Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator . Candlewick $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1778-3
Riders of all stripes saddle up in McDonnell's (Splash!) distinctive take on a traditional nursery rhyme. "This is the way the drummer rides./ Bang! Bang! BOOM! BOOM!/ This is the way the show jumper rides./ Trrrit-trrrot trrrit-trrrot."
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1546-8
Five familiar titles are now available as board books. A barnyard springs to life in Flora McDonnell's I Love Animals. The girl narrator tells readers that she loves the ""donkey braying `hee-haw!' "" and the ""cat washing her kittens."" (Aug.)
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (36p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1399-0
Seven new board books present concepts in a variety of ways. In Flora McDonnell's ABC, each letter is illustrated twice, once capitalized and once in lowercase. Two ants walk on the nose of a big alligator, an elephant holds an egg on the tip of its
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2035-6
When it is ""hot, hot, hot!"" baby elephant knows just how to cool everyone off in Flora McDonnell's refreshing Splash! A bare-bones text accompanies illustrations filled with sweltering shades of gold as the romping splash-fest fills the spreads
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-387-2
Who wouldn't get a kick out of the frolicsome cast of strutting turkeys, hopping hens, et al. in this debut picture book? Each creature-or grouping, in such cases as ``the pig with all her little piglets''-receives an entire spread, captioned with a
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0481-3
Just in time for the dog days of summer, McDonnell (I Love Boats) makes waves with this captivating oversize picture book. The story line is simplicity itself: hot and grumpy, Tiger, Rhinoceros and Mother Elephant follow a baby elephant down to the...
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-539-5
Awash with color, this exuberant paean to all things afloat will shiver the timbers of young admirals everywhere. McDonnell (I Love Animals) assembles an impressive fleet; she shows boats for work, boats for play, boats for fishing and racing and...
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-672-9
PW called this colorful, oversized book a ""simple and effective introduction to farm denizens [which] also provides an important first lesson about kindness and affection for all animals."" Ages 2-up. (Feb.)
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Flora McDonnell, Author, Flora McDonnell, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2208-4
""This is Sparky,"" writes McDonald (Giddy-up! Let's Ride!), introducing her puppy hero. ""He has just arrived at his new home. Everything looks and feels strange."" But not for long: Sparky soon meets Mary, the girl who shares his home. ""He...
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