Don Freeman, Created by, B. G. Hennessy, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator Viking Books $11.99 (18p) ISBN 978-0-670-03514-4
Corduroy Goes to School: A Lift-the-Flap Book by B.G. Hennessey, illus. by Lisa McCue, puts Don Freeman's classic character in a classroom setting. Flaps let readers peek in the class hamster cage, open a book and paint on an easel. (July)
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Don Freeman, With, B. G. Hennessy, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $12.99 (16p) ISBN 978-0-670-84477-7
A host of board books helps usher in the holiday fun. Shaped like a pumpkin, Corduroy's Trick-or-Treat, illus. by Lisa McCue, features the titular teddy (based on Don Freeman's series hero) as he enjoys a holiday bash. McCue's Corduroy's Merry...
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Don Freeman, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator, B. G. Hennessy, Author Viking Children's Books $11.99 (20p) ISBN 978-0-670-89288-4
Emily and her family have moved to a grand old Victorian house in a new neighborhood, much to the girl's relief. Plastic surgery has repaired terrible scars on Emily's face and she has the entire summer to prepare for a fresh start in her first year
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Paul Meisel, Illustrator , illus. by Paul Meisel. Putnam $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24248-9
Hennessy's (The Boy Who Cried Wolf
) charming story reassures children that they are not the only ones worried about starting school. Mr. Ouchy, a new teacher, expresses concerns that will seem familiar to young readers ("Will I remember...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Anthony Carnabuci, Author, Anthony Carnabuci, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $14 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-83567-6
Hennessy's ( Eeney Meeney Miney Mo ; Jake Baked the Cake ) pleasant bedtime book starts out promisingly in lilting free verse (``Night time / Quiet time / Read our favorite book time''), but wilts a bit when it takes the reader on a tour of rather...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Hennessy, Author, Simms Taback, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-83390-0
This soup-to-nuts explanation of how roads are constructed begins in an empty field and ends on a busy freeway, and it offers just the right amount of information for its intended audience. Readers watch as members of a road crew bulldoze, dig, dump,
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator , illus. by Dan Andreasen. Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23497-2
Hennessy's (The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
) nostalgic tale imagines that Christmas ornaments possess holiday memories, too. Each year Silver Bell, Special Delivery, Angel and the other tree trimmers can't wait to smell the...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Peter Joyce, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $11.99 (16p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2521-4
The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B.G. Hennessy, illus. by Peter Joyce, lets children visit six fictional lands, cartographically depicted, to search for hidden treasure. Peter Pan's Neverland, Dorothy's Oz and Alice's Wonderland are just three of...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Boris Kulikov, Illustrator , illus. by Boris Kulikov. S&S $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-87433-8
Hennessy (Claire and the Unicorn Happy Ever After
, reviewed below) and Kulikov (Morris the Artist
) retell a well-known story with humorous verve. Kulikov slyly sets the scene in a Renaissance Italian landscape. He pictures the shoeless shepherd...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, R. Hayes, Editor, Lynne Cravath, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-87779-9
Hennessy (The First Night) and Cravath (A My Name Is...) use a familiar rhyme to introduce first 10 pilgrims, then 10 Wampanoag, all of them children hard at work and all of them coming together for a feast at the end. Freely rendered, cheerful...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Michael D. Chesworth, Illustrator Puffin Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-038487-1
""This volume demystifies the Summer and Winter Games for young readers,"" PW noted, adding that the ""energetic, whimsical yet detailed watercolors capture the excitement."" Ages 4-8. (May)
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator Puffin Books $3.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-14-050815-4
According to PW , ``Hennessy has turned a familiar nursery rhyme landscape splendidly upside down, in verse that sails along. She is generously aided by Pearson's zany, racing gang . . .well-placed and well-paced throughout.'' Ages 3-8. (Mar.)
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Susan Mitchell, Illustrator , illus. by Susan Mitchell. S&S $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-0815-9
In Hennessy's (One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
) congenial tale, a girl named Claire and her stuffed unicorn set out for dreamland in search of what would make someone "happy forever
." Newcomer Mitchell's landscape of...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Susan Davis, Author, Susan Davis, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $13.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-81685-9
About midway into this story, what has appeared to be a young boy's wishful thinking becomes a smooth piece of nonfiction, charmingly packed with facts by Hennessy. The narrator tells how the dinosaur hatched, how large it grew and how much it...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Mary Morgan, Author, Mary Morgan, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $12.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-670-82237-9
The town is getting ready for a wedding, and readers will immediately be caught up in the excitement. At the center of the joyous preparations is Jake, the rotund, cheerful baker who is making the wedding cake. ``The flower girls got some curls''; ``
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Letizia Galli, Author, Letizia Galli, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $13.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-670-82864-7
The popular toe-counting rhyme is given expanded dimension by the quirky illustrations of this jingly jungle walk. Eeney, Meeney, Miney and Mo are four little guys who seem to have wandered off a set for Star Trek . They all have matching sets of...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Anthony Carnabuci, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-054325-4
The illustrations in this lilting bedtime poem, said PW, ``evince both the muted softness and the shimmering colors of Renaissance tempera paintings.'' Ages 2-6. (May)
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator Puffin Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-054179-3
Pearson's signature sketchy watercolors blend with Hennessy's diverting rhymed couplets--drawn in a suitably childlike scrawl--to portray the many facets of early academia. Ages 3-8. (Sept.)
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Illustrator, Pearson Tracey Campbell, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $12.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-670-82039-9
The Knave of Hearts's theft of tarts launches the Queen of Hearts on a search that involves Jack and Jill (``Let's look up the hill''), Old King Cole (``Not in my bowl''), Old Mother Hubbard (``Check the cupboard'') and other Mother Goose characters.
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B.G. Hennessy, illus. by Jody Wheeler. Viking, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-78550-6
Based on characters created by the late Don Freeman, this prequel to 1968’s Corduroy reveals how the bear acquired his familiar green overalls and name. Sitting on a store shelf listening to children chatter about what they want for Christmas, the...
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B. G. Hennessy, Author, Wendy Watson, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-050739-3
Simple rhymes and warm, pastel illustrations explore familiar concepts, sounds and objects from a toddler's world. Ages 2-6. (May)
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Letizia Galli, Author, B. G. Hennessy, Author, B. G. Hennessy, Illustrator Puffin Books $3.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-14-054090-1
A vivid menagerie stars in an expanded version of the familiar rhyme; according to PW , ``This happy romp provides lots of fun and frivolity. Galli's unusual character sketches bristle with good humor.'' Ages 3-8. (Mar.)
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