Books by Donald Crews and Complete Book Reviews
Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-10481-8
In this wordless Caldecott Honor book, striking graphics help little ones follow a big red truck on its bustling journey. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-09950-3
Crews's first book in five years is a departure for this gifted author/artist, and a truly joyous celebration. In his dynamic tale of family togetherness, an African American man recalls boyhood summers spent at his grandmother's rural home in...
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-06436-5
A group of children get the thrill of a lifetime when they decide to cut short their walk home in Crews's new picture book. Though they know the freight train might round the bend momentarily, the kids opt for playing along the tracks instead of...
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-688-11701-6
Presented in blocks of brilliant colors, the multihued train in this Caldecott Honor book undertakes a dazzling journey before disappearing from the final page. Ages 2-up. (Sept.)
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-11053-6
In the tradition of Truck and Freight Train, Crews spirits young readers away in an interesting vehicle, this time for a day of sailing. The power in the air and water are palpable as a family rows the dinghy out to board their sailboat and embark...
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-11483-1
Step right up! Crews (Freight Train) gives young readers an open-ended ticket to the glittery goings-on after dark at the county fair in his energetic new picture book. In Crews's fair, clusters of food stands and game booths festoon the midway, and
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator HarperFestival $9.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-688-17087-5
In Donald Crews's Inside Freight Train, a board book based on the Caldecott Honor book Freight Train, children can slide open the doors of each train car. Inside, the pages explain what usually travels on a freight train, ""like toys and books,/... /
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Donald Crews, Author, Donald Crews, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-05171-6
The honored author-illustrator presents an event ignited with the fever of competition, visible in brilliantly hued pictures. In a city park, 12 boys and girls bestride bicycles and, at the starting signal, they're off in a whirl past the statues...
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