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32 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6983-6$16.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Gillian Tyler.
In this simple, entertaining rhyme, each of a diverse group of children names a ride he or she likes, from a train to a cloud. For traveling together, however, everyone declares, "But the best is the bus. / The bus is for us." Lively watercolor illustrations show children using their separate rides, then happily driving off together on their bus.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| May, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3208-3$16.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Gillian Tyler.
Dinny Brown is impatient to get to the Derry Fair. Mommy, Daddy, and Sister Lucy are all busy with chores, so Grandma Patty finally sets off with Dinny. The rhyming, repetitive text makes a pleasing read-aloud. Softly colored illustrations provide a suitable homespun look; a double gatefold reveals a panorama of the fair and all its sensory pleasures.
24 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-1542-0$$14.99
(2)
PS
Illustrated by
Gillian Tyler.
A toddler named Tilly "loves treasure hunting," and her parents make her day into a continuous game of search-and-find. Someone is always looking for something in this delicately and attentively drawn household. Ahlberg's unhurried text reflects the comfortable rhythm of Tilly's life. Readers have the dual pleasure of hunting along with Tilly and basking in the warmth of her parents' love for her.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| March, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-0711-8$$13.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Gillian Tyler.
Grandma tells Michael and Hannah a story about children just like them. The story children "all of a sudden got so very, very small" that they lived in the shell of a garden snail. Their adventures are suggested by Grandma's own lush garden, where the fall of an apple is an earthquake. The exquisite pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations capture the fascination of the miniature. This is a book to pore over again and again for its entrancing details.