Dean Morrissey, Author ABRAMS $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8109-3848-9
The joy of Morrissey's first picture book is all in the eye, and his nostalgic oil paintings are almost sufficiently magical to alchemize the leaden ``dream journey'' story that accompanies them. From the Gerber-baby appeal of young Joey to the...
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Dean Morrissey, Author ABRAMS $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8109-3396-5
In this text-heavy picture book, highly polished artwork holds center stage. Using rich hues and arresting detail, Morrissey (Ship of Fools) fashions both an invented realm oozing old-world charm and fantastic machines constructed from old-fashioned
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Dean Morrissey. Harper, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-008066-2
After a five-year hiatus, Morrissey (The Crimson Comet) returns with the tale of a mouse’s quest to fulfill his potential; he does, but his story, unfortunately, does not. Rollie, a field mouse, knows he’s destined for greatness, quitting his job...
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Dean Morrissey, Author, Stephen Krensky, Author, Dean Morrissey, Illustrator , illus. by Morrissey. HarperCollins $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-052498-2
Morrissey (Ship of Dreams
) and Krensky (How Santa Got His Job
) offer an appealing tale set in a seaside town in a bygone time. While his parents are away, Paddy is staying with his grandfather—the first time he has visited Pop by himself....
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Dean Morrissey, Author, Stephen Krensky, Author, Dean Morrissey, Illustrator , illus. by Morrissey. HarperCollins $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-008068-6
As he did in Ship of Dreams
and The Christmas Ship
, Morrissey centers this visually inventive, dream-like tale on a magical aircraft. After a sleepless girl gazing out her bedroom window notices that the moon "once so bright, suddenly blinked...
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Dean Morrissey, Author, Stephen Krensky, Author, Dean Morrissey, Illustrator HarperCollins $14.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-028581-4
The settings and some characters from Morrissey's previous fantasy tales resurface in this middling chapter book, first in the Magic Door series. Here, six-year-old Joey returns to the group of islands ""across the Sea of Time"" that he visited...
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Dean Morrissey, Author, Dean Morrissey, Illustrator . HarperTrophy $5.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-443605-2
The mayor condemns a village toymaker's decrepit harbor shop... until the holiday spirit touches the mayor's heart. "The narrative logic doesn't bear scrutiny, but most eyes will be on the lush, expertly lit paintings," said PW.
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James Redfield, Author, Dean Morrissey, Author, Dee Lillegard, Joint Author Little Brown and Company $14.45 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-73923-8
Redfield and Lillegard spoon-feed the message of The Celestine Prophecy to a younger audience in this overbearing picture book. Lillegard's lumbering, aggrandized verse (""Celestine was filled, filled full/ with energy!/ Celestine was thrilled,...
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