Children's Bookwatch articles from April 2008

Children's Bookwatch archives from April 2008

Alphabetland: The Story of Y.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Alphabetland: The Story of Y Rick McAtee, author Barbara Hammons, illustrator Turning a New Page PO Box 91603, Tucson, AZ 85752 9780976203056, $14.95 www.turninganewpage.com The latest in the educational...

Too Much.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Too Much Linda Taylor West, author illustrated by Shangrila Studio Little Britches Children's Books PO Box 1188, Willow, AK 99688 www.lbchildrensbooks.com 9780979818929, $12.95 www.shangrila-studio.com Too Much...

Arnie and His School Tools.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Arnie and His School Tools Jennifer Veenendall Autism Asperger Publishing Company PO Box 23173, Shawnee Mission, KS 66283 9781934575154, $21.95 www.asperger.net 1-877-277-8254 Written and illustrated by school-based...

Kimbo Educational.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
April 1, 2008... Kimbo Educational PO Box 477T, Long Branch, NJ 07740-0477 www.kimboed.com 1-800-631-2187 When it comes to children, music can serve a variety of purposes and functions including recreation, education, and motor skill development....

Keepers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Keepers John Frank Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 www.roaringbookrpress.com 9781596431973, $17.95 1-800-462-4703 A well crafted poem is an effective inducement for parents and teachers...

How To Catch a Fish.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... How To Catch a Fish John Frank, author Peter Sylvada, illustrator Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9781596431638, $17.95 www.roaringbookrpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Written by Bulletin Blue Ribbon...

Who Made the Morning?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Who Made the Morning? Jan Godfrey and Honor Ayres New Day Publishing 26 Bluff Ridge Court, Greensboro, NC 27455 9780979824708, $9.99 www.newdaypublishing.net Who Made the Morning? is a Christian picturebook that embodies...

Am I Forgiving?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Am I Forgiving? Jeannie St. John Taylor Kregel Publications PO Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501 9780825436598, $12.99 www.kregelpublications.com 1-800-733-2607 Written for young readers age four to eight, Am I Forgiving?...

Sirgen and Katheren.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Sirgen and Katheren J. Michael Swinden Pleasant Word c/o WinePress Publishing PO Box 428, Enumclaw, WA 98022 9781414110387, $10.99 www.pleasantwordbooks.com Sirgen and Katheren is a short Christian storybook for young...

Milo and the Green Wagon.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Milo and the Green Wagon Lisa M. Umina, author Chad Thompson, illustrator Halo Publishing International 6415 Granger Road, Independence, Ohio 44131 9780979742941, $15.95 www.HaloPublishing.com www.ACTMission.org Milo...

A Child's Bible.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... A Child's Bible Anne Edwards & Shirley Steen, adaptors Charles Front & David Christian, illustrators Paulist Press 997 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, NJ 07430 0809128675, $16.95 www.paulistpress.com 1-800-218-1903 A...

Oh, the Places You'll Go!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
April 1, 2008... Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, author John Lithgow, peformer Listening Library, Inc. 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 9780739363911, $11.99 www.listeninglibrary.com 1-800-726-0600 Read aloud by comedian John...

Schooled.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
April 1, 2008... Schooled Gordon Korman Recorded Books, LLC 270 Skip Jack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 9781428171916, $77.75 www.recordedbooks.com 1-800-638-1304 Performed by various narrators, Schooled is an unabridged audiobook...

Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
April 1, 2008... Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues Donald J. Sobol, author Greg Steinbruner, performer Recorded Books, LLC 270 Skip Jack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 9781428172210, $25.75 www.recordedbooks.com 1-800-638-1304 ...

The Jellybeans and the Big Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Jellybeans and the Big Dance Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans Harry Abrams Inc. 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 9780810993525, $15.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Emily loves to dance and is taking her first dance...

Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution Bonnie Pryor Enslow Publishers Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 0766028518 www.enslow.com Hannah's family is murdered by British soldiers and Iroquois warriors, sending Hannah...

The Fan's Guide to the Spiderwick Chronicles.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Fan's Guide to the Spiderwick Chronicles Girffin Books c/o St. Martin's Press 175-5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0312351534, $9.95 www.stmartins.com Fans of the Spiderwick Chronicles now have an unauthorized guide to...

Eye of the Crow.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Eye of the Crow Shane Peacock Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 9780887768507, $24.99 www.tndrabooks.com Young adults who relish detective stories will find much to like in EYE OF THE CROW, set in 1867 London...

Griffin's Castle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Griffin's Castle Jenny Nimmo Orchard Books c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439025540, $16.99 www.scholastic.com Pre-teen Dinah is determined to make a run-down old mansion a home at last for her...

Random House/Knopf.(published books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Random House/Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids N.D. Wilson's LEEPIKE RIDGE (9780375838736, $15.99) tells of a preteen who has always lived next to Leepike...

The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum Kate Bernheimer and Vicolette Ceccoli Schwartz Wade Books Random House c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375836060, $16.99...

How Mohammed Saved Miss Liberty.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... How Mohammed Saved Miss Liberty M.S. Holm Sentry Books c/o Great West Publishing PO Box 31361, Tucson AZ 85751-1631 9780979619908, $14.95 www.sentrybooks.com Though intended for middle grade and young adult readers,...

Journey to Gonzales.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Journey to Gonzales Melodie A. Cuate Texas Tech University Press PO Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037 9780896726246, $17.95 www.ttup.ttu.edu 1-800-832-4042 Book three in the "Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk" series,...

Make Me a Home.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Make Me a Home Tamra Norton Bonneville Books c/o Cedar Fort, Inc. 2373 W. 700 S., Springville, UT 84663 9781599551135, $12.99 www.cedarfort.com Author and mother of seven Tamra Norton earned the Utah Commission on...

Gray Rabbit and Friends.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Gray Rabbit and Friends Missy K. Vantage Press Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, 18th floor, New York, NY 10016 9780533158027, $7.95 37 pp. http://www.vantagepress.com 1-212-736-1767 The debut children's book by author Missy...

Astro Socks.(Brief article)(Young adult review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Astro Socks Leigh M. LeCreux iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512 9780595463756, $9.95 www.iuniverse.com Written by educator and mother of two Leigh Le Creux, Astro Socks is an adventurous novel...

The Thompson Twins Cruise Adventure.(Brief article)(Young adult review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Thompson Twins Cruise Adventure Terry Sclafani Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 9781432715427, $10.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 Licensed captain Terry Sclafani presents...

Pinky and Peanut: The Adventure Begins.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Pinky and Peanut: The Adventure Begins Deena Cook and Cherie McIntosh, authors Trina Scruggs, illustrator P & P Publishing, LLC 4957 Lakemont Blvd. SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 9780979702006, $4.99 www.pinkyandpeanut.com ...

Crabtree Publishers.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Crabtree Publishers 350-5th Avenue #3308, New York NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com Bobbie Kalman's 'Visual Dictionary' titles are excellent elementary-grade coverages, offering 32 pages each of detail for young learners. NATIVE...

Marshall Cavendish.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us 1-800-831-9881 Five books in the 'Drama of African-American History' series, each about eighty pages in length, provide advanced elementary to...

Armadillo Books.(Edgar Fonts Hunt for a House to Haunt, The Fakersville Power Statons)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Armadillo Books 232 Waller Street, San Francisco, 94102 www.edgarfont.com www.armadillo-books.com The success of the Harry Potter novels has clearly demonstrated that even in this age of video games and iPods, there is a hunger in...

Dixieland Jazz For Children.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Dixieland Jazz For Children Johnette Downing Wiggle Worm Records c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 CD, $15.00 www.johnettedowning.com You are never too young to appreciate authentic jazz played...

Rock of All Ages.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Rock of All Ages John D. Boydston III, songwriter Daddy A Go Go CD, $12.99 www.daddyagogo.com 1-877-50-DADDY The sixth album for pre- and post-kindergarten listeners written by Atlanta stay-at-home dad John Boydston, Rock of...

Feel The Beat.(Brief article)(Sound recording review)
April 1, 2008... Feel The Beat LeAnn Haggard Kimbo Educational PO Box 477T, Long Branch, NJ 07740-0477 KIM 9197CD, $15.95, www.kimboed.com 1-800-631-2187 Physical exercise is a core necessity for healthy children and one of the ways to...

What Bird?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... What Bird? Cherie Zendarski Bouncing Ball Books PO Box 6509, Spring Hill, FL 34611 1934138002, $14.95 www.bouncingballbooks.com What Bird? is a simple, rhyming children's picturebook about a cat who eats the family canary...

Little Blue Penguin.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Little Blue Penguin Patricia L. Atchison, author Jo-Anne Jagers, illustrator Wood Lily Publishers Box 457, Water Valley, Alberta, Canada T0M 2E0 9780978336912, $17.95 www.woodlilypublishers.com Little Blue Penguin is...

A Race for Charley.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... A Race for Charley Elaine Stafford, author Irene Joslin, illustrator Author House 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403-5161 9781434335876, $14.95 www.authorhouse.com 1-800-280-7715 A Race for Charley...

Wandihnu and the Old Dugong.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Wandihnu and the Old Dugong Elizabeth and Wandihnu Wymarra, authors Benjamin Hodges, illustrator Magabala Books c/o International Specialized Book Services 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 ...

Meadow Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Meadow Dance Dennis Rockhill Raven Tree Press c/o Delta Publishing Company 1400 Miller Parkway, Mc Henry IL 60050 9780974199252, $16.95 www.raventreepress.com 1-877-256-0579 Featuring gorgeous, incredibly detailed and...

I Wonder ...(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... I Wonder... Harriet Fishel, author Jim Nuttle, illustrator Shooting Star Edition c/o American Literary Press 8019 Belair Road, Suite 10, Baltimore, MD 21236 9781561679959, $14.95 www.americanliterarypress.com...

Say Daddy!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Say Daddy! Michael Shoulders, author Teri Weidner, illustrator Sleeping Bear Press c/o Thomson Gale 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 9781585363544, $15.95 www.thomson.com 1-800-231-5163 Written...

Kid Canine--Superhero!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Kid Canine--Superhero! P.T. Custard, author P.T. Custard & David Pearson, illustrators Black Plume Books 608 Jordan Trace, Chesapeake, VA 23323 9780978531713, $13.95 www.blackplumebooks.com Award-winning children's...

Monkey and the Engineer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Monkey and the Engineer Jesse Fuller, author David Opie, illustrator Red Psych Productions PO Box 696 Fairfax, California 94978 9780979397264, $14.95 www.redpsych.com Monkey and the Engineer is a children's...

The Pig and Miss Prudence.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Pig and Miss Prudence Linda Stanek, author Lauren Castillo, illustrator Star Bright Books The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 www.starbrightbooks.com, $15.95 1-800-788-4439 Set at the...

The Contest between the Sun and the Wind.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind Heather Forest, Ph.D. author Susan Gaber, illustrator August House Little Folk c/o August House Inc. 3500 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30305 9780874838329, $16.95...

To Share One Moon.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... To Share One Moon Ruowen Wang, author Wei Xu & Xiaoyan Zheng, illustrators Kevin & Robin Books Ltd. 64 Clancy Dr. Toronto, M2J 2V8, ON Canada 9780973879957, $22.95 www.kevinandrobinbooks.com Seen through the eyes of a...

Roonie B. Moonie: Lost and Alone.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Roonie B. Moonie: Lost and Alone Janan Cain Illumination Arts Publishing PO Box 1865, Bellevue, WA 98009 9780974019086, $15.95 www.illumin.com 1-888-210-8216 Written and illustrated by award-winning children's book...

We Are Girls Who Love To Run.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... We Are Girls Who Love To Run Brianna K. Grant, author Nicholas A. Wright, illustrator Balanced Steps, LLC PO Box 1179, Duvall, WA 98019 9780979851117, $17.99 www.balancedsteps.com We Are Girls Who Love To Run is a...

The Storyteller's Candle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Storyteller's Candle Lucia Gonzalez, author Lulu Delacre, illustrator Children's Book Press 2211 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1811 9780892392223, $16.95 www.cbookpress.org Set in New York City during...

The Super Soybean.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Super Soybean Raymond Bial Albert Whitman & Company 6340 Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723 9780807575499 www.albertwhitman.com 1-800-255-7675 Written and photographed by award-winning author Raymond Bial, The...

How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch Dawn Publications 12402 Bitney Way, Nevada City, CA 95959 9781584691037 www.dawnpub.com 1-800-545-7475 How We Know What We Know About Our...

Earthquakes And Volcanoes FYI.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Earthquakes And Volcanoes FYI Melissa Stewart Smithsonian Institutions c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 0060899514, $16.99 www.harpercollinschildrens.com 1-800-242-7737 ...

Hip Hop Harry: Move Those Feet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2008... Hip Hop Harry: Move Those Feet Allumination Filmworks 21250 Califa Street, Ste 102, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 DVD, $14.98 www.hiphopharry.com The latest in the Emmy nominated, Parent's Choice Approved series, Hip Hop Harry:...

Arthur Season 10.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2008... Arthur Season 10 WGBH Boston Video c/o SSA Public Relations 16027 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 206, Encino, CA 91436 978159375 8134, $49.95 www.ssapr.com The latest in the Emmy award-winning series for Outstanding Children's...

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.(video recording reviews)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2008... 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 www.thomasandfriends.com www.bobthebuilder.com www.barney.com Three affordable children's DVDs from 20th...

Abraham Lincoln.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Abraham Lincoln Karen Judson Enslow Publishers Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 0766031705 www.enslow.com A little over 120 pages of historical background provides an excellent political and social biography in ABRAHAM...

Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Delicious: Life and Art of Wayne Susan Goldman Rubin Chronicle Books 680--2nd Street, San Francisco CA 94107 0811851680, $15.95 www.chroniclekids.com Kids in grades 4-6 will relish this colorful biography--just over a...

Photographing Greatness: The Story of Karsh.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Photographing Greatness: The Story of Karsh Lian Goodall Napoleon & Company 178 Willowdale Avenue, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2N 4Y8 9781894917346, $19.95 www.napoleonandcompany.com 1-877-730-9052 Illustrated...

She Touched the World.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... She Touched the World Sally Hobart Alexander and Robert Alexander Clarion Books c/o Houghton Mifflin 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 9780618852994, $18.00 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com 1-800-225-3362 Written...

A Song for Cambodia.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... A Song for Cambodia Michelle Lord, author Shino Arihara, illustrator Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 9781600601392, $16.95 www.leeandlow.com A Song for Cambodia is a children's picturebook about...

I, Vivaldi.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... I, Vivaldi Janice Shefelman, author Tom Shefelman, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 ...

I'm Your Very Own Flag.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... I'm Your Very Own Flag Sue Voorhees, author Judy Hayward, illustrator Old Soldier Publishing PO Box 346, Washington, Texas 77880 0976416743, $12.50 I'm Your Very Own Flag is a rhyming children's picturebook about the...

Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen Michael P. Spradlin, author Roxie Munro, illustrator Walker & Company 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 www.walkerbooks.com 9780802780966, $16.95 1-800-289-2553 Texas Rangers:...

Casey Cougar.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Casey Cougar Ronald & Diana Meyer Natures Beauty Publishing Inc. PO Box 107, Oxford, Michigan 48371-0107 0975470124, $19.95 www.naturesbeautyphotography.com Professional photographer Ronald Meyer along with his wife and...

Wild Cats Past & Present.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Wild Cats Past & Present John E. Becker, Ph.D., author Mark Hallett, illustrator Darby Creek Publishing 7858 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 9781581960525, $18.95 www.darbycreekpublishing.com 1-800-328-4929 ...

Baby Mountain Sheep.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Baby Mountain Sheep Aubrey Lang, author Wayne Lynch, photography Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135-3303 9781554550425, $15.95 www.fitzhenry.ca 1-800-387-9776 Part of the "Nature Babies"...

Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog Barbara Gail Techel, author Victoria Kay Lieffring, illustrator Joyful Paws 9780980005202, $14.95 www.joyfulpaws.com Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog is a softcover picturebook based on the...

Chicken Man.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Chicken Man Michelle Edwards Junebug Books c/o NewSouth, Inc. PO Box 1588, Montgomery, AL 36102 9781588382238, $16.95 www.newsouthbooks.com 1-334-834-3556 First published in 1991, and now in a new edition with an...

Barefoot, Shoefoot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Barefoot, Shoefoot Mary Clare Lockman, author Karen Norman, illustrator Privately Published 9781604026122, $8.95 651-646-7984 Barefoot, Shoefoot is flat-spined, easy-reader picturebook featuring delightful animal...