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Julia Donaldson Books - About Julia
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Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books. Her first picture book,. A Squash and A Squeeze. Was published over twenty years ago, and since then she has written over 160 books, including the modern classic. Julia also writes fiction, including the. Series illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. To find out more about Julia visit her website.
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Where The Best Books Are!: Best Companion Books of 2012
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Where The Best Books Are! Monday, December 31, 2012. Best Companion Books of 2012. Fourteen reasons to read the entire series. Companion to Ship Breaker. By Paolo Bacigalupi,. Ages 12 and up, 448 pages. After fleeing the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, refugees Mahlia and Mouse come across a wounded half-man and Mouse is forcibly recruited by the United Patriot Front. Fever Crumb trilogy (Book 3), by Philip Reeve, Scholastic. A Hero for Wondla. 1699, ages 8 and up, 464 pages. Almost a year into...
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Where The Best Books Are!: Holiday Gift Idea #2: Unleash the Force
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Where The Best Books Are! Monday, December 3, 2012. Holiday Gift Idea #2: Unleash the Force. A trio of Star Wars books: A pop-up, paper craft book and Yoda-inspired series. ( Save you, they can! Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure. By Matthew Reinhart, Orchard. To watch the trailer or scroll down to the next post! 36 Amazing Paper-folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, by Chris Alexander, foreword by Tom Angleberger, Workman. Origami, in general, is challenging and Alexander's projects - though...
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Where The Best Books Are!: Holiday Gift Idea #8: Wings to Fly
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Where The Best Books Are! Friday, December 21, 2012. Holiday Gift Idea #8: Wings to Fly. Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind. By Gary Ross, illustrated by Matthew Myers, Candlewick. 1799, ages 6 and up, 96 pages, 2012. A boy flies away from home to escape his ordinary life, only to discover that he misses his parents, his tasks and routines. Why, that looks like fun! Just look at those trees! They're bending in half - yeah, that's quite a breeze,'" he says, as a wind blows in to carry him away.
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Where The Best Books Are!: Holiday Gift Idea #1: For a Little Princess
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Where The Best Books Are! Saturday, December 1, 2012. Holiday Gift Idea #1: For a Little Princess. A trio of picture books about feisty gals who aren't afraid to get their slippers wet. By Tammi Sauer, pictures by Joe Berger, Harcourt. 2012, $16.99, ages 4-8, 32 pages. Princess Viola throws herself into life like a comic book hero. But is that any way for a princess to behave? Could all of Viola's wild moves come in handy after all? Convey Viola's unstoppable spirit. Best part:. A girl with a nice smile?
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Where The Best Books Are!: 18. Animals in Motion. Two Pop-Ups.
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Where The Best Books Are! Friday, December 10, 2010. 18 Animals in Motion. Two Pop-Ups. Wild Alphabet: An A to Zoo Pop-Up Book. By Mike Haines and Julia Frohlich, Kingfisher. 1999, ages 3 and up, 52 pages. In another spread, a chinchilla scrambles around an exercise wheel, revealing a C behind the rungs, and in my favorite, J is for Jaguar, a sleek black cat slinks out from behind the J, just far enough to look sneaky, and make your insides tingle (and giggles spill). 10 Little Penguins: A Pop-Up Book.
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Where The Best Books Are!: Best Novels of 2012
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Where The Best Books Are! Monday, December 31, 2012. Best Novels of 2012. By William Alexander, Margaret K. McElderry Books. 1699, ages 8 and up, 240 pages. Orphan Rownie escapes a witch's home for stray children to look for his missing brother and falls in with a theatrical troupe of goblins that teaches him the craft of masking. By Stefan Bachmann, Greenwillow. The Mighty Miss Malone. By Christopher Paul Curtis, Wendy Lamb Books. By Sharon Creech, HarperCollins. Starry River of the Sky. 1799, ages 12 a...
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Where The Best Books Are!: Holiday Gift Guide #7: Things That Pop
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Where The Best Books Are! Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Holiday Gift Guide #7: Things That Pop. Book meets toy: the novelty book. Here are some of my favorites. By Jennie Maizels, paper engineering by Richard Ferguson, Candlewick. 1999, ages 5-9, 2012. This is one of the best pop-ups I've seen. Readers will want to lay it open on the dresser and imagine they're tiny enough to walk around the page. The only hard part will be deciding which district to display. The Pop-Up Opposites Book! A lesson about up ...
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Book Trust Interview with Joyce Dunbar. Aileen's thoughts - Getting to Know Joyce Dunbar. UNDESCO City of Literature (pdf). Picture Book Den - Guest Blog. North Norfolk Children's Book Group. Joyce's agent is Hilary Delamere at The Agency. The Seven Stories Exhibition of Ten Best Picture Books 2007 (Shoe Baby). Joyce Dunbar's agent is:. 24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park. Tel 44 (0) 207 727 1346.
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Where The Best Books Are!: Wishing from Afar
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Where The Best Books Are! Friday, December 14, 2012. Ever wonder what clever new books are springing up overseas? Here's a picture book I can't wait for. By Julia Donaldson, Pan Macmillan. 32 pages, 2012. A little girl takes her paper dolls on a fantastical adventure through the house and into the garden. First they escape the clutches of a toy dinosaur, then an oven-glove crocodile and finally a real pair of scissors. A charming picture book by UK's Children's Laureate. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).