Horn Book Award Books Product Reviews and Prices

Jean Fritz - Will You Sign Here, John Hancock

A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and ...

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$6

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Maurice Sendak and Jeanyee Wong - Outside over There

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

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Latest review by rcoaxum12 Feb 22, 2010

"“Outside Over There” is a Caldecott Honor Book from the creative mind of Maurice Sendak..." Read full review

$10 - $20

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Arnold Lobel - On Market Street

A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.

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Latest review by carmenbabylove Apr 23, 2008

"On Market Street is a beautifully illustrated alphabet book about a little girl shopping for items f..." Read full review

$7

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Allen Say - Grandfather's Journey

Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant acount of a family's unique ...

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Latest review by bilbopooh Mar 9, 2011

"“Leavin’, it never is easy. There’s no place like home’s what they say&helli..." Read full review

$15

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Molly Bang - Grey Lady & the Strawberry Snatcher

The Grey Lady buys a quart of luscious strawberries, but on her way home she is pursued by a fearsome Strawberry Snatcher.

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$6

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Mitsumasa Anno - Anno's Counting Book

A counting book depicting the growth in a village and surrounding countryside during twelve months.

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Latest review by naphtalia Feb 2, 2001

"I never knew about Anno growing up. It wasn't until one day at the UpStart Crow and Company bookstor..." Read full review

$7

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Byrd Baylor - The Desert Is Theirs

"Baylor tells us about the desert, describing selected flora and fauna, and respectfully paying tribute to the Desert People who know its secrets and ...

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$3

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Ed Young - Seven Blind Mice

It's a pillar, says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, ...

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Latest review by donnamr Apr 8, 2002

"Seven Blind Mice find SOMETHING lurking nearby. One by one, six of them feel various sections of th..." Read full review

$8

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Ann Jonas - The Trek

The city streets become a jungle, then a desert, as a child forges her way to school, observing and avoiding all the wild animals posing as trees, ...

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$6

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Rachel Isadora - Ben's Trumpet

Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.

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Latest review by rcoaxum12 Mar 23, 2011

"I was reading this book for the Goodreads Picture Book Club for the theme of music. “Ben..." Read full review

$7

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Kate Lied and Jo Tunstall - Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression

During the "Great Depression," a family seeking work finds employment for two weeks digging potatoes in Idaho.

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Latest review by nagels Feb 27, 2006

"Potato A Tale from the Great Depression, a National Geographic Society publication, is a short child..." Read full review

Brian Pinkney - Adventures of Sparrowboy

After a run-in with a sparrow, a paperboy named Henry finds that he suddenly has the ability to fly. Fashioning himself after "Falconman," his ...

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$3 - $7

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Gail E. Haley - A Story, a Story: An African Tale

Despite his age, Ananse the Spider man enterprises to buy the stories of Nyame, the Sky God, to whom all stories then belonged.

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Latest review by rcoaxum12 Sep 8, 2011

"I have actually first watched “A Story, A Story” on a Weston Woods video (which was a ch..." Read full review

Caralyn Buehner - Fanny's Dream

Fanny is a hard working farm girl, who dreams of marrying a handsome prince. But when Heber proposes, Fanny decides to give up her dream. She and ...

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Latest review by kenpink Jun 25, 2000

"We have all read a Cinderella story- the girl goes from rags to riches and meets the handsome prince..." Read full review

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea,  but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless  youth, hungry for ...

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Latest review by wrdnik3 Jan 12, 2012

"This is a tale of the deeds of the greatest of all wizards, the Archmage Ged, a tale of the days bef..." Read full review

$6

from 1 store

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