James Berry, Author Orchard Books (NY) $0 (148p) ISBN 978-0-531-05745-2
The phrases in these stories, all set in Jamaica, are musical in print, even before they are read aloud. ""I know total-total that if I had my own bike, the Wheels-and-Brake Boys wouldn't treat me like that,'' Becky tells readers in ``Becky and the...
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James Berry, Author, Judith Chernaik, Editor, Satoshi Kitamura, Illustrator , illus. by Satoshi Kitamura. Candlewick $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2960-1
Chernaik invited a dozen poets (she pens one poem herself, and Gerard Benson authors two) to respond to composer Saint-Saëns' 1886 "zoological fantasy" (a 55-minute CD, performed by the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, includes a reading...
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James Berry, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator , illus. by Ashley Bryan. Greenwillow/Amistad $15.99 (104p) ISBN 978-0-06-052747-1
Jamaican-born poet Berry (When I Dance
) celebrates his Caribbean heritage in this patchy collection of poems about childhood. Loosely organized around such topics as "Everyday Feelings" and "Together," Berry's best poems echo...
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James Berry, Author, Louise Brierly, With Simon & Schuster $14 (1p) ISBN 978-0-671-89446-7
``Your born-day is a happening day,'' says Mary to Baby Jesus on his first birthday. ``I'll tell you your own own story./ First-how you began.'' This jubilant poem, Berry's (Ajeemah and His Son) first picture book, transplants the Nativity story to...
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