false 196012 4 0 1242432 0439172403 16 <![CDATA[Polka-bats and Octopus Slacks: 14 Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184548867m/1242432.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184548867s/1242432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1242432.Polka_bats_and_Octopus_Slacks_14_Stories 4.53 51 196012 4.23 202 68 1999 741970 0618562982 9780618562985 15 <![CDATA[Flamingos on the Roof]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177910491m/741970.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177910491s/741970.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/741970.Flamingos_on_the_Roof 4.48 44 196012 4.23 202 68 2006 5566047 141694088X 9781416940883 16 <![CDATA[Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5566047.Gertrude_is_Gertrude_is_Gertrude_is_Gertrude 3.56 43 is Gertrude
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<big>is Gertrude.

And Alice is Alice.

And Gertrude and Alice are Gertrude and Alice.

And you are welcome to join them for tea. But beware, for there you will find a bear in a chair, just barely scary. And here is a beard with a man attached to it. And then, of course, some words might appear, uninvited , but delighted in spite of their lightbulbs. But, but, but, but - that doesn't make any sense! Yes!

In a story inspired by the oh-so-modern groundbreaking writing of Gertrude herself, not a lot makes sense. Even so, the oh-so-popular author Jonah Winter, and the ever-so-popular illustrator Calef Brown, and the most popular poodle of all time, Basket, invite you to enter the whimsical world of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

]]> 61674 3.99 477 159 196012 4.23 202 68 2009 1587998 061805183X 9780618051830 4 <![CDATA[Dutch Sneakers and Flea Keepers: 14 More Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185527739m/1587998.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185527739s/1587998.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1587998.Dutch_Sneakers_and_Flea_Keepers_14_More_Stories 4.36 22 Polkabats and Octopus Slacks puts his playful pen to paper again in Dutch Sneakers and Fleakeepers. Calef Brown's story-poems are nonsensical and exuberant, and his muted, sophisticated Cubist paintings join the party with equal zeal. Did you know that fleas "learn to speak German / more quickly than bees"? Or that "bad teeth" aren't really bad, they just need "a cleaning and something to chew"? No, resist the impulse to look for lessons: Brown--a hip, modern Edward Lear--is here to have fun. Children will adore meeting the feared "Tattlesnake" (with unusual stripes and big ears), an electric-guitar-playing grandmother, a runaway waffle, a mysterious fish ("Green like asparagus. / Flat like a dish"), Sir Dance-a-lot, and the rest of Brown's crazy--yes, crazy--cast of characters. (All ages) --Karin Snelson ]]> 196012 4.23 202 68 2000 3308832 0618916415 9780618916412 5 <![CDATA[Soup for Breakfast]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3308832.Soup_for_Breakfast 3.93 14
Why do all grownups like donuts so much?
They rave about flavors and fillings and such.
They praise all the glazes. They savor the dough.
Donuts are tasty. We get it! We know!!]]> 196012 4.23 202 68 2008 1573957 0618149724 9780618149728 1 <![CDATA[Tippintown: A Guided Tour]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185374222m/1573957.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185374222s/1573957.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1573957.Tippintown_A_Guided_Tour 4.09 11 196012 4.23 202 68 2003 1587999 0714130184 9780714130187 0 <![CDATA[Mythical Beasts of Greece and Rome]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1587999.Mythical_Beasts_of_Greece_and_Rome 5.00 1 74699 3.88 207 35 196012 4.23 202 68 2002