A bouncing ball causes much excitement around the house.

The Ball Bounced

Nancy, Tafuri

Puffin

Bird cannot find Bunny during a game of hide-and-seek and worries that Bunny has run away.

Where Did Bunny Go? A Bunny and Bird Story

scholastic

The text of this sumptuous, oversize book, based on an old poem by Gregory Gander (aka George Ellis), assigns a single adjective to each month ("Snowy, Flowy, Blowy,/ Showery, Flowery, Bowery," and so on). It's an ideal vehicle for Tafuri (I Love You, Little One), who clearly revels in lushly detailed, expansive nature tableaux. Birds dominate in most of the full-bleed spreads, and they exude the aery quality of the rhyme (the ruby-throated hummingbird that illustrates May's "Flowery" is breathtaking). No matter how diverse their shapes or sizes, the birds command a panoramic view of the landscape. For "Showery" in April, viewers may feel as if they are crouching in the marsh grasses next to a gracefully bending swan; a treetop view for June's "Bowery" features two lovestruck, rose-breasted bluebirds nestled among pink flowers, while below them a wedding takes place in a riverside garden. As she proved in I Love You, Little One (a copy of which turns up in the final spread, drawn from an indoor perspective), Tafuri's hand is surer when depicting creatures great and small than humans; the people in these pages have a wooden, almost perfunctory quality with one important exceptionAthe mother and baby in "Freezy" December, who suggest a parallel to the Nativity. An inventive approach to the rhythms of the natural world. Ages 3-6. (Oct.)

SNOWY FLOWY BLOWY A Twelve Months Rhyme

Silly Little Goose!

Scholastic. Inc.

Award-winning author/illustrator Nancy Tafuri presents a charming bedtime companion to her classic Caldecott Honor winner HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?. The sun is setting and it's time for Mama to lead her youngsters home. One dawdling duckling falls behind, drawn to the pond creatures who call, "Goodnight, Little Duckling!" as he paddles by. Soon, Mama and the other ducklings are all out of sight, but there's no need for alarm. One special turtle is waiting to carry the little duckling back to Mama's nest. In this fresh companion to her classic Caldecott Honor winner HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?, Nancy Tafuri's beautifully detailed watercolors and spare text once again capture the tender feelings and joyful wonder of childhood.

Goodnight, My Duckling

Children's Books

Animals

Scholastic Press

NOW IN BOARD BOOK, Nancy Tafuri's delightful tale of a silly little goose's misguided quest for the perfect place to make her nest."Early one morning, Goose sets out to make a nest." Honk! The first place Goose finds looks nice and warm. But "Silly Little Goose!" That pen is for the pigs! Then Goose finds someplace nice and soft, a rag box in the tool shed. But "Silly Little Goose!" The cat and her kittens already live there. Lovable, muddled Goose finally encounters an old straw hat, which readers have seen tumbling throughout the story. It's warm, soft, quiet, cozy -- perfect! Goose lays her eggs and watches over them until -- crack! crack! crack! -- out pop eight wonderful peeping chicks. "Hooray for Little Goose!"

Stable animals that witness Jesus' birth welcome him with joyful noise in this fittingly melodic picture book. All the creatures wish to offer their unique songs to the baby, but the shy donkey refrains from taking part, worried that his bray is too coarse. In the end, his sincere "hee-haw" receives a most wonderful response. Tafuri's (I Love You, Little One) ability to combine a breezy storytelling style with economical text sets apart her timeless message that a gift from the heart is always the most appreciated. The outsize (10" x 10") format suits the large-scale, up-close perspectives of her softly edged pencil-and-watercolor art. Ages 2-5.

The Donkey's Christmas Song

Now in board! Award-winning author/illustrator Nancy Tafuri's charming bedtime companion to her classic Caldecott Honor winner HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING? Now, a board edition of the charming book praised as "a worthy companion to HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?" by Kirkus (starred review). It's bedtime on the pond, and one dawdling duckling falls behind, drawn to the pond creatures who call, "Goodnight, little duckling!" as he paddles by. Soon, Mama and the other ducklings are all out of sight, but a kindhearted turtle is waiting to carry the little duckling back to Mama's nest. Nancy Tafuri's beautifully detailed watercolors and spare text once again capture the tender feelings and joyful wonder of childhood.

The Busy Little Squirrel

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The Ball Bounced

Where Did Bunny Go? A Bunny and Bird Story

SNOWY FLOWY BLOWY A Twelve Months Rhyme

Silly Little Goose!

Goodnight, My Duckling

Silly Little Goose!

The Donkey's Christmas Song

The Donkey's Christmas Song

Goodnight, My Duckling

The Busy Little Squirrel