Children's Bookwatch articles from January 2009

Children's Bookwatch archives from January 2009

Every Human Has Rights.(Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Every Human Has Rights National Geographic Society 1145-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-4688 9781426305108, $17.95 www.ngs.org Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids is a picturebook for young people...

May Day & Lei Day.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... May Day & Lei Day Minako Ishii Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816 9781573062886, $16.95, www.besspress.com What happens when you blend two longstanding cultural traditions? "May Day & Lei Day" is a dual...

Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo Brighter Minds Media, LLC 600 Lakeview Plaza Blvd., Suite D, Worthington, OH 43085 $19.95 www.brightermindsmedia.com www.bobthebuilder.com Rated as appropriate for gamers in early childhood by the...

Let's Find Pokemon!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Let's Find Pokemon! Kazunori Aihara, artist Viz Communications Inc. 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 9781421522920, $11.99 www.viz.com 1-800-394-3042 Let's Find Pokemon! is a colorful look-and-find children's...

Fun With Pokemon!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Fun With Pokemon! Hiroshi Takase, artist Viz Communications Inc. 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 9781421523118, $11.99 www.viz.com 1-800-394-3042 Fun With Pokemon! is a hardcover, consumable activity book filled...

The Kid in My Closet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Kid in My Closet Linda D. Meyer Book Publishers Network PO Box 2256, Bothell, WA 98041 9781887542944, $12.95 Weird looking, mooshy, and hairy. Humans are truly terrifying things. "The Kid in My Closet" is a children's...

Doris Thesaurus.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Doris Thesaurus Maria L. Corkern Author House 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403-5161 9781438914367, $14.95 www.authorhouse.com 1-800-280-7715 Doris Thesaurus is a rhyming, softcover picturebook designed...

We Are All Born Free.(We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... We Are All Born Free Frances Lincoln Children's Books 4 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ publicity@frances-lincoln.com 9781845076504, $19.95 www.franceslincoln.com All royalties from the sale of We Are All...

Teach Me ... Everyday Spanish, Volume 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Teach Me... Everyday Spanish, Volume 1 Judy Mahoney, author Patrick Girouard, illustrator Teach Me Tapes, Inc. 6016 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 9781599721026, $19.95 www.teachmetapes.com 1-800-456-4656 ...

Shoushan Books.(Gadoo the Cat: An Armenian Folktale)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Shoushan Books Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 c/o Wayne State University Press (distributor) The Leonard N. Simons Building, 4809 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201-1309 9780980145304, $16.95 http://wsupress.wayne.edu...

Ganga: The River that Flows from Heaven to Earth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Ganga: The River that Flows from Heaven to Earth Vatsala Sperling, author Harish Johari and Pieter Weltevrede, illustrators Bear Cub Books c/o Inner Traditions International, Ltd. One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767 ...

The Seven Wise Princesses.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Seven Wise Princesses Wafa Tarnowska, author Nilesh Mistry, illustrator Barefoot Books 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 9781846862502, $19.99 www.barefootbooks.com 1-866-215-1756 The Seven Wise...

Help Me Pray Today.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Help Me Pray Today Natalie Friedl Halo Publishing PO Box 241343, Lyndhurst, OH 44124-9998 9780979742910, $9.99, www.halopublsihing.com The bedside isn't the only place to forge a connection with God. "Help Me Pray Today"...

First Christmas.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... First Christmas Alastair MacDonald Welcome Books 6 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 9781599620558, $22.50, www.welcomebooks.com Few people have wondered the opinions of Joseph's donkey when it comes to the nativity,...

The Ark, the Reed, & the Fire Cloud.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Ark, the Reed, & the Fire Cloud Jenny L. Cote 300 Watergate Drive, Roswell, GA 30076 Living Ink Books 6815 Shallowford Rd., Cattanooga, TN 37321 9780899571980, $14.99, www.maxandliz.com Noah's ark and the tale of...

Dinosaurs: Stars of the Show.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Dinosaurs: Stars of the Show Amie Zordel, author Joanna Borrero, illustrator Master Books c/o New Leaf Publishing Group PO Box 726, Green Forest, AR 72638 9780890515464, $12.99 www.newleafpress.net 1-800-999-3777 ...

The Hermit, the Icon, & the Emperor.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Hermit, the Icon, & the Emperor Chrissi Hart, author Niko Chocheli, illustrator Conciliar Press PO Box 76, Ben Lomond, CA 95005-0076 9781888212495, $16.95 www.conciliarpress.com 1-800-967-7377 The Hermit, the...

Little Polar Bear and the Whales.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Little Polar Bear and the Whales Hans de Beer North-South Books Inc. PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 9780735822092, $16.95 www.northsouth.com Little Polar Bear and the Whales is an upbeat children's...

Amy's Travels.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Amy's Travels Kathryn Starke Creative Minds Publications 2325 Crowncrest Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23233 0976973707, $12.00 www.creativemindspublications.com Written by second grade teacher Kathryn Starke, Amy's Travels...

The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster David Conway, author Melanie Williamson, illustrator Tiger Tales PO Box 70, Iron Ridge, WI 53035 9781589250802, $15.95 www.tigertalesbooks.com 1-888-454-0097 The Great Nursery Rhyme...

Welcome to Monster Isle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Welcome to Monster Isle Oliver Chin, author Jeff Miracola, illustrator Immedium PO Box 31846, San Francisco, CA 94127 9781597020169, $15.95 www.immedium.com Filled with exuberantly colorful and cartoony illustrations,...

My Penguin Osbert in Love.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... My Penguin Osbert in Love Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, author H.B. "Buck" Lewis, illustrator Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763630324, $16.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 My Penguin Osbert...

Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story Abigail Yasgur and Joseph Lipner, authors Barbara Mendes, illustrator Change the Universe Press 9607 Bolton Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90034 9780615211442, $17.95 Max Said Yes! The...

Adventures of Countess Pigula: "Up, Up and Away!".(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Adventures of Countess Pigula: "Up, Up and Away!" Karen J. Freysinger "A-Ha!" Elora Danan Productions, Inc. PO Box 428, Estero, FL 33929 9780978672911, $16.99 www.CountessPigula.com The sequel to Adventures of Countess...

The Magic of Laven-Rock.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Magic of Laven-Rock Mosetta M. Penick Phillips-Cermak PM Moon Publishers, Limited PO Box 110813, Cleveland, Ohio 44111-0813 9780981777733, $29.95 www.pmmoonpublishers.com African-American author, teacher, and counselor...

Out of the Deeps.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Out of the Deeps Anne Laurel Carter and Nicolas Debon Orca Book Publishers PO Box 468, Custer, WA 98240-0468 9781551435596, $19.95 www.orcabook.com 1-800-210-5277 The award-winning author and illustrator team of Anne...

Marshall Cavendish.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.com Eric Kimmel's LITTLE BRITCHES AND THE RATTLERS (9780761454328, $16.99) will reach ages 4-8 with an outstanding survey of Little Britches, who...

Henry Holt & Company.('Katie Loves the Kittens,' 'Wild Boars Cook,' and 'Doctor Meow's Big Emergency')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Henry Holt & Company 175-5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 www.henryholtkids.com John Himmelman's KATIE LOVES THE KITTENS (080508682X, $16.95) tells of three little kittens brought home to delight Katie the dog, who can't stop from...

Someone for Mr. Sussman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Someone for Mr. Sussman Patricia Polacco Philomel Books 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780399250750, $16.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders Jerome's Bubbie is a matchmaker: the best in the neighborhood. She's found a...

Random House/Knopf.('The First Rule of Little Brothers,' 'Stitchin and Pullin,' and 'The Mystery')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Random House/Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com, 1-800-726-0600 Jill Davis' THE FIRST RULE OF LITTLE BROTHERS (9780375840463, $16.99) provides a warm account of...

The Library Ghost.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Library Ghost Carole Boston Weatherford, author Lee White, illustrator Upstart Books c/o Highsmith Inc. PO Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 9781602130173, $17.95 www.upstartbooks.com 1-800-448-4887 The...

Juan the Bear and the Water of Life.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Juan the Bear and the Water of Life Retold and Translated by Enrique R. Lamadrid & Juan Estevan Arellano Amy Cordova, illustrator University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM...

Max Goes to Jupiter.(Max Goes to Jupiter: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Max Goes to Jupiter Jeffrey Bennett, Nick Schneider, and Erica Ellingson, authors Michael Carroll, illustrator Big Kid Science 3015 Tenth Street, Boulder, Colorado 80304 Blanco & Peace Enterprises (publicity) 359 W....

The Truth About Horses, Friends & My Life as a Coward.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Truth About Horses, Friends & My Life as a Coward Sarah P. Gibson Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761454595, $15.99 www.marshallcavendish.com Ages 8-12 will welcome a zany story of a...

Random/Knopf/Delacorte Press.(books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Random/Knopf/Delacorte Press c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com, 1-800-726-0600 L.S. Matthews' LEXI (9780385735742, $14.99) tells of young Lexi, who wakes up in the...

The Anna-Mae Mysteries: The Golden Treasure.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Anna-Mae Mysteries: The Golden Treasure L.S. Cauldwell, author PO Box 2344, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2344 (author) Ben Caldwell, illustrator Star Publish LLC PO Box 122, Loretto, PA 15940 9781932993981, $15.95...

Longhorns and Outlaws.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Longhorns and Outlaws Linda Aksomitis Coteau 2517 Victoria Ave., Regina, SA, Canada S4P OT2 9781550503784, $8.95 Fact and Fiction aren't that far apart. "Longhorns and Outlaws" is a story set in the later days of the old...

The Race.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... The Race Inge Eisfeld Hill Vantage Press 419 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016 9780533159437, $7.95, www.vantagepress.com The Tortoise and the Hare is one of the most remembered fables for today's youth. "The Race" puts...

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2009... Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $29.98 www.hortonhearsawhodvd.com Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! is a...

Bob the Builder Race to the Finish: The Movie.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2009... Bob the Builder Race to the Finish: The Movie Hit Entertainment Lionsgate (distributor) c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $14.98 www.lionsgatedvd.com www.bobthebuilder.com ...

Once Upon a Dino Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2009... Once Upon a Dino Tale HiT Entertainment c/o Lionsgate 2700 California Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 H180155, $14.98, www.barney.com The cast of Barney and Friends places their own twist on worldwide favorites in "Once...

John Deere Action, Part One.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2009... John Deere Action, Part One James Coffrey, songs TM Books & Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 1932291814, $14.95 www.tmbv.com 1-800-892-2822 John Deere Action, Part One is an all live-action DVD of John Deere farm...

How'd They Build That? School Bus.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2009... How'd They Build That? School Bus Marvelous Media, LLC 2239 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. (publicity) 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $8.99 www.MarvelousMedia.net...

A Kids' Guide to Protecting & Caring for Animals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... A Kids' Guide to Protecting & Caring for Animals Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. with The ASPCA Free Spirit Publishing 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299 9781575423036, $6.95 www.freespirit.com...

Hanging with Bats.(Hanging With Bats: Escobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Hanging with Bats Karen Taschek University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 9780826344038, $16.95 www.unmpress.com 1-800-249-7737 Written for readers age eight to...

Discover Sharks.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Discover Sharks Monalisa Sengupta Enslow Inc. 40 Industrial Road Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 0766034747, $23.93 www.enslow.com 47 pages of shark natural history pair with large-size, eye-catching color photos and...

A Mitzva for Zelda.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... A Mitzva for Zelda Susan Wigden, author Iosi Salem, illustrator Pitspopany Press 40 East 78th Street, Suite 16D, New York, NY 10021 Stuart Schnee PR (publicity), stu@stuartschnee.com 9781934440544, $12.95,...

Voice from Afar.(Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Voice from Afar Tony Johnston, author Susan Guevara, illustrator Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823420124, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com Elegant paintings by Susan Guevara illustrate Voice from...

Howard Thurman's Great Hope.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Howard Thurman's Great Hope Kai Jackson Issa, author Arthur L. Dawson, illustrator Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 9781600602498, $17.95 www.leeandlow.com Howard Thurman's Great Hope is a...

Greathall Productions Inc.('A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories' and 'A Storyteller's Version of A Tale of Two Cities')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Greathall Productions Inc. PO Box 5061, Charlottesville, VA 22905-5061 www.greathall.com Jim Weiss skillfully narrates two Children's Music Web Award-winning audiobooks on CD from Greathall Productions, bringing classics to life...

Henry Holt & Company.('Piper Reed: The Great Gypsy' and 'The Mammoth Academy')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Henry Holt & Company 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 www.henryholtkids.com Piper's father is gone again in the Navy, but Piper has lots to keep her busy at home--including a pet talent show that she's determined to win in...

Marshall Cavendish.('In Stitches With Ms. Wiz' and 'Ms. Wiz Spells Trouble')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 $12.99 each www.marshallcavendish.com Ages 6-9 will appreciate several 64-page easy readers by Terence Blacker revolving around the zany Ms. Wiz. IN STITCHES WITH MS. WIZ...