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32 pp.
| Candlewick
| September, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8132-6$15.99
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PS
Illustrated by
Adam Record.
A winsome little girl hears a noise on Christmas Eve and investigates, only to find a crumb trail leading away from the plate of cookies for Santa. So begins a parade through her house as she discovers several visitors, including a mouse, an elf, and a reindeer. A lyrical cumulative text is accompanied by cheerful digital illustrations in this amusing, lighthearted holiday read.
32 pp.
| Whitman
| September, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-2852-5$16.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Adam Record.
A school is beset by ghoulies, to the rhythm of "The Ants Go Marching." On the final spread, the monsters--some of them, at least--are revealed to be kids costumed for Halloween. The catchy rhyming verse and humorous cartoony illustrations are enough to warrant an encore. An appended chart helps sort out the math (one by one, two by two...).
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2014
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K-3
Take It Outside series.
Illustrated by
Adam Record.
Caleb and Jackie gallop into the night sky on their horse, Rocket. They see the Big Dipper, lasso a meteoroid, dodge satellites, and marvel at Venus and the aurora borealis, all before heading back home. Flat but friendly digital art complements the playful story, which rather forcibly mixes fantasy and fact. Information on meteor showers is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Take It Outside series.
Illustrated by
Adam Record.
Kit, Mateo, and cat Jasper meet an amiable cloud that takes them on a high-flying adventure in the sky. They encounter cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and cumulonimbus clouds and see nature's water cycle in action. The flat but friendly digital art complements the playful story, which rather forcibly mixes fantasy and fact. A cloud-watching activity is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| July, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-5529-7$15.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Adam Record.
"There's a ghost in the house, / In the creepy haunted house, / On this dark, spooky night, all alone." The cute little ghost is joined by a mummy, monster, skeleton, and witch. Then a boy arrives, scaring them all away. The bouncy rhyme in this cumulative story is engaging, and the scariness level is just right. Digitally created illustrations feature clean compositions.