Michelle Edwards, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-10759-8
Twins Devra and David Levy and their baby brother enact 13 tableaux, each typifying an occasion for offering a particular Hebrew prayer--waking up, eating different foods, celebrating a holiday and so forth. Facing pages contain the prayers...
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Michelle Edwards, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-11825-9
A departure from her Judaica-themed picture books, Edwards's ( Chicken Man ; Alef-Bet ) latest story pays tribute to the value of friendship and free-spirited individuality. In small-town Iowa, neighbors Eve and Smithy are both of a certain age and...
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Michelle Edwards, Author Harcourt Children's Books $14 (56p) ISBN 978-0-15-201974-7
This first book in the Jackson Friends chapter book series introduces Pa Lia Vang on her first day of second grade as a new girl at Jackson Magnet School. In plain language, Edwards (Chicken Man) describes the universal experience of the start of...
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Michelle Edwards, Author HarperCollins Publishers $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-09708-0
In her first children's book, Edwards draws on her experience living on a kibbutz to create this portrait of a kind, goodnatured man. Known as Chicken Man, kibbutznik Rody is in charge of the chicken coops. His presence makes all the hens and...
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Michelle Edwards, Author Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books $13.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-09712-7
Executed in vibrant colors, characters with singularly expressive faces fill the pages of this book, in which Edwards offers a distinctive portrait of a painter of portraits. Michelin insists on putting exactly what she sees on canvas, which gets...
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Michelle Edwards, Author Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books $15 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-09724-0
A creative, messy and somewhat quirky family of five fills these pages with the peculiar paraphernalia of a simplehearted existence: a feather-flying pillow fight with a sibling monster; a confettied, make-believe bridal procession; an all-out...
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Michelle Edwards, Author Mulberry Books $4.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-13106-7
Edwards's first picture book combines a lighthearted tale about a kibbutznik with what PW called ``stylized paintings . . . dotted with diverting detail.'' Ages 5-8. (Mar.)
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Michelle Edwards, illus. by Kathryn Mitter, Albert Whitman, $15.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-8075-3126-6
Gabi loves the tricycle she receives on the holiday's first night—in fact, she even names it Hanukkah. A bad spill leaves her feeling skittish, but the courage of the Maccabees inspires her to get in the saddle again. The overly earnest story and...
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Michelle Edwards, Author, Phyllis Root, Joint Author, Paul Meisel, Illustrator , illus. by Paul Meisel. Candlewick $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1350-1
This cheery tale proves that there's safety in numbers, at least in the dead of night. With the lights out, a chilly violet glow falls over the bedroom of Alex and his younger brother, Ben—and suddenly it feels as if the boys are hosting...
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Michelle Edwards, illus. by Jana Christy. Random, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-87090-3
“When somebody had something they didn’t need anymore, they gave it to my mom,” says the son of a master seamstress. “Everyone knew Mom would put it all to good use.” But when Mom announces at Passover that the narrator is going to be a big brother
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Michelle Edwards, illus. by Charles Santoso. Random, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-449-81431-4
It’s Mom’s birthday, so she has to have a cake. But Dad has baby duty, and it’s looking less and less likely that he and son Max will be able to make the kosher-for-Passover cake mix they bought at the supermarket. Unable to wait any longer, Max...
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Michelle Edwards, illus. by G. Brian Karas. Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-553-49710-6
Sophia notices that Mrs. Goldman knits hats for everyone in the neighborhood and never thinks of herself. “Where’s your hat?” Sophia asks when they’re out on an icy day walking Mrs. Goldman’s dog. “I gave it to Mrs. Chen,” the woman replies. Sophia...
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Michelle Edwards, Author, Stacey Schuett, Illustrator, Michelle Edwards, Illustrator , illus. by Stacey Schuett. Candlewick $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0779-1
Selma and Dora are facing their first Chanukah without Mama, who died during the summer, and Papa's hopelessness as a latke-maker only underscores how much they miss her. But the family finds solace in the memory of Mama and her enduring...
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Michelle Edwards, illus. by April Harrison. Random House/Schwartz, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-31067-0
“I know big sisters,” Lee says. “Zora, the boss, she’s mine. I go wherever she goes, and we are always home before dark. Those are the rules.” At their local library, the siblings, portrayed as Black, learn embroidery; Zora sews a flower that earns
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