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| At Night |
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Jonathan Bean
Publishers Weekly
: Starred Review. Bean (The Apple Pie That Papa Baked; reviewed below) creates almost magical rhythms in this pitch-perfect story. ...More |
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| 2006 |
| Leaf Man |
Lois Ehlert
Publishers Weekly: Ehlert (Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf) returns to one of her favorite themes—the rainbow beauty of autumn leaves—for this refr ...More |
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| 2005 |
| Traction Man is Here |
Mini Grey
Publishers Weekly
: Starred Review. A cluttered house, lovingly rendered in comic-book panels by Grey (The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be), pr ...More |
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| 2003 |
| Big Momma Makes the World |
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Phyllis Root
Publishers Weekly
: In this sassy creation myth that tweaks the first chapter of Genesis, Big Momma "roll[s] up her sleeves" and gets down ...More |
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| 2002 |
| "Let's Get a Pup!" said Kate |
Bob Graham
Publishers Weekly
: Dog lover Graham (Max) adds another tail-wagging treat of a picture book to an oeuvre that includes the canine-inspired titles Be ...More |
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| 2001 |
| Cold Feet |
Cynthia DeFelice
Publishers Weekly
: DeFelice and Parker (previously paired for The Dancing Skeleton) join forces again, this time to polish up a Scottish ghost story ...More |
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| 2000 |
| Henry Hikes to Fitchburg |
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D.B. Johnson
School Library Journal
: K-Gr 4-A nicely realized retelling of a short passage from Henry Thoreau's Walden. Henry and his friend decide to go to Fitc ...More |
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| 1999 |
| Red-Eyed Tree Frog |
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Joy Cowley
School Library Journal
: PreS-Gr 3-In a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoidin ...More |
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| 1998 |
| And If the Moon Could Talk |
Kate Banks
Publishers Weekly
: With quiet phrases and luxurious color, Banks and Hallensleben (Baboon) evoke a perfectly peaceful bedtime. In a stuccoed house, ...More |
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| 1997 |
| The Adventures of Sparrowboy |
Brian Pinkney
Publishers Weekly
: Though sobering front-page headlines worry a young paperboy, the comics--especially a strip called Falconman--lift him up. Quite ...More |
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| 1995 |
| John Henry |
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Julius Lester
Publishers Weekly
: A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors. From his momentous b ...More |
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| 1994 |
| Grandfather's Journey |
Allen Say
Publishers Weekly
: Say transcends the achievements of his Tree of Cranes and A River Dream with this breathtaking picture book, at once a very perso ...More |
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| 1993 |
| The Fortune Tellers |
Lloyd Alexander
Publishers Weekly
: The hands of fate deftly propel this original folktale. A seedy fortune-teller profits from gullible and sometimes desperate vill ...More |
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| 1992 |
| Seven Blind Mice |
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Ed Young
Publishers Weekly
: In a stunning celebration of color Caldecott medalist Young ( Lon Po Po ) offers a vibrant variation on the fable of the blind me ...More |
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| 1991 |
| The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks |
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Katherine Paterson
Publishers Weekly
: In another picture book retelling of a Japanese folktale, Paterson ( The Tongue-Cut Sparrow ) recounts the story of Shozo, a one- ...More |
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