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145 pp.
| Golden
| August, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-87044-6$19.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-97044-3$22.99
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This gem showcases the range and quality of designer, colorist, and concept artist Blair's work from 1950–64. The collection features an informative foreword by biographer John Canemaker and includes Baby's House by Gelolo McHugh; I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss; The Golden Book of Little Verses by Miriam Clark Potter; The Up and Down Book; and selections from The New Golden Song Book.
64 pp.
| Disney
| September, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-1-4231-0728-6$16.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Mary Blair.
The illustrations by Mary Blair, concept artist for the 1951 movie, feature darkly hued paintings full of rough brush strokes and dabs of ink that turn the familiar into something enchantingly different. As for the text, Scieszka keeps the sentences simple and engages readers directly ("Alice...did exactly what you would do") while managing a few deft Scieszkaian touches.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2008
56 pp.
| Hyperion/Disney
| August, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-1-4231-0421-6$16.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Mary Blair.
Stripped of the cheer-amidst-the-ashes spin that marked the Disney movie, Rylant's emotional retelling, accompanied by romantic archival artwork from the designer who inspired the look of the Disney film, gets down to the gritty basics. Rylant's text proves a good match for Blair's impressionistic, spun-sugar scenes of gilded (except for the scullery) interiors and ethereally lit exteriors.
48 pp.
| Golden
| May, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-307-10548-2$$12.95
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LibraryISBN 0-307-90548-9$$14.99 1951, Simon
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Illustrated by
Mary Blair.
A large-format jacketed hardcover, this "deluxe" edition of a Little Golden Book features an imaginative little girl imitating a host of animals: "A cow can moo. I can too. / I can squirm like a worm. / I can grab like a crab." The illustrations are just as energetic as the book's heroine.