Editors' Picks: Children's Books (Ages 4-8)

Lena Landström's charming picture book, The Little Hippos' Adventure, was our favorite book of the year for readers ages 4 to 8 in Children's Books. See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our Best of 2002 Store.

1. The Little Hippos' Adventure
The Little Hippos' Adventure
Lena Landstrom 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.9
Out of Print--Limited Availability
R & S Books
April 1, 2002
Hardcover

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Every once in a while we become so enamored with a picture book that we have to sit tight for a while to keep from injuring or annoying others with our enthusiasm. Lena Landstr... Read more
2. Alphabet Under Construction
Alphabet Under Construction
Denise Fleming 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.7
In Stock
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
August 1, 2002
Hardcover

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The only one having a better time than the buck-toothed Mouse in ... Read more
3. Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book
Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book
Alexander Stadler 		Avg. Customer Review:
5.0
In Stock
Silver Whistle
April 8, 2002
Hardcover

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Beverly Billingsly is terrified. She can't eat--not even chocolate cake. She can't sleep. What could be so horrific for the youngster? Her library book ... Read more
4. Dear Mrs. La Rue: Letters From Obedience School
Dear Mrs. La Rue: Letters From Obedience School
Mark Teague 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.5
In Stock
Scholastic Press
September 1, 2002
Hardcover

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A clever book for a clever dog, Dear Mrs. LaRue collects a series of guilt-inducing letters sent home by the cat-chasing, chicken-pie-eating Ike to his "cruel" owner Mrs. LaRue, whom he hopes will come to her senses and spring him from obedience school. ... Read more
5. Five Little Fiends
Five Little Fiends
Sarah Dyer 		Avg. Customer Review:
5.0
In Stock
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
May 3, 2002
Hardcover

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On a lovely plain far away sit five statues, each with a squat red fiend who lives inside. The fiends marvel at the world outside their stony encasements: the beautiful sky, the land, the sea, the sun, and the moon. So one day they decide to squirrel... Read more
6. The Forest
The Forest
Claire A. Nivola 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.8
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
May 3, 2002
Hardcover

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From Publishers Weekly
"I had always been afraid of the forest, that dark and unknown place at the farthest edge of my little world," begins Nivola's (Elisabeth) tale of a mouse who faces down his fear. The opening image, framed in a border of white, shows a charming town of red... Read more
7. Owen's Marshmallow Chick
Owen's Marshmallow Chick
Kevin Henkes 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.9
In Stock
Greenwillow Books
January 22, 2002
Board book

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Owen adores Easter. Life doesn't get much better than a basket full of jelly beans ("My favorite"), gumdrops ("My favorite"), buttercream eggs ("My favorite"), and a chocolate bunny ("My favorite"). Unless... there's also a little yellow marshmallow ... Read more
8. Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter (Action Packs)
Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter (Action Packs)
Elisa Kleven 		Avg. Customer Review:
5.0
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Dutton Juvenile
March 4, 2002
Hardcover

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John Muir once said, "Whenever we try to isolate anything in the universe, we find that it's hitched up to everything else." Indeed. Storyteller and artist Elisa Kleven illustrates this quotation (included in the front matter) with no-less-than-fabul... Read more
9. One Rainy Day
One Rainy Day
Valeri Gorbachev 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.8
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Philomel
May 27, 2002
Hardcover

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There might be more noticeable peace dividends from the close of the cold war, but surely none cuter. The whole world can count itself lucky to have Valeri Gorbachev, veteran Soviet illustrator, who here brings back the cast of ... Read more
10. Frida (English Language Edition)
Frida (English Language Edition)
Jonah Winter 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.8
In Stock
Arthur A. Levine Books
February 1, 2002
Hardcover

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Beset by one shattering ordeal after another, world-renowned painter Frida Kahlo always managed to channel her anguish into creativity. ... Read more


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