Godine_Fall_2022.indd

Super Savings!

Super Savings!

The King of the Birds by Helen Ward “The familiar folk tale of who would be king gets a fresh retelling in this gorgeous picture book.”— Parents’ Choice , recommended

Animals Spell Love by David Cundy “Unique and special, very highly recommended.” — Midwest Book Review

Animals joyously spell out the word “love” in languages from around the world. Children and adults will delight in the way Cundy shapes the letters. The Amharic word that makes a cheetah’s face, the ladybugs made from the French word “l’amour,” the Japanese koi catching a valentine—open your world to all these ways to say “love” (pronunciations included). 40 PAGES · ILLUSTRATED · HARDCOVER · $15.95 $6.50 SAVE 60%

Hundreds of birds gather to choose a king but they cannot decide until a small wren outsmarts them all. A beautiful read-aloud that also introduces children to the incredible variety of bird life on our planet. School Library Journal called it, “A feast for both the eye and ear.” 40 PAGES · HARDCOVER · $17.95 $6.95 SAVE 60%

Little Red Riding Hood by Andrea Wisnewski “Simple and elegant.”— School Library Journal

Extreme Opposites by Max Dalton “Subtle and wry.”— Wall Street Journal

A fresh retelling set in early nineteenth century rural New England. Interiors, architecture, and costumes are based on those found at Old Sturbridge Village, the living-history museum in western Massachu- setts. The images are in a medium Wisnewski has made her own: black-and-white prints made from papercut designs and then painted in gloriously vivid watercolor. AGES 4–8 · 32 PAGES · ILLUSTRATED · SOFTCOVER · $10.95 $5.50 SAVE 50%

These are not ordinary opposites for young children, they are EXTREME! Extremely funny and extremely clever. Knights and dragons, castaways and off-hour Santas, dinosaurs and pirates, mimes and scuba divers: all populate this imaginative universe. And with just two words per page, you and your little one will have more time to linger over the irresistible illustrations. 48 PAGES · ILLUSTRATED · HARDCOVER · $9.95 $4.95 SAVE 50%

Electra to the Rescue: Saving a Steamboat and the Story of Shelburne Museum by Valerie Biebuyck An inspirational life. The story of the Shelburne founder, Electra Havemeyer Webb, and

Rocket Boy by Damon Lehrer “The sorts of visual adventures found in Chris Van Allsburg’s books.”— Publishers Weekly In this wordless black-and-white picture book, one young child explores the boundless reaches of his imagination. Armed only with a pencil and a pad of paper, he transports

her adventures in “America’s attic.” Illustrated throughout with archival images and photo- graphs of items from the Shelburne collection, the book introduces children to a dynamic,

himself to the moon, the deep sea, and remote jungles, where he meets new friends, visits undiscovered worlds, and makes his way back home again to his own bed before dawn. 36 PAGES· ILLUSTRATED · HARDCOVER · $17.95 $6.95 SAVE 60%

unconventional woman and the rich, colorful world of Americana. 48 PAGES · ILLUSTRATED · HARDCOVER · $17.95 $7.95 SAVE 55%

The Great Piratical Rumbustification & The Librarian and the Robbers by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Quentin Blake Two tales by masters of children’s literature.

Little.com by Ralph Steadman “Reminiscent of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are .”— Observer

Who guessed that the dot of the url actually has a vibrant and often riotous secret life of its own? What does it get up to when we turn our computers off? In this madcap adventure with epic battles, downhill rollerblading, and inky socks, little Dot runs wild—and Steadman’s rollicking drawings invite the reader along for the unruly ride. 32 PAGES· ILLUSTRATED · HARDCOVER · $16.95 $8.50 SAVE 50%

Wild and wonderful tales of pirates and robbers who learn the errors of their ways. They fully meet their match with children and a librarian.

These stories will appeal to all readers of fine children’s literature, and Blake’s illustrations, full of spirit and exuberance, are the perfect accompaniment to Mahy’s vigorous text. 64 PAGES · ILLUSTRATED · SOFTCOVER · $8.95 $4.50 SAVE 50%

28

29

Call toll-free: 1-800-344-4771

Order anytime at Godine.com

Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online