Entries Tagged as 'Ed Young'

Moon Bear

July 17th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Moon Bear is a great pick for three reasons. First, this picture book will grow with kids. The text is simple enough to engage young children, but the endnotes will interest older ones who are reading themselves. Second, Ed Young’s illustrations are certain to mesmerize adults and children alike. His use […]

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Nighttime Ninja

March 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By KATRINA F. Kids love the feeling of adventure and secrecy, and yet they also crave coziness and safety. Nighttime Ninja satisfies all these childlike yearnings and lends itself beautifully as a bedtime story. It opens with a shadowy ninja on some undisclosed mission. Dressed all in black, he climbs ropes, leaps rocks, and […]

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The House that Baba Built

July 1st, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China is a beautiful tribute to author Ed Young’s father and childhood home as well as it is a window into his own childhood. Young’s illustrations are a delightful collage of photos, sketches, and cutouts housing his memories of his family during the […]

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Books I’m Dying to Read

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Books

By JESSICA ALMY School Libary Journal has the skinny on loads of forthcoming kids books.  Several look like good reads for vegetarian and vegan kids.  Moon Bear by Brenda Z. Guiberson and Ed Young promises to expose young readers to the truth about bear bile farms, while Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken by Daniel Pinkwater […]

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