Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Six new beautifully illustrated picture books

Rabbit's Gift by George Shannon
Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on their doorstep.

A Birthday For Cow by Jan Thomas
Dispite the objections of Pig and Mouse, Duck insists on adding a special ingredient to the cake they are making to celebrate Cow's birthday. Shhh! It's a surprise.

The Thanksgiving Bowl by Virginia Kroll
Each member of a family writes an anonymous "I Am Thnkful For" note and places it in the Thanksgiving bowl, but after the family guesses who wrote each note, the bowl is accidentally left outside, where it rolls off on a year-long series of adventures.

Treasure by Suzanne Bloom
When Bear follows Goose on what he thinks is treasure hunt, they make a wonderful discovery.

Duck by Randy Cecil
Duck is a carousel animal who spends her days watching real ducks and dreams of soaring among them. Flying is all she can think about...until the day a little lost duckling waddles into her life.

My Friend, The Starfinder by George Ella Lyon
A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow.

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