Sarah Wilson, Author , illus. by Akemi Gutierrez. Holt $15.95 (
, $15.95, ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-8050-6976-1
, $15.95, ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-8050-6976-1
In this survey of various species' siesta spots, a pert, pigtailed girl and her dog travel from habitat to habitat, observing animals taking their midday snooze and occasionally imitating them. "It's easy to nap... sprawled upside down,&#
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Sarah Wilson, Author HarperCollins Publishers $4.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-443186-6
Tildy discovers that a group of supposedly fearsome dragons just needs a good romp. Ages 4-8. (July)
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Sarah Wilson, Author Simon & Schuster $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-67515-8
Muskrat's goofy extended family is keen on peas. The planting, nurturing, harvesting, shelling and cooking of peas has been a family obsession since the beginning of spring. All summer Muskrat helped, putting up poles, chasing away bugs, weeding and
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Sarah Wilson, Author Simon & Schuster $14 (32p) ISBN 978-0-671-69202-5
From the moment reporters convene to cover the event, the cleaning of Henry's room--for the first time in a year--is a momentous occasion. Henry first chases out the creatures that have shared his space: these include mice carrying rubber bands and...
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Sarah Wilson, Author Simon & Schuster $13.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-671-72793-2
Jennifer Justine and brother William are sick and tired of taking baths, and even though they are about to celebrate Uncle Albert's birthday, ``the family decided just to pretend that the children were clean.'' Across town a sleepy baker mixes the...
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Sarah Wilson, Author Little Simon $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-77822-4
An animal family's simple solution works wonders when Muskrat declares, ``I hate peas!'' Ages 2-5. (June)
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Sarah Wilson, Author Simon & Schuster $14 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-73919-5
Like Wilson's Muskrat, Muskrat, Eat Your Peas! , this musical collection of poems is finely tuned for toddlers and preschoolers. The subject matter, language and imagery are gentle and playful, and include observations of boats, snails, squirrels...
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Sarah Wilson, Author, Randy Cecil, Illustrator , illus. by Randy Cecil. Holt $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6787-3
Sunny and silly, Wilson's (Love and Kisses) lark of a tale pits a spunky girl against her too-helpful relatives. Willie can't wait to go rafting all by herself: " 'Yow-eee!' she shouted. 'My first day out on the...
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Sarah Wilson, Author, Melissa Sweet, Illustrator , illus. by Melissa Sweet. Candlewick $3.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2011-0
This tale charts the travels of love unleashed: "Blow a kiss and let it go/ You never know/ how love will grow!" Watercolor and cut-paper collage hearts wend their way through the pages, sending the smooch from cat to cow and back to "you
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Sarah Wilson, Author, Melissa Sweet, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1049-4
Sarah Wilson's board book, Love and Kisses, charts the travels of love unleashed: ""Blow a kiss and let it go/ You never know/ how love will grow!"" Melissa Sweet's watercolor and cut-paper collage hearts wend their way through the pages, sending
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Sarah Wilson, Author, Susan Meddaugh, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-286-8
Do children on other planets keep to the same daily rituals that Earthlings follow? Wilson (Christmas Cowboy; Garage Song) suggests that some behavior is truly universal in this winsome fantasy, the title of which translates as ``good night'' in a...
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Sarah Wilson, Author, Susan Meddaugh, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0294-9
PW gave a starred review to this nonsensical fantasy about a child's day in an extraterrestrial, primitive land: ""It's brillig, yet mimsey at the same time."" Ages 3-up. (Oct.)
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Sarah Wilson. Dey Street, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-283678-6
Journalist Wilson (I Quit Sugar) borrows the title of this uplifting, earnest memoir from a Chinese proverb on the theme of acceptance: using one’s anxiety to find purpose, she believes, can make life beautiful. Wilson, one of seven siblings who...
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Sarah Wilson. Dey Street, $26.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-296297-3
Anxiety and disconnection are natural consequences of overconsumptive modern life, argues Australian journalist Wilson (First, We Make the Beast Beautiful) in this vibrant take on how to build a more joyful existence and sustainable world. After...
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