Children's Bookwatch articles from January 2008

Children's Bookwatch archives from January 2008

Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It.(Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog to a Young Boy)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It John O'Hurley Hudson Street Press c/o Penguin Readers Group 345 Hudson Street, 15th floor, New York, NY 10014 9781594630415, $21.95 www.penguin.com Before...

Scholastic Inc.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Scholastic offers up a host of fine science and nature titles, and these are some top picks. Joshua Gee's ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA: THE TERRIFYING TRUTH ABOUT...

Mind Over Basketball.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Mind Over Basketball Jane Weierbach, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Phillips-Hershey, Ph.D., authors Charles Beyl, illustrator Magination Press c/o American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 ...

Saint Francis and the Wolf.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Saint Francis and the Wolf Jane Langton, author Ilse Plume, illustrator David R. Godine PO Box 450, Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452 9781567923209, $16.95 www.godine.com Saint Francis and the Wolf is a picturebook...

Even Higher.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Even Higher Richard Ungar Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON M5A 2P9 Canada 9780887767586, $18.95 www.tundrabooks.com Young Reuven has a problem--each year the rabbi vanishes for a day before the...

At Night.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... At Night Jonathan Bean Farrar, Straus and Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York NY 10003 0374304467, $15.00 www.fsgkidsbooks.com On some nights it's hard to sleep with family around--and a sleepless city girl decides to...

Pigs Love Potatoes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Pigs Love Potatoes Anika Denise and Christopher Denise Philomel Books c/o Penguin Readers Group 345 Hudson Street, 15th floor, New York, NY 10014 9780399240362, $15.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders One pig wants...

Scholastic Books.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Scholastic Books 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439779804, $16.99 www.scholastic.com Linas Alsenas' PEANUT (0439779804, $16.99) tells of Mildred, who gets a new pet named Peanut and decides he's a dog: the only problem is Peanut...

Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World Vatsala Sperling Bear Cub Books c/o Inner Traditions Box 368, Rochester,VT 05767 1591450739, $15.95 www.innertraditions.com When Princess Karna is twelve she tries reciting a...

Very Hairy Bear.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Very Hairy Bear Alice Schertle Harcourt, Inc. c/o Harcourt Children's Books 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495 9780152165680, $16.00 www.harcourtbooks.com 1-800-543-1918 A very hairy bear doesn't mind...

Waking Up Wendell.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Waking Up Wendell April Stevens & Tad Hills Schwartz Wade Books c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375836213, $15.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids 1-800-726-0600 Early in the...

How Many Mice?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... How Many Mice? Michael Garland Dutton c/o Penguin Readers Group 345 Hudson Street, 15th floor, New York, NY 10014 9780525478331, $15.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders A group of cheerful mice go on a hunt to find food...

When Randolph Turned Rotten.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... When Randolph Turned Rotten Charise Mericle Harper Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375840715, $16.99 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Most of the time Randolph the...

Have You Filled A Bucket Today?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Have You Filled A Bucket Today? Carol McCloud & David Messing Fern press c/o Nelson Publishing & Marketing 366 Welch Road, Northville, MI 48167 www.nelsonpublishingandmarketing.com 9781933916163, $17.95...

Delta & Dawn: Mother & Baby Whales' Journey.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Delta & Dawn: Mother & Baby Whales' Journey Stefanie Cruz, author Lily Toppenberg, illustrator Big Tomato Press 1126 2nd Street, #106, Sacramento, CA 95814 9780979123320, $15.95 www.bigtomatopress.com Delta & Dawn:...

There Come a Soldier.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... There Come a Soldier Peggy Mercer, author Ron Mazellan, illustrator Handprint Books PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway, Smyrna, TN 37167 9781593541927, $17.95 www.handprintbooks.com Educator Peggy Mercer presents There...

Hermit Crab's Home.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Hermit Crab's Home Janet Halfmann, author Bob Dacey & Debra Bandelin, illustrators Soundprints 353 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851 9781592497324, $16.95 www.soundprints.com Hermit Crab's Home is a fascinating...

Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs Marianne Richmond Marianne Richmond Studios Inc. 420 N. 5th Street, Suite 840, Minneapolis, MN 55401 9781934082034, $15.95 www.mariannerichmond.com Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs is a cheerful...

Dreams to Grow On.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Dreams to Grow On Christine Hurley Deriso, author Matthew Archambault, illustrator Illumination Arts Publishing Company, Inc. PO Box 1865, Bellevue, WA 98009 9780970190727, $15.95 www.illumin.com 1-425-644-7185 Dreams...

Playing by the Rules.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Playing by the Rules Dena Fox Luchsinger, author Julie Olson, illustrator Woodbine House 6510 Bells Mill Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817 9781890627836, $16.95 www.woodbinehouse.com Playing by the Rules: A Story about Autism...

Traveling Bear and the Drive-Through Safari.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Traveling Bear and the Drive-Through Safari Christian Hainsworth, creator Judy O Productions, Inc., producer Winning Kids Incorporated 4521 P.G.A. Boulevard #214, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 9781933547014, $14.95...

Marja's Skis.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Marja's Skis Jean E. Pendziwol, author Jirina Marton, illustrator House of Anansi Press c/o Groundwood Books 110 Spadina Avenue, Suite 801, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2K4 Publishers Group West (distributor) 1700 Fourth...

I Love You More.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... I Love You More Judy Cooley Shadow Mountain PO Box 30178, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0178 9781590384329, $17.95 www.shadowmountain.com I Love You More is a gentle picturebook about the bond between father and daughter....

Becka and the Big Bubble: All Around Town.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Becka and the Big Bubble: All Around Town Gretchen Schomer Wendel and Adam Anthony Schomer, authors Damon Renthrope, illustrator Waterside Press PO Box 230437, Encinitas, CA 92023-0437 9781933754109, $11.99...

Hanni and Beth Safe & Sound.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Hanni and Beth Safe & Sound Beth Finke, author Anthony Alex LeTourneau, illustrator Blue Marlin Publications 823 Aberdeen Road, West Bay Shore, New York 11706 9780979291807, $17.95 www.BlueMarlinPubs.com 1-631-666-0353 ...

Plato's Journey.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Plato's Journey Linda Talley, author Itoko Maeno, illustrator MarshMedia PO Box 8082, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 9781559421003, $17.95 www.marshmedia.com 1-800-821-3303 Set in ancient Greece, Plato's Journey is the...

Making Grizzle Grow.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Making Grizzle Grow Rachna Gilmore, author Leslie Elizabeth Watts, illustrator Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington Street, Brighton, Massachusetts 02135 9781550418859, $18.95 www.fitzhenry.ca 1-800-387-9776 Making...

The Shelter Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Shelter Dog Christine Davis Lighthearted Press PO Box 90125, Portland, Oregon 97290 9780965922548, $11.95 www.lightheartedpress.com The Shelter Dog is a gentle picturebook especially recommended for young dog lovers....

Vagabonding.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Vagabonding Audra George Red Cygnet Press 11858 Stoney Peak Dr. #525, San Diego, CA 92128 9781601080103, $15.95 www.redcygnet.com Vagabonding is a children's picturbook about a young girl's fantasies of traveling the...

Ocho Loved Flowers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Ocho Loved Flowers Anne Fontaine, author Obadinah, illustrator Stoneleigh Press PO Box 9673, Seattle, WA 98109 Biblio Distribution, Inc. (distributor) 4501 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706 9780978917418, $6.95...

EyeLike Colors.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... EyeLike Colors Play Bac Publishing 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 9781602140189, $9.95 www.playbac.fr EyeLike Colors is a wonderful and inexpensive picturebook that introduces young people ages 4 and up to the brilliant...

A Day With No Crayons.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... A Day With No Crayons Elizabeth Rusch, author Chad Cameron, illustrator Rising Moon PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002-1389 9780873589109, $15.95 www.risingmoonbooks.com A Day With No Crayons is a delightful...

Anna & Natalie.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Anna & Natalie Barbara H. Cole, author Ronald Himler, illustrator Star Bright Books 30-19--48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595721051, $15.95 www.starbrightbooks.com Community college teacher Barbara H....

Little Night.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Little Night Yuyi Morales Roaring Brook Press c/o Holtzbrinck Publishing 143 West Street, New Milford, Connecticut 06776 9781596430884 $16.95 www.roaringbookrpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Award-winning author and artist...

Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog Becky Hall Albert Whitman & Company 6340 Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723 9780807552841, $34.95 www.albertwhitman.com Blind and alone, Morris spent his life...

Pocket Babies And Other Amazing Marsupials.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Pocket Babies And Other Amazing Marsupials Sneed B. Collard III Darby Creek Publishing 7858 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 The Lerner Publishing Group (distributor) 241 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1607...

Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
January 1, 2008... Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could Brady Rymer Bumblin' Bee Records c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 CD, $15.98 www.greatknightproductions.com Infused with a feel-good...

Kimbo Educational.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Kimbo Educational PO Box 477, Long Branch, NJ 07740 www.kimboed.com 1-800-631-2187 Kimbo Educational offers two lively music CDs that promote physical activity and fine motor coordination in young people. "Arms Up Keep Moving:...

Picture Me as the Amazing Spider-Man.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Picture Me as the Amazing Spider-Man Jon Kapper, et al. Picture Me Press, LLC 1566 Akron-Peninsula Road, Akron, OH 44313 1601390572, $7.99 www.picturemepress.com 1-800-762-6775 A novel concept by Deborah D'Andrea, the...

Little Lion Press.(Sleepy Sheep)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Little Lion Press 4911 Cumberland Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 KSB Promotions (publicity) 55 Honey Creek, NE , Ada, MI 49301 www.thesleepysheep.com 1-866-7753222 The 'Sleepy Sheep' series from Little Lion Press consists...

Maren Green Publishing, Inc.(You Are ...)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Maren Green Publishing, Inc. 5525 Memorial Avenue North, Suite 6, Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 www.marengreen.com 1-800-287-1512 Melodee Strong's brightly colored illustration perfectly combine with Tod Snow's thoroughly 'kid...

ABeCedarios.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... ABeCedarios Cynthia Weill and K.B. Basseches, authors Moises and Armando Jimenez, wood sculptors Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79901 9781933693132, $14.95 www.cincopuntos.com ABeCedarios is a...

The Tree Nobody Wanted.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Tree Nobody Wanted Tom McCann Exeter Press 223 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 9780979740701, $14.95 www.exeterpress.com The Tree Nobody Wanted: A Christmas Story is a short novel for young adults that truly...

The Valley of the Christmas Trees.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Valley of the Christmas Trees David Rucker, author Brenda Laster, illustrator Seven Locks Press 3100 W. Warner Ave., #8, Santa Ana, CA 92704 9781931643948, $14.95 www.sevenlockspublishing.com 1-800-354-5348 The...

Frazier Fir, A Christmas Fable.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Frazier Fir, A Christmas Fable Jim Macor, author Jim and Sarah Macor, illustrators Zuber Publishing 52180 Tammy Drive, Granger, IN 46530 9780978555139, $17.95 www.zuberpublishing.com Frazier Fir, A Christmas Fable is...

The Christmas Boot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler, author Michael Glenn Monroe, illustrator Mitten Press c/o Ann Arbor Media Group 2500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 9781587263279, $18.95 www.mittenpress.com The Christmas...

Christmas Night, Fair And Bright.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Christmas Night, Fair And Bright Julie Stiegemeyer & Melissa Iwai Concordia Publishing House 3558 South Jefferson Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63118-3968 9780758612717, $14.99 www.cph.org 1-800-325-3040 The Christmas story of...

Fairy Tale Timpa.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Fairy Tale Timpa Altan, author Michael Reynolds, translator Europa Editions 116 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003 9781933372389, $14.95 www.europaeditions.com Fairy Tale Timpa is a unique children's picturebook in...

Lavender's Blue.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Lavender's Blue Kathleen Lines & Harold Jones Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314 9780192782250, $19.95 www.oup.com/us 1-800-451-7556 Published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of...

Sharkey Explores The Unknown.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Sharkey Explores The Unknown Timothy A. Bramlett Azuria Books PO Box 535, Clyde, NC 28721 978097644405, $14.95 www.amazon.com Written for young adults yet enjoyable for all ages, Sharkey Explores The Unknown is a space...

Undine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2008... Undine Penni Russon Bolinda Publishing, Inc. 48 Oxford Woods, Falmouth, ME 04105-3401 9781740936194, $48.00 www.bolinda.com 1-888-235-2019 Superbly narrated by Mellisaa Eccleston, "Undine" by Penni Russon is the story of...

Greathall Productions, Inc.(Good Luck Duck, A Treasury of Wisdom)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2008... Greathall Productions, Inc. PO Box 5061, Charlottesville, VA 22905 www.greathall.com Two Greathall Productions audiobooks on CD feature the narrative talent of award-winning storyteller Jim Weiss. "Good Luck Duck" (9781882513895,...

The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales Anne Shelby University of North Carolina Press PO Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 9780807831632, $14.95 www.uncpress.unc.edu 1-800-848-6224 The Adventures of...

Gadgetology.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Gadgetology Pam Abrams Harvard Common Press 535 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118 9781558323469, $14.95 www.harvardcommonpress.com 1-888-657-3755 Profusely illustrated throughout with the full-color photography of Mellisa...

The Elephants Visit London.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... The Elephants Visit London Beverly Eschberger Antemesia Publishing 9 Mockingbird Mill Rd., Tijeras, NM 87059 9781932926309, $3.99 www.apbooks.net The Elephants Visit London is a delightful and inexpensive treat for young...

Arnie Carver and the Plague of Demeverde.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Arnie Carver and the Plague of Demeverde Kenneth R. Besser RTMC.org PO Box 15105, Baltimore, MD 21209 9781934316023, $14.95 www.rtmc.org Part of the beloved Arnie Carver series of novels for young adults, Arnie Carver and...

Simon & Schuster.(Leading Ladies, Unwind)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com Marlee Martin and Doug Cooney's LEADING LADIES (0689869878, $15.99) continues the story of spunky deaf child Megan in a sequel following her fourth...

Alfred A. Knopf/Random House/Delacorte.(One Good Punch, The Right-Under Club)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Alfred A. Knopf/Random House/Delacorte c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Michael is a dedicated athlete, captain of the track team, and has never been...

Bearport Publishing.(Crime Solvers series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Bearport Publishing 101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6R, New York, NY 10003 www.bearportpublishing.com 1-877-337-8577 'Crime Solvers' is an inherently fascinating and unique six book mystery series that enables young readers to become...

Stone Arch Books.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Stone Arch Books PO Box 669, Mankato, MN 56002-0669 www.stonearchbooks.com 1-800-421-7731 Stone Arch Books specializes in publishing high-interest fiction for struggling and reluctant readers, making them ideal for remedial...

Crabtree Publishing Company.(The World of Insects series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Crabtree Publishing Company 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3308, New York, NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 'The World of Insects' is a four volume series of 32-page books focuses upon the word of insects and is written at a...

Chelsea Clubhouse.(Let's Meet series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Chelsea Clubhouse c/o Chelsea House Publishers 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor New York, NY 10001 www.chelseahouse.infobasepublishing.com 1-800-322-8755 'Let's Meet' is a series of six African-American biographies...

QEB Publishing.(First Book Of ... series )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... QEB Publishing c/o Black Rabbit Books PO Box 3263, Mankato, MN 56002 www.blackrabbitbooks.com QEB Publishing's colorful 'First Book Of..." series written by Jean Coppendale showcases four major classifications of vehicles...

Marshall Cavendish.(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 $23.95 Each www.marshallcavendish.us Grades 4-6 will appreciate these 'Animal Ways' natural history surveys: each of which offers a little over a hundred pages of facts,...

ABDO Publishing Company.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... ABDO Publishing Company 4940 Viking Drive, Edina, MN 55435 $22.78 each www.abdopub.com Young readers in grades K-5 learning about Native American cultures for the first time often find library sets limited to the most famous of...

Compass Point Books.(Our Solar System)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Compass Point Books 151 Good Counsel Drive, Minneapolis, MN 56002-0669 www.compasspointbooks.com 1-877-371-1536 'Our Solar System' is an eighteen volume series for children ages 8 to 10 and in grades 3 to 5. Each individual titles...

Enslow Publishers Inc.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Enslow Publishers Inc. Box 398, 40 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398 www.enslow.com The revised, updated edition of Dianne M. MacMillan's MARDI GRAS (0766030628, $23.93) joins others in the 'Best Holiday Books'...

Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker Carla Joinson Morgan Reynolds Publishing 620 South Elm Street Suite 223, Greensobor, NC 27406 1599330289, $27.95 www.morganreynolds.com Mary Edwards Walker was the daughter of a...

Bridge to Terabithia.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2008... Bridge to Terabithia Disney Educational Productions 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6307 77D18VL00 $29.95 www.edustation.com The Classroom Edition of Katherine Paterson's classic story includes a downloadable...