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Recommended Books for Kids

Books by James Marshall

James Marshall was a master of choosing perfect simple phrases to tell hilarious, irreverent, charming stories. His drawings are always funny, poignant, graceful, wry, & full of sympathy & insight. The many colorful characters (animals, humans, monsters, sometimes even plants) express emotions, irritations, & puzzlements in a very entertaining way, and tiny points of facial expression & posture add extra dimension to every thought & plot-twist.

Yummers! (Paperback)

Yummers! (Library binding)

Emily Pig loves to eat & is getting pretty pudgy. Her friend Eugene Turtle decides to take her on a very long walk, to help her get in shape. But everywhere they go, there seems to be another chance to stop for a tasty snack! After a while it becomes quite clear that -- even though they have very different views on eating -- the thing that's really the most important is their friendship.

Yummers Too: The Second Course (Paperback)

Eugene Turtle is trying hard to make a living selling popsicles from a little pushcart. He sees his friend Emily Pig relaxing in her hammock & Emily (always a food enthusiast) blissfully consumes some tasty treats. When Eugene informs her that she owes him 60 cents, Emily is irked at first, but then decides she can work to pay it off by taking the cart around & selling more, while Eugene stays in the hammock & takes a little rest. Emily meets a friend &, as they're sampling all the flavors to see which one is best, the popsicle cart gets away from them. It plummets down the hill & crashes into a Health Food Store! Now Emily also has to work for Healthy Harriet, the bulldog, to pay for the damage done. But her appetite gets away from her, and even more unexpected events occur -- concluding in an unexpected reward, & a happy reunion with Eugene.

Speedboat

Story & Pictures by James Marshall

Speedboat enthusiast Jasper Raisintoast loves to zip around in his speedboat but his friend Tweedy-Jones is stodgier & likes to stay at home by the cozy hearth. As the story unfolds, however, circumstances take an exciting turn for both of them.

George & Martha Round and Round (Paperback)

(Hardcover)

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The Stupids Die

Story by Harry Allard
Illustrations by James Marshall

The dim but exuberant Stupid family get just a little worried when the lights go out and they think they're dead. This doesn't stop them from doing lots of silly things. Fortunately, their splendid dog Kitty & superb cat Xylophone are there to help them get things straightened out.

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The Guest

Story & Pictures by James Marshall

Mona, a moose, is practicing the piano when she feels a shivery feeling along her spine. She thinks she might be getting the flu, but it turns out to be Maurice, a little snail from France, who becomes one of Mona's dearest friends. One day he disappears, and Mona looks all over for him, missing him & hoping for his safe return. The Guest (Hardcover) (Paperback)

Rats on the Roof and Other Stories
Story & Pictures by James Marshall

(Paperback)

(Library Binding)

A book of fables involving various animal characters who have to be wise & cautious about the natures & motives of other characters who might somehow cause them harm.

A Summer in the South

Eleanor Owl, a detective, is determined to figure out which of the other guests at the little beach hotel where she's vacationing is the perpetrator of the string of strange occurrences. Suspects include the turkey hotelkeeper, a cranky pig named Foster, the Squirrel Twins, Miss Chicken, Don Coyote, & the mysterious Cootie family from Puddle Rapids.

Story by Edward Marshall Pictures by James Marshall
Fox in Love (Paperback)

Fox in Love (Library Binding)

Fox's mom wants him to take his little sister Louise to the park, and Fox claims to be too busy ... but Mom gives him "one of her looks" and he disgruntledly agrees. Louise is very pleased to be there and joyously plays on the slide and swings and in the sandbox. Fox is irritated and thinks it's very boring -- until he sees a pretty white fox, with a bow in her hair & a lovely polka-dotted dress, playing on the merry-go-round alone. She says her name is Raisin. Fox is stunned... and suddenly develops great enthusiasm for the park, even dragging Louise along on the following day when she doesn't want to go! Later, Fox & Raisin go to the fair and also practice for a dance contest ... both events turning out a little differently than Fox had planned.

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Story by Harry Allard
Illustrations by James Marshall

Bumps in the Night

Bumps in the Night (Paperback)

Dudley the Stork has a new house, but it is full of spooky noises & strange occurrences.
Trevor Hog suggests that his friend hire Madam Kreepy to arrange a seance, to find out if the house is haunted.

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