Showing 1–9 of 9 titles
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Asphalt Angels
Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old Alex joins a group of children like him and finds himself adapting to his new life.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2000 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781886910430
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Collector of Moments
When Max, an artist, departs for a long journey, the boy who is his friend and neighbor visits his apartment and discovers an exhibition of pictures created just for him.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2000 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374315207
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Getting Near to Baby
Twelve-year-old Willa Jo and Little Sister, whose voice is “lost in sadness,” live with bossy Aunt Patty following the death of their baby sister. Willa Jo finds haven on the roof and from sunrise to sunset recalls recent events and helps her family come to terms with its tragedy.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2000 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-399-23389-X)
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
A resourceful and resilient tailor transforms his worn-out overcoat into smaller and smaller garments. The patchwork layout of the pages, the two-dimensional paint ings, and the exaggerated perspectives, reminiscent of the folk art tradition, are the very fabric that turn this overcoat into a story.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2000 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780670878550
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Mama & Papa Have a Store
The youngest child in a Chinese family that has emigrated to Guatamala, Carling brings us into her home, which is also her parents' store in "Mama & Papa Have a Store."- Fiction, General Fiction, Autobiography
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2000 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781620143087
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Sector 7
A small boy on a class trip to the Empire State Building is transported by a friendly cloud to Sector 7, a great cloud factory high in the sky. Wiesner's striking and dramatic watercolors transform the childhood fantasy of figures in the clouds into an imaginative story without words.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2000 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780395746561
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The Ugly Duckling
Panoramic end papers set the scene for the creation of the familiar Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Ugly Duckling. Each full-page spread is lush with color that befits the beauty of the naturalistic setting. Pinkney imbues the animals with personality without anthropomorphizing them.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2000 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780688159320
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Vendela in Venice
On a visit to Venice with her father, Vendela experiences the richness and beauty of the city and its palaces, gondolas, and statues.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2000 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789129645590
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When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry
Sophie's indignation over being required to share a favorite toy with her sister leads her on a lonely internal journey from anger to equilibrium. Bang's use of color, line, and visual onomatopoeia combine with a deceptively simple text to create a visually stunning color of a child's journey through a temper tantrum and back to the warmth of her family.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2000 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780590189798