Johanna Spyri, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Adapted by Hyperion Books for Children $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-023438-6
This truncated retelling of orphan Heidi's simple life in the Swiss Alps and her sojourn in the big city seems almost as indebted to the Shirley Temple film as to Johanna Spyri's 1880 novel. Krupinski's (A New England Scrapbook) heroine mimics...
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Loretta Krupinski, Author HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-023436-2
The journal Benjamin Slocum keeps on board his father's clipper ship serves as an engrossing, fact-filled capsule of seafaring life in 1860. Benjamin sails from Boston, rounding Cape Horn to reach the Sandwich Islands, experiencing seasickness and...
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Loretta Krupinski, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator . Hyperion $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0834-2
Start spreading the news… Christmas done New York, New York–style dazzles two country mice. When the pine tree they call home is selected to adorn Rockefeller Center, Mr. and Mrs. Mouse get the chance to explore the Big Apple. Framed...
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Loretta Krupinski, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator HarperCollins $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-022950-4
Brief descriptions, lively verse by a handful of poets and, most importantly, Krupinski's (illustrator of Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here ) stunning art together answer the question ``What is New England?'' Each spread focuses on a characteristic...
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Loretta Krupinski, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator Dutton Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-47579-8
Weather-related proverbs weave through this tale of two mouse pirates, Captain Oliver and mate Rosie. Blown ashore in a storm, the duo decides to try farming while repairing their ship. Each page offers another opportunity for adages, some familiar (
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Loretta Krupinski, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator Hyperion Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7868-1836-5
Loretta Krupinski (Christmas in the City) showcases her signature mice characters in The Royal Mice: The Sword and the Horn. When the human Queen of All You Can See sicks the feline Max the Magnificent on the rodent residents of her castle, they...
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