Books by Ian Whybrow and Complete Book Reviews

Ian Whybrow, Author . Holiday $16.95 (184p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1972-2

Witty plotting and clever characterizations distinguish Whybrow’s (the Harry and the Dinosaurs series) novel featuring two 12-year-old British classmates who have little in common—except the need for a good friend. Oliver, who has wild red

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator Carolrhoda Books $14.95 (112p) ISBN 978-1-57505-413-1

In the fourth book in the series that began with Little Wolf’s Book of Badness, Little Wolf, Forest Detective by Ian Whybrow, the hero and his friends join forces, creating The Yelloweyes Forest Detective Agency (YFDA). The sleuths must prove…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator Carolrhoda Books $14.95 (132p) ISBN 978-1-57505-410-0

A far cry from some of the wittier fractured fairy tales, Whybrow (A Baby for Grace) paints this picture with broad strokes. In letters sent to his parents, Little Wolf chronicles his sluggish journey to Uncle Bigbad’s Cunning College for Brute…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator Carolrhoda Books $3.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-87614-902-7

Little Wolf takes a job as an advice columnist for the “”Wolf Weekly”” in Dear Little Wolf by Ian Whybrow, illus. by Tony Toss. Strategic misspellings, humorous illustrations and a question-and-answer format lend an air of authenticity to the …

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Ian Whybrow, illus. by Sam Hearn. Barron’s, $6.99 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-1-4380-0303-0

Part of the Awesome Animals series, originally published in the U.K., Whybrow’s (Harry and the Dinosaurs) story lives up to its title. Once king of his meerkat tribe in the Kalahari Desert, Uncle Fearless has been relegated to babysitting three cubs

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tony Ross, Author , illus. by Tony Ross. Lerner/Carolrhoda $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-57505-861-0

In this boisterous caper, the creators of the Little Wolf novels introduce that character and his little brother to a younger audience (as the subtitle indicates, “A Little Wolf and Smellybreff Adventure”). The tale has a peppy premise:…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Christian Birmingham, Author, Christian Birmingham, Illustrator Kingfisher $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7534-5142-7

Young Grace is told “”no”” one too many times when the new baby arrives. Although told in third person, Whybrow’s (Quacky Quack-Quack!) sure, simple story concisely evokes the girl’s point of view: “”Grace said the baby was nice but it had a fat…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tiphanie Beeke, Illustrator , illus. by Tiphanie Beeke. Scholastic/Levine $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-55689-7

Will the sleepy boy ever get to say the word that both describes his destination and finishes Whybrow’s (Sissy Buttons Takes Charge! ) rhyme? “This little boy was oh so tired/ and this is what he said:/ I think I’ll go home past the pond,

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Tiphanie Beeke, Illustrator , illus. by Tiphanie Beeke. S&S/McElderry $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84930-5

Porcine and winged bibliophiles star in Whybrow’s (Little Wolf’s Book of Badness) quirky tale of discovery and friendship. Little Pig comes across three new words in a book: wish, change and friend. He wishes for a change and a friend and…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Adrian Reynolds, Illustrator Random House (NY) $14.95 (22p) ISBN 978-0-375-82541-5

In Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow, illus. by Adrian Reynolds, Harry finds a dusty box of toy dinosaurs in Gran’s attic. He cleans them, fixes them up and calls each by name: Scelidosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and more….

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Adrian Reynolds, Illustrator Random House Books for Young Readers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-82542-2

Harry is back for a second adventure, in which carnivores and herbivores alike accompany the hero to the dentist in order to have their teeth checked in Harry and the Dinosaurs Say “”Raahh!”” by Ian Whybrow, illus. by Adrian Reynolds. When Harry…

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Rosie Reeve, Illustrator ABRAMS $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8109-9416-4

This tale of learning to try new things embraces the idea that having a positive outlook is more than half the battle. Unlike her speedy and fastidious older rabbit siblings, cautious Bella is less than eager to tackle the challenge of ice skating….

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Ian Whybrow, Author, Sally Hobson, Illustrator Levinson Books $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-899607-53-2

There is more to the unprepossessing rabbit Stanley than meets the eye in this cheerful, if rather flimsy, story. Unlike Stanley, his friends are constantly busy: “”The cat was always climbing trees,/ the duck swam round and round;/ the cow drove…

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