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Near the Window Tree: Poems and Notes more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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The author shares a selection of her poetry and reflects on her influences and creative process. Illustrated with b&w drawings.

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Dogs & Dragons, Trees & Dreams: A Collection of Poems more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Kuskin has brought together 56 of her best-loved poems in "a gathering of work which appeared previously in seven separate volumes. Engaging notes have been added, and the illustrations have been redrawn to match the fresh new edition", said The Horn Book of this 1980 ALA Notable Children's Book. Illustrated.

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Upstairs Cat

Upstairs Cat more books like this

by K Kuskin

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Poems describe the difficult relationship between two feuding cats that live in the same house. The constant battle between the cats is the poet's metaphor for the futility of war. Illustrated with oil paintings.

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So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?

So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

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A cat answers a young child's questions about such things as how much and where it sleeps, and whether or not it likes living with people.

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Philharmonic Gets Dressed

Philharmonic Gets Dressed more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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What do classical musicians do when they're not dressed up and playing beautiful music? This book depicts their transformation from the casualness of daily life to the formality of the stage.

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Moon, Have You Met My Mother?

Moon, Have You Met My Mother? more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator)

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This collection of poetry by Karla Kuskin includes previously published works as well as new verses. Color illustrations accompany the text.

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The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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After the big game is over, where do the mighty pro football players go? First they go to the locker room where they take off their complicated uniforms. Then they go home to bed. This book depicts the athletes behaving like anybody else off the gridiron.

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Under My Hood I Have a Hat

Under My Hood I Have a Hat more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Fumi Kosaka (Illustrator)

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With bright, cheerful illustrations and a timeless theme, this sweet, simple poem about the trials of bundling up for a cold winter's day is ideal for a parent and child to share over hot chocolate on a snowy day. Full color.

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Traces

Traces more books like this

by Paula Fox, Karla Kuskin (Illustrator)

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Which Horse is William? more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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William's mother knows him so well that she can distinguish him from everyone else in the world--even if he were a horse or a songbird or a mouse or a pig.

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Paul more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Milton Avery (Photographer)

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Milton Avery, the well-known artist, created a series of paintings featuring winged pigs, whiskered caterpillars, and ferocious wolves. He intended to publish them in a children's book, but died and the text was lost. Some 40 years later, his family asked Karla Kuskin to create a book around the pictures: this story about a boy's fanciful journey ...

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Green as a Bean

Green as a Bean more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Melissa Iwai (Illustrator)

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In this celebration of imagination, award-winning poet Kuskin asks young readers what they would be if they weren't themselves. Would they be a mouse? A mouse's house? Iwai's bold illustrations are an ideal companion to Kuskin's sweet, playful text. Full color.

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Just Like Everyone Else PB more books like this

by Karla Kustin, Karla Kuskin

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Jonathan James was a very ordinary boy, until he spread his wings and flew off to school!

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Roar and More

Roar and More more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Short, merry poems that show the sounds animals make, from a mouse's 'eeep' to a lion's mighty 'roar'.

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A Great Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story

A Great Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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A Christian boy learns the story behind the celebration of Hanukkah, after a Jewish friend invites him to join in his family's celebration. Color illustrations accompany the text.

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The animals and the ark.

The animals and the ark. more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Noah fills his ark with representatives of every animal species in this colorful retelling of the Biblical story. With watercolor illustrations on rough-textured paper.

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Toots the Cat more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Lisze Bechtold (Illustrator)

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Meet Toots, the lovable feline terror of the house Toots will win you over just as easily as she walks all over you. She eats, plays, naps, and comes and goes as she pleases. But she is so lovable that you'll want her to be your very own animal companion. In this collection of poems, an ode to the author's own cat, Karla Kuskin's evocative and ...

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Jerusalem, Shining Still: Karla Kuskin more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, David Frampton (Illustrator)

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In spare, rhythmic prose and simple verse, Karla Kuskin unfolds Jerusalem's extraordinary history of survival--a story that spans four thousand years of peace and war, invaders and conquerors, pilgrims and settlers. Full-color illustrations.

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Herbert Hated Being Small more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Short Herbert and tall Philomel discover that their heights change when they stand next to different people.

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Patchwork Island more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Petra Mathers (Illustrator)

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A mother stitches a colorful quilt for her daughter so she will have her own patchwork island to play on during the day and wrap up in during cool nights.

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Any Me I Want to Be: Poems more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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The reader is invited to identify the animal or object described in each of these thirty poems.

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The rose on my cake. more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Seventeen poems about such things as a witch's ride, a birthday party, and a stuffed bear.

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Night again more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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Brief text and illustrations depict the approach of night and the ritual of going to bed.

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City Noise more books like this

by Karla Kuskin, Renee Flower (Illustrator)

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The squalling, calling, crashing, rushing, and honking sounds of a big city.

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Jerusalem, Shining Still more books like this

by Karla Kuskin

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The extraordinary history of Jerusalem is told in this moving account of a city's continuing existence. For thousands of years this city has benn built and rebuilt--and Karla Kuskin's spare, rhythmic text unfolds Jerusalem's long history of triumphant survival, with richly colored woodcuts by David Frampton.

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