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36 pp.
| Barron's
| December, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7641-6750-8$5.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Dorothy Stott.
Only the narrator differs in these sweet, identical stories (same appealing art, familiar situations, sturdy pages, and small trim size) about a new sibling. In each, the older sibling expresses excitement and frustration, awaits a time when being older starts to be fun, and then finds the ability to soothe the baby--all leading to love and acceptance. Review covers these books: Hannah Is a Big Sister and Henry Is a Big Brother.
36 pp.
| Barron's
| December, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7641-6794-2$5.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Dorothy Stott.
Only the narrator differs in these sweet, identical stories (same appealing art, familiar situations, sturdy pages, and small trim size) about a new sibling. In each, the older sibling expresses excitement and frustration, awaits a time when being older starts to be fun, and then finds the ability to soothe the baby--all leading to love and acceptance. Review covers these books: Hannah Is a Big Sister and Henry Is a Big Brother.
64 pp.
| Dutton
| August, 1998
|
TradeISBN 0-525-45454-3$$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Dorothy Stott.
The text clearly describes forty-seven games, including those for outdoors, parties, car travel, and singing. All the standards are here, such as dodgeball and telephone, and the emphasis is on games that don't require special equipment. Cheerful watercolors don't add much to understanding the games, and the toddler-like children will seem babyish to older readers. Ind.