Kurt Cyrus

• Apr-1997
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"One morning the mayor of Tangle Town gets himself stuck in his own office, while mayhem ensues outside. It's Roxy Toppler to the rescue! Much fun."-The New York Times Book Review"Good slaphappy wordplay."-Kirkus Reviews...

• Aug-1998
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"When Edwin Blink misses the fast train to Oxmox he's forced to take the slow train instead. Never has Edwin experienced a ride as pokey as this one...Cyrus wonderfully conveys the difficulties the train encounters."-Kirkus Reviews...

• Jun-2008
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Rex is a tiny tadpole who can''t wait to grow up and be big like everybody else. Unfortunately for Rex, he lives in a prehistoric swamp . . . and everybody else is a gigantic dinosaur.With a little time - and a lot of patience - Rex does grow, gaini...

• May-2010
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Clear that thicket, dozer cricket. Ants that sift, sort and lift. Big bug rig, watch it dig. Lifting, sorting, digging, and hauling are dirty jobs, but someone's got to do them. So when a construction worker throws away a half-eaten sandwich, a ...

• Feb-2014
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Here's a tale of a boy and his robotic best (canine) friend. When Scoot the Cat comes on the scene, Motor Dog does what any normal dog would do: gives chase! Our boy Flip does everything he can to call him off, but no commands-verbal or electronic-ca...

• Oct-2016
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Two, four, six. Look at all the bricks! Grab a hard hat and all your tools, and get ready for a construction adventure in counting! This clever, rhyming picture book leads readers through a day in the life of a construction crew building with bric...

• Mar-2017
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From celebrated author-illustrator Kurt Cyrus comes a playful and whimsical picture book that celebrates the excitement and anticipation of a soon-to-be-born baby. It’s springtime, and the pond is bursting with new life. There are beaver pups, h...

• Aug-2017
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Poor Napoleon. Despite being the spiffiest chameleon in the jungle, he has no friends. And why is that? Because no one can see him! As everyone knows, chameleons blend in with their surroundings. Napoleon is practically invisible. So he tries every t...

• Feb-2018
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When Enzo the dragon catches a cold, it's no mere sniffle. No indeed! His coughs and sneezes set fields aflame and barns on fire. The villagers are fleeing their farms and the townsfolk are up in arms. What's a poor fire-sneezing dragon to do? As it ...

• Aug-2019
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Napoleon, the spiffiest chameleon in the jungle, is a pretty happy guy. And why shouldn't he be? After all, he loves living on his spiffy limb, and blending in with its colorful foliage. And after a few missteps, he now has friends. Mike the monkey a...

• Nov-2019
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2019 Kirkus Best Picture Book of the YearA construction crew rebuilds a rickety old clock tower that has become home to wild animals in this picture book for fans of Sheep in a Jeep and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. An underlying message o...

• Apr-2021
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Kurt Cyrus's Trillions of Trees is an environmentalist picture book companion to the popular Billions of Bricks, about counting and planting trees. Grab a shovel and get ready to plant some trees! From poplars to pines, alder, apple, peach, an...