What Does Peace Feel Like?
from Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Peace.
What does that word really mean? Ask children from around the world, and this is what they say....
"Fire! Fire!" Said Mrs. McGuire
by Bill Martin Jr
from Harcourt Children's Books
A modern adaptation of an old nursery rhyme, Fire! Fire! Said Mrs. McGuire combines the whimsical illustrations of Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Richard Egielski with the playful one-liners of Bill Martin. When Mrs. McGuire, a television news anchor, hears about a fire from a reporter flying over the city in a helicopter, a hilarious transfer of information begins. "'Where? Where?'" said Mrs. Bear. 'Downtown!' said Mrs. Brown." The story climaxes as the fire department arrives in a flurry to extinguish a blaze that turns out to be the candles on elderly Mrs. Wear's birthday cake.
Bill Martin Jr's classic text gets a fresh update from Vladimir Radunsky. With the wry wit that fans have come to expect, Radunsky creates a wacky world of bumbling rodents behind the closet door. And for more fun, a keyhole cutout reveals a delightful surprise ending.
The Maestro Plays
by Bill Martin Jr
from Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Bling Blang (Radunsky/Guthrie)
by Woody Guthrie
from Candlewick
Attention young architects and builders: Check out the house that Woody Guthrie and Vladimir Radunsky built!
Run bring rocks
and I'll bring bricks.
A nice pretty house
we'll build and fix
Making something together has never been this much fun! Legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie is the architect; graphic artist Vladimir Radunsky and his young friends are the builders. You can be sure the house they build—full of zany humor and vivid color—is a fun house. So, ZING-O ZANG-O, come on in! Any child who has built something out of bits and bobs of anything or known the joys of creating will feel right at home!
Sheet music featured on reverse side of jacket!
Visit www.woodyguthrie.org for info on Woody Guthrie
Where the Giant Sleeps
by Mem Fox
from Harcourt Children's Books
The Mighty Asparagus (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))
by Vladimir Radunsky
from Silver Whistle
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Vladimir Radunsky tells the uproarious tale of an almost immovable vegetable. Drawing on Italian Renaissance art, the esteemed artist creates a breathtaking magical kingdom, where it's easy to imagine that such an asparagus existed. His artwork is as gorgeous as it is funny. Although the old masters may turn over in their graves, readers of all ages will clamor for more of The Mighty Asparagus.
Discovery
by Joseph Brodsky
from Amazon Remainders Account
Howdi Do (Radunsky/Guthrie)
by Woody Guthrie
from Candlewick
Folk-music legend Woody Guthrie meets madcap artist Vladimir Radunsky (Yucka Drucka Droni) in the ebullient picture book and CD set Howdi Do, a cheerful song-story about a bright yellow dog who has to say hello to and "shakey paw" with absolutely everyone. It's perhaps the most contagiously cheerful book on the planet--a puppy madly running through town shaking everyone's hand, spreading good cheer, and saying "howdi do," of course. Radunsky's crisp, colorful collages shout and wave and bound with the simple song; once preschoolers listen to the accompanying CD they'll get the idea and join right in: "Howjee, heejee, hijee, hojee,/ Howdi do, sir, doodle-do." The four-song CD of kid-friendly Guthrie creations, performed by the Band of Weeds, adds even more rhythm and life to this happy offering. (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson
An illustrated version of the song about shaking hands as a friendly way to greet "everybody that I meet."
Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War
from Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Did you know a little boy could stop a big war?
How?
Turn the page and read about the legendary Belgian boy who showed the world just how silly it is to fight.
Because . . .
by Mikhail Baryshnikov
from Ginee Seo Books
I love my grandma.
really, I do. But she always embarrasses me.
See what I mean?
Whenever anyone asks her why she does such crazy things, she just says:
Because...
I think Grandma has a secret.
But what could it be?
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