Roxie Munro, Munro, . . Chronicle, $6.95 (36pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-4753-7
"Graduates of Where's Waldo?
who are looking for something a little more challenging will find it in Munro's brightly colored and intricate paintings," wrote PW
. Ages 6-up. (Apr.)
Roxie Munro takes eagle-eyed readers out West in Ranch, presenting a different area of it in full-bleed spreads, from the wide-open range with grazing cows to the shed, cookshack and office. Each Continue reading »
HReaders raised on L'Engle's thoughtful novels (A Wrinkle in Time) will discover a new side of the writer in this impish, tongue-in-cheek memoir. Ostensibly the L'Engle family poodle's account of the Continue reading »
As in her previous books in the series, Roxie Munro takes a close look at the Lone Star State in The Inside-Outside Book of Texas. Featuring electric hues, Munro's realistic watercolor-and-ink Continue reading »
Roxie Munro uses eye-popping artwork to lead readers on a drive to the zoo in Mazescapes. Children are invited to navigate through aerial mazes with any of six punch-out cars; each maze connects Continue reading »
Speaking of doors, Roxie Munro's Doors presents more than 50 flaps that invite readers to scour the pages for items hidden behind large doors that lead to a stable, a doctor's office and more. Continue reading »
Architects Make Zigzags: Looking at Architecture from A to Z
Roxie Munro
An elegant alphabet book by New Yorker artist Munro, whose The Inside-Outside Book of New York City was widely acclaimed. Architectural terms and their definitions are discussed in a simple, fluid Continue reading »
A blimp, a huge helium-filled balloon-like airship, begins as an immense polyester bag. As it is filled with helium, it begins to rise, eventually floating 1000 to 3000 feet above the ground. But a Continue reading »
Chalk up another triumph for New Yorker cover artist Munro. The latest addition to her Inside-Outside series whisks readers to London, and what a feast for the eye that great city proves to be. Continue reading »
A charming and energetic invitation to the pleasures of the Christmas season in one of the world's most exciting cities. As with her The Inside-Outside Book of New York City, Munro has chosen Continue reading »
Munro adds to her Inside-Outside series with this portfolio of libraries located throughout this country, lavishing on each her customary affection for architectural details. Two spreads are devoted Continue reading »
Munro uses a guessing game format to deliver an impressive amount of trivia about nine types of birds. "Can you guess whose eggs these are?" is the repeated refrain that appears above clusters of Continue reading »
Readers who are curious about insect habitats and behavior will find answers in this guide to their behind-the-scenes activities. Munro introduces nine insects by blowing each one up to fill an Continue reading »
“Today I will make a new painting,” declares an artist with cropped hair and glasses (she bears a strong resemblance to Munro herself), before noting the supplies she uses and the inspiration she Continue reading »
Rodent Rascals: From Tiny to Tremendous— 21 Clever Creatures at Their Actual Size
Roxie Munro
Writing with warmth and enthusiasm, Munro celebrates the biodiversity of rodents. She introduces 21 rodents in all, ranging from the house mouse to the naked mole rat, and describes each creature Continue reading »
A young protagonist reflects on time away (an ordinary day’s rhythm, a short trip with Mama, a longer trip with Amah), noting that “we always come back home.” Then a moving van Continue reading »
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
Patricia Morris Buckley
Mohawk author and PW contributor Buckley (First Woman Cherokee Chief),
making her picture book debut, and Lenni-Lenape artist Lewis (Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem) honor the Continue reading »
Emery Botwright and bespectacled Neeta Pandey have lived most of their lives sailing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ocean liner SS Lark. Cracks in the teens’ tight friendship Continue reading »
A teen endeavors to exonerate her father in this pulse-pounding fantasy from Taylor (Hotel Magnifique). The fictional worlds of Leyland, Inverly, and Barrow connect via Written Continue reading »