Children's Bookwatch back issues from May 2009:
Fuzzimal Puppies.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Fuzzimal Puppies Theresa Hutnik & Megan Smith Klutz c/o Scholastic, Inc. 557 Broadway, 8th fl., NY, NY 10012-3999 No ISBN, $16.95, www.scholasticlibrary.com Children can create five adorable shaggy puppies using bending ...
Tricky Video.(Tricky Video: The Complete Guide to Making Movie Magic )(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Tricky Video John Cassidy & Nicholas Berger Klutz c/o Scholastic, Inc. 557 Broadway, 8th floor, New York, NY 10012-3999 9781591746232, $19.95 www.scholasticlibrary.com 1-800-242-7737 Tricky Video: The Complete Guide to ...
A Teen's Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... A Teen's Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs Benjamin Selfridge, Peter Selfridge, & Jennifer Osburn Prufrock Press Inc. 5926 Balcones Drive, Suite 220, Austin, TX 78731 9781593633455, $19.95, www.prufrock.com The internet has become ...
Homer's Home.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Homer's Home Bliss E. Wilkie, author Riley Bancroft, narrator Homer's Home Press 3020 Issaquah Pine Lake Rd #549, Sammamish, WA 98075 9780981599427 $16.95 First written in 1970, Homer's Home is a children's picturebook ...
Getting to the Heart of Complimenting.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Getting to the Heart of Complimenting Anne Paluszny, author Lori McDonough, illustrator Starbrook Publishing, Inc. 484 E. Carmel Drive, #388, Carmel, Indiana 46032 9780980195842, $16.99 www.starbrookpublishing.com Getting ...
Scholastic Inc.(How Weird Is It: A Freaky Book All About Strangeness)(Butterflies and Moths)(Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life)(Tillie Lays an Egg)(Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Terai)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Ben Hillman's HOW WEIRD IS IT: A FREAKY BOOK ALL ABOUT STRANGENESS (0439918685, $15.99) covers a range of concepts about 'strange', from how different cultures view the concepts of ...
The Story of Queen Esther.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Story of Queen Esther Jenny Koralek, author Grizelda Holderness, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853486, ...
Oren Village, LLC.(The Daydreams Collection)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Oren Village, LLC c/o Tree Town Promotions, LLC (publicity) 1061 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. #Bs, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Two children's picturebooks in the "The Daydreams Collection" series, illustrated with colorful, cartoon-style illustrations by Libby Carruth ...
The Feline Knight.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Feline Knight Barbara E. Moss Polar Bear & Company PO Box 311, Solon, ME 04979 9781882190034, $15.95, www.polarbearandco.com Some things just can't be explained. "The Feline Knight" follows ordinary in almost every way cat ...
Berry Big Journeys.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
May 01, 2009 ... Berry Big Journeys 20th Century Fox c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $14.98 www.strawberryshortcake.com Berry Big Journeys is a children's DVD featuring popular cartoon character ...
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
May 01, 2009 ... Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship Nikki Giovanni, author Bryan Collier, illustrator Weston Woods Studios 143 Main Street, Norwalk, CT 06851 0545134404, $59.95 www.scholastic.com/westonwoods 1-800-290-7531 ...
High Speed Adventures.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
May 01, 2009 ... High Speed Adventures Thomas & Friends HiT Entertainment c/o Lionsgate 2700 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 H180261, $14.98, www.thomasandfriends.com Thomas the Tank Engine is an icon of young children's ...
Field Trip.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
May 01, 2009 ... Field Trip Recess Monkey c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Dr., San Francisco, CA 94127 No ISBN, $15.00, www.recessmonkeytown.com The Seattle-based band 'Recess Monkey' is comprised of three elementary school teachers and "Field Trip" is ...
Get Cooking.(Get Cooking: More Than 100 New Recipes from the World-Famous Teenage Cook!)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Get Cooking Sam Stern Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763639266, $17.99, www.candlewick.com Chefs don't absolutely have to be old men (or old women). "Sam Stern's Get Cooking: More Than 100 New Recipes from ...
Spanish with Abby and Zak.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Spanish with Abby and Zak Tracy Traynor & Maria Perez, authors Laura Hambleton, illustrator Milet Publishing 333 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 530, Chicago, IL 60601 9781840595154 $16.95 www.milet.com Spanish with Abby and ...
Teach Me ... Everyday Spanish.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
May 01, 2009 ... Teach Me ... Everyday Spanish Judy Mahoney Teach Me Tapes 6016 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 9781599721026, $19.95, www.teachmetapes.com Other languages are solid learning tools, even if one isn't fluent. "Teach Me ... ...
Teach Me ... Everyday Hebrew Volume 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Teach Me ... Everyday Hebrew Volume 1 Judy Mahoney, author Patrick Girouard, illustrator Teach Me Tapes, Inc. 6016 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 9781599721057, $19.95 www.teachmetapes.com 1-800-456-4656 Part of ...
Wenda the Wacky Wiggler.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Wenda the Wacky Wiggler Christopher Aslan, author Emily Mullock, illustrator Benjamin Brown Books #121-3495 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R3 9780978255329 $19.95 www.benjaminbrownbooks.com Wenda the Wacky Wiggler is a ...
The Wim Wom from the Mustard Mill.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Wim Wom from the Mustard Mill Polly Peters, author Roberta Angeletti, illustrator Child's Play 64 Wellington Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 9781846432538 $7.99 www.childs-play.com 1-800-639-6404 The Wim Wom from the ...
Moon Man.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Moon Man Tomi Ungerer Phaidon Press 180 Varick Street, 14th floor, New York, NY 10014 9780714855981 $16.95 www.phaidon.com Moon Man is a children's picturebook about the adventure of the Man in the Moon, who years to know what it's ...
A Friend.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... A Friend Anette Bley Kane/Miller Book Publishers PO Box 8515, La Jolla, CA 92038-8515 9781935279006 $14.95 www.kanemiller.com 1-800-968-1930 A Friend is a charming children's picturebook about friendship. The thoughtful text and ...
The Laceyville Monkeys: Say the Right Words.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Laceyville Monkeys: Say the Right Words Harriett Ruderman, author Beverly Luria, illustrator Illusion Press, LLC 8437 Legend Club Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 9780615264820 $15.95 www.laceyvillemonkeys.com The ...
Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party Sheri Radford, author Christine Tripp, illustrator Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9781897550243 $9.95 www.lobsterpress.com ...
Starry Night, Sleep Tight.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Starry Night, Sleep Tight Gail Yerrill, illustrator Tiger Tales PO Box 70, Iron Ridge, WI 53035 9781589258440 $12.95 www.tigertalesbooks.com 1-888-454-0097 Starry Night, Sleep Tight is a gorgeous picturebook compendium of ...
Where is Simon, Sandy?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Where is Simon, Sandy? Donna Marie Seim, author Susan Spellman, illustrator Publishing Works Inc. 60 Winter Street, Exeter, NH 03833 9781933002736, $19.95 www.publishingworks.com 1-800-738-6603 Newberry and Mom's Choice ...
Painting the Town.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Painting the Town Denise Minnerly Crystal Productions PO Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159 9781562906160, $15.95 www.crystalproductions.com 1-800-255-8629 Painting the Town is a children's picturebook inspired by the joy of mixing ...
Moonshot.(Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Moonshot Brian Floca Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 4th floor, New York, NY 10020 9781416950462, $17.99 simonsayskids.com 1-800-223-2336 Intended for young readers ages 4-7, Moonshot: The Flight of ...
Quincy Finds a New Home.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Quincy Finds A New Home Camille Matthews, author Michelle Black, illustrator Pathfinder Equine Publications 1908 Glade Rd, Farmington, NM 87401 9780981924007, $15.95 800-324-1131 The first in a new children's series of ...
Pippo the Fool.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Pippo the Fool Tracey E. Fern, author Pau Estrada, illustrator Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 9781570916557, $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-800-225-3214 A Junior Library Guild Selection, Pippo ...
Frankie Goes to Fenway.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Frankie Goes to Fenway Seneca Clark and Sandy Giardi, authors Julie Decedue, illustrator Three Bean Press, LLC PO Box 301711, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 0976727633, $18.95 www.threebeanpress.com Frankie Goes to Fenway: The ...
Marco Flamingo.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Marco Flamingo Sheila Jarkins Raven Tree Press c/o Delta Publishing Company 1400 Miller Parkway, Mc Henry IL 60050-7030 9781932748574, $7.95 www.raventreepress.com 1-800-323-8270 Marco Flamingo is a softcover children's ...
Big Wolf & Little Wolf.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Big Wolf & Little Wolf Nadine Brun-Cosme, author Olivier Tallec, illustrator Enchanted Lion Books 201 Richards Street, Suite #4, Brooklyn, NY 11231 9781592700844, $16.95 www.amazon.com 1-888-330-8477 Big Wolf & Little Wolf ...
Theodore and the Talking Mountain.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Theodore and the Talking Mountain Leo Lionni Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375845512, $16.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids A little ...
Scholastic Inc.(Are You a Horse?)(One Brown Bunny)(Funny Farm)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Andy Rash's ARE YOU A HORSE? (0439724171, $16.99) tells of a special birthday gift of a saddle-and its accompanying problem, to find a horse and enjoy the ride. The trouble is--Roy doesn't ...
Chicken Soup.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Chicken Soup Jean Van Leeuwen Abrams Books 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 9780810983267, $16.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Mrs. Farmer has the big pot out and that ...
Henry Holt.(How Robin Saved Spring)(Big, Bigger, Biggest!)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Henry Holt 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 www.henryholtkids.com If Lady Winter has her way the world will always be snowy and Sister Spring will always sleep. So can she really keep Spring from coming alive, or can the animals help Sister Spring ...
I Love Chocolate.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... I Love Chocolate Davide Cali, author Evelyn Daviddi, illustrator Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne St, 5th Floor, Toronto ON M5A 2P9, Canada 9780887769122, $12.95 www.tundrabooks.com ...
Little Swan.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Little Swan Jonathan London, author Kristina Rodanas, illustrator Marshall Cavendish Corporation 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761455233, $17.99 www.marshallcavendish.us 1-800-831-9881 Little Swan is a ...
The Library Doors.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Library Doors Toni Buzzeo, author Nadine Bernard Westcott, illustrator Upstart Books c/o Highsmith Inc. PO Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 9781602130272 www.upstartbooks.com 1-800-448-4887 The Library ...
Hooray for Spring!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Hooray for Spring! Kazuo Iwamura North-South Books Inc. PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 9780735822283, $15.95 www.northsouth.com Hooray for Spring! is a heartwarming children's picturebook about a family of ...
Hold the Cheese Please!(Hold the Cheese Please!: A Story for Children About Lactose Intolerance )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Hold the Cheese Please! Frank J. Sileo, PhD, author Martha Gradisher, illustrator Health Press NA Inc. PO Box 37470, Albuquerque, NM 87176 9780929173535, $14.95 www.healthpress.com Hold the Cheese Please! A Story for ...
A Glove of Their Own.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... A Glove of Their Own Debbie Moldovan, et al. Franklin Mason Press 415 Route 68, Columbus, NJ 08022 9780976046950, $15.95 www.franklinmasonpress.com Co-authored by Debbie Moldovan, Keri Conkling and Lisa Funari-Willever and ...
Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug Ellie Bethel, author Alexandra Colombo, illustrator Worthwhile Books c/o IDW Publishing 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109 9781600103926, $15.99 www.myworthwhilebooks.com ...
Sarah's Waterfall.(Sarah's Waterfall: A Healing Story )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Sarah's Waterfall Ellery Akers, author Angelique Benicio, illustrator Safer Society Press PO Box 340, Brandon, Vermont 05733 9781884444791, $16.95 www.safersociety.org 802-247-3132 Sarah's Waterfall: A Healing Story is an ...
Fiesta!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Fiesta! Sherry Shahan, author Paula Barragan, illustrator August House Inc. 3500 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30305 9780874838619, $16.95 www.augusthouse.com 1-800-284-8784 Award-winning children's book team ...
Soul Name.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Soul Name Naana Kyereboah, author Lonnie Carmon, illustrator Nabina Publications PO Box 4091, Midlothian, VA 23112 9780974425993, $19.95 www.nabinava.com Soul Name is a story that introduces young people to the culture of ...
Working for Freedom.(Working for Freedom: The Story of Josiah Henson)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Working for Freedom Rona Arato Napoleon & Company 178 Willowdale Avenue, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2N 4Y8 9781894917506, $18.95 www.napoleonandcompany.com 1-877-730-9052 Part of the multicultural "Stories of Canada" ...
Keep On!(Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Keep On! Deborah Hopkinson, author Stephen Alcorn, illustrator Peachtree Publishers, Ltd. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 9781561454730, $17.95 www.peachtree-online.com 1-800-241-0113 Keep On! The Story ...
Genghis Khan.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Genghis Khan Demi Marshall Cavendish Corporation 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761455479, $19.99 www.marshallcavendish.us 1-800-831-9881 Award-winning children's book author and artist Demi presents Genghis Khan, a ...
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau Dan Yaccarino Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375855733, $16.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids There are adult coverages of ...
A Young Dancer: The Life of An Ailey Student.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... A Young Dancer: The Life of An Ailey Student Valerie Gladstone Henry Holt 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10110 0805082336, $18.95 www.henryholtkids.com Iman Bright is a teen student at the Ailey School in New York and is passionate ...
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Elly Berkovits Gross Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0545074940, $14.99 www.scholastic.com When author Elly as fifteen she and her family were taken to ...
The Littlest Fish.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Littlest Fish Sylvia Rouss, author Carlos Avalone, illustrator Pitspopany Press c/o Stuart Schnee Stu@StuartSchnee.com 9781934440537 $12.95 www.pitspopany.com 1-800-232-2931 The Littlest Fish a rhyming ...
The 10 Commandments: Bible Stories Told by Our Little Lamb.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The 10 Commandments: Bible Stories Told by Our Little Lamb Ms. Vivica Prazeup Inc. 13337 South Street #190, Cerritos, CA 90703 0972485228, $11.95 www.prazeup.com The 10 Commandments: Bible Stories Told by Our Little Lamb is a ...
Lady Flatterly.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Lady Flatterly Linda Wagner, author Pearl L. Ollie, illustrator Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Rd, #515, Parker, CO 80134 Linda L. Wagner (publicity) kroggy01@gmail.com 9781432732332, $22.95 ...
The Donkey's Easter Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Donkey's Easter Tale Adele Colvin, author Peyton Carmichael, illustrator Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246 9781589805934, $15.95 www.pelicanpub.com 1-800-843-1724 The Donkey's ...
C is for Ciao.(C is for Ciao: An Italy Alphabet)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... C is for Ciao Elissa D. Grodin & Mario M. Cuomo Marco Ventura, illustrator Sleeping Bear Press c/o Thomson Gale 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 www.sleepingbearpress.com 9781585363612, $17.95, ...
The Twelve Days of Springtime.(The Twelve Days of Springtime: A School Counting Book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Twelve Days of Springtime Deborah Lee Rose, author Carey Armstrong-Ellis, illustrator Abrams/Amulet 115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 www.abramsyoungreaders.com 9780810983304, $15.95, www.amazon.com ...
Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World Jan Thornhill Maple Tree Press 51 Front Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1B3 9781897066751, $15.95 www.mapletreepress.com Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World is a ...
Persephone.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Persephone Sally Pomme Clayton, author Virginia Lee, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Dr, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders ...
The Orphan Boy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... The Orphan Boy Tololwa M. Mollel, author Paul Morin, illustrator Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135 9781550050820, $21.95 www.fitzhenry.ca Now available in a beautiful new edition, The Orphan Boy ...
Torah Tigers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Torah Tigers Dr. Miriam Adahan, author Menahem Halberstadt, illustrator English adaptation by Dr. Shmeuss Feldheim Publishers c/o Stuart Schnee PR stu@stuartschnee.com 9781598263084, $17.99 ...
It's Bedtime, Cucuy! / A la cama, Cucuy!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... It's Bedtime, Cucuy! / A la cama, Cucuy! Claudia Galindo, author Jonathan Coombs, illustrator Arte Publico Press University of Houston, 452 Cullen Performance Hall, Houston, TX 77204-2004 9781558854918 $15.95 www.artepublicopress.com ...
Dance, Nana, Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Dance, Nana, Dance Retold by Joe Hayes Mauricio Trenard Sayago, illustrator Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas, El Paso, Texas 79901 9781933693170, $20.95 www.cincopuntos.com Award-winning storyteller Joe Hayes presents Dance, ...
Tornadoes!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... Tornadoes! Gail Gibbons Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823422166, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com Tornadoes! is a hardcover picturebook that teaches young readers all about tornadoes--swirling funnel-shaped ...