Margery Cuyler, Author Scholastic $15.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-590-10848-5
This patriotic mystery, inspired by legends surrounding the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777, stars a brother and sister who move into a historic haunted house near the battlefield. Some initial phantasmal encounters effectively build suspense
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Margery Cuyler, illus. by Puy Pinillos. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-3381-9
Cuyler’s (Skeleton for Dinner) punny barnyard tale is well suited to the playfulness of Purim. Cluck the chicken is initially disappointed when she is passed over for the role of Queen Esther in the animals’ Purim play, and instead consigned to the...
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Margery Cuyler, illus. by Will Terry. Crown, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-101-93768-6
The duo behind Skeleton for Dinner returns with the story of Bonaparte, a young skeleton who “was falling to pieces, and this really shook him up.” With Bonaparte’s limbs detaching at inopportune moments, his friends devise plans to help him keep it
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Jean Cassels, Illustrator , illus. by Jean Cassels. Walker $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8027-8939-6
Convinced that he's been missing out on wintertime fun, Groundhog refuses to hibernate, even though his forest mates—Squirrel, Bear, Badger, Rabbit, Fox—warn that he'll be lonely, hungry and reneging on his unique responsibility.
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Arthur Howard, Illustrator , illus. by Arthur Howard. S&S/ Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-0789-3
The first-grade teacher wants each student to collect 100 small things in honor of the 100th Day of school, which starts one girl worrying. "This is a knowing and funny book that succeeds without patronizing its fretful heroine or...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Arthur Howard, Illustrator Simon & Schuster $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82979-6
For Jessica, a worrier by nature, there's a dark underside to her first grade's 100th Day celebration. In honor of the occasion, her teacher wants each student to round up a collection of 100 small things. The girl spends an entire week ruminating--"
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Arthur Howard, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84355-6
Echoing Fireman Small's advice, Stop Drop and Roll by Margery Cuyler, illus. by Arthur Howard, features a teacher discussing fire safety rules, and student Jessica, who gets nervous. Is her family ready in case of an emergency? Jessica's worries...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, S. D. Schindler, Illustrator , illus. by S.D. Schindler. S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-0276-8
Skeleton's persistent hiccups prevent him from carving a pumpkin and other activities. "The commonplace condition and unlikely victim make for offbeat-hic-comedy," wrote PW
. Ages 3-6. (Sept.)
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Margery Cuyler, Author, S. D. Schindler, Illustrator , illus. by S.D. Schindler. S&S/McElderry $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84770-7
Skeleton's persistent hiccups prevent him from polishing his bones (his arm jerks loose), carving a pumpkin, raking leaves, etc. "Drink some water upside down," advises Ghost, but the liquid pours out Skeleton's eye sockets. Relief...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Dirk Zimmer, Illustrator Redfeather Books $8.95 (80p) ISBN 978-0-8050-1643-7
In the four debut titles of this series for children just beyond the easy readers stage, youngsters encounter a soccer player undergoing the trials of new glasses; a boy who, beset by his sister, accidentally turns her into a monster; an unusual...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Dirk Zimmer, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $12.95 (72p) ISBN 978-0-8050-0835-7
One of four fall titles in Holt's new chapter book series, this story concerns nine-year-old Harry Walpole, who wakes up one night covered with fur and craving a hamburger; he realizes to his horror that he's inherited the family curse--he's a...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Ya Cha Pak, Illustrator, Yu Cha Pak, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-3191-1
Pak (Benito's Dream Bottle) endows Cuyler's (The Biggest, Best Snowman) brief text with stellar dimensions in this heartfelt picture book. As the narrative begins, ""My name is Maria Mendoza,"" the artist cleverly interprets the words as the...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Heather Maione, Illustrator , illus. by Heather Maione. Simon & Schuster $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-3833-0
From the glitter on the jacket and Barbie-pink endpapers to the catchy rhymed descriptions of Princess Bess's “loads of” beautiful clothes, Cuyler's (100th Day Worries
) sprightly story brims over with little-girl appeal....
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Will Hillenbrand, Illustrator Scholastic $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-590-13922-9
A little girl accomplishes big things in this winning picture book. ""Big Mama, Big Sarah, and Big Lizzie"" tell Little Nell she's too small to be of help, so Little Nell spends her days in the snow playing with her forest friends. When Reindeer,...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Will Hillenbrand, Illustrator , illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Scholastic $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-52835-1
Like Horowitz's Ugly Pumpkin
, this tale's asymmetrical vegetable does not meet ideal jack-o'-lantern specifications. When Little Nell selects it, her sister Big
Sarah suggests, "How about this nice, smooth one instead?" Nell...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Will Hillenbrand, Illustrator , illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Scholastic $16.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-29224-5
Penguin wants to be a gracious dinner host—he's even perfectly dressed for the part—but he has some of the most uncouth acquaintances in the entire animal world. Pig wipes his muddy hooves on the tablecloth ("Oh. Yuck!
"),...
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Margery Cuyler, illus. by Will Terry. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8075-7398-3
Bathed in a spooky graveyard glow, Big Witch and Little Witch brew a stew and prepare a list of the guests to invite for dinner. What follows is a kind of Halloween version of Chicken Little, as timid Skeleton misunderstands, believing he’s an...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, David Catrow, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-1535-5
At the zoo a boy is lifted into the sky by his balloon. ``Oh, that's good. No, that's bad! ''--because the balloon pops when it hits a tree deep in the jungle. ``Oh, that's bad. No, that's good! ''--because the wide-eyed lad falls into a river and...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, David Catrow, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-5975-5
As in the original That's Good! That's Bad!, set in the jungle, relief and anxiety by turns overtake the characters in That's Good! That's Bad! in the Grand Canyon by Margery Cuyler, illus. by David Catrow. Beset by a series of comical mishaps,...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, James Cross Giblin, Author, Ellen Weis Goldstrom, Author Clarion Books $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-89919-831-6
Shadow the dog is the baby of the family and, unlike some dogs that get jealous when displaced by the natural course of human events, he is delighted when the people he lives with bring home an infant. He takes on the baby as his own pup, enjoying...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, James Cross Giblin, Author, Ellen Weis Goldstrom, Author Clarion Books $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-51934-9
The well-matched author and illustrator of Shadow Baby here introduce Baby Dot, a spoiled, polka-dot dinosaur who gets away with murder around the cave. When her behavior becomes intolerable, her parents decide to send her to school, since it ``will
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Marsha Winborn, Illustrator Holt McDougal $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-03-003772-6
Endearing pictures help tell the story of Freckles, the dog, and Willie, his master. Freckles, the personification of a boy's best friend, is dreadfully unhappy when Willie devotes all his time and affection to his newfound friend Jane. Because Jane
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Marsha Winborn, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-0423-6
Molly tries to stay up every year to see Santa climb down the chimney and deliver the presents. The mystery continuesuntil this year. She hears a thud, then a voice saying something about elves and plum pudding. Soot is filling the fireplace, and...
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Margery Cuyler, Author, Steven Haskamp, Illustrator Winslowhouse International $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-890817-23-7
""One windy spring day, Hare challenged Tortoise to a race. Hare was sure that he would win, but would he?"" That's the beginning--and the end--of Cuyler's (100th Day Worries) narrative in this misfired interpretation of Aesop's fable; from then on,
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Margery Cuyler, illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Holt/Ottaviano, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-250-17131-3
Third-person narration centers the perspective of butterscotch-colored corgi Oscar in this energetic winter adventure. When Oscar’s boy, Matt, a pale child with dust-colored hair, postpones his walk, the canine walks himself, exploring the snowy...
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Margery Cuyler, illus. by Stacy Curtis. Aladdin, $17.99 (96p) ISBN 978-1-5344-8957-8; ISBN 978-1-5344-8956-1
Math features prominently—and playfully—in this zippy series launch by Cuyler (The Little Fire Truck) about juggling family, friends, and the second grade. Appropriately named eight-year-old Addy McBean is “nuts about numbers.” She counts her steps...
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