William Steig
2) Gorky rises
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
One fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his laboratory by the kitchen sink to have another try at concocting a magic potion. This time he strikes upon the missing ingredient--half a bottle of his mother's attar of roses--and he knows it's success at last. While he is waiting for the bubbly, glinting liquid to show what it can do, he heads over to Elephant Rock, "his best spot for doing nothing." But on the way he...
4) Dominic
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c1972.
Language
English
Description
Dominic is a talented dog, and when he encounters the notorious Doomsday Gang up to their old tricks, it becomes obvious they have met their match!
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Profiles seven artists who have won the Caldecott Medal for their illustrated children's books, from 1942's Robert McCloskey to 2004's Mordicai Gerstein, providing information on their lives, careers, and creation of the winning books.