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By Petra Mathers (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780763687755 | Reprint edition (Candlewick Pr, March 8, 2016), cover price $7.99

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Product Description: Lottie the Chicken deals with the loss of Aunt Mattie in this gently sad and sweetly funny picture book that explores the death of a loved one, in the tradition of Judith Viorst’s The Tenth Good Thing about Barney.Aunt Mattie has died...read more

Paperback:

9780323003063, titled "Mosby's 2000 Nursing Drug Reference" | Pap/dskt edition (Mosby Inc, July 1, 1999), cover price $29.95 | also contains Mosby''s 2000 Nursing Drug Reference, When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings | About this edition: This portable, up-to-date drug handbook includes all essential data for administering the most common prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

School and Library:

9781481410441 | Beach Lane Books, September 9, 2014, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Lottie the Chicken deals with the loss of Aunt Mattie in this gently sad and sweetly funny picture book that explores the death of a loved one, in the tradition of Judith Viorst’s The Tenth Good Thing about Barney.

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A hit-and-run charge, a legislator's missing daughter, and death threats against a banned Chicago Cubs pitcher are somehow connected, and political operative and private investigator Bobby Miles must find out how before events escalate into murder
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Alice Schertle

Hardcover:

9780312055202, titled "Suicide Squeeze" | St Martins Pr, February 1, 1991, cover price $16.95 | also contains Suicide Squeeze | About this edition: A hit-and-run charge, a legislator's missing daughter, and death threats against a banned Chicago Cubs pitcher are somehow connected, and political operative and private investigator Bobby Miles must find out how before events escalate into murder

Prebinding:

9780606316620 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, June 18, 2013), cover price $17.20

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Product Description: I'm a hand-me-down sweatshirtwith zipper and hood.I'm everyone's favoriteand still looking good. Clothes take on a personality all their own in this "fashionable" poetry collection. A colorful array of outfits are brought to vivid life by Alice Schertle's wry poetry and Petra Mathers's exuberant cast of animal characters...read more
By Petra Mathers (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780544022690 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, June 18, 2013), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: I'm a hand-me-down sweatshirtwith zipper and hood.

Miscellaneous:

9780547564319 | Houghton Mifflin, April 6, 2009, cover price $16.00

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Product Description: Mother Goose gets a makeover in this vibrant new collection of childhood classics.This innovative Mother Goose collection combines family favorites with less well-known rhymes in a bright, new package. Here Little Miss Muffet and her tuffet meet Gregory Griggs and his twenty-seven wigs, and the cat and the fiddle are not the only music-makers—there’s also Terrence McDiddler the Three-Stringed Fiddler...read more
By Petra Mathers (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780689856051 | Margaret K McElderry, August 21, 2012, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: Mother Goose gets a makeover in this vibrant new collection of childhood classics.

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Poetry is in full bloom in a delightful collection of twenty-eight rhymes that introduces children to such characters as a gardening giraffe, a big blue goose, and poodles eating oodles of noodles. 40,000 first printing.
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Jack Prelutsky

Hardcover:

9780066238685 | Greenwillow, May 1, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A collection of silly poems about animals and enjoying life for children.

Library:

9780066238692 | Greenwillow, May 1, 2007, cover price $18.89 | About this edition: A collection of silly poems about animals and enjoying life for children.

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Despite being a common fisherman, determined Pierre manages to muster up all his courage and let the beautiful ballet teacher, Catherine, know how he feels about her in the hopes of winning her heart.
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Sara Pennypacker

Hardcover:

9780439517409 | Orchard Books, January 1, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Feeling 'bloopy and love-swoggled' in the presence of Catherine, the elegant ballet teacher, a humble fisherman tries to muster the courage to reveal his affection for her.

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Provides readers with a look at the two sixteen-year-old girls who were said to have performed forty miracles in the nineteenth century via their small flying boat and special meetings with God himself.
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Rosemary Wells

School and Library:

9780670059607 | Viking Childrens Books, April 6, 2006, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: After perishing in a boating accident, two sixteen-year-old girls, both named Marie, ask God to allow them to return to earth where they intervene in the lives of villagers.

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With the empty cookie jar eager to be filled and the fridge humming away in order to keep its cool, the contents of a busy kitchen let it be known just how busy they are--even when their homeowners are sound asleep!
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Shirley Mozelle

School and Library:

9780805071436 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, March 21, 2006, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems written on the theme of kitchens and their utensils and appliances.

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The author of Handel: Who Knew What He Liked introduces the life of the twentieth-century French composer, Erik Satie, who spent his entire career challenging established conventions in music. 15,000 first printing.
By M. T. Anderson and Petra Mathers (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780670036370 | Viking Childrens Books, September 1, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Introduces the life of the French composer, Erik Satie, who spent his entire career challenging established conventions in music.

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As Lottie and Herbie get ready for Christmas, Herbie does something he regrets and cannot enjoy the holiday until he tells Lottie about it.

School and Library:

9780689835506 | 1 edition (Atheneum, October 1, 2002), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: As Lottie and Herbie get ready for Christmas, Herbie does something he regrets and cannot enjoy the holiday until he tells Lottie about it.

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Noticing that Mommy is angry, Robbie is determined to make her smile once again, but to no avail, which forces Robbie to show Mommy just how he feels, in a heartwarming story that captures a childhood predicament and its comforting resolution.
By Lynne Jonell and Petra Mathers (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399234330 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 2002, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: A young boy helps his mother realize how her bad mood is affecting everyone in the family.

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With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

Paperback:

9780689860041, titled "A Cake for Herbie" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, May 1, 2003), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

School and Library:

9780689830174, titled "A Cake for Herbie" | Atheneum, April 1, 2000, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

Reinforced:

9780606279185, titled "A Cake For Herbie" | Demco Media, April 1, 2002, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

Prebinding:

9780613647946 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

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This picture book with bright illustrations offers young readers a collection of more than twenty tongue-twisting poems about a cast of unusual animals. Jr Lib Guild. (view table of contents)
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Jack Prelutsky

Hardcover:

9780688167196 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, March 1, 2002), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Gathers a collection of rhyming poems, including 'Red Horse, White Horse, Black Horse, Gray,' 'I'm a Little Brown Toad,' and 'Seven Snails and Seven Snakes.

Library:

9780688167202 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, March 1, 2002), cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Gathers a collection of rhyming poems, including 'Red Horse, White Horse, Black Horse, Gray,' 'I'm a Little Brown Toad,' and 'Seven Snails and Seven Snakes.

When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore.

Paperback:

9780689848964 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, February 1, 2002), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore.

School and Library:

9780689820144 | Atheneum, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore

Reinforced:

9780606240666 | Demco Media, September 1, 2002, cover price $13.97 | About this edition: When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore.

Prebinding:

9780613733748 | Turtleback Books, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore.

Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy Christopher has a change of heart.

Paperback:

9780698118867, titled "It's My Birthday, Too!" | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 2001), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy Christopher has a change of heart.

School and Library:

9780399233234, titled "It's My Birthday, Too!" | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1999, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy Christopher has a change of heart

Reinforced:

9780606212564, titled "It's My Birthday, Too" | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $13.97 | About this edition: Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy Christopher has a change of heart.

Prebinding:

9780613359641, titled "It's My Birthday, Too!" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $14.15 | About this edition: Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy Christopher has a change of heart.

Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own.

Hardcover:

9780060240714 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1991, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own

Paperback:

9780689844751 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, April 1, 2001), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own.
9780064433310 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, June 1, 1993), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own

Library:

9780060240721 | Harpercollins, May 1, 1991, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own

Reinforced:

9780606222570 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own.

Prebinding:

9780613495233 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $15.70 | About this edition: Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own.

During bathtime, Christopher and his mother share an experience in which she shrinks to a very small size and he takes care of her.

Paperback:

9780698118102, titled "Mommy Go Away!" | Reprint edition (Puffin, February 1, 2000), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: During bathtime, Christopher and his mother share an experience in which she shrinks to a very small size and he takes care of her.

School and Library:

9780399230011, titled "Mommy, Go Away!" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1997, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: During bathtime, Christopher and his mother share an experience in which she shrinks to a very small size and he takes care of her

Reinforced:

9780606220330 | Demco Media, September 1, 2001, cover price $14.70 | also contains Mommy Go Away | About this edition: During bathtime, Christopher and his mother share an experience in which she shrinks to a very small size and he takes care of her.

Prebinding:

9780613262514 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: During bathtime, Christopher and his mother share an experience in which she shrinks to a very small size and he takes care of her.

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Simple descriptive text and lavish full-color artwork offer a glimpse of the four seasons as they change the outdoor landscape of one family's home in a visually stunning introduction to colors and the calendar. Reprint.
By Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Mary McKenna Siddals

Paperback:

9780618130580 | Houghton Mifflin, August 24, 2001, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Nature displays different colors to announce the seasons of the year and the time of day

School and Library:

9780395710210 | Clarion Books, March 1, 1997, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Nature displays different colors to announce the seasons of the year and the time of day

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Dodo, an exotic German bird and friend to Lottie and Herbie, befriends Vince, a one-legged retired Coast Guard pilot, and marries him. By the creator of Lottie's New Beach Towel. 15,000 first printing.

School and Library:

9780689830181 | Atheneum, May 1, 2001, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Dodo, an exotic German bird, befriends a one-legged retired sea captain and marries him.

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Because their mother seems too busy preparing for company, Christopher and Robbie cook up the idea of a Mom pie to serve as her surrogate.
By Lynne Jonell and Petra Mathers (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399234224 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 2001, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Because their mother seems too busy preparing for company, Christopher and Robbie cook up the idea of a Mom pie to serve as her surrogate.

Suffering from nightmares after her dog is killed in a fire, a young girl in eighteenth-century Maine goes to live with her grandparents.

Hardcover:

9780395689844 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A young girl, suffering from nightmares after the death of her dog in a fire, goes to live with her grandmother in eighteenth-century Maine

Reinforced:

9780606182096 | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $12.95 | also contains Grandmother Bryant's Pocket | About this edition: A young girl, suffering from nightmares after the death of her dog in a fire, goes to live with her grandmother in eighteenth-century Maine.

Suffering from nightmares after her dog is killed in a fire, a young girl in eighteenth-century Maine goes to live with her grandparents.
By Petra Mathers (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780618033096 | Sandpiper, March 27, 2000, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A young girl, suffering from nightmares after the death of her dog in a fire, goes to live with her grandmother in eighteenth-century Maine.

Reinforced:

9780606182096 | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $12.95 | also contains Grandmother Bryant's Pocket | About this edition: A young girl, suffering from nightmares after the death of her dog in a fire, goes to live with her grandmother in eighteenth-century Maine.

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When young Nanita accidentally makes a pair of magical shoes which cause her to sleepwalk to the house of an evil ranchero and his wife, she is forced into a difficult situation and must find a way to get out in order to get back home to her beloved Papa.
By Campbell Geeslin and Petra Mathers (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689815461 | Atheneum, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The cobbler in a tiny Mexican town is so busy that he cannot make shoes for his daughter, so she makes her own shoes, which take her far away to a rich man's home where she must clean and cook all day

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A collection of stories about the animals that Ramon tends on his family's farm introduces readers to the sounds and animals of a Mexican farm, with each story including some Spanish words and their pronunciations.
By Campbell Geeslin and Petra Mathers (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689811340 | Atheneum, September 1, 1998, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The animals on Ramon's family farm in Mexico include sheep that weep when they're shorn and a goat that climbs, in a story that has some Spanish words with pronunciation

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