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Nancy Carpenter's Books
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Apples to OregonApples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches,...Read More -
Abe LincolnIn a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and...Read More
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Fannie in the KitchenMarcia enjoys being her mother's helper, so she's hurt when Mother hires Fannie Farmer to prepare family's meals. But sure enough Fannie's charm (and...Read More
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Loud EmilyPoor Emily. She doesn't mean to be loud, but whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, plates shatter, neighbors are astonished, and birds are...Read More
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Masai and IIn school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai "If I were a Masai"' Linda wonders,...Read More
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Authors on the Web
Cleveland Live, December 17, 2011
...Toni Buzzeo & Nancy Carpenter How will Santa find Frances and Peter, living in an isolated lighthouse off the rugged coast of Maine, where Papa moved them after Mama died last spring? The fierce...
STLtoday.com, December 11, 2011
...reading level and maturity when picking books. PICTURE BOOKS "11 Experiments That Failed" by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter (Schwartz & Wade; ages 4 and up). Fun look at science experiments — such as whether a washing machine can wash...
New York Times, December 2, 2011
...someone, for Gods sake. Or eat some fudge and shut up. LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTMAS By Toni Buzzeo. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 32 pp. Dial. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 5 to 9) A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR PYN Written and Illustrated by Olivier Dunrea 32 pp. Philomel...
Portsmouth Herald, November 30, 2011
...about Elephant and Piggy, probably the funniest easy readers ever written. "Lighthouse Christmas" by Toni Buzzeo, illus. by Nancy Carpenter ($16.99) ages 5-6. Maine author Toni Buzzeo recounts a 1929 storm that led to the founding of the Flying Santa...
Raleigh News & Observer, November 27, 2011
...the way back to cave days.Older Picture Book Fiction (6-10)11 Experiments That Failed, Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter (Schwartz and Wade)Enter the wild world of a curious heroine who has quirky questions, humorous hypotheses, and riotous results....
Charlotte Observer, November 27, 2011
...on ketchup-covered snowballs? Learn the answers to these and other pressing questions in this delightful book, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Offill is a faculty member in Queens University of Charlotte's low-residency MFA program. Ten Little...
Tampa Tribune, November 27, 2011
...are other children's books that celebrate the yuletide spirit. "Lighthouse Christmas," by Toni Buzzeo, pictures by Nancy Carpenter ($16.99, Dial Books for Young Readers) On a tiny island off Maine's coast, Frances and Peter face the prospect of a lonely...
Becky's Book Reviews, September 28, 2011
...New loot:Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Anymore by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Nancy CarpenterThe Victory Club by Robin Lee HatcherDo I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life's Most Important Relationship by Tullian...
Book Aunt, July 23, 2011
...rather amusing picture book called 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter, although John and Jana's book is far more free-wheeling and, I would say, appealing. (Offill's main character, also a girl, is restricted over...
ALSC Blog, June 12, 2011
...F. Yezerski. Farrar, Straus, Giroux Nonfiction poetry George, Kristine O’Connell. Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems. Illus. by Nancy Carpenter. Clarion Books Greenfield, Eloise. The Great Migration: Journey to the North. Illus. by Jan Spivey Gilchrist....
