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Flat Stanley |
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Jeff Brown |
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Poor Stanley. He's a perfectly normal boy until one morning he wakes up flat. After his parents peel the incriminating bulletin board off of him, Stanley must adjust to life as a pancake. He is a boy who takes this kind of thing in stride, though, and soon he's enjoying the advantages of squashedness. Sliding under closed doors is fun, and it's gratifying to be of use to his mother when she drops her ring through a narrow metal grating. Expensive plane fare to California? No problem. Svelte Stanley folds comfortably into a brown paper envelope. There's even room left over in there for an egg-salad sandwich. But Stanley's true moment of glory comes when a gang of thieves begins stealing paintings from the Famous Museum of Art. The case seems hopeless--until our two-dimensional hero saves the day. Here is one boy who doesn't... |
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Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back |
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Shel Silverstein |
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First published in 1963, the late Shel Silverstein's children's book debut Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back, will resonate with young readers much as it did 40 years ago. The affable narrator Uncle Shelby's story begins: "Once there was a young lion and his name was--well, I don't really know what his name was because he lived in the jungle with a lot of other lions and if he did have a name it certainly wasn't a name like Joe or Ernie or anything like that." That all changes, however, when a circus man discovers the lion's skills as a marksman (the lion took a gun from a hunter he ate) and names him Lafcadio the Great. When the circus man takes Lafcadio to New York City, the story takes on a certain Crocodile Dundee quality--the lion eats the menu at a fancy restaurant, demands marshmallows (he likes the sound of... |
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Crictor |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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‘A highly diverting picture book about an agreeable pet boa constrictor that earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.’ —BL. ‘Children will love it.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1959 (ALA)
1959 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
A Reading Rainbow Selection
1958 Children's Spring Book Festival Prize (NY Herald Tribune)
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Crictor |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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Book Description
‘A highly diverting picture book about an agreeable pet boa constrictor that earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.’ —BL. ‘Children will love it.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1959 (ALA)
1959 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
A Reading Rainbow Selection
1958 Children's Spring Book Festival Prize (NY Herald Tribune)
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Erotoscope - the Art of Tomi Ungerer |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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Nerve.com, February 2002
Erotoscope is a glimpse into a mind that's been turning unexpected illustrative tricks for decades.
Libido.com, March 2002
TASCHEN's wonderfully fat new retrospective volume of Tomi Ungerer's sexy hallucinations brims with 400 drawings, half of them previously unpublished.
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Snail, Where Are You |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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Snail, where are you? At a party? At sea? In the mountains? Young sleuths will have hours of fun finding Tomi Ungerer's snail in his many disguises. This beautiful, classic concept book, first published in 1962, has been re-imagined in an all-new lift-the-flap format with added text to enhance the playful illustrations.
About the Author
Tomi Ungerer was born in Strasbourg, France. He came to the United States in 1956, where he published his first children's books. Since then he has written and illustrated many successful and well-loved books for children, including Crictor , Moon Man , Zeralda's Ogre , and The Three Robbers . He is one of the most honored picture book artists in the world. In 1998 he was the recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. "Tomi Ungerer has... |
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Cats as Cats Can |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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It's true, the world is divided between those who love cats and those who hate them. The former group can add Cats As Cats Can by prolific cartoonist, author, and illustrator Tomí Ungerer to the top of their feline-loving list of books. Cats As Cats Can is a collection of Ungerer's sketches, paintings, and cartoons, all in full color--it's 144 pages of pure cat. Pieces range from the silly to the surprised, from abstract strokes of ink to collages with postage stamps and envelopes. The excerpt from his 1983 Far Out Isn't Far Enough, a remembrance of his two beloved Burmese cats, is a fitting end to this lovely book. Ungerer writes, "cats are one of my favorite subjects. At rest or in motion, these languorous, slinky, sinuous and sensuous, wily and selfish creates have been a constant source of... |
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Crictor |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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0060261803 |
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‘A highly diverting picture book about an agreeable pet boa constrictor that earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.’ —BL. ‘Children will love it.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1959 (ALA)
1959 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
A Reading Rainbow Selection
1958 Children's Spring Book Festival Prize (NY Herald Tribune)
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Hombre de la Luna |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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Keine Kuss Fur Mutler |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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Ningun Beso Para Mama |
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Tomi Ungerer |
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