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Ages 3-8 • Picture Books ◆
ARTeLL, MIke
PETITE ROUGE
Illustrated by Jim Harris
“Set in the heart of the Louisiana
swampland, Petite Rouge blends lots
of Cajun French language and culture
into the lively storytelling. In Artell’s
funny, rhyming takeoff of ‘Little Red
Riding Hood,’ the wolf is an alligator,
and Petite Rouge is a sturdy young
duck who doesn’t need a woodcutter to
rescue her…With the help of her smart
cat, she tricks the predator, and then she
and Grand-mere sit down to a Cajun
feast.”—Booklist “Lyrical and visually
hilarious.” —KirkusH
Rec: BL, KH, PW, SLJ
8 1/2 x 11 1/8 32 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250070-5 $6.99
AYLeSWoRTH, JIM
NAUGHTY LITTLE MONKEYS
Illustrated by Henry Cole
“Twenty-six naughty little monkeys
engage in wild antics when their human
parents unwisely leave them alone one
evening.…will provide reading-aloud
pleasure.”
Rec: BL, SLJ
—School Library Journal
8 3/8 x 11 5/8 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240562-8 $6.99
bAGeRT, bRoD
GIANT CHILDREN
Illustrated by Tedd Arnold
“This entertaining collection of poems
will have children chuckling with
recognition and surprise. The poems
run the gamut, from serious, inspiring,
and realistic to funny, and even disgusting...Sibling
rivalry, stage fright, dreams,
boogers, monster trucks, pets, the Tooth
Fairy, and chocolate candy are only a
few of the familiar childhood interests
covered in a collection filled with outrageous,
silly poems that also contain nuggets
of truth.” —Booklist
Rec: BL K, PW, SLJ
8 1/2 x 11 32 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240192-7 $6.99
See index for more titles by Tedd Arnold.
bAkeR, oLAF
WHERE THE BUFFALOES BEGIN
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell
“Mood is all in this softly remembered
and elegantly told tale....Gammell’s
misty, ethereal illustrations are powerful
accompaniment to the story....An eminent
picture book and, incidentally, one
that proves black and white can move as
forcefully as color.” —BooklistH
Rec: AN, BLH, CH, H, R, TE
Caldecott Honor
10 x 10 48 pp. 1985
978-0-14-050560-3 $6.99
See index for more titles by Stephen Gammell.
bAnYAI, ISTVAn
RE-ZOOM
open this wordless book and take off
on a mindbending visual journey full of
twists, turns, and surprises. Zoom from
an egyptian pyramid to an exotic jungle
to a sandy beach. but if you think you
know where you are, guess again. For in
Istvan banyai’s mysterious landscapes of
pictures within pictures, nothing is ever
as it seems. “banyai’s artwork...works to
perfection.” —Kirkus
Rec: C, K, PW, R, SLJ, TE, W
7 1/4 x 8 7/8 64 pp. 1998
978-0-14-055694-0 $7.99
Animalia
ZOOM
open this wordless book and zoom from
a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert
island. but nothing is ever as it seems in
Istvan banyai’s sleek, mysterious landscapes
of pictures within pictures, which
will tease and delight readers of all ages.
“This book has the fascinating appeal
of such works of visual trickery as the
Waldo and Magic eye books.” —Kirkus
Rec: BL, C, H, K, PWH, SLJ, TE, TK
7 1/4 x 8 7/8 64 pp. 1998
978-0-14-055774-9 $6.99
bARe, CoLLeen STAnLeY
NEVER KISS AN ALLIGATOR!
“A lively text enhanced by sharp color
photographs will answer almost every
question a child might have about an
alligator. The author provides plenty
of facts while promoting caution and
respect for these wild creatures. Several
pages discuss the differences between
alligators and crocodiles....the clever title
and close-up camera shots will draw an
audience.” —Booklist
Rec: BG, BL, C, E, K, NS, SLJ
6 13/16 x 8 7/8 32 pp. 1994
978-0-14-055257-7 $6.99
bARRACCA, DebRA & SAL
THE ADVENTURES OF TAXI DOG
Illustrated by Mark Buehner
“In snappy rhymed lines, Maxi recalls
his days as a stray and his adoption by
taxi-driving Jim. The barraccas let their
imaginations take a ride, and, along with
buehner, they create an indelible canine
character and a bright, equally memorable
picture-book excursion.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, CR, H, HG, K, NYT, PW, RB, SLJ
10 3/4 x 8 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056665-9 $5.99
See index for more titles by Mark Buehner.