Children's and Teen: 0 - 2 years old

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 2004

BABY GOOSE

by Kate McMullan, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

"Oversensitive parental readers may be pleased by that, and certainly by the tongue-in-cheek art; babies will, as ever, enjoy hearing the playful nonsense. (Nursery rhymes. 0-3)"

McMullan brings babies to center stage in 27 thematically arranged, deftly altered Mother Goose rhymes—"Hark hark the dogs do bark / The babies are coming to town," "Oh, the Baby Duke of York / He had ten thousand men," "Baby Foster went to Gloucester," etc. Lemaître illustrates each with a cartoon-style scene, featuring diaper-clad toddlers accompanied by a varied and recurring cast of farm animals, pets, bugs, bath toys, and dancing sausages. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2004

ROOSTER/GALLO

by Jorge Luján, illustrated by Manuel Monroy, translated by Elisa Amado

"The sharp, evocative language should stir children's imaginations as well as pleasing the adults who may be reading to them and who will almost certainly feel that Luján's poem for children is more delightful than many so-called "adult" poems. (Picture book/poetry. 2-4)"

Luján's nine-line poem, ably rendered into English by Amado, is a hymn to the coming and going of the day. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 23, 2002

SING A SONG OF PIGLETS: A CALENDAR IN VERSE

by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

"Charming, buoyant, and year-round fun. (Picture book/poetry. 2-5)"

A celebration of the seasons by a veteran author and a Caldecott Medalist (Mirette on the High Wire, 1992). Read full book review >

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