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40 pp.
| Little
| October, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-316-07045-4$16.99
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PS
Illustrated by
David McPhail.
From antelope to zebra, animals prepare for the night and gently succumb to slumber in alliterative prose ("Rabbit relaxes into restful repose, dreaming of ripe red radishes"). It's all depicted in twilight and moonlit tones in McPhail's signature style, as cuddly animals with amiable expressions drift off to dreamland, and a sleepy human child is tucked in.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2013
40 pp.
| Atheneum
| May, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-689-81884-X$$17.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Diane Greenseid.
Human emotions are as capricious as the weather in this topsy-turvy book. In one half of the story, a fresh spell of rain delights everyone, until days later, when it's still raining. Flip the book over, and the sun shines, making everyone happy, until they grow cranky from the summer heat. A lively text and rich acrylic paintings convey the two extremes of weather and emotions.