Lezlie Evans, illus. by Yee Von Chan. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-2433-6
Hare, Squirrel, and Mouse are busy making Christmas preparations in the Little Burrow where they live together: “Hare sang as he decorated the tree, Squirrel sprinkled sugar on the hazelnut cookies.” When Mouse sneaks out to get a last-minute...
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Lezlie Evans, Author, Cynthia Jabar, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-69865-5
Evans makes a cheery picture book debut with this rhyming, rhythmic celebration of rain. Two girls are splashing in a tiny backyard pool when they notice signs of an approaching storm: ``Falls a raindrop/ it goes plip plop/ coming faster/ drip drop,
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Lezlie Evans, Author, David M. McPhail, Illustrator , illus. by David McPhail. Disney-Hyperion $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4231-1659-2
Evans’s (The Bunnies’ Trip
) rhymed text presents a series of naughty animals whose mothers say they love them despite their faults, from a “fussy lamb” to a “bumbling boar.” Although the book may reassure some...
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