Andrea Beaty. Abrams/Amulet, $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0638-7
Fifth-grader Robbie Darko has been obsessed with becoming a magician for years, but the illusions he performs tend to end in disaster. Robbie is less than excited when his grandmother moves in with his family temporarily, but could Grandma Melvyn—wit
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Abrams, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0845-9
Beaty and Roberts return to the themes (and second-grade classroom) of 2007’s Iggy Peck, Architect to revel in the talents and insecurities of one of his classmates. Rosie Revere loves nothing more than to create Rube Goldberg–worthy contraptions...
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Abrams, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4197-1219-7
An inspired milliner named Madame Chapeau stars in this eminently stylish tale from the duo behind Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer. While Madame Chapeau can match people to hats with effortless aplomb, she is lonely and dines alone—ev
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Abrams, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4197-2137-3
Beaty and Roberts return to the classroom featured in Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer as they introduce an insatiably curious girl named Ada Marie, who comes from an African-American family so stylish that its time-out chair is an...
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Abrams, $14.95 paper (96p) ISBN 978-1-4197-1910-3
This ingenious spin-off of Beaty and Roberts’s Rosie Revere, Engineer aims to get children asking questions, finding treasure where others see trash, and dreaming up solutions for such real-world “problems” as figuring out how to open a door with...
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Amulet, $12.99 (144p) ISBN 978-1-4197-3360-4
The duo behind the bestselling STEAM-based picture book series that introduced engineer Rosie Revere, architect Iggy Peck, and scientist Ada Twist turns the kids into a team, “the Questioneers,” in a spirited chapter book series opener. The kids are
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by Dow Phumiruk. Abrams, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4197-1905-9
A girl sits on a porch at night, looking pensive and sad. Suddenly, like a shooting star falling to earth, a glowing book lands at her feet. “One Girl./ One spark,” writes Beaty (the Questioneers series), as Phumiruk’s (Counting on Katherine) softly
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by Vashti Harrison. Abrams, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4197-4807-3
Beaty and Harrison pay tribute to unconditional love through seasons, weather, and times of day in this first-person ode. “I love you like yellow./ I love you like green./ Like flowery orchid/ and sweet tangerine,” opens the text alongside...
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Andrea Beaty, Author, Dan Santat, Illustrator Abrams/Amulet 12.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-8109-8416-5
In this screwy, nonsensical thriller, 11-year-old twins Joules and Kevin are unwillingly deposited at Camp Whats-itooya, an unusual summer camp that is about to be attacked by giant alien bunnies (aka “Fluffs”). Led by a naturephobic scientist, a...
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by Bill Mayer, S&S/McElderry, $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2544-6
This amusing counting book features Farmer McFitt's sheep, who pole vault the gate and have a busy day in the city. While the format is familiar—one sheep stays behind at each location they visit—Beaty's (Firefighter Ted) smart couplets and Mayer's (
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Andrea Beaty, illus. by Pascal Lemaitre. S&S/McElderry, $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-5374-6
When Ted (who has previously worked as a firefighter and doctor) notices his room lacks a certain je ne sais quoi, he decides to become a True Artiste. Using a palette of chocolate, ketchup, toothpaste, and mustard, the self-assured bear paints a...
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Andrea Beaty, Author, Pascal Lemaitre, Illustrator , illus. by Pascal Lemaitre. S&S/McElderry $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2821-8
When the overzealous young bear who enjoyed a stint as a medical “professional” in Doctor Ted
smells smoke one morning, he decides to become a firefighter and puts out the source of the “fire” (his breakfast toast) with a...
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Andrea Beaty, Author, Pascal Lemaitre, Illustrator , illus. by Pascal Lemaitre. S&S/McElderry $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2820-1
Doctor Ted is guilty of major medical malpractice. He diagnoses his mother with measles (“Those are my freckles,” she insists, unamused) and recommends an operation. He detects gingivitis in his principal and prescribes a full-body cast (
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Andrea Beaty, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Abrams $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8109-5759-6
Here, as in his artwork for Lynne Bertrand's Granite Baby
, Hawkes proves that when it comes to giant tales, he's a supersize talent. Young Anna imagines that two humongous playmates appear whenever—according to the occasionally purple
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Andrea Beaty, Author, David Roberts, Illustrator , illus. by David Roberts. Abrams $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8109-1106-2
Youthful irreverence and creativity find a champion in this tale of Iggy Peck, a child who once “built a great tower—in only an hour—/ with nothing but diapers and glue.” At the sight (and smell) of this wonder, Iggy’s...
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