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""In this St. Patrick's Day picture book, two Irish-American kids, Sean and Meghan, discover how to outwit a leprechaun . . . the language of the tale captures the Irish lilt and mannerisms. The book's illustrations are of intense, contrasting co...
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""The Irish dialect and vivid watercolor illustrations integrated throughout the story add richness to this charming tale."" --Children's Literature
""Lucky O'Leprechaun is a beautifully illustrated, bright and lively tale.""--The Midwest B...
Pandora, a student witch at Ms. Broomstick's school, never seems able to listen to directions as she crashes her broomstick, changes her kitten into a skunk, and otherwise manages to do the unexpected....
Upsie Downsie has convinced his mother he's having trouble falling asleep, so she brings in the neighborhood experts to help. They try lullabies, tedious recitations, storytelling, a massage, a warm bath, and even counting, but they all succumb to...
When someone mysteriously takes bites from Lydia's birthday cupcakes, the whole class suspects the new kid, whose name not even the teacher, Mr. Eliot, can remember. But Kevin O'Malley is the only one who knows how to get Lucky to stop playing pra...
A sweet confection about the first nesting dolls
In old Moscow live a girl named Sasha and her grandfather, a boxmaker. One day Sasha’s rag doll is eaten by mice. Her loving grandfather sets out to make her a doll that is impervious to mice,...
“Author-illustrator Jana Dillon shows a facility with caricature and mood, a way with color that extends from subtle shading to electric color combinations, and an ability to create a style that looks new yet recalls an earlier era of picture book ...