Jean Richardson, Author, Alice Englander, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-74435-5
In this pleasing retelling of the Christmas carol about good King Wenceslas, lively storytelling combines with atmospheric artwork to adroitly evoke a sense of time and place. Stephen, the king's page, is summoned to identify a sad, lone figure in...
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Jean Richardson, Author, Susan Winter, Illustrator DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7894-0318-6
In this slightly sugary story, Harriet's grandmother sends her a special birthday gift: a bear dressed as a ballerina, holding tickets to a performance of The Sleeping Beauty. When Harriet bring the bear with her to the ballet, the other toys feel...
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Jean Richardson, Author, Francesca Crespi, Illustrator Arcade Publishing $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-55970-142-6
This is a lively and lovely--and suitably child-oriented--version of the well-known story of the disgruntled fairy who, left off the christening guest list, ``was determined to put a curse on the little Princess.'' In time, Aurora pricks her finger...
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Jean Richardson, Author, Francesca Crespi, Illustrator Arcade Publishing $14.95 (26p) ISBN 978-1-55970-105-1
This fresh version of an old chestnut of both ballet and literature is long on charm and short on depth. Though most of the appropriate characters are painted wearing pointed shoes, they do not really resemble dancers, and Richardson chooses to...
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Jean Richardson, Author, J. B. Richardson, Author, Carey, Author Putnam Publishing Group $9.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-399-21388-5
Very young children experience stage fright, but don't understand itand this is Clara's dilemma. She loves to dance around her homeshe just can't sit still. When her mother agrees to send her to dancing class, Clara is ecstatic, and loves all the...
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