Stephen Michael King, Author . Philomel $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23886-4
Australian-born King's eponymous heroine adores life on the rebound. "Sometimes she sleeps," he notes, "sometimes she eats, but... most of the time, she bounces." With her pie-faced grin, retro-hippie wardrobe and ringlets that...
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Stephen Michael King, Author . Philomel $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24240-3
Featuring a small gaggle of eccentric characters, this Australian picture book offers large giggles over its breezy watercolor illustrations of loopy, Seussian contraptions. "Milli could take a thing that was a nothing... and make it... a...
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Stephen Michael King, Author . Harcourt $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-205561-5
Homeless but not helpless, a two-toned, scruffy dog lives his life on the streets of a big city. Nameless for most of the book, this self-reliant canine "had to be brave, and fast, and smart... just to survive." Vignettes show the cute brown-
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Stephen Michael King, Author . Roaring Brook/Porter $14.95 (64p) ISBN 978-1-59643-503-2
Certain boys may be used to hearing that their hair is so long that something is bound to start growing in it, and Australian artist King (A Special Kind of Love
) imagines just such a scenario in this sprightly, wordless story. In a rapid-fire...
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Stephen Michael King, Author Scholastic $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-590-67681-6
Boxes might seem an odd medium for expressing love, but for the emotionally reserved father in this touching story, they're just the ticket. Boxed in by his inability to articulate his feelings for his son, he transforms boxes (""Big boxes. Round...
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Stephen Michael King. Greenwillow, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-206014-3
King (Prudence Wants a Pet) draws a pup with gravity-defying ears whose best chum is a tiny orange bird; together, they cavort through this free-verse paean to friendship. With curlicue lines and gentle watercolor tints, King creates a winning...
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Stephen Michael King, Author, Will C. Howell, Author, John Ward, Illustrator Walker & Company $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8027-8686-9
overlong overcoat, Henry can't do anything right. Every time he tries to draw a straight line, for example, ""it turned out wiggly."" Amy, on the other hand, does everything right; she can even write her own name. But there's the rub: ""Deep down,...
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Stephen Michael King. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8234-4923-1
A small, city-dwelling stray with a sunny disposition is unruffled by his missing right foreleg: “Every day was a skip and a hop for Three.” He occasionally considers seeking out a home or family, but “mostly he walked from here to there, or...
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