Calista Brill, illus. by Jennifer A. Bell. Harper, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-236033-5
A friendly young dragon with a balloon-like head, serpentine tail, and small pink wings discovers the pleasures and perils of independence in this first picture book from graphic novel editor Brill. Determined to fly and well aware that “a dragon...
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Calista Brill, illus. by Tad Carpenter. Harper, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-236618-4
A beaming yellow tugboat named Bill and his tried-and-true friend Mabel, a barge, ply the waters of the New York City harbor. They’re happy and hard-working, but they get grief from the big ships nearby (“They are big/ and graceful./ They are fit/...
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Calista Brill, illus. by Kenard Pak. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-544-61055-2
While wandering through soft, sepia-toned woods, a gray-and-white-striped cat surprises a snake. “Spare my life,” the snake pleads. “I’ll grant you what you wish.” Cat is skeptical: “No such thing as a wish,” he declares. Yet the next three things...
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Calista Brill, illus. by Nilah Magruder. Kokila, $24.99 hardcover (272p);
$14.99 paper ISBN 978-0-7352-3061-3;
ISBN 978-0-7352-3062-0
In this heartwarming graphic novel, star equestrian Nora is sad to leave behind her friends and familiar barn upon moving to the rural town of Greenville for her mother’s job. There, the owner of Creaky Acres, the local barn where she houses her...
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