Children's Bookwatch back issues from June 2008:
We're Going on a Book Hunt.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... We're Going on a Book Hunt Pat Miller, author Nadine Bernard Westcott, illustrator Upstart Books c/o Highsmith Inc. PO Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 9781602130340, $17.95 www.upstartbooks.com 1-800-448-4887 ...
Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun Liz Ball Hidden Pictures 11936 Frost Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 9780967815985, $6.95 www.hiddenpicturepuzzles.com The eighth and newest title in Liz Ball's 'Hidden Treasures' series of activity books for ...
Scratch and Sketch: Jurassic & Beyond.('Scratch and Sketch, Jurassic and Beyond: An Art Activity Book')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Scratch and Sketch: Jurassic & Beyond Tom Nemmers Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 202 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 9781593598044, $12.99 www.peterpauper.com Part of the delightful "Scratch and Sketch" series of consumable ...
Life to the Max.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Life to the Max Robin Reynolds Nice Creative 4645 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 16, Tempe, AZ 85282 9780979529405, $24.95 www.lifetomax.com Presented in the style of a children's picturebook, Life to the Max: Maxims for a Great Life ...
I before E (Except after C).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... TI Before E (Except After C) Judy Parkinson Reader's Digest Association Adult Trade Publishing, Reader's Digest Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570-7000 The Rosen Group (publicity) 30 West 26 Street, Third Floor, New York, New York, NY ...
Rising Above Global Warming.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Rising Above Global Warming BJ DeFrancesco A-Argus Better Book Publishers, LLC PO Box 914, Kernersville, NC 27284 9780980155501, $19.95, www.a-argusbooks.com Explaining something as complex as global warming to children is no easy ...
Enslow Publishers.(Secret of the Sleepless Whales--and More! Secret of the Sleepless Whales;The Harlem Renaissance: An Explosion of African-American Culture)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Enslow Publishers Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398 www.enslow.com Ana Maria Rodriguez's SECRET OF THE SLEEPLESS WHALES AND MORE (0766029573, $23.95) provides 48 pages of details on scientists research aquatic animals. From what happens when a ...
John Deere Heaven Part 1.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... John Deere Heaven Part 1 James Coffey, singer & songwriter TM Books & Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 9781932291162, $14.95 www.tmbv.com 1-800-892-2822 John Deere Heaven Part 1 is a DVD in which stop-motion animation makes ...
20th Century Fox/Hit Entertainment.('Hi! I'm Riff,' 'Summertime Fun,' and 'The Three Musketrucks')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 20th Century Fox/Hit Entertainment c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $14.98 each www.hitentertainment.com www.barney.com www.bobthebuilder.com Three kids' DVDs from Hit Entertainment are great for ...
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant George Carlin, narrator Anchor Bay Entertainment/Hit Entertainment 1699 Stutz Drive, Troy, MI 48084 Sayles & Winnikoff Communications (publicity) alan@sayleswinnikoff.com $14.98 ...
Hip Hop for Kids: School House Hop!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hip Hop For Kids: School House Hop! Roger G. Jumping Fish Productions 66 Compo Mill Cove, Westport, CT 06880 Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. (publicity) 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 0964982854, $19.50, ...
Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance Fantasy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance Fantasy V.I.E.W. Video 34 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 DVD, $19.98, www.view.com A DVD production from the award-winning Children's Cultural Collection, Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance Fantasy is an original ...
The Saving Light.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Saving Light Thomas J. Prestopnik 18 W. Monroe Street, Little Falls, NY 13365-1200 (author) Infinity Publishing.com c/o Buy Books On The Web 1094 New Dehaven Street, #100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 ...
The Candy Shop War.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Candy Shop War Brandon Mull Shadow Mountain c/o MaryAnn Jones (publicity) maryann.jones@shadowmountain.com 9781590387832, $17.95 The Candy Shop War is an exemplary fantasy novel for young adults. When two competing ...
Light for the Sacra Vellum.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Light for Sacra Vellum Cathy O. Idowu Ritequest info@ritequest.com 9780980148404, $19.99, www.ritequest.com A book to live by--but no one is allowed to read it? "Light for the Sacra Vellum: The Graceville Chronicles" tells of such a ...
Norman & The Stinking Space Goo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Norman & The Stinking Space Goo Michael Wilhelm Privately Published 1112 Louisedale Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808 978065151410, $8.50, skunkguy75@yahoo.com Accidentally lawn mowing himself into a strange orb from outer space--a ...
Orchard Books/Scholastic.('Moon & Sun: The Ruby Key,' 'Medusa Jones,' and 'Day of the Djinn Warriors')(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Orchard Books/Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0545000122, $16.99, www.scholastic.com Holly Lisle's Moon & Sun: The Ruby Key tells of Gemma and her brother Dan, who encounter a nightling slave in an old forest who reveals a dangerous deal made by ...
Delacorte Press.('Pirates of the Retail Wasteland' and 'Roots and Wings')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Delacorte Press c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Adam Selzer's PIRATES OF THE RETAIL WASTELAND (9780385734820, $15.99) tells of a favorite coffee shop about to be put ...
The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot Judy Cox Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761453765, $16.99, www.marshallcavendish.us/kids Kids ages 10 and older will appreciate a mystery revolving around brave ...
Death in the Air.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Death in the Air Shane Peacock Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 9780887748314, $21.99, www.tundrabooks.com Young Sherlock Holmes commits himself to fighting crime early on and finds himself in ...
The One Right Thing.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The One Right Thing Bruce Coville NESFA Press Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701 9781886778726, $25.00, www.nesfapress.com Heroes come in many forms and THE ONE RIGHT THING surveys these forms, from heroic ...
Trouble on the St. Johns.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Trouble on the St. Johns Jane R. Wood Florida Kids Press 11802 Magnolia Falls Drive, Jacksonville FL 32258 9780979230448, $8.99, www.janewoodbooks.com A pond swamped with disgusting green muck and most of the fish are already ...
Experience Pipeline.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Experience Pipeline Quinn Harber Casagrande Press 524-L Via de la Valle, Solana Beach, CA 92075 9780976951636, $14.95, www.cadagrandepress.com The final heat of the Pipeline surfing contest--"Experience Pipeline" is a choose your own ...
A Cord of Three Strands.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A Cord of Three Strands Holly Moulder White Pelican Press 132 Marcella Avenue, Sharpsburg, Georgia, 30277 97809790405111, $8.95, No Web Address Given An outcast on the trail of tears, a runaway slave, and pre-presidential Abraham ...
Anna Begins.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Anna Begins Jennifer Davenport Black Heron Press PO Box 13396, Mill Creek, WA 98082 978093077383, $21.95, www.blackheronpress.com Teenager--the period where one is no longer a child, yet still is not yet an adult, and in the world, ...
Fran, the Second Time Around.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Fran, The Second Time Around Amy L. Bernstein Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 160474880X, $16.95, www.publishamerica.com The harsh start all school age students fear--being a new nobody. "Fran, The Second Time ...
The Youngest Spy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Youngest Spy Barry McDivitt Thistledown Press 633 Main Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7H 0J8 9781897235171, $10.95, www.thistledownpress.com The American Civil War didn't affect just Americans--"The Youngest Spy" ...
Wombat Smith: Beijing Breakaway!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Wombat Smith: Beijing Breakaway! Anne Sautel Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9782922435122, $8.95 www.lobsterpress.com The second volume in the delightful "Wombat Smith" series about an ...
The Child's World Encyclopedia of the NFL.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Child's World Encyclopedia of the NFL The Child's World, Inc. 1980 Lookout Drive, Mankato, MN 56003 www.childsworld.com 9781592967636, $189.00 (4 vol. set), 1-800-599-7323 Written to appeal to young football lovers in grades 3-8, ...
Global Warming Alert!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Global Warming Alert! Dr. Richard Cheel Crabtree Publishing Company 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3308, New York, NY 10118 9780778715870, $25.20 www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 Global Warming Alert! is a timely title in the "Disaster ...
Crabtree Publishing.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Crabtree Publishing 350-5th Avenue Suite 3308, New York NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com Two new sets for intercultural studies, CHINA and RUSSIA, come from Bobbie Kalman (18.95 each) and pack in a little over thirty pages each with bright eye-catching color ...
The Creative Company.('The Postage Stamp' and 'The Atomic Bomb')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Creative Company 123 South Broad Street, Mankato, MN 56001 www.amazon.com 1-800-445-6209 Author Jennifer Fandel presents two more volumes in the educational "What in the World?" series for inquisitive young minds. Full-color illustrations and ...
Weigl Publishers Inc.('Learning to Write' series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Weigl Publishers Inc. Suite 3304, PMB 6G, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118-0069 www.weigl.com 1-866-649-3445 9781590367858 $24.45 hc / $6.95 pbk / $97.80 4-vol. set "Learning to Write" is an educational series designed to teach the ...
Pomegranate Communications, Inc.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Pomegranate Communications, Inc. Box 808022, Petaluma, CA 94975 www.pomegranate.com 1-800-227-1428 The "Women Who Dare" series honors women throughout history whose determination, talent, hard work, and courage, have made a lasting difference. Some volumes ...
Knopf.('Dragon Pizzeria,' 'Veronica on Petunia's Farm,' 'Everybody Bonjours!')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Mary Morgan's DRAGON PIZZERIA (9780375823091, $16.99) tells of two dragon friends who decide to open a pizza shop together. But ...
Marshall Cavendish.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us/kids Barbara Diamond Goldin's THE BEST HANUKKAH EVER (0761453555, $16.99) will reach ages 5-8 with a fine story illustrated by Avi Katz and telling of the Knoodle family, ...
The Big Tidy-Up.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Big Tidy-Up Norah Smaridge Golden Books c/o Random House Children's Books 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 9780375848216, $8.99, www.goldenbooks.com 1-800-726-0600 ...
Angelina Ballerina.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Angelina Ballerina Katharine Holabird Viking c/o Penguin Publishing Group 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780670060269, $13.99, www.penguin.com/youngreaders Angelina is a pretty mouse who just wants to be a ...
The House That Max Built.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The House That Max Built Maxwell Newhouse Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 9780887767756, $18.95, www.tundrabooks.com From drawing the plans to excavating the site, ...
Someday When My Cat Can Talk.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Someday When My Cat Can Talk Caroline Lazo and Krysten Brooker Schwartz & Wade c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 9780375837548, $16.99, 1-800-726-0600 ...
Scholastic Press.(What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!)(Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters)(No More Yawning!)(You Were Loved Before You Were Born)(Otto Runs for President)(Letters from the Campaign Trail: LaRue for Mayor)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Scholastic Press 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Barbara Kerley's WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE? (0439922313, $16.99) receives Edwin Fotheringham's fun and large drawings as it tells of Theodore Roosevelt's child Alice, who is always causing ...
Little Vampire.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Little Vampire Joann Sfar First Second 175-5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1596432330, $13.95, www.firstsecondbooks.com This paperback vampire story is actually three stories in one--and is presented in full-color, graphic novel ...
The Curious Child.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Curious Child Donni Floyd, author Grethel Peralta, illustrator Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 9781598000467, $11.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 The Curious Child is a ...
The Dump Man's Treasures.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Dump Man's Treasures Lynn Plourde, author Mary Beth Owens, illustrator Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 9780892727254, $15.95 www.downeastbooks.com 1-800-685-7962 Award-winning children's book author Lynn ...
Too Many Zucchini for Zachary Beany.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Too Many Zucchini for Zachary Beany Tina Dozauer-Ray, author Bonnie Lemaire, illustrator Lifevest Publishing 4901 E. Dry Creek Rd., #170, Centennial, CO 80122 978159879566X, $17.99 www.lifevestpublishing.com Too Many ...
Mermaid Sister.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mermaid Sister Mary Ann Fraser Walker & Company 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 9780802797469, $15.95 www.walkerbooks.com 1-800-289-2553 Mermaid Sister is a delightful children's picturebook about Shelly, a young girl tired of ...
Rules are Rules.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Rules are Rules Julie Scandora Book Publishers Network PO Box 2256, Bothell, WA 98041 9781887542647, $17.95 Rules are Rules is a children's picturebook about a young girl who is frustrated by rules--such as the family rule that she ...
The Magic Flute.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Magic Flute Mozart, author Kyra Teis, adaptor Star Bright Books The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595720580, $17.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 The Magic Flute is a ...
Garmann's Summer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Garmann's Summer Stian Hole Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853394, $17.50 www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders 1-800-253-7521 ...
The House That Max Built.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The House That Max Built Maxwell Newhouse Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2P9 9780887767746, $22.99 www.tundrabooks.com 1-800-788-1074 The House That Max Built is a children's picturebook ...
Rabbit and the Well.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Rabbit and the Well Deborah L. Duvall, author Murv Jacob, illustrator University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 9780826343314, $18.95 www.unmpress.com 1-800-249-7737 ...
Little Zizi.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Little Zizi Thierry Lenain, author Sephane Poulin, illustrator Daniel Zolinsky, translator Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas, El Paso, Texas 79901 9781933693057, $16.95 www.cincopuntos.com 1-800-566-9072 Little Zizi ...
Little Red Bird.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Little Red Bird Nick Bruel Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9781596433397, $16.95 www.roaringbookrpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Little Red Bird is a rhyming children's picturebook about a caged red bird who wonders ...
The Red Shoes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Red Shoes Eleri Glass, author Ashley Spires, illustrator Simply Read Books 74 Pease Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044 Publishers Group West (distribution) 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 9781894965781, $16.95 ...
Nana Star and the Moonman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Nana Star and the Moonman Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice, authors Linda Saker, illustrator EE Publishing & Productions PO Box 7006, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 9780975384367, $15.95 www.eeppcompany.com www.NanaStar.com ...
Bilby and the Bushfire.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Bilby and the Bushfire Joanne Crawford, author Grace Fielding, illustrator Magabala Books c/o International Specialized Book Services 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 9781921248306, $17.00 ...
A Visitor for Bear.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A Visitor for Bear Bonny Becker, author Kady MacDonald Denton, illustrator Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763628079, $16.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 A Visitor for Bear is a children's ...
Mary Had a Little Lamp.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mary Had a Little Lamp Jack Lechner, author Bob Staake, illustrator Bloomsbury Children's Books 104 Fifth Avenue, 8th floor, New York, NY 10011 9781599901695, $15.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com 1-800-289-2553 Mary Had a Little ...
I Don't Want to Go.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... I Don't Want to Go Addie Meyer Sanders, author Andrew Rowland, illustrator Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9781897073803, $16.95 www.lobsterpress.com I Don't Want to Go is a ...
Loving Marley.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Loving Marley Donald & Sara Hassler, authors Carol Newson, illustrator PugTale Publishing 1601 West Main Street, Suite 90, #403, Willimantic, CT 06226 9780976639077, $14.99, www.puttaleadventures.com Children and puppy ...
In Grandpa's Hands.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In Grandpa's Hands Marlena E. Uhrik White Stag Press c/o Publishers Design Group PO Box 37, Roseville, CA 95678 9780979258350, $13.95, www.publishersdesign.com The relationship with ones Grandparents--a child's link to a ...
Norman The Little Red Sedan.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Norman The Little Red Sedan Richard A. Levesque No Waste Publishing 1568 Fencorp Drive, Fenton, MO 63026 9781605852768, $TBA, www.levesque-art.com The torment and pain of every day life is so often under rated by so many. "Norman The ...
Angels at My Door.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Angels at My Door Deborah Jung Shafer Communications kelly@shafercommunications.com 9781606431221, $12.95, www.shafercommuncations.com HIV and AIDs have affected the lives of millions of children--not because some have the ...
Circle of Three.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Circle of Three Elizabeth Brokamp Magination Press American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 9781433803215, $8.95, www.maginationpress.com The more the merrier, right? Then why is the world so ...
Lucius and the Storm.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Lucius and the Storm Kent Knowles Red Cygnet Press 11858 Stoney Peak Drive, #525, San Diego, CA 92128 9781601080059, $15.95 www.redcygnet.com Lucius and the Storm is a rhyming children's picturebook about a young boy who dares to ...