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Steven Kroll (1941–2011)

Autor(a) de The Biggest Snowman Ever

114+ Works 17,050 Membros 178 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Steven Kroll was born in Manhattan, New York on August 11, 1941. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in American history and literature in 1962, he worked as an editor of books for adults in London, England, and New York City. In the early 1970s, a children's book editor urged mostrar mais him to try his hand at writing for children, and he began what would become his career. His first picture book, Is Milton Missing?, was published in 1975. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 95 picture books, chapter books, and young adult novels including The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, Jungle Bullies, That Makes Me Mad, Sweet America, Pooch on the Loose, and When I Dream of Heaven. He died from complications of gastrointestinal surgery on March 8, 2011 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por Steven Kroll

The Biggest Snowman Ever (2005) 3,018 exemplares
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (1984) 3,000 exemplares
The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever (2009) 1,245 exemplares
The Biggest Apple Ever (1824) 1,088 exemplares
The Biggest Valentine Ever (2006) 1,006 exemplares
It's Groundhog Day (1987) 761 exemplares
Oh, What a Thanksgiving! (1988) 600 exemplares
The Big Bunny and the Easter Eggs (1982) 422 exemplares
Jungle Bullies (2006) 332 exemplares
Loose Tooth (1984) 307 exemplares
Will You Be My Valentine? (1993) 298 exemplares
The Biggest Easter Basket Ever (2008) 241 exemplares
The Candy Witch (1979) 220 exemplares
The Squirrel's Thanksgiving (1991) 156 exemplares
Patches: Lost And Found (2001) 154 exemplares
The Biggest Pumpkin Surprise Ever (2012) 143 exemplares
The Big Bunny and the Magic Show (1986) 132 exemplares
The Boston Tea Party (1998) 131 exemplares
The Tyrannosaurus Game (1975) 129 exemplares
Pony Express! (1996) 125 exemplares
It's April Fool's Day! (1990) 110 exemplares
Oh, Tucker! (1998) 109 exemplares
Is Milton Missing? (1975) 102 exemplares
Big Jeremy (1777) 100 exemplares
Santa's Crash-Bang Christmas (1977) 94 exemplares
The Goat Parade (1983) 68 exemplares
Barbarians! (2009) 63 exemplares
That Makes Me Mad! (1811) 62 exemplares
Stuff!: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (2009) 58 exemplares
The Hanukkah Mice (2008) 57 exemplares
Newsman Ned Meets the New Family (1988) 57 exemplares
The Pigrates Clean Up (1993) 56 exemplares
Happy Mother's Day (1985) 55 exemplares
Dirty feet (1980) 48 exemplares
Under the City (1996) 40 exemplares
Ellis Island: Doorway to Freedom (1645) 35 exemplares
Newsman Ned And The Broken Rules (1989) 30 exemplares
Doctor on an Elephant (1994) 25 exemplares
Queen of the May (1993) 24 exemplares
Fat Magic (1978) 21 exemplares
The Hand-Me Down Doll (1983) 21 exemplares
Super-Dragon (2011) 20 exemplares
Happy Father's Day (1988) 19 exemplares
Playing Favorites (1992) 14 exemplares
Mrs. Claus's Crazy Christmas (1985) 13 exemplares
Gone Fishing Glb (1990) 13 exemplares
New Kid in Town (1992) 12 exemplares
Are You Pirates? (1982) 12 exemplares
Friday the 13th (1981) 11 exemplares
I Love Spring! (1987) 11 exemplares
The Hokey-Pokey Man (1989) 11 exemplares
Andrew Wants a Dog (1992) 10 exemplares
The Slump (1992) 10 exemplares
The Magic Rocket (1992) 10 exemplares
Eat! (Hyperion Chapters) (1995) 10 exemplares
Toot! Toot! (1983) 9 exemplares
Annabelle's Un-Birthday (1991) 9 exemplares
Breaking Camp (1985) 9 exemplares
T.J. Folger, Thief (1978) 9 exemplares
Second Chance (1994) 8 exemplares
A Tale of Two Dogs (2004) 8 exemplares
Don't Get Me in Trouble R (1987) 7 exemplares
Patrick's Tree House (1994) 6 exemplares
Pitching Trouble (1994) 6 exemplares
The Streak (1992) 6 exemplares
Space Cats (1979) 6 exemplares
Giant journey (1981) 6 exemplares
Amanda and the Giggling Ghost (1980) 5 exemplares
Woof Woof (1983) 5 exemplares
Monster Birthday (1980) 5 exemplares
You're Out! (1994) 5 exemplares
Annie's Four Grannies (1986) 4 exemplares
If I Could Be My Grandmother (1977) 4 exemplares
Pride of the Rockets (1994) 2 exemplares
Multiple choice (1987) 2 exemplares
Fat Magic 33 1/3 RPM Record (1979) 1 exemplar
Les bonbons magiques (1979) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Nina in That Makes Me Mad (2011) 67 exemplares
Witch Poems (1976) — Contribuidor — 63 exemplares
Monster Poems (1976) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, February 1976 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

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This imaginative story features a Santa Claus having one of those nights when everything goes wrong. Fortunately one of his elves came along for the ride and helps Santa make things merry and bright for all. DePaola's illustrations accompany the story beautifully. Today's readers will enjoy this one just as much as children did in 1977 when it was written. In fact, I think I'm going to take this one with me to read to my great nephews!
 
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thornton37814 | 2 outras críticas | Dec 5, 2023 |
Brenda and Buddy Squirrel discover that things could always be worse in this Thanksgiving picture book about learning to count your blessings. Although the siblings try to be polite, after their parents tell them that on Thanksgiving Day they must show how thankful they are for one another, they have trouble maintaining their good behavior—even in church. Sibling rivalry, and their resentment of small slights leads them to think they really don't have anything to be thankful for. Then their cousins Penny and Chuck come to holiday dinner, and demonstrate what a truly spiteful relationship looks like...

Originally published in 1991, The Squirrels' Thanksgiving is the second seasonal picture book I have read from author/illustrator team Steven Kroll and Jeni Bassett, after their The Biggest Pumpkin Ever. Like that other book, it features anthropomorphic animals, using them in this case to explore family dynamics at the holidays, and to emphasize that sometimes, the people who annoy us from day to day, really aren't that bad. I'm not sure what it says, that this insight must come from an example of truly poor behavior—no hope of future character development for Penny and Chuck is offered in the narrative—but leaving that aside, I think many children will be able to identify with this tale of siblings squabbling at the holidays. The accompanying artwork isn't a standout, but is cute enough. I'm not honestly sure I would strongly recommend this one, save perhaps to picture book audiences looking for stories which address sibling rivalry at the holidays.
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 outra crítica | Nov 24, 2023 |
Clayton the village mouse and Desmond the field mouse both fall in love with the same pumpkin, Clayton visiting it during the day to care for it, and Desmond at night. With their faithful ministrations, the pumpkin soon begins to grow to an enormous size, with both mice making their plans: one wants to win the town pumpkin contest, while the other dreams of creating the most magnificent jack-o-lantern ever. When the two eventually meet, they decide to work together to fulfill both of their ambitions...

The first of a number of seasonal picture books from author/illustrator team Steven Kroll and Jeni Bassett to feature the mice of Mouseville, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever pairs an engaging story of hard work and dreaming big with cute illustrations. I liked the fact that Clayton and Desmond discovering one another led, not to conflict, but to the two working together. That said, I did think it a little odd that Desmond followed the course of action he did, given that the narrative tells us that the pumpkin was in Clayton's garden. Surely it isn't reasonable for him to expect that it would be his, to make into a jack-o-lantern, when it always belonged to someone else? Leaving that aside, this was a sweet, gentle little tale for the Halloween season, and I would recommend it to picture book readers seeking such fare.
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AbigailAdams26 | 20 outras críticas | Oct 22, 2023 |
Santa is having a rough night and an elf helps keep everything under control.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 2 outras críticas | May 20, 2023 |

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Christine Davenier Illustrator
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Estatísticas

Obras
114
Also by
4
Membros
17,050
Popularidade
#1,302
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Críticas
178
ISBN
313
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
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