Books by Christine Davenier and Complete Book Reviews

Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still
Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still
Karlin Gray, illus. by Christine Davenier. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-544-31960-8
Gray debuts with a picture book biography of phenomenal Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, the star of the 1976 Olympic Games. From climbing (and toppling) her Christmas tree as a child to becoming the first gymnast to earn a perfect score in any...
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Its Raining, Its Pouring
It's Raining, It's Pouring
Illus. by Christine Davenier. Charlesbridge/Imagine!/Yarrow, $17.95 (32p ISBN 978-1-936140-77-0
Davenier's (the Very Fairy Princess books) fluid artwork illustrates the lyrics to Peter, Paul, and Mary's 1962 recording, "It's Raining." When rain interrupts a group of kids' outdoor fun, they head indoors to play hide-and-seek, while one child...
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Leon and Albertine
Leon and Albertine
Christine Davenier, Author, Dominic Barth, Translator Scholastic $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-30072-5
Expressive watercolor images of barnyard animals enliven this pleasing story of a pig in love with a chicken. Leon, a pink porcine fellow, wants to impress the petite hen Albertine. A proud green rooster tells Leon to sing for her, a magnificent...
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