Lauren Child, . . Candlewick, $5.99 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2788-1
According to PW
, "Fans of Child's irrepressible, impulsive picture-book heroine—as well as kids who have not yet made her acquaintance—will devour her first chapter-book adventure." Ages 8-11. (May)
Herb loves his Little Red Riding Hood picture book, with its lupine villain and its back-cover ad for "The Little Fierce Wolf and the Three Pink Piglets." He also prefers to keep the book Continue reading »
In this equally spirited follow-up to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, big brother Charlie faces a new challenge: to cajole his sister, Lola, into bed. Continue reading »
Jazzy graphics featuring collage elements and a chatty narrative spin out a fun fractured fairytale that "succeeds in dramatizing ambivalence to scary books," said Continue reading »
PW said of this story in which a clever boy cajoles his fussy sister into eating foods she says she hates, "Youngsters will never not Continue reading »
Child's (the Clarice Bean books) madcap mélange of recast scenarios features a boy who falls asleep on a page of his fairytale book. He awakens to find himself in a strange bed, being Continue reading »
Familiar faces impart a message of conservation, as Charlie and Lola learn the basics of recycling. When Lola declares that she is “throwing everything away,” to avoid being messy, Continue reading »
A handmade doll, a miniature forest cottage and dozens of tiny handcrafted accessories make this photographed story, in the vein of Child and Borland's The Princess Continue reading »
Trixie Twinkle Toes Trot-a-Lot Delight, a white poodle, hates her “far too poodley” name—she prefers names like “Growler and Gripper and Chomper and Squasher.” She Continue reading »
There is a trace of Eloise's voice in the cadence of Clarice's unfettered, stream-of-consciousness narrative, but her home is definitely not the Plaza. Forced to share a room with her younger Continue reading »
Child (Clarice Bean, That's Me) here serves up a delectable variation on the picky-eater-themed tale. Charlie's parents give him the formidable task of feeding dinner to his fussy younger sister, Continue reading »
No Tengo Sueno y Nomquiero Irme a la Cama = I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed!
Lauren Child
PreS-Gr 2-Originally published in London by Orchard Books in 2001, this version is bound to be a hit here as well. Juan is baby-sitting his little sister Tolola and trying to get her ready for Continue reading »
Shadow-box boudoirs and forest dioramas set the stages for this retelling, designed in flamboyant typefaces and populated by glamorous paper cutouts. Per usual, a king and queen seek a ""princess of Continue reading »
The insomniac narrator goes in search of the perfect resting place in My Dream Bed by Lauren Child. The girl, attached by a silvery ribbon to the oversize paper-over-board book, curls up on a Continue reading »
The star of Clarice Bean, That's Me and Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? returns for a third adventure, What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child. When she learns a Continue reading »
Child's (the Clarice Bean books) droll tale introduces the ""frightfully, frightfully"" rich Mr. and Mrs. Bobton-Trent, who dine out nearly every night and hobnob with ""simply everyone who was Continue reading »
As the title suggests, the endearing young narrator of Child's (Addy the Baddy) refreshing tale knows what she wants, but hasn't quite worked out the details. With droll one-liners, members of her Continue reading »
Gr 2-4-Rubio has produced a tour de force in this rendition of Lauren Child's Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? (Candlewick, 2001). This book demanded much more than a simple translation, and Continue reading »
PreS-Gr 2-Child's exuberant illustrations bounce off the page both literally and figuratively in this delightful pop-up title that invites kids to imagine the bed of their dreams. The figure of a Continue reading »
Favorite characters help ease the transition back to school (or, for newcomers, through the classroom door). Siblings Lola and Charlie (first introduced in I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato) return Continue reading »
As smart and observant as her socialite parents are clueless, junior high student Ruby Redfort has the makings of a top-notch sleuth. But it?s her code-cracking skills that attract the attention of Continue reading »
In an age of Instagrammed selfies, live-tweeted dinners, and reality shows for everyone, the Shrimpton family embodies the idea of personal celebrity. Readers first see them in a framed photograph, Continue reading »
Child (the Charlie and Lola books) tackles the new sibling problem with a story about Elmore Green, whose life is wonderful??Elmore Green?s parents thought he was simply the funniest, cleverest, most Continue reading »
In this equally spirited follow-up to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, big brother Charlie faces a new challenge: to cajole his sister, Lola, into bed. Continue reading »
Trixie Twinkle Toes Trot-a-Lot Delight, a white poodle, hates her “far too poodley” name—she prefers names like “Growler and Gripper and Chomper and Squasher.” She Continue reading »
There is a trace of Eloise's voice in the cadence of Clarice's unfettered, stream-of-consciousness narrative, but her home is definitely not the Plaza. Forced to share a room with her younger Continue reading »
Child (Clarice Bean, That's Me) here serves up a delectable variation on the picky-eater-themed tale. Charlie's parents give him the formidable task of feeding dinner to his fussy younger sister, Continue reading »
The star of Clarice Bean, That's Me and Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? returns for a third adventure, What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child. When she learns a Continue reading »
Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Paintings
Alexander Sturgis
In Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Painting by Alexander Sturgis, illus. by Lauren Child, the angel steps out of Fra Angelico's The Annunciation (1432) to help an amateur Continue reading »
Child's (the Clarice Bean books) droll tale introduces the ""frightfully, frightfully"" rich Mr. and Mrs. Bobton-Trent, who dine out nearly every night and hobnob with ""simply everyone who was Continue reading »
Favorite characters help ease the transition back to school (or, for newcomers, through the classroom door). Siblings Lola and Charlie (first introduced in I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato) return Continue reading »
As smart and observant as her socialite parents are clueless, junior high student Ruby Redfort has the makings of a top-notch sleuth. But it?s her code-cracking skills that attract the attention of Continue reading »
Child (the Charlie and Lola books) tackles the new sibling problem with a story about Elmore Green, whose life is wonderful??Elmore Green?s parents thought he was simply the funniest, cleverest, most Continue reading »
Journalist Yasmin (If God Is a Virus, for adults) effectively explores contemporary media literacy’s barriers and how to overcome them in this eye-opening work told via Continue reading »
With collaborators Barnes (I Am Every Good Thing) and Anyabwile (Becoming Muhammad Ali), Smith details his childhood leading up to his historic Olympic protest—and its Continue reading »
Strong characterizations and polished digital art distinguish Hicks’s pleasurable graphic novel of building friendship through shared devotion. As summer ends, best friends Continue reading »
Callender (Moonflower) explores themes such as accountability, honesty, and self-love in this West Philly–set novel that follows a queer Black teen searching for a place to Continue reading »