Laura Krauss Melmed

• May-1993
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• Sep-1993
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"Celebrate Mother''s Day every day. This celebration of the bond between mothers and their babies can be shared at naptime or bedtime or whenever it is time to say ""I love you.""

""Written in quatrains that break into couplets across each double p...

• Sep-1994
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• May-1996
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This is the yellow bird who sings each time the doorbell ting-a-lings when someone opens up the door- the sky blue door on Grandma's store, the Marvelous Market on Mermaid.

And a marvelous market it is indeed, with all the hustle and bustle...

• 2001
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Illustrated with exquisite paintings, this original fairy tale about an origami girl who comes to life is a tender and exciting adventure. From her wild river ride aboard a teacup boat to her escape from an angry dog to her flight home on the neck of...

• Sep-2001
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Celebrate the very first Thanksgiving in this exuberant counting story from best-selling author Laura Krauss Melmed. From I dressed in linen to 10 making baskets, this rollicking verse shows Wampanoag and Pilgrim friends preparing for and sharing ...

• Apr-2002
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A mountain goes up. A valley goes down. Where does a hug go?A hug goes around.As soon as the rosy sun rises, a hug starts going around a big, loving family The hug starts when Ma lifts the baby, then moves on to Tom, who spills the pancake syrup, the...

• Sep-2002
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First stop, off we pop to a craggy mountaintop. Spooky castle, creaky floor -- who is opening the door?

Is it a lurking, smirking Vampire? Or a howling, growling Werewolf? One by one, a ghoulish gang climbs onto this super j...

• Sep-2003
• / Historical
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Countdown to Thanksgiving!

This rollicking counting story celebrates the very first Thanksgiving Day with vibrant illustrations and lively verse. Follow the Pilgrim and Wampanoag friends as they prepare for a great feast, ...

• Mar-2004
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On a moonlit night. . .

In the magic of a moonshower, a childless couple finds a dozen tiny babies in a meadow. Written in classic folktale tradition, illustrated with astonishing paintings, The Rainbabies is woven from m...

• Nov-2005
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Kind-hearted Moishe is given a magical frying pan that will produce all the latkes you could wish for latkes by the dozen, latkes by the hundreds but only Moishe must use it. Alas, his short-tempered wife, Baila, does not heed the warning....

• Sep-2008
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Everyone remembers the friendly beasts of the stable at Christmas, but what of the creatures of field and forest? From her perch in the rafters, a small bird's heart fills with love. Out over the countryside she flies, carrying the glad tidings. Bunn...

• May-2009
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Said the father monkey to his child, "Someday you'll climb to the tops of the trees."Said the father dolphin to his child, "Someday you'll swim off to faraway seas."From the author and illustrator of I Love You As Much . . . comes this tender lullaby...

• Nov-2010
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Moishe's Miracle author Laura Krauss Melmed and illustrator Elisabeth Schlossberg celebrate Hanukkah--in joyful action rhymes, festive poems, and exuberant scenes of family life. From traditional holiday foods to the story of the Maccabees, they capt...

• May-2016
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From a bestselling author-illustrator team comes a heartwarming picture book in verse about the deep and lasting bond between a mother and her child. No time is a dreamier time than when a new baby is on the way, and in this gorgeous book a mother...

• May-2018
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As twilight deepens, so does the bond between a little boy and his daddy.After getting home for the day and having dinner, a young boy is ready for some special time outside with his father.It's the Magic Hour, when the sun is going down and day meet...

• May-2018
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As twilight deepens, so does the bond between a little boy and his daddy. After getting home for the day and having dinner, a young boy is ready for some special time outside with his father. It's the Magic Hour, when the sun is going down and...