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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2010
Kirkus Star WE ARE IN A BOOK!
by Mo Willems, illustrated by Mo Willems
"You bet. (Early reader. 4-8)"
Stalwart friends Piggie and Gerald the elephant push the metafictive envelope in a big way when they realize that "someone is looking at us." Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star BINKY TO THE RESCUE: A BINKY ADVENTURE
by Ashley Spires, illustrated by Ashley Spires
"The muted palette and variety of panel shapes, sound effects, expressive characters and deadpan humor work in perfect rib-tickling harmony. (Graphic fiction. 7-10)"
Intrepid Space Cat Binky returns with another thrilling and dangerous adventure! Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ROOSTER PRINCE OF BRESLOV
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star THE ROOSTER PRINCE OF BRESLOV
by Ann Redisch Stampler, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
"Stampler's touching note demonstrates this layered tale's openness to multiple interpretations. (author's note) (Picture book/folktale. 4-7)"
This exuberantly rendered Yiddish folktale is bright in hue and spirit. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star SNOOK ALONE
by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
"Ever eschewing manipulation, it nevertheless could wring tears from stone. (Picture book. 5-10)"
"Abba Jacob was a monk who lived in a hermitage on the island in a faraway sea," reads the opening line of Nelson and Ering's remarkable collaboration, but readers soon discover that the monk does not lead an entirely solitary existence. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star MR. ELEPHANTER
by Lark Pien, illustrated by Lark Pien
"With a slightly old-fangled atmosphere, expressive line work and balmy watercolors, Pien has created a sense of well being, where all is (mostly) right in the best of worlds. (Picture book. 4-8)"
A day in the life of Mr. Elephanter is a slice from the bygone, when the scale and pace of life didn't require medication. Mr. Elephanter, clearly a mild and loving soul, works at the elephantery, tending a small tribe of elephanties. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star IN THE WILD
by David Elliott, illustrated by Holly Meade
"The poems, though they employ some sophisticated vocabulary, are short and direct, a feature that will demonstrate to verse-averse young readers that poetry can be powerful and pleasurable without being too complicated or threatening. (Picture book/poetry. 4-10)"
A stunning combination of poems and illustrations celebrating some of Earth's wildest and most beautiful creatures. Read full book review >