Bibliography: Schwartz, Alvin. 1992. And the green grass grew all around: Folk poetry from everyone. Ill. by Sue Truesdell. New York: HarperCollins Pub. ISBN: 0060227575. Plot Summary: Alvin Schwartz has collected 300 of his favorite rhymes and poems, and he presents them to readers in order to pass on the folklore tradition. The rhymes and [...]
Bibliography: Jackson, Ellen. 1994. Cinder Edna. Ill. by Kevin O’Malley. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. ISBN: 0688123228. Plot Summary: Everybody knows the classic story of Cinderella, but few have heard the story of her neighbor, Cinder Edna, who was much more content doing chores and work. Cinder Edna knew how to cook, clean, find true [...]
Bibliography: Wiesner, David. 2006. Flotsam. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN: 0618194576. Plot Summary: Flotsamis a story told solely through images, and the pictures convey a simple, yet powerful story. A boy playing with hermit crabs on the beach discovers an old Melville underwater camera that has washed ashore. After inspecting the camera, the boy runs to the [...]
Bibliography: Cronin, Doreen. 2006. Dooby Dooby Moo. Ill. by Betsy Lewin. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689845073. Plot Summary: Readers may remember the farm animal characters from the first book, Click Clack Moo, by this author and illustrator duo. The cows, sheep, and pigs, and the duck are up to something again, but this [...]
Bibliography: Carle, Eric. 2007. Artist to Artist: 23 major illustrators talk to children about their art. New York : Philomel Books. ISBN: 0399246002. Plot Summary: Artist to Artist is a collection of notes and graphics from twenty-three popular children’s book authors. Eric Carle opens the book with a brief overview the book’s intention and he [...]
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