Children's Bookwatch articles from March 2007

Children's Bookwatch archives from March 2007

The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book Christina Wald, illustrator Storey Publishing 210 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 1580176402, $7.95 www.storeybooks.com "The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book" from Storey...

Children's Stories for Almost Everyone.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Children's Stories for Almost Everyone Robert L. Crowe The Consortium Publishing Company PO Box 1535, Jacksonville, IL 62651-1535 0970717385 $12.95 1-800-456-7235 Children's Stories for Almost Everyone is an anthology of...

Rosa Farm.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Rosa Farm Liz Wu Knopf/Delacorte/Dell 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 0375836810 $15.95 www.randomhouse.com/kids When Gallileon's father leaves for the county fair, it's up to Gallileon to wake up the sun by crowing--but...

Simon & Schuster.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 www.simonsaysKids.com Jim Benton's FRANNY K. STEIN: MAD SCIENTIST: THE FRAN WITH FOUR BRAINS (1416902317, $14.95) is an inviting humor title blending black and white...

The Rescue Of Mr. Goldsmith.(children's book and CD)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... The Rescue Of Mr. Goldsmith M. D. Osborne Wooden Shoe Press N3566 County GG, Hancock, WI 54943-7306 0976285215, $13.95 www.woodenshoepress.com Imaginatively written and colorfully illustrated by M.D. Osborne, "The Rescue...

Tessa on Her Own.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Tessa On Her Own Alyssa Chase & Itoko Maeno MarshMedia PO Box 8082, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 #9478KA, $99.50 www.marshmedia.com 1-800-821-3303 The setting for this story is the coastal mountains and the Ojai Valley of...

Marshall Cavendish.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us The gorgeous 'World and Its Peoples' (0761475710, $499.95) set is a top, recommended pick for any library seeking a comprehensive reference for...

Kingfisher.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Kingfisher c/o Houghton Mifflin Company 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 www.hmco.com 1-800-225-3362 The 'Kingfisher Knowledge' titles are a series of four bright, beautiful, vividly colored and illustrated books for...

June Callwood.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... June Callwood Anne Dublin Second Story Press 20 Maud Street, Suite 401, Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 2M5 1897187149 $14.95 www.secondstorypress.ca Teacher, librarian, and award-winning author Anne Dublin presents June...

Morgan Reynolds Publishing.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Morgan Reynolds Publishing 620 South Elm Street Suite 223, Greensboro, NC 27406 www.morganreynolds.com Advanced elementary through middle school grade levels will appreciate Emily Keller's Frances Perkins: First Woman Cabinet...

The Doggy Dung Disaster & Other True Stories.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... The Doggy Dung Disaster & Other True Stories Garth Sundem Free Spirit Publishing 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299 1575422166 $9.95 www.freespirit.com Written by social studies teacher Garth...

Behind The Plate.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Behind The Plate The Child's World, Inc. PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317-0326 $162.42 list; $113.70 library www.childsworth.com 1-800-599-7323 "Behind The Plate" is a six volume series of 48-page baseball books specifically...

Chelsea House Publishers.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Chelsea House Publishers c/o Facts On File, Inc. 132 West 31st Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10001-2006 $210.00 list; $178-50 library www.factsonfile.com 1-800-322-8755 "Life In The Sea" is a six volume series specifically...

Compass Point Books.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Compass Point Books 151 Good Counsel Drive, Minneapolis, MN 56002-0669 $191.58 list; $143.70 school/library; www.compasspointbooks.com 1-877-371-1536 "Write Your Own" is a five volume series of superbly written, profusely...

Crabtree Publishing Company.(children's books)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Crabtree Publishing Company 350-5th Avenue, Suite 3308, New York NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com The 'In the Footsteps of Explorers' series for grades 4-5 ($18.90/each) expands with the addition of six new titles, which will reach...

Marshall Cavendish.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 $20.95 each www.marshallcavendish.us The new 'First Americans' series by David C. King expands with the addition of a second group of titles, each geared to...

The Usborne First Cookbook.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... The Usborne First Cookbook Angela Wilkes EDC Publishing PO Box 470663, Tulsa, OK 74146-6515 0794514790, $18.99 www.edcpub.com 1-800-475-4522 Profusely and colorfully illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, deftly edited by...

Songs For The Coolest Kids.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Songs For The Coolest Kids Princess Katie & Racer Steve RocketNYC c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 CD, $15.00 www.princessracer.com Featuring 'royal rock', pop, country, reggae, and lively...

Groundhog Day!(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Groundhog Day! Gail Gibbons Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017 0823420035 $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com This reissue of a popular holiday title is perfect for celebrating Goundhog Day so if you missed...

Some Dog!(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Some Dog! Mary Casanova & Ard Hoyt Farrar, Straus & Giroux 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10010 0374371334, $16.00 www.fsgkids.book.com 1-888-330-8477 Old George is a slow and steady hound dog and the center of...

I Saw A Moose Today.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... I Saw A Moose Today Anne Stewart, author Brent Spink, illustrator Raven Productions PO Box 188, Ely, MN 55731 0976626470, $12.95 www.ravenwords.com Engagingly written by Anne Stewart and featuring Brent Spink's full...

Seymour's Masquerade Ball.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Seymour's Masquerade Ball Sally O. Lee Lee Publishing 35 Locust Street, Danvers, MA 01923 1419628097, $22.95 www.leepublishing.net Sally O. Lee is an author, a painter, and an illustrator who has written and illustrated...

Candlewick Press.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 www.candlewick.com Monty Molenski's SCOOP! (0763630594, $15.99) tells of a 'mole on a mission' who wants to uncover a scoop for his paper The Daily Roar. He's always...

Atheneum/McElderry Books.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Atheneum/McElderry Books c/o Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 4th floor, New York, NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com 1-800-223-2336 Angela McAllister's MAMA AND LITTLE JOE (1416915318, $15.99)...

Schwartz & Wade Books/Random.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Schwartz & Wade Books/Random c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 1-800-726-0600 Tad Hills' DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE (0375840680, $15.99) tells of a couple who are friends...

There Was A Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea.(children's book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... There Was A Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea Jennifer Ward Rising Moon Books Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389 0873588983 $15.95 www.risingmoonbooks.com A rollicking Southwestern rhyme and theme permeate There Was A Coyote...

Orchard Books.(Up on Daddy's Shoulders)(The Chimpanzees of Happytown)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Orchard Books c/o Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10022 www.scholastic.com Matt Berry's UP ON DADDY'S SHOULDERS (0439670454, $6.99) tells of a boy who feels taller than anything on his father's shoulders. Rhymes and...

Orchard Books.(The Cobra King of Kathmandu)(The Tenth City)(Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars: Fall of the Amazing Zalindas)(I am the Great Horse)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Orchard Books c/o Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Fans of P.B. Kerr's ongoing fantasy 'Children of the Lamp' will appreciate yet another addition to the saga: THE COBRA KING OF KATHMANDU...

Ruler of the Realm.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Ruler of the Realm Herbie Brennan Bloomsbury 175-5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1582348812 $18.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com A new 'Faerie Wars Chronicles' title for middle-school fantasy enthusiasts will reach both prior fans...

Knopf.(Eldest)(Looking for Bapu)(Maude March on the Run!)(Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood)(The Navigator)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/teens Avid fans of fantasy in the advanced middle to high school grade levels will find Christopher Paolini's ELDEST...