Kathy Henderson, Author . Candlewick $15.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2301-2
During a year's worth of visits to the vegetable patch, Gram, her grandson Joe, and the earth all do what they do best. For Gram, that means knowing when it's the right time to plan, plant and tend a garden ("Now's watching time,"
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Kathy Henderson, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0904-7
Young Jim takes an owner's pride in the high grass banks and marshes surrounding his coastal home. ""All this is mine!"" he shouts at the early spring wind. But that night the same wind rages and a powerful storm blows in: ""It stirred up the sea,...
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Tony Kerins, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0374-8
""The baby's born./ The baby's born./ In the middle of winter/ and a windy, rattling, late rainstorm/ she has her first warm hug/ in her father's arms..."" So begins this lyrical and visually sumptuous overview of a baby's first year. Henderson (A...
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Patrick Benson, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-420-6
""Down by the shore/ where the sea meets the land/ licking at the pebbles/ sucking at the sand"" a boy fashions a toy boat from a piece of styrofoam, a stick, and a bit of string. After a day of bobbing in the boy's hand-dug harbor, the boat is...
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Patrick Benson, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0370-0
A makeshift toy boat floats across the sea, unsinkable throughout its adventures. ""Benson's textured watercolor-and-ink renderings of this imaginative journey vibrate with the possibilities of the open sea,"" said PW. Ages 4-up. (May)
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Phyllis Fogelman, Editor, Caroline Binch, Illustrator Dial Books for Young Readers $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2434-1
In gentle lilting verse, Henderson (A Year in the City) imagines the sensory overload a newborn must experience upon joining its new family and new world. Parents, siblings and visiting relatives cuddle and snuggle with the new arrival, introducing...
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Carol Thompson, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $9.95 (24p) ISBN 978-1-56402-311-7
Modest and affable, these companion volumes suggest rambunctious activities for the youngest set. (Parents, however, may find a few of the scenarios a bit too energetic, as when a youngster beats out a kitchen-utensil symphony--``Crash crash crash!''
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Jane Ray, Illustrator , illus. by Jane Ray. Candlewick $16.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2782-9
Henderson (Three Wise Women
) and Ray (Jinnie Ghost
) here resurrect "one of the oldest stories in the world," and elegantly present it anew for young audiences. The feats of the youthful Lugalbanda (meaning "little prince")...
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Kathy Henderson, Author, Paul Howard, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56402-872-3
Henderson (The Little Boat) and Howard (Rosie's Fishing Trip) team up to show the ""turning"" of the year in a bustling metropolis. Each passing month is glowingly profiled with evocative descriptions of seasonal sights, tastes, smells and...
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