Ursula Dubosarsky, Author . Roaring Brook/Porter $16.95 (179p) ISBN 978-1-59643-265-9
Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Australian author Dubosarsky (Theodora's Gift
) eloquently conveys the observations and memories of three sisters—the youngest, Matilda; middle-child Frances, 11; and 15-year-old Elizabeth—liv
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Ursula Dubosarsky. Candlewick, $15.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6399-5
Blending mystery with coming-of-age themes, Dubosarsky’s novel, set in 1967 at an Australian all-girls school, explores a class’s response to the unexplained disappearance of their teacher. Miss Renshaw, lover of poetry and hater of capital...
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Ursula Dubosarsky, Author, David Mackintosh, Illustrator , illus. by David Mackintosh. Roaring Brook/Porter $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-186-7
Rex, a chameleon, belongs to an elementary school class and lives in a bucket-size aquarium. After school each day, explains the girl narrator, "someone gets to take Rex home," and uses a communal classroom journal to "write all the...
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Ursula Dubosarsky, Author, Andrew Joyner, Illustrator , illus. by Andrew Joyner. FSG $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-374-37428-0
When they hear a terrifying “PLOP!” six little rabbits that have been peacefully munching chocolate cake and carrots by the lake end up initiating animal mass hysteria à la Henny Penny. Newcomer Joyner's cartoonish...
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Ursula Dubosarsky, Author, Tohby Riddle, Illustrator , illus. by Tohby Riddle. Dial $16.99 (246p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3406-7
Using word puzzles, codes, puns and a wealth of information, Australian author Dubosarsky (The Red Shoe
) explores the enigma that is the English language. The eponymous Word Snoop leads an entertaining adventure that researches the peoples and...
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Ursula Dubosarsky, illus. by Andrew Joyner. Little Hare (IPG/Trafalgar Sq., dist.), $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-74297-692-1
The duo behind The Terrible Plop returns with a spiky riff on the cumulative song “Had Gadya” (a Passover Seder staple) that softens its sharp edges—somewhat. Joyner’s loopy, brightly colored cartoons set the action in a contemporary-looking village,
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