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32 pp.
| Kids Can
| August, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-565-1$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Janice Nadeau.
The aging Tooth Mouse needs a successor; despite being teased for her size, diminutive mouse Sophie is hell-bent to land the job by completing three tasks alongside other candidates. Set in France and spiked with "Mais non!", this picture-book treasure is keenly plotted, takes its time, and features striking pencil and watercolor illustrations, painstakingly detailed with no technological enhancements.
32 pp.
| Dial
| March, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3417-3$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Janice Nadeau.
Some grandmas love to cook, dance, do yoga, or kvetch; some work, some travel, and some tell "tales from long ago." They can be called Nana, Oma, Granny, Nai-Nai, or YaYa. They're all different, but they all want to share their love with their grandchildren. The somewhat sophisticated illustrations add humorous details to this rhyming, sentimental ode to grandmothers.
32 pp.
| Kids Can
| February, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-55337-821-1$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Janice Nadeau.
In this pretty, parent-centered book Miriam, a baker, entices Sebastian with the aroma of her signature cinnamon bread. The two marry and have a child; all is perfect until the baby starts crying incessantly. It's finally a "cinnamony smell" that soothes the tot (sleep-deprived caregivers may roll their eyes). Nadeau's warm-hearted mixed-media illustrations of the multiracial family are endearing.