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Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn By Carl Barks Fantagraphics Books; $29.99 According to story notes provided to Ken Parille in the back of the latest volumes of Fantagraphics’ Carl Barks library, the eminent and influential cartoonist was no fan of superhero comics. Perhaps he found them too simplistic, and the drawing of [...]
The Mermaid and the Shoe By K.G. Campbell Kids Can Press $16.95 ISBN: 978-1554537716 Ages 3-7 On shelves now Why are magical creatures so hard to write? I’m a children’s librarian. That means that a goodly portion of my day can consist of small starry-eyed children asking for an array of otherworldly cuties. “Do you [...]
From dung beetles that eat on the job to farmers who search leaves by hand every day, facts gleaned in the following selections by the editors at Junior Library Guild will have your patrons glued to the beautifully illustrated picture books.
Gr 2–4—This picture book cleverly maximizes the different meaning of the title words to teach readers about autumn...
Gr 3–5—In this latest smartly written account of what it feels like to be a tween, Penelope Crumb is facing the music...
K-Gr 2—In her latest installment in the "Lottie" picture book series, featuring the likable chicken and her fine-feathered friends, Mathers explores death with a gentle, yet matter-of-fact, straightforwardness...
K-Gr 2—In Norse mythology, Valkyries are no strangers to battlefields, where they guide and protect heroes...
Gr 5–7—Ten-year-old Nashville was hatched from an egg his father found on the sidewalk one day...
Gr 1–4—"Larger than two blue whales, taller than five giraffes, and weighing more than 130 elephants, the world's largest passenger plane is the Airbus A380...
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