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Books with author Peter Collington

  • A Small Miracle

    Peter Collington

    Paperback (Dragonfly Books, Sept. 13, 2011)
    The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original contemporary parable. Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy. In the Publishers Weekly 12th Annual Off-the-Cuff Awards, booksellers chose A Small Miracle as the Book We’re Sorriest to See Go Out of Print. Knopf is proud to reintroduce this picture book classic for you to enjoy Christams after Christmas. From the Hardcover edition.
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  • Angel & Soldier Boy

    Peter Collington

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1988)
    A child dreams her toy angel and soldier come alive in a perilous adventure in which they rescue a coin from thieving pirates
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  • The Tooth Fairy

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, July 10, 1995)
    In the wordless storyboard format and soft pastel drawings that have become his trademark, Peter Collington offers an enchanting solution to the age-old mystery of what the tooth fairy does with all those teeth! He follows an industrious tooth fairy on an arduous night's work of creating a perfect silver coin and exchanging it for a precious baby tooth. Back in her cozy parlor, she lovingly transforms her prize into a new ivory key for her broken piano, then sits down to play a tune. The trade edition includes a make-it-yourself tooth box for commemorating a milestone of every childhood--losing the first baby tooth.
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  • A Small Miracle

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 10, 2002)
    The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original, deeply moving contemporary parable. Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy. In the Publishers Weekly 12th Annual Off-the-Cuff Awards, booksellers chose A Small Miracle as the Book We’re Sorriest to See Go Out of Print. Knopf is proud to reintroduce this picture book classic–priced $2 lower than the original–just in time for Christmas.
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  • The Angel and the Soldier Boy

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 12, 1987)
    Tiny pirates raid a young girl's piggybank while she sleeps, so her toy soldier and angel doll set out on their own perilous adventure to retrieve the booty, in an acclaimed picture book. Reissue.
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  • Clever Cat

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Aug. 8, 2000)
    Peter Collington, recognized master of wordless picture books, proves in this funny feline fantasy that he is just as entertaining with words and pictures.Tibs, the orange tabby hero of Clever Cat, knows that being the cat of a busy working family means patiently waiting around a lot--to be let out, to be let in, to be fed. So one day Tibs takes matters into his own paws. To the amazement of his family, he opens up a can of cat food and serves himself. Soon he's a cat about town, with a set of house keys to come and go as he pleases and the use of Mrs. Ford's bank card to buy his own food--and a few other things that tickle his fancy. He regards the other kitties in the neighborhood, snoozing in the sun all day, and thinks, What a bore! But when Mrs. Ford's monthly bank statement arrives, suddenly this clever cat must earn his keep, and Tibs begins to wonder if he's too smart for his own good.
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  • On Christmas Eve

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 19, 1990)
    Dozens of tiny fairies guide Santa Claus to the home of a little girl who lives in a house without a chimney
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  • On Christmas Eve

    Peter Collington

    Paperback (Egmont Childrens Books, Nov. 5, 1992)
    Included in the 1991 Children's Book Foundation's list of 100 Best Books. It is a wordless story which depicts how, after hanging up her stocking, a small girl wonders how Santa Claus travels so far, finds her house and her room, and gets into the house if it doesn't have a chimney.
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  • Little Pickle

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, April 22, 1986)
    Even in her dream, mischievous Little Pickle gets in trouble, as she has to be rescued from a rubber raft on the high seas.
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  • THE COMING OF THE SURFMAN

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Dec. 6, 1993)
    When a stranger nicknamed "The Surfman" opens up a surf shop in their city neighborhood, two rival gangs are amused--they live hundreds of miles away from the beach--until they realize that he can make their dreams come true.
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  • Angel & Soldier Boy-Min

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 17, 1991)
    Tiny pirates raid a young girl's piggybank while she sleeps, so her toy soldier and angel doll set out on their own perilous adventure to retrieve the booty, in an acclaimed picture book. Reissue. SLJ. NYT.
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  • The Midnight Circus

    Peter Collington

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Aug. 10, 1993)
    A young boy's favorite mechanical horse comes to life and carries him to a circus for a night of adventure and stardom
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