Children's Bookwatch back issues from April 2007:
The King's Crown.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The King's Crown Jill Lamere Minikin Press PO Box 528, Barrington, RI 02806 International Publishers Marketing (dist.) 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166 0977232026, $14.95 www.minikinpress.com ...
Letters to Kegan.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Letters to Kegan Aaron Boe Brunerfarm 11501 Grace Terrace, Indianapolis, IN 46236 0978500601, $14.00 Written by college campus and youth speaker Aaron Boe, Letters to Kegan: 30 Truths for Life's Journey is a self-help guide written ...
Flush! The Scoop on Poop throughout the Ages.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Flush! The Scoop on Poop Throughout the Ages Charise Mericle Harper Little, Brown 1271 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 0316010642 $15.99 www.lb-kids.com People used to take boat tours of the Paris sewer system, in Medieval ...
The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book Christina Wald, illustrator Storey Books 210 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 158017402, $7.95 www.storeybooks.com 1-800-827-8673 "The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book" features fold-out ...
Dinosaur Alphabet.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Dinosaur Alphabet Harry S. Robins Frog Ltd. c/o North Atlantic Books 1435 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 1583941873, $18.95 www.northatlanticbooks.com 1-800-788-3123 Imaginatively written and expertly illustrated by ...
Asian Children's Favorite Stories.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Asian Children's Favorite Stories David Conger, et. al., retellers Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 0804836698 $24.95 www.tuttlepublishing.com For thousands of years parents around the world have ...
The Usborne Book Of Poems For Little Children.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Usborne Book Of Poems For Little Children Sam Taplin, compiler; Masumi Furukawa, illustrator EDC Publishing PO Box 470663, Tulsa, OK 74146-6515 079451426X, $11.99 www.edcpub.com 1-800-475-4522 Poetry is a part of every child's ...
Why Do I Have to Eat Off the Floor?(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Why Do I Have to Eat Off the Floor? Chris Hornsey Walker & Company 104--5th Avenue, New York NY 10001 0802796176 $15.95 www.walkeryoungreaders.com 'Why can't we play all the time? Why can't I drive your car?' These ...
Tickets to Ride.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Tickets to Ride Mark Rogalski Running Press 125 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 0762427825 $15.95 www.runningpress.com TICKETS TO RIDE: AN ALPHABETIC AMUSEMENT provides an artistic, lovely A-Z compendium pairing clever ...
Little Monkey's Big Peeing Circus.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Little Monkey's Big Peeing Circus T. Veldkamp & K. DeBoer Amulet Books c/o Abrams 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 0810939495 $12.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Little Monkey can pee very well and begins his own ...
Who Is Driving?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Who Is Driving? Leo Timmers Bloomsbury USA 104--5th Avenue, New York NY 10011 1599900211 $12.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com Who is driving the fire engine? Elephant! Kids are ...
I Can Survive.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... I Can Survive Jennifer May Allen American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 094423576X $14.95 www.cancer.org The artist/illustrator author Jennifer Allen's I CAN ...
Too Many Leprechauns.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Too Many Leprechauns Stephen Krensky Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 4th floor, New York, NY 10020 068985112X $12.99 www.simonsayskids.com 1-800-223-2336 Dan Andreasen provides whimsical, fun drawings for TOO MANY ...
Pretty Salma.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Pretty Salma Niki Daly Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 0618723455 $16.00 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Pretty Salma lives with her grandparents in town and knows the rules about talking to strangers--but when ...
Bella And The Bunny.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Bella And The Bunny Andrew Larson & Kate Endle Kids Can Press 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 1553379705, $16.95 www.raabassociates.com 1-800-265-0884 Combining the imaginative storytelling expertise of Andrew Larsen and the ...
Dizzy.(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Dizzy Stacy A. Nyikos, author; Kary Lee, illustrator Stonehorse Publishing 10632 South Memorial Avenue, No. 245, Tulsa, OK 74133 0976419920, $15.95 www.stonehorsepublishing.com Dizzy is an upbeat children's picturebook about Dizzy, ...
The Itchy Little Musk Ox.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Itchy Little Musk Ox Tricia Brown, author; Debra Dubac, illustrator Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company PO Box 10306, Portland, OR 97296-0306 0882406140, $8.95 www.gacpc.com 1-800-452-3032 The Itchy Little Musk Ox is a ...
The Messy Monkey Tea Party.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Messy Monkey Tea Party Cheri Bivin Deich, author; Christina Genth, illustrator Red Cygnet Press 11858 Stoney Peak Dr. #525, San Diego, CA 92128 1601080069, $15.95 www.redcygnet.com The debut children's book of pediatric nurse ...
A Baby Brother! Oh No!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A Baby Brother! Oh No! Joann Hakala, author; Kimberly Shaw-Peterson, illustrator Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 216, Edina, MN 55439 1592981526, $10.95 BeaversPondPress.com 1-952-829-8818 Award-winning author Joann Hakala ...
Aristotle: The Firefly's Message.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Aristotle: The Firefly's Message Elizabeth M. Brown, author; Ramona L. Schuna, illustrator Outskirts Press 10940 S. Parker Road,--515, Parker, CO 80134 Bet's Books PO Box 251338, Woodbury, MN 55125 159800557X, $19.95 ...
Priceless Gifts.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Priceless Gifts Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss, authors John Kanzler, illustrator August House Inc. PO Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203 087483788X, $16.95 www.augusthouse.com 1-800-284-8784 Award-winning collaborative ...
Princess Justina Albertina.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Princess Justina Albertina Ellen Dee Davidson, author; Michael Chesworth, illustrator Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 1570916527, $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-800-225-3214 Princess Justina Albertina: A ...
A Strange Day.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A Strange Day Iris van der Heide, author Marijke ten Cate, illustrator Lemniscaat c/o Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 1932425942, $16.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 ...
Wanda and the Frogs.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Wanda and the Frogs Barbara Azore, author; Georgia Graham, illustrator Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2P9 0887767613, $18.95 www.tundrabooks.com 1-800-788-1074 The delightful sequel to the ...
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhymer.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Over in the Jungle Marianne Berkes, author; Jeanette Canyon, illustrator Dawn Publications 12402 Bitney Way, Nevada City, CA 95959 1584690925, $8.95 www.dawnpub.com 1-800-545-7475 Children's librarian and teacher Marianne Berkes ...
Billy's Mountain.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Billy's Mountain Steve Richardson, author; Herb Leonhard, illustrator Impossible Dreams Publishing Co. 4123 Rancho Grande Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 0978642201, $16.95 www.impossibledreamspub.com Inspired by the quest for the ...
This is a Poem That Heals Fish.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... This is a Poem That Heals Fish Jean-Pierre Simeon, author; Olivier Tallec, illustrator Enchanted Lion Books 45 Main Street, Suite 519, Brooklyn, NY 11201 1592700675, $16.95 1-888-330-8477 Prize-winning poet, novelist and dramatist ...
Farmer Ham.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Farmer Ham Alec Sillifant, author; Mike Spoor, illustrator North-South Books Inc. PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 0735821348, $15.95 www.northsouth.com Farmer Ham is a children's picturebook about a corn farmer ...
The Frog Prince.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Frog Prince Kathy-Jo Wargin, author; Anne Yvonne Gilbert, illustrated Mitten Press 2500 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 1587262797, $18.95 www.mittenpress.com 1-877-722-2264 The Frog Prince is a lush retelling of the ...
The Boy Who Loved Birds.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Boy Who Loved Birds George Carruth, author; Libby Carruth Krock, illustrator Too Much Fun, LLC 1178 Farnsworth Rd., Waterville, OH 43566 097731670X, $14.95 Written by sculptor and nature lover George Carruth, The Boy Who Loved ...
And the Train Goes ...(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... And the Train Goes ... William Bee Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140-1338 0763632481, $15.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 And the Train Goes ... is a children's picturebook spotlighting the many ...
Princess Madison and the Paisley Puppy.(picturebook)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Princess Madison and the Paisley Puppy Karen Scalf Linamen, author; Phyllis Hornung, illustrator Revell c/o Baker Book House PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 0800718410, $12.99 www.bakerbooks.com Award finalist ...
Mommy Has To Stay In Bed.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Mommy Has To Stay In Bed Annette Rivlin-Gutman, author Bonnie Lemaire and Shannon Stamey, illustrators BookSurge, LLC 5341 Dorchester Road Suite 16, Charleston, SC 29418 141964775X, $15.99 www.booksurge.com 1-866-308-6235 ...
Three Little Lambs ... Somewhere.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Three Little Lambs ... Somewhere Susan Amundson, author; Brenda Geiken, illustrator Bluedoor, LLC 6595 Edenvale Boulevard, Suite 155, Eden Prairie, MN 55346 1599840022, $15.95 www.bluedoorpublishing.com 1-800-979-1624 Three Little ...
The Magic Telescope.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Magic Telescope Will Bergstrom, author; Anne-Marit Bergstrom, illustrator Bergstrom Books 521 12th Ave NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301 0978764803, $12.95 Written by an extremely talented eighth grade student Will Bergstrom and ...
No Time to Nap.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... No Time to Nap Mike Madison, author; Mary Peterson, illustrator Heyday Books PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 1597140465, $15.95 www.heydaybooks.com 1-510-549-3564 No Time to Nap is a half-size picturebook that lists all the many ...
The Farmer in the Dell.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Farmer in the Dell Ilse Plume, illustrator David R. Godine, Publisher PO Box 450, Jaffrey, NH 03452 1567922708, $17.95 www.godine.com 1-800-344-4771 Caldecott Honor illustrator Ilse Plume presents The Farmer in the Dell, a ...
If I Were A Tree.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... If I Were A Tree Dar Hosta Brown Dog Books PO Box 2196, Flemington, NJ 08822 0972196730, $17.95 www.browndogbooks.com Printed on 100% recycled paper to help preserve trees, If I Were A Tree is a vertical-shaped children's picturebook ...
The Wright Twist.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Wright Twist Josie Daval Orange Frazer PO Box 214, 37 1/2 West Main Street, Wilmington, OH 45177 1933197196 $14.95 www.orangefrazer.com Written by avid outdoorswoman Josie Daval, The Wright Twist is a historical fiction novel for ...
Kristin's Wilderness.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Kristin's Wilderness Garrett Conover, author Tanya Thompson, Rod MacIver, and Consie Powell, illustrators Raven Probuctions, Inc. PO Box 188, Ely, MN 55731 0976626454 $17.95 www.ravenwords.com Beautifully illustrated with ...
Looking for Alaska.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Looking for Alaska John Green Penguin Young readers Group 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014-4502 0142402516 $7.99 www.penguin.com/teens Winner of the Michael L. Printz award in young adult literature, Looking for Alaska is a ...
Quigley McCormick and the Stuperton Conspiracy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Quigley McCormick and the Stuperton Conspiracy David Hollaway Quackenworth Publishing PO Box 4747, Los Angeles, CA 90231-4747 1933211563, $15.95 www.quackenworth.com Written by David Hollaway, Quigley McCormick and the Stuperton ...
The Treasures of Weatherby.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Treasures of Weatherby Zilpha Keatley Snyder Simon and Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 141091398X $15.95 www.simonsayskids.com Harleigh Weatherby IV is a short pre-teen who has earned the attention of school ...
Knof/Delacorte/Dell.(Hugo Pepper; The Winter Knights; Wildwood Dancing)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Knof/Delacorte/Dell 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's HUGO PEPPER (0385750927, $14.99) comes from the author of the Edge Chronicles but provides a different adventure in a set of 'far flung' travels ...
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Cary D. Schmidt Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 0618439293 $15.00 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Turner Buckminster can't find anything good about his move to Maine where ...
The Phantom Isles.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Phantom Isles Stephen Alter Bloomsbury 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1582347387 $16.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com A strange old book called The Complete Necromancer holds more than magical instruction--it holds actual ghosts and ...
The Invisible.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Invisible Mats Wahl Farrar, Straus & Giroux 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10010 0374336091, $16.00 www.fsgkidsbooks.com 1-888-330-8477 Just how do you go about solving a murder--especially when the victim is supposed ...
The Treasure of Muskunk Cove.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Treasure of Muskunk Cove R. Nichols Lulu Press 860 Aviation Parkway, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560 No ISBN, $12.01 www.lulu.com The Treasure of Muskunk Cove is a chapter book for young adults about three clever and resourceful ...
Eyes of the Calusa.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Eyes of the Calusa Holly Moulder White Pelican Press 132 Marcella Avenue, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 0979040507, $8.95 Set at the beginning of the eighteenth century, Eyes of the Calusa is a chapter book for young adults about Mara, a ...
Moon Shadow.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Moon Shadow Chris Platt Peachtree Publishers, Ltd. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 156145382X, $14.95 www.peachtree-online.com 1-800-241-0113 Written by Chris Platt, one of the first women jockeys in the state of ...
Gifts to Treasure.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Gifts to Treasure Tehilla Greenberger, author; Eli Toron, illustrator Hachai Publishing 762 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216 1929628323, $10.95 www.hachai.com Part of the "fun-to-read" series of chapter books steeped in Jewish history ...
Domestic Dogs.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Domestic Dogs Susan H. Gray The Child's World, Inc. PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317-0326 1592967264, $205.12 List; $143.60 Library; www.childsworth.com 1-800-599-7323 "Domestic Dogs" is a new 8 volume series by Susan H. Gray ...
My First Horse and Pony Care Book.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... My First Horse and Pony Care Book Judith Draper Kingfisher c/o Houghton Mifflin Company 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 0753459892, $9.95 www.hmco.com 1-800-225-3362 My First Horse and Pony Care Book is hardcover ...
Dirty Rotten Bugs?(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Dirty Rotten Bugs? Gilles Bonotaux Two-Can Publishing c/o T&N Children's Publishing 11571 K-Tel Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 1587285932, $14.95 www.tnkidsbooks.com 1-888-255-9989 Dirty Rotten Bugs? Arthropods Unite to Tell ...
Nature's Yucky! 2.(picturebook)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Nature's Yucky! 2 Lee Ann Landstrom & Karen I. Schragg, authors Rachel Rogge, illustrator Mountain Press Publishing Company PO Box 2399, Missoula, Montana 59806 0878425292, $12.00 www.mountain-press.com 1-800-234-5308 ...
20 Umbrellas.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... 20 Umbrellas M. Nathalie Pujari, M.D., author; Chatree Sananmuang, illustrator Abuzz Books PO Box 15753, Scottsdale, AZ 85627 0971586500, $8.99 20 Umbrellas is a flat-spined, softcover picturebook featuring very simple text for ...
Slide and Find Trucks.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Slide and Find Trucks Priddy Books c/o St. Martin's Press 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 0312499094 $6.95 www.priddybooks.com Slide and Find Trucks is an easy reader board book for very young children with an interactive ...
A Good Day.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A Good Day Kevin Henkes, author and illustrator Greenwillow Books c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 006114018X, $16.99 www.harpercollinschildrens.com 1-800-242-7737 2005 ...
Calendar.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Calendar Myra Cohn Livingston, author; Will Hillenbrand, illustrator Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 0823417255, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com Two-time winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award Myra Cohn ...
Silly Mommy, Silly Daddy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Silly Mommy, Silly Daddy Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Frances Lincoln Children's Books c/o Publishers Group West 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 1845075471, $15.95 www.pgw.com 1-800-788-3123 Inspired by the crabby niece ...
I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, authors Bonnie Adamson, illustrator Raven Tree Press 200 South Washington Street, Suite 306, Green Bay, WI 54301 0972497382, $16.95 www.raventreepress.com ...
Balls!(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Balls! Michael J. Rosen, author; John Margeson, illustrator Darby Creek Publishing 7858 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 1581960301, $18.95 www.darbycreekpublishing.com 1-800-328-4929 Balls! is more than a picturbook--it is a ...
Science Play.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Science Play Jill Frankel Hauser Williamson Books c/o Ideals Publications Suite 250, 535 Metroplex Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211 1885593201 $12.95 www.idealpublications.com Kindergarten teacher Jill Frankel Hauser ...
Focus on Minerals.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Focus on Minerals Jerry Wermund, Ph.D., author; Tony Sansevero, illustrator Rockon Publishing 210 Hy Road, Buda, Texas 78610 0972625526, $17.95 Written by expert geologist Jerry Wermund, Focus on Minerals is a 48-page picturebook for ...
The Shaman and the Water Serpent.(book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Shaman and the Water Serpent Jennifer Owings Dewey, author; Benton Yazzie, illustrator University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 0826342116 www.unmpress.com 1-800-249-7737 ...