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32 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano
| June, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9361-2$16.99
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PS
In this tickle-your-child-out-of-a-bad-mood book, wide-eyed tissue-paper-and-paint sea creatures embody and validate the child's bad mood ("a shark that wants to CHOMP on something squishy" snaps at a box of taffy) and provide cues for the adult reader who will help the child cheer up ("Today I'm a frog that goes kissy-kissy-kissy!"). Alliterative phrases ("tap-tap-toss") add read-aloud appeal.
64 pp.
| Holt
| April, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-8050-7715-5$17.95
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K-3
Starting in the spring and working its way around the calendar, this volume is filled with poems about every conceivable holiday and event to celebrate. Some poems are two-liners woven into the pleasantly busy ink and gouache illustrations; others take up the whole page. Each poem explores the special occasion with humor and energy--every page is bursting with vivacity.
48 pp.
| Holt
| July, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-8050-6259-9$$16.95
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K-3
From short, silly notes a parent might slip in a child's lunch box to longer looks at a car trip to Grandma's or missing the ice cream truck, this volume is filled with whimsical poems--and don't miss the ones decorating the title page and back cover. The simple gouache and acrylic drawings add just the right tone.