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32 pp.
| Candlewick/TOON
| September, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-1-935179-10-8$12.95
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Toon Book series.
In this collection of short, comic-style vignettes, feisty Nina capably describes situations that drive her crazy. While some tales vent personal frustrations (misplacing a toy, having trouble getting dressed, picking a boring activity), many of her pet peeves are directed at her parents' rules, broken promises, and blow-offs. Children will identify with Nina in these humorously depicted and emotion-packed situations.
56 pp.
| Golden
| June, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-84066-1$15.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-94066-8$18.99 New ed. (1978, Western)
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Each double-page spread is a celebratory tribute to a circus act--clowns, tumblers, bareback riders--including some questionable cultural stereotypes ("Elegant, exotic Africa!") and many scantily clad performers. This edition includes a new spread on South America ("Land of...the untamed Amazon!"). There is essentially no story, but Knight's illustrations are reminiscent of art deco posters, and the glamorous paintings offer much to look at.
32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen
| October, 2004
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TradeISBN 0-06-000991-8$$14.99
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LibraryISBN 0-06-000992-6$$15.89 New ed. (1963)
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A mouse enumerates the gifts her true love bestows during the twelve days of Christmas. Originally published as part of Knight's Christmas Nutshell Library, this edition is larger and contains new illustrations. In this sweet, rather thin holiday fare, Knight creates a charming, cozy world for his mice.
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First published as part of the Christmas Nutshell Library, this book is reissued in a much larger format, with full color added. Eight animal friends wash their Christmas stockings, which shrink or stretch so that Santa, working by candlelight, gets the stockings--and gifts--mixed up. Knight's pleasant rhyming story is illustrated with cheerful pen-and-ink illustrations.
40 pp.
| Random
| September, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-375-81422-1$$14.95
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LibraryISBN 0-375-91422-6$$18.99 1981
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K-3
Regency-style clothing and fluid figures contribute verve to Knight's text. The story is among the sweeter versions (the father is conveniently lost at sea and therefore not complicit), but the stepfamily is suitably malevolent. Unexpected details from nature and interior design invite attention, and the blue motif for the godmother and the royal ball resonates nicely.
48 pp.
| Simon
| October, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-689-83992-8$$17.00 1964, Harper
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K-3
Long before the Where's Waldo craze, Wallace the orangutan was escaping from the zoo and into various busy public places (a department store, a museum, the circus) where sharp-eyed children had to find him. The format is slightly larger now, making Wallace a little easier to locate in the detailed double-page spreads.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
February, 1965
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