 15371, 15755, 20257, 25041, 25806, 32523, 33211, 33590, 38050, 38111, 38120, 38149, 38165, 38201, 48471, 55297, 75544 ]	Train
5,519	11	Jerry Pinkney has been illustrating children's books since 1964 and has the rare distinction of being the recipient of:Five Caldecott Honor MedalsFive Coretta Scott King AwardsFour New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (most recently 2006 Little Red Hen)Four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators...	[ 1196, 2670, 2721, 4383, 4599, 5385, 5554, 5862, 5922, 6200, 6445, 6905, 6945, 7127, 7174, 7232, 7423, 9581, 9615, 10269, 10279, 10445, 10537, 10807, 11441, 12561, 12604, 13471, 15364, 15461, 15600, 16061, 16062, 16162, 16344, 17432, 17700, 18...	Train
5,520	2	Helen M. Cooper is associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.; Title: The Bear Under the Stairs (Picture Puffins)	[ 5514, 5578, 16909, 38306 ]	Train
5,521	2	* "Big, bold, and bright...this cheerful picture book gives young children a chance to learn their colors." —Booklist, starred review“Bold watercolors enhance this charming story of a kitten and its hunt for a favorite color.” —School Library Journal   “Her style exudes the joy of cre...	[ 3253, 3544, 3600, 4040, 4913, 5513, 5893, 5936, 5944, 6030, 6733, 6754, 6989, 7204, 7302, 7357, 7585, 10339, 13723, 16046, 16146, 17658, 20534, 21344, 22830, 23822, 23847, 26283, 26664, 26900, 33579, 34251, 34928, 37807, 38587, 39390, 39427, ...	Train
5,522	2	* "In a quiet story with just the right touch of sentimentality, Oberman beautifully evokes a sense of continuity across generations..." --Booklist, Starred Review"... An engaging book, sure to find many uses." --Kirkus Reviews"... As a tender conclusion brings Adam's spiritual life full circle, Lewin underscores the c...	[ 74740 ]	Validation
5,523	0	Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for her canine hero HAIRY MACLARY. She worked as an art teacher before beginning to write and illustrate her own books in 1974.; Title: Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget Me Not (Picture Puffin)	[ 5399, 5403, 5404, 5406, 5410, 5480, 5482, 5601, 5612, 5740, 5786, 5843, 5852, 62718 ]	Test
5,524	11	A paper-doll princess designed by a little girl blows away in the wind before the doll is completed. Her far-flung adventures are illustrated with mixed-media collage. "Youngsters will no doubt be inspired to fire up their crayons, markers and paints after this outing," said PW. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business I...	[ 884, 5366, 5513, 5515, 5604, 5943, 6055, 6062, 6071, 6098, 6735, 10139, 10355, 11972, 12393, 13953, 14550, 14695, 14995, 16754, 20775, 20839, 20976, 23956, 23961, 28790, 29265, 33047, 33088, 36478, 39131, 41043, 48586, 48682, 52599, 56492, 6262...	Validation
5,525	1	"With a plot and images fueled by imagination and exaggeration," said PW, this tale is for anyone who can't resist a stray pet. Ages 3-8. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: AN Octopus Followed Me Home	[ 4772, 4916, 5510, 18340, 27326, 31901, 33219, 36806, 48111, 71631 ]	Train
5,526	11	Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a chi...	[ 5373, 5385, 5542, 5598, 5611, 5630, 25679, 25896 ]	Train
5,527	2	"Gleeful...Takes daydreaming to new and zany heights."-Publishers Weekly"[A] rhythmic, rollicking story...Fast, funny, and froggy, Green Wilma is guaranteed to be a hit with the story hour silly set." -Booklist"Arnold's breezy humor shines through." -School Library JournalTedd Arnold is the author of such children's cl...	[ 107, 1502, 4788, 5362, 5408, 5413, 5416, 5474, 5542, 5568, 5624, 6028, 6071, 6137, 6735, 6751, 6962, 10935, 15182, 16406, 21782, 21784, 21974, 21976, 22145, 22206, 22428, 22623, 22624, 22633, 22700, 22796, 24132, 24710, 26031, 26210, 32304, 3...	Validation
5,528	11	Ifeoma Onyefulu (born 1959) is a Nigerian children's author and novelist. She is a member of the Igbo ethnic group of Nigeria, and a professional photographer. Most of her books are geared towards young children, and feature her own colorful photographs of life in Africa. Her works include, Emeka's Gift, Chidi Only Lik...	[ 5533, 5622, 71689 ]	Validation
5,529	2	An illiterate child in a mountain community learns to read and write. "Johnston knits this story together with recurring themes, lyrical images and picturesque and convincing dialogue," said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tony Johnston grew up in San Marino California.In...	[ 1364, 2023, 2565, 4013, 4656, 4773, 5350, 5366, 5367, 5384, 5472, 5479, 5554, 5979, 7174, 7237, 7302, 7780, 9842, 11758, 12604, 13645, 15321, 15364, 15393, 15396, 15414, 15415, 15600, 15613, 15741, 15915, 16062, 17700, 17867, 20955, 21059, 24...	Train
5,530	2	Margarette"Marty" Reid was a teacher for many years and is the author ofThe Button Box,A String of Beadsand Lots and Lots of Coins. She died in 2015.Sarah Chamberlain has illustrated books from Aesops Fables to Margarette Reids The Button Box. She studied under renowned printmakers and illustrators Barry Moser and Leon...	[ 482, 1362, 1369, 1494, 3544, 4000, 4849, 4851, 4858, 4869, 4870, 4884, 4891, 4896, 4904, 4913, 7128, 7302, 7698, 8539, 13723, 15430, 15556, 18084, 20494, 24735, 25966, 25968, 26908, 26989, 27079, 27352, 31363, 31407, 33942, 35414, 46657, 4666...	Train
5,531	0	Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...	[ 5388, 5670, 5769, 6071, 6735, 25807, 33229, 33260, 36327 ]	Validation
5,532	2	A piglet watches as her grandmother readies herself for her death; in a starred review, PW noted the "warmth and joy" in the "sensitive and heartfelt" story. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Old Pig (Picture Puffin)	[ 10375, 10599, 20687, 23488, 37207, 74875 ]	Train
5,533	2	Mufaro's two daughters react in different ways to the King's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.Book Details:; Title: Mufaro's Beautiful...	[ 4577, 4646, 5352, 5409, 5413, 5415, 5428, 5449, 5470, 5487, 5509, 5542, 5554, 5569, 5622, 5878, 5991, 6445, 6743, 7194, 9561, 9615, 11231, 11546, 11653, 13940, 15393, 15600, 15842, 16062, 16411, 17432, 17700, 18150, 20731, 24223, 24396, 25267...	Train
5,534	2	PreSchool-K-Parental roles are celebrated in these lift-the-flap books. Cartoon illustrations of multihued parents and children accompany simple statements such as those in the titles. Occasionally, thoughts are continued in text found beneath the flaps. The roles as described here are traditional ones. Daddies tease a...	[ 1440, 1919, 4149, 4287, 5580, 5581, 5597, 5599, 5623, 8271, 8524, 8735, 9498, 9969, 10443, 11502, 11904, 13981, 14557, 14695, 14995, 15059, 15915, 16048, 16129, 16298, 16913, 17669, 18483, 18952, 19399, 20993, 23012, 23400, 23678, 27998, 32724,...	Train
5,535	2	Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan Lond...	[ 1066, 1079, 1494, 3165, 3166, 3673, 3992, 4352, 4892, 5373, 5440, 5454, 5469, 5498, 5552, 5585, 5616, 5728, 5908, 6020, 6033, 6116, 6151, 6243, 6344, 6433, 6541, 6557, 6563, 6597, 6625, 6741, 6936, 6962, 8258, 8261, 8268, 8279, 8281, 8955...	Train
5,536	18	Anastasia Suen, author of more than 60 books for children and Picture Writing (Writer's Digest Books, 2003), co-taught children’s literature at University of North Texas. She currently teaches the Story Structure Workshop at Southern Methodist University and children's writing workshops online. Suen talks about b...	[ 3494, 4568, 4778, 4786, 7317, 10055, 10799, 15105, 22172, 23377, 26316, 35209, 35884, 35913, 47868, 48591, 54325, 55026, 61984 ]	Train
5,537	1	In this true story of a baby who survives the Alaska wilderness in 1917, "the Rands inspire a desire to linger as well as a hushed anticipation of what lies next," said PW. Ages 3-8. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Husband and wife team Ted and Gloria Rand have collaborated on a number of books for...	[ 7749, 37008 ]	Train
5,538	2	"That old house in Paris that is covered with vines' still holds the irrepressible Madeline, who here manages to keep things going when everyone is sick abed Christmas Eve....The pictures are vintage Bemelmans -- brisk, energetic, and strikingly composed." BooklistLudwig Bemelmans (1896-1963) was born in the Austr...	[ 1145, 3303, 4600, 5371, 5494, 5591, 6903, 8254, 9006, 9441, 10064, 12589, 12790, 14412, 15259, 16420, 18426, 18846, 18966, 19226, 20316, 21438, 21500, 23348, 24148, 25605, 25648, 25674, 25677, 25736, 25778, 25813, 25848, 27647, 28983, 29000, 30...	Test
5,539	2	Eric Hill (www.funwithspot.com) left school when he was 15 and took up cartooning while working as a messenger at an art studio.He createdWhere's Spot?as a bedtime story for his two-year old son. It was published four years later, and the rest is history. Eric Hill passed away in July 2014.; Title: Spot va a la escuela...	[ 854, 1344, 2449, 4620, 4628, 4695, 5400, 5442, 5483, 6761, 6901, 9724, 9731, 9758, 9850, 10007, 10031, 10924, 12820, 12867, 15166, 15796, 15919, 16264, 16538, 16695, 21002, 21365, 22544, 23078, 23167, 23180, 23355, 23727, 23944, 27006, 28208, ...	Train
5,540	1	It's Easter morning and Emily the bunny can't wait to meet her friends for the big Easter egg hunt. But although Lily, Charlie, and Hannah each fill their baskets with the colorful treats, Emily can't find any. She searches high and low, over and under, until finally... she looks behind the bushes and finds the biggest...	[ 5887 ]	Test
5,541	0	Roland Smith is an American author of books for young adults. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and after 20 years of experience as a zookeeper wrote his first book, Sea Otter Rescue, a nonfiction account of his work saving wildlife after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. His other books include Beneath, Inside the Zoo Nurser...	[ 31648, 34865, 49771, 50022, 52043, 53308, 53326, 61138, 63161 ]	Train
5,542	2	Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...	[ 2772, 4881, 5361, 5385, 5449, 5516, 5533, 5554, 5591, 5598, 5611, 5630, 5883, 5971, 6064, 6068, 6175, 6826, 6858, 6895, 9581, 10328, 11671, 15290, 15370, 15915, 15987, 16061, 16062, 16172, 16347, 16438, 16898, 24247, 25368, 25591, 25679, 2579...	Train
5,543	0	PW praised the "bouncy" rhyming dialogue and "luminous" paintings, commenting that this barnyard tale about a new arrival "is perfect for children anticipating a birth in their own homes." Ages 3-6. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Polly Berrien Berendsis the author of childrens stories, includingLadybug a...	[ 5569, 5862, 36278, 36305, 39547, 60387 ]	Validation
5,544	2	ENQUIRING MINDS... The I Want to Know series, imported from Italy, rolls out with Rain, Where Do You Come From?; Flower, Why Do You Smell So Nice?; Wind, What Makes You Move? and Sun, Where Do You Go?, all by Francesca Grazzini, illus. by Chiara Carrer. The books teach natural history through curious cartoon animals-th...	[ 3965, 5385, 5507, 5559, 5980, 10475, 11399, 15371, 15393, 15849, 19464, 19538, 20137, 20799, 21438, 21815, 21866, 37471, 41778, 41946, 46406, 48601, 52599, 54076, 55159, 62728, 71545, 73357 ]	Train
5,545	2	"Like the game, the poems are quick, energetic, and highly rhythmic, and the prose pieces, personal and passionate". -- SLJSweet feet spin on concrete as I dribble to the beat of my own drum.The power, strength, and determination of the game of basketball are all here in striking photographs and sizzling stories, poems...	[ 4618, 5479, 6905, 7122, 14255, 15915, 16344, 17388, 21391, 21637, 24144, 24247, 26738, 28971, 32641, 47683, 59277, 61272, 62838, 63954, 65119, 74037 ]	Train
5,546	0	PW gave a starred review to an African American girl's poetic musings on existence: "Both author and illustrator push the limits of their arts; they deliver illusions with the texture of truth." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: I Want to Be (Picture Puffins)	[ 4363, 4820, 5519, 5554, 10269, 16344, 27205, 36389, 55244, 58171 ]	Test
5,547	0	Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...	[ 5557, 5575, 5906, 6003, 6717, 6767, 6786, 18603, 25592, 25886 ]	Validation
5,548	3	Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...	[ 5561, 5579 ]	Train
5,549	13	Fiesta-bright folk art accompanies songs from locales ranging from Argentina to the Dominican Republic. Complete with music and lyrics in both Spanish and English, "this collection brims with vitality and good cheer," said PW. Ages 4-8. (Aug.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Jose-Luis Orozco is a bilingua...	[ 2163, 2214, 4628, 5400, 5402, 5483, 5493, 5515, 5539, 5866, 6901, 8494, 9724, 9758, 9850, 10924, 12820, 14293, 15166, 15796, 16538, 18131, 20878, 21002, 23167, 23313, 23355, 27006, 27413, 28299, 29142, 30883, 34538, 34545, 36726, 38695, 43719, ...	Validation
5,550	2	Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) es el querido autor de más de ochenta y cinco libros para niños. Se le ortogó la Medalla Caldecott por el libro Un día de nieve. Entre sus libros ya clásicos está Sibale a Willie.; Title: La silla de Pedro (Spanish Edition)	[ 540, 1982, 2418, 4582, 4628, 4670, 4695, 5385, 5400, 5402, 5423, 5442, 5463, 5483, 5493, 5516, 5542, 5576, 5611, 6901, 6921, 7029, 9724, 10924, 12820, 15166, 16264, 23180, 23727, 24956, 27269, 27413, 29494, 34538, 34545, 36256, 44119, 48934, ...	Test
5,551	1	Sulking at the realization that they have no money to buy "jeans and sneakers with fancy brand names, / And TVs and CDs and video games," a family of pigs thinks Christmas is doomed. But when an angel pig appears, hovering above the blue chair, shoelace untied, she has some wisdom to offer that may just turn the holida...	[ 9443, 14412 ]	Train
5,552	1	"Emotionally right on target . . . smoothly written with rhythmic language and the repetition that young children love". -- School Library JournalDoes Froggy have a girlfriend? Frogilina is the prettiest frog that Froggy has ever seen. He can't even think straight when she's around. When Frogilina smiles at him through...	[ 1266, 1390, 1431, 1569, 1713, 2475, 2659, 2722, 2896, 2917, 4192, 4788, 5373, 5440, 5454, 5469, 5498, 5535, 5585, 5616, 5908, 6020, 6033, 6116, 6151, 6243, 6344, 6433, 6541, 6557, 6563, 6597, 6625, 6724, 6735, 6741, 6789, 6936, 9336, 1256...	Train
5,553	2	The majority of Marybeth Lorbiecki’s books are award-winners. With more than twenty titles, Marybeth brings to her writing her experiences as a children’s book editor, mom, teacher, marketing copywriter, journalist, youth worker, international Rotarian ambassador, graduate student in literature, and post gr...	[ 4558, 4671, 5413, 5479, 5558, 5959, 6200, 7111, 7174, 7194, 7237, 9561, 9563, 9581, 10440, 12426, 15370, 15415, 15464, 15600, 15809, 15915, 16061, 16062, 16344, 16347, 16542, 16909, 17432, 21106, 21826, 24247, 24710, 25015, 25152, 26762, 26995,...	Test
5,554	0	Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award Finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has dist...	[ 2468, 5195, 5352, 5424, 5449, 5479, 5502, 5509, 5519, 5529, 5533, 5631, 5979, 6719, 7194, 7284, 9561, 10269, 10377, 10807, 11231, 11282, 11441, 11578, 12714, 13512, 13701, 15290, 15915, 17700, 20758, 21257, 21472, 21854, 24278, 24396, 24879, ...	Train
5,555	13	Feelings approached 13 African-American authors to write poems for what PW called, in a starred review, his "breathtaking" full-color collages; poets from Langston Hughes to Maya Angelou come together for this life-affirming celebration. Ages 5-up. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tom Feelings has received...	[ 5415, 5895, 12925, 24247, 24396, 61449, 64117 ]	Train
5,556	0	Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and it has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies. Base’s most recent picture book, The Water Hole, an ingeni...	[ 864, 4209, 4625, 4823, 5385, 5413, 5518, 5559, 5980, 6536, 6751, 7371, 9561, 10139, 10269, 11397, 13390, 13829, 15321, 15371, 15461, 15915, 16627, 20257, 24002, 25008, 25806, 26031, 29313, 33539, 33590, 38050, 38111, 38120, 38149, 38165, 38201,...	Validation
5,557	2	"It's kitchen chaos when Max and Ruby become bunnies who each bake a cake for Grandma's birthday. When it comes to the interplay between pared-down text and eventful illustrations, Wells, quite simply, takes the cake," said PW in a starred review. Ages 3-7. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc."Wells, q...	[ 490, 2538, 3236, 4592, 5348, 5373, 5376, 5385, 5395, 5446, 5450, 5458, 5486, 5513, 5572, 5575, 5595, 5611, 5864, 5906, 6003, 6030, 6286, 6767, 6786, 6912, 6950, 6962, 6989, 9577, 10920, 14016, 16524, 16987, 18699, 18737, 18745, 18845, 18908...	Train
5,558	13	"Brown's 21 paintings provide a cohesive narrative line and have a stunning power of their own, but the confrontational tone of the text may usurp readers' attention," said PW of this volume, which traces the African-American journey from the Middle Passage to post-Civil War emancipation. Ages 8-up. Copyright 1999 Reed...	[ 1287, 2670, 4383, 4444, 5472, 5553, 5554, 6014, 6080, 6200, 6850, 7111, 7140, 11546, 13361, 16061, 16062, 16162, 16344, 17432, 17700, 18161, 18628, 19139, 19370, 20731, 22296, 27427, 27553, 27729, 27752, 28611, 29011, 29290, 34810, 34991, 35399...	Test
5,559	16	PW called this intricately detailed, oversized alphabet book "a delightful visual feast," praising Base's "meticulous" and "far-reaching" artistry. All ages. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc."A delightful visual feast . . .  if books could be honored for the sheer number of hours readers could pore ov...	[ 851, 4601, 4671, 5348, 5366, 5369, 5385, 5413, 5449, 5507, 5518, 5544, 5556, 5980, 6071, 6212, 6751, 8516, 9561, 10059, 12053, 15017, 15321, 15364, 15371, 15393, 15915, 20257, 20366, 25008, 25129, 25806, 25956, 26724, 33047, 33099, 33326, 335...	Train
5,560	14	The illustrations freshen up the old cumulative chestnut. "The old lady herself is a tour de force of visual slapstick," wrote PW. "Even the typography joins the fun." Ages 3-8. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Alison Jackson is the award-winning author of many picture books and novels including I Kno...	[ 1829, 2314, 2510, 3278, 3347, 4743, 5884, 6222, 7966, 8711, 8745, 9349, 9607, 10567, 10767, 15543, 16146, 16241, 16406, 17495, 17858, 18575, 21026, 21861, 22630, 22726, 22984, 26263, 28959, 33431, 33457, 35944, 37807, 39131, 39372, 40261, 40306...	Validation
5,561	3	Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...	[ 5548, 5579, 5760 ]	Train
5,562	2	On the lam from the zoo, an ape tours New York City; PW's starred review especially praised the "wry wit" and "kinetic energy" of the illustrations. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas, Carolyn and Mark Buehn...	[ 524, 593, 664, 726, 3061, 4621, 5365, 5413, 6071, 6228, 6740, 8191, 9561, 13694, 15124, 15381, 15987, 16046, 16972, 17431, 19100, 25592, 26031, 27169, 27715, 28790, 29303, 33211, 36213, 36326, 36376, 36403, 36555, 38306, 44463, 54575, 68210 ]	Train
5,563	2	Platypus wants Bruce's birthday party to be as special as possible. With a little help from his friend Echidna, he makes party hats, a beautiful cake and decorations and it turns out to be a day to remember.; Title: Platypus and the Birthday Party	[ 3675, 4861, 5501, 7723, 11688, 12986, 18956, 22190, 27778, 37445, 49058, 57779, 61356, 62919, 64021 ]	Train
5,564	0	Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: Tiny Goes Camping	[ 1293, 1470, 2280, 2282, 2285, 2436, 2836, 3154, 3443, 3446, 4369, 4714, 4727, 4735, 5248, 5293, 5326, 5542, 5577, 5636, 5658, 5663, 5667, 6016, 6433, 6917, 7387, 7410, 7412, 7432, 7526, 7668, 8361, 13073, 13986, 14077, 15172, 15285, 16819, ...	Train
5,565	2	Praise for Isla"Dorros's language is rich and magical—readers fly to la isla, too. Kleven's art is whimsical and quiltlike, crowded with sweet things and surprises."—School Library Journal"Vivid illustrations with myriad details bring the tropical scenes to life, and the well-chosen Spanish words and p...	[ 1620, 2292, 2592, 5400, 5402, 5493, 5513, 5515, 5862, 6901, 7140, 10743, 10924, 12820, 15049, 16347, 16407, 18120, 26489, 27413, 28078, 29295, 29451, 34538, 36726, 37270, 38071, 38445, 41060, 44115, 44121, 44123, 45112, 48542, 48591, 48654, 486...	Validation
5,566	0	"I grew up on a dairy farm in a region known as Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, along with one sister and three brothers in an area our Scottish ancestors settled almost two hundred years ago."Since graduating from Johnson State College Vermont with majors in both art and athletic training, I have worked as a coach, train...	[ 148, 726, 1364, 4437, 4461, 4513, 4547, 4600, 4671, 4718, 5348, 5349, 5353, 5366, 5367, 5387, 5392, 5396, 5420, 5431, 5479, 5649, 5678, 5702, 9563, 11356, 11627, 13044, 15289, 15381, 15915, 18160, 21127, 24829, 25017, 25043, 26031, 26728, 2...	Train
5,567	15	Jonathan London is the creator ofmore than 20 books about the lovable and enduringly popular character Froggy. He is also a poet and a novelist. Heburst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books. Since then he has publishedover 100picture books, including the Froggyseries and the ...	[ 2597, 2625, 4558, 4587, 4671, 4802, 4817, 5365, 5440, 5516, 6086, 6308, 7038, 7053, 7302, 7305, 7661, 10139, 12105, 15370, 15543, 15613, 15915, 16147, 16202, 18493, 20659, 21764, 22365, 22421, 22970, 24172, 24247, 26034, 26051, 26738, 26857, ...	Train
5,568	2	Following No Jumping on the Bed! Arnold tells "another open-ended, goofy tale of unforeseen consequences, featuring brothers Walter and William," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tedd Arnold  is the author of such children's classics as  No Jumping on the Bed! and No More ...	[ 5454, 5474, 5527, 5624, 6028, 6137, 6735, 6751, 12589, 15987, 18493, 21974, 21976, 22122, 22145, 22428, 22624, 22796, 26655, 26750, 26936, 36293, 36431, 48043, 49694, 54575, 56627, 58304, 59723, 59744, 59750, 68204 ]	Train
5,569	2	"Begs to be told or read out loud for sheer enjoyment and for enrichment in folklore studies". -- BooklistI reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named RoseWhen a rich feller across the creek decides to throw a fancy party to find himself a wife, Rose's stepsisters, Annie an...	[ 690, 4577, 4646, 5413, 5419, 5449, 5479, 5487, 5494, 5533, 5543, 5583, 5878, 5991, 6064, 6748, 7111, 11653, 13940, 14018, 15406, 15600, 15996, 16561, 17432, 18150, 21546, 24223, 25267, 26733, 26955, 27246, 27515, 27773, 29334, 31965, 36278, 3...	Test
5,570	0	Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of many books for children. She lives in North Carolina, where the famous groundhog Sir Walter Wally helps watch the weather at the Museum of Natural Sciences. You can visit Joan at www.joanholub.com.; Title: Why Do Cats Meow? (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)	[ 1396, 1474, 3466, 3690, 4698, 4707, 4722, 5251, 5614, 5707, 5869, 5945, 6007, 6016, 8608, 12927, 13055, 13108, 13474, 13537, 13591, 13759, 13787, 13866, 13890, 13920, 13962, 14023, 14429, 14561, 15105, 15180, 15190, 15292, 16586, 18341, 18345, ...	Train
5,571	0	Kindergarten-Grade 1-This adaptation for beginning readers tells the story in a brisk, straightforward style. The simple, colorful illustrations, most of which are on double-page spreads, initially portray a red-hooded-sweatshirt-clad Little Red Riding Hood setting off with her goodies and her mother's admonishment not...	[ 5446, 61915 ]	Train
5,572	2	Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...	[ 524, 829, 1079, 2772, 2901, 4083, 4587, 5385, 5458, 5498, 5510, 5557, 5575, 5595, 5864, 5984, 6671, 6786, 6950, 16987, 18438, 21026, 21599, 25237, 25592, 25882, 25885, 25886, 26924, 26936, 34827, 35414, 37807, 56492, 73906, 74026 ]	Validation
5,573	2	This year illustrator and author Nancy Carlson published her 44th children's book. Her specialty is teaching kids to feel good about themselves and others.Kids, parents, teachers and even book critics think she does a great job. That's because she is never out of touch with the kid spirit inside herself. Her brightly c...	[ 1102, 1128, 3322, 4040, 4587, 4592, 4788, 4840, 5376, 5416, 5486, 5507, 5512, 5607, 5624, 5936, 6030, 6284, 6931, 6976, 6989, 7204, 7358, 7455, 8258, 8272, 10339, 10443, 10761, 11039, 11622, 12934, 16147, 17400, 20733, 26219, 26386, 26446, ...	Train
5,574	4	"Cumulative verse introduces a train's posse of passengers, all of them noisy until Driver Zach tells everyone to pipe down. Kids will enjoy the good-natured de-crescendo just as much as the invitation to turn up the volume," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Clickety Clack (P...	[ 6212, 38587, 47822, 61564 ]	Test
5,575	2	"Wells's droll humor is right on the money." School Library Journal"A companion to the uproariousBunny Cakes, this is a very funny birthday story."BooklistRosemary Wells(rosemarywells.com)is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, Max and Ruby, who star in their own telev...	[ 340, 1369, 1495, 1931, 4875, 4896, 4913, 5458, 5547, 5557, 5595, 5694, 5864, 5893, 5906, 6003, 6286, 6767, 6786, 6950, 7169, 10608, 12235, 12681, 12995, 13158, 13695, 15182, 15527, 16062, 16987, 18084, 18699, 18737, 18756, 18908, 18973, 20306...	Train
5,576	0	Ganador del Premio Nacional del LibroBarbara Cooney ha ilustrado ms de cien libros, dos de los cuales han recibido el Premio Caldecott. En esta historia sencilla, bella, y muy personal que viene de la imaginacin y del corazn, nos habla de la viday del legadode una artista.; Title: La Senorita Runfio (Picture Puffins) (...	[ 471, 629, 1364, 4582, 4622, 4628, 4695, 5366, 5396, 5400, 5402, 5463, 5489, 5490, 5550, 6901, 6921, 7111, 7117, 9561, 9724, 12820, 14203, 15659, 16538, 16676, 23355, 24379, 26031, 26991, 27006, 27269, 29015, 34538, 36256, 48408, 48586, 49119,...	Test
5,577	0	Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: Tiny the Snow Dog (Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 1)	[ 639, 1462, 1470, 2280, 2282, 2285, 2605, 2613, 2835, 2836, 3443, 3446, 3926, 4369, 4862, 5260, 5295, 5326, 5564, 5636, 5647, 5658, 5663, 5667, 5869, 7375, 7387, 7410, 7412, 7418, 7474, 7668, 8345, 8361, 12896, 13537, 15191, 15224, 15229, ...	Test
5,578	2	"As she did in The Bear under the Stairs (Dial, 1993), Cooper takes a gentle, wry look at a child's imagination. This charming story will soon become a favorite part of the bedtime ritual."--School Library Journal"The imaginary blends seamlessly with the real, and although children will probably take everything at face...	[ 6071, 8261, 12081, 12098, 12283, 12323, 12903, 25746, 34165, 44552, 56023, 61645 ]	Validation
5,579	1	Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...	[ 5548, 5561, 5760 ]	Train
5,580	2	Harriet Ziefertis the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times after Wo...	[ 1415, 1806, 2489, 3849, 5534, 5581, 5597, 5599, 5623, 8256, 8271, 8278, 9473, 10390, 13981, 14544, 14557, 14995, 15217, 15756, 15837, 17105, 18352, 20993, 21443, 24025, 25643, 27436, 27988, 28006, 28268, 29137, 29160, 39763, 42815, 45324, 55380...	Test
5,581	2	Harriet Ziefert is the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times af...	[ 1092, 1415, 1806, 2489, 4020, 4083, 5534, 5580, 5597, 5599, 5623, 8258, 8271, 8278, 10390, 11904, 13981, 14557, 14695, 14995, 15217, 16359, 21443, 21500, 23678, 23822, 24025, 25643, 26243, 27436, 27779, 27954, 27988, 28006, 28268, 29137, 29160,...	Train
5,582	13	"A wordless picture book that playfully echoes the style of Eloise and the substance of the Red Balloon.... Lively, squiggly ink sketches...tell a vivid, happy tale." --Booklist, starred reviewJacqueline Preiss Weitzman lives in New York City.; Title: You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum	[ 1481, 3913, 6098, 8645, 9575, 10270, 10475, 10570, 11452, 15987, 19383, 20065, 20789, 22984, 25129, 25780, 25956, 29058, 29451, 30464, 31524, 31542, 32743, 33032, 33222, 33491, 33590, 34120, 34198, 34220, 35081, 36291, 37282, 38093, 38494, 44061,...	Train
5,583	11	This legend explains the origins of strawberries, grown by the sun to help the first man and woman patch a quarrel. "Spare text, an uncomplicated story line and gentle illustrations keep this quiet but resonant tale accessible to even the youngest child," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc...	[ 199, 1218, 4671, 5330, 5352, 5449, 6061, 6719, 7111, 7183, 7232, 7284, 10146, 10271, 10492, 11231, 15130, 16344, 18048, 20820, 25096, 26196, 27009, 27206, 27218, 27234, 27473, 35399, 35451, 36258, 36633, 37723, 38090, 39975, 41041, 41139, 41960...	Test
5,584	2	"Miss Fannie has lots of hats. And each one is her favorite." At age 99, Miss Fannie has much history--and even more hats. She was wearing her green velour hat when she witnessed a terrible flood in 1916. Her wide-brimmed felt hat with the gleaming black feather reminds her of the hawk she caught to keep it from killin...	[ 5348, 5366, 5387, 6025, 8874, 9563, 9659, 14198, 16424, 25730, 25738, 25755, 25756, 27435, 29937, 35818, 40587, 47891, 50548, 57347, 73466 ]	Validation
5,585	2	"Play-by-play soccer action, lots of humor, and energetic artwork will please fans of this irrepressible frog." --The Horn BookJonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. F...	[ 1737, 3849, 4715, 5440, 5454, 5469, 5498, 5535, 5552, 5616, 5908, 6020, 6033, 6116, 6151, 6243, 6344, 6433, 6541, 6557, 6563, 6597, 6625, 6741, 6936, 8691, 13723, 14544, 15209, 15231, 16893, 17440, 18493, 19175, 19435, 23985, 25874, 26478, ...	Validation
5,586	2	The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas, Carolyn and Mark Buehner are also the creators of the award-winning Fannys Dream. Upcoming collaborations include an original fairy tale about a lonely princess who decides to become a hairdresser. They live in Utah with their ...	[ 829, 9215, 10106, 10339, 15382, 16147, 25033, 28790, 31862, 34049, 34073, 37944, 39783, 48586, 52718, 52747, 59620, 59750, 61618, 69218, 74018, 74024, 74035, 74038, 74044, 74671 ]	Train
5,587	16	Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! an...	[ 513, 1430, 1494, 2423, 4105, 4587, 4744, 4851, 4870, 4884, 4896, 5385, 5560, 5603, 5884, 5936, 6931, 6989, 7455, 9813, 9820, 10337, 13272, 15228, 16146, 17495, 18483, 18613, 19399, 19439, 20738, 20869, 21026, 22031, 25129, 26724, 27060, 28479...	Train
5,588	1	John Butler is known and highly respected for his wildlife picture books. He has illustrated six titles for Puffin, all by Theresa Radcliffe. John has also written and illustrated WHOSE BABY AM I? for Puffin, a companion volume to IF YOU SEE A KITTEN, published May 2001. John lives in Kent with his wife and two grown-u...	[ 3518, 6735, 8187, 8200, 10486, 10935, 11622, 15180, 15771, 16046, 25636, 25966, 25971, 28914, 32590, 32828, 34207, 38301, 48130, 48708, 56608, 58295, 60385, 60466, 60485, 65967, 69407 ]	Train
5,589	2	PW termed this tale of a boy's embarrassment over his strange parents "an oddball and thoroughly captivating book" in which "brilliantly colored paintings, awash in quirky details, are rendered with joyous abandon." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Weird Parents (Picture Puffins)	[ 7179, 7814, 20733, 22301, 54575 ]	Train
5,590	2	Angelo DeCesare, a cartoonist who has worked for Marvel and other comic book companies, is the author of Anthony the Perfect Monster (Random House), a 1997 IRA-CBC Children's Choice Book. He lives in New York City.; Title: Flip's Fantastic Journal	[ 10106, 31862, 74037, 74677 ]	Train
5,591	0	Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,The Snowy Dayhas come to be regarded as both a childrens classic and one o...	[ 1746, 2632, 4600, 5371, 5385, 5494, 5516, 5611, 5883, 6327, 6796, 6981, 8743, 8900, 8919, 9006, 9190, 9238, 9443, 9655, 11581, 13251, 14018, 14412, 15290, 15749, 16187, 16299, 16418, 16567, 16966, 17699, 18426, 20316, 22997, 27026, 27534, 291...	Validation
5,592	1	PW called this addition primer, in which one guinea pig is joined by another, and so on, "an exuberant and clever introduction to math that bubbles with energy from beginning to end." Ages 3-7. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: One Guinea Pig Is Not Enough	[ 4851, 4896, 9632, 17558, 20745, 27024, 35559 ]	Train
5,593	2	A rare treat . . . will keep children engaged for many readings -- on Little Rabbit Lost * Independent * Traditionally illustrated, with a story all young children can relate to * Bookseller * An inventive, gentle writer * Scotland on Sunday * A rare treat . . . will keep children engaged for many readings -- on Little...	[ 2801, 8270, 10774, 15114, 21035, 60354 ]	Train
5,594	13	Miss Lilly's Ballet School has been invited to perform for the Princess of Mouseland, and Angelina hopes to be a prima ballerina. But disaster strikes and she is only given a minor role. Angelina is so disappointed that she wants to leave ballet school, but she decides to work hard for the sake of all her friends in th...	[ 3188, 5617, 6088, 6307, 9647, 18616, 18626, 18678, 18774, 18895, 19618, 23291, 23665, 25632, 25648, 25734, 25751, 25757, 25758, 29212, 34210, 34232, 34239, 51615, 61992 ]	Test
5,595	2	Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...	[ 2630, 2817, 2902, 3340, 4668, 5372, 5385, 5458, 5557, 5572, 5575, 5864, 5906, 6003, 6114, 6286, 6767, 6786, 6912, 6950, 8205, 8257, 8539, 10139, 16046, 16066, 16424, 16987, 18699, 18730, 18737, 18745, 18783, 18845, 18908, 18931, 18959, 18973,...	Train
5,596	11	"Johnson's images are fascinating." -School Library JournalStephen T. Johnson is a highly versatile American artist whose art spans a broad range of concepts, contexts and mediums including painting, collage, drawing, sculpture and installations and can be seen in museum and gallery exhibitions, public art commissions,...	[ 1369, 1494, 2772, 2819, 4098, 4592, 4805, 4884, 4896, 4905, 4913, 5376, 5476, 5478, 5507, 5980, 6073, 7243, 7739, 8259, 8539, 10339, 10475, 10935, 12481, 15371, 17005, 17996, 18496, 21314, 21344, 24132, 25033, 26263, 26908, 26989, 27352, 2846...	Train
5,597	2	PreSchool-K-Parental roles are celebrated in these lift-the-flap books. Cartoon illustrations of multihued parents and children accompany simple statements such as those in the titles. Occasionally, thoughts are continued in text found beneath the flaps. The roles as described here are traditional ones. Daddies tease a...	[ 1415, 5534, 5580, 5581, 5599, 5623, 8740, 9499, 9501, 9969, 13981, 14467, 14695, 15059, 15191, 27988, 39693, 46066, 52479, 56544, 57532, 73956 ]	Test
5,598	2	Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...	[ 5361, 5385, 5516, 5542, 5591, 5611, 5630, 5883, 5971, 10106, 15290, 16347, 16898, 25591, 25679, 25792, 25881, 25896, 26708, 48682, 62241 ]	Validation
5,599	2	Harriet Ziefertis the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times after Wo...	[ 3661, 5534, 5580, 5581, 5597, 5623, 39717, 52377, 52390 ]	Validation

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"Full-page, droll black-and-white pictures and diagrams accompany the prancing words to chants familiar and obscure," said PW. "Everybody will love acting out [these14 rhymes] with fingers and hands." Ages 3-8.- with fingers and hands." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Finger Rhymes (Pic...

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Monica Wellingtonwas born in London and lived in Switzerland and Germany as a child.She has written and illustrated many books for young children, including Mr. Cookie Baker and Apple Farmer Annie. She now lives in New York City, where she teaches at the School of Visual Arts.; Title: Mr. Cookie Baker (Picture Puffins)

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"Move over Paul Bunyan, you are about to meet Swamp Angel. . . . Visually exciting, wonderful to read aloud, this is a picture book to remember".-- The Horn Book, starred reviewWhen Angelica Longrider was born, she was scarcely taller than her mother and couldn't climb a tree without help. She was a full two years old ...

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In a starred review, PW praised this "gleefully chilling" picture book, observing that it can be "either as spooky or as silly as the audience desires." Ages 5-8. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tony Johnston lives in San Marino, California. S. D. Schindler is a popular illustrator of picture book...

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As six sheep disappear one by one through a variety of mishaps, pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures give this count-down tale an antic, wayward charm. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Six Snowy Sheep (Picture Puffins)

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Kay Winters has written several children's books including Did You See What I Saw?: Poems About School and The Teeny Tiny Ghost. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.; Title: Did You See What I Saw?: Poems About School (Picture Puffins)

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Born on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, storyteller Lloyd Alexander spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a ...

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This wordless ABC, a Caldecott Honor book illustrated with photo-realistic still lifes, "transcends the genre by demanding close inspection of not just letters, but the world," said PW in a starred review. All ages. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Stephen T. Johnson is a highly versatile American artist w...

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Paul Erickson is the author of several non-fiction books for young readers, including DAILY LIFE IN A COVERED WAGON and DAILY LIFE ON A SOUTHERN PLANTATION.; Title: Daily Life in a Covered Wagon

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Jacob Ludwig Karl, the elder of the brothers Grimm, was born in 1785, and Wilhelm Karl in the following year. They both studied at Marburg, and from 1808 to 1829 mainly worked in Kassel as state-appointed librarians, Jacob also assisting in diplomatic missions between 1813 and 1815 and again in 1848. Both brothers had ...

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Miss Bindergarten vigorously prepares for the first day of school as her 26 prospective students (one for each letter of the alphabet) do the same. "Any child made anxious by the first day of kindergarten should find great comfort in this book's two parallel stories," said PW. Ages 3-6. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business ...

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This comical etiquette book is "part Emily Post, part I Spy game," said PW. "The seek-and-find possibilities will surely tickle junior sleuths while turning them into the very models of modern manners." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at ...

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Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children that feature the characters Loudmouth George, Harriet, Louanne, Pig, and Arnie. She is also the creator ofBunnies and Their HobbiesandBunnies and Their Sports. Ms. Carlson lives in Minnesota.; Title: How to Lose All Your Friends (Picture...

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I write and illustrate picture books because I've never outgrown a deep childhood urge to enter a magical world. As a child growing up in Los Angeles, I used to wish that my huge, congested city were more like the places in the books that I loved - places where forests grew and seasons changed, where animals talked and...

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Helen Cooper has written and illustrated over a dozen books for young readers, including The Bear Under the Stairs (Dial and Puffin). She lives in London, England.; Title: Little Monster Did It! (Picture Puffins)

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Praise for Abuela"A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times* "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spir...

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Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...

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The story of a child's typical day with every action related to a mathematical problem, throwing up mathematical concepts or puzzles with the answers planted for the young reader to find with the aid of jokes and illustrations.; Title: Maths Curse (Picture Puffin)

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"Perfect scansion and witty rhymes blend to create a comic saga of Brobdingnagian proportions. Likewise, the dynamic, radiantly colored illustrations are jam-packed with droll underwater details," said PW. Ages 6-up. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators ...

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Jerry Pinkney has been illustrating children's books since 1964 and has the rare distinction of being the recipient of:Five Caldecott Honor MedalsFive Coretta Scott King AwardsFour New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (most recently 2006 Little Red Hen)Four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators...

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Helen M. Cooper is associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.; Title: The Bear Under the Stairs (Picture Puffins)

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* "Big, bold, and bright...this cheerful picture book gives young children a chance to learn their colors." —Booklist, starred review“Bold watercolors enhance this charming story of a kitten and its hunt for a favorite color.” —School Library Journal   “Her style exudes the joy of cre...

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* "In a quiet story with just the right touch of sentimentality, Oberman beautifully evokes a sense of continuity across generations..." --Booklist, Starred Review"... An engaging book, sure to find many uses." --Kirkus Reviews"... As a tender conclusion brings Adam's spiritual life full circle, Lewin underscores the c...

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Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for her canine hero HAIRY MACLARY. She worked as an art teacher before beginning to write and illustrate her own books in 1974.; Title: Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget Me Not (Picture Puffin)

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A paper-doll princess designed by a little girl blows away in the wind before the doll is completed. Her far-flung adventures are illustrated with mixed-media collage. "Youngsters will no doubt be inspired to fire up their crayons, markers and paints after this outing," said PW. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business I...

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"With a plot and images fueled by imagination and exaggeration," said PW, this tale is for anyone who can't resist a stray pet. Ages 3-8. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: AN Octopus Followed Me Home

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Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a chi...

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"Gleeful...Takes daydreaming to new and zany heights."-Publishers Weekly"[A] rhythmic, rollicking story...Fast, funny, and froggy, Green Wilma is guaranteed to be a hit with the story hour silly set." -Booklist"Arnold's breezy humor shines through." -School Library JournalTedd Arnold is the author of such children's cl...

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Ifeoma Onyefulu (born 1959) is a Nigerian children's author and novelist. She is a member of the Igbo ethnic group of Nigeria, and a professional photographer. Most of her books are geared towards young children, and feature her own colorful photographs of life in Africa. Her works include, Emeka's Gift, Chidi Only Lik...

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An illiterate child in a mountain community learns to read and write. "Johnston knits this story together with recurring themes, lyrical images and picturesque and convincing dialogue," said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tony Johnston grew up in San Marino California.In...

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Margarette"Marty" Reid was a teacher for many years and is the author ofThe Button Box,A String of Beadsand Lots and Lots of Coins. She died in 2015.Sarah Chamberlain has illustrated books from Aesops Fables to Margarette Reids The Button Box. She studied under renowned printmakers and illustrators Barry Moser and Leon...

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Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...

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A piglet watches as her grandmother readies herself for her death; in a starred review, PW noted the "warmth and joy" in the "sensitive and heartfelt" story. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Old Pig (Picture Puffin)

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Mufaro's two daughters react in different ways to the King's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.Book Details:; Title: Mufaro's Beautiful...

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PreSchool-K-Parental roles are celebrated in these lift-the-flap books. Cartoon illustrations of multihued parents and children accompany simple statements such as those in the titles. Occasionally, thoughts are continued in text found beneath the flaps. The roles as described here are traditional ones. Daddies tease a...

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Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan Lond...

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Anastasia Suen, author of more than 60 books for children and Picture Writing (Writer's Digest Books, 2003), co-taught children’s literature at University of North Texas. She currently teaches the Story Structure Workshop at Southern Methodist University and children's writing workshops online. Suen talks about b...

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In this true story of a baby who survives the Alaska wilderness in 1917, "the Rands inspire a desire to linger as well as a hushed anticipation of what lies next," said PW. Ages 3-8. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Husband and wife team Ted and Gloria Rand have collaborated on a number of books for...

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"That old house in Paris that is covered with vines' still holds the irrepressible Madeline, who here manages to keep things going when everyone is sick abed Christmas Eve....The pictures are vintage Bemelmans -- brisk, energetic, and strikingly composed." BooklistLudwig Bemelmans (1896-1963) was born in the Austr...

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Eric Hill (www.funwithspot.com) left school when he was 15 and took up cartooning while working as a messenger at an art studio.He createdWhere's Spot?as a bedtime story for his two-year old son. It was published four years later, and the rest is history. Eric Hill passed away in July 2014.; Title: Spot va a la escuela...

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It's Easter morning and Emily the bunny can't wait to meet her friends for the big Easter egg hunt. But although Lily, Charlie, and Hannah each fill their baskets with the colorful treats, Emily can't find any. She searches high and low, over and under, until finally... she looks behind the bushes and finds the biggest...

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Roland Smith is an American author of books for young adults. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and after 20 years of experience as a zookeeper wrote his first book, Sea Otter Rescue, a nonfiction account of his work saving wildlife after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. His other books include Beneath, Inside the Zoo Nurser...

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Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...

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PW praised the "bouncy" rhyming dialogue and "luminous" paintings, commenting that this barnyard tale about a new arrival "is perfect for children anticipating a birth in their own homes." Ages 3-6. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Polly Berrien Berendsis the author of childrens stories, includingLadybug a...

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ENQUIRING MINDS... The I Want to Know series, imported from Italy, rolls out with Rain, Where Do You Come From?; Flower, Why Do You Smell So Nice?; Wind, What Makes You Move? and Sun, Where Do You Go?, all by Francesca Grazzini, illus. by Chiara Carrer. The books teach natural history through curious cartoon animals-th...

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"Like the game, the poems are quick, energetic, and highly rhythmic, and the prose pieces, personal and passionate". -- SLJSweet feet spin on concrete as I dribble to the beat of my own drum.The power, strength, and determination of the game of basketball are all here in striking photographs and sizzling stories, poems...

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PW gave a starred review to an African American girl's poetic musings on existence: "Both author and illustrator push the limits of their arts; they deliver illusions with the texture of truth." Ages 3-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: I Want to Be (Picture Puffins)

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Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...

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Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...

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Fiesta-bright folk art accompanies songs from locales ranging from Argentina to the Dominican Republic. Complete with music and lyrics in both Spanish and English, "this collection brims with vitality and good cheer," said PW. Ages 4-8. (Aug.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Jose-Luis Orozco is a bilingua...

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Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) es el querido autor de más de ochenta y cinco libros para niños. Se le ortogó la Medalla Caldecott por el libro Un día de nieve. Entre sus libros ya clásicos está Sibale a Willie.; Title: La silla de Pedro (Spanish Edition)

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Sulking at the realization that they have no money to buy "jeans and sneakers with fancy brand names, / And TVs and CDs and video games," a family of pigs thinks Christmas is doomed. But when an angel pig appears, hovering above the blue chair, shoelace untied, she has some wisdom to offer that may just turn the holida...

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"Emotionally right on target . . . smoothly written with rhythmic language and the repetition that young children love". -- School Library JournalDoes Froggy have a girlfriend? Frogilina is the prettiest frog that Froggy has ever seen. He can't even think straight when she's around. When Frogilina smiles at him through...

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The majority of Marybeth Lorbiecki’s books are award-winners. With more than twenty titles, Marybeth brings to her writing her experiences as a children’s book editor, mom, teacher, marketing copywriter, journalist, youth worker, international Rotarian ambassador, graduate student in literature, and post gr...

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Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award Finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has dist...

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Feelings approached 13 African-American authors to write poems for what PW called, in a starred review, his "breathtaking" full-color collages; poets from Langston Hughes to Maya Angelou come together for this life-affirming celebration. Ages 5-up. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tom Feelings has received...

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Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and it has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies. Base’s most recent picture book, The Water Hole, an ingeni...

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"It's kitchen chaos when Max and Ruby become bunnies who each bake a cake for Grandma's birthday. When it comes to the interplay between pared-down text and eventful illustrations, Wells, quite simply, takes the cake," said PW in a starred review. Ages 3-7. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc."Wells, q...

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"Brown's 21 paintings provide a cohesive narrative line and have a stunning power of their own, but the confrontational tone of the text may usurp readers' attention," said PW of this volume, which traces the African-American journey from the Middle Passage to post-Civil War emancipation. Ages 8-up. Copyright 1999 Reed...

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PW called this intricately detailed, oversized alphabet book "a delightful visual feast," praising Base's "meticulous" and "far-reaching" artistry. All ages. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc."A delightful visual feast . . .  if books could be honored for the sheer number of hours readers could pore ov...

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The illustrations freshen up the old cumulative chestnut. "The old lady herself is a tour de force of visual slapstick," wrote PW. "Even the typography joins the fun." Ages 3-8. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Alison Jackson is the award-winning author of many picture books and novels including I Kno...

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3

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...

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On the lam from the zoo, an ape tours New York City; PW's starred review especially praised the "wry wit" and "kinetic energy" of the illustrations. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas, Carolyn and Mark Buehn...

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Platypus wants Bruce's birthday party to be as special as possible. With a little help from his friend Echidna, he makes party hats, a beautiful cake and decorations and it turns out to be a day to remember.; Title: Platypus and the Birthday Party

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Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: Tiny Goes Camping

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Praise for Isla"Dorros's language is rich and magical—readers fly to la isla, too. Kleven's art is whimsical and quiltlike, crowded with sweet things and surprises."—School Library Journal"Vivid illustrations with myriad details bring the tropical scenes to life, and the well-chosen Spanish words and p...

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"I grew up on a dairy farm in a region known as Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, along with one sister and three brothers in an area our Scottish ancestors settled almost two hundred years ago."Since graduating from Johnson State College Vermont with majors in both art and athletic training, I have worked as a coach, train...

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Jonathan London is the creator ofmore than 20 books about the lovable and enduringly popular character Froggy. He is also a poet and a novelist. Heburst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books. Since then he has publishedover 100picture books, including the Froggyseries and the ...

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Following No Jumping on the Bed! Arnold tells "another open-ended, goofy tale of unforeseen consequences, featuring brothers Walter and William," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Tedd Arnold  is the author of such children's classics as  No Jumping on the Bed! and No More ...

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"Begs to be told or read out loud for sheer enjoyment and for enrichment in folklore studies". -- BooklistI reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named RoseWhen a rich feller across the creek decides to throw a fancy party to find himself a wife, Rose's stepsisters, Annie an...

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Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of many books for children. She lives in North Carolina, where the famous groundhog Sir Walter Wally helps watch the weather at the Museum of Natural Sciences. You can visit Joan at www.joanholub.com.; Title: Why Do Cats Meow? (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)

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Kindergarten-Grade 1-This adaptation for beginning readers tells the story in a brisk, straightforward style. The simple, colorful illustrations, most of which are on double-page spreads, initially portray a red-hooded-sweatshirt-clad Little Red Riding Hood setting off with her goodies and her mother's admonishment not...

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Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...

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5,573

2

This year illustrator and author Nancy Carlson published her 44th children's book. Her specialty is teaching kids to feel good about themselves and others.Kids, parents, teachers and even book critics think she does a great job. That's because she is never out of touch with the kid spirit inside herself. Her brightly c...

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"Cumulative verse introduces a train's posse of passengers, all of them noisy until Driver Zach tells everyone to pipe down. Kids will enjoy the good-natured de-crescendo just as much as the invitation to turn up the volume," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Clickety Clack (P...

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2

"Wells's droll humor is right on the money." School Library Journal"A companion to the uproariousBunny Cakes, this is a very funny birthday story."BooklistRosemary Wells(rosemarywells.com)is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, Max and Ruby, who star in their own telev...

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Ganador del Premio Nacional del LibroBarbara Cooney ha ilustrado ms de cien libros, dos de los cuales han recibido el Premio Caldecott. En esta historia sencilla, bella, y muy personal que viene de la imaginacin y del corazn, nos habla de la viday del legadode una artista.; Title: La Senorita Runfio (Picture Puffins) (...

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Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: Tiny the Snow Dog (Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 1)

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"As she did in The Bear under the Stairs (Dial, 1993), Cooper takes a gentle, wry look at a child's imagination. This charming story will soon become a favorite part of the bedtime ritual."--School Library Journal"The imaginary blends seamlessly with the real, and although children will probably take everything at face...

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1

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway M...

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Harriet Ziefertis the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times after Wo...

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Harriet Ziefert is the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times af...

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"A wordless picture book that playfully echoes the style of Eloise and the substance of the Red Balloon.... Lively, squiggly ink sketches...tell a vivid, happy tale." --Booklist, starred reviewJacqueline Preiss Weitzman lives in New York City.; Title: You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum

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This legend explains the origins of strawberries, grown by the sun to help the first man and woman patch a quarrel. "Spare text, an uncomplicated story line and gentle illustrations keep this quiet but resonant tale accessible to even the youngest child," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc...

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"Miss Fannie has lots of hats. And each one is her favorite." At age 99, Miss Fannie has much history--and even more hats. She was wearing her green velour hat when she witnessed a terrible flood in 1916. Her wide-brimmed felt hat with the gleaming black feather reminds her of the hawk she caught to keep it from killin...

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2

"Play-by-play soccer action, lots of humor, and energetic artwork will please fans of this irrepressible frog." --The Horn BookJonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. F...

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2

The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas, Carolyn and Mark Buehner are also the creators of the award-winning Fannys Dream. Upcoming collaborations include an original fairy tale about a lonely princess who decides to become a hairdresser. They live in Utah with their ...

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Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! an...

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John Butler is known and highly respected for his wildlife picture books. He has illustrated six titles for Puffin, all by Theresa Radcliffe. John has also written and illustrated WHOSE BABY AM I? for Puffin, a companion volume to IF YOU SEE A KITTEN, published May 2001. John lives in Kent with his wife and two grown-u...

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PW termed this tale of a boy's embarrassment over his strange parents "an oddball and thoroughly captivating book" in which "brilliantly colored paintings, awash in quirky details, are rendered with joyous abandon." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Weird Parents (Picture Puffins)

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Angelo DeCesare, a cartoonist who has worked for Marvel and other comic book companies, is the author of Anthony the Perfect Monster (Random House), a 1997 IRA-CBC Children's Choice Book. He lives in New York City.; Title: Flip's Fantastic Journal

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Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,The Snowy Dayhas come to be regarded as both a childrens classic and one o...

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5,592

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PW called this addition primer, in which one guinea pig is joined by another, and so on, "an exuberant and clever introduction to math that bubbles with energy from beginning to end." Ages 3-7. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: One Guinea Pig Is Not Enough

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A rare treat . . . will keep children engaged for many readings -- on Little Rabbit Lost * Independent * Traditionally illustrated, with a story all young children can relate to * Bookseller * An inventive, gentle writer * Scotland on Sunday * A rare treat . . . will keep children engaged for many readings -- on Little...

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Miss Lilly's Ballet School has been invited to perform for the Princess of Mouseland, and Angelina hopes to be a prima ballerina. But disaster strikes and she is only given a minor role. Angelina is so disappointed that she wants to leave ballet school, but she decides to work hard for the sake of all her friends in th...

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Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art...

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"Johnson's images are fascinating." -School Library JournalStephen T. Johnson is a highly versatile American artist whose art spans a broad range of concepts, contexts and mediums including painting, collage, drawing, sculpture and installations and can be seen in museum and gallery exhibitions, public art commissions,...

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PreSchool-K-Parental roles are celebrated in these lift-the-flap books. Cartoon illustrations of multihued parents and children accompany simple statements such as those in the titles. Occasionally, thoughts are continued in text found beneath the flaps. The roles as described here are traditional ones. Daddies tease a...

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Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a ch...

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2

Harriet Ziefertis the author of hundreds of children's books and the publisher of Blue Apple Books in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her books include the bestelling Sleepy Dog in the Step Into Reading series and the acclaimed A New Coat for Anna, a story of the devotion between a mother and daughter during hard times after Wo...

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