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"...Night Cars is an intriguing book, simple though it may seem. The illustrations, portraits of street life from a bedroom window, chronicle a night in the city. From taxi cabs and garbage trucks, snow plows and fire engines, a young baby and his…

"The rhyming simplicity of the text still brings comfort to both mother and child, even after 50 years. Brown's ability to describe just what a small child notices is the essence of this book. The black-and-white details interspersing Hurd's…

"Olivia, a delightful little pig, is Everychild. She's good at lots of things, especially wearing people out--including herself. When she gets dressed, she tries on everything; at night she's ready to go to sleep, but only after four stories. She's a…

"This is one of the nicest things Margaret Wise Brown has done, and Clement Hurd has made enchanting pictures, with line drawings and eight double spreads in four colors, beautifully reproduced. The text pattern is a successful dialogue with almost…

"This "I spy" book for the youngest set features characters from nursery rhymes and fairy tales hidden in its pages. Since the characters are not overly hard to spot, the search won't frustrate even very young children."

Laurie, Miller H. "Each…

"The reissuing of the Canadian classic Alligator Pie should be celebrated. Dennis Lee's funny, rollicking collection of poems still has the power to entertain and brighten our lives with humour and home grown Canadian references.
The poems speak to…

"Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. It is such a perfect idea, for such a perfect summer day, that he soon has company: first the children, then the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the…

"This Caldecott Medal-winning book retells the story from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene of the Red Cross knight and his quest to save an English kingdom from the wrath of a fire-breathing dragon. Hyman's stunning illustrations are perfect for…

"The author brought bold, bright color and collage to the forefront of children's literature, winning the Caldecott Medal and introducing children to a young African American protagonist named Peter who romps in the snow in this first book and who…

Who can forget their first sight of the ocean? Marie-Louise Gay's delightful new picture book captures the essence of a young child's first encounter with the seashore, as Stella, who has been there once before, encourages her little brother, Sam, to…