Michelle Robinson, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Dial, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3398-5
Reading like an edgier version of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this faux guide to the jungle offers advice for Indiana Jones wannabes. The prim narrator directly addresses the hero, a boy dressed in safari gear. “In the event of startling an...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Leonie Lord. Peachtree, $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56145-730-4
Gorillas: they’re not all gently mischievous, as in Peggy Rathmann’s Good Night, Gorilla, or artistic and pensive, like in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. Sometimes they’re downright destructive. That’s certainly the case for the...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Kate Hindley. Holt, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-9966-9
Unconventional pets abound in children’s books, from the mechanical (How to Train a Train) to the extinct (Buying, Training, and Caring for Your Dinosaur). The British duo of Robinson (What to Do If an Elephant Stands On Your Foot) and Hindley (The...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Jim Field. Bloomsbury, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8027-3836-3
In this wry cautionary tale, Robinson (How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth) and Field introduce two brothers who make “a million trips to the supermarket” and spend a year’s allowance on cornflakes to collect 100 coupons from the cereal boxes. The prize...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Nick East. Barron’s, $7.99 paper (32p) ISBN 978-1-4380-0660-4
A pair of pink-skinned, rosy-cheeked siblings are whisked on a Christmas Eve trip to Santa’s workshop in this addition to Robinson and East’s Goodnight series. It’s a fairly exciting premise given the book’s bedtime aims, but Robinson’s well-crafted
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by David Roberts. Bloomsbury, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-68119-026-6
As a junior woodsman heads into bear country, Robinson’s (There’s a Lion in My Cornflakes) narrator—who is highly unreliable and something of a classic British scold—tags along. “I don’t think you’re taking this very seriously,” the narrator sniffs...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier. Clarion, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-58652-9
In this cumulative, rhythmic tale, a growing group of endearingly oddball characters tries to put together a robot; for every action, there is an equally evocative noise. “The Eager Beaver pulled the lever,” writes Robinson (Odd Socks), “the Wicked...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Chinlun Lee. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0165-9
This I-want-a-pet story by Robinson (Grandmas from Mars) offers sustained warmth and slow, thoughtful pacing. “I wanted a cat to cuddle,” the child who narrates explains. “A great big furry fluff ball, like the cat in my book.” Lee (Good Dog, Paw!)...
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Michelle Robinson, illus. by Tor Freeman. Penguin Workshop, $10.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5247-9329-6
“Ten fat sausages, sizzling in a pan” escape the stovetop for some short-lived freedom in this comedic twist on the predictable nursery rhyme. After the first wide-eyed sausage goes “POP,” revolt begins with sausage two, who interrupts the repeating
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