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CHILDREN'S
BLUE SKYby Audrey Wood & illustrated by Audrey Wood
A high-voltage stimulus package that encourages close observation of and imaginative thinking about nature, not to mention... Full review >
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STEP GENTLY OUTby Helen Frost & photographed by Rick Lieder
A dazzlingly poetic photo album of the insect world for tots on up. (Picture book. 2 & up) Full review >
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Z IS FOR MOOSEby Kelly Bingham & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Just label it F for funny. Full review >
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THE CLOUD SPINNERby Michael Catchpool & illustrated by Alison Jay
There are definitely lessons about taking only what you need, about care for the needs of others and about listening to what... Full review >
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KALI'S SONGby Jeanette Winter illustrated by Jeanette Winter
Minimalism brilliantly brings a distant time near. (Picture book. 2-6) Full review >
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OLIVIA BEAN, TRIVIA QUEENThis tale will have readers cheering for the resilient, resourceful Olivia. Full review >
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SADIE AND RATZby Sonya Hartnett & illustrated by Ann James
A real slice of family life, the sweet with the bitter. (Fiction. 5-8) Full review >
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GOBLIN SECRETSThe result is wryly humorous and bearably yet excitingly menacing: Even while much is left unexplained, Rownie’s triumph is... Full review >
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CHOMPby Carl Hiaasen
Humorous adventure tales just don’t get any more wacked…or fun to read than this. Full review >
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SOPHIE'S FISHby A.E. Cannon & illustrated by Lee White
Visually offbeat and beautiful. Full review >
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EXPLORERedited by Kazu Kibuishi
Superb. (Graphic short-story anthology. 7-12) Full review >
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GREENby Laura Vaccaro Seeger & illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
In all, lovely, inventive, engrossing and interactive. Full review >
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A BUS CALLED HEAVENby Bob Graham & illustrated by Bob Graham
The destination sign on the bus reads “Heaven,” and just so, a little piece here on Earth. Full review >
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VIRGINIA WOLFby Kyo Maclear & illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Knowledge of Virginia Woolf and her painter-sister Vanessa Bell is unnecessary; this works beautifully as a bad-day/bad-mood... Full review >
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JUST DUCKS!by Nicola Davies & illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
An ideal introduction to this familiar waterfowl—readers will enjoy diving right in. Full review >
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MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORYby Julie Paschkis & illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Vivid artwork, a lively, endearing heroine and a warm, loving look at a pivotal experience give this one classic potential. Full review >
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ALL BY MYSELF!by Géraldine Collet & illustrated by Coralie Saudo & translated by Sarah Quinn
This superlatively cute look at the bond between mother and child takes a proud place next to Martin Waddell and Patrick... Full review >
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