Philemon Sturges, Author, A. Vojtech, Author, P. Sturges, Author NorthSouth $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-1-55858-420-4
Breaking up the deep grays, purples and the black of night with incandescent spots of light, the illustrator of this imaginatively conceived book captures the magic of summer evenings and the mysterious glow of fireflies. These marvelous creatures...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Jim Ishikawa, Illustrator, Philemon Sturges, Other , illus. by Jim Ishikawa. Dutton $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-47116-5
In this tale of tails, Sturges (The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
) repeats a folk story explaining why dogs sniff each others' hind parts. According to the lore, they once misplaced their original tails and are trying to find them. The dogs here
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Ashley Wolff, Illustrator , illus. by Ashley Wolff. Little, Brown $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-82323-4
The traditional carol receives a dash of New Mexican spice as Sturges (Bridges Are to Cross
) moves the backdrop to the American Southwest. Chipper animal amigos in the village square offer a gift of a piñata for the piñon tree on the...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Anna Vojtech, Author, A. Vojtech, Author NorthSouth $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-55858-628-4
Revisiting a favorite folktale from her childhood in Czechoslovakia, Vojtech teams again with Sturges, her collaborator on Ten Flashing Fireflies. They lace their lyrical narrative with affecting imagery as they retell the plight of lovely Marushka,
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Amy Walrod, Illustrator , illus. by Amy Walrod. Dutton $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-525-46440-2
The team behind The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
offers a comic adaptation of "This Little Piggy," sure to please junior pirates and the older ones who want them to play nice. At the start, two tall ships approach a desert isle from...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Shari Halpern, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443758-5
I Love Trucks! by Philemon Sturges, illus. by Shari Halpern, now in paperback, shows bright and colorful black outlined illustrations of a tow truck, a street sweeper and a backhoe in action. From the same team and in the same format (""I like ...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Shari Halpern, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-028898-3
A child expresses a keen interest in all manner of aircraft in I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illus. by Shari Halpern. Endpapers describe flying machines and terms (e.g., ""Sky scratches are not smoke. They are ice crystals made by the ...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Shari Halpern, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443667-0
A child expresses a keen interest in all manner of aircraft in I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illus. by Shari Halpern. Endpapers describe flying machines and terms (e.g., ""Sky scratches are not smoke. They are ice crystals made by the ...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Shari Halpern, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-009284-9
An euphoric narrator announces I Love School! in this paper-over-board companion to I Love Trains! and other vehicular tributes by Philemon Sturges, illus. by Shari Halpern. Completely free of uncertainty and negativity, these kids embrace every...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Bridget Strevens-Marzo, Illustrator , illus. by Bridget Strevens-Marzo. HarperCollins $16.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-06-076072-4
Featuring some of Strevens-Marzo’s (Kiss Kiss) best artwork yet, a simple but amusing text from Sturges (The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza) and an instantly appealing title, this high-spirited preschool book will have babies giggling at every...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Joan Paley, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-82021-9
Sturges's (Ten Flashing Fireflies) latest foray into the insect world never really takes wing. Woolly Bear, a stubby caterpillar sort, quietly searches high and low for a ""snug place to sleep,"" but she can't escape the cacophony created by such...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Paige Miglio, Joint Author, Paige Miglio, Illustrator Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-87846-458-6
Hieroglyphics and limericklike rhymes meld fact and fancy in this rather flimsy glimpse of ancient Egypt. Crocky Dilly, a modern crocodile wearing a denim jumper, takes her name from an ancestor who lived ""where the wide mouth of the green, greasy...
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Philemon Sturges, Author, Philemon Sturges, Retold by, Amy Walrod, Illustrator Puffin Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-230189-0
""This retelling of The Little Red Hen exudes charm, thanks to conversational narration and delightful cut paper images,"" wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 3-7. (Oct.)
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Kathi Appelt, Author, G. Brian Karas, Illustrator, Philemon Sturges, Author , illus. by G. Brian Karas. HarperCollins $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-028622-4
A girl exhibits healthy self-esteem in Appelt's (Bats Around the Clock) celebratory ode. "Nobody whistles the way I do/ Nobody chews the way I chew/ I'm the cat's meow,/ I'm the dog's top flea/ I'm the one, the only,/...
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Philemon Sturges, Retold by, Amy Walrod, Illustrator, Philemon Sturges, Author Dutton Children's Books $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-525-45953-8
Sturges's (Bridges Are to Cross) retelling of ""The Little Red Hen"" exudes charm, thanks to conversational narration and Walrod's (Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores) delightful cut-paper images. One day, the feathered heroine, assembled from...
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