Ashley Wolff: Picture Books- Brand New Books!

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Children's Picture Books: Brand New Books!

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Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop

Written by Lisa Schulman
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
Available from Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
Available from E.P. Dutton ISBN 0-399-23596-5

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-A crafty ewe gathers her friends in her well-equipped workshop to saw, drill, hammer, chisel, file, screw, and paint various bits of wood. This delightful twist on the classic song (with loads of fun sound effects) is a must for do-it-yourself children. Ms. MacDonald is equally at home in her apron or her tool belt. Wolff has provided spectacles for "old" MacDonald, as white hair is not a clear age indicator on a sheep. The endpapers identify a nice variety of hand tools while the illustrations "done on Arches Cover in gouache and pastel with brown-colored pencil line" introduce a pleasing cast of characters. Full-, double-, and partial-page cartoon

illustrations support the text agreeably with just enough detail to entertain without clutter. The building project-a model farm complete with barnyard animals-is unveiled on the last spread. The little mouse that endeavors to keep the shop clean throughout the process is as dear as any of the characters. Children will love this book's perky prose and pleasing pictures. - Jody McCoy, The Bush School, Seattle, WA

Miss Bindergarton Plans A
Circus With Kindergarten

Written by Joseph Slate
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
Available from Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
ISBN 0-525-46884-6

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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Fans of this teaching canine and her class will be delighted with her new lesson plans. Miss Bindergarten and her students, from Adam to Zack, plan and present a circus. As always, everyone gets into the colorful act. Ultimately, all the hard work pays off and the circus is a big hit, especially "the mysterious Jugglebee!" Full-page, animated, brightly colored pictures show all of the activity preceding the big event, from shaping popcorn balls to rehearsing to applying makeup.

Final pages give a brief lesson in primary and secondary colors and, as always, there are the class pictures. Following the same successful format as their earlier titles, Slate and Wolff give another stellar performance.-Carolyn Janssen, Children's Learning Center of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH

My Somebody Special

By Sarah Weeks
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
Available from Gulliver Books Harcourt, Inc.
www.harcourt.com ISBN 0-15-202561-8

From Booklist
PreS.-Gr. 2. Weeks deals with a familiar experience for many children in an ultimately reassuring animal tale. One by one, six animal children are picked up from nursery school. Puppy becomes increasingly anxious as everyone leaves, and eventually he's the only youngster remaining. Then his Somebody Special arrives at the classroom door, breathless from having hurried off the bus. The large-type, simple text uses a question to set the scene for each arrival ("Whose nose is the cutest you'll ever see?"),

followed by the repeated response "Mine is, mine is, mine." It's the details and the facial expressions in the vividly colored, mixed-media illustrations that really tell the story, though. They extend off the double-page spreads, conveying the warmth and security of the classroom as they put youngsters right inside school with the characters. Kids will want repeated readings so they can identify the activities and the animals. Julie Cummins Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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