Roar Like a Dandelion

Roar Like a Dandelion

Author: Ruth Krauss

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780062680075

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From Ruth Krauss, the celebrated children’s book author of The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, comes this never-before-published book of witty one-liners—brought to life by Geisel Honor-winning artist Sergio Ruzzier. Dance with a leaf. Jump like a raindrop. Sit in the sun and shine. Not since A Hole Is to Dig and Open House for Butterflies have we seen such electric and playful words on a page. This imaginative story from Ruth Krauss—one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time—and celebrated artist Sergio Ruzzier is a remarkable collaboration that captures the timeless spirit of Krauss’s signature wit and humor. Paired with Ruzzier’s irresistible drawings, this story will delight readers of all ages and inspire them to roar like dandelions. A perfect gift for the holidays, Valentine’s Day, and graduation!


A Hole Is to Dig

A Hole Is to Dig

Author: Ruth Krauss

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1989-09-07

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 006443205X

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What is a hole? A hole is when you step in it you go down A hole is for a mouse to live in. And, of course,a hole is to dig. This is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!


Open House for Butterflies

Open House for Butterflies

Author: Ruth Krauss

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2001-12-04

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 0060286369

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Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's literature, Ruth Krausspublished more than thirty books for children during a career that spanned forty years. Krauss and Sendak collaborated on eight books, and we are delighted to reintroduce four of these gems in brand-new editions, together with a favorite Maurice Sendak picture book.


Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss

Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss

Author: Philip Nel

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2012-07-30

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1628468203

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Winner of the Children’s Literature Association’s 2014 Honor Book Award Crockett Johnson (born David Johnson Leisk, 1906–1975) and Ruth Krauss (1901–1993) were a husband-and-wife team that created such popular children's books as The Carrot Seed and How to Make an Earthquake. Separately, Johnson created the enduring children's classic Harold and the Purple Crayon and the groundbreaking comic strip Barnaby. Krauss wrote over a dozen children's books illustrated by others, and pioneered the use of spontaneous, loose-tongued kids in children's literature. Together, Johnson and Krauss's style—whimsical writing, clear and minimalist drawing, and a child's point-of-view—is among the most revered and influential in children's literature and cartooning, inspiring the work of Maurice Sendak, Charles M. Schulz, Chris Van Allsburg, and Jon Scieszka. This critical biography examines their lives and careers, including their separate achievements when not collaborating. Using correspondence, sketches, contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts, archived and personal interviews, author Philip Nel draws a compelling portrait of a couple whose output encompassed children's literature, comics, graphic design, and the fine arts. Their mentorship of now-famous illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) is examined at length, as is the couple's appeal to adult contemporaries such as Duke Ellington and Dorothy Parker. Defiantly leftist in an era of McCarthyism and Cold War paranoia, Johnson and Krauss risked collaborations that often contained subtly rendered liberal themes. Indeed, they were under FBI surveillance for years. Their legacy of considerable success invites readers to dream and to imagine, drawing paths that take them anywhere they want to go.


Dandelion Magic

Dandelion Magic

Author: Darren Farrell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 0593112911

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Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow up a storm with this interactive, imaginative adventure for fans of Press Here. Jonah's nana has always told him that some dandelions are magical and can grant wishes. When a wish turns Jonah into a pirate, it's up to the reader to help him navigate the choppy waters and all the great monsters he meets by blowing the wind, making faces, and doing raspberries.


I'll Be You and You Be Me

I'll Be You and You Be Me

Author: Ruth Krauss

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2001-05-22

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0060284595

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From the team that brought us A Hole Is To Dig, here's another romp through the wild and wonderful imagination of children.


Randy's Dandy Lions

Randy's Dandy Lions

Author:

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780395274989

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Five talented lions suffer from stage fright and are unable to perform their circus act. A new lion-tamer is hired.


Dandelion Through the Crack

Dandelion Through the Crack

Author: Kiyo Sato

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream tells of a real Japanese-American family, formed both by ancestry and by the American way of life. We see mother, father, and children, and their challenges over seven decades. There are the extraordinary times of the Depression, wartime emergency, internment in the Poston "relocation" camp in the Arizona desert, oppressive prejudice, and the struggle to recover from near-total loss. But there are also many simple, almost-pastoral moments. The wise fables of the author's father -- tales of his old and new homelands and his haiku poetry -- are interwoven throughout. This is Kiyo Sato's first-person account of the family's struggles and triumphs. The result is a work of literary grace, emotional power, and historical and social importance.


We Give Thanks

We Give Thanks

Author: Cynthia Rylant

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1442465085

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From acclaimed and beloved creators Cynthia Rylant and Sergio Ruzzier comes a cozy and quirky picture book that reminds us of all the wonderful things we have to be thankful for. We give thanks for apple trees and bushes filled with roses. We give thanks for nice warm soup and fires to warm our toeses. Follow two sweet friends as they zip around town talking to all their pals about the things they love. The pair may even have a plan cooking to show everyone their gratitude! With its themes of thankfulness and inclusion, this playfully illustrated story is the perfect read for Thanksgiving—or for any day of the year.


A Letter for Leo

A Letter for Leo

Author: Sergio Ruzzier

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 0544223608

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Sergio Ruzzier's inimitably quirky, dreamlike illustrations accompany the tender story of a mailman who yearns to get a letter himself.