Book cover of Eulalie and the Hopping Head

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A reissue, in a larger format, of the first picture book by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Smalls.

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1 author picked Eulalie and the Hopping Head as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This Is David Small’s very first book that he both wrote and illustrated. I came upon this book in my mid-twenties. I have cherished it ever since. Great artwork with a limited palette due to the archaic 4-color printing process used back then. With this book, it works! Beautiful artwork and humorous wording. Mother Lumps and her baby daughter, Eulalia, are frogs. A mother’s favorite thing happens - Mother Lumps encounters another mother claiming her children are perfect and, therefore, she is perfect as a mother. Grrrrr. Walking along, they encounter a doll left behind at a picnic. They think…

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