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Eddie Longpants |
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Mireille Levert |
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 1–A story told with gentle innocence. Eddie Longpants is so tall that this book has to be read vertically. (Children are sure to enjoy the unconventional format.) He is taunted every day at recess; the other kids call him giraffe, ostrich neck, and skyscraper. The unusually sweet boy isn't spurred to anger until his mother visits for report-card day and is also ridiculed. However, Eddie and his very tall parents demonstrate the power of charity and compassion--without a hint of saccharine sentimentality or didacticism. This is achieved through the subtle simplicity of language as well as the appealing, folk-art quality of the color-saturated illustrations. There's something timeless about this tall tale. Eddie Longpants is about appreciating differences and, as such, it stands out in... |
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Little Red Riding Hood |
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Mireille LeVert |
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0888992262 |
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2?Levert's adaptation is straightforward, gentle, and suitable for young listeners who are easily frightened. The strength of the book lies in the whimsical paintings of Little Red Riding Hood, whose dish-shaped face actually appears to fit perfectly on a plate in the wolf's imagination. Touches such as Grandma's cottage-shaped teapot and the hunter's protruding Adam's apple and cap with sticking-out earflaps add gentle humor to the tale. While this version is not as intricate or as rich as Trina Schart Hyman's (Holiday, 1983), the simple illustrations and mild story make it a suitable additional choice.?Donna L. Scanlon, Lancaster County Library, PACopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Midwest Book Review
A drooling wolf, a haggard... |
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Lucy's Secret |
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Mireille Levert |
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0888995660 |
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-Young Lucy enters a lush garden where a woman helps her to plant some seeds. The child is impatient for them to grow, but older and wiser Anna Zinnia reminds her that "…the secret lies in the waiting." To pass the time, they observe nature, dance for rain, swim among water lilies, and talk about the journey from seed to flower. In the end, Lucy receives a "gift" from nature when the flowers finally bloom and she asks to grow more "baby flowers." While the text's lyrical phrases are lovely, the growth of the plants is somewhat sudden. The appearance of sprouts, leaves, and buds is shown all on one page without any surprise or reaction from the youngster. The watercolor-and-gouache illustrations convey the warmth of the language, but there are no visual cues to denote the... |
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Tina and the Penguin |
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Heather Dyer |
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1553377672 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Levert's (the Molly Bear series) sly illustrations provide much of the humor in first-timer Dyer's story of a girl who harbors a runaway penguin for a couple of nerve-wracking days. On Tina's class trip to the zoo, a penguin throws himself at her feet. She smuggles him out dressed in her coat and her pink beret. Levert's gouache illustration shows Tina on the bus talking to her girlfriend, oblivious both to ugly plastic insects held out by marauding boys and to the penguin, mute and goggle-eyed beside them. Tina spends the rest of her time trying to make the penguin comfortable in her room while evading her mother's questions about the new "stuffed toy" on her bed ("Oh, that penguin. I got him at the zoo"). She feeds him sardines and sleeps with the window open, but when she finds him standing in the refrigerator... |
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Dormez bien, Mme Ming |
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Sharon Jennings |
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1550373307 |
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Island in the Soup |
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Mireille Levert |
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0888994036 |
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PreS-Gr 1-A long, meandering tale about playing with and in your food. A small boy who goes by the handle "Victor of the Noodle, grand knight of the Order of the Macaroni" is called to supper by his patient and enabling mother. Victor imagines that his bowl of fish soup with its floating slice of bread is a swamp that he must cross in his spoon/boat if he wants to reach the safety of the island. Upon arrival, he discovers that the isle is not the haven he envisioned. Various adventures ensue, including fleeing a pepper dragon, dodging flying carrots and peas, and being captured by the Bad Fairy Zoop and taken to her castle. His mother comes to her son's rescue every time. After surviving all the imagined dangers, the boy finally realizes he is hungry and eats his cooled soup and elegant dessert. Boldly... |
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Island in the Soup |
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Mireille Levert |
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0888995059 |
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From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1-A long, meandering tale about playing with and in your food. A small boy who goes by the handle "Victor of the Noodle, grand knight of the Order of the Macaroni" is called to supper by his patient and enabling mother. Victor imagines that his bowl of fish soup with its floating slice of bread is a swamp that he must cross in his spoon/boat if he wants to reach the safety of the island. Upon arrival, he discovers that the isle is not the haven he envisioned. Various adventures ensue, including fleeing a pepper dragon, dodging flying carrots and peas, and being captured by the Bad Fairy Zoop and taken to her castle. His mother comes to her son's rescue every time. After surviving all the imagined dangers, the boy finally realizes he is hungry and eats his cooled soup and elegant dessert. Boldly... |
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Jeremiah and Mrs. Ming |
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| Author: |
Sharon Jennings |
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155037124X |
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When Jeremiah Found Mrs. Ming |
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Sharon Jennings |
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1550372378 |
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Molly Counts |
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Mireille Levert |
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1550375474 |
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Molly Draws |
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Mireille Levert |
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1550375466 |
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Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming |
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Sharon Jennings |
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1550373226 |
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