Calef Brown's Books
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Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is GertrudeWriting in the style of Gertrude Stein, Jonah Winter pays tribute to a very imaginative life and captures a magical moment in modern history and art.Read More
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PublishersWeekly.com, February 23, 2010
...Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763606633. Ages 8-12.) GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE. Jonah Winter. Illustrated by Calef Brown. (S&S/Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416940883. Ages 4-10.) HIGHER! HIGHER! Leslie Patricelli. (Candlewick. $15.99....
Hardin County News Enterprise, February 2, 2010
...Authors at the festival will be Harriette Arrington, who wrote “The Heart of a Friendship” and “Friends Again?”, Calef Brown, creator of “Polkabats and Octopus Slacks” and “Dutch Sneakers and Fleakeepers,” Peter Catalanotto, who...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 22, 2009
...keeps repeating phrases and why some words are printed in large type while others are in small type. Calef Brown's quirky illustrations, suffused with color, perfectly complement this whimsical look at a unique author. (Ages 7-10.) ? It took years for...
Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2009
... He lives and writes in Jackson Heights, Queens, and sometimes blogs at http://nervousuntothirst.blogspot.com . Illustration: Calef Brown For The Times with Carolyn Kellogg...
EMedia Wire, August 7, 2009
...the Internet. Joining Scieszka in creating this madcap adventure are authors and illustrators M.T. Anderson, Natalie Babbitt, Calef Brown, Susan Cooper, Kate Di Camillo, Nikki Grimes, Shannon Hale, Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket, Steven Kellogg,...
Babble, July 16, 2009
...e. tigers in Africa, alligators in India, etc. -- drives me bonkers!) Polka Bats and Octopus Slacks by Calef Brown. This is a collection of quick, silly poems -- wry and rhythmic and jazzy. I giggled every time I read 'Funky Snowman' which ends with the...
South East Missourian.com, May 28, 2009
...She is the kind of teacher every elementary school student ought to have. We began by reading from Calef Brown's whimsical poetry book 'Flamingos on the Roof.' They heard my favorite poem, 'Allicatter Gatorpillar,' over and over. When I told the class we...
Proud Parenting, May 15, 2009
...book for slightly older children - Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude, by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Calef Brown (Atheneum, February 2009) - presents Gertrude Stein in all her salon glory as a literary figure and an arts afficionado, and also...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 7, 2009
...Is Gertrude Is Gertrude' (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $16.99, all ages). With the help of illustrator Calef Brown, Winter takes us off to Paris to pay a call. We climb the stairs to the apartment where Queen Gertrude holds court from her throne of...
San Francisco Chronicle, March 28, 2009
...what better title than Gertrude Is Gertrude Is Gertrude Is Gertrude, written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Calef Brown (Atheneum; 32 pages; $16.99; ages 4-8)? The text is clipped, whimsical and dynamic. The font size changes constantly on quirky...
THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK AND LITERACY ALLIANCE, December 29, 2009
...Born, River Secrets, and The Goose Girl at your neighborhood library or bookstore! And make sure you get Calef Brown's books-- Soup for Breakfast, Flamingoes on the Roof , and Polka Bats and Octopus Slacks --too!!! Important web links! Author...
Out With The Kids, December 15, 2009
...Octopus" may go down as my all-time favorite song under 100-seconds long. And while I contend that Calef Brown's image of the funky octopus will add greatly to the enjoyment of this incredible, funkdafied track, it's still a gem of a song without the...
THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK AND LITERACY ALLIANCE, November 2, 2009
...at Home! ... and read a brand new, never before published poem by Calef Brown!! This week we discuss Calef Brown's boldly expressive illustration for Episode Three of The Exquisite Corpse Adventure , "The Found Clue by Newbery Award winning author Kate...
Poetry for Children, October 16, 2009
...love Douglas Florian's cafe , don't you? It has his usual punny way with words and images. Calef Brown's newish blog is full of visual treats including poem videos and slide shows. And Charles Ghigna uses his blog to launch a new poem each Sunday for...
Author Amok, September 11, 2009
...nail is unison. Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea. Poetry Friday Bonus! Have you seen Jonah Winter and Calef Brown's Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude ? It's a sweet picture book bio that captures Stein's wordplay. I can't wait to use it in...
Amazon.com Bookstore's Blog, September 1, 2009
...Extreme Al Fresco Dining : Former Amazon book editor Langdon Cook was on Seattle's KUOW this morning talking about his new book, Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager . Time-Traveling Truman? : Entertainment Weekly 's Shelf Life...
Recorded Books K-12 Blog, August 24, 2009
...a story for read.gov . Scieszka will be joined by authors and illustrators M.T. Anderson , Natalie Babbitt , Calef Brown , Susan Cooper, Kate Di Camillo, Nikki Grimes , Shannon Hale, Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket , Steven Kellogg , Gregory Maguire ,...
BookMoot, April 6, 2009
...Carole Boston Weatherford April 23. Betsy Franco April 24. Lisa Westberg Peters / Laura Purdie Salas April 25. Calef Brown April 26. Marilyn Nelson April 27. Helen Frost / Sara Holbrook April 28. Douglas Florian April 29. Mary Ann Hoberman April 30. Pat...
Kid Lit Kit, April 2, 2009
...Soup for Breakfast Written and illustrated by Calef Brown Houghton Mifflin Co. Ages 5-12 Steady Hands: Poems About Work Written by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy Clarion Books Ages 8-12 Stampede!: Poems to...
BookMoot, April 2, 2009
...Carole Boston Weatherford April 23. Betsy Franco April 24. Lisa Westberg Peters / Laura Purdie Salas April 25. Calef Brown April 26. Marilyn Nelson April 27. Helen Frost / Sara Holbrook April 28. Douglas Florian April 29. Mary Ann Hoberman April 30. Pat...
