Laura Leuck, Author, Scott Nash, Illustrator , illus. by Scott Nash. HarperCollins $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-029547-9
Squabbling siblings may recognize themselves in the two fur-covered brothers who feud in this flawed tale. The younger monster catalogues the injustices: "My beastly brother's mean and tough./ He always hides his spooky stuff,/ and never...
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Laura Leuck, Author, Scott Nash, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-029694-0
Fearsome educators get their due in My Creature Teacher by Laura Leuck, illus. by Scott Nash, narrated by the hero from My Beastly Brother. The hairy fellow rhapsodizes poetic about his stern, but loving, lizard-like teacher: ""She takes us out for...
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Laura Leuck, Author, Marc Boutavant, Illustrator , illus. by Marc Boutavant. Chronicle $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-5610-2
Schoolchildren imagine themselves as chimps, whales and butterflies in this fantasy. The layout builds suspense, with ellipses preceding each page turn: “If I could have a spiky spine/ I'd get to be a.../ porcupine!” thinks a girl...
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Laura Leuck, Author, S. D. Schindler, Illustrator , illus. by S.D. Schindler. Walker $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8027-8860-3
Leuck's (Goodnight, Baby Monster) smooth counting rhyme tracks a witch as she collects nasty "goodies" from ghosts, goblins and the like. "Two cats/ inside a pail/ gave the witch/ a fish's tail./ Three scarecrows/ stuffed with...
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Laura Leuck, Author, Mark Buehner, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-688-16866-7
Few monsters have been as sweet as the green, googly-eyed mother and son in this cuddly picture book. More literal and less ominous than Liz Rosenberg and Stephen Gammell's Monster Mama, Leuck's (Sun Is Falling, Night Is Calling) rhyming verse...
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Laura Leuck, Author, Mark Buehner, Illustrator HarperTrophy $6.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-008860-6
In a ""tender tone sure to make this a bedtime favorite,"" according to PW, a rhyming verse describes the myriad ways a green, googly-eyed mother shows her boundless love for her son. Ages 3-8. (Sept.)
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Laura Leuck, Author, Ora Eitan, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-671-86940-3
In spare, gently cadenced verse, newcomer Leuck beckons readers into the soothing rituals of nighttime. ``Day is done, / the sun is falling. / Mama says, / `The night is calling.' / Dusk's around us, / night is near. / Mama says, / `Come snuggle...
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Laura Leuck, Author, David Parkins, Illustrator Chronicle Books $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-3509-1
In Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck, illus. by David Parkins, 26 monsters, from unlovely Ann the alligator to Zelda (who's ""tall and getting taller"") introduce the alphabet. They all gather at the end to look at the book their...
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Laura Leuck, Author, Gris Grimly, Illustrator , illus. by Gris Grimly. Chronicle $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-4992-0
With a bit of a nod to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
, Leuck's (My Monster Mama Loves Me So
) lively holiday spookfest focuses on two monster boys' anticipation of "gross and grisly Christmas toys," delivered by a...
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Laura Lenck, Author, Laura Leuck, Author, Leuck, Author Troll Communications $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8167-4898-3
In rhyming, repetitive verse, a teeny, tiny mommy asks her teeny, tiny baby mouse to name the colors in their teeny, tiny house. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
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