CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
""DINOSAUR WINS!" So will young readers and listeners likewise charged up with dino DNA. (Picture book. 3-5)"
Fresh from roaring out at bedtime (2008), at potty training (2010) and in the library (2011) Shea's prehistoric preschooler takes on Christmas.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"A lovely way to share a sprinkling of fairy dust. (Picture book. 3-8)"
The Broadway production of
Peter Pan has remained a great audience favorite in theaters and on television, and now two of its signature songs are celebrated in a storybook format.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"Though the book itself is fragile (the tabs are on the flimsy side), the original take on some of the pairings breathes new life into some often-clichéd opposites. (Pop-up. 2-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
"The art gives this southerly outing a distinctive look, and the interplay between the two tourists may strike some readers as comical. (Graphic easy reader. 5-7)"
Strong graphic illustrations give this quick visit to the Antarctic plenty of appeal, though readers may want to strangle one of the visitors.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Ever-changing watercolor washes and primordial shapes depict a wondrous, liquid world in which the star-crossed lovers learn to trust their hearts. (Picture book. 5-9)"
The love between a fish and an otter is given the thoughtful treatment such an unexpected attraction deserves.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A great pick for storytime, bedtime, anytime. (Picture book. 3-7)"
Pinfold's story has a timeless quality despite its entirely original flair, with sumptuous paintings and thumbnail embellishments adding narrative and descriptive content.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"An instructive and entertaining primer on the art of friendship and the complexity of joy. (Picture book. 3-7) "
Working from a text composed solely of the titular phrases (plus one final qualifier) in an ongoing call and response, Mack depicts a day among friends whose dispositions couldn't be more extreme.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"As the only large-format edition of this carol currently in print, it will be a useful purchase for use with children at Christmas sing-alongs or church programs as well as at home. (Picture book/religion. 3-7)"
The familiar, old English carol using the voices of the animals approaching the Nativity scene serves as the text in this attractively illustrated, large-format version.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"This one has "read it again" potential, and Fox has the makings of a star. (Picture book. 2-6)"
In the fourth entry in the charming Goose and Bear series, the polar bear and gawky white goose are again joined by their irrepressible little friend, a fox with the personality of a bright 2-year-old.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"If the laughs come a tad unevenly, come they do: good, absurdist fun with sly, existential winks. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Renaissance guy O'Brien (who, in addition to penning
New Yorker cartoons and illustrating prolifically for children, plays banjo and lifeguards in North Wildwood, N.J.) delivers wacky vignettes riffing on six professional tropes: farmer, chef, woodsman, knight, doorman and clown.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A charming (if rather implausible) celebration of a snowy, book-y, day. (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Though this cute-but-mighty tug's strengths are oddly undercut by the syrupy gear-switch at the end, the bright, attractive pictures will appeal to boat-loving toddlers. (Picture book. 2-4)"
Graphically spiffy and textually brief, this exploration of an anthropomorphic harbor tugboat's working role tacks on a maudlin shtick in the final quarter.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Something of the flipside to the team's The Other Side (2001), this is a great book for teaching kindness. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Woodson and Lewis' latest collaboration unfolds with harsh beauty and the ominousness of opportunities lost.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"A title for remembrance and for re-dedication to the dream, published in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Informational picture book. 5 & up)"
An award-winning artist captures the passion and purpose of this most notable 20th-century American speech in beautifully realized oil paintings.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"Too finicky by half to have its day in court. (Picture book. 4-8)"
"The Princess and the Pea," courtesy of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"A strong if whimsical choice for those separated from loved ones. (Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"A non-starter, despite the subject's ever-enduring allure. (Informational picture book. 6-8)"
Two poems, a finger-puppet project and a foldout mini-story fail to compensate for undistinguished art and a cursory sprinkling of dino-facts in this Dutch import.
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