Anthony Browne
1) Little Frida
Author
Language
English
Description
Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo's life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life, she walked with a limp, but in her dreams, she flew. One day, her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida's art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's diary, Anthony Browne captures the essence of the artist's early...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a gorilla who knows sign language tells his keepers that he is lonely, they bring him a very special friend.
4) My mom
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
The perfect gift for Mother's Day. Following up on his bestseller My Dad, the inimitable Anthony Browne returns to celebrate the every-mom. In this paean to motherhood, we first meet Mom over a cup of coffee, clad in a floral robe. The robe is ever present as her child describes her wondrous abilities and traits: from fantastic cook to brilliant juggler to great painter and from being as beautiful as a butterfly to being as comfy as an armchair -...
5) Gorilla
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st Candlewick Press ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014, c1988
Edition
1st Candlewick Press ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Bear walks in the forest, with pencil in hand, he meets several grumpy forest dwellers and knows just what to do for them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[28] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A young chimpanzee, tired of being bullied by the suburban gorilla gang, decides to build up his muscles so he won't be a wimp anymore.
10) Gorila
Author
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Pub. Date
1993
Edition
1. ed. en espanol
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
11) Zoo
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy endures a tedious visit to the zoo with his family.
12) Willy's stories
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From "Peter Pan" to "The Wind in the Willows," a chimpanzee finds himself inside a different classic tale each time he visits the library.
Author
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[18] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A young chimp declares his love for all kinds of books, from funny books and scary books to song books and strange books.
Me gustan los libros,' dice el simpático chimpancé de Anthony Browne. Tú dirás lo mismo y también todos los demás de todas las edades que comparten esta fiesta del maravilloso mundo de los libros
14) Me and you
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.
15) Hide and seek
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Siblings Cy and Poppy play hide-and-seek in the woods.
16) The tunnel
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 20 x 24 cm.
Language
English
17) Mi mamá
Author
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Económica
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1.ed. en español.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mum," who is a wonderful cook, a great juggler, can roar like a lion, and loves me very much.
18) The shape game
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.
19) What if...?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition, reinforced trade edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
As Joe and his mother walk down a street on their way to a party, Joe starts to worry about such things as what if he doesn't like the party and what if he doesn't like the food.
20) Willy's pictures
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Willy the chimp paints pictures that are tributes to art masterpieces, including "American Gothic," "The Birth of Venus," and "Mona Lisa."