Books by Sue Fliess and Complete Book Reviews
Sue Fliess, illus. by Mike Laughead. Amazon/Two Lions, $14.99 (28p) ISBN 978-1-4778-2036-0
The exuberant hippo from Shoes for Me! and A Dress for Me! reveals that her interests extend beyond fashion as she delivers a rousing tribute to the many types of books available at the library. “Books on jungles, lion kings,/ monsters, creatures,...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Jay Fleck. Cartwheel, $6.99 (18p) ISBN 978-1-338-04533-8
Five trick-or-treaters approach a menacing gate. As they make their way, Fliess counts spooky and creepy-crawly creatures in groups from one through 10 (“1 bat hangs,/ Pointy fangs”). Flaps reveal each new scene, rendered in brightly contrasting...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Claudia Ranucci. Sterling, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4549-1894-3
The holidays don’t need much help to get chaotic, but one family is really in for it after two siblings ask Santa for a monster for Christmas. Reworking the lyrics of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” with style (and lots of household destruction),...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Christiane Engel. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-7710-3
In bustling collage spreads, Engel depicts people engaged in seasonal outdoor activities. Fliess’s rhymes describe the gifts the Earth offers those taking time to treasure them: “Run barefooted through the grass./ Watch the clouds change as they...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Gareth Lucas. Albert Whitman, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-1161-9
Euphonic rhyming couplets sing in praise of cicadas alongside details about their life cycle in this vibrant picture book. Beginning pages present purply yellow nymphs waiting underground until they surface and molt. “A newly emerged adult cicada...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Khoa Le. Millbrook, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5415-5770-3
Over the course of a day, an inclusive array of children move with their families through activities and celebrations that incorporate light. In brief rhyming lines, Fliess describes a bright rainbow (“Color/ Bend/ Find the end”) and the sun’s...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Annabel Tempest. Two Lions, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5420-1803-6
In this STEM-focused tale of pretend, Sadie is determined to be the first person to land on Mars. She assembles her crew—an animate stuffed rabbit, owl, and bear—and with their help and some junkyard scavenging, builds a blastoff-worthy rocket ship...
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Sue Fliess, illus. by Beth Mills. Pixel + Ink, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-64595-028-8
Beatrice has successfully recovered precious items ranging from a child’s wizard cape to the remote control, but her biggest case so far concerns missing class hamster Edgar, who’s left behind a room of mournful kids. Following a hunch that he’ll go
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