Charlotte Voake, Author Yearling Books $3.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-40615-0
Giggles aplenty will greet this wittily told and illustrated story of misguided maternal affection. Ages 2-6. (Apr.)
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Charlotte Voake, Author Joy Street Books $12.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-316-90510-7
Learning nursery rhymes, the ABCs, numbers and the identification of objects is importantand funfor toddlers. Voake successfully combines all of these elements into a single, accessible volume. In her characteristic styleloose ink lines washed with...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator . Candlewick $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1622-9
A cat family melts down whenever dinner rolls around: Can this mealtime be saved? It certainly doesn't look promising. Rendering her wiry cats with eager, bright eyes and tense, upright postures, Voake comically conveys the anxiety and...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator . Candlewick $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3797-2
Pages washed with pale green and covered with squiggly line drawings and watercolors instantly identify this book, an interpretation of the traditional English folk song “The Green Leaves Grew Around,” as the work of veteran illustrator...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0788-3
In PW's words, this ""affectionate account of pet rivalry is well-observed in its appreciation of feline idiosyncrasies and a sound choice for children dealing with the not-so-idiosyncratic reactions to the arrival of a newborn."" Ages 3-7. (May)
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $19.95 (96p) ISBN 978-1-56402-118-2
Voake's addition to the library of Once Upon a Time story collections includes eight traditional favorites as well as two lesser-known nursery tales, ``Mr. Vinegar'' and ``Lazy Jack.'' Oversized, widely spaced text--a boon to newly independent...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0108-9
In this affectionate account of pet rivalry, Ginger the tabby adjusts to a newcomer-a charcoal-gray kitten. The mood is tranquil at first, as Ginger catnaps in his beloved basket. Harmony turns to high dudgeon when Ginger is confronted with the new...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0438-7
The reassurance and serenity that emanate from Voake's (Ginger) airy, squiggly but somehow poised watercolor-and-ink drawings prove a perfect foil for this subject: the thrill of a train's passing as it utterly, deliciously shatters the calm, and...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1540-6
A new kitten arrives in Ginger by Charlotte Voake, but reigning feline ""Ginger didn't want a new friend, especially one like this."" Cat lovers and families with new babies will savor this story of how the two learn to live with each other and...
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Charlotte Voake, Author, Charlotte Voake, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1999-2
In Ginger Finds a Home by Charlotte Voake, readers learn how the star of Ginger first meets the girl who wins the cat's trust and takes him into her home. Voake's watercolor-and-ink drawings change moods as the sullen orange tabby, scrounging...
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Deborah Hopkinson, illus. by Charlotte Voake. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (44p) ISBN 978-0-385-37325-8
As this book’s foreboding title suggests, a guinea pig does not survive its encounter with the future creator of Peter Rabbit—nor do Sally the snake, an unnamed bat, and numerous snails. In her childhood, Beatrix Potter made a habit of capturing...
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Margaret G. Clark, Author, Aesop, Author, Charlotte Voake, Author Joy Street Books $16.95 (61p) ISBN 978-0-316-14499-5
The genial tone and presentation of the 30 selections in this compilation reflect Clark's belief that Aesop's tales are entertaining in their own right, and not merely--nor even primarily--as vehicles for instruction. Traditionalists may miss each...
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Charlotte Voake. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0936-5
Loosely sketched ink and watercolor illustrations enliven this quiet picture book, which humorously depicts dinosaurs' different sizes and shapes. A tiny, smiling green dino swings a yellow basket the same size as it, harvesting pineapples and pears
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