Joanne Barkan, Author, Deborah Maze, Illustrator Barron's Educational Series $12.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-8120-6124-6
Anna Marie is growing up: she's starting nursery school soon, and has to leave behind her beloved blanket. No ordinary bed-covering, this anthropomorphized character has been an exemplary playmate and guardian. Now the blanket is hurt and insulted...
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Joanne Barkan, Author, Karen Lee Schmidt, Illustrator Grosset & Dunlap $3.5 (10p) ISBN 978-0-448-19468-4
These endearing board books, die-cut in the shapes of the buildings depicted, are populated with friendly, industrious mice. Two young Whiskerville residents take readers on a tour that proves both instructional and entertaining. Children can learn...
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Joanne Barkan, Author, Cristina Ong, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-71674-4
Diecut in the shapes of separate train cars, these books ostensibly fit together a la jigsaw puzzle pieces to form one long locomotive. Alas, the concept exceeds the execution, and at least one book snaps into place only after some strenuous...
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Joanne Barkan, Author, Richard Walz, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-71576-1
This Come Aboard quartet provides an entertaining introduction to a mode of transportation fading from use--and perhaps, accordingly, from children's experience. The board books are die-cut in the cars' traditional shapes; jigsaw-puzzlelike tabs and
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