GRANDMA CHICKENLEGS
Geraldine McCaughrean, , illus. by Moira Kemp. . Lerner/First Avenue, $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-87614-908-9
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Reviewed on: 04/15/2002
Genre: Children's
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- THE KITE RIDERGeraldine McCaughreanSet in 13th-century China, this novel begins with a 12-year-old boy who witnesses his father's death, then follows him on a journey that takes him to Kublai Khan's court. "With her Continue reading »
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- STOP THE TRAIN!Geraldine McCaughreanIn our Best Books citation, PW wrote, "In a narrative that feels like the literary equivalent of a grand old western movie, the author paints a vivid Continue reading »
- Not the End of the WorldGeraldine McCaughreanMcCaughrean (Stop the Train! ) imagines life on Noah's Ark with a full complement of animals, insect infestations and dwindling supplies of fresh food, water Continue reading »
- The Jesse TreeGeraldine McCaughreanIn this finely crafted anthology, McCaughrean (Gilgamesh the Hero ; God's Kingdom ) weaves lively retellings of Bible Continue reading »
- Father and Son: A Nativity StoryGeraldine McCaughreanFor those who believe Joseph gets short shrift in the stories of Jesus' birth, McCaughrean (Not the End of the World ) offers some vindication in her Continue reading »
- Peter Pan in ScarletGeraldine McCaughreanMcCaughrean won a competition to pen this sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan (see Children's Bookshelf, Sept. 14). She faced prodigious challenges in Continue reading »
- CyranoGeraldine McCaughreanIn this eloquent and spirited retelling of Edmond Rostand's classic play, McCaughrean (Peter Pan in Scarlet , reviewed above) recreates Cyrano de Bergerac as Continue reading »
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- Grandma ChickenlegsGeraldine McCaughreanThis spirited retelling of a classic Russian folktale about the witch Baba Yaga fairly vibrates with vigorous images. A heartless stepmother who has ""eyes as sharp as needles and a soul as thin as a Continue reading »
- Greek MythsGeraldine McCaughreanThe heroes and heroines of ancient Greece--and their evil counterparts--come to life in this excellent introduction to mythology. The stories that examine human foibles and were originally designed Continue reading »
- The Random House Book of Stories from the BalletGeraldine McCaughreanFrom Swan Lake to The Sleeping Beauty, the plots of 10 beloved ballets (The Nutcracker, The Firebird, Giselle, etc.) are set forth in Geraldine McCaughrean's dramatic prose in The Random House Book Continue reading »
- The Golden Hoard: Myths and Legends of the WorldGeraldine McCaughreanMcCaughrean (Greek Myths) could probably weave a mesmerizing tale from the copy on the back of a cereal box. Here, harvesting 22 tales from lands as diverse as Ethiopia, Estonia, and Ceylon, she has Continue reading »
- The Silver Treasure: Myths and Legends of the WorldGeraldine McCaughreanIn this offbeat volume of four Lear verses, Willey (The Golden Hoard: Myths and Legends of the World) conjures a dream-realm of dark skies and vaguely unearthly animals. Asymmetrical windows of rich Continue reading »
- The Bronze Cauldron Myths and Legends of the World: Myths and Legends of the WorldGeraldine McCaughreanAs this book's title might lead readers to hope, the talented McCaughrean and Willey team (The Golden Hoard; The Silver Treasure) indeed serves up a tantalizing brew of storytelling, magic and spice. Continue reading »
- The Pirate's SonGeraldine McCaughreanThree children leave Georgian England for Madagascar in this colorful, episodic pirate yarn. When his father dies and his boarding school expels him for unpaid debts, 14-year-old Nathaniel Gull, a Continue reading »
- The Pirate's SonGeraldine McCaughreanThis exotic tale of two children who leave Georgian England to travel to Madagascar with the son of an infamous buccaneer is ""a colorful, episodic pirate yarn,"" said PW. ""McCaughrean's prose has Continue reading »
- God's Kingdom: Stories from the New TestamentGeraldine McCaughreanThis handsome companion to God's People: Stories from the Old Testament opens on a characteristically cogent and immediate note, with an explanation of the themes that comprise the New Testament: Continue reading »
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- Beauty and the BeastGeraldine McCaughreanThe distinguished author and Greenaway Medal-winning illustrator disappoint with this chilly treatment of a cherished fairy tale. In McCaughrean's (My First Oxford Book of Stories) telling, Beauty is Continue reading »
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- Knock at the DoorMoira Kemp, KempPresented in small, die-cut formats, these favorite action rhymes are brought to radiant life in Kemp's artful interpretations. This talented illustrator employs a richer palette than is usually seen Continue reading »
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Geraldine McCaughrean is not yet a household name in America—perhaps because her last name (pronounced "Mc-cork-re-uhn) is a mouthful. Continue reading »
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