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Star quality By Debra Ollivier
Just as its author predicted, nothing in the universe can be the same for those who love "The Little Prince" -- but why?
(12/22/98)

These babies rule By Andrew Leonard
A 4-year-old and her dad give the new "Rugrats" brand extension a big thumbs-up
(11/20/98)

Things are not quite what they seem By Polly Shulman
Themes of transformation populate three weirdly hypnotic children's books in which a little girl grows into a green monster and a baby bug becomes a cheese doodle
(11/16/98)

Strange brew
Love and art are the twin redeemers for the hipster heroes and heroines of Francesca Lia Block's young adult novels
(10/13/98)

A mother's guide to gunk By Lisa Moskowitz
Help! I've got Silly Putty stuck in my eyebrows and it won't come out!
(09/30/98)

Words that sing By Polly Shulman
Children's books that make words sing
(09/14/98)

Beach babble on By Polly Shulman
A selection of books immerses kids in a wetter, wavier world
(07/14/98)

A kinder, gentler cowboy By Polly Shulman
A new coming-of-age western shows that a man can do what a man's gotta do and still be a vegetarian
(06/04/98)

Raging hormones By Polly Shulman
Honest, respectful books that tell kids what they really want to know about sex
(05/13/98)

Fly girl By Phaedra Hise
Winging it with a toddler in the family plane means mid-air diaper changes and squealing in the cockpit
(04/27/98)

The water lilies look splotchy up close By Polly Shulman
The artist is the hero in these sensuous children's books
(04/07/98)

Fat chance By Leora Tanenbaum
A teen-book author talks about fat girls, binge-and-barf clubs and why well-meaning mothers often make things worse
(03/11/98)

Love and justice By Polly Shulman
Two teenage novels
(02/24/98)

See you later, lunar crater By Polly Shulman
In kids' books, the time for rhyme is prime
(01/12/98)

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