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MeISeL, PAUL
ZARA’S HATS
Zara loves to help her father, Selig, design
hats for his shop. They use only the
best fabrics, the prettiest ribbons, and the
most beautiful feathers. but when they
run out of feathers, Selig doesn’t know
what to do. As he travels far and wide in
search of more, Zara puts her imagination
to work-and shows everyone just
how far a little creativity can go. “A rich
and flavorful tale, satisfying and meaningful.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
9 x 11 32 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240274-0 $5.99
See index for more titles by Paul Meisel.
MeRRILL, JeAn
THE GIRL WHO
LOVED CATERPILLARS
A Twelfth-Century Tale From Japan
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
“Twelfth-century Japan was hardly a
time of feminism, but this story retells
a tale, found on a scroll of a strong girl
with ideas of her own....The drama
of the story is stunningly captured by
Cooper’s soft oil-wash paintings....Izumi
herself almost takes the reader’s breath
away, so real is she; her life-affirming determination
electrifies every page. Truly,
a timeless story.” —BooklistH
Rec: BKL, BLH, C, CR, CS, KH, PW, SLJH
8 1/2 x 11 32 pp. 1997
978-0-698-11393-0 $6.99
See index for more titles by Floyd Cooper.
MILGRIM, DAVID
COWS CAN’T FLY
everyone knows cows can’t fly...but then
why are they sudenly soaring all over
town? “A fanciful book in which a boy’s
imagination takes flight.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, CE, K, MBP, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 5/8 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056721-2 $5.99
MInTeRS, FRAnCeS
CINDER-ELLY
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
“This ultra cool version of the fairy tale,
set in Manhattan, updates the classic
with singular flair....There is indeed a
ball—basketball—and a godmother
provides elly with a groovy pair of glass
hightops to wear to the big game. naturally,
ace hoop-shooter Prince Charming
becomes smitten with elly....Wild
patterns and funky fashions mimic music
videos and build up the snazzy urban
setting....” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
7 1/8 x 8 7/8 32 pp. 1997
978-0-14-056126-5 $5.99
See index for more titles by G. Brian Karas.
MoRA, PAT
THE RAINBOW TULIP
Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
A Mexican-American first-grader experiences
the difficulties and pleasures of being
different when she wears a tulip costume
with all the colors of the rainbow
for the school May Day parade. “[b]ased
on her mother’s childhood, Mora tells
of a Mexican American immigrant child
who feels caught between her Spanish
home and the english world outside.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, K, LJ
8 x 10 32 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250009-5 $6.99
MoSeL, ARLene
THE FUNNY LITTLE WOMAN
Illustrated by Blair Lent
“A folktale of old Japan, from Lafacadio
Hearn’s collection, tells of a runaway rice
dumpling and an old woman who chases
it into the lair of some three-eyed oni,
wicked monsters who keep her captive as
their coolie.’’ —Library of Congress
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CE, CS, E, GA, H, K, L, LC, NYC, NYT, SLJ,
TE, W
Caldecott Medal
9 3/8 x 9 40 pp. 1977
978-0-14-054753-5 $5.99
MoSeS, WILL
JOHNNY APPLESEED
“employing an intriguing blend of biography,
comparative literature and good
old-fashioned yarn-spinning, Moses
explores the life and times of Johnny Appleseed,
the great tree hugger and tree
planter from American folklore.”
—Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
8 3/4 x 11 48 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240138-5 $6.99
WILL MOSES MOTHER GOOSE
“A winsome collection of 60 nursery
rhymes and a few riddles. Those lucky
enough to read this collection will long
remember the quaint world he creates.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, SLJH
11 1/8 x 9 1/8 65 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240587-1 $7.99
See index for more titles by Will Moses.
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