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Stephen Krensky

Stephen Krensky

Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including How Santa Got His Job (an ALA Notable Book) and Big Bad Wolves at School. He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him on the Internet at www.stephenkrensky.com.

Stephen Krensky's Books

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Chaucer's First Winter
Chaucer's First Winter By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Henry Cole
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 6, 2009
Ages: 2 - 6
Chaucer knows that bears are supposed to sleep through the winter. But it's much more fun to stay up and play!
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What Do You See?
What Do You See? A Lift-the-Flap Book About Endangered Animals (Part of Little Green Books) By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Amy Schimler
This edition: Novelty, 16 pages
Publication date: June 2, 2009
Ages: 2 - 5
I show up bright against the sky. I swoop and swoosh and flutter by. What can I be? What do you see? Stephen Krensky’s clever, rhyming text entices young readers to guess which endangered species are hiding beneath the...
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Trucks
Trucks (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Stephen Krensky
Cover By: Ivanke & Lola / Illustrated by: Ivanke & Lola
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: May 19, 2009
Ages: 4 - 6
Kids love trucks: big trucks, little trucks, trucks that roll and rumble and reach for the sky, trucks that dig and scrape and pile things high!
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Jungle Gym
Jungle Gym A Touch-and-Feel Counting Book By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Marsha Gray Carrington
This edition: Paper Over Board, 18 pages
Publication date: September 16, 2008
Ages: 2 - 4
Count the jungle friends as they stretch, spin, and push their way through their workout routines. Children will love this interactive book thats filled with textures to touch and feel!
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Snack Attack
Snack Attack (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Stacy Curtis
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: April 22, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
A cat and a rat in a shack -- ham and jam, what a treat, smack, smack! Both cat and rat agree -- it's time for a snack attack!
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Big Bad Wolves at School By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Brad Sneed
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 4 - 8
Rufus doesn't like school at first. He loves being a wolf and doing wolf stuff -- like running through the woods or howling at the moon. But Rufus, like all wolves, must go to school to learn real wolf work, like wearing...
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Too Many Leprechauns Or How That Pot o' Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Dan Andreasen
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
On St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns are lucky. But on every other day of the year, they make for noisy neighbors -- and they're turning the entire town of Dingle upside down! Fortunately, Finn O'Finnegan always has a clever plan...
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George Washington's First Victory (Part of Ready-to-read COFA) By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Diane Dawson Hearn
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2005
Ages: 5 - 7
When George Washington was eleven years old, he wanted nothing more than to visit his brother who lived many miles away. George's mother would not allow him to go, but George thought of a clever way to convince her. His first...
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Davy Crockett A Life on the Frontier (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Debra Bandelin and Bob Dacey
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: October 26, 2004
Ages: 6 - 8
People said that when Davy was born he weighed more than two hundred pounds! They also said he saved the world from a comet by grabbing its tail, twirling it around, and sending it back into the sky. These stories are just...
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How Santa Lost His Job
How Santa Lost His Job By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: S.D. Schindler
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: October 5, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
Santa has the best job he can think of -- brining presents each Christmas to children all around the world. Every year he prepares for his trip: He trims his beard, takes a bath, gets dressed, and packs up his sleigh fort he...