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Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Angela
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by Charlotte Zolotow; illus. by Maurice Sendak

HarperCollins, 1990 (originally published 1962)


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1960-1969, animals, Anita Silvey, Caldecott Honor, Charlotte Zolotow, HarperCollins, imaginary friends, Maurice Sendak, picture books, rabbits, reprint, Ursula Nordstrom | Leave a reply

The Last King of Angkor Wat

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Angela
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written and illustrated by Graeme Base
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2010-2019, Abrams Books, Angkor Wat, animals, digital illustration, fables, Graeme Base, picture books | Leave a reply

Nanette the Hungry Pelican

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Angela
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by William Wise; illus. by Winifred Lubell
Rand McNally & Company, 1969

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1960-1969, animals, birds, pelicans, pets, picture books, Rand McNally, vintage, William Wise, Winifred Lubell | Leave a reply

Rickety Rackety Rooster

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Angela
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by Jan Wahl; illus. by John E. Johnson
Simon & Schuster, 1968


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1960-1969, animals, farm animals, Jan Wahl, John E. Johnson, picture books, roosters, Simon & Schuster, vintage | Leave a reply

Flora & Ulysses: the Illuminated Adventures

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Angela
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by Kate DiCamillo; illus. by K.G. Campbell

Candlewick Press, 2013


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2010-2019, Candlewick Press, chapter books, comics, Flora & Ulysses, holy bagumba!, Kate DiCamillo, Newbery | Leave a reply

Gaston

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Angela
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by Kelly DiPucchio, illus. by Christian Robinson

Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2010-2019, adoption, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Christian Robinson, dogs, families, Kelly DiPucchio, picture books | Leave a reply

Thank You, Octopus

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Angela
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written and illustrated by Darren Farrell

Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2010-2019, bedtime, Darren Farrell, Dial Books for Young Readers, nautical, octopus, picture books | Leave a reply

Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Angela
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by Leonard S. Marcus

Frances Foster Books, 2013


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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2010-2019, biography, Caldecott, history, Leonard S. Marcus, librarians, picture books, Randolph Caldecott | Leave a reply

Little House in the Big Woods

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Angela
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by Laura Ingalls Wilder; illus. by Garth Williams

HarperCollins Publishers, 1994 (originally published 1932)

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1930-1939, 1990-1999, chapter books, Garth Williams, HarperCollins Publishers, historical fiction, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House, middle grade, reprint | Leave a reply

The Birchbark House

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Angela
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by Louise Erdrich

Hyperion Books for Children, 1999

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1990-1999, Anishinabe, chapter book, historical fiction, Hyperion Books for Children, Louise Erdrich, middle grade, National Book Award Finalist, Native, Ojibwe | Leave a reply

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