Leslie Patricelli, Candlewick, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3243-4
Even though her puppy siblings sleep through the night, Petra is too afraid of the monster she hears scratching on the roof—and not even 16 stuffed animals can help. Her siblings suggest they bake cookies for the monster, so he won’t eat them. When...
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $14.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4477-2
Mike, a little monkey who started beating time in utero ("kick thump pow" comes through loud and clear on the obstetrician's stethoscope), turns everything from a garbage can to his sister's dolls into percussive instruments. So he's constantly...
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Leslie Patricelli, Author, Leslie Patricelli, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1950-3
Three funny, spirited board books by Leslie Patricelli explore opposites. In BIG Little, heads are BIG, but toes are little. Ladies are BIG but ladybugs are little. Clever pairings, bold graphic art and an expressive toddler in diapers make the ...
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Leslie Patricelli, Author, Leslie Patricelli, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1951-0
Three funny, spirited board books by Leslie Patricelli explore opposites. In BIG Little, heads are BIG, but toes are little. Ladies are BIG but ladybugs are little. Clever pairings, bold graphic art and an expressive toddler in diapers make the ...
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Leslie Patricelli, Author, Leslie Patricelli, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1952-7
Three funny, spirited board books by Leslie Patricelli explore opposites. In BIG Little, heads are BIG, but toes are little. Ladies are BIG but ladybugs are little. Clever pairings, bold graphic art and an expressive toddler in diapers make the ...
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3246-5
A toddler with a single, springy curl (who appears in several other board books by Patricelli) welcomes affection from his parents and family members—and they joyfully accommodate: “Mommy kisses all my toesies./ Daddy kisses on my tummy./ They both
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $6.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6322-3
Patricelli expands her series of board books starring the emotive, diaper-clad baby most recently seen in Fa La La and Huggy Kissy. "I am not ticklish," declares the baby, hands on hips and a single curly hair sprouting from its head. The arrival of
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $6.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6320-9
The diaper-wearing baby from Patricelli’s Toot, Tickle, and other board books gets its first taste of Halloween, from pumpkin carving to costume choosing. In the book’s funniest moment, Baby dismisses “too small” and “too big” pumpkins for one that’s
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $6.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-7636-7931-6
The round-headed baby who has starred in Patricelli’s Boo!, Hop! Hop! and numerous other board books has long been defined by the single, curly hair springing from its head. But what happens when that hair needs a trim? With the baby’s hair now...
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Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $15.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5104-6
There isn’t a dull moment in this uproarious first novel from Patricelli, best known for her series of board books starring a springy-haired toddler. After a disastrous first day at her new school (much barfing is involved), “supershy” fourth-grader
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Joan Holub, illus. by Leslie Patricelli. Abrams Appleseed, $6.95 (24p) ISBN 978-1-4197-1677-5
In the fifth entry in the Mini Myths series, a young Icarus proves just as reckless as his mythological forebear. This time around, though, the worst that happens is that Icarus spills some paint and gets his kite stuck in a tree after he tries to...
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