Anthony Browne
1) What if ...?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening street, Joe's imagination starts to run wild. And as they search for the right place, he wonders 'what if...' at each house, peeking in to see some surprising sights. From the award-winning former British Children's Laureate Anthony Browne comes a picture book whose slyly bewitching setup unfolds...
2) My dad
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about "my dad," who can jump over the moon, swim like a fish, and be as warm as toast.
3) My mom
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mom," who can make anything grow, roar like a lion, and be as comfy as an armchair.
4) Silly Billy
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
To help with his anxiety, Billy uses the worry dolls his grandmother recommends, but he finds that they do not quite solve his problem.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
After his father seems to disappear, a boy takes a cake to his ill grandmother, traveling through the forest in a journey reminiscent of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From "Peter Pan" to "The Wind in the Willows," a chimpanzee finds himself inside a different classic tale each time he visits the library.
9) Gorilla
Author
Language
English
Description
Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.
10) Little Beauty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a gorilla who knows sign language tells his keepers that he is lonely, they bring him a very special friend.
12) Hide and seek
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations : 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Siblings Cy and Poppy play hide-and-seek in the woods.
13) The daydreamer
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An imaginative ten-year-old boy, who is best understood by his family, recounts some of the adventures he has while daydreaming.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Hansel and Gretel, a famine has settled over the land. The children of a poor woodcutter are abandoned in the woods by their cruel stepmother who believes she and her husband will starve as a result of providing for the children. Days of wandering lead them to a beautiful cottage made of gingerbread and candy, which the children begin to eat. Lured inside by an old woman who promises hot baths, soft beds and more delicious food, the children are...
15) How do you feel?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2012], c2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed., Reinforced trade ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young chimp describes a variety of emotions he experiences.
16) Willy's pictures
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Willy the chimp paints pictures that are tributes to art masterpieces, including "American Gothic," "The Birth of Venus," and "Mona Lisa."
17) Me and you
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.
19) The shape game
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.
20) I like books
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st Candlewick Press ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young chimp declares his love for all kinds of books, from funny books and scary books to song books and strange books.