Lisa Moser, illus. by Benji Davies. Random, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-86849-8
Railroad Hank has "a fine little train" and a good heart, so he's on a run to Granny Brett's place to cheer her up. As he stops at farms along the way, each neighbor offers something to make the thoughtful gesture even more special. But Hank seems...
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Lisa Moser, illus. by Sebastiaan Van Doninck. Random, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-87056-9
A horse is a horse, of course, except when it’s a rhinoceros. That’s the silly, unstated backstory in Moser’s upbeat tale about a kind young cowboy’s unwavering faith in his trusted mount. When Cowboy Boyd rides onto the Double R ranch atop his...
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Lisa Moser, illus. by Valeri Gorbachev. Candlewick, $14.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5726-0
Well-intentioned, overzealous Squirrel embarks on further misadventures with his friends in this follow-up to Squirrel’s World (2007). Squirrel’s hyperkinetic movements and chatter power this early reader’s four chapters: “Got to go. Got to go. Got...
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Lisa Moser, illus. by Gwen Millward. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6534-0
In 13 poetic stories, Moser (Kisses on the Wind) and Millward (How Do You Hug a Porcupine?) take readers on a whimsical jaunt into a garden buzzing with anthropomorphic insects, including Lightning Bug (who “never ever won at hide-and-go-seek, but...
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