

Prizing & samples courtesy of Sterling Children’s Books.

A Dozen Cousins is autobiographical-Lori grew up with tons of cousins, and her kids have too. Her two most recent books came out in Spring 2013, I Will Keep You Safe and Sound (Scholastic) and Dig Those Dinosaurs (Whitman). Lori Haskins Houran has published 14 books for young readers, including Too Many Dogs, Too Many Cats, and Ducks in Muck (all Random House), which was an ALA/Booklist Top Ten Easy Reader. They put a lizard in her hat to see if she would faint.” Loaded with infectious humor, this rollicking, rhyming picture book features a happy heroine who adores her big, boisterous boy family. What’s life like for one little girl with TWELVE male cousins? Not easy! “They read her secret diary. Giveaway begins January 31, 2015, at 12:01 A.M. The Children’s Book Review | January 31, 2015Įnter to win a hardcover copy of A Dozen Cousins (Sterling Children’s Books, February 3, 2015), story by Lori Haskins Houran and illustrations by Sam Usher.
