Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marieka Heinlen. Free Spirit, $7.95 (24p) ISBN 978-1-57542-366-1
This cheerful guide to table etiquette, ninth in the Toddler Tools series, features four children in a day-care–type setting who demonstrate good mealtime behavior under the encouragement of an adult caretaker: "Some for me, and some for you—/ don't
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Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marieka Heinlen. Free Spirit, $7.95 (24p) ISBN 978-1-57542-471-2
This ninth title in the Best Behavior series aims to guide readers’ fingers away from that most tempting of targets in the center of their faces. “Noses are for sniffing, mmmm,” writes Verdick. “But noses are not for picking, and fingers are not for
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Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis. Free Spirit, $6.99 (22p) ISBN 978-1-57542-423-1
“Smooch, baby, smooch./ Lips are made for kissing./ Hug, baby, hug./ It’s you I have been missing.” Verdick and Lisovskis combine sweet-natured verse with photographs of babies giving and receiving affection. The close-up b&w photos are attention-gra
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Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis. Free Spirit, $6.99 (22p) ISBN 978-1-57542-424-8
In this addition to the Happy Healthy Baby series, Verdick and Lisovskis home in on an early developmental milestone—the use of hands to reach, grasp, and explore. B&w photos of babies smiling and reaching are paired with bright yellow pages with...
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Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marc Rosenthal. S&S/Wiseman, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-4845-1
After a blizzard hits, it looks as though Walt, “the smallest snowplow in the fleet,” will be left behind in the parking lot, unable to keep up with bigger plows. Then along comes Gus, a worker who knows that Walt is up for the job. Verdick (Peep...
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Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Brian Biggs. S&S/Wiseman, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-5344-1517-1
Growing pains abound in this vehicular tale about change and new beginnings. Outgrown by child Lulu, red Trike languishes in the garage (“a rusty little fellow,/ a trusty little fellow”) until teal Bike arrives, a gift for Lulu’s birthday. Lonely...
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