Books by Mark Shulman and Complete Book Reviews

Mark Shulman, Roaring Brook/Porter, $16.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-59643-417-2
Shulman (Mom and Dad Are Palindromes) makes his YA debut with the story of Tod, a school bully forced to spend detention writing in a journal. Tod's latest crime was breaking into school with his buddies to steal a video camera, but he has a long...
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Mark Shulman, Author, Sally Chambers, Illustrator Tiger Tales $6.95 (8p) ISBN 978-1-58925-737-5
Two interactive titles by Mark Schulman use pull-tabs to teach learning concepts: Foxy Fox acts as a color primer (each page asks a question, such as, ""Which tree for Bee?,"" and the pull of a tab changes a ""yellow tree"" to green); Big Cat does...
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Mark Shulman, Author, Sally Chambers, Illustrator Tiger Tales $6.95 (8p) ISBN 978-1-58925-738-2
Two interactive titles by Mark Schulman use pull-tabs to teach learning concepts: Foxy Fox acts as a color primer (each page asks a question, such as, ""Which tree for Bee?,"" and the pull of a tab changes a ""yellow tree"" to green); Big Cat does...
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Mark Shulman, Author, Vincent Nguyen, Illustrator , illus. by Vincent Nguyen. Sterling $14.95 (36p) ISBN 978-1-4027-2872-3
Like a surrealist painting, the premise of this dreamlike story is disturbing, but newcomer Nguyen's noteworthy illustrations are suitably mysterious. Louis's parents worry about him because he has no friends except for the backyard birds....
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Mark Shulman, Author, Adam McCauley, Illustrator , illus. by Adam McCauley. Chronicle $15.95 (36p) ISBN 978-0-8118-4328-7
In this tale of compulsive wordplay, flame-haired Bob (aka Robert Trebor) discovers palindromes and becomes possessed by language. He notices mirror-image words and phrases everywhere, and begins listing "My kayak . My race car . Otto , my pup ..
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Mark Shulman, Author, Jenny B. Harris, Illustrator Sterling $3.95 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4027-0703-2
The Funny Fingers board book series by Mark Shulman, illus. by Jenny Harris, features die-cut holes through the middle of each book, so that children's fingers can become part of the scenes. In Amazing Animals, a pair of die-cut holes through the
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Mark Shulman, Author, Jenny B. Harris, Illustrator Sterling Publishing (NY) $3.95 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4027-0706-3
The Funny Fingers board book series by Mark Shulman, illus. by Jenny Harris, features die-cut holes through the middle of each book, so that children's fingers can become part of the scenes. In Amazing Animals, a pair of die-cut holes through the
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Mark Shulman, Author, Jenny B. Harris, Illustrator Sterling Publishing (NY) $3.95 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4027-0705-6
The Funny Fingers board book series by Mark Shulman, illus. by Jenny Harris, features die-cut holes through the middle of each book, so that children's fingers can become part of the scenes. In Amazing Animals, a pair of die-cut holes through the
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Mark Shulman, Author, Jenny B. Harris, Illustrator Sterling Publishing (NY) $3.95 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4027-0704-9
The Funny Fingers board book series by Mark Shulman, illus. by Jenny Harris, features die-cut holes through the middle of each book, so that children's fingers can become part of the scenes. In Amazing Animals, a pair of die-cut holes through the
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Mark Shulman, Author, Phillip Fickling, Illustrator , illus. by Phillip Fickling. Chronicle $14.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-58717-256-4
Flashy but insubstantial, these digitally rendered "adventures of a robot boy and a boy boy" star Fillmore, a fireplug-shaped kid who resembles a Lego toy, and Geary, his silver-blue robot counterpart. They live on Planet Zada and, according
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Mark Shulman, Author, Phillip Fickling, Author, Philip Flickling, Illustrator Scholastic Paperbacks $8.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-37648-8
In a handful of titles, interactive elements add fun and whimsy. With punch-out parts on sturdy pages (plus instructions), readers can assemble their own canine companion-just like the resourceful boy who takes matters into his own hands when his
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Mark Shulman, Author, Tamara Petrosino, Illustrator , illus. by Tamara Petrosino. Sterling $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4027-2871-6
Though the tag line splashed across the jacket ("Double the Letters! Double the Fun!) smacks somewhat tritely of a chewing gum jingo, there are indeed laughs to be had in these silly, often inventive pages showcasing words with repeated letters.
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Mark Shulman, illus. by Serge Bloch. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8234-4561-5
Bloch’s balletic ink line—punctuated with color washes and textural elements in red, white, and blue—and Shulman’s crisp prose means there’ll be no sleeping through this civics class. Beginning with simple personal choices (“Markers or crayons?”)...
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