Alan Arkin, Author Hyperion Books $16.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0564-8
At least some of actor, director and sometime composer Arkin's (The Lemming Condition) multiple credits seem to converge in this quirky tale of one quite dramatic and eccentric Guernsey cow, Cassie. In an attempt to encourage her to give milk,...
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Alan Arkin, Author, Richard Egielski, Author, Richard Egielski, Illustrator HarperCollins $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-024530-6
Arkin (The Lemming Condition) offers a pressure-cooker comedy about the dangers of indecision and greed. Molly's Grampa suggests a trip to Flekman's, ""the biggest toy store in the world."" It's a fabulous idea, except for the catch: "" `Maybe I'll...
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Alan Arkin, Author, Dirk Zimmer, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-021533-0
When her aging Grampa comes to live with Molly and her family, he tells outlandish stories that, to her parents' chagrin, Molly believes wholeheartedly. Tipping his hat to the likes of tall-tale-teller Daniel Pinkwater, actor Arkin's (The Clearing)...
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Alan Arkin, Author, AnnMarie Mazuran Infanger, Illustrator Gibbs Smith Publishers $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-58685-181-1
From actor Alan Arkin, the 30th-anniversary edition of Tony's Hard Work Day is reissued with new illustrations by debut artist AnnMarie Infanger. When no one will accept his offer to help, Tony takes matters into his own hands. Infanger's full-ble
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Alan Arkin, Author, Jon Richards, Illustrator , illus. by Jon Richards. Azro $19.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-929115-12-9
On the walled island of Sonamba, a white-haired man named Cosmo spends his days repairing a dike. As he patches leaks, he recites a simple mantra: "Hammer in a stick from the Billabom Bush,/ Then smear it with the tar from the Ticamo Tree."...
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