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By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Naomi Shihab Nye

Hardcover:

9781609404499 | Wings Pr, September 1, 2015, cover price $15.95

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By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9781620916292 | Boyds Mills Pr, April 1, 2014, cover price $15.95

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Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781442467194 | Atheneum, April 19, 2012, cover price $16.99

School and Library:

9780689850295 | Atheneum, October 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park.

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By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780887769306 | Tundra Books, August 10, 2010, cover price $16.95

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Product Description: Firefighting story with lovable Dalmatian

Paperback:

9780439410489 | Scholastic, January 1, 2010, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Firefighting story with lovable Dalmatian

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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)

Paperback:

9780689839337 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, November 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

Prebinding:

9781442007284 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99

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A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Jerrie Oughton

Paperback:

9780395779385 | Houghton Mifflin, March 3, 1996, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky

School and Library:

9780395587980 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1992, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky

Reinforced:

9780606094382 | Demco Media, March 1, 1996, cover price $13.66 | also contains How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend | About this edition: A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky

Prebinding:

9781442003644 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99 | also contains How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
9780613001793 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky

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Product Description: I am a nee dle of steel glass & cement 102 stories high on a clear day you can see 200 miles out into the Atlantic or watch hundreds of ants scurrying like people on the sidewalks below & the yellow bugs racing recklessly along the city streets & ride the elevator all the way down in 37 seconds FLA...read more
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

Prebinding:

9781439552100 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: I am a nee dle of steel glass & cement 102 stories high on a clear day you can see 200 miles out into the Atlantic or watch hundreds of ants scurrying like people on the sidewalks below & the yellow bugs racing recklessly along the city streets & ride the elevator all the way down in 37 seconds FLAT

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Product Description: Iris finds out that having a stomach virus is exhausting, especially when her brother, Doug, lets her know that she always gets sick at the wrong time. The sibling rivalry and misunderstanding of what germs are when they are called bugs unfold in this lighthearted story of Iris’s ordinary illness and her unfounded concerns...read more
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780887768446 | Tundra Books, September 9, 2008, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Iris finds out that having a stomach virus is exhausting, especially when her brother, Doug, lets her know that she always gets sick at the wrong time.

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When twin witches Delia and Ophelia cook up a mischievous spell for Halloween, the secret ingredient--stinky socks--causes the potion to backfire. By the author of Dot the Fire Dog.

School and Library:

9780439233231 | Blue Sky Pr, August 1, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: When twin witches Delia and Ophelia cook up a mischievous spell for Halloween, a mysterious ingredient causes the potion to backfire.

Simple words and warm, intimate illustrations capture the closeness between parent and child--the kindness, patience, attention, and love that bring true happiness to us all.
By Lisa Desimini and Matt Mahurin (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780439458931 | Blue Sky Pr, April 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Parents express their affection and hopes for their beautiful baby.

Reader's can experience all the details of Lou and Sue's police duties, along with their special friendship: one formed by working together, relying on each other in duty, and then relaxing over a friendly dinner at the end of the day.

School and Library:

9780439408882 | Blue Sky Pr, June 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Two police officers have a quiet day keeping the streets of their town safe by rescuing a lost dog, writing tickets, and helping people to cross the street, but when a theft occurs, they jump into action.

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As Kokopelli sings and dances throughout the Native American desert, the animals join him in his song while they all hope to entice the Pueblo children along with them.
By Lisa Desimini (illustrator) and Marcia Vaughan

School and Library:

9780439352482 | 1 edition (Orchard Books, October 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: As Kokopelli plays his flute, desert dwellers such as Coyote and Snake, and even the children, join in his nighttime dance through the canyon.

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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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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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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

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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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

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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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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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