Susan Pearson, Author , illus. by Peter Malone. HarperCollins $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-16603-8
With its layered, metaphoric language and equally textured illustrations, this outstanding collection of 16 bedtime poems will enthrall its audience. Like the images found in compelling dreams, Malone's (The World of King Arthur and His Court)...
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Susan Pearson, Author, David Slonim, Illustrator , illus. by David Slonim. Cavendish $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7614-5160-0
An unusual combination of Looney Tunes–type action mixed with a deft use of line and color, Slonim's (Moishe's Miracle
) ink and acrylic illustrations provide plenty of humor in this uneven volume. The poem "Mad Magog," for...
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Susan Pearson, Author, James Warhola, Illustrator Simon & Schuster $13.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-671-67196-9
The tale of Jack, his widowed mother, the sky-dwelling giant and the five magical beans is well known. And the refrain--``Fee-fi-fo-fum! / I smell the blood of an Englishman. / Be he live or be he dead, / I'll grind his bones to make my bread''--is...
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Susan Pearson, Author, Leo Dillon, Editor, Ronald Himler, Illustrator Dial Books $10.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3457-9
Martha's grandfather is blind, and it's his 89th birthday. His hands shake, and he doesn't ""speak English anymore . . . just Swedish.'' Martha's father explains that when some people grow old, they only remember their first language. Martha has...
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Susan Pearson, Author, John Wallner, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-024681-5
A playful book evokes the seasons, beginning with fall, and, as nature changes, centers on family life. From watching geese, to the long wait for snow, to the snowman wearing the tie of Daddy's that Mommy hates, the text is full of fetching details...
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Susan Pearson, Author, Nancy Carlson, Author, Nancy Carlson, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $14 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-83474-7
Perserverance really pays off for the heroine of this madcap picture book. Lenore isn't concerned that her office co-workers think she's a nerd, for it's her secret dream--to make it big with her performing birds--that keeps Lenore going. She...
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Susan Pearson, illus. by Amanda Shepherd. Blue Apple (Random, dist.), $17.99 (56p) ISBN 978-1-60905-050-4
Mouse is fortunate in her many friends. Although each one sees the world through a very particular lens—Wren thinks all homes are essentially versions of a nest; Goat believes any occasion is made better with cheese, which becomes the book’s running
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Susan Pearson, Author, Kevin O'Malley, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin O'Malley. Cavendish $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7614-5311-6
With its irresistible illustrations and comical plot, this story of two slime-crossed lovers is bound to delight sweethearts young and old. "Marylou loved everything about Herbie—how his slime trail glistened in the dark, how he could...
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