Best Books of the Month for Kids & Teens: August 2012
Each month our editors select 12 of the best books for kids and teens--see below for this month's favorites in Picture Books, books for Middle Grade readers, and books for Young Adults .
Amazon.com Review Sketches from Creepy Carrots I drew many rabbits as I worked out the design for Jasper Rabbit. Click here for a larger image I drew many carrots as I worked out the design of the Creepy Carrots. Click here for a larger ...
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Review Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, May 28, 2012:“Sierra hints at parenthood’s more trying moments, yet what resonates loudest is unconditional love… the mixed-species adoptions quietly affirm the value of families in all their varieties.”School Library Journal, June, 2012:"The joyful illustrations feature the same pointy-faced animals as in the two previous ...
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Review It’s rare to find a book that will appeal to both the lovers of monster trucks and the kids who go into raptures at the sight of a fuzzy little critter; this is that book.—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Knudsen offers an uncompromisingly macho version of ...
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Review * “The bipedal green peas that starred in LMNO Peas return in a lively counting romp…. Baker’s energizing graphics are as joyful and fresh as in the first book, anthropomorphizing the peas in spreads that burst with personality.” —Publishers Weekly, May 14, 2012, *STAR* “After an alphabetical, rhyming ...
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