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Among them is Juan and the Jackalope: A Children's Book in Verse by Rudolfo Anaya. The WorldCat summary of Anaya's book says: "Competing for the hand of the lovely Rosita and her rhubarb pie, Juan rides a Jackalope in a race against Pecos Bill." [36] A short story, "Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon, has been nominated for a 2014 Nebula Award. [37]
The rasselbock (German: [ˈʁasl̩ˌbɔk]), or rarely raspelbock, (in America called a Jackalope) is a mythological animal often depicted in such locations as hunting lodges. It has the head and body of a rabbit and the antlers of a roe deer. The female counterpart of the rasselbock is the Rasselgeiß, which have smaller antlers.
Boundin ' is a 2003 American animated short film, which was shown in theaters before the feature-length superhero film The Incredibles. [2] The short is a musically narrated story about a dancing lamb, who loses his confidence after being sheared.
Skippyjon Jones is a children's picture book series, written and illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner.The first book was published in 2003 by Dutton Juvenile. [1] The books are notable for their popularity amongst children, use of mock Spanish, and controversy over their representation of Latinos.
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Picture books are aimed at young children. Many are written with vocabulary a child can understand but not necessarily read. For this reason, picture books tend to have two functions in the lives of children: they are first read to young children by adults, and then children read them themselves once they begin learning to read.
Larkin's books are primarily used to teach young children how to read. [1] Larkin has published more than 1,500 book titles, both fiction and non-fiction, for beginner readers. He has also written more than 3,000 poems. [2] Bruce Larkin is known for his philanthropic efforts in the field of literacy.
The first two titles of The Animal Shelf series enchanted younger children and sold over 400,000 copies on publication. Ivy also enjoyed a successful career as a writer-illustrator for Wm Collins & Sons and for other international publishers. In 1950 she created the first baby record book 'Baby Days, A Record Year by Year' sold by Boots.