Books by Steve Jenkins and Complete Book Reviews
Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-67160-7
There have always been top-of-the-food-chain predators—“creatures too tough, too big, or too well-armed to be hunted by other animals”—and Jenkins’s commanding collages bring these “apex predators” to vivid life. Some two dozen creatures are...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author . Houghton/Sandpiper $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-31098-2
"Beginning with an astronaut's-eye view of the Earth, cut-paper collage illustrations of unusual detail gradually decreases the scope to a town, a child on a sidewalk—and a surprising conclusion," noted PW. Ages 4-8. (May)
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-547-95907-8
Jenkins zeroes in on animal eyes in his latest merging of science and artistry. Subjects include the colossal squid (each of its eyes are “the size of a basketball—the largest of any animal”), the panther chameleon (“it can look in two directions at
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author . Houghton $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-618-50767-2
Man's best friend and its feline counterpart receive some stunning paper collage treatment in Jenkins's (Actual Size
) latest work. The two-in-one format offers wide-ranging facts presented in an easy-to-digest, conversational style (with a...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (0p) ISBN 978-0-618-37594-3
Animals in Action A trio of titles explores the animal kingdom. Actual Size by Steve Jenkins is the Caldecott Honor artist's latest foray into the natural world. Here, his signature cut- and torn-paper collage artwork depicts animals to scale,...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-19676-0
Addressing readers as would-be Everest explorers, Jenkins's book is a compendium of historical info and practical tips, illustrated with stunning cut-paper collage, wrote PW. Ages 6-10. (Apr.)
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, S. Jenkins, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-94218-5
A compendium of historical info and practical tips, Jenkins's (Biggest, Strongest, Fastest) overview of the challenges of climbing Mount Everest works best as a showcase for his stunning cut-paper collage art. The artist's skillful juxtaposition of...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, with Caprice Crane. Grand Central, $26 (224p) ISBN 978-1-4555-6078-3
Life partners Jenkins and Walter (assisted by novelist Crane) embark on a heartwarming journey when Jenkins eagerly agrees to adopt a miniature piglet in need of a home. Walter, who resisted the adorable little pig at first, quickly becomes "head...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Steve Jenkins, Illustrator . Houghton $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-618-16476-9
Grabbing the audience's attention with stunning cut- and torn-paper collage illustrations, Jenkins (The Top of the World) illuminates another corner of the science world in this cogent introduction to evolution. Here, he traces the planet's...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Steve Jenkins, Illustrator . Houghton $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-70897-0
Jenkins (Actual Size
) once again astounds with his amazing lifelike paper collage in this book about animal color and the many functions it serves. Striking spreads display a diverse assortment of wildlife, from the exotic purple long-wattled...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Steve Jenkins, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-395-69688-0
Two books for two different audiences seem to be sharing the covers of this attractive but unfocused title. Most of the volume consists of a quick roundup of pithy superstitions matched with sophisticated paper collages. The entries themselves range
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Steve Jenkins, Illustrator . Houghton , $ 5.95 ISBN (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-15243-8
"In this absorbing tribute to nature's genius, cut-paper collages illustrate the built-in defenses of animals and insects," wrote PW. Ages 4-8.
(Sept.)
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-547-68084-2
Jenkins pairs his customarily gorgeous brand of cut- and torn-paper collage with fascinating tidbits in this exploration of the vast world of beetles. Each insect is carefully crafted to highlight its unique characteristics—the feather-horn beetle’s
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Steve Jenkins, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-82514-3
In this absorbing tribute to nature's genius, cut-paper collages illustrate the built-in defenses of animals and insects. Using collage to represent a diverse range of critters from the leathery lizard to the airy silkmoth, Jenkins (Big and Little)...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, $21.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-547-55799-1
Jenkins compiles more than 300 animals, using a loosely encyclopedic format with sections covering topics like “Animal Extremes,” “Predators,” and “Animal Senses.” Jenkins’s always skillful use of cut- and torn-paper animal artwork appears...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Robin Page, Joint Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-25628-0
Steve Jenkins contributes another artistically wrought, imaginatively conceived look at the natural world. What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Jenkins and wife Robin Page, stages a guessing game. Illustrated with Jenkins's trademark cut-paper
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Author, Robin Page, Author and Robin Page , illus. by Steve Jenkins. Houghton $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-50764-1
The husband-and-wife team behind What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
presents another intimate look at the natural world, here surveying six animal in glorious habitats: desert, tide pool, jungle, savanna, forest and pond. Author and artist...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, illus. by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-547-73851-2
There are many books about animal babies, but Jenkins and Page, whose 2003 collaboration What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? received a Caldecott Honor, stand out by zeroing in on the first day of existence. Their continuum of 22 animals runs from
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, illus. by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-544-63090-1
In another of their expert examinations of biodiversity, frequent husband-and-wife collaborators Jenkins and Page explore the ways nearly 50 creatures move on land, in the sea, and underwater. Pages highlighting the unexpected movements of single...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-31365-1
Jenkins and Page are back with a tongue-in-cheek “how to” guide to hunting, building, and protecting oneself like more than a dozen animals. Numbered instructions, accompanied by Jenkins’s always excellent paper collages, demonstrate how to repel...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-23351-5
As always, artistry and zoology are intrinsic parts of Jenkins’s and Page’s latest animal-themed collaboration. Tongue-in-cheek questions (“Dear axolotl: Why do you have feathers growing out of your head?”) address the anatomy and physiology of 25...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, $24.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-547-34127-9
Leave it to Jenkins and Page to find another novel take on the animal kingdom—using tabs, wheels, and pop-ups, they examine numerous reasons that more than two dozen animals turn themselves upside down or stick their tails in the air. Hanging from...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, $12.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-547-25032-8
Part of a trio of new small-format picture books about animals, this guide to their dietary habits is anchored by the characteristically naturalistic yet artful collages readers have come to expect from this husband-and-wife team. Several animals...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, Houghton Mifflin, $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-547-24515-7
Who better than a husband and wife team to spotlight intriguing partnerships in nature? Among the many relationships Jenkins and Page (How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly?) explore is that of the upside-down jellyfish and the crab it lives upon. “The...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-94478-7
In this addition to the Extreme Animals series, author-illustrator Jenkins explores aromatic animals, leading with an irresistible question: “What animal is the smelliest of all?” Emitting strong odors actually serves a purpose for many species on...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, and Caprice Crane, illus. by Cori Doerrfeld. Little, Brown, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-55476-3
Many animal lovers have already heard of Esther: she’s the 650 lb. rescue pig with 1.5 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. She also made her “dads,” Jenkins and Walter, animal activist celebrities: they opened an animal rescue farm after...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, with Caprice Crane. Grand Central, $27 (240p) ISBN 978-1-5387-2814-7
This heartwarming sequel to Esther the Wonder Pig (2016) begins as animal activists and married couple Jenkins and Walter and their 600-pound pig move from suburban Toronto to Campbellville, Ont., to open the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary,...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-358-30711-2
This sophisticated illustrated guide to the “world of tiny, fantastic creatures that we seldom notice” provides zoomed-in views (each illustration notes the magnification) of bristly textures, jointed legs, intimidating pinchers, and eyes alongside “
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins. Clarion, $24.99 (168p) ISBN 978-0-0633-1571-6
This encyclopedic volume by the late Jenkins (Eye to Eye) showcases the power and diversity of infographics as much as it celebrates Earth’s wonders. Seven chapters discuss the facts of Earth and detail its geography, history, inhabitants, extreme...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, illus. by Steve Jenkins. Clarion, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-35-832569-7
Via avian trivia and technical illustrations in cut-paper collage, the longtime collaborators (The Shark Book) invite browsers to a visually jaunty, loosely organized compendium positioned for budding bird nerds. The late Jenkins assembles paper...
READ FULL REVIEW
Steve Jenkins, illus. by Robin Page. Little, Brown, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-45679-1
Economic, conversational text answers a straightforward query on each page of this signature-style q&a book from Page and the late Jenkins (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?). About the titular question, “African elephants live in a hot climate,
READ FULL REVIEW