Books by Kirsten Hall
Kids In Sports: A Chapter Book (True Tales: Sports)
by Kirsten Hall
Profiles four exceptional children: "perfect" gymnast Nadia Comaneci; ten-year-old double amputee and triathlete Rudy Garcia-Tolsen; nine-year-old karate expert Gavonnah Williams; and twelve-year-old professional sportscaster Grant Paulsen.
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A Bear For You (My First Reader)
by Kirsten Hall
Describes bears of all kinds, running, playing, fishing, climbing and eating.
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A Perfect Day: All About The Five Senses (Beastieville)
by Kirsten Hall
When the rain ends, the Beasties run outside and use all five of their senses to enjoy the perfect day.
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Christmas Magic: A Changing Picture Book
by Kirsten Hall
Have a merry, old-fashioned Christmas with this enchanting book! With the pull of a tab, Santa and his reindeer-driven sleigh fly across a beautiful night sky and over the rooftops. A snow-covered evergreen suddenly lights up beside a glowing fire. Little chefs create a perfect gingerbread house. All these special Christmas moments, and more, magically appear in this stunningly illustrated changing picture book. Kirsten Hall's lyrical verses will delight readers of all ages and Simon Mendez's exquisite art brings the holiday season to life.
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The Honeybee
by Kirsten Hall
Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this timely, clever, and breathtakingly gorgeous picture book from critically acclaimed author Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault.
Bzzz…
What’s that?
Do you hear it?
You’re near it.
It’s closer,
it’s coming,
it’s buzzing,
it’s humming…
A BEE!
With zooming, vibrant verse by Kirsten Hall and buzzy, beautiful illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault, this celebration of the critically important honeybee is a honey-sweet treasure of a picture book.
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The Jacket
by Andrew Clements, Kirsten Hall
Phil is on a mission. His absentminded little brother forgot his lunch money. All kinds of thoughts are running through Phil's mind as he searches for Jimmy in the throngs of fourth and fifth graders crowding the school hallway:...if I'm late for math today, then I might not be allowed to take the test -- and then I could flunk math! I might even flunk sixth grade and get left back!
Then Phil spots Jimmy's one-of-a-kind jacket and rushes to the corner of the hallway. Except the person wearing it isn't his brother; it's some black kid Phil's never seen before -- wearing Jimmy's jacket! Phil makes an accusation, tempers flare, and both kids wind up in the principal's office.
How will Phil react when he finds out how Daniel came to be the owner of this unique jacket? Will Daniel be able to forgive Phil for an accusation that was based on racial prejudice? What will each boy learn about the other, and most important, about himself?
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The Jacket
by Andrew Clements, Kirsten Hall
Thief!
When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself the question: Would he have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American? And that question leads to others that reveal some unsettling truths about Phil's neighborhood, his family, and even himself.
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The Jacket
by Andrew Clements, Kirsten Hall
The Jacket is about a book that gets more than it ever dared to hope for or even dream about.
The Jacket is a book that needs to be a book. It's a book that pays tribute, in word and form, to all that a book is and can be. Once upon a time there was a girl who had a dog named Egg Cream. This girl loved her dog, but she also loved her special book. And Book loved her. But how about Book and Egg Cream? Could they coexist as the girl's two favorite things in the whole wide world?
After getting an MA in early childhood education from NYU, Kirsten Hall taught both preschool and elementary school for several years while writing learn-to-read books for Scholastic and engaging in the book world in many other ways. Today, Kirsten is the sole proprietor of Catbird Productions, a book packager and boutique literary agency. The Jacket is her debut picture book.
Before Dasha Tolstikova became an illustrator, she was a photographer, a reporter, a newswire translator, a sales clerk, a cargo van driver, a film producer, and a decorative painternot necessarily in that order. She is a graduate of the SVA MFA illustration program. In addition to The Jacket, she is currently working on her autobiographical graphic novel with Groundwood Books. The Jacket is her debut into the world of picture books.
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The Honeybee (Classic Board Books)
by Kirsten Hall
Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this gorgeous Classic Board Book from critically acclaimed author Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault!
Bzzz…
What’s that?
Do you hear it?
You’re near it.
It’s closer,
it’s coming,
it’s buzzing,
it’s humming…
A BEE!
With zooming, vibrant verse and buzzy, beautiful illustrations, this celebration of the critically important honeybee is now available as a honey-sweet Classic Board Book.
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The Gold Leaf
by Kirsten Hall
Hall and Forsythe team up to great effect in this sensitively paced, gorgeous book about truly appreciating the natural world.
A gold leaf appears in the forest. As soon as the animals notice it, each wants it more than anything else in the world. But in their struggle for it, the leaf is destroyed. Heartbroken, the animals wonder: Will we ever again see such a leaf?
After getting an MA in early childhood education, Kirsten Hall taught preschool and elementary school for several years. The Jacket, her debut picture book, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. This is her second book.
Born in Toronto, Matthew Forsythe grew up in London. After publishing his first books, he moved to LA, where he worked on Adventure Time. He now lives in Montreal, working on animations, picture books, and comics.
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Bake America Great Again
This patriotic spin on favorite baking recipes serves as a good reminder of what, in fact, makes America great! Recipes include Rights Krispie Treats, Patriotic Pretzles, Freedom Fudge, Bananas for Liberty, Brownie Nation, and more!
From the eye-catching red, white, and blue foil cover to the four-color line illustrations throughout, this patriotic spin on tried-and-true favorite baking recipes serves as a tribute to how sweet it is to focus on what it is that really does makes America great!
With just a little clever tweaking of the icing, gingerbread men are transformed into We the People cookies. Key Lime Pie, Vermont Maple Muffins, and Big Apple Strudel are among the classic favorites that feature specialties from all over the United States. Rights Krispie Treats, Patriotic Pretzels, Freedom Fudge, and Brownie Nation are just a few more of the 50 delicious, easy-to-make recipes in this book. And what better way to end a meal than with a little piece of the U.S. Mint?
Inspired by creative moms who wanted to teach their elementary school children a positive way to make a difference, a Bake America Great Again bake sale at a local NYC children’s bookstore raised money for the ACLU. Supporting this cause, a portion of all proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to the ACLU.
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A Forest Song
by Kirsten Hall
Beautifully illustrated by an award-winning artist, this cento poem about experiencing a forest with all of your senses will make the perfect read-aloud for nature lovers and curious explorers of all ages.
Into the forest, dark and deep,
With miles to go before I sleep . . .
Beneath the holy oaks I wander.
Here, O my heart, just listen!
This vivid and evocative poem reimagines classic lines of poetry from Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe and others. Readers will journey into a forest, listen carefully to its sounds, and observe the creatures that call it home.
With swirling colors, the stunning illustrations create scenes of the forest awakening through the eyes of a child – a wolf finds its lair, a deer steps with care, even the trees appear to flutter awake! Through each verse, the forest bursts with life and the trees slowly stretch up toward a starry night sky, whispering a gentle goodnight. And when the child awakens, the forest will be there to greet the morning anew.
A tribute to writers of the past, this stunning picture book by poet Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Evan Turk celebrates the beauty of our forests, and encourages readers to respect, honor, and be in awe of their natural wonders.
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The Monarch
by Kirsten Hall
A gorgeous, lively picture book companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault’s beloved and acclaimed The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.
What’s that?
In the air!
Over here?
Over there!
It’s the start of a brand-new story…
With sweetly fluttering verse and lush, gorgeous illustrations, this brightly beautiful picture book celebrates the wonders of monarch butterflies—a treasured species in need of care and preservation!
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