ISBN: 978-1-935179-21-4
32 pages, 9” x 6” hardcover $12.95 |
Barry's Best Buddyby Renée French
When Barry the bird and his goofy pal Polarhog start off, there’s a new adventure around every bend. But when they turn the final corner, the surprise Polarhog has prepared brings a tear to Barry’s eye–and yours. Young readers will fall in love with Eisner-nominated cartoonist Renée French’s exquisite drawings and her quirky sense of humor.
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"Grown up comics fans will certainly want to check this out just to see French do kids comics and kids will find a typically engaging, fun and funny story that begs to be reread almost immediately.” |
WINNER OF THE 2012 CYBILS AWARDISBN: 978-1-935179-19-1
32 pages, 9” X 6" hardcover $12.95 |
A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouseby Frank Viva
There’s so much to see at the bottom of the world! Join a young explorer and his best friend, Mouse, on a sea journey to Antarctica, where they make new friends with penguins and a whale – and have all kinds of fun.
Young readers won’t stop grinning as they’re swept away by the strange and magical world created by Frank Viva, the bestselling author of Along a Long Road. As kids TOON into Reading, they will want to circle back to the beginning – again and again. |
"This book begs to be shared again and again. Outstanding." "The distinctive color palette provides an extremely attractive vision. Readers’ creativity will be spurred by the recurring list structure." |
WINNER OF THE
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Little Mouse Gets Readyby Jeff Smith
There's lots to do before Little Mouse is ready to go visit the barn. Will he master all the intricacies of getting dressed, from snaps and buttons to Velcro and tail holes? Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Smith and his determined Little Mouse reveal all the smallest pleasures of this daily task.
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"A story with wit and visual charm to please all." "Smith hasn’t drawn anything this purely fun and cartoony since the early days of Bone." |
ISBN: 978-1-935179-14-6
32 pages, 9” x 6” hardcover $12.95 |
Chick & Chickie Play All Day!by Claude Ponti
Chick and Chickie love to play in their very own way, whether scaring each other silly or tickling the letter A. As young readers eagerly turn the pages of the story, they'll look forward to spotting all the witty side jokes and hilarious details. The fast-paced and zany narrative by Claude Ponti, one of the world's most beloved children's book authors, will instantly delight early readers and will just as surely turn reading into play.
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"Claude Ponti, one of the most respected French authors of children’s literature, has a background in fine art, and his books contain stunning visuals, often with surrealistic dreamlike elements." —ICv2 |
ISBN: 978-0-9799238-1-4
32 pages, 9” x 6” hardcover $12.95 |
Silly Lilly and the Four Seasonsby Agnès Rosenstiehl
Lilly is a spunky little girl who delights in the unexpected pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. In this charming and subtle book by one of France’s premier children’s book authors, Lilly learns more about the outdoors and introduces the youngest readers to the colors, words, and shapes that arise in nature. Silly Lilly’s intimate monologues deftly capture a child’s sense of wonder in five whimsical episodes that cycle through the calendar from Spring back to Spring again.
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"..a little marvel of distilled storytelling." "With its simple text and illustrations, this comic is perfect for new readers." |
ISBN: 978-1-935179-08-5
32 pages, 9” x 6” hardcover $12.95 |
Silly Lilly in What Will I Be Today?by Agnès Rosenstiehl
No job is too tough for Silly Lilly: first she’s a cook who paints, then an acrobat who tumbles, then a city planner...Agnès Rosenstiehl’s spunky heroine, one of France’s most beloved children’s book characters, takes on a new role every day of the week. Lilly’s unstoppable antics are bound to spark young readers’ imaginations.
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"Agnes Rosenstiehl’s 'Silly Lilly' books, about a playful little girl observing her environment, are brief, simple, incredibly sweet and thoroughly in line with the sensibilities of 3-year-olds." |
WINNER OF THE WHITE RAVEN AWARD
ISBN: 978-0-9799238-3-8
32 pages, 9” x 6” hardcover $12.95 |
Jack and the Boxby Art Spiegelman
Jack just got a new toy, and it’s full of surprises. Each time the box pops open, there’s a new and bigger surprise. Is it a silly toy, a scary toy...or something else entirely? With a limited vocabulary and unlimited imagination, Art Spiegelman applies his out-of-the-box thinking to a book that has all the surprise and bounce of a Jack-in-the-box.
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"This comic gem of a picture book demonstrates Spiegelman's ability to conquer his audience, no matter its constituents." |