Books by John Stadler and Complete Book Reviews
Public Domain, Author, Jack Norworth, Author, John Stadler, Author Little Simon $12.95 (16p) ISBN 978-0-689-85917-5
Just in time for spring training, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, based on the lyrics of the well-known tune, inspires John Stadler's intricately detailed pop-up spreads. Howler Stadium, chock-full of animals, captures the bustling enthusiasm of the...
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John Stadler, Author . Random/Corey $9.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-375-84478-2
Wilson, an ingenuous young rabbit, can hardly contain his enthusiasm for his new teacher, Miss Lovely. One rainy morning, as Wilson gets ready for school, a fold-out flap reveals a green foot with sharp claws (“Wilson, however, was not the...
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John Stadler, Author Warner Juvenile Books $8.95 (36p) ISBN 978-1-55782-047-1
When Whiskers the cowboy is asked for a song by the campfire, he obliges with the ballad of Wilbur, ``the weirdest cowboy ever to hit the trail.'' Wilbur and Alvin--a blue moose and former boxer--head west to herd pigs. They round up their porcine...
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John Stadler, Author Crowell $11.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-690-04668-7
In a simple and humorous easy-reading adventure, Hippo, an experienced parachutist, encourages his friends Cat, Pig and Dog to try free-fall skyjumping. They are nervous, but Hippo reassures them, and the three friends jump from Hippo's plane. All...
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John Stadler, Author Bradbury Press $11.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-02-786660-5
In a short poetic text, the author of Hooray for Snail! relates a trance-like experience of being a bear on a misty mountain, learning tight-rope walking from two parental-looking bears. Other children on the highwire juggle, play music and dance....
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John Stadler, Author HarperCollins Publishers $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-443161-3
Hooray for Snail's star returns, ready to make football history for his spunky team. Ages 4-8. (March)
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John Stadler, Author Warner Juvenile Books $0 (33p) ISBN 978-1-55782-048-8
An enterprising girl named Lucy owns and operates a resort hotel with the help of Liz and Izzy, energetic twin mice who like to juggle in their off hours. When the town's greedy mayor informs Lucy that he wants her land, the girl refuses to give in.
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John Stadler, Author, Stadler, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $12.99 (36p) ISBN 978-0-689-71063-6
Mr. Maxwell doesn't know why his cash drawer is full every morning, and his stock depleted, when business is only so-so. But every night his cat and dog turn the place into a bistro, serving plats du jour to animal patrons. PW considered this ""unall
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John Stadler, Author, John Stadler, Illustrator . Atheneum/Jackson $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84728-8
Stadler (Hooray for Snail!) inventively explores the lengths to which a child will go to reclaim a favorite toy. Catilda's parents think their kitten daughter is tucked into bed—feeling a bit sad, perhaps, having left her teddy bear,...
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John Stadler, Author, John Stadler, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-30195-1
A boy's wayward kite occasions, unfortunately, an equally wayward tale. As the child's red kite heads out to sea, he runs after it and encounters a seal on the beach. To the rescue comes a hodgepodge of creatures, including a monkey, polar bear and...
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