Malachy Doyle, Author . Bloomsbury $13.95 (155p) ISBN 978-1-58234-753-0
British author Doyle convincingly traces an orphaned 14-year-old's transformation from a mute and angry boy who shuns human contact to a young man coming to terms with his past and seeking the company of others. Narrator Georgie is about to move
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Malachy Doyle, Author . Bloomsbury $14.95 (176p) ISBN 978-1-58234-776-9
Although the titular question may imply a degree of mystery, Doyle's (Georgie) low-energy novel offers neither puzzles nor suspense. Jesse Flood, the 14-year-old narrator, grows up in aptly named Greywater, a small drab town in Northern Ireland,
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Malachy Doyle, Author . Bloomsbury $6.95 (154p) ISBN 978-1-58234-899-5
An orphaned 14-year-old transforms from a mute and angry boy who shuns human contact to a young man coming to terms with his past and seeking the company of others. According to PW
, "Georgie's uplifting story demonstrates what a few people
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Britta Teckentrup, Illustrator G. P. Putnam's Sons $12.99 (14p) ISBN 978-0-399-23728-7
In Baby See, Baby Do! by Malachy Doyle, illus. by Britta Teckentrup, a baby copies his compatriots in the animal kingdom. In one funny spread, ""slippery baby otters love to splash around,"" the flap on the facing page reveals the bubbly baby in
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Doyle Malachy, Author, Steve Johnson, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-06020-7
A full moon gleams in the dusky sky as a girl, peering from a thatched cottage\x92s upstairs window onto a wide, sloping hill, spies a tiger dancing on his hind legs in the dark woods. \x93There\x92s a quiet, gentle tiger/ In the woods below the...
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Malachy Doyle, illus. by Caroline Uff. Walker, $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8027-2271-3
With contents as authoritative as its title, this picture book pairs positive behaviors with less desirable ones. "Squabble less," writes Doyle, as a pair of children, presumably siblings, fight over a stuffed bear. "Share more!" appears opposite,...
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Niamh Sharkey, Illustrator Barefoot Books $19.99 (96p) ISBN 978-1-902283-97-5
Northern Ireland native Doyle (Jody's Beans) celebrates his country's centuries-old oral legacy in this collection of seven stories. Traditional tales, such as ""The Twelve Wild Geese"" (which parallels the structure of the Brothers Grimm's ""The...
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Richard A. Spinello, Author, Carll Cneut, Illustrator , illus. by Carll Cneut. Candlewick $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2173-5
With a straight face and even tone, Doyle (Jody's Beans) unspools an outlandishly picaresque plot. Antonio has been visiting his Gran on "the other side of the world," amusing himself with such pursuits as "tossing jam sandwiches to...
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Malachy Doyle, illus. by Ed Vere. Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6226-4
Doyle’s (Get Happy) story is simple—quiet Sam is overwhelmed by his big, noisy family—yet the writer’s exuberant, Gaelic-tinged wordplay and Vere’s (Banana!) edgy visuals give it real excitement. (There’s even one brief, well-managed moment of...
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Angelo Rinaldi, Illustrator , illus. by Angelo Rinaldi. S&S/McElderry $17 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-84462-1
A day in the life of a dairy cow is the centerpiece of this handsome and leisurely paced picture book. From dawn breaking in the dew-moistened meadow to a walk back into the field at dusk, Doyle (The Bold Boy) describes the cow's routine—e
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Angelo Rinaldi, Illustrator , illus. by Angelo Rinaldi. S&S/McElderry $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2467-8
As in their previous pairing for Cow
, Doyle and Rinaldi offer a spare text and panoramic paintings to describe the life of a farm animal. The illustrations in this oversize book are stunning as they depict the seasons, from the mare waiting for her
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator , illus. by Julie Vivas. Candlewick $12.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1561-1
This winning volume captures all the excitement and mystery of a child bonding with a new pup. After the girl narrator discovers a newborn stray pooch in an alley, she gives him some TLC. In episodic illustrations silhouetted against generous white...
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Jane Ray, Illustrator , illus. by Jane Ray. Candlewick $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1624-3
This original folktale about a cheeky child's comeuppance has all the brio of a joyful jig. When a boy happens upon a small green pea in the countryside, he knows just how to parlay the pea into a substantially better lot. The bold boy gives an...
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Will Hillenbrand, Illustrator , illus. by Will Hillenbrand. S&S/McElderry $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85513-9
Doyle (The Bold Boy
) skips down memory lane for this dandy collection of ditties culled from his childhood in Ireland. As the book opens, Hillenbrand (Asleep in the Stable
, reviewed Sept. 27) depicts a peacefully slumbering band of siblings....
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Malachy Doyle, Author, Stuart Trotter, Illustrator , illus. by Stuart Trotter. S&S/McElderry $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84464-5
Previously unacquainted neighbors become friends in this slight, rhyming fable. Although black cat Miro and white cat Ben live across the street from each other, it seems that never the twain—or their young owners, a boy and girl—shall
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