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Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella |
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Shirley Hughes |
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From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 1-4–Is there room for one more "Cinderella" variant in your collection? The answer is yes if it's this charming version set in the 1920s. Ella Cinders, her father, and Buttons the doorman/delivery boy run a dress shop until the terrible day when Mr. Cinders remarries and his nasty new wife moves in with her equally nasty daughters, Ruby and Pearl. "His new wife seemed to pop up from nowhere like a sharp-eyed, expensively dressed jack-in-the box." Ella's life is misery from then on, mitigated only by the care and attention of the faithful Buttons. Her Fairy Godmother sends her off to the ball where the Duke of Arc is smitten with her, but in the end Ella chooses a different happily ever after, with Buttons. Hughes's gouache-and-pen-line illustrations exhibit her usual meticulous... |
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Celebrating 300 Years of Detroit Cooking, 1701 to 2001 |
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Shirley Hartert |
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Arthur Hugh Clough: Selected Poems |
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Arthur Hugh Clough |
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Asked what problems most perplexed 'young men at present' Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) replied 'a growing sense of discrepancy'. His wry and wise poetry explores the tensions of a time of radical changes in the religious, political and literary landscape. He has a sharp eye for absurdity. Clough was a writer of wide interests and liberal sympathies, vividly idiomatic and sensuous, delighting in the detail and variety of everyday life. His technical dexterity is a delight: the poems encompass satire and lyric, dialogue, plot and contemporary reference. His narrative poem he Bothie of Tober-Na-Vuolich and the epistolary Amours de Voyage have the momentum and social precision of novels, capturing a precise image of the Victorian world of the 1840s. This volume includes a generous selection of the full... |
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Olly and Me |
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Shirley Hughes |
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0763623741 |
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3-Through this warm and cozy collection of illustrated poems, a youngster's world is brought into focus. Readers meet the exuberant Katie and follow her interactions with her family and her friends throughout the year. Besides her parents and baby brother, Olly, there is her dog, Buster; Betty the sheep; her neighbor's cat; and Grandma's cat, Queenie. "But no cat-no cat-is as nice as our cat, Ginger." Fully realized vignettes capture Katie's ballet class, Dad making pancakes, Saturday shopping, watching fireworks, and visiting a Natural History Museum. Expressive gouache and oil pastels, full of realistic and child-centered detail, portray this loving, busy family as they go about their daily lives. This book is great for nightly sharing or for independent readers to enjoy as a chapter book.... |
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Annie Rose Is My Little Sister |
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Shirley Hughes |
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PreSchool-K-Alfie tells about the things that he and his toddler sibling like to do together, separately, and with their parents or friends. But most special is his sister's dependence on him to be her "big brother" forever. This loving book about family relationships stresses the positive and enduring ties between siblings, and the natural feelings of protectiveness that the elder one possesses. The realistic gouache and oil-pastel illustrations show the children's bond to perfection. A special book for any household with more than one preschool child.Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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PreS-Gr.1. From the endearing English series that began with Alfie Gets in... |
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Red Hugh: The Story of Hugh Roe O'Donnell |
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Shirley Starke |
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A short biography of Hugh Roe O'Donnell (Aodh Ruadh O Domhnaill), last of the Gaelic kings of Ireland. This well-researched biography is based on original sources, including the writings of Red Hugh's contemporaries Lughaidh O Clerigh, Father Donagh Mooney, and Don Philip O'Sullivan Beare. It was written and published under the auspices of the Hugh Roe O'Donnell Guild, which since 1977 has been working for Hugh Roe's beatification.
From the Publisher
More information about the work for Red Hugh's beatification is available from Shirley Starke, Route 2, Box 230, Valley City, ND 58072 or online from John Charles Sullivan at www.jcs@en.com or Edward J. O'Donnell at www.achill@aol.com.
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Rhymes for Annie Rose |
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Shirley Hughes |
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PreSchool-Grade 2-A welcome collection of 20 fresh new poems about Annie Rose, her family, and friends-beloved characters who have starred in The Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook (Lothrop, 1989) and other favorite titles by Hughes. The subject matter is right on target for young children-simple, everyday pleasures; humorous character studies; and flights of the imagination. Cozy English homes and tidy gardens, a nursery brimming with cuddly stuffed animals, and inviting pastoral scenes are depicted in full-and double-page paintings and vignettes with attention paid to small details. Facial expressions are particularly engaging, displaying a wide range of emotions. The rhymes have a brisk, lilting rhythm that makes them just right for sharing aloud.Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NYCopyright 1995... |
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More Naughty Little Sister Stories |
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Dorothy Edwards |
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1405202904 |
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Selected Poems: Arthur Hugh Clough |
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Arthur Hugh Hugh Clough |
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My Naughty Little Sister's Friends |
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Dorothy Edwards |
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1405202912 |
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Card catalog description
Ten stories about the narrator's younger sister and such adventures as taking a train trip, getting the measles, and spending the weekend with the kind lady next door.
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Arthur Hugh Clough: Selected Poems |
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Shirley Chew (Editor) |
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Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories |
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Joyce Lankester Brisley |
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This joyful collection of classic tales about this resourceful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. These timeless stories are perfect for reading aloud to younger children, or for older children to read by themselves.
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Thirteen adventures with Millicent Margaret Amanda including those in which she spends a penny, goes blackberrying, and makes a cosy.
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My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry |
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Dorothy Edwards |
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1405202920 |
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My Naughty Little Sister |
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Dorothy Edwards |
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From AudioFile
Jan Francis portrays a nameless narrator who laments the many transgressions of her little sister. This collection of stand-alone short stories is presented like a chapter book, and Francis's reading can't overcome the significant amount of repetition from story to story. In some parts, as when the little sister meets her favorite television personality or knits a scarf for the neighbor, Francis's interpretations are priceless. And her imitation of a temper tantrum is dead-on. But her emphatic tone sometimes lapses into condescension. This uneven production will leave some listeners laughing and others wanting. A.F. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Silly Seal and Friends |
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Shirley Hughes-Winslow |
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1413454194 |
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