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32 pp.
| Simon/Beach Lane
| November, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-3412-7$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-3413-4
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
An ethnically diverse classroom of children hears the "BOOM BOOM!" of a thunderstorm. They explore outside as the last raindrops "drip drip"; which leads to puddle-jumping ("splash! splash!"). The rhyming pattern--with one or two onomatopoeic words per image--continues as the seasons progress ("crunch crunch" of leaves and apples in the fall). Authentically childlike emotion is conveyed by the mixed-media art.
32 pp.
| Scholastic
| May, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-590-45296-0$16.99
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
Brannon's afraid of thunder, and his relatives' attempts to explain it as "a big cat purring" or "angels bowling in heaven" send him running for cover. But Brannon's also a dinosaur fan, so when brother Chad announces that dinosaurs make thunder, Brannon comes out of hiding. Eye-catching cloud creatures (and dinosaurs) populate the dynamic, inventive illustrations in this satisfying new look at dinosaur mania.
40 pp.
| Hyperion
| October, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-1-4231-2024-7$16.99
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
A boy's mother tucks him in, but he doesn't go straight to sleep. Instead, he transforms his blanket into a rocket ship and soars off, into the heavens then back again. Soft assonant sounds soothe the cumulative rhyme that parallels nighttime routines through its repetition and structure. Double-page spreads of bright but not overpowering collages depict the child's full-circle journey.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2011
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| April, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-0-15-205796-1$16.00
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K-3
Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
"Hello, little seed...Do you really know everything about sunflowers?" A girl communes with a sunflower seed as she plants and tends it; come autumn, she says goodbye to the flower. The poetic observations are often lovely ("a sunflower seed / is smaller than a word"), and the handsome, blocky illustrations, which employ printmaking techniques, are themselves a wonder.
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| April, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-15-216604-5$16.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
"When the sky glows / peachy-rose at dawn... / I love the way / you stretch and yawn." These verses extol the love parents (or other caretakers) feel for their children. Pleasing compositions, rendered using a variety of printmaking techniques, show adults and youngsters interacting throughout the day. The text will appeal mostly to grownups, but the spacious illustrations could well snag kids' attention.
40 pp.
| Harcourt
| April, 2005
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TradeISBN 0-15-204934-7$16.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
A father and son play a quick game of hide-and-seek. The boy's reluctance to remain in one spot keeps the action moving, as he and his dog look for better places to hide while Dad counts to ten. Chodos-Irvine's clean, bold, colorful art is well paired with poet Wong's brisk, refreshing look at a subject familiar to kids.
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| April, 2004
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TradeISBN 0-15-216293-3$$16.00
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K-3
Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
These twenty-eight verses celebrate the comforts of home and convey the experience of spending a day with the narrator as she appreciates what makes her house special to her. Reflections on the familiar make the poems accessible, and there's some lighthearted humor. The flat, patterned illustrations are impressionistic, leaving lots of space for readers to contemplate the music of their own dwellings.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2004
40 pp.
| Harcourt
| August, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-15-201577-9$$16.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
"Tundra flowers reach for the sun. Hello, flowers. Polar bear cubs come out to play. Hello, cubs." Taylor's brief, well-shaped text hails the coming of summer to the Arctic. Shades of blue predominate in the striking double-page illustrations; using dynamic shapes, the prints show close-ups of animals as well as wide expanses of land, sea, and sky.
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| May, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-15-202543-X$$16.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
"No one wants Chinese food on the Fourth of July," a girl tells her Chinese-American parents, who cook chow mein to sell in their market. As the day wears on with few customers, the girl is disappointed--until a crush of hungry people in the evening proves that chow mein is as American as apple pie. The immigrant experience is handled with good humor; the cheerful mixed-media art portrays cultural details in a matter-of-fact way.
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| May, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-15-201923-S$$15.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
In her first book for preschoolers, young adult poet Wong has selected the right onomatopoeic word to reflect the mechanics of a busy morning. Everyone, it seems, is in a hurry to get somewhere--all except the young narrator, who opens this story of early-morning family rituals by observing a bumblebee buzzing around the garden. Chodos-Irvine uses pattern and color in a flattened perspective to balance the sounds and sights of the morning.