NYT PICTURE BOOK BEST SELLERS
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes; illustrated
by Bryan Collier.
Gallop!:
A Scanimation Picture Book
by Rufus Butler Seder ...
BIG WORDS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE,
by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell.
SWING!,
written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.
Barack by Jonah Winter; illus. by A. G. Ford.
BRAVA, STREGA NONA!, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
PETE AND PICKLES,
written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed.
A pig named Pete leads a perfectly predictable and sensible existence until Pickles, the runaway circus elephant, turns it upside-down. Pickles possesses the joie de vivre of Auntie Mame (and the extensive wardrobe to carry it off with Elan). She takes Pete swan-diving off Niagara Falls and sledding down the Matterhorn: that both of these activities unfold in places that are a far cry from the actual locales doesn't make them any less exciting to the increasingly game Pete. Breathed (Mars Needs Moms!) writes in that giddy blend of skepticism and romanticism that have made his Pulitzer Prize-winning Bloom County comic strip a must-read--he creates not just a series of funny/tender vignettes but an emotional rollercoaster of a story, complete with a gripping life-or-death climax. Yet it's the digital artwork that's the real grabber. With nods to Hokusai and Hopper, Magritte and film noir, Breathed achieves a dreamy intensity, a sculptural heft that makes these images his most evocative and expansive to date. Ages 3-5. (Oct.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
PETER PAN, adapted and illustrated by Robert Sabuda.
GINGERBREAD FRIENDS,
written and illustrated by Jan Brett.
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