Hallie Durand, illus. by Tony Fucile. Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4496-3
Durand's (Dessert First) first picture book, an extended—and charming—gag, describes three-year-old Mitchell's bedtime treat. Perched on his long-suffering parent's shoulders, he gets to drive his father to bed, shifting into reverse by pulling on...
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Hallie Durand, illus. by Tony Fucile. Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6049-9
In Mitchell’s License (2011), Mitchell pretended his father was a car, racing him (rather ignominiously) around the house. Dad gets his revenge in this sequel when he takes his son to the bowling alley and throws strike after strike. Mitchell knocks
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Hallie Durand, Author, Christine Davenier, Illustrator , illus. by Christine Davenier. S&S/Atheneum $14.99 (153p) ISBN 978-1-4169-6385-1
As might be expected from her name alone, Dessert, the spunky narrator of this refreshing debut, takes to heart her third-grade teacher's advice to march to one's own drummer. First on Dessert's agenda: getting to eat dessert before...
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Hallie Durand, illus. by David Small. Dial, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-42835-0
Marshall, the skeptic of his elementary school classroom, isn’t buying any malarkey about gingerbread men. “They can’t run for real,” he announces. “No way.” But when his teacher, Mrs. Gray, goes to retrieve the cookies the class has made, the oven...
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