Jennifer Ward, Author, Steve Gray, Illustrator , illus. by Steve Gray. Marshall Cavendish $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7614-5580-6
Migrating to a rainforest setting, the creators of There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea
present another wacky take on this tune. After swallowing his first victim (“I don't know why he swallowed the frog. What a hog!”), the...
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Susie Ghahremani. Walker, $12.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8027-2311-6
An elegant interactive design and serene illustrations introduce readers to seven animals that hatch from eggs, including sea turtles, a crocodile, and a platypus. Egg-shaped die cuts peek between pages, as the collaborators give visual and textual...
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Stephanie Roth Sisson. Rio Nuevo/Rio Chico, $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-933855-78-3
Ward and Sisson transplant the wintry folktale of “The Mitten” to a warmer climate in this desert-themed retelling. Instead of cramming themselves into a red mitten for warmth, eight desert animals take shelter from a storm underneath a floppy red...
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Jennifer Ward, Author, Sylvia Long, Illustrator Rising Moon Books $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-87358-911-6
Outside the cozy desert home of a human mother and her baby, Ward (Way Up In the Arctic) and Long (A Seed Is Sleepy) visit 12 mothers and babies in the wild to celebrate a universal truth: whether Mom is a coyote, hummingbird or human, she's...
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Jennifer Ward, Author, Kenneth J. Spengler, Illustrator , illus. by Kenneth J. Spengler. Rising Moon $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-87358-793-8
To the familiar tune of "Over in the Meadow," this counting book gets cozy with some ugly bugs. Ward and Spengler (Somewhere in the Ocean) magnify the creepy crawlers, from a slimy, liver-brown "mother snail and her little snails four"
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Steve Gray. Amazon/Two Lions, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4778-2637-9
The duo behind There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea, There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog, and other titles soldier on with a Halloween-themed riff on the cumulative “There Was an Old Lady” nursery rhyme. In this version, a bulgy-eyed...
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Susie Ghahremani. Bloomsbury, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-68119-030-3
In a quietly lovely follow-up to 2013’s What Will Hatch? Ward repeats the question of the title as she describes a dozen varieties of seeds and the plants and trees they grow into. “Roly, round./ Rain-soaked ground./ What will grow?/ Peas,” she...
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Steve Jenkins. S&S/Beach Lane, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-2116-5
Jenkins's (Animals Upside Down) signature paper collages handsomely illustrate this inviting read about bird nest variety. Ward (What Will Hatch?) showcases 14 nest types, from simple scrape nests to intricately woven ones, with rhythmic verses that
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Lisa Congdon. Beach Lane, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-5344-3119-5
This environmental picture book’s front matter includes a brief introductory author’s note describing the science behind the text. While roundness in nature may not be represented in perfect spheres, Ward explains, it can be found everywhere: “in...
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Jennifer Ward, illus. by Diana Sudyka. Beach Lane, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4814-6705-6
Two wide-eyed children, one Black and one white, encounter an assortment of birds across various habitats in this assertively whimsical introduction to birding. Beginning with suggestions for eyeing birds (“Quiet is good”), Ward’s text offers ping-po
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