Don Freeman, Author . Viking $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-03684-4
In this posthumously published work (the publisher notes in its catalogue that Freeman "left behind illustrations and a finished manuscript" for the story), the creator of Corduroy
presents a gentle tale of determination and friendship. A...
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Don Freeman, Author . Viking $15.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-670-06019-1
Never before published, this breezy, droll tale from the creator of Corduroy
focuses on a rite of passage for an ingenuous young squirrel. When Earl's mother announces, "It is high time you went out and learned how to find acorns on your...
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Don Freeman, Author . Puffin $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-240560-4
A music-loving praying mantis listens appreciatively to an orchestra, longing to become a musician himself. PW
called this posthumously published work by the creator of Corduroy
"a gentle tale of determination and friendship." Ages 3-up. (
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Don Freeman, Author Viking Books $16.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-670-03685-1
Don Freeman's 1957 tale, Fly High, Fly Low, set against the foggy backdrop of San Francisco, charts the city life of Sid and Midge, two pigeons who make their home in the ""B"" of the Bay Hotel sign. When the building is demolished, Sid...
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Don Freeman, Author Viking Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-03686-8
Another Don Freeman story, Will's Quill, originally published in 1975, tells of a goose, Willoughby Waddle, who travels from the English countryside into London, ""startled to see so many people rushing helter-skelter through the narrow...
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Don Freeman and Roy Freeman, Viking, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-01083-7
In this blithe story begun by the late Don Freeman (Corduroy), the squirrel introduced in Earl the Squirrel searches for acorns he has stashed away in the parks of Washington, D.C., as winter approaches. A note from Roy Freeman explains that his...
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Don Freeman, Author, Richard Peck, Author, Elizabeth Law, Editor Viking Children's Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-89328-7
Posthumously published, this ingenuous tale by the creator of Corduroy introduces another endearing, though not likely as enduring, animal character. Gregory Groundhog always feels braver when his best pal, his shadow, accompanies him. On the day...
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Don Freeman, Author, Richard Peck, Author, Don Freeman, Illustrator . Picture Puffin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-230196-8
In what PW
called an "ingenious tale" by the creator of Corduroy
(posthumously published), a groundhog always feels braver when his best pal, his shadow, accompanies him, but the two inadvertently become separated. Ages 2-6. (Nov.)
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Don Freeman, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator , illus. by Lisa McCue. Viking $5.99 (14p) ISBN 978-0-670-01127-8
Seven new books for the eight days of Hanukkah.
Happy Hanukkah, Corduroy
Don Freeman
, illus. by Lisa McCue. Viking
, $5.99 (14p) ISBN 978-0-670-01127-8
In this board book, Corduroy, who sports a purple yarmulke in addition to his customary green...
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Don Freeman, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $5.99 (8p) ISBN 978-0-670-03562-5
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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Don Freeman, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator, Don Freeman, Illustrator Grosset & Dunlap $3.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-448-42499-6
In Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever! based on Don Freeman's popular character, illus. by Lisa McCue, the fellow gets ready for a Halloween party. His inventive use of a tablecloth earns him costume kudos and extra treats. (June)
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Don Freeman, Author, Leonard S. Marcus, Introduction by Viking Children's Books $25 (117p) ISBN 978-0-670-03510-6
Fans of Don Freeman's work get a bang for their buck with Corduroy & Company: A Don Freeman Treasury. This hefty volume contains 1o previously published stories, including his first book, Chuggy and the Blue Caboose (1951), written with his wife,
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Don Freeman. Racehorse, $9.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-944686-57-4
In the 1950s, Corduroy creator Freeman made a series of dummies for a book about a frisky goat, explains son Roy Freeman in an afterword to this previously unpublished story. Inspired by a real-life incident involving Don Freeman’s wife, her easel,...
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Based on the characters created by Don Freeman, illus. by Don Freeman and Jody Wheeler. Viking, $12.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-451-47929-7
This slender volume in bright cherry red offers motivational tips gleaned from the Corduroy books, with Freeman’s vintage illustrations featured throughout. The overalls-clad stuffed bear stands atop a stool as he reaches for elevator buttons: “You’r
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