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DINOSAUR KISSES by David Ezra Stein Candlewick Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7636-6104-5 Picture Book Reviewed from purchased copy. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK WHOMP! An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss in the latest from the creator of the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken. For newly hatched dinosaur Dinah, the world is an exciting place. There is so much to see and do. She tries this — STOMP! And she tries that — CHOMP! Then she sees a kiss and knows just what she wants to try next. Who can she kiss? And after a few disastrous attempts, can she figure out how to give someone a kiss without whomping, chomping, or stomping them first? Young children will chuckle and cheer when Dinah finds just the right creature for her dinosaur kisses in this funny new picture book from David Ezra Stein. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Award-winning children's author and illustrator David Ezra Stein was born in Brooklyn, NY. By ...

JOURNEY by Aaron Becker Candlewick Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7636-6053-6 Wordless Picture Book Grades K and up Reviewed from purchased copy. ABOUT THE BOOK Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination — and unexpected friendship. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aaron Becker h...