Nick Butterworth, Author . HarperCollins $15.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-06-053688-6
A bright red "Albert the Bear" tag attached to this book's jacket announces its title; the tag seems to dangle from the pleasingly plump, furry protagonist's ear. Albert could well hold his own at Toys R Us—Butterworth (My Mom...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (25p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2051-6
Four paper-over-board books by Nick Butterworth extol the virtues of various family members in greeting-card fashion: My Mom Is Excellent; My Grandma Is Wonderful; My Dad Is Awesome; and My Grandpa Is Amazing. Among Mom's talents, ""She can...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (25p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2050-9
Four paper-over-board books by Nick Butterworth extol the virtues of various family members in greeting-card fashion: My Mom Is Excellent; My Grandma Is Wonderful; My Dad Is Awesome; and My Grandpa Is Amazing. Among Mom's talents, ""She can...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-11932-0
The star of this rhyming story, a wispy-haired boy just big enough to carry a picnic basket filled with ``lots to drink and lots to eat,'' is all set to dine, but his stuffed animal friends are nowhere to be found. And ``without them a picnic just...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $4.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-11906-1
This winsome quartet highlights a sextet of animals as they frolic and perform dubious domestic duties. The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $4.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-11900-9
This winsome quartet highlights a sextet of animals as they frolic and perform dubious domestic duties. The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $4.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-11902-3
This winsome quartet highlights a sextet of animals as they frolic and perform dubious domestic duties. The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $4.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-316-11901-6
This winsome quartet highlights a sextet of animals as they frolic and perform dubious domestic duties. The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Candlewick Press (MA) $4.99 (24p) ISBN 978-1-56402-033-8
Kids who idolize their dads just may recognize him in this slight but breezy portrait of one terrific father. Butterworth's humorously hyperbolic illustrations depict a friendly looking father living up to the narrator's description of all the ways...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Viking Children's Books $14.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-670-83551-5
Although this collection includes only 22 rhymes, Butterworth's elaborate, full-page paintings are artistic gems. His detail-packed illustrations display unusual creativity and imagination; repeated viewings will yield myriad comic touches. In ``Earl
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Nick Butterworth, Author Little Brown and Company $12.45 (25p) ISBN 978-0-316-11915-3
This is a funny book about opposites with immediate appeal, one that makes the concept readily understandable. Readers will find a memorable roller-coaster ride between up and down; first and last finishings of a race that also evoke the joy of...
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Nick Butterworth, Author Yearling Books $3.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-40541-2
Droll depictions of young thespians trodding their school's boards highlight this winning take on the nativity. According to PW , ``The sweet, funny story is illustrated perfectly by brightly colored scenes of feverish activity.'' Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Mick Inkpen, With Little Brown and Company $10.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-316-11903-0
British writers, artists and collaborators on a children's TV program, Butterworth and Inkpen will delight readers of all ages in America with their Christmas book. The sweet, funny story is illustrated perfectly by brightly colored scenes of...
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Mick Inkpen, Author, Mick Inkpen, Joint Author Thomas Nelson Publishers $14.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-8499-5832-8
This child-friendly, interactive book about earth's history and its current state of disrepair is part creation myth, part environmental-awareness tale. In a chatty, upbeat tone, British collaborators Butterworth and Inkpen explain how God created...
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Nick Butterworth, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-81540-9
With its simple, sturdy concept and spare text, this tale of a gardening feline is ""satisfying though slender,"" said PW. Ages 3-6. (June)
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Nick Butterworth, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2056-1
Four paper-over-board books by Nick Butterworth extol the virtues of various family members in greeting-card fashion: My Mom Is Excellent; My Grandma Is Wonderful; My Dad Is Awesome; and My Grandpa Is Amazing. Among Mom's talents, ""She can...
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Nick Butterworth, Illustrator . S&S/Atheneum $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84243-6
In this mild story, flying-saucer pilot Q Pootle 5 "is on his way to a moon party for his friend Z Pootle 6, but something has gone wrong." Nuts and bolts, along with a bottle cap, horseshoe and button, pop off his spaceship and scatter...
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Nick Butterworth, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2057-8
Four paper-over-board books by Nick Butterworth extol the virtues of various family members in greeting-card fashion: My Mom Is Excellent; My Grandma Is Wonderful; My Dad Is Awesome; and My Grandpa Is Amazing. Among Mom's talents, ""She can...
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Mich Inkpen, Author, Mick Inkpen, Illustrator Bradbury Press $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-02-716231-8
In their latest collaboration, Butterworth and Inkpen ( I Wonder at the Zoo ; Just Like Jasper ) bring back the amiable feline character, who found a bean on Monday. On Tuesday, Jasper planted his bean; on Wednesday he watered it; and on Thursday ``h
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Nick Butterworth, Author, Mick Inkpen, Illustrator, Mick Inkpen, With Little Brown and Company $13.95 (26p) ISBN 978-0-316-11917-7
In another effort from this talented British team, plump, likable Jasper the cat heads for the toy store with his birthday money. The question is: What will he choose? A clockwork mouse? A robot? A jack-in-the-box? After much deliberation, he...
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