Matthew Van Fleet, Author . Harcourt/Red Wagon $12.95 (20p) ISBN 978-0-15-216773-8
Spotted through a die-cut window forming the letters of this book's title, the furry tails of a tiger and bush baby and the bumpy tails of an alligator and a pangolin number among the seven textures little fingers can touch in this lively look...
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Matthew Van Fleet, S&S/Wiseman, $17.99 (18p) ISBN 978-1-4424-0379-6
This touch-and-feel companion to Van Fleet's bestselling Tails (2003) is interactive even before page one, with a pull-tab cover in which animals move letters into place to spell out the title. The book is stuffed with myriad textures, detailed...
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Matthew Van Fleet, Author Dial Books $13.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1759-6
As he did in One Yellow Lion, Van Fleet once again exhibits a knack for creating animal characters of unusual personality and expressiveness-and he adds to their appeal in drafting them to teach simple identification lessons. Here his captivating...
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Matthew Van Fleet, photos by Brian Stanton. S&S/Wiseman, $19.99 (22p) ISBN 978-1-4814-4986-1
Dogs already held the spotlight in Van Fleet and Stanton’s Dog (2007), and this interactive follow-up features them in spreads devoted to almost a dozen colors. Tabs, flaps, pop-ups, and textures augment the bouncy rhymes and adorable photos. “Red...
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Matthew Van Fleet, Author, Brian Stanton, Photographer , photos by Brian Stanton. S&S/Wiseman $16.99 (20p) ISBN 978-1-4169-7800-8
Created in the style of 2007’s Dog
, this compact photographic book showcases as many varieties of cats as it does interactive components. Tabs enable playful motion: on the cover, a gray cat dips his paw into a fish bowl; inside, a Bengal...
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Matthew Van Fleet, photos by Brian Stanton. S&S/Wiseman, $16.99 (18p) ISBN 978-1-4424-3503-2
Using a formula similar to its predecessors, Cat and Dog, Van Fleet's interactive board book identifies farm animals using simple, playful rhymes: "Mommy cow,/ Baby calf,/ Shaggy daddy bull./ Moo cow,/ Milk the cow—/ grab the udder, pull!" (The...
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Matthew Van Fleet, Author, Matthew Van Fleet, Illustrator Dial Books $10.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1099-3
Aimed at the very young, This jaunty and ingenious paper-over-board counting book introduces ``one yellow lion,'' ``two white swans,'' ``three gray squirrels'' and so on, until readers finally meet ``ten pink worms.'' The first two words appear on...
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Matthew Van Fleet, Author, Matthew Van Fleet, Illustrator Dial Books $11.95 (42p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1379-6
The conceit of this slickly produced book is a game that takes longer to explain than to play. Text on the left page of each spread invites the reader to ``Pick a toy or fruit, color, shape or animal''; colorful illustrations of six objects are...
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Matthew Van Fleet. S&S/Wiseman, $9.99 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4424-9425-1
Van Fleet returns with another winning combination of interactive elements and buoyant rhyme as he explores an array of animal mouths: “Bunny mouth nibbles,/ Tiger mouth crunch,/ Hungry alligator mouth—/ munch, munch, munch!” he writes as friendly...
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Matthew Van Fleet. S&S/Wiseman, $24.99 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4814-2047-1
As he did in Monday the Bullfrog, Van Fleet combines storytelling with a stuffed toy, this time a hungry octopus who introduces the months. Covered in velvety orange fabric, October has a mouth that opens wide to reveal the pages of the book. Tails...
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Matthew Van Fleet. S&S/Wiseman, $19.99 (16p) ISBN 978-1-4814-8707-8
Reprising the format of interactive books that include Color Dog, Heads, Moo, and Munch, Van Fleet returns with a story that sees a newborn chick heading to the dance hall to learn how to boogie. Hippos, rabbits, pigs, and other animals take turns...
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Matthew Van Fleet. S&S/Wiseman, $19.99 (26p) ISBN 978-1-5344-2677-1
There’s a big die-cut “chomp” taken out of the side of this oversized counting and touch-and-feel book. The culprit? An adorable alligator who gobbles up fellow swamp animals from one to 10. A large pull-tab makes the alligator’s mouth open wide: “Fo
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Matthew Van Fleet, Author, Matthew Van Fleet, Illustrator, Matthew Van Fleet, Illustrator Dial Books $16.99 (20p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2575-1
Several interactive titles fit snuggly into Easter baskets. Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings Gift Set by Matthew Van Fleet comes in a bright golden package with see-through windows picturing a touch-and-feel book and a machine-washable downy yellow duckling....
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Matthew Van Fleet, illus. by Mara Van Fleet. S&S/Wiseman, $21.99 (18p) ISBN 978-1-66590-491-9
In this cheerful first collaboration between spouses Matthew Van Fleet (Chomp Goes the Alligator) and Mara Van Fleet (Mama’s Pajamas), the interactivity starts on the cover: by pulling the first of the six large, solid-feeling tabs, readers can make
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