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Books with author Keith Baxter

  • Lucky Days With Mr. and Mrs. Green

    Keith Baker

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Mr. and Mrs. Green, a loving alligator couple, try their hand at detective work, a gumball-guessing contest, and the town talent show.
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  • On the Go with Mr. and Mrs. Green

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, March 1, 2006)
    Mr. and Mrs. Green are as busy as ever in this fourth book of their adventures together, and their usual zest for life (and delicious munchies) has not diminished a bit since we last saw them. Beginning readers will love getting green with everyone's favorite warm and wacky alligator couple.
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  • Who is the Beast?

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1990)
    When a tiger suspects he is the beast the jungle animals are fleeing from, he returns to them and points out their similarities. Special Edition for the Scholastic book Fairs, Inc. Measures: 11.4 x 9" (28.5 x 22.5cm). Glossy boards with dust jacket. Reinforced trade binding.
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  • Quack and Count

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Aug. 2, 1999)
    Keith Baker’s playful, rhyming text and bold collage illustrations capture the excitement of a day’s adventure as a family of lively ducklings slip, slide, leap, and dive--grouping themselves in all the different combinations that add up to seven. Addition has never been more fun!
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  • LMNO Peas

    Keith Baker

    Mass Market Paperback (scholastic, Aug. 16, 2014)
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  • Meet Mr. and Mrs. Green

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Mr. and Mrs. Green are ready for some fun, and you're invited! Come along as they go camping, eat stacks of pancakes, and try their luck at the County Fair. (Snow cones, anyone?) Whatever the Greens are up to, it's sure to be an adventure, because life with these two is always full of surprises--not to mention chocolate bars, marshmallows, and rainbow sprinkles! Acclaimed picture book creator Keith Baker treats young readers to three silly and endearing stories in one irresistible book--the first in a new series starring these two appealing alligators.
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  • Lucky Days with Mr. and Mrs. Green

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, March 1, 2005)
    Mr. and Mrs. Green are back for another round of sweet and adventurous alligator escapades. This time they're trying their hand at detective work, entering a gumball-guessing contest, and (most daring of all!) participating in the town talent show. Happily for the Greens, luck is on their side. Luck and cookies--JUMBO cookies! With its snappy text and warm, bright illustrations, this third book in the Mr. and Mrs. Green series is sure to be an alligator-sized success with beginning readers everywhere.
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  • Little Green

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, March 5, 2001)
    A little green hummingbird is flying through a sunny garden, leaving a path for sharp eyes to follow. An artist is watching--and painting what he sees! With a playful, rhyming text and vibrant collage illustrations, Keith Baker captures all the energy and excitement of a hummingbird's flight in this engaging picture book just right for young readers and artists.
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  • Sometimes

    Keith Baker

    Paperback (Green Light Readers, March 1, 1999)
    Happy or sad? Hot or cold? Up or down? Sometimes you may feel every which way, and that’s just fine. Keith Baker uses opposites and an irresistible banjo-playing, cake-baking alligator to remind us all of one of life’s simplest--and most important--lessons: Anything is possible if you like who you are and you like what you do.
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  • Big Fat Hen Big Book

    Keith Baker

    Paperback (Sandpiper, July 12, 2010)
    “One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door. . . . Nine, ten, big fat hen!” “Baker uses an imaginative array of acrylic colors for his hens--greens, purples, and pinks to contrast with the warm, yellow straw background. There are lots of things to count, such as sticks, eggs, chicks, and hens. A fine choice for toddler story hours.”--School Library JournalJoin Big Fat Hen and all her friends and their chicks as they count to ten using the classic counting nursery rhyme.
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  • Who Is the Beast?

    Keith Baker

    Paperback (Harcourt Big Books, May 15, 1991)
    A friendly tiger is confused by jungle animals fleeing from a beast, until he discovers he is the beast! “Graced with a compelling beauty, this gifted author/illustrator’s imaginative story presents a timeless message to young readers.”--Publishers Weekly
  • Potato Joe

    Keith Baker

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, June 1, 2008)
    This fresh adaptation of the classic "One Potato, Two Potato" nursery rhyme is a counting adventure and rollicking good time rolled into one. Spunky leader Potato Joe and his nine spuds pals count up to ten and back down again, all while playing games and meeting up with other garden friends. With its playful tone and hilariously expressive potatoes, Potato Joe is a spud-tastically fun read-aloud, and a perfect companion to Keith Baker's previous nursery rhyme interpretations, Big Fat Hen and Hickory Dickory Dock. (20080616)
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