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ROBERTSON, M. P.
THE EGG
“When George finds a gigantic egg in
his mother’s chicken house, he realizes
that it is special. Lugging it back to his
room, he keeps it warm and reads to it
until a baby dragon pecks its way out
of the shell. The hatchling decides that
the boy must be his mother....George
successfully raises the creature, only to
learn that he must say good-bye as the
dragon goes off to search for his own
family…This is one egg that won’t
gather dust on your shelves.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: PW, SLJ
9 1/2 x 11 32 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240038-8 $6.99
RODMAN, MARY ANN
MY BEST FRIEND
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
“Six-year-old Lily longs to be best
friends with seven-year-old Tamika. In
the end the youngster gives up on wanting
a buddy who doesn’t want her and
finds someone even better with whom
to share her summer…This simple but
powerful picture book speaks to the
yearning outsider in every child.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJH
8 1/2 x 11 32 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240806-3 $5.99
See index for more titles by E. B. Lewis.
ROMANOVA, NATALIA
ONCE THERE WAS A TREE
Illustrated by Gennady Spirin
“From Russia comes an ecological fable
about an old tree stump and all the
creatures that shelter in it and claim it
as their own....Yet not only the stump,
but the tree that eventually rises from its
decayed base ‘belongs to all’...the writing
is poetic...the paintings lyrical.’’
—Bulletin of the Center for
Children’s Books
Rec: BG, BL, C, CS, NS, NYT, RB, TE
9 1/16 x 9 13/16 32 pp. 1990
978-0-14-054677-4 $6.99
ROSS, TOM
EGGBERT, THE SLIGHTLY
CRACKED EGG
Illustrated by Rex Barron
“Eggbert is one of the most popular
items in the refrigerator....But one day,
Eggbert gets cracked and is forced to
leave the fridge. To disguise his crack in
the outside world, Eggbert paints himself
to look like his surroundings....Then,
Eggbert falls and gets cracked so badly,
he knows he can’t disguise himself anymore.
He’s cracked but so is the rest of
the world, he notices: there are cracks of
light in the sky, cracks in the landscape,
cracks everywhere. This knowledge frees
Eggbert to be the egg he was meant to
be: artist and observer of life.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, CR, K, SLJ
9 x 10 32 pp. 1997
978-0-698-11444-9 $5.99
ROSS, TONY
THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
“Ross offers a fresh slant on the boy
trickster of fable. Getting rid of adults
so he can do his own thing is a cinch for
the lying lad. When the wolf does appear,
Ross injects a different note into his farout
adaptation. The pictures are comic,
lushly colored views.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: CR, PW, SLJ, WP
7 1/8 x 9 32 pp. 1991
978-0-14-054612-5 $5.99
STONE SOUP
You’re alone in your kitchen and suddenly
a huge wolf bursts in and announces
his plans to eat you. Quick! What do
you do? Why, offer to fix him some stone
soup, of course! “Ross’s zany, antic art in
bold colors entertains with its detail and
energy.” —School Library Journal
Rec: R, SLJ, TE
7 7/8 x 9 32 pp. 1990
978-0-14-054708-5 $6.99
See index for more titles by Tony Ross.
ROSTOKER-GRUBER, KAREN
ROOSTER CAN’T
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
Illustrated by Paul Ratz de Tagyos
“Silenced by a sore throat, Rooster is
unable to wake up Farmer Ted. Together,
the animals implement a plan to
get Farmer Ted out of bed…After the
farmer brews warm tea and honey to
soothe Rooster’s sore throat, the rest of
the gang assists him with the milking,
feeding, egg gathering, and shearing. By
sunset, the work is finished and Rooster
has regained his crow.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: H, K, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240646-5 $5.99
RYDER, JOANNE
THE SNAIL’S SPELL
Illustrated by Lynne Cherry
“Brilliant illustrations and a short text
invite an unnamed sleeping, pajama-clad
child into a garden teeming with wildlife.
The boy gradually shrinks until he is so
small, he experiences things as a snail
would. The incredibly detailed drawings
and the idea of shrinking to enter
another world should capture children’s
imagination.” —School Library Journal
Rec: SLJ
8 7/8 x 8 1/8 32 pp. 1988
978-0-14-050891-8 $5.99
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Ages 3-8 •Picture Books