Tony Bradman, Author Silver Burdett Press $5.75 (28p) ISBN 978-0-382-09258-9
Jo, who has a fever when she wakes up in the morning, has to remain inside all day. Her father plans to stay home with her, although her mother has to go to work. But Jo's mother promises to bring Jo a surprise on her return. Jo can't wait; all day...
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Tony Bradman, Author Dial Books $12 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1098-6
The notion of a parallel universe invades and conquers the picture book genre in this ingenious and very funny tale. Bradman's narrative owes its droll tone to his spare, matter-of fact prose--``We were all in school, working hard, when . . . an...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator MacMillan Publishing Company $13.95 (28p) ISBN 978-0-02-711850-6
Michael is ``the worst boy in the school''--unpunctual, inattentive and disruptive. In art class he draws a rocket while the other children paint flowers; in math, he works on strange calculations instead of reciting his tables; in gym class he...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator Trafalgar Square Publishing $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-86264-759-9
The class ne'er-do-well proves everyone wrong when he builds a rocket ship. ""Bradman's text is deadpan while Ross's exuberant illustrations present a ghastly array of teachers and rows of snub-nosed schoolchildren in comic detail,"" said PW. Ages 3-
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Tony Bradman, Author, Philippe Dupasquier, Author, Philippe Dupasquier, Illustrator Viking Children's Books $12.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-670-82992-7
Told almost entirely in big, comic-strip-style pictures and format, this story emphasizes continuity in time through the example of a lost sandal. ``Yesterday,'' in 77 B.C., a girl, out for a walk with her brother and father, accidentally loses a...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Jan Lewis, Illustrator Barron's Educational Series $5.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-8120-1387-0
Convinced that the impending arrival of a new baby is going to traumatize their son, Billy's parents bend over backwards to include him in the preparations. Billy patiently humors them by sitting with his dad while he gushes over Billy's old baby...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Jenny Williams, Illustrator Random House Books for Young Readers $2.25 (1p) ISBN 978-0-679-83379-6
Ever wonder what the lives of the three bears were like before their visit from that porridge-eating, chair-breaking, bed-rumpling heroine? According to Bradman, whose bouncy if not especially inventive verse describes the goings-on of the preceding
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Tony Bradman, Author, Clive Scruton, Illustrator Holiday House $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1351-5
Decked out in spiffy play clothes, his teddy bear in tow, a marmalade kitten goes on an outing with his parents in this sunny tale. The pictures limn an absolutely perfect day that includes sampling all the rides in the park, enjoying an al fresco...
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Tony Bradman, Author, M. Chamberlain, Author, Margaret Chamberlain, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $11.95 (20p) ISBN 978-0-399-21485-1
This Lift-the-Flap Book is a send-up of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. An introduction to the cast (Red, her grandmother and the woodcutter) includes a door, behind which lurks the big bad wolf; the animals of the forest keep warning Red Riding...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Joanna Burroughes, Illustrator Oxford University Press, USA $13.95 (28p) ISBN 978-0-19-520712-5
This funny book should please all those who have suddenly found themselves in foolish positions. Dad cautions Thomas not to put his head through the wrought-iron railings that line the park.`` `What, like this?' said Thomas. `Not like that, like...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Deborah Van Der Beek, Illustrator, Debbie Van Der Beek, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $4.95 (26p) ISBN 978-0-394-88352-6
Who could resist picking up a book with this title? At first, Bradman's text delivers: ""One bad baby, bouncing on his bed. Two bad babies, with their breakfasts on their heads.'' Then, with ``Five bad babies, drinking from their cups,'' and ``Six...
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Tony Bradman, Author, Alan J. P. Taylor, Author, Don Hewitson, Author H. Hamilton $0 (192p) ISBN 978-0-241-11579-4
British wine critic Hewitson offers a highly personal look at the wines of the world. The book is organized geographically by wine-growing regions; all major wine-producing countries are covered. Nearly half of the pages are devoted to France, while
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