Roni Schotter, Author Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books $11.95 (181p) ISBN 978-0-688-06157-9
In this tale, a young girl discovers that different is not necessarily bad. Set in Brooklyn in 1953, this story chronicles 12-year-old Rhoda's summer, which begins with the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and ends with the truce in Korea. Rhoda...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Marylin Hafner, Author, Marylin Hafner, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $15.45 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-77518-2
In Schotter's clever introduction to Purim, the show must go on, even if two performers have the flu. Every year, Frannie, her brother Ezra, and their two cousins put on a Purim play, reenacting the Bible story of how Queen Esther saved the Jews...
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Roni Schotter, illus. by Julia Kuo. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-30070-8
This reassuring story takes on a familiar picture-book theme: a faithful farm vehicle (or animal) replaced by a younger, stronger worker. In introducing Little Green, Schotter (All About Grandmas) explains how the apple-green pickup truck, which...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Dominic Catalano, Illustrator Philomel Books $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22023-4
Schotter's tongue-in-cheek, er, make that tongue-in-jowl, tale of a less-than-prudent pig whose appetite nearly lands him in the sausage section will be of particular delight to Francophiles. The author clearly adores the culture (especially the...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Kyrsten Brooker, Illustrator Scholastic $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-09536-2
Eva wants to write, but feels that nothing interesting happens in her neighborhood. Contemplating her teacher's advice (""Write about what you know""), she observes her neighbors-Mr. Chang, with his newly opened but empty Seafood Emporium; Mr. Sims,
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Roni Schotter, Author, Joe Cepeda, Illustrator Atheneum Books $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-83388-5
After taking to the high seas of his tub in Captain Bob Sets Sail, the hero flies the skies in Captain Bob Takes Flight by Roni Schotter, illus. by Joe Cepeda. Against the backdrop of his cloud-filled blue bedroom walls, Bob fashions a cardboard...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Joe Cepeda, Illustrator Atheneum Books $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-82081-6
Schotter (Dreamland) sets a snappy beat for this irresistible bathtime book cum pirate fantasy. Popping a rambunctious boy in a pirate hat into the tub--he is ""the bravest and best captain that ever sailed the Soapy Seas""--she creates an imaginary
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Roni Schotter, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-09508-9
Theo and his Uncle Gurney are very much alike: they have dreams and they have imagination. While measuring, cutting and sewing at the family tailoring business, Gurney is making plans to move out west. And as he helps with the work, Theo dreams up...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Marylin Hafner, Illustrator Megan Tingley Books $6.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-316-77623-3
A board book adaptation of Roni Schotter's 1990 Hanukkah!, illus. by Marylin Hafner, gives youngest readers a chance to celebrate the last night of the holiday along with the five children of a particularly jolly family. Hafner's personable ...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Marylin Hafner, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-77468-0
The creators of Hanukkah! here offer an affectionate portrait of a family Passover seder, with text and pictures chockablock with intricate, often amusing details. The star of this beguiling brood is Uncle Harry, a part-time prestidigitator whose...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Terry Widener, Illustrator , illus. by Terry Widener. FSG/Kroupa $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-33429-1
Schotter’s (Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
) vivid entry in the jealousy-of-coming-sibling genre rises above its category by focusing on the protagonist’s beloved New York City apartment building, a genuine melting pot. Despite the...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Jeanette Winter, Illustrator, Jeanette Winter, Photographer Joy Street Books $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-77467-3
Ruby Rubenstein isn't just a produce man, he's an artist. ``I take care'' is his motto, and he's passionate about his work, pouring his soul into the eye-catching designs that make his market display a standout on Delano Street. But whether he wants
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Roni Schotter, Author, Cyd Moore, Illustrator , illus. by Cyd Moore. Clarion $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-03432-1
A comfort to children who "go back and forth," Schotter's (Captain Snap and the Children of Vinegar Lane) thoughtfully conceived story addresses the anxieties of very young children living under joint custody arrangements. Kara,...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Cyd Moore, Illustrator Clarion Books $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-18183-4
Papa picks up Kara and her stuffed bunny from Mama's house for her first visit since Papa's new wife, Peggy, has moved in, in the sequel to Missing Rabbit, Room for Rabbit by Roni Schotter, illus. by Cyd Moore. The illustrations capture the...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Kimberly Bulcken Root, Illustrator , illus. by Kimberly Bulcken Root. FSG/Kroupa $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-33623-3
Working in the same vein as Barbara Santucci's and Lloyd Bloom's Anna's Corn
(Children's Forecasts, Oct. 7), Schotter (Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street) brings a gentle hand to the big questions of death and rebirth, while Root'
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Roni Schotter, Author, Marcia Sewall, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-07038-3
In this tender twist on a familiar theme, a neighborhood curmudgeon--``thin and mean and bent and bitter''--is vivified by youngsters' ministrations; Sewall's vibrant wax-resist pictures add much zip. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Roni Schotter, Author, Susan Saelig Gallagher, Illustrator Schwartz & Wade Books $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-83612-1
A keen observer, Luisa notices that while her hard-working mother's mission is ""to give her the world,"" it is sadly often at her own expense (""Mama hardly ever smiles, but when she does, she is the prettiest flower in the World""). Schotter's (The
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Roni Schotter, Author, Rodney S. Pate, Illustrator Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books $12.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-688-04986-7
Indomitable Efan Little wakes up on the morning before Christmas. He plans to take his life savings of $6.63 and bring Christmas to his home on 128th Street, part of a poor black neighborhood. Then Efan finds that he can't afford a tree, which was...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Dara Goldman, Illustrator Maxwell Pub. Co. $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-781295-4
Not just warm, but completely cozy, describes this saga of a baby bunny stuck at home with the sniffles. Bunny greets the news of his confinement with a garden-variety whine--``But there's nothing to do inside''--and proceeds to plow headlong into...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Marilyn Hafner, Illustrator, Marylin Hafner, Illustrator Joy Street Books $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-77466-6
This glowing picture book focuses on one family's celebration of Hanukkah. It's the eighth and final night of the holiday and Mama, Papa and Grandma Rose are lighting the menorah, while the children--Nora, Dan, Ruthie, Sam and baby Moe--begin their...
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Roni Schotter, Author, Giselle Potter, Illustrator , illus. by Giselle Potter. Random/Schwartz & Wade $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-83601-5
How do you spell enthusiasm? Selig, a boy driven by his desire to collect words, surely knows the answer in this quirkily inspirational picture book. Rather than play ball or hang out with friends, Selig prefers jotting down words that appeal to him
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Roni Schotter, illus. by Khoa Le. Astra, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-66260-206-1
After a day of bickering, a dragon-led dream-time outing offers nighttime tranquility to two human siblings and others. In extended second-person passages, Schotter describes “a rustle and a whirrrrr. Wings at your window? Your own special dragon...
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