Employing imagery both sweet and humorous, Buehner (Fanny's Dream) captures a mother's expression of unconditional love for her child in this warm Continue reading »
Not since Frosty paraded through the village square have snowmen enjoyed such a slip-sliding good time as they do in the Buehners' (Fanny's Dream)
latest Continue reading »
PW
called this tale about a strapping Wyoming farm gal whose fairy godmother arrives too late an "amusing tweaking of the Cinderella story. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
Not a bird, not a plane, but a super-determined dachshund named Dexter steals the show in the Buehners' (Snowmen at Night
) picture book. Short of stature, Continue reading »
"Tall sister" Beth and "small sister" Jill temporarily leave their parents behind for a summer visit to their aunt and uncle's farm in this sunny picture book outing. Continue reading »
The roly-poly, free-spirited stars (and excellent sledders) of Snowmen at Night
are back, this time to celebrate Christmas, snowman style. Tree trimming, carols Continue reading »
A Goldilocks with jump-rope rhythm who speaks in rhyme injects some freshness into the Buehners' spin on the favorite nursery tale, starring Papa Bear, Mama Bear and "Little Wee Bear." Continue reading »
My cousin Ed is such a tease;/ He says outrageous things with ease,” opens Buehner’s (Goldilocks and the Three Bears
) kid-pleasingly silly tale. Ed Continue reading »
A bored royal turned overzealous cosmetician provides the spark for the husband-and-wife Buehners' (Snowmen at Night
) quirky fable about empathy and Continue reading »
In their third Snowmen title, the Buehners portray a gap-toothed boy's gleefully silly fantasies about playing with his lovable snowman year-round ("On summer evenings in the dark/ We'd chase some Continue reading »
On the lam from the zoo, an ape tours New York City; PW's starred review especially praised the ""wry wit"" and ""kinetic energy"" of the illustrations. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
An opportune moment arrives during feeding time at the zoo, and Marvin the ape (whose suitcase has been packed in preparation) has ``slipped out.'' He proceeds to take in the sights, sounds and Continue reading »
This wacky picture book supports the theory that it often takes some trial and error to locate just the right type of employment--even if you're a witch. When Wittilda--who is fond of spiders, Continue reading »
Part Emily Post and part I Spy game, this humorous guide to basic etiquette painlessly provides plenty of solid information on societal do's and don'ts. One page of each spread contains a brief Continue reading »
In this clever companion picture book to their hilarious etiquette guide, It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel, the Buehners use wit and very punny humor to tackle the issue of ethics for children. The Continue reading »
This comical etiquette book is ""part Emily Post, part I Spy game,"" said PW. ""The seek-and-find possibilities will surely tickle junior sleuths while turning them into the very models of modern Continue reading »
In the Buehners? fourth snowmen book, a boy contemplates what jobs snowmen might perform. A snowman dentist ?might drill bits of coal/ To fix a snowman?s smile?; others work as sled mechanics, Continue reading »
The husband-and-wife creators of the Snowmen series touch on both the religious and secular sides of Christmas as a family of mice learns about the holiday festivities unfolding in the human house in Continue reading »
In Melmed's (The Rainbabies) counting book, one Pilgrim boy "sit[s] in a tree,/ dreaming of the tall, strong ship/ on which he crossed the sea"; on Continue reading »
Not since Frosty paraded through the village square have snowmen enjoyed such a slip-sliding good time as they do in the Buehners' (Fanny's Dream)
latest Continue reading »
Published in 1955 and appearing for the first time as a picture book, this modest holiday tale from the author of The Good Earth
might well have been called Continue reading »
PW
called this tale about a strapping Wyoming farm gal whose fairy godmother arrives too late an "amusing tweaking of the Cinderella story. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
Not a bird, not a plane, but a super-determined dachshund named Dexter steals the show in the Buehners' (Snowmen at Night
) picture book. Short of stature, Continue reading »
A boy creates his own endless summer when he brings home a wave from the family's beach vacation in this fantasy based on a story by Nobel laureate Paz. "Paired with the expert text," Continue reading »
In his picture-book debut, Wilcoxen explores the quieter side of the great train engines and delivers an unusual bedtime story. As night watchman at the rail yard, Niccolini is alert to even the Continue reading »
The roly-poly, free-spirited stars (and excellent sledders) of Snowmen at Night
are back, this time to celebrate Christmas, snowman style. Tree trimming, carols Continue reading »
A Goldilocks with jump-rope rhythm who speaks in rhyme injects some freshness into the Buehners' spin on the favorite nursery tale, starring Papa Bear, Mama Bear and "Little Wee Bear." Continue reading »
A bored royal turned overzealous cosmetician provides the spark for the husband-and-wife Buehners' (Snowmen at Night
) quirky fable about empathy and Continue reading »
In their third Snowmen title, the Buehners portray a gap-toothed boy's gleefully silly fantasies about playing with his lovable snowman year-round ("On summer evenings in the dark/ We'd chase some Continue reading »
``My name is Maxi, / I ride in a taxi / Around New York City all day.'' This rhythmic beginning sets the tone for the beguiling tale of a former stray dog. Jim, a taxi driver, finds Maxi in a park, Continue reading »
Everything's coming up balloons in this original tale about Harvey Potter, a ``very strange fellow,'' and his unusual crop. As recounted by a local observer, Potter seems to have a latex thumb and Continue reading »
Harvey Potter has a latex thumb: he grows balloons. The girl who assists him is the only one to learn his secret, and it changes her life. ""[Buehner's] expert use of light and shadow makes a day in Continue reading »
On the lam from the zoo, an ape tours New York City; PW's starred review especially praised the ""wry wit"" and ""kinetic energy"" of the illustrations. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
Following No Jumping on the Bed! Arnold tells ""another open-ended, goofy tale of unforeseen consequences, featuring brothers Walter and William,"" said PW. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
Few monsters have been as sweet as the green, googly-eyed mother and son in this cuddly picture book. More literal and less ominous than Liz Rosenberg and Stephen Gammell's Monster Mama, Leuck's (Sun Continue reading »
In a ""tender tone sure to make this a bedtime favorite,"" according to PW, a rhyming verse describes the myriad ways a green, googly-eyed mother shows her boundless love for her son. Ages 3-8. Continue reading »
A boy creates his own endless summer when he brings home a wave from the family's beach vacation in this splashy fantasy based on a story by Nobel laureate Paz. The wave adores her new surroundings, Continue reading »
This wacky picture book supports the theory that it often takes some trial and error to locate just the right type of employment--even if you're a witch. When Wittilda--who is fond of spiders, Continue reading »
Part Emily Post and part I Spy game, this humorous guide to basic etiquette painlessly provides plenty of solid information on societal do's and don'ts. One page of each spread contains a brief Continue reading »
In this clever companion picture book to their hilarious etiquette guide, It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel, the Buehners use wit and very punny humor to tackle the issue of ethics for children. The Continue reading »
Alternating narrative poems with haikus, this mostly savvy compilation of verse distills the essence of cat with humor and, occasionally, wry elegance. Schertle (Advice to a Frog) is at her best in Continue reading »
This comical etiquette book is ""part Emily Post, part I Spy game,"" said PW. ""The seek-and-find possibilities will surely tickle junior sleuths while turning them into the very models of modern Continue reading »
In the Buehners? fourth snowmen book, a boy contemplates what jobs snowmen might perform. A snowman dentist ?might drill bits of coal/ To fix a snowman?s smile?; others work as sled mechanics, Continue reading »
The husband-and-wife creators of the Snowmen series touch on both the religious and secular sides of Christmas as a family of mice learns about the holiday festivities unfolding in the human house in Continue reading »
Onoseta’s devastatingly vulnerable debut, told nonlinearly in two teen Nigerian girls’ dual perspectives, portrays a tempestuous sisterhood amid colorism, familial trauma, and Continue reading »
Humor and heartfelt emotion reign supreme in a quirky narrative that centers the importance of family, blood or blended. Twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez, who’s of Mexican descent, Continue reading »
“Sal loved the water. He liked to imagine it moving under his feet.” With junk from his mother’s garage and pickings from local businesses, he starts building. In the family’s Continue reading »
Rick, a lumpy gray rock with googly eyes and a sweet smile, has been sitting on Room 214’s Nature Finds shelf “for as long as he can remember” while on-the-move human students, Continue reading »