• CHILDREN'S

    RAH, RAH, RADISHES!

    JUNE 14, 2011

CHILDREN'S

RAH, RAH, RADISHES!

by April Pulley Sayre & photographed by April Pulley Sayre

The staccato rhymes suggest themselves for all sorts of exuberant oration, from simple read-alouds to more orchestrated... Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    WHAT'S NEW AT THE ZOO?

    OCT. 1, 2011

CHILDREN'S

WHAT'S NEW AT THE ZOO?

by Betty Comden Adolph Green illustrated by Travis Foster

An initial double-page spread shows dozens of disgruntled animals—walrus and crab and monkey and camel and others—crammed... Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

    OCT. 3, 2011

CHILDREN'S

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

adapted by Jerry Pinkney & illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Just another superb outing from a fixed star twinkling in the children’s-literature firmament. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN

    FEB. 22, 2011

CHILDREN'S

INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN

by Thanhhà Lai

In her not-to-be-missed debut, Lai evokes a distinct time and place and presents a complex, realistic heroine whom readers... Full review >

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