Patricia Lakin, Author , illus. by Ted Rand. S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (, $6.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-689-84809-4
Sarah is planning to surprise her mother by baking her first cake, and she collects ingredients and baking tips from local storekeepers, who are Holocaust survivors. In a starred review, PW
said, "The portrayal of a child frightened of raising
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Patricia Lakin. S&S/Aladdin, $15.99 (192p) ISBN 978-1-4424-5393-7
Lakin offers a straightforward profile of the late computer/electronics pioneer and Apple cofounder via quotes and information culled from news articles, speeches, and books, including the recently published adult biography Steve Jobs by Walter...
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Patricia Lakin, Author, John Manders, Illustrator , illus. by John Manders. Doubleday $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32747-3
At the start of Lakin's (Don't Forget) appealing story, Clarence, a pacifist cat, gets evicted from Sam's deli: "Clarence stuck to his principles. He would not hurt mice." When he finally finds a new home at the library and the...
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Patricia Lakin, illus. by Kirstie Edmunds. Dial, $16.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3553-8
Lakin (the Max & Mo series) and Edmunds (The Monster Who Lost His Mean) introduce two energetic friends: Bruno (a squirrel) loves “going too fast, swinging too high,” while Lulu (a chipmunk who looks like a squirrel) prefers “to pretend, pretend,...
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Scott Nash, Illustrator , illus. by Scott Nash. Dial $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2642-0
Although this exuberant book should probably come with a disclaimer—"Kids, don't try this at home"—there's no denying that Sam, Pam, Will and Jill, a quartet of anthropomorphized crocodile children, have hit on an...
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Scott Nash, Illustrator , illus. by Scott Nash. Dial $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3309-1
In the fourth book to feature the industrious crocodile family, Sam, Pam, Will and Jill decide to go on a camping trip. While they're well prepared—“ 'Take maps,' said Sam. 'The packs,' said Pam”—somet
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Scott Nash, Illustrator, Scott Nash, Photographer Dial Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2894-3
A rousing summer companion to Snow Day!, Beach Day! by Patricia Lakin, illus. by Scott Nash, finds crocodiles Sam, Pam, Will and Jill planning a day trip to the shore. After getting dressed, they hop on their four-croc bicycle, stop to play and...
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Ted Rand, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-12075-7
Sarah is planning to surprise her mother by baking her first cake, and as she collects ingredients and baking tips from local storekeepers, she learns a valuable lesson. Set in the same post-WW II era as Lakin's The Palace of Stars , this unassuming
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Kimberly Bulcken Root, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14 (1p) ISBN 978-0-688-11176-2
Moving far beyond nostalgia despite her 1950s setting, Lakin brings wit and verve to this intergenerational tale, spinning period details into the stuff of wonder. Amanda and her great-uncle Max enjoy their regular Saturday outings to the zoo: ``When
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-51231-2
Sibling rivalry has been the subject of notable contemporary picture books, including Judith Viorst's I'll Fix Anthony and Judy Blume's The Pain and the Great One. Oh, Brother!, a sequel to Don't Touch My Room, is in the same category. Lakin tells...
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Patience Brewster, Illustrator Little Brown and Company $5.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-316-51228-2
The moving story of a boy who is at first resentful and then accepting of his new baby brother. Ages 4-8. (May)
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Patricia Lakin, Author, Rosekrans Hoffman, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-05885-5
White seagulls circle overhead as Grammy, accompanied by her little granddaughter, drives an old pickup truck to the dump to unload their trash. To the child, the dump is an enchanted place where she amuses herself climbing on the mounds of rubbish,
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