Carl Norac, trans. from the French by Jacob Homel, illus. by Rebecca Dautremer, The Secret Mountain (IPG, dist.), $16.95 (54p) ISBN 978-2-923163-62-8
The compact trim size of this sophisticated work makes Dautremer's dark, bewitching paintings hard to see, and the dense font can be difficult to read. Readers should persist. Norac's story stars a Brazilian jazz-singing cricket named Zaz who dreams
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Carl Norac, Author, Ingrid Godon, Illustrator , illus. by Ingrid Godon. Clarion $16 (29p) ISBN 978-0-618-44399-4
Daddy looms large both figuratively and literally in Norac's (I Love You So Much
) ode to a father from a child's perspective. In Godon's (One Beautiful Baby
) full-bleed spreads, father and child appear against a background of solid...
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator , illus. by Claude K. Dubois. Random/ Dragonfly $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41744-6
"Dubois's effectively unadorned, humor-infused illustrations keep this charming tale from becoming precious," said PW. "This is a sweet (but not too) little book about the power of love." Ages 2-6. (Jan.)
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In a companion book to I Love You So Much, Lola returns with another problem: when her parents go out, Lola has no one to cuddle her. "This winsome hand-sized volume trumpets an uplifting and timeless theme," said PW. Ages 2-6. (Dec.)
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator , illus. by Claude K. Dubois. Dell/Dragonfly $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41721-7
In this follow-up to I Love You So Much and I Love to Cuddle, Lola the hamster is momentarily thrown off guard when her friends snicker at her parents' terms of endearment. PW praised the book's "vast charms." Ages 2-6. (Aug.)
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32512-7
Dubois's effectively unadorned, humor-infused illustrations keep this charming tale, an import from France, from becoming precious. Lola the hamster runs the gamut of facial expressions throughout her rather frustrating day, which begins when she...
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32646-9
Lola, the young hamster who in I Love You So Much had to wait all day before getting the chance to deliver the title's message to her parents, is as affectionate as ever in this companion book. Once again she has a problem: when her parents go out,...
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $5.99 (20p) ISBN 978-0-385-74627-4
Also converted from a picture book, I Love You So Much by Carl Norac, illus. by Claude K. Dubois, follows Lola the hamster after she awakens with ""special words"" (cited in the title) on the tip of her tongue and must wait all day to share them.
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Carl Norac, Author, Claude K. DuBois, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $5.99 (20p) ISBN 978-0-385-74628-1
Lola returns in a board book edition of I Love to Cuddle by Carl Norac, illus. by Claude K. Dubois. A follow-up to I Love You So Much (1998), Lola creates her own ""Cuddle Island"" when her parents go out for the day. The illustrations of Lola...
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