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32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| February, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-223709-5$7.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Dave Garbot.
On each intentionally crowded double-page spread, readers search Where's Waldo–style for the Easter Bunny, who's following clues to figure out who stole his Golden Egg. The Easter egg–colored illustrations look like a Martin Handford/Brian Biggs collaboration; while the mystery is lame, the search-and-find game may be diverting for kids on a sugar high. Suspects' profiles precede the hunt; an evidence round-up follows.
40 pp.
| Cavendish
| August, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5429-8$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Scott Gibala-Broxholm.
City witch Mitzi and her country cousin Muffletump try out each others' worlds. Silly magic (e.g., turning a bus into a hayride and a pond into a bubble bath) helps them feel more at home, but only when a special spell is cast can the dissimilar though loving cousins harmonize. Funny details are tucked within the cheerfully busy watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations.
32 pp.
| Barron's
| October, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-7641-6041-7$14.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Nancy Lane.
Renoir's son Jean, like his older brother, is not allowed to cut his hair until he starts school. This results in much angst for Jean--and a well-known painting by his father, who famously depicted the decidedly feminine-looking boy sewing. The story's dialogue stretches credulity, especially when it lapses into a forced aside on impressionist history. Lane's illustrations effectively imitate Renoir's style.