Children's Bookwatch back issues from April 2009:
Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers' Edition.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers' Edition Greg Moretenson & David Oliver Relin Dial c/o Penguin Publishing Group 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 www.penguin.com/youngreaders 9780803733923, $16.99, www.amazon.com In ...
Usborne Farmyard Tales: Noisy Animals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Usborne Farmyard Tales: Noisy Animals Stephen Cartwright, illustrator EDC Publishing PO Box 470663, Tulsa, OK 74146-6515 9780794515515, $18.99, www.edcpub.com Combing board book sturdiness with audio animal sounds, the "Usborne ...
Sidikiba's Kora Lesson.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sidikiba's Kora Lesson Ryan Thomas Skinner Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 101, Edina, MN 55439 9781592982424, $25.00 www.BeaversPondPress.com 1-952-829-8818 The kora is a harp with twenty-one strings, played by the Mande ...
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies Howard Binkow, author Susan F. Cornelison, illustrator We Do Listen Foundation 4314 Marina City Drive #320, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 9780971539037, $15.00 www.wedolisten.com Part ...
No Rouz: Our Persian New Year.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... No Rouz: Our Persian New Year E. S. Zameen Kudakon Publishing PO Box 2461, Cedar City, UT 84720 9780979398919, $15.85 www.Kudakon.com No Rouz: Our Persian New Year is an educational picturebook that teaches young people about No ...
You and Your Military Hero.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... You and Your Military Hero Sara Jensen-Fritz, et al. Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 101, Edina, MN 55439 9781592982684, $19.95 www.BeaversPondPress.com 1-952-829-8818 Written by a team of experts in psychology, counseling, ...
Mommy's Having a Watermelon.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Mommy's Having a Watermelon Danny and Kim Alderman, authors Megan Halsey, illustrator The Kids at Our House 47 Stoneham Place, Metuchen, NJ 08840 9780970577399, $14.95 www.dannyandkim.com Husband-and-wife team Danny and ...
Urso Brunov and the White Emperor.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Urso Brunov and the White Emperor Brian Jacques Philomel Books c/o Penguin Publishing Group 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780399237928, $17.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders Alexi Natchev provides vivid and powerful ...
Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale Daniel Kirk Abrams 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 9780810989276, $15.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Sam is a library mouse who lives in a little hold in the kids' ...
Mother Goose in California.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Mother Goose in California Doug Hansen Heyday Books P. O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 9781597141017, $16.95, www.heydaybooks.com Conceived and illustrated by Doug Hansen, "Mother Goose in California" is a beautiful alphabet picture ...
Library Mouse, A Friend's Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Library Mouse, A Friend's Tale Daniel Kirk, author/illustrator Abrams Books for Young Readers c/o Harry Abrams 115 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011 www.abramsyoungreaders.com/librarymouse 9780810989276, $17.95, ...
Inside the Slidy Diner.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Inside the Slidy Diner Laurel Snyder, author Jaime Zollars, illustrator Tricycle Press PO Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707 9781582461878, $15.99 www.tenspeed.com 1-800-481-2665 The debut children's book of author Laurel ...
Spring Goes Squish!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Spring Goes Squish! Marty Kelley Zeno Press Children's Books PO Box 52, Madison, WI 53701 1559333154, $14.95 www.zinopress.com Spring Goes Squish! is a rhyming children's picturebook about a young girl's noisy experiences with the ...
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! Miriam Cohen, author Ronald Himler, illustrator Star Bright Books The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595720788, $5.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 ...
I'm Really Not Tired.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I'm Really Not Tired Lori Sunshine, author Jeffrey Ebbeler, illustrator Flashlight Press 527 Empire Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11225 c/o Independent Publishers Group (distributor) 814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610 ...
Late for School!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Late for School! Stephanie Calmenson, author Sachiko Yoshikawa, illustrator Carolrhoda Books c/o The Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1607 9781575059358, $16.95 www.lernerbooks.com ...
Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay Elaine Ann Allen, author Kelli Nash, illustrator Tidewater Publishers c/o Cornell Maritime Press 101 Water Way, Centreville, MD 21617 9780870336034, $13.95 www.cmptp.com 1-800-638-7641 ...
Not All Animals Are Blue.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Not All Animals Are Blue Beatrice Boutignon Kane/Miller Book Publishers PO Box 8515, La Jolla, CA 92038-8515 9781933605968, $15.95 www.kanemiller.com 1-800-968-1930 Not All Animals Are Blue: A Big Book of Little Differences is a ...
Hush Little Polar Bear.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hush Little Polar Bear Jeff Mack Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9781596433687, $16.95 www.roaringbookrpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Hush Little Polar Bear is whimsical, rhyming picturebook following the ...
I Need My Monster.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I Need My Monster Amanda Noll, author Howard McWilliam, illustrator Flash Light Press 3709--13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 9780979974625, $16.95 www.flashlightpress.com 1-800-888-4741 I Need My Monster is a children's ...
Room for One More.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Room for One More Mathew Price & Ian P. Benfold Haywood Mathew Price Limited 5013 Golden Circle, Denton TX 76208 9781935021018, $13.95 www.mathewprice.com Room for One More is more than an ordinary children's picturebook--it has ...
Rabbit's Song.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Rabbit's Song S.J. Tucker and Trudy Herring, authors W. Lyon Martin, illustrator Magical Child Books 301 Tenth Avenue, Crystal City, MO 63019 9780979683473, $16.95 www.magicalchildbooks.com Rabbit's Song is an imaginative ...
Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance Tera Johnson, author Tania Howells, illustrator Kids Can Press 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 9781554532636, $16.95 www.kidscanpress.com 1-800-265-0884 The debut children's book of author ...
The Year of the Ox.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Year of the Ox Oliver Chin, author Miah Alcorn, illustrator Immedium PO Box 31846, San Francisco, CA 94127 9781597020152, $15.95 www.immedium.com Part of a picturebook series about the animals that represent the ...
Colonel Trash Truck.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Colonel Trash Truck Kathleen Crawley, author Manuel Conde, illustrator Big Tent Books 115 Bluebill Drive, Savannah, GA 31419 9781601310330, $14.95 www.ColonelTrashTruck.com 1-888-300-1961 Colonel Trash Truck: Keeping the ...
Water Buffalo's Reward.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Water Buffalo's Reward Qin Yi, author Li Dan, illustrator Autumn Wonders c/o Select Publishing publishing@selectbooks.com.sg 9789814022477, $10.95 www.selectbooks.com.sg Part of the "Asian Values Series" of ...
Alligators and Crocodiles! Strange and Wonderful.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Alligators and Crocodiles! Strange and Wonderful Laurence Pringle, author Meryl Henderson, illustrator Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 9781590782569, $16.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 ...
Reptiles and Amphibians.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Reptiles and Amphibians Christophe Lambert and Jane Herve, authors Gaetan Doremus, illustrator Treasure Bay 40 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo, CA 94960 9781601152138, $9.95 HalfandHalfBooks.com 1-800-476-6416 ...
Skipingo Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Skipingo Home Jane Lyon and Karen Bailey Eclipse Press 3102 Beaumont Centre Circle, Lexington, KY 40591-9003 9781581502053, $16.95 www.eclipsepress.com 1-800-866-2361 Skipingo Home: A Thoroughbred's Second Chance is the true story of ...
I Wonder Why Baby Animals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I Wonder Why Baby Animals Hannah Wilson and Nicki Palin Kingfisher Books c/o Macmillan 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9780753462201, $7.99 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/ kingfisher1-800-225-3362 I Wonder Why Baby ...
Homes That They Share.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Homes That They Share Dawn Tanner, Nancy Leasman, and Jim Perry Leatherwood Publishing 20395 County Road 86, Long Prairie, MN 56347 0974172545, $9.95 Presented in the format of a softcover picturebook, Homes That They Share tells of ...
Alec's Primer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Alec's Primer Mildred Pitts Walter, author Larry Johnson, illustrator The Vermont Folklife Center c/o August House Inc. 3500 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30305 0916718204, $15.95 www.augusthouse.com ...
Sweet Land of Liberty.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sweet Land of Liberty Deborah Hopkinson, author Leonard Jenkins, illustrator Peachtree Publishers, Ltd. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 9781561453955, $16.95 www.peachtree-online.com 1-800-241-0113 Sweet ...
The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies David Lubar TOR Starscape 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0765320991, $15.95 www.tor-forge.com Warped, creepy stories for advanced elementary to middle school ...
The Black Stallion and the Shape-Shifter.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Black Stallion and the Shape-Shifter Steven Farley Random House 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375843314, $15.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids Walter Farley's son is taking up the reigns of his father's famous horse ...
Dirkle Smat and the Viking Shield.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dirkle Smat And The Viking Shield Lynn D. Garthwaite Castle Keep Press c/o James A Rock & Company Publishers 9710 Traville Gateway Drive, #305, Rockville, MD 20850 www.rockpublishing.com 9781596636507, $9.95, ...
Curse of the Bone Pirates.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Curse of the Bone Pirates B.T. Hope Nui PO Box 364, Santa Monica, CA 90406 9780981738802, $11.95, www.nui.com Legends are just suppose to be stories that never really happened, right? "Curse of the Bone Pirates" is an adventure novel ...
Once Upon a Halloween Night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Once Upon a Halloween Night Steven Lee Climer Sugar Buzz Books c/o Team Climer 33029 Franklin, Wayne, MI 48184 9781607254379, $19.99, www.sugarbuzzbooks.com Curses are rough things to spend eternity with. "Once Upon a ...
Ring Dragonz.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Ring Dragonz Mister Rengerz Helm Publishing 3923 Seward Avenue, Rockford, IL 61108 9780980178074, $12.95, www.publishersdrive.com Fifth grade is supposed to be so much more simple than this. "Ring Dragonz" follows a group of friends ...
Skunk-Guy The Sensational Slime Saga.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Skunk-Guy The Sensational Slime Saga Michael Wilhelm Privately Published 9780615255002, $8.94 When your power is smelling terrible, fighting crime is a challenging endeavor. "Skunk Guy: The Sensational Slime Saga" is another tale in the Skunk ...
The Guardians of Lake Michigan.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Guardians of Lake Michigan Johnnie Tuitel and Sharon Lamson Cedar Tree Publishing 201 Matilda NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 9780965807562, $5.99 www.cedartreepublishing.com Book 7 in "The Gun Lake Adventure Series", The Guardians of ...
Alice's World Record.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Alice's World Record Tim Kennemore, author Mike Spoor, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853363, $12.00 ...
Autumn Journey.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Autumn Journey Priscilla Cummings Cornell Maritime Press Tidewater Publishers P.O. Box 456, Centreville MD 21617 9780870336065, $12.95 www.cmptp.com 1-800-638-7641 First published in 1997, Autumn Journey is a novel for ...
The Kids at Latimar High.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Kids at Latimar High Deborah J. Copeland Whirlabout Publishers PO Box 5055, Oceanside, CA 92052 9780981660202, $9.95 www.whirlaboutpublishers.com The Kids at Latimar High is a novel for young adults following African-American ...
Happy Happy Clover, Volume 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Happy Happy Clover, Volume 1 Sayuri Tatsuyama Viz Communications Inc. 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 9781421526560, $7.99 www.viz.com 1-800-394-3042 The first volume of Happy Happy Clover is a family-friendly black-and-white ...
The Galaxy Boys and the Sphere.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Galaxy Boys and the Sphere Andrew Steele Janus Publishing Company PO Box 7155, Tacoma, WA 98417 978185756772, $14.95, www.januspublishing.co.uk Orphans one day, intergalactic space travelers the next. "The Galaxy Boys and the ...
Monkey Magic.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Monkey Magic Grant S. Clark Monsoon Books 52 Telok Blangah Road, #03-05 Telok Blangah House, Singapore 098829 phil@monsoonbooks.com.sg Amrose Communications (publicity) amrosecomms@gmail.com 9789810810771, ...
All About Us.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... All About Us Dina Rosenfeld Hachai Publishing 527 Empire Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11225 9781929628452, $10.95, www.hachai.com How did people come to be? "All About Us" is a young, Jewish children's picturebook that shows young ...
Around the Shabbos Table.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Around the Shabbos Table Seryl Berman, author Ari Binus, illustrator Hachai Publishing 527 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225 9781929628445, $10.95 www.hachai.com Around the Shabbos Table is a picturebook about a Jewish ...
Kiddish Yiddish.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Kiddish Yiddish Barbara Feltquate, author Tom Post, illustrator Bardolf & Company 5430 Colewood Pl, Sarasota, FL 34232 9780977819935, $18.95 www.KiddishYiddish.com 941-232-0113 Kiddish Yiddish: Jewish Traditions & Culture ...
An Environmental Guide from A to Z.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... An Environmental Guide from A to Z Tim Magner, author Aubri Vincent-Barwood, illustrator 2200 East Devon Avenue, Ste 340, Des Plaines, IL60018-4503 9780982041765, $19.95 www.greensugarpress.com An Environmental Guide from A to Z is ...
What Is God Like?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... What Is God Like? Beverly Lewis, author Pamela Querin, illustrator Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55438 9780764204661, $14.99 www.bethanyhouse.com 1-800-328-6109 What Is God Like? is ...
Sammy and His Shepherd.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sammy And His Shepherd Susan Hunt, author Cory Godbey, illustrator Reformation Trust Publishing c/o Ligonier Ministries 400 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL 32746 9781567691092, $17.00 www.reformationtrust.com ...
Giraffes in the Savannah.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Giraffes in the Savannah Gopal Dorai, author Amanda Gordon Miller, illustrator Shooting Star Edition c/o American Literary Press 8019 Belair Road, Suite 10, Baltimore, MD 21236 9781934696101, $15.95 ...
The Two-Hearted Numbat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Two-Hearted Numbat Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina Fremantle Press c/o International Specialized Book Services 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 9781921361234, $26.95 www.isbs.com 1-800-944-6190 ...
Dinosaurs in Your Backyard.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dinosaurs in Your Backyard Hugh Brewster Abrams 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 9780810970991, $15.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Alan Barnard provides vivid, engaging drawings to accompany this story of American ...
Arab Science and Invention in the Golden Age.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Arab Science and Invention in the Golden Age Anne Blanchard and Emmanuel Cerisier Enchanted Lion Books 201 Richards Street, Suite #4, Brooklyn, NY 11231 9781592700806, $19.95 www.amazon.com 1-888-330-8477 Illustrated with full color ...
"Mrs. Riley Bought Five Itchy Aardvarks".(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... "Mrs. Riley Bought Five Itchy Aardvarks" Brian P. Cleary, author J.P. Sandy, illustrator Millbrook Press c/o The Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1607 9780822578192, $16.95 ...
Paraworld Zero.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Paraworld Zero Matthew Peterson Parallel Worlds LLC 20403 N. Lake Pleasant Rd., Ste. 117-125, Peoria AZ 85382 9780981922737 $49.95 www.ParaWorlds.com Winner of the Flamingnet Top Choice Award, Paraworld Zero is the unabridged ...
Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Fever.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Fever Morgan Taylor Apple-Eye Productions c/o Waldmania! (publicity) 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 $19.98 www.gustaferyellowgold.com Songwriter and sound engineer Morgan Taylor ...
Frances: Bedtime for Frances.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Frances: Bedtime for Frances Hit Entertainment/Lionsgate/The Jim Henson Company c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $14.98 www.lionsgatepublicity.com www.henson.com Frances: Bedtime for ...
Multiplication Rap.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Multiplication Rap Rock 'N Learn PO Box 3595, Conroe, TX 77305-3595 $19.99 www.rocknlearn.com 1-800-348-8445 Multiplication Rap is an award-winning children's DVD that uses an energetic, hip-hop theme to teach young people ages eight and up ...
Multiplication Mountain.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Multiplication Mountain Hap Palmer Hap-Pal Music c/o Beth Blenz-Clucas Publicity 5505 SW Illinois Street, Portland, OR 97221 $14.95 Songsforteaching.com www.happalmermusic.com Multiplication Mountain is a children's music ...
Green Princess Cookbook.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Green Princess Cookbook Barbara Beery Gibbs Smith, Publisher PO Box 667, Layton UT 84041 9781423605652, $14.99, www.gibbs-smith.com Teaching children how to properly and safely use kitchen appliances and tools to prepare meals is a ...
Millbrook Press.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Millbrook Press c/o The Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1607 www.lernerbooks.com 1-800-328-4929 Stories drawn from mythology and folklore are perennial popular with young readers. Millbrook Press has three new ...