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Books by Barbara Reid

PICTURE A TREE by Barbara Reid
Released: March 1, 2013
Kirkus Star
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"For Arbor Day and every day. (Picture book. 3-8)"
Master of Plasticine Reid returns with a celebration of trees and the people who love them. Read full book review >
PERFECT SNOW by Barbara Reid
FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"Cooperation, teamwork and creative problem solving taken to new levels make this a great choice, no matter what the season. (Picture book. 5-9)"
Most snow-themed books celebrate a day off from school, but Reid's latest just may have kids hoping for their own snow-filled recess. Read full book review >
FOX WALKED ALONE by Barbara Reid
ANIMALS
Released: Sept. 1, 2009
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"The quality of the wry, understated text and the fascinating, unusual illustrations make this version stand out in a crowded sea of Noah's Ark interpretations. (Picture book/religion. 3-6)"
The appealing cover of this Noah's Ark story shows the dapper Fox strutting along, turning his head toward the reader to smile invitingly. Read full book review >
THE SUBWAY MOUSE by Barbara Reid
ADVENTURE
Released: May 1, 2005
Kirkus Star
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"Seen from mouse-eye level, the grimy, wonderfully detailed setting adds a tongue-in-cheek air, as well as making a properly vivid backdrop for this intrepid venture into the unknown. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Bits of real litter and found bric-a-brac in Reid's plasticine subterranean scenes add an air of authenticity to this grand tale of a mouse who leaves his cozy subway station nest to find the fabled "Tunnel's End." Read full book review >
THE PARTY by Barbara Reid
Released: April 1, 1999
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"A treat. (Picture book. 4-9)"
A girl and her sister start off rather glumly in the back seat of the car, leaving all their friends behind, because they are off to a family party. Read full book review >
GIFTS by Jo Ellen Bogart
FAMILY AND GROWING UP
Released: April 1, 1996
by Jo Ellen Bogart, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"The lyrical and lighthearted rhymes never convey the exuberance of the art but advance the story nicely by providing a sequence of cues for the pictures. (Picture book. 3-7)"
 Lively plasticine bas-reliefs depict scenes of another traveling grandmother (see Blackstone review, above) and the gifts she brings to her granddaughter from around the world. Read full book review >
TWO BY TWO by Barbara Reid
RELIGION
Released: April 1, 1993
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid
"Music included. (Picture book. 3-8)"
 Adopting the verse scheme of the traditional song, Reid recounts the building of Noah's Ark and writes a new couplet for each number up to ten (``And in came the animals six by six,/Pandas and penguins, all in a mix''). Read full book review >
ZOE'S WINDY DAY by Barbara Reid
FAMILY AND GROWING UP
Released: Dec. 1, 1991
by Barbara Reid, illustrated by Barbara Reid

 One of four simultaneously published wordless board books concerning an appealingly sturdy child's outings in different kinds of weather (in the others, Zoe enjoys sunny, snowy, and rainy days). Read full book review >
PLAYING WITH PLASTICINE by Barbara Reid
Released: April 18, 1989
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Step-by-step instruction for turning plasticine and other modeling clay into colorful, cheerful, and whimsical works of art; by the winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award—who won the award for her picture-book illustrations in this medium, but who uses drawings as well as black-and-white photos here. Read full book review >