CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"A fitting fable for the very young about friendship and diversity. (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2011
"Fans of the first book will cheer the return of its winsome protagonist, but they will miss its architectural unity; ultimately, there is little here to make it rise above the witchy multitude. (Picture book. 4-8)"
In a follow-up to The Curious Little Witch (2010), Lizzy, the titular Little Witch, continues her adventures with a new young friend, Trixie.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"Though not really "cautionary" in the Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls sense, this does offer some memorable lines ("Even if I haven't picked the right school, I'll have picked the right nostril") and acting out to counter the bland modeling more common in standard manner manuals. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Two rival Academies in the town of Beastieville counterintuitively offer either training in good manners for the already-virtuous or a bad-behavior curriculum tailored to students who "pester, pinch, and push, / who sniffle in their snot."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"The overall effort definitely has a European feeling, with Father Christmas and his donkey and Faith's Christmas gift of a nice hot-water bottle. (Picture book. 3-7)"
In this German import, a sweet fairy named Faith gets lost in a snowy forest on Christmas Eve.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"Make sure to experience this ebullient celebration. (Picture book. 4-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2009
"Together with the brief verses, the images will appeal to all who love to make believe. (Picture book. 3-6)"
