Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-220195-1
Most slips several important morals--and considerable wit--into this entertaining barnyard tale, which centers on a cow that says ``Oink'' rather than ``Moo.'' The other cows all laugh at this poor creature (``Moo-ha''), as do all of the other...
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Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $14 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-292845-2
This one-joke paper-over-board book about a snoring pig who can't find a place to bed down for the night follows a simple pattern. After being kicked out of various homes by sleep-deprived pigs, cows, ducks and people, the pig finds a place with the
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $6 (36p) ISBN 978-0-15-201504-6
PW described this informative and high-spirited book as ""a compendium of geography and history disguised as rollicking dinosaur hoopla."" Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $6 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-223493-5
``Solid scientific information shares space with fictional youngsters in an ingenious way,'' said PW of this ``refreshing'' dinosaur book. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (38p) ISBN 978-0-15-236800-5
Certainly Jurassic Park swept away any possible doubt about dinos' enduring popularity: though extinct, T. Rex and his pals are here to stay. Most's seven books about these fabulous creatures have done much to enhance youngsters' enjoyment and...
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-15-234520-4
Less inspired than his earlier word-play books (Can You Find It?; The Cow That Went OINK), Most's latest introduces five round-faced children who announce, ""We are word hunters. We hunt for hidden words."" They encounter a hippopotamus, who tells...
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Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-295616-5
Here's a compendium of geography and history disguised as rollicking dinosaur hoopla. While looking for dinosaur bones, readers will bump into Argentinian gauchos, Uruguay's disappearing plants and animals, Zimbabwe's stunning Victoria Falls and...
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Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-261210-8
Though primarily directed toward new readers and prereaders, the essence of this humorous series of 15 riddles is best expressed by Most himself: ``The following pages are dedicated to readers of all ages.'' Finding words within words is the name of
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-15-299969-8
As he did in Pets in Trumpets and There's an Ant in Anthony , Most here indulges in creative wordplay by combining names of animals to devise some unconventional hybrids. ``What do you call an elephant that hardly ever gets thirsty?,'' he asks. A...
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $7 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-223498-0
A kangaroo and a kakuru form one of many eye-catching pairs among these engaging comparisons of modern-day animals and dinosaurs. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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Bernard Most, Author Harcourt Children's Books $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-233386-7
In his sixth dinosaur book, Most clothes everyday saurian facts in the fun and excitement of holidays--both common and obscure. The mascot of Valentine's Day sweets, for example, is Deinodon, also called ``terror tooth.'' Antarctosaurus is the...
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $13.95 (33p) ISBN 978-0-15-248125-4
Following up Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs? , If Dinosaurs Came Back and Dinosaur Cousins , Most treats readers to a look at the tiny dinosaurs that co-existed with their gigantic cousins. Moving in scale from a 13-foot Coloradisaurus (about...
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Bernard Most, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-223497-3
Most has an odd and very funny idea about dinosaursan idea that kids will love. By pairing extinct and contemporary animals (triceratops and rhinoceros, brachiosaurus and giraffe, ankylosaurus and armadillo, among others) and noting their...
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Bernard Most, Author Voyager Paperbacks $7 (35p) ISBN 978-0-15-248126-1
Most's signature bold pictures and lighthearted, informative text offer the inside story on such mini-dinos as the anchisaurus, which ``could probably squeeze into a telephone booth.'' Ages 3-8. (Feb.)
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Bernard Most, Author . Harcourt/Voyager $6 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-204763-4
A cow that says "oink," and a pig that says "moo," ostracized by their respective peers, teach each other the appropriate sound to make, and get the last laugh. "The author slips several important morals—and considerable...
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Bernard Most, Author, Bernard Most, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-11513-5
Youngsters are invited to search for words within words. Ages 4-up. (Apr.)
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Bernard Most, Author, Diane D'Andrade, Editor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $7 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-256345-5
Most's alluring, boldly defined illustrations enhance his droll tale of a boy who envisions the many amusing advantages of having a pet octopus. Ages 4-8. (Feb.)
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Bernard Most, Author, Diane D'Andrade, Editor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-223494-2
There is no dearth of dinosaur books, and for good reason: children love to read about these long-gone creatures. Most has made many satisfying contributions to this topic ( Dinosaur Cousins ; Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs? ; If the Dinosaurs...
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