Steven Bauer
Reviews
Satyrday
“A wonderful and daring book! Some of its images hang on the mind like the best images in Snow White or Pinocchio, and the central idea—the stealing of the moon by a cunning, malevolent old owl and his captive raves—is the kind of idea that makes literary classics.”
—John Gardner
“A delicately written adult tale, full of haunting images and righteous magic.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“A work of rare beauty.”
—Houston Chronicle
“A triumph, a celebration…not only timely but timeless.”
—Baltimore Sun
Daylight Savings
“Under the desperate friendliness of the Midwest lies an urge to love the world, all its
terrors as well as its beauties. A boy who hears language the way a poet might, like the boy
in one of Steven Bauer’s poems who imagines he can pocket, as a kind of emotional money,
“daylight savings” might well grow up to write these fine poems, to discover just at the surface
of daily life the miracle of daily life.”
—William Matthews
The Strange and Wonderful Tale of Robert McDoodle
“This is an immensely appealing farce, impeccably childlike in its logic, with illustrations that beautifully exaggerate the absurdity of the tale.”
—Booklist
“Few children have not wished for a dog’s life, and Bauer’s ballad delivers that wish fulfilled,
with all its disadvantages exposed for comic effect.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“With the appeal of transformation, rhyming texts that tantalize the ear, and quality illustrations, it's hard to go wrong…. Bauer’s poetic flare is undeniable.”
—School Library Journal
A Cat of a Different Color
“All’s well that ends well, and never did a grand comeuppance satisfy more than in this rollicking visit to Felicity-by-the-Lake. A 2000 Parents’ Choice™ Recommended winner.”
—Parents’ Choice