CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"It's an odd and very European tale, and a very brave one. (Picture book. 7-12)"
Downtrodden Daisy imagines a much less restricted life for herself in amusing and ultimately hopeful ways.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"The Emberleys offer such a joyful, imaginative interpretation of the classic that even the youngest will understand the unstated message to "eat, drink and be merry." (Picture book. 4-8)"
In this playful riff on Aesop's fable, an ant's load is made light when her spirit is lifted by the grasshopper's music.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"A tribute to the power of books to connect and the love that parents everywhere show when they share books with children at the end of the day, this picture book is simply spectacular. (Picture book. 3-7)"
Banks and Hallensleben are together again (
What's Coming for Christmas? 2009, etc.)
with a heartwarming tale that compares one bear's hibernation to one little boy's bedtime-reading rituals.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A stellar artistic vision of the infinite power of intergenerational love. (author's note) (Picture book. 5-8)"
Uma's struggle with the meaning of infinity offers readers a playful, gorgeous introduction to the mathematical concept.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"There is much to enjoy here, and the illustrations and allusions beg for repeat readings. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Readers check in on Mr. Wolf every hour of his birthday, but it seems like the poor guy just can't catch a break on his special day.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"Hats off! (Picture book. 4-8)"
Klassen combines spare text and art to deliver no small measure of laughs in another darkly comic haberdashery whodunit.
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