Product Type: Books
Award: Blue Chip
1995 Awards
(by A.J. Wood/illus. by Stella Stilwell, Little Brown $12.95 Score:
) A dozen different eggs are opened on fold-out pages to reveal 12 very different creatures that hatch from eggs. Multiple pictures in small frames add still more information to the engaging text. An excellent science/concept book. 5-8
Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 1995.
1994 Awards
( by Joanna Cole/photos by Margaret Miller, William Morrow $14.95 Score:
) In clear, straightforward prose, Cole explains how babies are born. Photos include several babies in the uterus and being born. In addition to the text for children there is an excellent section for adults on dealing with children's questions and concerns. Also recommended: My Puppy is Born.4-8 Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 1994.
1997 Awards
(by Jamie Lee Curtis/illus. by Laura Cornell, HarperCollins $14.95 Score:
) A bright and moving sequel to the award-winning When I Was Little, here's a book told from the child's point of view, that speaks clearly about adoption, and captures the childlike desire to have the story of one's birth retold, retold and retold. 4-8 Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 1997.
1997 Awards
(by Paula Danziger, Putnam $12.95 Score:
) In You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown the lively fourth grader, Amber goes off to London to visit her divorced dad and comes down with an itchy case of the chicken pox. This is just one of a wonderful series of chapter books that is about many issues other than divorce, yet Amber's caring parents and the new family arrangements are never far from the center. You don't have to be a child of divorce to enjoy this series but for kids who are this will have special meaning. 8 and up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 1997.
1994 Awards
(by Wanda Gag, Grosset & Dunlap $12.95 Score:
) What child has not heard and chanted the refrain "Hundreds of cats, thousands of cat, millions and billions and trillions of cats?" This rather longish folk-style tale about an old man who brings home too many cats has pleased children for more than 60 years and it's still a gem! 4 and up. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 1994.
1994 Awards
(by William Steig, Farrar Straus $17 Score:
) Few storybooks capture so well the meaning of friendship as this classic tale of a small mouse and a giant whale and how they help each other-one with his brain and one with his brawn. Don't miss the majesty of this memorable story that may remind you of Aesop's Lion and Mouse. 5-8 Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 1994.
1994 Awards
(by Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins $15 Score:
) When Max is punished by being sent to his room without dinner, her embarks on one of the most remarkable fantasy romps in children's literature. Some fours may enjoy this, but it's a better choice for slightly older kids who understand the difference between real and make-believe. 5 and up. Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 1994.
1994 Awards
(retold and illus. by Byron Barton, HarperCollins $12.95 Score:
) Always a favorite with young nay Sayers, this version of the story of the Little Red Hen includes three chicks who do get to feast with Mama in the end. Barton's bold graphics and colors are also a feast for the eyes! 2 and up. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1994.
1995 Awards
(by Rachel Isadora, Greenwillow $6.95 Score:
) Two classic baby books trace baby's day and the things he sees and touches. SNAP INFO: Two classic baby books trace baby's day and the things he sees and touches.Age: Infants,Toddlers. Award Year: 1995.
1998 Awards
(by Sam McBratney/illus. by Anita Jeram, Candlewick $6.99 Score:
) When Big Nutbrown Hare puts Little Nutbrown Hare to sleep, they get into an insoluble game of measuring their love for each other. Breaks the usual gender agenda of moms tucking little ones in and is newly reissued in a sturdy boardbook edition. 2 & up. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1998.
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