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NIC BISHOP BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
Nic
Bishop
Scholastic
9780439877571
$17.99
2009

Vibrant photographs and informative prose take readers on an exciting exploration of the diverse world of butterflies and moths, covering many intriguing details and fun facts about their characteristics, habitat, diet and life-cycle

John
Burningham
Candlewick
9780763642754
$16.99
2009
"Where do cats go at night?" Marie Elaine asked. She gets her answer when she attends a party where the guests include the Queen of the Cats. Oversized mixed-media illustrations combine with a matter-of-fact text to make the magical seem possible.

 

Lucy
Cousins
Candlewick
9780763644741
$18.99
2009
Bold lines and colors give a new twist to this collection of well known tales sure to delight emerging independent readers.

 

Shutta
Crum
Carol Thompson
Clarion
9780618618651
$16.00
2009
Energetic mixed media illustrations and expressive language convey the excitement of a sudden summer storm as a farm family scurries to gather in both chickens and laundry. While bringing relief from the heat, the storm also leaves a sweet surprise.
Mem
Fox
Beach Lane
9781416985136
$16.99
2009

Close-up, appealing collage portraits of some familiar animal babies accompany this collection of just-right rhymes that will delight and engage a toddler over and over again.

 

Emily
Gravett
Simon & Schuster
9781416982708
$16.99
2009

Once upon a time there was a handsome frog…um prince…um frog. "Hoakcus Croakus" which one is it? Split pages and sly visual asides add to the fun of this non-fairytale with a surprise ending.

 

Emily
Gravett
Simon & Schuster
9781416968726
$15.99
2009
Duck waited and waited and waited for the egg he found to hatch.  When it did, with a CREAK and a CRACK, he and his bird friends were in for a BIG surprise.

 

Florence Parry
Heide
Lane Smith
Schwartz & Wade
9780375845017
$17.99
2009
If not copiously weighed down, this little princess will float away! And then what? Author and illustrator beautifully juxtapose “down-to-earth” scenes with sweeping open skies in this buoyant tale.

 

Kevin
Henkes
Laura Dronzek
Greenwillow
9780061363047
$17.99
2009

Somewhere between meditation and observation, a series of almost-poems about birds is limned in thick outlines and brilliant color.