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Quick as a Cricket |
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Audrey Wood |
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0859533069 |
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Book Review
"I'm as quick as a cricket, I'm as slow as a snail. I'm as small as an ant, I'm as large as a whale." Parents and teachers choose this big square book for the message of self-confidence. Toddlers love it for the singsong phrases and Don Wood's large, silly, endearing illustrations, which feature a boy mimicking different kinds of animals. At one point, he is pictured sipping tea formally with a fancy poodle ("I'm as tame as a poodle") and on the very next page he is swinging through trees ("I'm as wild as a chimp"). Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself. With a confident grin, he lifts his arms up and declares, "Put it all together and you've got ME!" (Baby to age 6)
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Quick as a Cricket |
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Audrey Wood |
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Hardcover |
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0859531511 |
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Book Review
"I'm as quick as a cricket, I'm as slow as a snail. I'm as small as an ant, I'm as large as a whale." Parents and teachers choose this big square book for the message of self-confidence. Toddlers love it for the singsong phrases and Don Wood's large, silly, endearing illustrations, which feature a boy mimicking different kinds of animals. At one point, he is pictured sipping tea formally with a fancy poodle ("I'm as tame as a poodle") and on the very next page he is swinging through trees ("I'm as wild as a chimp"). Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself. With a confident grin, he lifts his arms up and declares, "Put it all together and you've got ME!" (Baby to age 6)
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I'm as Quick as a Cricket |
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Audrey Wood |
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Board Book |
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0859536645 |
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Book Review
"I'm as quick as a cricket, I'm as slow as a snail. I'm as small as an ant, I'm as large as a whale." Parents and teachers choose this big square book for the message of self-confidence. Toddlers love it for the singsong phrases and Don Wood's large, silly, endearing illustrations, which feature a boy mimicking different kinds of animals. At one point, he is pictured sipping tea formally with a fancy poodle ("I'm as tame as a poodle") and on the very next page he is swinging through trees ("I'm as wild as a chimp"). Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself. With a confident grin, he lifts his arms up and declares, "Put it all together and you've got ME!" (Baby to age 6)
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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub with CD (Audio) |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152055789 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4 In this humorously original tale, various members of the Court, all clothed in elaborate Elizabethan dress, try to dislodge the King from his bubbly tub. Instead they are drawn into it with him, to "do battle" with toy ships and warriors; to eat a lavish feast; to fish and to dance. It is the young page who finds a solution, finally, by pulling the plug. Much of the delight is in Don Wood's meticulous oil paintings, which juxtapose the starched, overdressed, "shocked" demeanor of the Court with the King's twinkling, sensual, even lascivious manner. Minute details in the paintings emphasize this contrast; the red-haired naked King frolics while the fully-clothed courtiers emerge dripping from the bath with literally all their starch taken out. A voluptuous book whose rich range of colors and tones... |
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Napping House |
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Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Board Book |
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0152026320 |
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There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping. "Everyone," in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse... and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house won't be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny's bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their ... |
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The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear |
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Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Board Book |
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0859536599 |
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From the publisher
This board book edition is new, although the soft and hard cover versions, published in 1982, have been extensively reviewed, and have sold over 1,000,000 copies.
Book Description
A rhyming story of opposites that uses animal charactistics to help us explore ourselves and our feelings.
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The Napping House with CD (Audio) |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152050809 |
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Book Review
There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping. "Everyone," in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse... and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house won't be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny's bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their ... |
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The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0859531821 |
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From the publisher
This board book edition is new, although the soft and hard cover versions, published in 1982, have been extensively reviewed, and have sold over 1,000,000 copies.
--This text refers to the
Board book
edition.
Book Description
A rhyming story of opposites that uses animal charactistics to help us explore ourselves and our feelings.
--This text refers to the
Board book
edition.
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Piggies |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152056327 |
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Ships within 2-3 days. |
Book Description
Follow this zany pack of very high-spirited piggies as they romp from fingers to toes and then off to bedtime.
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Napping House |
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Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152567089 |
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Book Review
There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping. "Everyone," in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse... and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house won't be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny's bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their ... |
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La Casa Adormecida |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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(Paperback) - Spanish |
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0152000534 |
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Ships within 3-4 days. |
Book Description
The Spanish-language edition of The Napping House.
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Napping House |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152056203 |
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Book Review
There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping. "Everyone," in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse... and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house won't be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny's bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their ... |
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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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0152427309 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4 In this humorously original tale, various members of the Court, all clothed in elaborate Elizabethan dress, try to dislodge the King from his bubbly tub. Instead they are drawn into it with him, to "do battle" with toy ships and warriors; to eat a lavish feast; to fish and to dance. It is the young page who finds a solution, finally, by pulling the plug. Much of the delight is in Don Wood's meticulous oil paintings, which juxtapose the starched, overdressed, "shocked" demeanor of the Court with the King's twinkling, sensual, even lascivious manner. Minute details in the paintings emphasize this contrast; the red-haired naked King frolics while the fully-clothed courtiers emerge dripping from the bath with literally all their starch taken out. A voluptuous book whose rich range of colors and tones... |
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Piggies |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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0152002170 |
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Ships within 2-3 days. |
From Publishers Weekly
These inventive collaborators ( Heckedy Peg ; The Napping House ) have turned the simple subject of a child's hands into a unique combination of concept and fantasy. As each digit takes on the endearing persona of a "piggy," the stage is set for a whimsical and thought-provoking jaunt. Two fat little piggies--thumbs which each support a rowdy rendering of a porker--stand alone on the opening spread and are soon joined (with a turn of the page) by other outstretched fingers and a cast of "long," "silly," "smart" and "wee" swine. The subjects are depicted in various states ("clean little piggies" gambol amid frothy bubbles), until bedtime arrives and the irrepressible pigs "skip down my tummy, dance on my toes, then run away and hide." Don Wood's subjects have a quirky charm--his vibrant palette is bolstered here... |
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Piggies |
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Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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015202638X |
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From Publishers Weekly
These inventive collaborators ( Heckedy Peg ; The Napping House ) have turned the simple subject of a child's hands into a unique combination of concept and fantasy. As each digit takes on the endearing persona of a "piggy," the stage is set for a whimsical and thought-provoking jaunt. Two fat little piggies--thumbs which each support a rowdy rendering of a porker--stand alone on the opening spread and are soon joined (with a turn of the page) by other outstretched fingers and a cast of "long," "silly," "smart" and "wee" swine. The subjects are depicted in various states ("clean little piggies" gambol amid frothy bubbles), until bedtime arrives and the irrepressible pigs "skip down my tummy, dance on my toes, then run away and hide." Don Wood's subjects have a quirky charm--his vibrant palette is bolstered here... |
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Elbert's Bad Word |
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| Author: |
Audrey Wood |
Book Review
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0152013679 |
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Ships within 2-3 days. |
From Publishers Weekly
Slapstick comedy frees this lesson on "bad" words from didacticism; "A comic but sensible book," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4 A bad word, spoken by a small boy at a fashionable garden party, creates havoc, and the child, Elbert, gets his mouth scrubbed out with soap. The bad word, in the shape of a long-tailed furry monster, will not go away until a wizard-gardener cooks up some really delicious, super-long words that everyone at the party applauds. This single-idea cautionary tale has lively, absurdist pictures of tiara-crowned, formally dressed adults recoiling in horror or cavorting with glee when Elbert, the only child at the party, speaks a word. The transformation of a word into a visible,... |
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