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32 pp.
| Peachtree
| March, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-56145-564-5$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Henry Cole.
The hens throw a fit about the farm's preening newcomer: "That lazy peacock gets all the attention and we do all the work!" When Dog suggests the hens try being the flashy ones, they (and the peacock) all end up with a greater appreciation for one other. Cole's illustrations depicting the deluded hens in their farm finery rule the roost.
32 pp.
| Peachtree
| September, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-1-56145-418-1$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Adam Gustavson.
As soon as the forecaster mentions snow, our narrator begins planning a glorious day home from school. When no big blizzard materializes, everyone rushes to school--and readers discover the story's narrator is an adult, not a child: "I can't be late! I'm the teacher!" Dynamic paintings from various perspectives add to the energy and humor.
32 pp.
| Peachtree
| March, 2004
|
TradeISBN 1-56145-303-X$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Chris Soentpiet.
Reminiscing nostalgically about his boyhood in Alabama in the 1960s, the narrator recalls his weekly visits to his grandmother's house, where he mowed the lawn and helped her make delicious teacakes. The watercolors are minutely lit and detailed, but the figure painting is stiff. While both text and illustrations are occasionally self-conscious, they invite readers into the narrator's memory.