Margaret Wild, Author . Walker $16.95 (215p) ISBN 978-0-8027-8830-6
Connected poems, ranging in length from three lines to two pages, compellingly tell the story of Jen, a self-proclaimed jinx. Here, Wild (The Very Best of Friends; Our Granny) gently traces the ebb and flow of Jen's observations and changing...
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Margaret Wild, Author . S&S $6.99 (215p) ISBN 978-0-689-86541-1
"Connected poems compellingly tell the story of a self-proclaimed jinx as she weathers the tragic, unrelated deaths of two consecutive boyfriends," said PW
. Ages 14-up. (Mar.)
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Margaret Wild, Author . Knopf $15.95 (236p) ISBN 978-0-375-82920-8
Australian author Wild (Jinx
) pens a free-verse problem novel about two teens who accidentally become parents after hooking up one night at a party. The book divides into three parts, the first of which centers on Gabe, who's cold but has a...
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Margaret Wild, Author, David Cox, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $13.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-395-66598-5
As this restive story opens, Jane writes invitations to her birthday slumber party. Wild ( Let the Celebrations Begin! ; The Very Best of Friends ) then introduces the guests by describing what each one packs to bring to the bash: Cassie stows her...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Sue O'Loughlin, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $13.99 (1p) ISBN 978-0-531-08573-8
Wild presents a veddy proper British romp (distinctly different from the tone of her Let the Celebrations Begin! ), illustrated with panache by O'Loughlin, whose unflappable monarch looks remarkably like a cartoon version of Victoria herself. (Lest...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Wayne Harris, Illustrator Scholastic $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-590-47958-5
A stay in the hospital has young Hugo longing for home, and when neither playing cards nor watching television holds any interest for him, he follows his imagination to worlds far beyond the hospital walls. From his bed overlooking the zoo, Hugo...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Ron Brooks, Illustrator , illus. by Ron Brooks. Kane/Miller $14.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-929132-16-4
Wild (Nighty Night) departs from her playful characters of recent books for this haunting look at friendship and cruelty, geared to older readers. After Dog saves Magpie from a fire and nurses her burnt wing, the two forge a powerful bond. The one-ey
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Margaret Wild, illus. by Freya Blackwood, Feiwel and Friends, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-312-64261-7
Redheaded Harry and his spotted dog, Hopper, are constant companions, accomplices ("As Hopper grew older... Harry helped him run away from his weekly bath"), and bedmates. The dog's sudden death (an accident that happens while Harry is at school),...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Kerry Argent, Illustrator , illus. by Kerry Argent. Peachtree $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56145-246-0
Mischievous mix-ups rule in this fun-loving tale of barnyard babies who stave off the bedtime hour for as long as possible. To the consternation of their surprised parents, the ducklings, piglets, lambs and chicks initially swap beds. "You sassy
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Margaret Wild, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator , illus. by Julie Vivas. Feiwel and Friends $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-312-56570-1
Vivas's meticulously drafted pastels distinguish this coming-of-age story by the team behind Our Granny
. Big Stripy Beak and Long Black Feather, a pair of loving puffin parents, prepare Puffling for his launch into the wide world, where scary...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-67023-1
Australian duo Wild and Vivas ( The Very Best of Friends ; Let the Celebrations Begin! ) work their own special blend of magic in this affectionate ode to grandmothers of all sizes and hues. Here, a boy and a girl tell about grannies in general and...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-05937-1
Discussing Nazi concentration camps in a picture book demands an extraordinary balance of sensitivity and fidelity to history; Wild and Vivas make a brave effort but fall short of attaining this standard. The story plunges the reader into an unnamed
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Margaret Wild, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $6.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-07076-5
Set in a Nazi concentration camp just before liberation, this picture book ""will raise disturbing questions, but leaves it to others to offer the even more disturbing answers,"" said PW. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
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Margaret Wild, Author, Julie Vivas, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-200625-9
James and Jessie, a farm couple, share a life of happy companionship. When James dies unexpectedly, Jessie withdraws in grief, shutting out everything and everyone, including James's dearly loved cat, William. Unattended, William grows ``mean and...
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Margaret Wild, Author, David Legge, Illustrator Albert Whitman & Company $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-8012-7
Legge's (Bamboozled) fun-filled watercolors are as infectious as Australian author Wild's lively tale of a young panda's first day of school. Tom's parents are always too busy working to play monsters or astronauts with him. But on the first day of...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Bridget Strevens-Marzo, Illustrator , illus. by Bridget Strevens-Marzo. S&S $12.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-689-86279-3
Baby Hippo is so eager to chase a dragonfly that he runs off without kissing his mother good morning. As he wanders through the forest and savanna, he discovers he's clearly in the minority. "Through the squelchy, squelchy mud waddled Baby...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Donna Rawlins, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-531-05453-6
The text of this uncommon picture book is composed of notes from a mother dinosaur to her husband, who is off searching for food for the family. Though the premise appears farfetched at first, sweetness and warmth prevail as this nurturing dino...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Ann James, Illustrator , illus. by Ann James. Simply Read $16.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-894965-11-8
Australian artist James's (The Midnight Babies
) extraordinary watercolors are the main attraction here. Luminous and evincing an almost palpable fluidity, the pictures look as if they were painted on silk. Little Humpty, a young camel, lives...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Anne Spudvilas, Illustrator , illus. by Anne Spudevilas. Front Street $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59078-500-3
From the Gaiman/McKean school of storytelling comes this dystopian picture book, set in a shadowy, depopulated city at an indeterminate time. As in The Wolves in the Walls
, paranoia reigns, but the solitary protagonist, Ben, corrects those who...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Dee Huxley, Illustrator Harcourt Children's Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-200518-4
``Every morning on the seven o'clock train to the city Mr. Nick opened his briefcase and took out his knitting.'' With this engaging opening, Wild introduces the daily routines of her story's title character and the aptly named Mrs. Jolley, his...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Ron Brooks, Illustrator Dial Books $14.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1917-0
Wild's poignant story about the death of Old Pig is as full of warmth and, yes, joy as her The Very Best of Friends and Our Granny. Granddaughter and Old Pig have lived together ""for a long, long time,"" sharing their chores and eating corn and...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Ron Brooks, Illustrator Puffin Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-056211-8
A piglet watches as her grandmother readies herself for her death; in a starred review, PW noted the ""warmth and joy"" in the ""sensitive and heartfelt"" story. Ages 3-8. (Mar.)
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An Australian team confidently delivers a tale about overcoming fear. Mr. Pockets, a kindly middle-aged gentleman with a large nose and a polka-dot muffler, carries his two small dogs, Biff and Buff, in his overcoat pockets everywhere he goes. The...
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Margaret Wild, Author, Gregory Rogers, Illustrator Scholastic $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-590-45598-5
This unusual picture book, a portrait of an urban homeless community, features a loving mother and son whose only misfortune is to be socially displaced. Mandy and Zac sleep at night in a rocket-shaped sculpture in the city park; the boy's fertile...
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