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CURTIS, MARCI
BIG SISTER, LITTLE SISTER
Illustrated by Greg Couch
“The spunk of four multiracial pairs of
siblings shines through this photographic
celebration of sisterhood...The volume
has the casual appearance of a scrapbook
or family album.”
Rec: K, PW, SLJ
—Publishers Weekly
8 x 10 40 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230078-7 $6.99
CUTLeR, JAne
THE CELLO OF MR. O
Illustrated by Greg Couch
“In a shelled, rubble-strewn city, women
and children huddle indoors and wait
for the war to be over, for the men to
come home, for the fear to end. When
even the slight lift brought by the weekly
arrival of relief supplies is taken away by
the bombing of the delivery truck, irascible
old Mr. o calmly steps out into the
open and, despite the danger, sits down
to play bach on his magnificent cello.”
—Kirkus. “Cutler and Couch manage to
overlay the everyday horrors of war with
a patina of hope.” —BooklistH
Rec: BLH, K, LJ, PW
8 1/2 x 11 32 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240174-3 $6.99
DAHL, RoALD
DIRTY BEASTS
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Unsuspecting humans get their final
comeuppance in this collection of poems
about mischievous and mysterious animals.
In between laughs, both adult and
child will see in these rhymes the folly of
pretenses and the sheer joy of the ridiculous.
“Will elicit a loud ‘Yuck.’ In other
words, children will love them.”
—Children’s Book Review Service
Rec: C, SLJ
7 x 9 32 pp. 1986
978-0-14-230227-9 $6.99
THE MINPINS
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Terrible monsters may lurk in the forest,
but if you climb up into the trees you
may be lucky enough to meet some
of the thousands of Minpins who live
there, too. The hollow trees are filled
with their miniature homes—and they
travel around the country on the backs
of birds. “As brilliant and as unexpected
as a dream, filled with soaring excitement
and happy resolutions.”
—The New York Times Book Review
Rec: BG, BL, C, CR, CS, H, HG, K, NYT, PW, SLJ, TE, WP
8 1/8 x 10 3/4 48 pp. 1994
978-0-14-054970-6 $7.99
See index for more titles by Roald Dahl.
See index for more titles by Quentin Blake.
DAnZIGeR, PAULA
BARFBURGER BABY,
I WAS HERE FIRST
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
“Danziger captures the humor and reality
of making the transition from only
child to older sibling, and karas’s warm
cartoon illustrations provide fun punch
lines to many of the jokes. While there
are numerous books dealing with this
topic, this one rings particularly true.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240739-4 $5.99
See index for more titles by Paula Danziger.
See index for more titles by G. Brian Karas.
DAUGHeRTY, JAMeS
ANDY AND THE LION
A young boy befriends a lion and
becomes a town hero. This wonderful
and humorous story combines “the
extraordinary and the everyday which
is so peculiarly satisfying to children....
An important and thoroughly delightful
picture book.” —The New York Times
Rec: AN, BL, C, CE, E, H, IN, NYT, SLJH, TE, W
Caldecott Honor
7 1/8 x 8 7/8 80 pp. 1989
978-0-14-050277-0 $5.99
DeMAReST, CHRIS
I INVITED A DRAGON TO DINNER
Written entirely by fresh talent, this
collection of silly poems is the result of a
nationwide contest to find the best new
writers of verse for children. “An entertaining
diversion.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
8 1/2 x 11 40 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240062-3 $6.99
Ages 3-8 • Picture Books
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