Stephen T. Johnson, Author . Viking $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-88940-2
Johnson (Alphabet City) takes a walk on the wild side with this eerie ramble through an urban nightscape. Setting abbreviated text to haunting paintings, he conjures a peculiar nocturnal world, first glimpsed in a scene showing barely discernible,...
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author . Puffin $6.99 (, $6.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-14-056636-9
This companion to Johnson's Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City
once again inspires readers to closely examine an urban setting to find its hidden treasures. All ages. (July)
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author . S&S/Wiseman $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-86301-1
Baby Einstein grads seeking their first coffee-table book might savor this abecedary, which pays homage to abstract expressionism and pop art. Johnson (Alphabet City
) creates a multimedia artwork for each letter and describes it with a lengthy...
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Stephen T. Johnson, S&S/Wiseman, $19.99 (16p) ISBN 978-1-4169-7979-1
Before going to the ball, a princess must pack her purse. The princess's first-person narrative invites readers to play along by removing cardboard objects, then placing them into Velcro or ribbon-tied pouches. First, her quill pen (the "ink" can be
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author Puffin Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-055904-0
This wordless ABC, a Caldecott Honor book illustrated with photo-realistic still lifes, ""transcends the genre by demanding close inspection of not just letters, but the world,"" said PW in a starred review. All ages. (Nov.)
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author Silver Whistle Books $21.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-15-216524-6
My Little Blue Robot, Stephen T. Johnson's follow-up to the bestselling My Little Red Toolbox, comes with 13 sturdy cardboard pieces that pop out of the thick pages, including a play screwdriver and key tool to help youngsters put the robot ...
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author, Dori J. Chaconas, Author, Stephen T. Johnson, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-670-85631-2
The letter B sculpted from the rigid angles of a fire escape, an R in a jagged street crack, an E in the side view of a street light-the heart of this stunning, wordless ABC book lies in the artist's photorealistic still lifes. Celebrating the lines,
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Stephen T. Johnson, Author, Stephen T. Johnson, Illustrator . S&S/Wiseman $19.99 (0p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2522-4
From the maker of My Little Red Toolbox
, this dynamic book lets readers handle the care and maintenance of a fire truck. An unseen narrator takes 30 minutes each morning to make sure everything is in order, and kids can help by using a variety of...
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