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    Books by D. B. Johnson

    Palazzo InversoPalazzo Inverso, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $17.00 -  call (408) 292-8880 to order

    A story inspired by the artwork of M. C. Escher follows the antics of a master architect's mischievous apprentice who slightly alters his mentor's work day after day until it becomes a fantastical topsy-turvy design that can also be turned upside-down and read backwards.

    Ages 6 & up.









    Henry Hikes to Fitchburg (Paperback)

    By D.B. Johnson
    $6.95
    ISBN-13: 9780618737499
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    Published: Sandpiper, 10/2006
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    While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, a bear, modeled on a young Henry Thoreau, walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts.

    Ages 6 & up


    Henry Builds a Cabin (Library Binding)

    By D.B. Johnson
    $15.00
    ISBN-13: 9780618132010
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2/2002
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    How big does a home really need to be? When Henry decides to build a cabin for himself in the woods, he gets some help and a lot of advice from his friends. But Henry, being Henry, has his own ideas, and he sets about building his house as a bird builds its nest. As he adds everything he thinks his cabin needs, Henry’s new home ends up being a lot bigger than it looks!

    Inspired by the life of Henry David Thoreau, and illustrated with nature-filled paintings by author and artist D. B. Johnson, Henry Builds a Cabin is a thoughtful and beautiful meditation on what a home can be.
     
    Ages 4 & up

    Henry's Night (Hardcover)

    By D.B. Johnson, Linda Michelin, D.B. Johnson
    $16.00
    ISBN-13: 9780547056630
    Availability: On Our Shelves Now
    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 4/2009
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    Henry cannot sleep. The sounds of the village keep him awake. If only he could find the whippoorwill, the night bird no one sees, and hear its sweet song! Henry takes his night jar, fills it with fireflies, and sets off with the lantern to track his elusive serenader. But each time he draws near, the bird stops singing and flies deeper into the woods. Henry encounters many wonderful creatures there, but will he ever find his night bird? And where will the whippoorwill ultimately lead him? 

    In this fifth book of the Henry series, D. B. Johnson recreates the wonder of Henry David Thoreau’s moonlit walks, and shines a quiet comfort into the mysterious night woods.

    Ages 4 & up.


    Henry Works (Hardcover)

    By D.B. Johnson
    $15.00
    ISBN-13: 9780618420032
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 9/2004
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    Without Henry, wildflowers would go unwatered in dry weather and rivers would have no crossing stones. Without him, who would bring news of coming storms?
    Henry works, but no one seems to notice.
    “You’re not doing anything today,” his friend says. “Come fishing with me.” “Not today,” says Henry as he digs up a healing plant for a neighbor. Though he never gets paid, Henry works for more than money.

    In this fourth book about Henry David Thoreau, D. B. Johnson’s quiet story flows through morning’s mist to evening’s glow, when, at last, Henry’s most important work is revealed!

    Ages 4 & up.


    Four Legs Bad, Two Legs Good! hardcover (Hardcover)

    By D.B. Johnson
    $16.00
    ISBN-13: 9780618809097
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    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 9/2007
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    On No-Man Farm, Orvie rules. What makes that lazy pig the farmer? Orvie can walk on two legs. And that makes him better than all the other animals. All except Duck. “I have two legs, Orvie. Can I be the farmer now?” she asks.
    “You’re too little, Duck,” says Orvie. “You can’t do BIG work.” “I can do BIG work!” Duck says. More like BIG MISCHIEF! Award-winning author and illustrator D. B. Johnson adds a lively new chapter to George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm. This time, a duck brings a joyful transformation to the farm—and to Orvie! In this picture book, as well as the ones he has written about Henry David Thoreau, D. B. Johnson continues, with simplicity and humor, to draw children to the complex ideas in great works of literature.

    Eddie's Kingdom (Hardcover)

    By D.B. Johnson
    $16.00
    ISBN-13: 9780618562992
    Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 9/2005

    When he gets blamed by his neighbors for just about everything that goes wrong inside the Peaceable Building, little Eddie becomes frustrated by all the complaints and so begins a campaign to show everyone just how easy it is to get along with one another!

    Ages 5 & up


    Bear's Picture (Hardcover)

    By Daniel Pinkwater, D.B. Johnson
    $16.00
    ISBN-13: 9780618759231
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    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 4/2008
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    A bear wants to paint a picture, and so he does; however, two fine, proper gentlemen don’t think that it is a very fine picture at all. But just because they don’t see what the bear sees doesn’t make it a bad picture, right? Daniel Pinkwater turns art (and art critics) upside down in this classic tale, now beautifully re-illustrated by D. B. Johnson.

    Ages 6 & up.


    Zuzu's Wishing Cake (Hardcover)

    By Linda Michelin, D.B. Johnson
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    ISBN-13: 9780618646401
    Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
    Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 9/2006
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    What Zuzu wants, Zuzu makes. In her happy hands a brown paper bag becomes a flower or a hat. Cardboard becomes a tent, a telescope, or a car. Zuzu makes everything into something else. But making a friend of the boy next door turns out to be harder than she thought. Can she get him to smile?

    Ages 4 & up.


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