Hilary Horder Hippely, Author, Jo E. McAllister-Stammen, Illustrator, Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22542-0
A girl's daydream is the familiar but felicitously handled theme of Hippely's first picture book. Mom invites Nell to poke around in the old green trunk in the attic one gray November afternoon, and when Nell finds a handful of hair ribbons, Mom...
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Hilary Horder Hippely, Author, Hilary H. Hippley, Author, Barbara Upton, Illustrator Dutton Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-45293-5
Hippely's (The Crimson Ribbon) rhyming four-line stanzas coupled with realistic illustrations by first-time artist Upton chronicle a rainstorm outing. Ensconced in their bed in a house by the sea as a storm rages outside, a boy and his Beary hear...
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Hilary Horder Hippely, illus. by Matt James. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-5666-6
One day, Ms. Rio offers a method for drawing an owl, and one student’s rendering looks real. “How did Belle make his eyes so wise?” Ms. Rio asks. “Belle’s owl looks almost alive!” Protagonist Belle says nothing, while first-person narration...
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