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Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant
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Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Visit her at CynthiaRylant.com.

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God Got a Dog will be released on October 29, 2013 in Hardcover, Paper Over Board, eBook
May 17, 2013
Annie and Snowball and the Grandmother Night will be released on October 01, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up will be released on January 28, 2014 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
Brownie & Pearl See the Sights will be released on August 27, 2013 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
Annie and Snowball and the Wedding Day will be released on January 07, 2014 in Hardcover, eBook
May 17, 2013
Brownie & Pearl Hit the Hay will be released on August 27, 2013 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
Annie and Snowball and the Surprise Day will be released on April 23, 2013 in Trade Paperback
Apr 23, 2013
Annie and Snowball and the Surprise Day is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 23, 2013
Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2 will be released on April 02, 2013 in Trade Paperback
Apr 02, 2013
Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2 is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 02, 2013
Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends will be released on September 04, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Sep 04, 2012
Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 04, 2012
Annie and Snowball and the Grandmother Night will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Annie and Snowball and the Grandmother Night is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The Storm
Aug 29, 2012
News:
Annie and Snowball and the Book Bugs Club has won an award
Aug 14, 2012

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New York Times, April 25, 2013
...Book that Eats People” PEGGY RATHMAN “Officer Buckle and Gloria” AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL AND JEN CORACE “Little Pea” CYNTHIA RYLANT AND MARK TEAGUE “The Great Gracie Chase” MO WILLEMS “The Pigeon Wants a Puppy” Follow KJ...
Sacramento Bee, April 12, 2013
...table and sat down to read in the casual, canine setting. Karina's "Henry & Mudge" book by Cynthia Rylant is about a boy, Henry, who had no siblings and no playmates on his street. Without missing a word, Karina read, " 'I want to have a dog,' he...
Pocono Record, March 22, 2013
...made an angel at Build-a-Bear that wears their dog's tag. The mom also bought "Dog Heaven" by Cynthia Rylant (Blue Sky Press, 1995), and has shared the book with other parents trying to guide their children through grief. In the brightly illustrated...
TheDay.com, March 17, 2013
...Library Director: Lois Hiller Choices this week: "Officer Buckle and Gloria" by Peggy Rathmann; "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant; "The Canning Season" by Polly Horvath AT THE BOOKSTORE "My Heart Will Not Sit Down" by Mara Rockliff,...
Buffalo News, March 7, 2013
...made an angel at Build-a-Bear that wears their dog’s tag. The mom also bought “Dog Heaven” by Cynthia Rylant (Blue Sky Press, 1995), and has shared the book with other parents trying to guide their children through grief. In the brightly...
Daily Local News, March 3, 2013
...Malvern Library Director: Rosalie Dietz Children's Director: Linda Meachen Choices this week: "The Cobblestreet Cousins" series by Cynthia Rylant; "The Librarian Who Measured the Earth" by Kathryn Lasky; "Onion John" by Joseph Krumgold Books to...
New Jersey Herald, March 3, 2013
...here last night for our first-graders," said Perez, who read "The Old Woman Who Named Things" by Cynthia Rylant, to the fourth- and fifth-grade students. "Every day we've been dropping everything and reading." In addition to the literacy program, "drop...
New York Times, April 25, 2013
...Book that Eats People” PEGGY RATHMAN “Officer Buckle and Gloria” AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL AND JEN CORACE “Little Pea” CYNTHIA RYLANT AND MARK TEAGUE “The Great Gracie Chase” MO WILLEMS “The Pigeon Wants a Puppy” Follow KJ...
New York Times, April 25, 2013
...Book that Eats People” PEGGY RATHMAN “Officer Buckle and Gloria” AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL AND JEN CORACE “Little Pea” CYNTHIA RYLANT AND MARK TEAGUE “The Great Gracie Chase” MO WILLEMS “The Pigeon Wants a Puppy” Follow KJ...
Sacramento Bee, April 12, 2013
...table and sat down to read in the casual, canine setting. Karina's "Henry & Mudge" book by Cynthia Rylant is about a boy, Henry, who had no siblings and no playmates on his street. Without missing a word, Karina read, " 'I want to have a dog,' he...
Sacramento Bee, April 12, 2013
...table and sat down to read in the casual, canine setting. Karina's "Henry & Mudge" book by Cynthia Rylant is about a boy, Henry, who had no siblings and no playmates on his street. Without missing a word, Karina read, " 'I want to have a dog,' he...
Sacramento Bee, April 12, 2013
...table and sat down to read in the casual, canine setting. Karina's "Henry & Mudge" book by Cynthia Rylant is about a boy, Henry, who had no siblings and no playmates on his street. Without missing a word, Karina read, " 'I want to have a dog,' he...
Hillsborough Patch, April 6, 2013
...Children Ages 3-5 – April 24 at 10 a.m.� Join us as we read books by Cynthia Rylant and share book-related activities.� Crafts for 4’s, 5’s & 6’s� – April 25 at 10 a.m.� Have fun making a craft with your...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 22, 2013
...Cynthia Rylant, illus. by Jen Corace. Abrams, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0432-1 Teaming up for another fairy tale retelling, following Hansel and Gretel (2008), Corace and Rylant breathe life into Hans...