Henrik Drescher
1) Simon's book
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Simon flees from a friendly monster with the aid of some drawing pens and a bottle of ink.
2) Klutz
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A family with a long history of clumsiness discovers their unexpected true calling as nimble-footed circus performers.
4) The Inferno
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Award-winning poet Mary Jo Bang has translated the Inferno at a moment when popular culture is so prevalent that it has even taken Dante, author of the fourteenth-century epic poem The Divine Comedy, and turned him into an action-adventure video game hero. Dante wrote his poem in the vernacular, rather than in literary Latin. Bang has similarly created an idiomatically rich contemporary version that is accessible, musical, and audacious. She's matched...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides illustrations and brief descriptions of monsters found in different parts of the world, including Bloody Mary, who pulls children into mirrors throughout North America, and the blood-sucking, water-dwelling Kappas of Japan.
8) Colors
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems personifying fifteen different colors.