New Releases by Roger Duvoisin

A classic picture book about the special friendship between an owl and a dog, written and illustrated by a master of children''s literature. Day and Night is a classic Duvoisin tale about two unlikely friends with similar interests but impossibly different lives. Day is a dog and Night is an owl. While Day the dog plays and eats and barks, Night the owl sleeps. While Night flies and hunts and hoots, Day sleeps. Night lives alone in the forest and Day lives in a house with his family, the Pennyfeathers. Day and Night are determined to stay friends, even if they have to hoot and bark all day and night in order to communicate. But how can anyone get the sleep they need? Luckily little Bob Pennyfeathers has been watching and listening, and he has an idea that just might save the day, and the night!

Algunos hipopótamos llaman mucho la atención. Pero no es el caso de Verónica. Nadie se fija en ella porque vive con una gran familia de padres y madres, tíos y tías, hermanos y hermanas, primos y primas y ¡todos son hipopótamos! Un buen día Verónica decide marcharse a buscar un lugar en el que ser diferente e incluso llegar a... ¡hacerse famosa! Así inicia una aventura en la ciudad, donde, a diferencia de en su hogar, llamará muchísimo la atención. ¿Logrará hacer realidad su sueño de convertirse en una hipopótama famosa? Esta divertidísima y entrañable historia fue publicada originalmente en 1961 y se ha convertido en un clásico de la literatura infantil. De 5 a 8 años.

Una familia va en busca de una casa en el campo y se enamora de una vieja caserón que se levanta entre altas hierbas y árboles. Necesita algunas reformas y, entre el carpintero, el albañil y el fontanero lo dejan como nuevo, pero también hace falta pintarlo. La familia se pone de acuerdo en que sería más divertido pintarlo ellos, pero cada uno lo quiere de un color y, por si fuera poco, en la ferretería solo tienen tres colores: rojo, azul y amarillo. Pero al padre se le ocurre una idea: «Ahora vais a ver –dijo– cuántas cosas pasan cuando se mezclan los colores» y de pronto... ¡aparece toda una paleta de colores! Publicado originalmente en 1956, La casa de las cuatro estaciones es un álbum ilustrado sobre los colores, la imaginación y el compromiso, que hará las delicias de los pequeños artistas e ingenieros. «El arte de Roger Duvoisin se mantiene como nuevo y su obra posee un atractivo duradero debido principalmente al afecto y el respeto que siente por su público.» Susan A. Burgess De 5 a 8 años.

The year 2017 represents not only the 200th anniversary of James Parkinson''s original description of Parkinson disease (PD), but also the 50th anniversary of the development of L-DOPA as a replacement therapeutic, and the 20th anniversary of finding the first major PD-causing gene mutation, in alpha-synuclein (PARK1). This is a personal reflection by the physician who helped define the subspecialty of movement disorders, who wrote the classic reference for patients and families, and who played a pivotal role in many of the major breakthroughs in the field since he began his career studying Parkinson''s in 1962.Dr. Roger C. Duvoisin is Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair of the Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. As the first fellow of the Parkinson Disease Foundation and Director of the Parkinson Clinic at the Neurological Institute at Columbia under Dr. Melvin Yahr, he participated in the early trials of L-DOPA therapy. Determined to clarify the nature of PD, he worked with Dr. Nathan Stadlan to correlate clinical features with samples from the Parkinson''s Brain Bank and documented Lewy body disease as different from post-encephalitic PD. When studies conducted with Dr. Roswell Eldridge at the National Institutes of Health demonstrated similar concordance between monozygotic and dizygotic twins, Duvoisin initially argued among his colleagues against an inherited basis for PD. When he later began observing multiple cases within the families that he treated, he sought evidence to support a genetic component by directing a family study.1 Documenting Lewy body pathology in a large Italian family with dominantly inherited PD2 he reversed course and led his community of neurologists toward accepting a genetic component to the etiology of PD.In 1989, his Department of Neurology at Rutgers was awarded a $3,500,000 endowment-the largest to date in the history of the school-to develop the William Dow Lovett Center for Neurogenetics, a center that continues his legacy of Parkinson''s research.3, 4 In 1996, as his illustrious career as a Parkinson clinician and researcher was winding down, he took a well-earned victory lap at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. As he proudly pointed to a poster identifying the location of PARK1 on chromosome 4, Duvoisin announced to the world the breakthrough that would forever change the direction of PD research.At a recent webinar about the process of drug development, Dr. Story Landis, Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health from 2003 to 2014 was asked what happens when a researcher who has invested years pursuing one course of research is confronted with evidence that veers 180 degrees in another direction. Dr. Landis responded by citing Roger Duvoisin''s courage in publicly reversing his own position and advocating a role for genetics in the etiology of PD.

By the author of the bestselling picture book Petunia, The House of Four Seasons is a bright and lively family picture book about colors, imagination, and compromise When Father, Mother, Billy, and Suzy go house hunting in the country, they fall in love with a grand old house nestled among tall weeds and trees. It is in need of repair, and soon a carpenter, mason, and tinsmith come to set things straight, but it needs painting too. The family agrees it would be more fun to paint the house themselves, but no one can agree on the color, and to make matters worse, the hardware store only carries three colors: red, blue, and yellow. But Father has an idea. “You’ll see, he says, “colors can do many tricks when they get together,” and with a sudden flourish, a color wheel appears! Budding artists and engineers will love this surprising story, and adults would do well to note how Father arrives at a winning trifecta of negotiation, education, and thrift.

The illustrated children’s classic about friendship and self-acceptance, from a Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator and the author of Petunia—perfect for reading aloud with kids ages 2-5 When a self-conscious donkey meets a new friend who likes him just the way he is, he realizes that accepting himself—long ears and all!—is the most important lesson. Donkey-donkey has a problem. Despite his many friends and his good master, he is sad because his ears are so long and ridiculous. If only Donkey-donkey could have short sensible ears like his friend, Pat the horse, he would be content. So, he seeks the advice of his fellow farm animals who suggest he wear his ears differently, more like theirs: floppy like the dog’s, to the side like the sheep’s, to the front like the pig’s. But each unnatural arrangement leads to increasing insult and injury. Finally, a little girl passing by remarks on the beauty of the pretty little donkey’s ears! At last Donkey-donkey is happy. A classic tale of vanity and folly, and learning to accept oneself—protrudent ears, redundant name, and all.

Richly illustrated with charming watercolor images, these tales of friendship and discovery in the animal community include The Crocodile in the Tree, See What I Am, Periwinkle, and Snowy and Woody.

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on their tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost ferns on the window sill, the snow man in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world. Roger Duvoisin’s pictures in soft blue half-tones with brilliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the gaiety and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text.—Print Ed.

La veille de Noël, tandis que ses enfants dorment, un homme regarde par la fenêtre de sa maison et voit le Père Noël dans son traîneau volant, tiré par huit rennes. Après avoir atterri sur le toit, celui-ci entre dans la maison en passant par la cheminée, emportant un sac de jouets avec lui. L''homme regarde le Père Noël déposer les cadeaux autour du sapin et, ensemble, partagent un instant de complicité avant que le mystérieux personnage ne reparte à nouveau par la cheminée... Cet album édité en 1954 permet au lecteur de redécouvrir ce texte classique emblématique de Noël, illustré par l''un des plus prestigieux illustrateurs de jeunesse. Les illustrations aux couleurs vives cernées de noir, qui alternent entre chaque page entre bichromie et quadrichromie, séduiront petits et grands. Le format particulier de cet ouvrage le rend facile à glisser dans un bas de Noël !

When Roger Duvoisin first introduced children to his proud and silly goose, Petunia, in 1950, it was love at first sight. Those children have grown up, but Petunia is every bit as fresh and funny and muddled as the day she was born. In this, the first of the series of classic books featuring the silly goose, Petunia finds a book--and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard. With its gentle lesson and the kind of humor that kids love best, this new edition of a picture book classic will delight and inspire a whole new generation of readers.

Celebrate the wonder and joy of Christmas Eve in this gorgeously illustrated picture book of the classic rhyme! With glorious illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Roger Duvoisin, this edition of Clement C. Moore''s "The Night Before Christmas" is a perfect holiday read-aloud for families. And with a tall, narrow size, it''s also just right for tucking into a Christmas stocking, making it a wonderful holiday gift. Available for the first time in decades, this book is a true Christmas treasure!

Uma gansa atrapalhada encontra um livro perdido na fazenda e acredita que se tornou sábia apenas por carregá-lo embaixo da asa. Assim ela ganha o respeito de todos os bichos do local, mas eles acabam pagando o pato quando Petúnia começa a usar sua ''sabedoria'' para ajudá-los...Um clássico, publicado pela primeira vez em 1950, nos Estados Unidos, mas cuja mensagem se mantém atual e universal.

Veronica, a hippopotamus who wants to stand out from the herd and be famous, travels to the big city where she indeed does stand out. Causing traffic jams, blocking sidewalks, and devouring a pushcart vendor’s vegetables in one big gulp, Veronia is arrested and jailed. How she discovers that there is no place like home is told with warm humor and sublimely mirthful illustrations that are great fun to share with a young child.

Read and listen along as Veronica, a hippopotamus who wants to stand out from the herd and be famous, travels to the big city where she indeed does stand out. Causing traffic jams, blocking sidewalks, and devouring a pushcart vendor’s vegetables in one big gulp, Veronica is arrested and jailed. How she discovers that there is no place like home is told with warm humor and sublimely mirthful illustrations that are great fun to share with a young child. This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.

The silly goose, Petunia, investigates the grass on the other side of the fence.

When the door to his house at the zoo is left open a lion decides to visit his friends, but he quickly learns that people are not nearly as polite or friendly in town as when they visit him at the zoo.

Crocus the crocodile discovers his special talents when the Sweetpeas build a pond on their property

A polar bear and a brown bear help camouflage each other.

The barnyard friends of Crocus the crocodile love and admire him for his fierce-looking teeth. When he must have them pulled, life changes for all the animals.

A lonely giraffe and frog must overcome their tendency to talk without listening before they can become friends.

SUMMARY: The Siamese cat changes the atmosphere, especially for a fat chipmunk, in the Jones''s happy garden.