Christian, the Hugging Lion
Christian, the Hugging Lion
Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
Richardson and Parnell, the writing team behind And Tango Makes Three, turn to another heartwarming real-life animal story in this retelling, the second picture Continue reading »
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Bi
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Bi
Justin Richardson, Mark Schuster
Richardson, an assistant psychiatry professor at Columbia and Cornell who maintains a private practice in psychiatry, and Schuster, a UCLA associate professor of pediatrics and public health and the Continue reading »
BOSTON TEA PARTY
BOSTON TEA PARTY
Pamela Duncan Edwards
The creators of Livingstone Mouseand Warthogs in the Kitchentravel back to 1773, when King George III's export tax on Continue reading »
THE SISSY DUCKLING
THE SISSY DUCKLING
Harvey Fierstein, Henry Cole
Actor and playwright Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy) turns a gimlet eye to Hans Christian Andersen in this ducky tale. Elmer, crowned by a wispy comb of feathers Continue reading »
MULDOON
MULDOON
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Floppy-eared Muldoon thinks of himself as his family's employee, and this newest offering from the creators of Some Smug Slug stretches the joke from the Continue reading »
FRIGHT NIGHT FLIGHT
FRIGHT NIGHT FLIGHT
Laura Krauss Melmed
En route to "your house," a mischievous witch stops at creepy locales to pick up ghosts and mummies: "Hop aboard, there's always room/ for a howling, growling Werewolf,/ and a Continue reading »
CITY CHICKEN
CITY CHICKEN
Arthur Dorros
One-liners and sight gags are as thick as feathers in a henhouse in Dorros's (Ten Go Tango) and Cole's (The Sissy Continue reading »
WHY DO KITTENS PURR?
WHY DO KITTENS PURR?
Marion Dane Bauer
A boy's real and imaginary worlds merge in this simple but intriguing picture book. As the narrator asks why various animals (and, eventually, the moon and the sun) behave as they do, each Continue reading »
THE WORRYWARTS
THE WORRYWARTS
Pamela Duncan Edwards, Pamela Duncan
"The creators of Some Smug Slughere use alliteration to lighthearted and humorous effect," wrote PW. "Childlike Continue reading »
ROSIE'S ROSES
ROSIE'S ROSES
Pamela Duncan Edwards
In another alliterative adventure, Edwards and Cole (previously paired for Some Smug Slug) send winsome Rosie Raccoon on a mission: to deliver four roses, tied Continue reading »
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Joining a lineup of books commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, this cumulative tale from a pair of seasoned collaborators (Muldoon) packs an Continue reading »
NAUGHTY LITTLE MONKEYS
NAUGHTY LITTLE MONKEYS
Jim Aylesworth
When Mom and Dad head out for their night on the town, will their "angelic" little monkeys behave? Not likely. First, there are as many of them as there are letters of the alphabet; Continue reading »
BAD BOYS
BAD BOYS
Margie Palatini
Two raffish wolves named Willy and Wally ("Oh yeah, we're bad. We're bad. We're really, really bad" is their mantra) have just been run out of town by the Three Little Pigs and Continue reading »
THE LEPRECHAUN'S GOLD
THE LEPRECHAUN'S GOLD
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Where there are leprechauns, surely there is gold to be found—but at what price? Two men in long-ago Ireland find out in this chipper tale with dulcet undertones. Sharing a story line much Continue reading »
VICTOR VITO AND FREDDIE VASCO (TWO POLAR BEARS ON A MISSION TO SAVE THE KLONDIKE CAF!)
VICTOR VITO AND FREDDIE VASCO (TWO POLAR BEARS ON A MISSION TO SAVE THE KLONDIKE CAF!)
Laurie Berkner
Musician and children's performer Berkner (Victor Vito, Under a Shady Tree) adapts one of her fun-flavored tunes as a Continue reading »
CLARA CATERPILLAR
CLARA CATERPILLAR
Pamela Duncan Edwards
The creators of Some Smug Slug here take on metamorphosis. After crimson-colored Catisha scorns Clara for her plain coloring, the heroine's camouflage saves Continue reading »
SANTA'S STUCK
SANTA'S STUCK
Rhonda Gowler Greene
One snack too many lands Santa in a tight spot—literally. During his appointed gift- giving rounds on Christmas Eve, Santa can't resist nibbling the numerous treats and sweets the Continue reading »
GIGI AND LULU'S GIGANTIC FIGHT
GIGI AND LULU'S GIGANTIC FIGHT
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Intense friendships are a fixture of childhood but suppressing one's individuality is never a good idea, as Gigi the pig and Lulu the mouse discover. All the adults chuckle over the many ways Continue reading »
The Sissy Duckling
The Sissy Duckling
Harvey Fierstein
"Fierstein turns a gimlet eye to Hans Christian Andersen in this ducky tale," according to PW's starred review. "Cole makes a sympathetic hero Continue reading »
Ms. Bitsy Bat's Kindergarten
Ms. Bitsy Bat's Kindergarten
Pamela Duncan Edwards
The collaborators behind Some Smug Slug join forces to deliver this light look at how several animals' anxieties get stirred up when a new teacher begins on Continue reading »
The Leprechaun's Gold
The Leprechaun's Gold
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Two harpists set off for a contest to name the best in Ireland. "Edwards builds a mellifluous rhythm with her quaint phrasing and clean story line," wrote Continue reading »
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC
June Sobel
Those looking for an "M is for Matey" type of treatment will have to plunder elsewhere, as Sobel's (B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC) alphabet Continue reading »
On Meadowview Street
On Meadowview Street
Henry Cole
The front lawn of Caroline’s new home is like all the others in her cookie-cutter subdivision—it’s a simple, sterile patch of green that falls far short of the Continue reading »
The Old House
The Old House
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A woefully neglected clapboard house is at the center of this straightforward story from the creators of Ms. Bitsy Bat’s Kindergarten. Cole’s visual Continue reading »
The Rubber-Legged Ducky
The Rubber-Legged Ducky
John G. Keller
An ugly duckling of a different feather—one with a rubber leg—turns his deformity into an asset in this quirky and triumphant picture book. Five, the fifth duckling born to Mama Duck Continue reading »
Chicken Butt
Chicken Butt
Erica S. Perl
Dad is engrossed in the paper, which of course makes him a ripe target for a silliness offensive by his son. “You know what?” says the boy, with a gleam in his eyes worthy of Bart Continue reading »
Big Chickens Go to Town
Big Chickens Go to Town
Leslie Helakoski
Pecking at a bag of feed in the back of the farmer's truck, the four chickens take an unintended ride to town in this third outing. The chickens become increasingly discombobulated by the Continue reading »
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
Henry Cole
Fantasy and natural history blend comfortably in illustrator Cole’s (Jack’s Garden) first novel, as a Louisiana plantation—where wildlife Continue reading »
One Pup's Up
One Pup's Up
Marsha Wilson Chall
Equally peppy words and pictures introduce an active litter of 10 puppies. As this counting tale opens, most snuggle with their mother, fast asleep, but "1 pup's up," and its siblings soon awaken and Continue reading »
Katy Duck Goes to Dance Class
Katy Duck Goes to Dance Class
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
This balletic book follows Capucilli and Cole's (Katy Duck, Center Stage) familiar peppy protagonist as she literally dances across the page. With the help of tabs and flaps, a tutu-clad Katy Continue reading »
Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior
Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior
This follow-up to Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (2006) and Knock Knock (2007) rounds up 14 of the usual suspects—the most gifted illustrators working today—and gives them one spread to explain Continue reading »
Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke
Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke
Pamela Duncan Edwards
""Cole's illustrations... add a healthy dose of energetic humor to the tongue-twister text,"" said PW of this feisty alliterative tale. Ages 4-9. Continue reading »
Some Smug Slug
Some Smug Slug
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A self-satisfied slug ignores its friends' alliterative warnings as it proudly climbs a slope that turns out to be the back of a hungry toad: ""Such a shock, such a shame. Such a succulent slug!"" Continue reading »
Roar!: A Noisy Counting Book
Roar!: A Noisy Counting Book
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A lion cub just wants to have fun with his fellow inhabitants of the savanna. But he doesn't understand why, when he roars his invitation to join his game or dance, nobody wants to play with him. One Continue reading »
Clara Caterpillar
Clara Caterpillar
Pamela Duncan Edwards
Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole, the creators of Some Smug Slug and Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke, take on metamorphosis with Clara Caterpillar. ""Grow up to be courageous and contented, Continue reading »
On the Way to the Beach
On the Way to the Beach
Henry Cole
Henry Cole encourages youngsters to take a closer look at their surroundings in his paper-over-board On the Way to the Beach. Gatefold flaps on spreads of marsh, dune and beach environments open Continue reading »
Oink?
Oink?
Margie Palatini
With understated humor and a somewhat labored plot, the team behind Moosetache and Bad Boys introduces Joseph and Thomas, a pair of happy, contented pigs whose slobby behavior disturbs the rest of Continue reading »
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
Pamela Duncan Edwards
With a taut, involving narrative and dramatic, shadow-filled full-spread art, the creators of Some Smug Slug and Livingstone Mouse transport youngsters onto the overgrown path that an escaping slave Continue reading »
Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairytale
Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairytale
Pamela Duncan Edwards
In this offbeat fairy-tale homage, Edwards revisits the alliterative format of her Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke. Dinorella, a shy, pink dinosaur, lives with two greenish-brown diplodochi. Continue reading »
Moosetache
Moosetache
Margie Palatini
No matter how Moose braids, coils and nets his wiry ""moosetache,"" he winds up with a hair don't. His Rapunzel-length locks snag his ankles, dangle from his antlers and sometimes obscure his face Continue reading »
The Wacky Wedding: A Book of Alphabet Antics
The Wacky Wedding: A Book of Alphabet Antics
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A queen ant and her winged groom head for the altar in this buggy--though not particularly wacky--alphabet. The nuptials take place on the verdant and damp forest floor, the bride and groom thronged Continue reading »
The Worrywarts
The Worrywarts
Pamela Duncan Edwards
As they did in Some Smug Slug, Edwards and Cole here use alliteration to lighthearted and humorous effect. On a ""warm Wednesday morning,"" Wombat, Weasel and Woodchuck contemplate all the terrible Continue reading »
Ed & Fred Flea
Pamela Duncan Edwards, Edwards
Bad Fred Flea, who shares residence on a dog with his angelic brother, Ed, hopes to get the whole hound to himself. When Ed, who reads the dog's whining as a warning to move on, invites Fred to bail Continue reading »
Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea
Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea
Julie Andrews Edwards
Edwards's (The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles) sliver of a tale traces the adventures of a small gray cat named Boadicea, ""Bo"" for short. Wealthy Mrs. Edith Edge is mortified to discover Continue reading »
Little Dogs Say Rough!
Little Dogs Say Rough!
Rick Walton
What are baby animals really saying with the sounds they make? According to Walton (Once There Was a Bull Frog), ""Little snakes say, ""Kissss! Kissss!/ Kisss us on the cheek like thissss!"" And Continue reading »
The New Pup on the Block
The New Pup on the Block
Susan Saunders
Easy to envision as an animated cartoon, the peppy debut volume in Saunders's All-American Puppies series introduces a cast of canine characters with distinct personalities. At the center of the tale Continue reading »
Slop Goes the Soup
Slop Goes the Soup
Pamela Duncan Edwards
The stars of Warthogs in the Kitchen team up again in Slop Goes the Soup: A Noisy Warthog Word Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illus. by Henry Cole. The author uses onomatopoeia to demonstrate how Continue reading »
Warthogs in a Box: Counting, Colors, Sounds [With Stickers]
Warthogs in a Box: Counting, Colors, Sounds [With Stickers]
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A trio of miniature editions unite for Warthogs in a Box: Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book; Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book; and Slop Goes the Soup: A Noisy Word Book, all by Continue reading »
Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book
Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book
Pamela Duncan Edwards
The stars of Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book learn a few things about the properties of primary colors in Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illus. by Continue reading »
Little Bo in France: The Further Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea
Little Bo in France: The Further Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea
Julie Andrews Edwards
In the sequel to Little Bo, the feline heroine and her sailor friend Billy Bates hitchhike to Paris in Little Bo in France: The Further Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea by Julie Andrews Edwards, Continue reading »
Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke
Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke
Pamela Duncan Edwards
A fox who flambees and fillets? Unfeasible? Not according to this alliterative tale, which introduces chef Fosdyke and his four siblings: Frank, Floyd, Freddy and Flo. When the quintet's mother Continue reading »
Who Bop
Who Bop
Jonathan London
As in his groovy Hip Cat and his less successful The Candystore Man, London strives for a bippity-bopping boogie rhythm, this time convening an animal dance party. Here ""hoppin' hares"" and Continue reading »
Three Hens and a Peacock
Three Hens and a Peacock
Lester L. Laminack
What might have been an ordinary be-yourself story is enhanced by Laminack's (Snow Day!) surprisingly thoughtful storytelling. Three hens on the Tuckers' farm are sick with envy when a peacock shows Continue reading »
Chicken Butt's Back!
Chicken Butt's Back!
Erica S. Perl
Mom is so over it: "I'll make this crystal clear:/ No more 'Chicken Butt' my dear." But for the star of Chicken Butt! every grocery store item (and everything his mother says) becomes fodder for his Continue reading »
The Littlest Evergreen
The Littlest Evergreen
In the voice of the titular character, Cole (A Nest for Celeste) wistfully recounts the life and times of a Christmas tree. The sound of chain saws in late autumn stirs fear in the tree that has come Continue reading »
Surfer Chick
Surfer Chick
Kristy Dempsey
Chick, a long-lashed tan chicken in a green two-piece bathing suit, is determined to make her surfer-star father proud. Peppered with surf lingo, Dempsey’s (Mini Racer) verses occasionally stretch to Continue reading »
I Know a Wee Piggy
I Know a Wee Piggy
Kimberly Norman
This little piggy has escaped from his owner and is running riot through the county fair, getting covered in gunk, globs, and other stuff representing nine colors: brown from the muddy pig pen, red Continue reading »
Who’s Who?
Who’s Who?
Ken Geist
Geist offers a high-spirited salute to animal sounds, movements, and twin siblings, riffing on the nursery rhyme “Over in the Meadow.” Geist’s verse introduces various sibling pairs in outdoor Continue reading »
Prairie Chicken Little
Prairie Chicken Little
Jackie Mims Hopkins
Hopkins gives this story of miscommunication and false alarm a Southwestern spin, much as she did in The Three Armadillies Tuff and The Horned Toad Prince. The narrative uses internal rhyming and Continue reading »
Nelly May Has Her Say
Nelly May Has Her Say
Cynthia C. DeFelice
Once upon a time, a “clever and quick” girl named Nelly leaves her impoverished, overpopulated family and goes to work for Lord Ignasius Pinkwinkle, a man at the far end of the eccentricity spectrum. Continue reading »
Bogart and Vinnie: A Completely Made-Up Story of True Friendship
Bogart and Vinnie: A Completely Made-Up Story of True Friendship
Audrey Vernick
The heart wants what the hearts wants. Case in point: Vinnie, a "crazy-happy" dog (and seldom has a description been more apt) who wanders into a nature preserve for exotic animals and decides that Continue reading »
Big Bug
Big Bug
Henry Cole
Readers get a hint of the ingenuity in Cole's (Unspoken) nifty study of comparative sizes from its arresting cover, which features a ladybug at very close range, Inside, realistic full-bleed Continue reading »
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea
Pamela Duncan Edwards
This heavily alliterative retelling of "The Princess and the Pea" from the creators of The Old House is more like "The Princess and the Letter P." The porcine princess's palace is in disrepair, and Continue reading »
Winter Barn
Winter Barn
Peter Parnell, Peter Parnall
""Like a great woolly mammoth frozen in the Arctic ice, the winter barn waits.'' Inside the 200-year-old barn we find not only farm animals, but also wildlife waiting for spring: a ribbon snake, red Continue reading »
