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I Am Polar Bear by J. Patrick Lewis; Miriam Nerlove (Illustrator)
Category: Education
The polar bear is known by many names in different languages--White Bear, Ice Bear, Sea Bear. It is Sailor of the Icebergs, Whale's Curse, Seal's Dread. It is the animal deserving of great respect, the Ever-wandering One, the Master of Helping Spirits, Grandfather, or God's Dog. Whatever its name, what ...Show more
It's Not the Baby by J. Patrick Lewis; Leigh Lewis; Maddie Frost (Illustrator)
Category: Board Books
Who is making all the mischief in this house? It's not the baby Short rhyming lines in this board book pose a toddler-appropriate whodunit and expressive art shows the true culprits. Little ones will chime on the repeated title refrain and will delight in the surprise ending--when of course--it finally ...Show more
It's Not the Puppy by J. Patrick Lewis
Category: Board Books
Who is making all this mischief? It's not the puppy Short rhyming lines in this board book pose a toddler-appropriate whodunit and expressive art shows the true culprits. Little ones will chime on the repeated title refrain and will delight in the surprise ending--when of course--it finally IS the puppy ...Show more
National Geographic Kids Book of Animal Poetry : 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! by J. Patrick Lewis
Category: Children's Poetry
Perfect for browsing, reading aloud, or enjoying cover to cover, this bold entry into the poetry field inspires even as it informs children about the creatures in the world around them. Poems both beloved and new celebrate The Winged Ones who soar through the air, "The Little Ones", who crawl through th ...Show more
Once Upon a Tomb by J. Patrick Lewis
Category: unmapped
Clever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can't help but tickle the funny bone. Illustrations.
Phrases of the Moon: Lunar Poems by J Patrick Lewis
Category: Picture Books
Age range 10+In this ode to the moon, musical text weaves stories people have told for centuries with impressions we all might have had about this enigmatic but constant celestial orb. Enhanced by luminous illustrations, this magnificent picture book collection of original poems, retold myths, and facts ...Show more
Take Two! A Celebration of Twins by J Patrick Lewis
Category: Graphic Novels
Know some twins, or expecting to? This twinspired collection pairs poems and pictures in a lighthearted salute to the many twins among us. Old twins, new twins, famous twins, not-at-all-alike twins, side-byside twins, let's play twins, not-yet twins, mirror twins all kinds of twins! come together in a c ...Show more
The Good Ship Crocodile by J. Patrick Lewis
Category: Picture Books
Age range 6 to 9Snout is not your typical crocodile. When the skies of Africa turn dark with rain and Snout’s river swells, this good-natured reptile lends his broad back to many stranded animal neighbours. Toads, hedgehogs, anteaters, and fireflies are thus carried safely over dangerous waters. Then, w ...Show more
The House by J. Patrick Lewis
Category: Children's
A stone-and-mortar house watches a century pass and inhabitants come and go in this gorgeously illustrated book from 2008 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Roberto Innocenti.
World Rat Day: Poems about Real Holidays You've Never Heard of by J Patrick Lewis
Category: Children's
From the Children's Poet Laureate comes a year-round ode to wacky holidays just begging to be celebrated. Nobody should ever forget Ewe on Ohio Sheep Day (July 14). No mata mata how hard they may try on World Turtle Day (May 23). If you've never heard of Dragon Appreciation Day, International Cephalopod ...Show more
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