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When Abigail, a giraffe whose favorite thing is counting, invites Zebra and Cheetah to count a field of flowers with her, she discovers they don't know how ("One...two...six...lots!"). It takes all day to teach them, and by then it's dark. What will the three friends count now? Charming and energetic watercolor illustrations give Abigail and her pals lots of personality.
32 pp.
| Farrar
| December, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-38064-9$15.99
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A quiet morning on the river is disrupted by exuberant Solomon Crocodile. The other animals don't hold back their irritation; he's rebuffed by the frogs, dragonflies, and hippo: "GO AWAY! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE!" In Rayner's lush illustrations, the peaceful riverbank scenes barely contain mischievous Solomon. The well-paced story will draw in little troublemakers who will cheer for Solomon's eventual triumph.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
32 pp.
| Dial
| March, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3576-7$16.99
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Bear Norris knows that good things--like delicious "plorringes"--come to those who wait, but Tulip and Violet also want a taste of the just-ripened fruit. Norris is as generous as he is patient, and the three become fast friends. Rayner's illustrations bolster the spare text; energetic lines and blocks of luminous color surrounded by white space allow for great expressiveness and use of perspective.
32 pp.
| Farrar
| October, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-32217-5$15.99
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K-3
"Rather large moose" Ernest is too big for this book. After various attempts to "shimmy, shift, and shuffle" himself in, his chipmunk friend cobbles a "rather large book" in which he can fit. The self-aware story line is virtually identical to Mo Willems's Big Frog Can't Fit In, but Rayner's multimedia art, full of vibrancy, is the bigger draw anyway.
24 pp.
| Good
| May, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-1-56148-616-8$16.95
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Harris, a young hare, wonders why his feet are so enormous. With gentle guidance, Harris's wise grandad helps him discover that the biggest feet can hop the highest, climb the farthest, and run the fastest. Spare (and occasionally sentimental) text coupled with unassuming watercolor and ink illustrations underscore the legacy of knowledge and the message of finding one's own way.