Awards

• Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction & Poetry) 2006
• Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Poetry) 2008
• Short-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (Grades K-2) 2007

Overview

Have you ever seen a yellow elephant, glowing in the jungle sun? Have you seen a green frog--splash!--turn blue? Or a red donkey throw a red-hot tantrum? In this bright bestiary, poet Julie Larios and painter Julie Paschkis cast a menagerie of animals in brilliantly unexpected hues--encouraging us to see the familiar in surprising new ways.

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* The poems beautifully show how color and sound create mood and imagery. --Booklist (03/15/2006)

* The poems beautifully show how color and sound create mood and imagery.

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JULIE LARIOS is a published poet and the author of two previous picture books. She was awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has taught creative writing at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle, Washington. JULIE PASCHKIS has illustrated many books for children and has had a number of solo gallery shows. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

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