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Tell Me Your Best Thing
written by Anna Grossnickle Hines
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Dutton, 1991
ages 8 to 12, ISBN 978-0-525-44734-4
Viking Penguin paper ISBN 978-0-14-036447-7
Sophie thought the Best-Worst Club was a great idea, until her "worst" turns out to be so embarrassing. The shy third grader stands up to a bully. Ink and pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Rotten Egg Paterson to the Rescue
written by Colin Thiele
illustrated by Karen Ritz
HarperCollins, 1991
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-06-026104-7
out of print
Having rescued an emu egg from the clutches of a goanna in the Australian scrublands, twelve-year-old Danny is determined to hatch it despite a series of near-disasters and the interference of the school bully. Ink and pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Cory Coleman, Grade 2
written by Larry Dane Brimner
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Henry Holt, 1991
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-8050-1844-8
paper ISBN 978-0-8050-1844-8
Second grade is off to a bad start with Cory when he "investigates" his wrapped present and breaks it. Then the class bully tries everything to ruin his birthday party. Pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Family That Fights
written by Sharon Chesler Bernstein
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Albert Whitman, 1991
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-8075-2248-6
Story about a young family living with family violence. Pencil illustrations. |
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Country Artist: a Story about Beatrix Potter
written by David R. Collins
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1990
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-509-8
Houghton Mifflin reader ISBN 978-0-17-604275-2 Harcourt Brace ISBN 978-0-15-302203-6
Biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants and animals found their way into her famous picture books. Pencil chapter illustrations.
Awards
Selected for the 1990 Society of Illustrators Show |
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Frontier Surgeons:
A Story About the Mayo Brothers
written by Emily Crofford
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1989
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-381-0
paper ISBN 978-0-87614-553-1
Biography of the two doctor brothers whose Minnesota clinic became world-famous. Pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Parrot Man Mystery
written by Kathy Pelta
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Henry Holt, 1989
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-8050-1130-2, out of print
Fawcett paper ISBN 978-0-449-70394-6
M.D.K. starts a pet-sitting service and gets mixed up with bird smugglers. Danger comes with a $500 reward. Pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman
written by Jeri Ferris
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1988
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-317-9
paper ISBN 978-0-87614-504-3
Biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the underground railroad. Pencil chapter illustrations. |
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My Grammy
written by Marsha Kibbey
illustrated by Karen Ritz
First Avenue Editions, 1988
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-328-5
paper ISBN 978-0-87614-544-9
Eight-year-old Amy learns patience when she has to share her bedroom with her grandmother who has Alzheimer's disease. Pencil illustrations. |
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Between Two Worlds: A Story About Pearl Buck
written by Barbara Mitchell
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1988
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-332-2
Biography of American author Pearl Buck, winner of both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature. Pencil chapter illustrations. |
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Valentine's Day
written by Joyce Kessel
illustrated By Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1981
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-166-3; out of print
paper ISBN 978-0-87614-502-9
Easy reader explaining the origins of Valentine's Day and describing the international traditions celebrated on this special day. Pen and ink illustrations. |
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Cornstalks and Cannonballs
written by Barbara Mitchell
illustrated by Karen Ritz
Carolrhoda Books, 1980
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0-87614-121-2; out of print
Easy reader telling of the townspeople of Lewes, Delaware outwitting the British Navy during the War of 1812. Pen and ink illustrations. |
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magazine illustrations and jacket art by Karen Ritz >> |
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