"Poppy creates magical puppets whose personalities are determined by what Poppy 'hears' in the wood before he carves it. When he takes his puppets on the road, their show becomes famous throughout the land.But one day Poppy impatiently shapes a ballerina puppet, Clarinda, from a piece of wood without listening carefully to the wood's message. Clarinda will not perform--and almost ruins the show--until Poppy discovers her secret wish."
"A huge cardboard box becomes a castle, a clubhouse, a racing car and more for Christina and her friend Fats. In it they swear undying friendship, wage furious battles--and drive Christina's mother crazy. You won't believe how much fun a cardboard box can be! A gleeful little story of imaginative playenlivened by the delightful illustrations. --School Library Journal The idea of imaginative play is convincingly and elaborately pursued. ..."
Noah(1st Edition) by PatriciaLeeGauch Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1994 by Philomel ISBN-13: 978-0-399-22548-2, ISBN: 0-399-22548-X
"A melodic narration, accompanied by sumptuous full-color illustrations inspired by the artist's Gullah childhood, provides a lyrical retelling of the story of Noah, the building of the ark, the coming of the animals, and the great flood."
"When Tanya's ballet teacher, Miss Foley, chooses her to dance the lead in the spring recital of The Ugly Duckling, Tanya wonders, Why? Right from the start, rehearsing is hard. Tanya feels clumsy. "Poor Tanya," she hears someone whisper, "she really is an ugly duckling." She wonders if she will ever get the dance right. It is at the dress rehearsal that she truly becomes the duckling, and in becoming the duckling, rises magically to her ..."
""What child has not wanted to resign from family membership?Kids will identify totally with Christina and the up-and-down sides of her decision to go it alone.The situation, in words and pictures, comes right from the heart." —Booklist "This girl's carefree abandon in rebelling will be as entertaining as her return to the fold is satisfying. The art kicks up its heels as well." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "
"More than anything in the world, Tanya loves to dance. But when her mother says she is too small to take dance lessons like her older sister, Tanya puts down her tutu and surprises everyone with a very special recital of her own. "A lovely book."--Kirkus Reviews. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color."
""The same little girl who is always one jete' behind in class is pure poetry in motion executing a pas de deux in the springtime meadow. Delicately expressive and infused with light, the illustrations and lilting prose are perfectly in step and grafitying."--School Library Journal, starred review. A Child Study Children's Book Committee (Bank Street College) Children's Book of the Year. Full-color."
"Even the youngest of dancers will enjoy following Tanya as she learns new positions by imitating a cat, a frog, and an antelope in ballet class as children pull a tab to reveal a colorful illustration of the animal in the correct pose."
""Sonorous, resonant, richAn altogether stunning achievement." — The Horn Book "Gauch's lilting prose poem provides a graceful, animated underpinning for forceful, elegant oil paintings that locate the story of the Flood in an African setting.A fresh, provocative interpretation, in which the spirited, rhythmic telling and vibrant visuals seem, like the ark's inhabitants, perfectly paired." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "At once ..."
"A brand new board book edition of the Eric Carle picture book that s a favorite with cloud gazers everywhere In Little Cloud Carle celebrates the possibilities of imagination with the textured collages of sky blue and white in a story that will encourage even the youngest child to read the clouds Full color At last Here s a brand new board book edition of an Eric Carle picture book that s a favorite with littlest cloud gazers everywhere ..."
"In the world of Redwall, knowing your friend from your foe can mean the difference between life and death! Celebrate Redwall's loyal heroes-Martin, Matthias, Mariel, and more-and condemn its villainous vermin with this new presentation from Brian Jacques's bestselling series. This one-of-a-kind pack contains a pull-out color poster featuring Redwall's fiends and favorites, plus a booklet filled with puzzles, quizzes, information about ..."
"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? People have toyed with that question for centuries. Now Barbara Helen Berger's newest book prompts fascinating new questions: What if there was a whole city on the head of a pin? And the angels there thought they lived in the best, and only city in the universe? Until someone discovered there were other pins. And other cities. With angels dancing in every one! Author/artist Barbara Helen ..."
"Eric Carle first published The Very Hungry Caterpillar in 1969, fully intending to create a series of interactive creature books for children. The beloved busy spider, quiet cricket, and lonely firefly books followed, but the artist's quest was not truly complete until The Very Clumsy Click Beetle was born. Carle, who says he'd rather watch a bug attempt to climb over a pebble than join an expedition to Mount Everest, appreciates the sm ..."
Noah by PatriciaLeeGauch Published 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0-613-15039-2, ISBN: 0-613-15039-2
"The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age.Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very specia ..."
"Tanya, the irrepressible heroine of Dance, Tanya, returns to join her new friend Emily, a young girl with a special talent for dancing, in a remarkable pas de deux at the winter dance recital."