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40 pp.
| Candlewick
| March, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8840-0$15.99
(3)
K-3
An energetic brown-skinned boy, Jameson, only likes to wear his green pants ("he could do anything" in them). When he's asked to be in his cousin's wedding, he struggles with the prospect of wearing a black tuxedo. Individualistic Jameson's realistically childlike decision-making adds suspense to the family-centric story, and pencil and watercolor illustrations lend extra dimension with their telling details and intricate pattern work.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7001-6$15.99
(4)
K-3
Delphine, a lonely servant girl in a palace on the savanna, sings to keep her spirits up. When the queen's young niece cruelly mistreats her, Delphine sings, "letting the loneliness and fear pour out of her soul." Her songs turn out to be her salvation, and all too-conveniently ends well. Watercolor and ink illustrations are equally adept at conveying emotion and depicting the vastness of the landscape.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| July, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-5311-8$15.99
(3)
K-3
Henry longs to ride into battle like an old-fashioned knight, but his potential opponents (dragon, griffin, etc.) are only interested in friendly competition. So, while Henry never fights, he does make new friends. The simple resolution is balanced by the humor of Henry's predicament and his incongruous chivalric language. With its intricate patterns in fine black lines, the meticulous artwork invites scrutiny.