Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author St. Martin's Press $7.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-00569-6
Carol Sister's oatmeal pie won top prize at the ""bake your own thing'' contest at Ionia County Free Fair. The directions: ``Mix all ingredients together. Pour into unbaked pie shell.'' Others, such as the voluptuous Alaskan snow pie, require...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author Dutton Books $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-525-93359-5
``When the valves were pried apart, the rich clam liquor dribbled out. The flesh of the cherries was a delicate pink. . . . Fresh from the coal-black mud and uncontaminated by ketchup or sauce, they were the best clams I have ever eaten.'' A good...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Betsy Lewin, Illustrator Bradbury Press $12.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-774741-6
Cleaning day is a dreaded event in the life of this mischievous kitten, for ``trouble found him everywhere.'' Faced with such adversaries as an obstreperous vacuum cleaner and a marauding mop, this hapless creature can find no refuge. Even the...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Diane Dawson, Illustrator Dragonfly Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-55947-5
Trying to get baby mouse to go to sleep, Mrs. Mouse enlists the help of her friends in response to his cries of ""Mother, mother, I want another,'' thinking he wants another mother, until he tells her he wants another kiss. ``Polushkin's comedy of...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Ellen Weiss, Illustrator, E. Weiss, Illustrator Bradbury Press $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-774780-5
Polushkin takes a delightfully lighthearted look at the familiar subject of sibling rivalry. A nameless girl looks on from the sidelines as all the adult members of her family marvel at her new baby brother. Even when he ""squirts,'' the adults...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Betsy Levin, Illustrator, Betsy Lewin, Illustrator Bradbury Press $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-02-774740-9
Simple text and bold, spare pictures trace a day in the life of Kitten, for whom, as for many youngsters, mischief is never far away. Ten wiggling toes, a basket of yarn, a pitcher of milk, a soaring butterfly: all are irresistibly enticing, and as...
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Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author, Maria Robbins, Author St. Martin's Press $26.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-312-18151-2
Robbins's 14th effort (after Biscotti and Other Low-Fat Cookies) performs a valuable service by collecting familiar one-dish meatless meals in a single volume. While she doesn't break new ground, her recipes are solid. Main-dish salads include...
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Maria Robbins, Author, Maria Polushkin Robbins, Author St. Martin's Griffin $6.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-312-09775-2
Too soon for Christmas baking? Yes, but not for deliberating. This little book, almost literally a handful of recipes, trots out the expected with a simple flourish, making a compact contribution to the holidays. Robbins ( The Dumpling Cookbook )...
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