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Ten Times Better

Richard Michelson, Leonard Baskin

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Ten Times Better, by Michelson.
New York Public Library "Children's Books, 2000 - 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing."
"...an imaginative numbers book that picks up where most others leave off. Michelson's jocular verse injects plenty of laughs into the calculations, while Baskin's jaunty, detailed watercolors deploy a sophisticated palette of muted autumnal hues." --Publishers Weekly, 7/31/00
Starred Review! "Paintings full of freshness and spirit, poems whimsical and sly, and yes, even a bit of mathematics all make this book irresistible...The wordplay is completely engaging, and artist Baskin triumps again with evocative and often startling animal images in a muted palette." --Kirkus Reviews 8/15/00
"The versus read aloud well, and the varied and off-center layouts (including a pull-out for the final page) are pleasing also from a distance, making this a good choice for story times...Additional facts, questions, and answers about each animal at the end (with an index) should be fun for individual readers. Baskin's vibrant, eerie, and humorous watercolors are a great enhancement to the intricately playful verses." -School Library Journal 10/00
"...a clever concept for a counting book, and the rhyming text adds to the fun. Baskin's watercolor illustrations, lovely as always to look at... In a lavish gesture, the last page is a gatefold filled with 100 humble bumblebees. The temptation to count is irresistible." --Booklist, 10/1/00

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Ten Times Better is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Animals That Ought to Be: Poems About Imaginary Pets

Richard Michelson

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Animals That Ought to Be: Poems About Imaginary Pets 5 out of 5 stars.
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Purchased at the request of our 6 yr. old grandson. It was read to him in Kindergarden...and he loved it. It is the book he asks for most often...and enjoys each and every poem...he has mesmorized several of the poems..and his 3 yr. old brother is an avid listener. Definately a best buy.

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Baskin and Michelson, who collaborated very effectively on the earlier Did You Say Ghosts?, have created a dozen creepy--but helpful--creatures, including the Nightmare Scarer, which eats bad dreams; and the Channel Changer, which gives a new meaning to the term "belly button." (Ages 5 to 8)

Hosie's Alphabet: 2

Leonard Baskin

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A full-page illustration of a creature for each letter of the alphabet, including a bumptious baboon, furious fly, ghastly garrulous gargoyle, and quintessential quail.

Alberic the Wise

Norton Juster

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The True Meaning of LIfe 5 out of 5 stars.
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If one is searching for the true meaning of life, you can find it between the few pages of this "picture book." It is not the successes and the failures that we encounter daily, but what is important is how we get to them and what we do with them. THE JOURNEY.

Feudel vassel Alberic learns it is alright to fail 5 out of 5 stars.
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The story was originally written in 1965 but has been reissued in 1992 accompanied by some wonderful paintings by Leonard Baskin that are, indeed, reminiscent of Barry Moser (both of whom, interestingly enough, founded their own private presses). In this day and age, children are basically taught that success is everything and the only thing. This book tells a remarkably different tale: it is alright to fail, as Alberic learns repeatedly. Alberic does not wallow in his failure, he picks up and moves on to new chapters of his life. Ultimately, he learns he is a success by being thought wise, yet he remains uncomfortable in the trappings of success. Why, because he has learned that life is lived best by continual striving, that it is a process, a journey wherein "the freedom and the joy [is felt by] not knowing where each new step would take him." An altogether wonderful lesson for children and wonderful paintings.

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In the days of the Renaissance, Alberic leads the reader among the folds of a rich tapestry in his search for wisdom.

A Book of Flies Real or Otherwise

Richard Michelson

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Bugman's review 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is sure to delight both parents and children alike. Richard Michelson's whimsical poems coupled with fantastic illustrations by Leonard Baskin combine to make this book entertaining, educational and fun. Each fly receives dual treatment by the author and illustrator. First, a painting of the fly viewed through a child's literal eye matched with a humorous poem, followed by a factual monograph and technical sketch of the fly. Michelson and Baskin have concocted a brilliant collection of flies, real or otherwise.

Editorial Review:

If an insect can fly, we might think it's a fly and call it a fly, but can it join the club Diptera? That club (scientists call it an "order") is reserved for real flies only-to join, an insect must have six legs and two wings. There are close to 90,000 species of flies. In the witty poems and paragraphs of this enlightening book, you'll discover fantastic flies that exist only in the imagination and fascinating facts about nine real files-and even some non-flies you thought were flies! With a humorous and descriptive mix of poetry and prose, the author exposes several extraordinary variations of this ordinary household pest. Realistic and interpretive drawings mingle on the pages to depict the types of flies you might encounter. It's something to think about the next time you go to swat a fly! New York Public Library's 1999 "Best Children's Books for Reading and Sharing."

Hosie's Zoo: 2

Leonard Baskin

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Watercolors depicting the familiar as well as the exotic in the world of animals.

Imps,demons,hobgoblins

Leonard Baskin

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An illustrated catalogue of imps, hobgoblins, demons, and witches taken from literature and the author's own imagination.

Did You Say Ghosts?

Richard Michelson

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Ghosts 5 out of 5 stars.
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My grandson loves this book. The artwork is interesting & we have fun talking about the pictures.

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A deliciously scary cumulative tale, with the series of possible monsters that follow each scared of something else. Kids will enjoy the humor as well as the shiver these all-star spooks bring.
Enriched by noted artist, Leonard Baskin's gallery of frightful imaginings, this is not a bedtime book, for the skeletons, witches, and other spooky creatures conjured up will lull no child to sleep! Instead, this is a humorous and spine-chilling repetitive story for older children.

A Book of Dragons

Leonard Baskin

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