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Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old


Cover art for BANANA MOON
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 1998
by Janet Marshall, illustrated by Janet Marshall

"The pages of the book are thick and coated, making them durable and easy for small fingers to turn. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Marshall (Look Once, Look Twice, 1995, etc.) uses die-cut illustrations as a tease, for objects glimpsed on the other side of a hole are not what they appear: Candy canes turn out to be the sails of sailboats, and salt-water taffy is transformed into the whorls of a turtle's shell. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 1996
by Carol Jones, illustrated by Carol Jones

"Jones (Hickory Dickory Dock, 1992, etc.) provides a sophisticated orchestration of a simple tune. (Picture book/folklore. 4-8)"
 The hare is the biggest braggart in the forest. Read full book review >