CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"History, religious persecution, immigration, and the skeins of faith and love that connect a family are all knit together in this powerful, accessible and deeply affecting story. (Picture book. 6-10)"
Polacco has a gift for turning her own family stories into picture books that can touch the hearts of all.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"Fans of penguins and fans of dance and movement alike will enjoy this humorous romp. (Picture book, 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"A ten-gallon hat full of fun, with a heartfelt message to boot. (Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"This soaringly sentimental resolution notwithstanding, the book is a charming introduction to a widely reproduced, child-friendly artist, one that children will assuredly encounter and affirmingly embrace. (author's note) (Picture book/biography. 5-8)"
In her extensive picture-book–biography
oeuvre, Winter has proven to be particularly attuned to selecting the just-right elements of her subjects' complex lives while making them both accessible to and readily understood by young children.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"In the tradition of humorous metafictive offerings of the past, this celebration of chaos is a veritable festival of fun. (Picture book. 3-7)"
Debut author Lehrhaupt and
New York Times Notable Children's Book illustrator Forsythe (
My Name Is Elizabeth!, 2011) team up for a laugh-out-loud romp through monkey-infested pages.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 27, 2013
"Wrapping up on a comforting note sure to set toddlers' heads bobbing, this fanciful vision of what happens in the wee hours is the delightful nonsense of dreams. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Children will be tickled to see the wee hours of the morning come to life as irresistible, toddlerlike imps in this whimsical tale.
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