Jose Aruego, Author, George Shannon, Author, Jose Aruego, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-009083-8
George Shannon's intrepid Lizard, who last defended his beloved rock in Lizard's Home, must use his wits against another unwelcome squatter in Lizard's Guest, illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. This time Skunk, whom Lizard inadvertently injured
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George Shannon, Author , illus. by Laura Dronzek. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-029823-4
Dronzek (Oh!) makes the most of Shannon's (Tomorrow's Alphabet) tale of a diminutive hero's feats of derring-do,
with folk art simplicity and a palette as lush as the first greens of spring. A hen and her three chicks go every morning
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George Shannon, Author HarperCollins Publishers $12.95 (135p) ISBN 978-0-06-025304-2
Although Willie, 17, has never stopped asking questions about his parents, he has received very few satisfactory answers. He never knew his father, and little remains to document his mother's existence. His grandmother refuses to discuss details...
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George Shannon, illus. by Mark Fearing. Harcourt, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-206696-3
Spelling truly is magic in Shannon’s easygoing story about a purple-haired witch named Cordelia who loves spelling words and casting spells (when readers meet her, she turns her C-A-T into a C-O-A-T by adding a letter). After Cordelia enters a...
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George Shannon, illus. by Blanca Gomez. FSG/Foster, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-30003-6
Shannon’s (Hands Say Love) message is clear: no matter how many people there are in a family, what color they are, or what ages they are, they’re still a family. An Asian mother and child romp on hobby horses before bedtime: “One is two./ One pair...
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George Shannon, Author, Deborah Zemke, Illustrator , illus. by Deborah Zemke. Handprint $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59354-041-8
Zemke's (D Is for Doodle
) watercolor-and-ink renderings of the barnyard denizens on Wise Acres farm are the main attraction in this trio of stories. Janet, a diving pig (her specialties include the "Bacon Buster") attempts to retrieve a
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George Shannon, Author, Thomas B. Allen, Illustrator Bradbury Press $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-782181-9
When Sam's father suggests that they ``climb a Kansas mountain,'' skeptical Sam says, ``Sure . . . and watch pigs fly,'' but he changes his mind after his father drives him to the grain elevators where they climb ``as high as eight houses stacked...
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George Shannon, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator HarperTrophy $4.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-10496-2
Fourteen mini-mysteries are each followed by a solution and complemented by Sis's distinctive black-and-white drawings. Ages 5-up. (Apr.)
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George Shannon, illus. by Julie Paschkis. Henry Holt, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-9197-7
“One hand in the cookie jar takes a cookie out./ How many hands put the cookie in is what the world’s about,” writes Shannon (Rabbit’s Gift) in this reminder that it takes a great many people to make what’s in the cookie jar possible. Getting to a...
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George Shannon, Author, Ariane Dewey, Illustrator, Jose Aruego, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-16002-9
This lively sequel to Lizard's Song will have preschoolers cheering for the book's small but intrepid hero. When Lizard finds Snake curled up on his rock, he says politely, ""I'm afraid you've made a mistake. Everybody knows this rock is my home.""...
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George Shannon, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-688-13504-1
How, in an alphabet book, can the letter ""A"" stand for ""seed""? Though the ""A is for seed"" syntax is not logical, Shannon's (Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World) amusing, letter-based word game teaches that a seed is ""tomorrow's...
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George Shannon, Author, Laura Dronzek, Illustrator, Dronzek, Illustrator , illus. by Laura Dronzek. Harcourt $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-206073-2
Winter has arrived, but Rabbit has gotten lucky: he’s found an extra turnip in the snowy field. Then it dawns on Rabbit that his friend Donkey may not be as fortunate, so he deposits the second turnip on her doorstep. Donkey, in turn, leaves...
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George Shannon, Author, Aida E. Marcuse, Translator, Ariane Dewey, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $15.93 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-13615-4
A team of experts from a variety of Spanish-speaking cultures worked together to create this Spanish translation of Lizard's Song. Lively text accompanies the playful illustrations. Great to share with preschool children. Also in English.
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George Shannon, Author, Cheryl Harness, Illustrator Bradbury Press $11.95 (26p) ISBN 978-0-02-782180-2
For this small book Shannon has adapted the familiar verses of ""My Little Rooster,'' a North American folk song. ``Oh, I love my little rooster/ and my rooster loves me./ I'm gonna sing with my rooster/ as it sings with me.'' The verses and animal...
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George Shannon, illus. by Taeeun Yoo. Little, Brown, $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-08479-6
Shannon's sturdy verse pairs with Yoo's warm, reassuring mixed-media images of family life to create a soothing readaloud. "Hands that do all they can do/ are also saying ‘I love you,' " writes Shannon (A Very Witchy Spelling Bee), a stanza that...
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