Laurie Berkner, illus. by Ben Clanton. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-6463-5
Popular children’s musician Berkner (The Story of My Feelings) brings another of her songs to the picture book crowd with this vibrant adaptation. Berkner’s lyrics provide a rowdy framework for the story—“We are the dinosaurs,/ marching, marching./...
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Laurie Berkner, illus. by Ben Clanton. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-6465-9
Like a cheery preschool version of the Halloween classic “Monster Mash,” children’s music star Berkner’s snappy tune-turned-picture-book features not-so-scary monsters cutting a rug. When “the biggest monster that you’ve ever seen!” shows up in two...
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Laurie Berkner, illus. by Camille Garoche. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4814-6467-3
Children’s musician Berkner (We Are the Dinosaurs) brings another of her popular songs to the page, this time serving up a cozy lullaby adventure. The book opens in a lamp-lit bedroom where a girl describes Pillowland to two other children: “All the
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Laurie Berkner, Author, Henry Cole, Illustrator , illus. by Henry Cole. Scholastic/Orchard $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-439-42914-6
Musician and children's performer Berkner (Victor Vito
, Under a Shady Tree
) adapts one of her fun-flavored tunes as a picture book. Unfortunately, what works so well as a catchy, silly sing-along in concert isn't as successful in print....
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