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Blue Skies Smiling at Me (page 2)


Cover art for THE WEAVER
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 22, 2010
by Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Elisa Kleven

Where do dreams come from? Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LITTLE MOON PRINCESS
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2010
by Y J Lee, illustrated by Y J Lee

"A more-than-respectable picture-book debut. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Long ago, there was a little princess who lived on a moon filled with sparkling jewels. Read full book review >
Cover art for SKY BLUE ACCIDENT/ACCIDENTE CELESTE
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2007
by Jorge Luján, illustrated by Piet Grobler, translated by Elisa Amado

"While not essential, this is a vibrantly presented and provocative exploration of the imagination. (Picture book. 4-8)"
In Luján's free verse poem, a boy on his way to school collides with the sky and breaks it. Read full book review >
Cover art for FRIDAY MY RADIO FLYER FLEW
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 6, 2008
by Zachary Pullen, illustrated by Zachary Pullen

"Pullen's artful oil paintings zoom in and out on the father and son in exaggerated, distorting perspectives, emphasizing the boy's expressive face and his dad in gleeful moments. (Picture book. 3-7)"
The possibilities of the little red wagon have captured the imagination of children for decades. Read full book review >
Cover art for WALTER WAS WORRIED
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2005

"Opportunities for read-aloud interaction abound here; children may enjoy spelling out the face-words or discussing how they feel in different climatic scenarios, from puzzling fog to shocking lightning to frightening thunder. (Picture book. 3-7)"
Moods can change as quickly as the weather, and this innovative concept book cleverly illustrates the range and volatility of both. Read full book review >
Cover art for CLOUD NINE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 21, 1995
by Norman Silver, illustrated by Jan Ormerod

"Science may not allow humans to float on clouds like inner tubes, or sky surf on a jet-powered cumulus, but this book's paean to the imagination will transport readers easily, believably, up to Armstong's cottony retreat. (Picture book. 5-8)"
 When his mother suggests he ``go build something,'' Armstrong constructs a ladder to the clouds, and as the numbered clouds pass bysix, seven, eighthe lassos the ninth as his personal refuge in the sky. Read full book review >