Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN From the author of The Curious Garden comes this “first pet story” where the tables are turned and a ballerina-looking bear by the name of Lucy finds a boy named “Squeaker” to be her first companion animal. Named for the sounds he makes, Squeaker seems to enjoy his days napping […]
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Children Make Terrible Pets
October 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags: Bears·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Domestication·Early Elementary·Illustration·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010·Peter Brown·Preschoolers·Wildlife
Here Comes the Garbage Barge
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR This book relates the story of a garbage barge leaving the New York City area and traveling thousands of miles, trying to find someplace to leave the garbage. The barge makes several stops along its journey, and learns that nobody is willing to take on someone else’s trash. Meanwhile, the tons […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environmental Children's Literature·Garbage·Illustration·Jacqueline Bodnar·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010·Pollution·Preschoolers