A Chinese folk tale similar to the story of "Little Red Riding Hood". Here a mother leaves her three daughters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, at home while she visits their grandmother. She warns the girls not to let anyone in the house, but a clever wolf convinces them that he is their grandmother, and ...
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"As expansive as the broad sweep of the great owl's wings and as close and comforting as a small hand held on a wintry night . . . The visual images have a sense of depth and seem to invite readers into this special nighttime world."--"School Library Journal, " starred review. Full color. 1988 Calde ...
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MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS combines a perfectly told tale with lovely illustrations to tell the story of how a family of ducks found a home in Boston's Public Garden. After hatching and raising their chicks along the Charles River, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard decide it's finally time to bring their new family ...
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First published in 1962, THE SNOWY DAY was the first full-color picture book to feature an African-American as its main character. One day a boy named Peter wakes up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. After breakfast, Peter dons his red snowsuit and solitarily explores his newly snow ...
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"This book . . . recounts the persistence of a Frenchman, Louis, to build a flying machine to cross the English Channel. . . . The text is succinct, caption-like in its directness and brevity. . . . The paintings . . . add the necessary texture and tone to this marriage. This is vintage Provensen".- ...
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Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. English version: Caldecott Honor Book.
<p>Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.</p>
Inspired by memories of his grandfather, author/illustrator Allen Say presents the true story of his family's ties to two very different countries. Beginning with his grandfather's first journey from Japan to the United States, Say describes how his grandfather adapted to life in America while still ...
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A simple peasant wins the hand of the czar's daughter through the magical powers of the Listener, Swift-goer, and Drinker. The colorful, animated illustrations have a Russian folk character. Winner of the 1969 Caldecott Medal.
In this takeoff on the familiar story of the THREE LITTLE PIGS, the three porcine brothers once again encounter the Big Bad Wolf. Here, however, when the Wolf huffs and puffs, he blows the pigs right out of their illustrations and into a book of nursery rhymes. While there, the pigs save a dragon fr ...
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Mirette lives in a boarding house surrounded by actors, dancers, jugglers and mimes. Her life is filled with exciting stories and fascinating people. None as magical as the stranger Mirette discovers crossing the courtyard on air--a tightrope walker. Mirette becomes the stranger's pupil and learns t ...
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A retelling of the German folktale follows a beautiful girl with long golden hair who is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. An ALA Notable Book & Caldecott Medal Winner. Reprint.
Illus. in full color. "In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was lik ...
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Some four hundred years ago, according to legend, Rabbi Loew shaped a giant man of clay--a golem--and brought him to life. The golem's job was to defend the Jews of Prague from their persecutors, and he performed it almost too well. Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski ...
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Duffy is hired to knit Squire Lovel's clothing. She cannot, but makes a deal with the devil--if he'll do the knitting for three years, and she doesn't guess his name by then, he can have her life.
The story of Noah, his family, and all those animals on the ark, told without words but very colorful and detailed pictures. Lots of funny touches point out that Noah's family had an awful lot of work to do taking care of a boatful of noisy, rambunctious animals. Winner of the 1978 Caldecott Medal.
"Here the lore of African stories and storytellers that inspired Cendrars is conveyed by strong use of pure color, by eerie wisps of superimposed images, and by strong silhouettes, all in handsome double-page spreads that are remarkable in their composition".--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. ...
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The true story of mid-19th-century English artist and sculptor Waterhouse Hawkins--the first person to build a life-size model of a dinosaur. Although dinosaurs are a familiar subject today, during the Victorian period not many people were aware of them. Hawkins changed all that by building sculptur ...
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The animals of the Old and New Testaments, including those of Noah's ark and Daniel's lions are illustrated here in b&w and accompanied by selections from the King James Bible. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal, the first book ever to be so-honored.
A picture-book biography brings to life the message of a gifted and influential speaker by using some of his own words to tell the story. By the creators of Freedom River.