Jay O'Callahan, Author, Patricia Raine, Illustrator Peachtree Publishers $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-1-56145-073-2
With mixed results, renowned storyteller O'Callahan tackles the difficult task of refashioning an oral tale as a written one. Four-year-old Willie, who seems to be a magnet for chaos, is sent to visit his grandmother, after being warned by his own...
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Jay O'Callahan, Author, Will Moses, Illustrator , illus. by Will Moses. Philomel/Walden Media $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-25181-8
In a tale with the scope and ambition of a novel, O'Callahan (Herman and Marguerite
) tells a pay-it-forward story about a failed baker, Simon, and his comeback. At Simon's lowest moment, after his second business goes up in flames, he'
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Jay O'Callahan, Author, Debrah Santini, Illustrator Picture Book Studio Ltd $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-88708-223-8
Twice a year Pierre visits his Grand Ma Mere in her grand Parisian house and plays tricks on the servants. The dowager is unruffled by the boy's shenanigans, however; perhaps because ``in the whole world, Grand Ma Mere loved two things best: Pierre,
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Jay O'Callahan, Author, Laura O'Callahan, Illustrator Peachtree Publishers $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56145-103-6
Professional storyteller O'Callahan's (Orange Cheeks) tale of a worm and a caterpillar who become friends and rejuvenate an abandoned orchard probably plays better in the spoken version. As a picture book, it's pleasant but a tad undisciplined-wordy,
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