J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, illus. by MinaLima. Chronicle, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4521-1895-6
Lewis and Nesbitt, the former and current U.S. Children's Poets Laureate, present a mischievous and slightly edgy introduction to 18 "crypids,” animals "whose real existence has not yet been proven.” Their rhymes take the form of wanted posters,...
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Kenn Nesbitt, illus. by David Slonim. Scholastic/Cartwheel, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-545-65059-5
In a raucous story from U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Nesbitt (Bigfoot Is Missing!), a boy describes the Halloween night when his brother brought home a monster (and an array of animals): “He then snuck seven bats inside./ The spiders ran and tried...
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Kenn Nesbitt, illus. by Troy Cummings, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $12.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4022-3835-2
In this rollicking metafictional romp, poet Nesbitt's first picture book, the bald author of a story is interrupted by anonymous voices that demand "MORE BEARS!!" ("Were those the voices of children shouting?"). Initially grumpy about the intrusion,
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