Books with author Mary Murphy

Tender, playful, and full of joy, this ode from mother to child makes an utterly lovely baby gift and will resonate with readers big and small.Oh, my Yummy One, my Utterly Lovely One!Look at you, so gorgeous! So opens a glorious praise song from a parent crane to her little cranelet — drawing many other species into the circle of love as she sings. Warm, funny, and full of energy and affection, this is another gem from Mary Murphy, whose springlike palette is well suited to the story's celebratory air.

Hannah B. is in 3rd grade and her very best friend is very, very concerned. You see Hannah was adopted and has reached an age where she is starting to wonder about the whole adoption thing. One day while Hannah and her mom along with her best friend are building a fort on the beach they have a life changing experience. What follows helps Hannah overcome one of life's hurdles and understand the importance of being there to help someone along the way. Hannah B.'s Epiphany is also a teaching tool complete with vocabulary taught in context, a word list and discussion questions to help foster care and concern for others.

What I like most is this pencil. It is red outside and red inside. Its colour comes out like a red ribbon. It’s what I like most in the world. Except for...A little girl tells us about all her favourite things, from her light-up shoes, to hot, steamy chips, to her red pencil. But the girl knows that, even as her feet grow, her plate empties, and her pencil shortens, there’s something she’ll always love … and that is what she likes the very, very most. An intimate ode to the unwavering love a child has for their mother, this tender, lyrical story is brought exquisitely to life by Zhu Cheng-Liang, a recipient of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.

Sex or lunch, what would you do, six days in a row? If you don't find the baby soon, will she freeze to death? It appears to be a single gunshot wound directly under the chin; should we assume suicide or possibly foul play? It appears the grandfather had a heart attack and fell through the glass storm window. Do we remove the body before the young grandkids show up? It's against rules but we can't allow the children's last memory of grandpa to be crumpled and bleeding. Is that a gun in his hand or is that a cell phone? It's too dark, but the call was a man with a gun! If you're right you're a hero. If you're wrong you go to the morgue. These decisions are made on a daily basis if you are a Chicago Police Officer. Hopefully you're right. If you're wrong not only do you suffer but your family does as well. No police officer wants to make a split second decision but at times that's all you have.

Finally -- the perfect first book for baby is available in board!"I saw the baby! Did you see the baby?""Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny weeny thing."It's so exciting! News of the baby is buzzing from animal to animal, with each one -- fish, bird, squirrel, insect, frog -- boasting of seeing, feeding, singing to, tickling, and kissing the tiny little thing. With bold, graphic black-and-white illustrations, Mary Murphy's simple, singsong story captures the giddy commotion that only a baby can bring."An animal cast so elated that they seem on the verge of jumping into readers' laps. . . . The high-contrast pictures and exclamatory text are guaranteed eye and ear magnets for the littlest ones." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

A heartwarming story and bright illustrations capture all the excitement of a toddler’s first steps towards independence.“This book is about me, Comet the Fairy Dog. I am bigger than a bee, and smaller than a mouse, and I can fly!”Follow the adventures of Comet the Fairy Dog as he explores the big wide world and learns all about life. How to bake and share, read and make light; how to tell friend from foe; how to fly, and that there’s nothing quite like his very own home. Small children will delight in following the trials and tribulations of Comet the Fairy Dog, as he grows up and discovers his world!

Mix and match the split pages of this wacky board book to create incredible critters! Mary Murphy's raucous split page board book is perfect for helping little ones to mix and match. What do you call a cross between a tiger and a zebra? How on earth do you make an animal called a "likey"? Children will love to mix up the heads and tails of different animals to invent hilarious new ones, whilst developing their matching skills as they work out how the animals should look. Mary Murphy's adorable creatures and colourful art style are sure to delight readers and help develop a lifelong love of books.