Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Lauren Stringer, Illustrator , illus. by Lauren Stringer. Harcourt $16 (56p) ISBN 978-0-15-202501-4
This unusual poetry volume is a dazzling celebration of imagination. George's (Hummingbird Nest
) haiku-like poems and Stringer's (Mud
) colorful origami animals combine to tell the story of a child who needs only squares of paper to create...
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Kristine O'Connell George, illus. by Nancy Carpenter, Clarion, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-618-42842-7
A likable fourth-grader shares her frustrations about her preschool-age sister, Emma, in candid narrative poems. Emma copies everything Jessica does, embarrasses her at her soccer game by wearing a boa and high heels ("I pretend I've never seen/...
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Barry Moser, Illustrator , illus. by Barry Moser. Harcourt $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-15-202325-6
Sublime illustrations and keenly observant verse are sure to captivate in this collection of poetry about a hummingbird that set up house in the author's backyard. George (Book
) kept a journal of the real-life eight-week episode, and her poems...
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Like their previous collaborations, The Great Frog Race
and Old Elm Speaks, this volume by George and Kiesler is as delicious as a toasted marshmallow treat. George's poems are well crafted, varied and easily accessible. The topics range from a
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Kate Kiesler, Illustrator Clarion Books $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-77607-0
This first collection of poems by George is a loving appreciation of some of the countryside's greatest treasures (a ""falling star that won't go to bed"" and ""hides in the daisies""; a weeping willow that ""wept piles of tears for me to rake"")...
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Kate Kiesler, Illustrator Clarion Books $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-87611-4
George and Kiesler (The Great Frog Race and Other Poems) team up for another close look at the natural world with poetry that invites readers to meditate on trees. This time the visual delights described in George's poems slightly outshine the...
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Kate Kiesler, Illustrator, Myra Cohn Livingston, Introduction by , illus. by Kate Kiesler. Clarion $5.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-618-60478-4
"This first collection of poems by George is a loving appreciation of some of the countryside's greatest treasures," said PW
in a starred review. "Kiesler's paintings are equally strong." Ages 6-9. (Oct.)
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, June Otani, Illustrator Clarion Books $13 (40p) ISBN 978-0-395-82266-1
Experienced dog owners will recognize the familiar behavior of a winsome brown puppy as it attacks the ""enemy"" vacuum cleaner until it ""stops growling,"" or as it barks until its owner ""witness[es]/ the triumph--/ one cornered beetle."" Otani's (
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, June Otani, Illustrator Clarion Books $15 (40p) ISBN 978-0-618-11758-1
A big dog comes to visit in Little Dog and Duncan by Kristine O'Connell George, illus. by June Otani. This companion volume to Little Dog Poems chronicles what happens when the titular pups share quarters, with poems like ""Mud,"" ""Homesick""...
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Kristine O'Connell George, Author, Maggie Smith, Illustrator , illus. by Maggie Smith. Clarion $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-98287-7
George (Little Dog Poems) and Smith (Beach Day) present an endearing homage to the pleasures of books. When the toddler narrator opens a present and discovers a volume entitled Bunnies, he and the book immediately become inseparable—except for
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