The Magic Rabbit
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Gianna Marie Langdoc. Synopsis: A brilliant new talent has a few wonderful tricks up her sleeve in this touching illustrated tale of a little lost bunny and a magical friendship. Ray the magician and his bunny assistant are best friends. They work […]
The Perfect Nest
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Tyler Wayne Scott Lockwood. Synopsis: It?s the perfect read-aloud! A flustered cat is on the verge of crying fowl in a farmyard story that will crack kids up. Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It?s bound to attract the perfect […]
Mythology
From the Publisher: Presenting the newest discovery in the series with the Midas touch ? a mythical exploration fit for the gods In the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He brought as his guide a primer on Greek myths written by his friend Lady […]
War In the Middle East
From the Publisher An award-winning journalist offers a reporter?s-eye view of the Middle East conflict, from Black September to the Yom Kippur War to events of the present day. In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent to report on unfolding events. Holed up in […]
The Magician's Elephant
VOYA: I intended only lilies. In a small 1890-something European village, an anonymous traveling magician changes lives forever when a simple trick goes tragically wrong. Instead of lovely flowers, a full-grown elephant falls through the ceiling of the theater, landing on a woman and crushing her legs. At almost the same moment, young Peter hears […]
Here's a Little Poem : a Very First Book of Poetry
Publishers Weekly: Starred Review. Here are, actually, 61 little poems, which together provide a high-spirited, engaging introduction to poetry. Gleaned from various countries and representing a refreshing array of voices, the poems fall into four categories of high interest to youngsters: "Me, Myself, and I," "Who Lives in My House?," "I Go Outside" and "Time […]
Dimity Dumpty : the Story of Humpty's Little Sister
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Young readers may think they know all there is to know about Mother Goose's clumsy egg character, but Graham (Oscar's Half Birthday) sets them straight in his hilarious picture-book profile of the whole Dumpty family. As members of a traveling circus, Dorothy and Dominic Dumpty and their children, Humpty and […]
Library Lion
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. PreS-Gr 2?Miss Merriweather, head librarian and decorum-keeper, first meets Lion when he saunters past his stone counterparts and into the stacks. Scowling circulation assistant Mr. McBee seems intent on having the enormous cat ejected, but his boss declares that as long as he breaks no rules, he is welcome. […]
Silly Billy
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Browne (Willy the Champ) here offers another satisfyingly wry take on the trials of childhood. At the tale's center is chronic worrier Billy, whose oversize ears, middle part and festive sweater call to mind Browne's popular chimp, Willy. Billy's nighttime worries emerge in monochromatic framed images with humorous surrealistic flair. […]
Lucia and the Light
Publisher Weekly Review: Root (Big Momma Makes the World) draws deftly from Nordic folklore to shape this tidy tale set high in the mountains of the Far North, where Lucia lives in a cozy cabin with her mother, baby brother, "velvet-brown cow" and "milk-white cat." One fierce, windy winter, the sun fails to rise over […]