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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 (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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 before she built her first log cabin. But by the time she is fully grown, Swamp Angel, as she is known, can lasso a tornado and drink an entire lake dry. She single-handedly saves the settlers from the fearsome bear known as Thundering Tarnation, wrestling him from the top of the Great Smoky Mountains to the bottom of a deep lake in this original tall tale set on the American frontier.; Title: Swamp Angel | [
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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 books. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; Title: The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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) | [
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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 Newbery Honor Award, a National Book Award, and several IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Awards. He is also the author of many ALA Notable Children’s Books and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.Trina Schart Hyman was a children's book illustrator for more than 30 years. Hyman graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 1960. She won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for her work on Margaret Hodges' book Saint George and the Dragon. Hyman was one of the first white illustrators along with Ezra Jack Keats to regularly incorporate black characters into her illustrations. She spent the last 10 years of her life with her romantic partner, Jean K. Aull, and passed away in 2004.; Title: The Fortune-Tellers (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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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 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, and through his original award-winning childrens books.Much of Johnsons work is characterized by an interest in the alphabet and language, which began with his bookAlphabet City, a Caldecott Honor andNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of the Year. His most recent engagement with the alphabet is his ongoing series of literal abstractions which are the subject of his bookA is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, also aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of the Year, and featured in several solo museum and gallery exhibitions.; Title: Alphabet City | [
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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 | [
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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 been professors at Gttingen for several years when in 1837 they became two of the seven leading Gttingen academics dismissed from their posts by the new King of Hanover for their liberal political views. In 1840 they were invited by Frederick William IV of Prussia to settle in Berlin as members of the Academy of Sciences, and here they remained until their deaths (Wilhelm died in 1859 and Jacob in 1863).Paul Zelinsky was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended Yale University, where he took a course with Maurice Sendak, which later inspired him to pursue a career in children's books. Afterwards he received a graduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia and Rome. Paul Zelinsky lives in New York with his wife, Deborah, and the younger of their two daughters.; Title: Rumpelstiltskin | [
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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 Information, Inc.Joseph Slate, a native West Virginian, has always loved to paint and write. "I majored in journalism at the University of Washington in Seattle, worked as a reporter on The Seattle Times, was an editor for Foreign Broadcast Information Service (Washington, D.C., California, and Tokyo), then took a degree in fine arts at Yale, although I never illustrated my own books. My painting took a direction that was at odds with the fine art of illustration."Ashley Wolff is a children's book author and illustrator in San Francisco, CA. She has created over 40 books.; Title: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten | [
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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 Night and Snowmen at Christmas, Carolyn and Mark Buehner are also the creators of the award-winning Fanny’s Dream. Upcoming collaborations include an original fairy tale about a lonely princess who decides to become a hairdresser. They live in Utah with their nine children. 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 Fanny’s Dream. Upcoming collaborations include an original fairy tale about a lonely princess who decides to become a hairdresser. They live in Utah with their nine children.; Title: It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel | [
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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 Puffins) | [
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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 anything was possible. I envied those characters who slid down rabbit holes, or visited with Charlotte and Wilbur, or flew with Peter Pan, or floated with Mary Poppins, or journeyed to Oz.Since I couldn't actually visit these wonderful worlds (except, of course, by reading), I made little imaginary worlds of my own, using the materials at hand. My favorite project was an enormous dollhouse in my closet. The house was filled both with "store-bought" toys, and with dolls and creatures which I made myself, from paper, cloth and clay. I'd lose myself for hours making up stories about these characters. I loved to make them treasures from scraps of this and that: a paper doily would become a lace tablecloth; half a walnut-shell would be a baby's cozy cradle; a postage stamp would make a lovely portrait on the wall. Around the dollhouse I painted a mural, a fanciful landscape of forests, fields, mountains, blue skies - the world that I wished I could live in.I lived in Los Angeles until I was 17, then left to study at U.C. Berkeley where I received a BA in English and later a teaching credential. After reading to young children as a teacher for several years, I had a strong desire to make my own books. My first picture book was published in 1988, and eighteen have followed. (Sometimes I illustrate other authors' stories, sometimes my own.) Like all authors and illustrators, I love to make up characters, and build stories and environments around them. To make my pictures I combine many media: watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencils, pastels, markers, crayons -- anything that works! I also use lots of collage. As I did in childhood, I snip and glue old scraps into new shapes: a piece of wool becomes a lion's mane or a child's hair. A doily, snipped to bits, becomes a snowstorm.Like my collages, my stories are also about the power of imagination to transform old into new, familiar into fantastical. In the book The Lion And The Little Red Bird, a lion turns his tail into a paintbrush, and the walls of his cave into a sunlit, painted world. In The Paper Princess, a drawing on paper becomes full of possibilities: by turns, it is a paper doll, a crumbled wad of litter, a birthday card, and a beloved doll again. The child in Hooray, A Pinata! imagines that a dog piata is a favorite pet. Ernst the crocodile in The Puddle Pail sees ordinary rain puddles as sparkling, collectible treasures . The girl in A Monster In The House imagines her baby brother to be a giant, messy, screaming, toe-sucking, hair-pulling monster. And in my newest book, Sun Bread, a baker brightens a bleak winter by shaping bread dough into a warm, glowing, life-giving sun.Although I love creating imaginary worlds, I also enjoy drawing real places. Three of the books I've illustrated take place in big U.S. cities. Abuela, by Arthur Dorros, is set in New York. City By The Bay, by Tricia Brown, is "a magical journey around San Fransisco." And City Of Angels, by Julie Jaskol and Brian Lewis, explores my home city of L.A. The life,energy, textures and wealth of detail in cities inspire my collages.I'm very inspired as well by my children, Mia and Ben (ages nine and four), my husband Paul, our two dogs and our cat. They all appear in many forms and disguises in my books! My family and I live in the town of Albany, California, next door to Berkeley and across the bay from San Fransisco. From our window, we can see the Golden Gate Bridge, and the boats on San Fransisco Bay.copyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: The Lion and the Little Red Bird (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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 spirits."The Horn Book(starred review)* "Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters...The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues...a jewel."Booklist(starred review)"Dorros's text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books"Publisher's Weekly"Should prove useful not only for collections in which there is need for ethnic diversity, but also as enrichment for intellectually curious children who are intrigued by the exploration of another language."--School Library JournalAn ALA Notable BookAn NCSS-CBC Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social StudiesA Library of Congress Children's Book of the YearAn American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selectionA BooklistEditor's ChoiceA Horn BookFanfare ListingWinner of theParent's ChoiceAwardA Hungry Mind ReviewChildren's Books of Distinction List selectionA New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selectionArthur Dorros(arthurdorros.com) has enjoyed words, pictures, and books for as long as he can remember. A photograph taken when he was one and a half years old shows him eating a few. Some of his later experiences led to his creating books. When he was four years old he sat on the tail of a ten-foot long alligator. Fortunately the alligator had been well fed. Out of that adventure grew one of his first published books,Alligator Shoes. Since 1980, he has written and/or illustrated numerous popular titles about a broad variety of subjects from nonfiction, concept science books, to high-flying stories such as the award-winningAbuela.Before he started making books he did many things: he worked as a carpenter, teacher, farm worker, longshoreman, and photographer at various times. He loves to travel, learning about and meeting people, and discovering similarities and differences around the world. As a writer and illustrator he brings what he finds into his books. Mr. Dorros currently lives in Seattle, Washington, and enjoys visiting schools throughout the US and internationally to speak with students about telling their own stories. In addition to the much-appreciated reactions of his readers, his works have been selected as Reading Rainbow Books, ALA Notable Book, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, NCSS Notable Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, Parent's Choice Award, Storytime Public TV Selection, and BooklistEditors' Choice, among other commendations.; Title: Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter—the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: A Letter to Amy (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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 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 ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in Australia, the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Denmark and the UK. Base lives in Melbourne with his artist wife Robyn and their three children.; Title: The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 IllustratorsBoston Globe Honor Book Award (John Henry 1994)In addition to his work on children's books, he is an extremely successful artist who has had eleven one-man retrospectives at venues ranging from the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists to the Art Institute of Chicago. His current one-man show entitled, "Building Bridges, the Art of Jerry Pinkney" was organized by the Pittsburgh Children's Museum and will be traveling through 1998. Mr. Pinkney has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, including National Geographic , the National Parks Service, the U.S. Postal Service, the American Library Association and the Association of Booksellers for Children.Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Jerry Pinkney states, "(I) took an interest in drawing very early in my life, and at some point I realized I'd rather sit and draw than do almost anything else." While growing up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia his interest in art was supported by hisfamily -- especially by his mother. "She certainly understood me and made it clear to everyone that if art was what I wanted to pursue, then that's what she wanted to have happen. My father also became very supportive, and when I wanted to take art classes after school he found ways for me to attend."In junior high school Mr. Pinkney had a newsstand and took a drawing pad with him to work every day and sketched passersby. That was how he met the cartoonist John Liney, who encouraged him to draw and showed him the possibilities of making a living as an artist.After graduating from the commercial art program at Dobbins Vocational School, where he met his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney received a full scholarship to attend the Philadelphia Museum College of Art (now University of the Arts). While at PCA he and Gloria married. After their first child was born, they moved to Boston, where Mr. Pinkney worked as a designer at Rustcraft Greeting Card Company, and at Barker-Black Studio where he developed his reputation as an illustrator. Eventually he opened Kaleidoscope Studio with two other artists. Later he opened his own freelance studio -- Jerry Pinkney Studio -- and moved to New York. Sensitivity to and an interest in a variety of cultures has always been a dominant theme of Mr. Pinkney s work. He has also drawn inspiration for a significant part of his work from African American culture. Among his numerous projects are his twelve postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service Black Heritage series. Mr. Pinkney was a member of its Advisory Committee for ten years and he was also invited to join the NASA artist team for the space shuttle Columbia. "I wanted to show that an African American artist could make it on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to be a strong role model for my family and for other African Americans."Many of Mr. Pinkney's children's books celebrate multicultural and African American themes. "Working on both the Uncle Remus tales and John Henry has shown me an important link between pivotal and opposite African American folk heroes. Brer Rabbit, the sly trickster, originated during slavery and was the first African American folk hero. Slaves who wanted to get the better of their masters needed to be cunning and sly -- hence the trickster role. However, later comes John Henry, a free man, whose strength and valor bring him fame. He was a strong folk hero for African Americans, a symbol of all the working men who made a major contribution to the building of the roads and railroads in the mountains of West Virginia -- a dangerous job for which many paid with their lives."Mr. Pinkney's two latest books areThe Little Red Hen and The Old African by Julius Lester (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney). Books give me a great feeling of personal and artistic satisfaction. When I'm working on a book, I wish the phone would never ring. I love doing it. My satisfaction comes from the actual marks on the paper, and when it sings, it's magic".Jerry and Gloria Pinkney live in Westchester County, New York. The Pinkneys have four children: Troy, Scott, Brian, and Myles, and seven grandchildren. Two of the Pinkney's children are also involved in children's book illustration, Brian through illustrations, and Myles throughphotography. In addition to illustrating children's books and other projects, Mr. Pinkney has also been an art professor at the University of Delaware and State University of New York at Buffalo. He has given workshops and been a guest lecturer at universities and art schools across thecountry.copyright 2007 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Picture Puffin) | [
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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 creation.” —Publishers Weekly   Those who think they've seen everything in the ubiquitous color concept-book genre haven't seen Cabrera's debut, an irresistible take on the subject…. The art is childlike and comforting, with broad, visible strokes of the brush. Impish and informational.” —Kirkus ReviewsJane Cabrera is best know as an author and illustrator of children's books. Her first book Cat's Colors came out in 1997 and she has now written and Illustrated over 47 books. They have been translated into over 25 languages and won awards in the US and Europe.; Title: Cat's Colors (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 cyclical theme by picturing the grandson as very like the young Adam. His realistic watercolors dynamically depict the Old World in black and white, changing to color as Adam grows up, and his affecting portraits match the quiet passion of Oberman's prose." --Publishers WeeklySheldon Oberman wrote two Sydney Taylor Honor Award-winning books - The Wisdom Bird and The Always Prayer Shawl, which also won a National Jewish Book Award. He taught at Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the Sheldon Oberman Writing Award has been established in his honor.Ted has illustrated more than one hundred books for children and also wrote an autobiography entitled I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Betsy, who also illustrates children's books.; Title: The Always Prayer Shawl (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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 Information, Inc.Elisa Kleven writes and illustrates picture books because she's never outgrown a deep childhood urge to enter a magical world. To date, she has written and illustrated 13 books and illustrated 15 others, including her School Library Journal Best Book, Puddle Pail, which also features the crocodile brothers, Ernst and Sol; her New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Sun Bread; The Lion and the Little Red Bird; and The Paper Princess. Elisa and her family and live in Albany, California.; Title: The Paper Princess (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 | [
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5,526 | 11 | 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 children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter—the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: My Dog Is Lost (Picture Books) | [
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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 classics asNo Jumping on the Bed! and No More Water in the Tub! He has published more than 50 books as author and illustrator. He has received The Theodor Seuss Geisel Honorfor I Spy Fly Guy and has wonTheEdgar Award for his Young Adult Novel, Rat Life.; Title: Green Wilma (Puffin Pied Piper) | [
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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 Likes Blue, Ebele's Favorite, and A Is for Africa.; Title: Emeka's Gift (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 her "spare time," Johnston has worked at a children's book store, taught a course on picture book writing at UCLA, and studied poetry writing for children with Myra Cohn Livingston. Although she has published nearly seventy-five books, Johnston never stops working. At this moment she is juggling about ten different story ideas. She is grateful for the many ideas that come to her, for the chance to work toward what has become her life goal--to be a good storyteller.; Title: Amber on the Mountain (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 Leonard Baskin, and from the 1970s to the 1980s ran the Chamberlain Press.; Title: The Button Box | [
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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 Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex.; Title: Cops and Robbers (Picture Puffin) | [
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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) | [
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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 Daughters: An African Tale (Picture Puffin) | [
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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 and play, offer a bit of comfort, and go to work. Mommies do a lot of caregiving, cook breakfast, and remind children of their manners. None of these women are shown working outside of the home and a picture of children getting off of the school bus is paired with, "A mommy waits for you to come home." These books are not as charming as many of Ziefert's other titles or as effective as Laura Numeroff's What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best (S & S, 1998). Flap appeal aside, this is well-intentioned literary fluff comforting to those children whose lifestyles match the featured models.Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Harriet Ziefert was born in New Jersey. She grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.Harriet Ziefert's many books include A New Coat for Anna, the Hello Reading series and the Lift-the-Flap books, as well as picture books such as With Love from Grandma, and board books, including Dress Little Bunny and Feed Little Bunny. Ms. Ziefert was educated at Smith College and New York University. She has taught every elementary school grade, from preschool to grade six and is the author of a widely-used early childhood education program for language arts, reading, and social studies.Ms. Ziefert lives in Maplewood, New Jersey and Lincoln, Massachusetts. She has two adult sons.; Title: Daddies Are for Catching Fireflies (Puffin Lift-the-Flap) | [
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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 London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy Goes to Bed | [
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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 books and writes with children and adults at schools, libraries, bookstores, book festivals and conferences. A credentialed elementary school teacher, she is on the Reading Advisory Board for the Rosen Publishing Group and has worked as a poetry consultant for Sadlier-Oxford. A former director of Seminars in Children's Literature and advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Suen is a co-founder of the Writers Roundtable Conference. She is on the Children's Book Council Children's Book Authors and Illustrators List and the "Great Children's Poets" List.; Title: Man on the Moon (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 children. The Rands live on Mercer Island, Washington.; Title: Baby In a Basket (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 Austrian Tirol, coming to the United States in 1914. Although best known for his children's books, he also wrote fiction and non-fiction for adults, on subjects he knew best: hotels, traveling, and Hollywood. He was a frequent contributor to magazines, including The New Yorker, Town and Country, and Holiday. Bemelmans was also a painter, whose art was displayed in exhibitions around the world.; Title: Madeline's Christmas | [
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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 (Spanish Edition) | [
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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 Easter surprise of all! This satisfying lift-the-flap book is uncomplicated enough for the earliest readers, with big, easy flaps for tiny hands, more like minipages within pages. The story couldn't be simpler, but the colorful pictures are sweet, and the theme is familiar to any child who has despaired of winning a game. Celebrate another holiday with Emily in Emily's Valentine Party. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter; Title: Happy Easter, Emily!: A Lift-the-Flap Book | [
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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 Nursery, and Journey of the Red Wolf, which won the Oregon Book Award in 1996.; Title: Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill | [
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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 children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter—the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: Goggles (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 and Dog and the Night Walk, and also several book for adults, includingWhole Child, Whole Parent and Gently Lead: How to Teach Your Children About God While Finding Out for Yourself. She lives with her husband and two sons in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.Brad Sneed is an artist, illustrator, and author of books for young readers. His books include Deputy Harvey and the Ant Cow Caper and Lucky Russell, and he has illustrated numerous books for other authors. He lives in Kansas with his wife and daughter.; Title: I HEARD SAID THE BIRD (PAPERBACK) 1998 PUFFIN (Picture Puffins) | [
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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-the narrators include a bird who learns from the wind and a bee who quizzes a flower about pollination. The varied format includes simple poems and informal games/quizzes. Illustrations are fresh and winsome; the frog in Rain is particularly inspired and expressive. PW called this book displaying the American Sign Language alphabet "exceptionally striking... a glorious success." All ages. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Laura Rankin is the creator of The Handmade Alphabet, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie. She is the illustrator of many other books for children, including A Balloon for Isabel, by Deborah Underwood. She lives in Easton, Maryland.; Title: The Handmade Alphabet (Picture Puffins) | [
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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, and reflections. From frustration to humor, joy, and triumph, this hip-hop celebration of basketball captures all the passion and excitement of the players.; Title: Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms (Picture Puffins) | [
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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) | [
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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 director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Max and Ruby in Pandora's Box | [
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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 Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Bath.; Title: Bumps in the Night - Funnybones (Picture Puffin S.) | [
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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 bilingual children's performer, recording artist, and author who makes appearances nationwide. He lives in Los Angeles, California.Elisa Kleven grew up making dollhouses and collages out of doilies and postage stamps. Today, she is thrilled to carry on building her artistic dream worlds in the form of beautiful picture books. Elisa lives in Berkeley, California.; Title: De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children (Anthology) (Spanish Edition) | [
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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) | [
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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 holiday around for the materialistic swine."Angel Pig's message was simple and clear: The magic of Christmas was merrily near."Soon the piggies are acting on the angelic oinker's words, making paper chains and pencil holders, shiny stars and butterscotch reindeer, and discovering that "the best giving is done with your heart."The message may not be new, but Jan L. Waldron's refreshing rhyming story with beloved illustrator David McPhail's (Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!, etc.) expressive pigs and chaotic decorating scenes, brings a whole new buoyancy to the sentiment. Next Christmas forget about gifts of gewgaws and morphing mega-superheroes; how about a good old-fashioned picture book and a butterscotch reindeer instead! (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie CoulterThis is Jan Waldron's first picture book.David McPhail is the author/illustrator of many well-loved pig books, including Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! and Pigs Ahoy!; Title: Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 the monkey bars, Froggy falls smack on his head -- bonk! With Valentine's Day just a week away, Froggy's busy at work on an extra-special valentine.; Title: Froggy's First Kiss | [
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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 graduate student in philosophy. (Someday she’ll find a way to work in something about being a lens grinder, factory worker, bakery clerk, waitress, park landscape assistant, museum receptionist, etc.) Her themes often center on people's relationships—to each other and to the land.Many of her books bring history alive for younger readers, tackling difficult topics: racism, guns, war, environmental challenges—yet they have a lighter side and a drama that allow younger readers to look at these issues with hope and courage.She has a compatriot in the arts in her husband, David Mataya—a designer, artist, and musician. They have three great kids—Nadja, Mirjana, and Dmitri. They live in Hudson, Wisconsin, where they enjoy the nearby rivers and woods.The writings of Marybeth Lorbiecki have earned numerous awards, including: Children's Choice List, New York Public Library Pick of the Lists, Storytellers World Award Chicago Tribune, Pick of the Lists IRA Best Books of the Year (starred), Notable Social Studies Trade Books, Bank Street College Children's Books of the Year, Independent Publishers Book Award, New York Public Library Notable Trade Book for Young People in Social Studies, in Literary Arts Pick of the Lists by the American Library Association, Living the Dream Award from Manhattan Country School, Benjamin Franklin Award, Publishers Marketing Association, Best of Show from Midwest Independent Publisher Association, Distinguished Service to History Award from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Parents Choice Award, Boston Globe Pick of the Lists, ABA Kids' Pick of the ListsJunior Literary Guild, Minnesota Book Award in Biography and History, Science Books and Films List of Best Children's Books.; Title: Sister Anne's Hands (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.Jerry Pinkney is one of America's most admired children's book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, fiveNew York TimesTen Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. Recently a member of the National Council of the Arts and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has also served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Jerry Pinkney lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Westchester County, New York.; Title: John Henry (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 numerous awards for his art in books. In 1972, he was the first African American artist to win a Caldecott Honor Award for Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book and in 1975 he won a second Caldecott Honor Award for Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, both written by Muriel Feelings.Mr. Feelings taught art at the University of South Carolina. It was during that time he published perhaps his best known work, The Middle Passage, which won the 1996 Coretta Scott King Award. Mr. Feelings was working on finishing his last picture book, I Saw Your Face, a collaboration with the poet Kwame Dawes, not long before his death in 2003.; Title: Soul Looks Back in Wonder | [
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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 ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in Australia, the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Denmark and the UK. Base lives in Melbourne with his artist wife Robyn and their three children.; Title: The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery | [
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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, quite simply, takes the cake". -- Publishers Weekly, starred review; Title: Bunny Cakes | [
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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 Business Information, Inc.Julius Lesterhas published many books of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and poetry. Among the awards these books have received are the Newbery Honor Medal, American Library Association Notable Book, National Jewish Book Award Finalist, The New York Times Outstanding Book, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Caldecott Honor Book, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a National Book Award Finalist. His books have been translated into eight languages.; Title: From Slave Ship to Freedom Road | [
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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 over crammed pages, and for the inexhaustible supply of extra touches, this one surely would be a winner."--Publisher's Weekly  "Careful observation reveals many less obvious objects and creatures, all beginning with the same letter. The illustrations are mixed media and are fun to look at."--Children's Literature "This beautiful book contains thirteen small tales about those who live in harmony with Animalia, kingdom of the animals...Each tale captures wisdom about the world we share with animals. This is a beautiful book in every sense."—The Hungry Mind Review; Title: Animalia (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie, If the Shoe Fits, and Eggs Over Evie. She lives in Salinas, California.Best known for her Skippyjon Jones series, Judy Schachner has illustrated many of her own stories, including the much-loved Grannyman and its companion book, Bits & Pieces. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Title: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex.; Title: Funnybones Mystery Tour | [
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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 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 nine children.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 nine children.; Title: The Escape of Marvin the Ape | [
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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 | [
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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 phrases are easily understood. Glossary."—Horn Book"The little girl and her grandmother, first seen flying over New York City in Abuela(1991), take off on another imaginary flight, this time to the Caribbean island where Abuela grew up. Isla is a tropical treasure."—BooklistNotable Book, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book CouncilCommended Book, Consortium of Latin American Studies ProgramsChildren's Book of the Year, Bank Street Children's Book CommitteeNotable Children's Book, National Council of Teachers of EnglishIn the popular book, "Abuela", Rosalba and her grandmother took a fanciful flight high above New York City. Today Abuela is telling Rosalba all about the Caribbean island where she grew up. Together, they use their imaginations to fly through the sky on a magical journey to la isla. After listening to Abuela's vivid stories Rosalba can see the vibrant treasures of the island unfold right before her eyes.; Title: ISLA English Edition with Spanish phrases (Picture Puffins) | [
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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, trainer, energy auditor for the Extension Service, and mostrecently as Elderhostel Director and cross-country ski instructor at the Craftsbury Sports Center before turning to writing full-time."I have many passions. I am an athlete, naturalist, artist, and a writer, and all of the things I do are rooted in the Northeast Kingdom. I run five to ten miles each morning, cross-country ski, mountain bike, swim, and play tennis. I also played field hockey all across the country for many years. I love the outdoors, and study and sketch birds and wildflowers which are most often the subjects of my watercolor paintings. For the past seven years, my husband, Tom, and I have beenbuilding a timber-frame house. We both enjoy working with wood, and Tom shares my love of the land, sports and animals: we have a Morgan horse, five dogs, and eight cats. We lovegardening and have planted an orchard of old apple varieties. And I love histories and walking old cemeteries."My first children's book, The Canada Geese Quilt, grew out of my love andadmiration for my grandmother, Helen Urie Rowell, and a special quilt the two of us made together. My grandmother began quilting when she was in her sixties, and over the next fifteen years she made over 230 quilts. I designed about twenty of them. Most of them are of birds,wildflowers and starry skies, but one is of Canada geese -- and that inspired the book."My husband and I live in Albany, Vermont, where I am always at work on new books."copyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: The Bear That Heard Crying (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 young adult novelWhere's Home? Jonathan London started writing poetry in his late teens. Although he received a Masters Degree in Social Sciences and never formally studied literature or creative writing, he began to consider himself a "writer" about the time he graduated from college. After college, he became a dancer in a modern dance company and worked at numerous low-paying jobs as a laborer or counselor. However, during this 20-year period, London continued to write. He wrote poems and short stories for adults, earning next to nothing despite being published in many literary magazines. "It wasn't until I had kids of my own that I became a writer for children," he explains. "It all started with telling them stories when they were very young. I wrote down one of these stories, and it becameThe Owl Who Became the Moon, my first picture book sale (though it was my fourth to appear in print). Now I am finally making a living as a writer. A dream come true!" Born a "Navy brat" in Brooklyn, New York,London was raised on naval stations throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Today he lives with his wife, Maureen, and their two sons, Aaron and Sean, in rural Northern California, where they like to backpack in the summer, play in the snow in winter, and dance all year around.; Title: Puddles | [
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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 Water in the Tub! He has published more than 50 books as author and illustrator. He has received  The Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for I Spy Fly Guy and has won The Edgar Award for his Young Adult Novel, Rat Life.; Title: No More Water in the Tub! | [
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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 and Liza Jane, start dreamin' about becoming his bride. Right and left, they're orderin' Rose around -- not even thinkin' that Rose might like to go to the party herself. And on the night of the shindig, Rose finds herself left behind -- until one of the hogs comes up to the fence and starts talkin' to her. As it turns out, that hog just happens to know a little bit o' magic....Based on Charles Perrault's classic version, this lively adaptation of the Cinderella story is a joy to read again and again.; Title: Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 to talk to strangers. Naturally, she meets the wolf, who distracts her so that he can get to Grandma's first. He swallows Grandma whole, with only her stocking feet shown disappearing down his throat. After the traditional exchange of pleasantries, Little Red suffers the same unfortunate fate. A woodcutter is shown approaching the sleeping wolf, ax upraised. The next illustration depicts the beast's hindquarters stretched out on the floor, his two victims standing unharmed beside him. The child vows never to talk to strangers again. The vocabulary is appropriate for beginning readers. The lively illustrations and familiarity of the story should provide a successful reading experience.Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Little Red Riding Hood (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) | [
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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 colored pencil drawings perfectly capture the happy-go-lucky characters that fill her clever and funny books. There is a life lesson to be learned from each story.Nancy decided at age five to be an artist. As a child, Nancy would sit on her bed and draw for hours. "I began creating characters and telling stories through my drawings," Nancy said. "I always had the need to communicate something through my art." Her early love of comic books influenced her style of drawing and use of color.A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art, Nancy has kept alive a youthful zest for life. Readers and book reviewers alike are charmed by her jazzy yet childlike drawings done with bright colored pencils. In all 42 books and four stage plays, she uses well-placed humor in words and pictures to tickle the funny bone of children and their parents.Humorous childhood experiences from her own life growing up in Minneapolis and from the escapades of her three children provide themes for stories. Most of her books feature animal characters that show the funny side of people. Nancy's two dogs, cat and a guinea pig are a source of inspiration.Nancy Carson lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. She and her husband, Barry McCool, have three children, two dogs, and a cat. Nancy loves nature and spends as much time outdoors as possible, running, biking and birdwatching. Besides writing and illustrating children's books, she designs posters, t-shirts, caps, greeting cards and other specialty items, which are marketed across the country through McCool Unlimited, Inc. and available though Nancy's on-line catalogue.Readers say they recognize themselves and their friends in the characters who triumph over everyday situations.Each story helps young readers deal with life's little problems, while teaching the basic values of honesty, determination and self-confidence.copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: ABC I Like Me! | [
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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 (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 television show on Nick, Jr. 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 director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Bunny Money (Max and Ruby) | [
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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) (Spanish Edition) | [
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5,577 | 0 | Cari Meister lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.; Title: Tiny the Snow Dog (Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 1) | [
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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 value at first, repeated reading will lead them to the wonderful discovery that the boy is really safe in his cozy home with his mom waiting patiently nearby."--Booklist  "The sumptuous, imaginative watercolors are replete with dreamy intent."--Kirkus ReviewsHelen M. Cooper is associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.; Title: The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Bath.; Title: Funnybones Dinosuar Dreams | [
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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 World War II. Jennifer Plecas is a childrens book author and illustrator. Her works include Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses and Bah! Said the Baby. Shelives in Blue Springs, Missouri.; Title: Grandpas Are for Finding Worms (Puffin Lift-the-Flap) | [
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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 after World War II.  Jennifer Plecas is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her works include Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses and Bah! Said the Baby. She lives in Blue Springs, Missouri.; Title: Grandmas are for Giving Tickles (Puffin Lift-the-Flap) | [
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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 | [
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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.Praise for The First Strawberries..."Spare text, an uncomplicated story line and gentle illustrations keep this quiet but resonant tale accessible to even the youngest child"--Publishers Weekly"Quietly luminous watercolors capture details of dress, dwelling, implements, flora, and fauna against an open landscape of rolling hills."--Kirkus Review; Title: The First Strawberries (Picture Puffins) | [
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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 killing her hens and biddies. But her pink straw hat with silk roses truly is her favorite. For 35 years she's worn this hat to church every Easter Sunday, and "it always makes her feel brand-new, like Easter itself." She's not the only one who thinks it's special. When her handsome young preacher asks her to donate a hat to the church auction, Miss Fannie knows what she has to do. She takes a deep breath, thinks of her favorite verse from the Bible, "With God, all things are possible," and wraps up her pink straw hat. But she doesn't realize just how much is possible until the Easter Sunday after the auction.Jan Kuron, popular author of the bestselling series for adults, The Mitford Years, as well as the children's book, Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny, crafts a pleasing story of a charming woman (based on Kuron's own grandmother) who reaps the sweet rewards of her generosity. Toni Goffe's warm, cartoonish illustrations will make readers smile. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie CoulterPW called this tale about an elderly lady who sells her prized hat to finance a new church garden "a cheerful story that offers a worthy message while avoiding a didactic tone." All ages. (Feb.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Miss Fannie's Hat | [
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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. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy Plays Soccer | [
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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 nine children.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 nine children.; Title: I Did It, I'm Sorry (Picture Puffin Books (Paperback)) | [
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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! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.; Title: Ten Terrible Dinosaurs (Picture Puffins) | [
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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-up daughters.; Title: If You See a Kitten | [
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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) | [
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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 | [
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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 of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peterthe star ofThe Snowy Day,Whistle for Willie,Peter's Chair,A Letter to Amy,Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online atwww.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: The Little Drummer Boy | [
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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 | [
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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 Rabbit Lost * Independent * Traditionally illustrated, with a story all young children can relate to * Bookseller * An inventive, gentle writer * Scotland on Sunday *Harry Horse has written and illustrated several children's books including The Last Gold Diggers, winner of the Smarties Gold Prize, The Last Polar Bears and The Last Cowboys. There are now four Little Rabbit stories and Little Rabbit Lost won the Scottish Arts Council Award. Harry has been political cartoonist for the New Yorker, the Guardian, Scotland on Sunday, the Scotsman and now the Glasgow Herald. Harry lives in Shetland with his wife Mandy, his dog Chiquita, Steve the cat and six chickens.; Title: Little Rabbits New Baby (Picture Puffin) | [
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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 the performance. There is an unexpected turn of events, however, when the prima ballerina sprains her ankle on the day of the show, and Angelina is delighted to be able to step in and save the day!; Title: Angelina and the Princess | [
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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 director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Max's Chocolate Chicken (Max and Ruby) | [
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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, and through his original award-winning childrens books. Much of Johnsons work is characterized by an interest in the alphabet and language, which began with his book Alphabet City, a Caldecott Honor and New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. His most recent engagement with the alphabet is his ongoing series of literal abstractions which are the subject of his book A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, also a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and featured in several solo museum and gallery exhibitions. Johnsons drawings and paintings are in numerous private and permanent collections, including the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. and the New Britain Museum of Art, Connecticut. Solo exhibitions of his work have been featured at the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, New York; the Katonah Museum of Art, New York; and the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. Among his public art is a large mosaic mural at the DeKalb Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York and a 58-foot long mural at the Universal City Metro Station in North Hollywood, California. Learn more about Stephen at www.stephentjohnson.com.; Title: City by Numbers | [
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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 and play, offer a bit of comfort, and go to work. Mommies do a lot of caregiving, cook breakfast, and remind children of their manners. None of these women are shown working outside of the home and a picture of children getting off of the school bus is paired with, "A mommy waits for you to come home." These books are not as charming as many of Ziefert's other titles or as effective as Laura Numeroff's What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best (S & S, 1998). Flap appeal aside, this is well-intentioned literary fluff comforting to those children whose lifestyles match the featured models.Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.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 World War II. Cynthia Jabar is an award-winning childrens book illustrator. Believing storytelling helps children form their imagination as well as social skills, she also designs products for childrens story-making experiences.; Title: Mommies are for Counting Stars (Puffin Lift-the-Flap) | [
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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 children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter—the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org; Title: Louie's Search | [
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