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32 pp.
| Holt
| October, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9748-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
An Alaskan girl has the winter blahs: it's always dark, and there's a moose living in her backyard, eyeing her swing. Not even Hanukkah gifts can cheer her up--until the aurora borealis lights up the night ("our very own Hanukkah Festival of Lights"). Luminous acrylic and gouache paintings reflect the "rainbow on black velvet" that is the aurora borealis.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Poems (of varying quality) about space travel, astronauts, bodies in the solar system, and the universe combine scientific terminology and wonderment. Each is juxtaposed, some in creative graphic formats, on cartoonlike illustrations of the featured object. Black border margins contain more detailed facts and background information about such topics as weightlessness, the history of flight, and planetary surface conditions.
40 pp.
| Peachtree
| October, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-56145-593-5$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
It's 1896, and young Bessie (who is based on a real child) meets legendary suffragist Susan B. Anthony, who convinces her to participate in an upcoming suffrage rally. The wooden dialogue is unconvincing, but the historical revelations (girls and women who rode bikes used to be considered unladylike) and gouache paintings are successful at conveying setting.
32 pp.
| Dutton
| February, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47859-1$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Silverman adroitly tells the story of the privileged nineteenth-century New Yorker who defied the thinking that "girls who used their brains too much would become ill" and shined as a social activist and poet; her "The New Colossus" graces the base of the Statue of Liberty. Schuett's multicolored swirls add verve to the staid historical backdrops. Reading list, websites. Bib.
32 pp.
| Dutton
| May, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47792-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
During the War of 1812, a lighthouse keeper's daughters spot a British warship approaching. The fast-thinking sisters trick the British marines (portrayed as buffoons) into believing that American soldiers are advancing by playing "Yankee Doodle" on a fife and drum. Bold-hued double-page spreads make use of light and shadow to enhance this historic drama based on a true incident.
40 pp.
| Clarion
| September, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-618-70222-0$16.00
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
These free-verse poems tell the story of a boy's slow winning-over of his frightened guinea pig. The text is brief and direct, conveying Katz's keen observations with well-chosen words. Using an acrylic palette of browns, blues, and greens and incorporating intense shades and white to highlight textures, Schuett captures all the guinea pig's moods and appeal.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2007
32 pp.
| August/Little Folk
| May, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-87483-777-3$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
In this "Tortoise and the Hare" revisioning, Turkey is trying on Turtle's shell when Rabbit (thinking it's Turtle) challenges him to a race. To Rabbit's dismay, Turkey sticks out his long legs, flaps his wings, and flies to the finish line. The story is uneven; parts are relayed in forced rhyme. Expansive illustrations show the action from a variety of perspectives.
32 pp.
| Clarion
| December, 2006
|
TradeISBN 0-618-56433-0$16.00
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
As Charlie and Grandpap plant the seeds for their watermelon patch, Charlie hopes for a wishing watermelon. All summer long as they fish and swim and tend the garden, Grandpap tries to guess Charlie's wish. Warm bordered paintings accentuate the affectionate relationship between grandfather and grandson.
32 pp.
| Whitman
| April, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-8075-7101-6$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
At neighbor Miss Sandy's raptor rehabilitation center, Nathan suggests giving a screech owl with a broken wing some orphaned owlets to care for. Nathan then finds a way, even with his own cerebral palsy, to help Miss Sandy with her chores and tasks. Despite the pointed parallel between disabled owl and boy, the story, accompanied by warm illustrations, has energy.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| October, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-0779-7$15.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Helping Papa make latkes on Hanukkah, Selma mourns her mother's recent death but finds comfort in her father's gentle directive: "Mama isn't here, but we are. We can remember Mama." The sentimental story gives a narrow view of grief but provides a warm view of the holiday. The family portraitures are underscored with candlelit tones and the traditional blue color of Hanukkah.
Reviewer: Marika Hoe
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2004
(4)
PS
Raffi Songs to Read series.
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
The text of the traditional song about letting one's "light shine" is accompanied by images of an elementary-school class preparing to put on a play: one child dresses as a star and the others dress in native costumes from many lands. Although the art is a bit brooding and dark, the multiethnic cast of enthusiastic kids and the musical arrangement at the end make this book welcome.
40 pp.
| McElderry
| September, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-689-85890-6$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Enlisting an unrhyming text with line breaks, Wong introduces the world of chess, with its tournaments and ratings, cheese puffs and puzzles, triumphs and frustrations, through the experiences of third-grader Alex, who has just joined a chess club. Each face depicted in Schuett's warm gouache and ink paintings reflects a distinct personality and ethnicity, and she manages to make playing chess look exciting.
32 pp.
| Augsburg
| September, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-8066-4557-1$$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett
&
Stacey Schuett.
Text and art work together well in this story of faith and love. On Tessa's sixth birthday, everyone is there but her father, snowed in at an airport. Tessa's birthday wish to celebrate with her father is answered--he arrives home and wakes her up for a snowy middle-of-the-night birthday surprise. Although the story may be too sweet for some, the richly colored illustrations capture the disappointment, then the joy of the reunion.
(3)
K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Betsy is thrilled to learn that a family new to the Nebraska prairie includes a girl her age. She feels rebuffed when Emmeline is unenthusiastic about the cornhusk doll that she has made for her, but by the end of the day, during which the girls hunt for berries, play tag, and get lost, they are fast friends. With its short chapters and engaging color art, this book is a fine introduction to frontier life for beginning readers.
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
As a girl rides on an airplane with her mother to say goodbye to her dying uncle, she imagines doing it her own way--in her uncle's biplane, skywriting her own message to him. Her honesty and courage balance the heart-tugging poignancy. With high contrasts of darkness and vibrant color, the evocative illustrations are both realistic and esoteric. This edition features new jacket art and a new trim size.
32 pp.
| Walker
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-8027-8801-7$$16.95
|
LibraryISBN 0-8027-8802-5$$17.85
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Short sentences about tree parts and characteristics make analogies to human body parts and behavior. Some comparisons, such as bark to skin, focus on functionality; others are less scientific ("the trees burst with new life, just like you burst out the door...and celebrate spring") but may spark discussion. Warm acrylic and gouache illustrations show trees from different parts of the world. Additional information is appended.
(4)
K-3
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series.
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
With bright new illustrations, this book offers an accurate description of the growth and development of an apple tree from a single seed, though the short, often repetitive sentences sometimes cloud instead of clarify the information. The effects of different seasons and weather systems are discussed, and a brief experiment is appended.
32 pp.
| Whitman
| September, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-8075-2288-0$$14.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
When Carla and her mother finally get their own apartment after losing everything in a fire, Carla wants a huge Thanksgiving feast, but Mama, citing lack of space and money, says, "Fat chance." Thinking like the Pilgrims, resourceful Carla manages to gather their new neighbors for a communal feast. Colorful illustrations nicely contrast Carla's imaginings of Pilgrim times with her own multicultural, urban neighborhood.
32 pp.
| Hyperion
| September, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-7868-0392-4$$15.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
On a dark and stormy night, young Max wants to read a story about cats, but Ellery insists on reading a ruthless pirate tale aloud, playing up the scary parts to maximize Max's fear. The pirate story features appropriately spooky elements but is drawn out too long, and Max's revenge on Ellery is predictable. The dark illustrations add atmosphere.
32 pp.
| Augsburg
| August, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-8066-3871-0$$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
Although her ornithology is questionable, Ketcham imbues this Christmas story and pourquoi tale with the feeling of a legend. A robin singes her feathers while fanning the fire in the stable to help warm the baby Jesus, and forever after she has a red breast. In thanks, Mary gives the robin directions so she and her descendants can fly south for the winter. The dark, earthy illustrations have a warm feeling that conveys the reverent mood of a quiet Nativity.