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Over the centuries as people settle near the marsh by the sea, herons and other animals are displaced.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Ann Warren Turner

Hardcover:

9780060261849 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1989, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Exploration of a marsh near the sea that used to be home for many animals and birds, but that men have slowly destroyed and turned into a noisy city

Library:

9780060261856 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1989, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Exploration of a marsh near the sea that used to be home for many animals and birds, but that men have slowly destroyed and turned into a noisy city

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Before falling asleep, a little girl takes a ride on a train and watches through a window as the nighttime world goes by.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Liz Rosenberg

Hardcover:

9780060251024 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, November 1, 1989, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Before falling asleep, a little girl takes a ride on a train and watches through a window as the nighttime world goes by.

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The wind and his housekeeper become angry with each other one hot summer day, but apologize with appropriate gifts
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Christine Widman

Hardcover:

9780060264673 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1990, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The wind and his housekeeper become angry with each other one hot summer day, but apologize with appropriate gifts

Library:

9780060264680 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1990, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: The wind and his housekeeper become angry with each other one hot summer day, but apologize with appropriate gifts

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A young child is delighted when Papa Moose visits the garden and eats almost all the vegetables.

Hardcover:

9780060210151 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A mother and father are upset when a hungry moose wanders into their vegetable garden, but their little boy is delighted because there will be no vegetables on the dinner table that night

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A collection of seven short stories reflecting places as diverse as Mexico, Haiti, New York City, and Guatemala

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9780316128575 | Little Brown & Co, October 1, 1990, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of seven short stories reflecting places as diverse as Mexico, Haiti, New York City, and Guatemala

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Children wake in the night and visit the unusual market where thieves sell their stolen goods
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Dennis Haseley

Hardcover:

9780060224929 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Children wake in the night and visit the unusual market where thieves sell their stolen goods

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Having decided to run away from home for a host of reasons, but most of all because his best friend moved away, a cat changes his mind when he discovers a new friend moving in next door

Hardcover:

9781562821203 | Hyperion, March 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Having decided to run away from home for a host of reasons, but most of all because his best friend moved away, a cat changes his mind when he discovers a new friend moving in next door

Library:

9781562821210 | Hyperion, March 1, 1992, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Having decided to run away from home for a host of reasons, but most of all because his best friend moved away, a cat changes his mind when he discovers a new friend moving in next door

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When the time comes for Flamingo to fly to a new home, he must part from his new friend, Fish, but not before leaving him an unexpected gift--and receiving one in return.

School and Library:

9780316128599 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Two unlikely friends, Fish and Flamingo, spend time together, help each other out, and tell stories about their different lives

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Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon

Hardcover:

9781562824631 | Hyperion, October 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon

Library:

9781562824648 | Hyperion, October 1, 1993, cover price $15.49 | About this edition: Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon

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In addition to illuminating some of the more subtle insights of Jewish mysticism, this novel recounts the experiences of the Jews after the Holocaust.
By Liliane Atlan, Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Rochelle Owens (trans)

Hardcover:

9780805030549 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1993, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: As a teenage Jewish girl struggles with anorexia, her decisions about whether or not to live affect those close to her and are influenced by survivors of the Holocaust

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Spider Woman teaches two Navajo women how to dye wool and weave, and although the women are initially frightened, they realize that this new skill could be the salvation of their families. By the creators of How the Stars Fell into the Sky.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Jerrie Oughton

School and Library:

9780395661406 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: When two Navajo women pray for help for their cold and hungry people, Spider Woman teaches them how to weave

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Retells the Finno-Ugric legend of how Bear descended from the stars in a basket of gold coins on a silver chain and learned how to live in the forest and find a place to sleep during the winter
By Tree De Gerez and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780670851713 | Viking Childrens Books, December 1, 1994, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Retells the Finno-Ugric legend of how Bear descended from the stars in a basket of gold coins on a silver chain and learned how to live in the forest and find a place to sleep during the winter

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An anthology of Native American lore is culled from the traditions of more than twenty North American tribes and includes such stories as 'Raven, the River Maker,' 'The Corn Song,' and 'Coyote and the Blackbirds'
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Nancy Van Laan

Hardcover:

9780679858072 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1995, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: An anthology of Native American lore is culled from the traditions of more than twenty North American tribes and includes such stories as 'Raven, the River Maker,' 'The Corn Song,' and 'Coyote and the Blackbirds'

Library:

9780679958079 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1995, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: An anthology of Native American lore is culled from the traditions of more than twenty North American tribes and includes such stories as 'Raven, the River Maker,' 'The Corn Song,' and 'Coyote and the Blackbirds'

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A poetic adaptation of a Menominee lullaby follows a mother's bedtime song to her little warrior, which describes the whisper of the night winds, the call of the whippoorwill, the silken wings of moths, and other natural images.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Douglas Wood

School and Library:

9780689805035 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1996, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night

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A poetry collection enhanced by lavish collages and paintings places secret admirers, klutzes, friends, enemies, moms and dads, and dogs and cats as the objects of humorous and amorous valentines.
By Arnold Adoff and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590484787 | Scholastic, January 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of twenty poems written by kids and klutzes, secret admirers and detractors, friends, enemies, and skeptics to the objects of their affection--or aversion

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Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Hardcover:

9780805031447 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Paperback:

9780805055160 | Reprint edition (Owlet, September 1, 1997), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Reinforced:

9780606136341 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, September 1, 1997), cover price $13.49 | About this edition: Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Prebinding:

9780613055475 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Four noted artists--including Lisa Desimini, David Ricceri, Sara Schwartz, and Dan Yaccarino--bring the seasons to life through bright, splashy pictures and an easy-to-memorize text, in a book to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation.

School and Library:

9780590360975 | Scholastic, October 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A rhyming tale about the four seasons.

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A girl giant, afraid of the light, and a boy giant, afraid of the dark, live lonely lives following only the moon or the sun until an eclipse brings them together.

School and Library:

9780590187206 | Scholastic, February 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A girl giant, afraid of the light, and a boy giant, afraid of the dark, live lonely lives following only the moon or the sun until an eclipse brings them together

A collection of poems about the sense of touch includes verses about a baby's foot in one's palm, peach fuzz on the lip, and the forehead against a cold window. By the creators of Love Letters.
By Arnold Adoff and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590479707 | Blue Sky Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems about the sense of touch including a baby's foot in one's palm, peach fuzz on the lip, and the forehead against a cold window.

The man in the moon is responsible for bringing happiness and sadness to an earth that was once covered with a thick coat of haze.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Nancy Van Laan

Hardcover:

9780689824777 | Atheneum, October 1, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: The man in the moon is responsible for bringing happiness and sadness to an earth that was once covered with a thick coat of haze.

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Animals of all shapes and sizes find their perfect homes in an amusing collection of poems by the creators of Doodle Dandies. 12,500 first printing.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and J. Patrick Lewis

School and Library:

9780689831614 | Atheneum, May 1, 2001, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of humorous poems that describe where various animals would reside, if they could decide.

A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780689822285 | Aladdin Paperbacks, July 1, 1998, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night

Reinforced:

9780606216197 | Demco Media, July 1, 2001, cover price $13.70 | About this edition: A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night

Prebinding:

9780613119245 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.15 | About this edition: A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night

Dot the dalmatian, who lives at a firehouse, accompanies the firefighters when they rush to a burning house, in a tale which includes fire safety tips at the back of the book.

School and Library:

9780439233224 | Blue Sky Pr, October 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Dot, the dalmatian that lives at a firehouse, accompanies the firefighters when they rush to a burning house.

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Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.
By Verna Aardema and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689810923 | Atheneum, September 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people

Reinforced:

9780606200967 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

Prebinding:

9780613309424 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

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An inspirational picture book captures a fun-filled drive across the country during which a young man and his dog, Tulip, marvel at the farms in Iowa, the skies in Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, and other examples of America the beautiful. Reprint.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Cynthia Rylant

Paperback:

9780439399784 | Reprint edition (Scholastic, May 1, 2002), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young man and his dog drive west from Ohio and marvel at the farms of Iowa, the skies of Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado, the desert in Nevada, and the ocean in Oregon.

School and Library:

9780590847445 | Scholastic, May 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A young man and his dog drive west from Ohio and marvel at the farms of Iowa, the skies of Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado, the desert in Nevada, and the ocean in Oregon.

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