Elsie’s Bird — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Elsie’s Bird Author: Jane Yolen Illustrator: David Small Publisher: New York: Philomel, 2010
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Little Penguin — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Little Penguin: the Emperor of Antarctica Author: Jonathan London Illustrator: Julie Olson Publisher: Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2011
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Face to Face with Whales — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Perfect Picture Book Friday is back for its THIRD year! (Actually, it started up again last week, when I was participating in Erik’s blog tour.) Although this book is very different to the sort of books I usually share for PPBF, I came across it while doing research for a middle grade novel, and decided
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Picture a Tree — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Picture a Tree Author/Illustrator: Barbara Reid Publisher: Toronto: North Winds/Scholastic Canada, 2011 Genre: Picture book Audience Age: 3 – 9 years
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No One But You — Perfect Picture Book Friday
I am concluding my month-long celebration of nature and of looking closely at the natural world around us with a book that explores the way each of us sees things differently. We are both the same and unique at once, and that itself is something to celebrate! Title: No One But You Author: Douglas Wood
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The Gift of the Tree — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: The Gift of a Tree Author: Alvin Tresselt Illustrator: Henri Sorensen Publisher: New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1972, 1992
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In the Meadow — Perfect Picture Book Friday
I continue my series encouraging people to look closely at nature, with today’s quiet, lovely book choice. Title: In the Meadow Author: Yukiko Kato Illustrator: Komako Sakai Publisher: New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2008 (originally published in Japan)
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A Closer Look — Perfect Picture Book Friday
As I said in my post on Monday, October 1st, in which I celebrated the birthdays of nature lovers (and authors) Beverley Brenna, Julie Andrews, and Jimmy Carter, my Perfect Picture Book choices for the month of October will focus on nature, and on looking closely at the natural world around us. Appropriately, today’s choice
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