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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1995
  • Latest Book:
    June 2007
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Book List in Order: 20 titles



  • The ebullient, rhythmic text of these two poems celebrates the special delights of both summer and winter. Halpern cleverly captures and contrasts those pleasures in bold, brilliant colored collages, richly textured by cut paper, fabric, and paint....



  • A fuzzy woolly bear wanders quietly through her world and hears a myriad of insect sounds, including the "bzzz" of a bee and the "mmm" of a mosquito, until the end of her journey, which gives way to a surprise ending....



  • This traditional folk tale, told in Czech and Slovak villages for countless generations, is a satisfying story of virture rewarded and evil punished. Kindhearted Marushka cannot win the love of her jealous stepmother and stepsister. Hoping to be rid ...



  • A luminous counting picture book for young readers.Counting down from ten to one, a girl and a boy empty the night sky of fireflies as–counting up from one to ten–they fill their jar with them. But once captured, the fireflies’ ligh...







  • Kids love pizza, and they will love this cleverly illustrated, up-to-date retelling of the traditional Little Red Hen story. In this new version, the intrepid fowl spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and knows it's time to make a lovely littl...



  • Children are invited to feast their eyes on bridges from around the world that carried llamas loaded with firewood, let people dance over lazy rivers, and some that were for defending castles. Reprint....



  • Trains, trains, trains!

    A train is passing by! A young boy watches in delight from his window as it rumbles and roars past. Each of the cars is carrying something interesting, but his favourite car is the last one - it carr...








  • Some carry people around the world.Some land on water.Some can loop around the sky.

    What does your favorite plane do?

    Blast off into the world of biplanes and gliders, seaplanes and dive bombers, and find out the spe...




  • What's your favorite part of the school day?

    Come along to a warm, friendly world of reading and writing, singing and painting, and all-around fun that will make you want to yell, "I love school!"

    ...





  • Some bugs hop.

    Some bugs make honey.

    Some bugs light up the sky!

    Come explore the amazing world of bugs! The friendly bugs that crawl all over these pages include hungry caterpillars, busy ants, and grac...



  • With wonder and humor, Sturges and Laroche celebrate the beauty of theamazing vessels that have sailed through time, down to the sea, including a canoe, Viking drakar, whaling boat, steamboats, schooners, cruise ship, sailboats and more.

    ...



  • After one group of determined pirates finds a treasure chest on the rocky island, another group comes to take it away and so a battle ensues, yet after exhausting themselves with fighting, the gangs decide to work together and soon end up sharing the...



  • Tools can cut things apart . . .

    . . . or put them back together again.

    You can use tools to make almost anything!

    From the clamps that hold down the wood for the very first cut through the paintbrush that adds the finishing tou...








  • Wiggle your ear!
    Play peekaboo!
    Make a face!

    And join dozens of friendly animals -- plus one very patient older sister -- as they use their best tricks to make their babies smile, laugh, coo, and grin.

    With a simple rhym...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Philemon Sturges has published 20 books.

Philemon Sturges does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, How Do You Make a Baby Smile?, was published in June 2007.

The first book by Philemon Sturges, Rainsong/Snowsong, was published in September 1995.

No. Philemon Sturges does not write books in series.