Peggy Rathmann, Author . Puffin $6.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-14-240024-1
"Another countdown begins as an entire community of hamsters joins a boy and his own pet hamster in getting ready for bed. Loads of activity on each spread finally causes the boy to scream, "BED TIME!" and all go peacefully off to sleep,&
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Peggy Rathmann, Author Putnam Publishing Group $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22445-4
Universally understandable subject matter and a narrative conveyed almost entirely through pictures mark this as an ideal title for beginners. A zookeeper makes his nightly rounds, bidding good night to a gorilla, a lion, a giraffe and so on. He...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author G. P. Putnam's Sons $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-23103-2
Caldecott Medalist Rathmann (Officer Buckle and Gloria) builds a captivating series of mini-plots from a basic countdown premise with few words and abundant action. A child--who could be a girl or boy--plays with an energetic hamster family with...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author G. P. Putnam's Sons $5.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-698-11649-8
""Universally understandable subject matter and a narrative conveyed almost entirely through pictures mark this as an ideal title for beginners,"" said PW. Ages 2-6. (May)
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Peggy Rathmann, Author G. P. Putnam's Sons $8.99 (42p) ISBN 978-0-399-23770-6
Another countdown begins in 10 Minutes Till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann, as an entire community of hamsters joins a boy and his own pet hamster in getting ready for bed. Loads of activity on each spread finally causes the boy to scream, ""BED TIME!"
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Peggy Rathmann, Author Scholastic $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-590-43747-9
It seems that something other than coincidence is at work when diminutive Ruby, a newcomer to Miss Hart's class, is entranced by schoolmate Angela's attention-getting red bow and returns from lunch with an identical bow atop her head. Ruby's...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author, Peggy Rathmann, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-23196-4
Rathmann (Officer Buckle and Gloria) makes an innovative departure from her usual prose and pictures in this rollicking rhyming tale, illustrated in needle-sharp, atmospheric silhouettes against twilight skies. The initial spreads picture a lively...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author, Peggy Rathmann, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-22616-8
Rathmann (Good Night, Gorilla) brings a lighter-than-air comic touch to this outstanding, solid-as-a-brick picture book. Officer Buckle, a mustachioed policeman who wears a crossed-out-banana-peel patch on his sleeve, has a passion for teaching...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author, Peggy Rathmann, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24195-6
Several familiar book friends take new forms. A board book version of Peggy Rathmann's bedtime tale of a mischievous gorilla who follows the zookeeper home comes with a plush version of the hero in a large boxed set, Good Night, Gorilla: Book...
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Peggy Rathmann, Author, Peggy Rathmann, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $12.99 (34p) ISBN 978-0-399-24260-1
Peggy Rathmann's Good Night, Gorilla returns as a hefty, oversize board book. Of this tale of a sneaky simian who escapes from the zoo, PW said, ""Universally understandable subject matter and a narrative conveyed almost entirely through pictures...
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