WE WERE THERE: A Nativity Story
Eve Bunting, , illus. by Wendell Minor. . Clarion, $16 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-395-82265-4
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- The Dragon of Lonely IslandRebecca RuppDrawing upon standard adventure-fantasy conventions--an isolated island, a secret room, a mysterious key--first-time novelist Rupp crafts a series of genial if not altogether original Continue reading »
- A Lucky ThingAlice SchertleThis thoughtful book of poems celebrates the creative process. A girl with pen in hand--and a computer mouse as well as the furry, whiskered variety close by--sits in a barn writing poetry at a desk; Continue reading »
- Snowboard TwistJean Craighead GeorgeThird in her Outdoor Adventures series, Snowboard Twist by Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor, finds Axel, his father and his friend/rival, Kelly, exploring the new-fallen snow of the Continue reading »
- Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the AtlanticRobert BurleighA gripping narrative and dynamic art immediately pull readers into the story of Earhart's historic 1932 solo transatlantic flight. Urgent yet lyrical, Burleigh's (One Giant Leap) account opens with Continue reading »
- The Magical Christmas HorseMary Higgins ClarkNostalgic paintings and narrative, along with these collaborators? (Ghost Ship) hefty fan bases, are likely to make this a solid holiday seller. The title is a tad misleading: there isn?t magic Continue reading »
- If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden PondRobert BurleighBurleigh puts a contemporary boy in jeans and a T-shirt at Thoreau?s door one morning as the sun comes up; readers stand at the boy?s shoulder as he finds Thoreau already at work. ?You would... see Continue reading »
- The Eagles Are BackJean Craighead GeorgeIn this inspiring companion to The Wolves Are Back and The Buffalo Are Back, Minor and the late George complete a trio of ?environmental success stories that show us it is possible to preserve nature Continue reading »
- How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?Wendell MinorHalloween is a day that sets imaginations spinning, and Minor encourages some pumpkin-themed thought experiments of his own?while boosting kids? vocabularies and giving them a brief tour of the U.S. Continue reading »
- Edward Hopper Paints His WorldRobert BurleighBurleigh and Minor (Abraham Lincoln Comes Home) pair up for another terrific profile of a famous American, this time artist Edward Hopper. Minor?s gouache watercolors (stunning works of art Continue reading »
- SequoiaTony JohnstonJohnston?s (The Cat with Seven Names) homage to the giant sequoias of California opens at dawn, as one of these towering trees ?watches the/ clearing/ quietly/ fill with/ deer. He watches the/ sky/ Continue reading »
- Trapped! A Whale?s RescueWendell Minor, Robert BurleighFrequent collaborators Burleigh and Minor present a tense story of an attempt to free a humpback whale entangled in crab traps, based on a real-life event off the California coast in 2006. Burleigh Continue reading »
- Daylight Starlight WildlifeWendell MinorMinor (How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?) follows 20+ woodland creatures by day and by night in this measured volume. The animals%E2%80%94which include foxes, toads, and squirrels%E2%80%94inhabit Continue reading »
- This Is the EarthDiane Z. Shore, Jessica AlexanderMinor?s elegant watercolor paintings offset the finger-wagging environmental message of this collaboration between Shore and Alexander, which reprises the ?House-That-Jack-Built? rhythms of This Continue reading »
- Willa: The Story of Willa Cather, an American WriterAmy Ehrlich, To Be AnnouncedIn this concise biography of Willa Cather (1873?1947), Ehrlich (With a Mighty Hand) focuses on the profound impact the author?s youth had on her writing. Portrayed as idyllic and Continue reading »
- How to Be a Bigger BunnyFlorence MinorThe team behind If You Were a Panda Bear and other titles introduces a bunny whose older siblings scamper off on an adventure without her. ?Not again!? Tickles laments, before opting to read Continue reading »
- Jack London and the Klondike Gold RushPeter LourieLourie (The Polar Bear Scientists) delivers a vivid account of Jack London?s arduous trek, along with thousands of other Stampeders, to the heart of Canada?s Yukon Territory in 1897 in search of Continue reading »
- Ben?s Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker HillNathaniel PhilbrickPhilbrick draws on an episode recounted in his 2013 adult work, Bunker Hill, focusing on 13-year-old Benjamin Russell during the 1775 battle. In one-to-two page chapters, interspersed with Continue reading »
- Night Train, Night TrainRobert BurleighIn chalky grayscale art with occasional splashes of color, a steam train from the 1930s and ?40s (identified by Minor as a Dreyfuss Hudson locomotive) rolls along through the night while a boy with a Continue reading »
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The Completion of C.S. Lewis: From War to Joy (1945–1963)
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The stellar closing volume of Union University professor Poe’s biographical trilogy on C.S. Lewis (after The Making of C.S. Lewis) looks at the final 18 years of the author’s Continue reading »
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