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January 27, 2015

Snow Day Review Blitz! I'm trying to finish posting the reviews I wrote in 2014.

Rupert Can Dance, by Jules Feiffer, is an exuberant story of a cat with a secret.

The Promise, by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin, is a parable about planting trees, and how it brings growth, life, and blessing.

100 Bears, by Magali Bardos, a European import, is a somewhat bizarre and surprising counting book that goes all the way up to 100.

A Walk in Paris, by Salvatore Rubbino, is a wonderful child's-eye view of Paris, as a little girl accompanies her grandfather on a walk through the City of Lights.

Viva Frida, by Yuyi Morales, with photographs by Tim O'Meara, is a highly symbolic and beautiful celebration of Frida Kahlo's life and art.

Happy reading!



Animal Characters
Waiting Is Not Easy!
by Mo Willems

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
by Richard Scarry

by Jonathan Allen

by Mary Jane and Herm Auch

by Keith Baker

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Kelly Bingham
pictures by Paul O. Zelinsky

by Nadine Brun-Cosme
illustrated by Olivier Tallec

by Eve Bunting
illustrated by Serge Ruzzier

by Matthew Cordell

by Deborah Diesen
pictures by Dan Hanna

by Rebecca Dudley

by David Elliott
illustrated by Christopher Denise

by Ian Falconer

by Tatyana Feeney

by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Eric Rohmann

by Pippa Goodhart
illustrated by Andy Rowland

by Carter Goodrich

by Piet Grobler and Dianne Hofmeyr

by Chris Haughton

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by John Himmelman

by Molly Idle

by Ken Kimura
illustrated by Yasunari Murakami

by Jon Klassen

by Jon Klassen

by Rosy Lamb

by Eric Litwin
created and illustrated by James Dean

by Renata Liwska

by Arnold Lobel
colored by Adrianne Lobel

by Jeff Mack

by Peter McCarty

by Jerry Pinkney

by Chris Raschka

by Phyllis Root
illustrated by Matthew Cordell

by Michael Rosen
pictures by Kevin Waldron

by Candace Ryan
illustrated by Mike Lowery

by Tammi Sauer
illustrated by Dan Santat

by Ian Schoenherr

by Corey Rosen Schwartz
illustrated by Dan Santat

by Viviane Schwarz

by Philip C. Stead
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by David Ezra Stein

by Janet Morgan Stoeke

by Janet Morgan Stoeke

by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges
illustrated by Shari Halpern

by Mark Teague

by Samantha R. Vamos
illustrated by Rafael Lopez

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

by David Wiesner

by David Wiesner

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems
pictures by Jon J Muth

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

retold and illustrated by Helen Ward


Contemporary
A Walk in Paris
by Salvatore Rubbino

100 Bears
by Magali Bardos

by Jim Averbeck
illustrated by Tricia Tusa

by Jonathan Bean

by Sophie Blackall

by Barbara Bottner
illustrated by Michael Emberley

by Shirin Yim Bridges
illustrated by Maria Monescillo

by Toni Buzzeo
illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa

by Shutta Crum
illustrated by Carol Thompson

by Nicola Davies
illustrated by Laura Carlin

by Tomie DePaola

by Hallie Durand
illustrated by Tony Facile

written by Julie Fogliano
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by Mem Fox
illustrated by Steve Jenkins

by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury

by Joe Hayes
illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia

by Amy Hest
illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

by Kate Hosfored
illustrations by Gabi Swiatkowska

by Rachel Isadora

by Tony Johnston
illustrated by Jim LaMarche

by Rukhsana Khan
illustrated by Christiane Krömer

by Jennifer K. Mann

by Christie Matheson

by Leslie McGuirk

by Aaron Meshon

by Pat Zietlow Miller
illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

by Eva Moore
pictures by Nancy Carpenter

by Julie Morstad

by Alison Murray

by Jenny Offill
illustrated by Chris Appelhans

by Zachariah OHora

by Patricia Polacco

by Mary Lyn Ray
illustrated by Marla Frazee

by Lola M. Schaefer
illustrated by Jessica Meserve

by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

by Olive Senior
illustrations by Laura James

by Lemony Snicket
music by Nathaniel Stookey
illustrations by Carson Ellis

by Lemony Snicket
illustrated by Jon Klassen

by David Soman and Jacky Davis

by Ashley Spires

by Maria van Lieshout

by Hyewon Yum


History
Viva Frida
by Yuyi Morales
photography by Tim O'Meara

Anna and Solomon
by Elaine Snyder
pictures by Harry Bliss

by Kristy Dempsey
illustrated by Floyd Cooper

by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus
illustrated by Evan Turk

by Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia

by Matthew Olshan
illustrated by Sophie Blackall

by Patricia Polacco

by Patricia Polacco

by Salvatore Rubbino

by Uri Shulevitz

by Lane Smith



Delightfully Silly
Shh! We Have a Plan!
by Chris Haughton

Rupert Can Dance
by Jules Feiffer

by Jon Agee

by Tom Angleberger
pictures by Cece Bell

by Mac Barnett
pictures by Adam Rex

by Katy Beebe
illustrated by S. D. Schindler

Songs and Illustrations by Sandra Boynton

by Lauren Child
illustrated by Trisha Krauss

by Oliver Jeffers

by Oliver Jeffers

by Bruce Eric Kaplan

by Laurie Keller


by Alex Latimer

by Margaret Mahy
illustrated by Polly Dunbar

by Margaret McNamara
illustrated by Mark Fearing

by Rutu Modan

by John Perry
illustrations by Mark Fearing

by James Proimos

by Fiona Robinson

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
and Tom Lichtenheld

by Vicki Sansum and Dotti Enderle
illustrated by T. Kyle Gentry

by Jon Scieszka
illustrated by David Shannon

by Bob Shea

by Mark Shulman
illustrated by Adam McCauley

by Lemony Snicket
illustrated by Maira Kalman

by Alexander Steffensmeier

by Alexander Steffensmeier

by Sean Taylor
pictures by Edel Rodriguez

by Audrey Vernick
illustrated by Daniel Jennewein

by Melanie Watt

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems



Fantasy
Grandma and the Great Gourd
retold by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters

Not Your Typical Dragon
by Dan Bar-el
illustrated by Tim Bowers

by Norton Juster
pictures by Jules Feiffer

by Kazuno Kohara

by Peter McCarty

by Colin Stimpson

by Bill Thomson