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For Adults: Just Kids From the Bronx | 97 Orchard Street | Last Days of MASH | On Set:A Personal Story in Pictures and Words | For Children: Except the Color Grey | Lulu's Piano Lesson | Hello, Good-bye | Iris Has a Virus | |
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“Arlene Alda must be a great listener because all kinds of amazing people tell her remarkable things in Just Kids from the Bronx. No matter where you grew up, you’ll find this a down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled.” —President Bill Clinton “Reading these interviews is akin to sitting on a stoop or a rooftop in any teeming Bronx neighborhood while voices with various accents, telling tales of various triumphs and adventures, rise up from the streets. Just Kids from the Bronx is both a cacophony and a chorus: a diverse collection of childhood memories that together form the singular, and very American, story of a remarkable place.” —Alice McDermott, National Book Award for Fiction winner and author of New York Times bestselling novel Someone “The childhood recollections in Arlene Alda’s fascinating Just Kids from the Bronx run the gamut from surprisingly funny to painfully shocking. For anyone anywhere who has wanted to achieve their heart’s desire, Just Kids from the Bronx shows the early days of successful risk takers from that borough who have done it, each in his or her own way. Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx." —Barbara Walters |
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“Alda’s contemporary photos add a beautiful artistic note…The flavor of life on Orchard Street from the end of the nineteenth century through the 1930s can be tasted here.” |
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Except the Color Grey From Booklist: "...With a comfortable, conversational text and plenty of appealing photos, this picture book will be useful to preschool teachers planning units as well as for one-on-one sharing. An open invitation for children to talk about their own favorite colors." Preschool-Kindergarten. --Carolyn Phelan |
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Lulu's Piano Lesson From School Library Journal: "...Alda's text is nicely paced, and Desimini's cheery and inviting, jewel-toned, mixed-media collages provide a playful, active accompaniment. Young musicians, parents, and teachers will appreciate this compassionate book about the connections between practice and play." Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI From Booklist: "...The nicely paced text intertwines Lulu’s life and her music, particularly after her understanding teacher encourages her to recognize everyday sounds as musical elements. A picture book that takes a common childhood experience in an unexpected direction." |
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Hello, Good-bye From Booklist: "Exceptionally fine color photographs bring clarity as well as beauty to this book of opposites. Alda, whose previous concept books include Did You Say Pears? (2006) and Arlene Alda’s 123 (1998), creates images that are striking in themselves and meaningful when paired with their opposites... This offers plenty of opportunities for interaction between young children and those reading to them. Preschool-Kindergarten." --Carolyn Phelan |
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Iris Has a Virus From Booklist: "...Alda sensitively captures a kid’s viewpoint on illness, from the frustration of missing potential fun to the misery of doctor’s visits and dealing with a not-so-sympathetic sibling. The straightforward text is enlivened with occasional, if somewhat erratic, rhyming couplets (Her head was hot. / She threw up in pot), as well as a fancifully rendered dream spread that explores the meaning of bug. The colorful paper-collage illustrations incorporate whimsical perspectives and scenarios. Along with a basic description of what happens when a child suffers an illness, the story also includes elements such as a teacher’s discussion about hand-washing and Dad’s explanation of viruses, all of which can provide starting points to discuss precautions to avoid illness." Grades K-3. --Shelle Rosenfeld |
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Here a Face, There a Face From School Library Journal: "PreSchool-Grade 3—A simple rhyming text leads children from page to page and photo to photo in the discovery of "faces" in ordinary objects... Youngsters will delight in finding the eyes, noses, and mouths..."—Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH |
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Did You Say Pears? “As entertaining as it is aesthetically pleasing.”
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The Book of ZZZs “. . . delightful . . . The Book of ZZZs gives us an intimate glimpse |
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Morning Glory Monday “Alda, whose photographs brought to life a Lower East Side tenement in 97 Orchard Street, New York, returns to that setting for this inspiring picture-book portrait of immigrant life…" |
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Hurry Granny Annie "Alda (Arlene Alda's 1 2 3, 1998, etc.) gives the tale an upbeat tempo, right to the surprising destination...providing them and readers with a reminder of the joy found in simple things..." (Picture book. 4-8) "...whimsical characters careen across the double-page spreads with glimpses of Granny Annie's striped bloomers and jogging shoes leaping off the pages. Youngsters will enjoy chiming in on Annie's lyrical refrain...Great fun for storytime." —School Library Journal "Share this with children-or adults for that matter-who might be neglecting similar opportunities to stop and smell the roses." —Booklist |
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Arlene Alda's 1 2 3, What Do You See? “A gorgeous counting book that is as artful as clever.”— Kirkus Reviews “This wonderful book will help students explore their own environments for other numerical shapes.”— Teaching Children Mathematics "As in her previous Arlene Alda's ABC, this keen-eyed photographer has managed to put a new and refreshing twist on the hoariest of children's book content... number identification! This intriguing picture book takes you from 1 to 10 and back again, and each number is illustrated by often whimsical color photographs... all are designed to help young readers see the world--and the world of numbers--a bit differently. (Ages 2 to 4)" From From School Library Journal: |
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Arlene Alda's A B C, What Do You See? “An alphabet book like no other.” —Publishers Weekly “Whether a child is just learning the alphabet or already knows it, this is an involving browser that contributes a fresh look at commonplace, usually unnoticed things around us.” —Booklist “ [A] Great Read [for toddlers]” — Carole Fiore (former President of the ALSCs Association of Library Service to Children), Parenting magazine. “Unique visualization.” —Knoxville News-Sentinel |
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Pig, Horse, Or Cow, Don't Wake Me Now "...Alda clearly possesses the skills to bring out every endearing quality of her animal subjects...A very happy meshing of verse and visuals." "...Early risers and sleepyheads will enjoy the rhyming text and have fun identifying the barnyard friends." Mary Harris Veeder, Booklist
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Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Help Me Fall Asleep "Alda's breezy rhyming text and arresting photographs make this a most engaging bedtime read-aloud." -- Publishers Weekly |
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