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The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Gregory Rogers; illus. by the author

Roaring Book Press, 2004

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, bear, comic, Elizabethan England, Gregory Rogers, London, picture books, Roaring Book Press, Shakespeare, time travel, wordless | Leave a reply

Skin Again

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by bell hooks; illus. by Chris Raschka

Jump at the Sun, 2004

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, bell hooks, Chris Raschka, Jump at the Sun, looks, picture books, skin color, verse | Leave a reply

We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Maurice Sendak; illus. by the author 

Michael di Capua Books, 1993 

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Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged 1990-1999, Maurice Sendak, Michael di Capua Books, Mother Goose, nursery rhymes, picture books, Social issues | Leave a reply

The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Ken Geist; illus. by Julia Gorton

Cartwheel Books, 2007

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, animals, beginning readers, Carwheel Books, fish, Julia Gorton, Ken Geist, retelling, sharks, shiny, three little pigs | Leave a reply

Emily’s First 100 Days of School

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Rosemary Wells; illus. by the author

Hyperion Books for Children, 2000

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 100, 2000-2009, animals, counting books, Emily, Hyperion Books for Children, picture books, Rosemary Wells, school | Leave a reply

A Second is a Hiccup: A Child’s Book of Time

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Hazel Hutchins; illus. by Kady Macdonald Denton

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, Arthur A. Levine Books, concept books, Hazel Hutchins, Kady Macdonald Denton, picture books, time, watercolor | Leave a reply

Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Ramona Bădescu; illus. by Delphine Durand

Chronicle Books, 2009 

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, animals, bad mood, Big Rabbit, Chronicle Books, Delphine Durand, loneliness, picture books, rabbits, Ramona Bădescu | 1 Reply

Penguin

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Polly Dunbar; illus. by the author

Candlewick Press, 2007

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, animals, Candlewick Press, communication, Penguin, picture books, Polly Dunbar | Leave a reply

The Other Dog

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Madeline L’Engle; illus. by Christine Davenier

SeaStar Books, 2001

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 2000-2009, Christine Davenier, dogs, Madeline L’Engle, new baby, pets, picture books, SeaStar Books | Leave a reply

Bestiary: an Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Angela
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by Jonathan Hunt; illus. by the author

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1990-1999, alphabet books, Jonathan Hunt, materials for children, mythical beasts, picture books, Simon & Schuster | Leave a reply

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