Rosemary Wells, Author, Mary Antin, Author, Dan Andreasen, Author Dial Books $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2149-4
Among a profusion of books about turn-of-the-century Russian-Jewish emigrants, Wells's (Mary on Horseback) and Andreasen's (Eagle Song) story about Mary Antin (1881-1949) stands out for its exceptional economy and tenderness. Short passages from...
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Dan Andreasen, Author . S&S/McElderry $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-84977-0
A piglet unilaterally declares a Mommy holiday, and then throws herself into preparations for a "surprise" celebration with comically heedless gusto. Readers get treated to two running jokes: the progress of the very messy plans (the piglet...
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Dan Andreasen, Author . Abrams $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8109-0988-5
Andreasen (With a Little Help from Daddy
) takes a true larger-than-life character and imagines the possibilities of attempting to fit into normal society. Captain Martin Van Buren Bates, a giant of a fellow who one day arrives in the sleepy town of
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Dan Andreasen, Author . Holt/Ottaviano $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8050-8686-7
In Andreasen's (The Baker's Dozen
) wordless double-page spreads, a wide-eyed boy's evening bath turns into an underwater adventure fantasy. Spattered with cake batter after helping in the kitchen, the boy finds himself in the tub,...
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Dan Andreasen. Holt/Ottaviano, $12.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-8050-8687-4
A cheerful blue elephant and his father—they look as though they are made out of chunky, glossy plastic—spend a special Saturday together. The child carefully and excitedly documents each activity: “We buy marshmallows and hot dogs and a great big...
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Dan Andreasen, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator . S&S/McElderry $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84565-9
In a departure from his detailed, realistic style, Andreasen (Sailor Boy Jig) here uses thick brushwork and sepia-toned outlines to create a winning chubby blue elephant, the picture of preschool bravura. "Look at me! I'm the tallest boy on...
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Steven Kroll, Author, Dan Andreasen, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator Scholastic $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-590-20239-8
For 18 months during the 1860s the Pony Express delivered the mail between Missouri and California, its riders keeping to a grueling schedule, facing Indian attacks and inclement weather. Kroll and Andreasen, previously paired for By the Dawn's...
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