Children's Bookwatch articles from October 2006

Children's Bookwatch archives from October 2006

The Golden Children's Bible.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Golden Children's Bible Golden Books/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 0307165205 $17.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids The Golden Children's Bible reissues a classic first published in 1964, presenting new...

Random House.(My First Book about Dogs)(Things That Go)(Fish)(The Five Senses)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Random House $7.99/Each www.randomhouse.com/kids Four books by Kama Einhorn pair Sesame Street figures and themes with reads which require only basic reading skills from kids. MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT DOGS (0375835148) tells of how dogs use...

Oh, Rats!(Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Oh, Rats! Albert Marrin Dutton/Penguin 345 Hudson, New York NY 0014 0525472624 $16.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders C.B. Mordan's dark woodcuts are perfect to accompany OH RATS! THE STORY OF RATS AND PEOPLE. Here science,...

Poetry Speaks to Children.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Poetry Speaks to Children Elise Paschen, Editor Sourcebooks MediaFusion 1935 Brookdale Road, #139, Naperville, IL 60563 1402203292 $19.95 www.sourcebooks.com 1-800-432-7444 This isn't just a written survey of key poems:...

Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme Jack Prelutsky, Presentor Knopf www.randomhouse.com/kids 0375822860 $16.95 How do you encourage young poets to get started? One way is through the method advocated in Read a Rhyme, Write a...

Girl Truths.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Girl Truths Andrea Carey Cumberland House 431 Harding Industrial Dr., Nashville, TN 37211 1581824637 $10.95 www.cumberlandhouse.com GIRL TRUTHS gathers thoughts for girls of all ages and comes from women who remember...

So You Think You Know Narnia?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... So You Think You Know Narnia? Clive Gifford Hodder Children's Bks/Trafalgar Square N. Pomfret, VT 05053 0340893923 $8.95 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com Lewis' Narnia books are popular and the new movie has earned them an...

Unexplained.(Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Unexplained Judy Allen Kingfisher c/o Houghton Mifflin Company 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 0753459507 $19.95 1-800-225-3362 www.hmco.com Expertly written for young readers ages 9 to 14 and students in...

Crazy Cars: For Crazy Kids.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Crazy Cars: For Crazy Kids Mark David Kane/Miller Books Publishers 7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 203, La Jolla, CA 92037 1933605057 $7.95 www.kanemiller.com 1-800-968-1930 Written and illustrated by Mark David for the delight...

Uno's Garden.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Uno's Garden Graeme Base Abrams Books For Young Readers 115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 0810954737 $19.95 www.abramsyoungreaders.com 1-212-206-7715 Uno decides to live in the forest surrounded by lush plants and...

The World Almanac For Kids 2007.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The World Almanac For Kids 2007 World Almanac Library 330 West Olive Street, Suite 100, Milwaukee, WI 53212 0886879833 $12.99 www.worldalmanaclibrary.com 1-800-848-2928 Enhanced with the inclusion of free Cut-Out Mini Posters,...

Go To Sleep Gecko: A Balinese Folktale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Go To Sleep Gecko: A Balinese Folktale Margaret Read Macdonald & Geraldo Valerio August House Publishers PO Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203 0874837804 $16.95 www.augusthouse.com 1-501-372-5450 Entertainingly retold young...

Stone Arch Books.(Black Beauty)(The Hunchback of Notre Dame)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Stone Arch Books PO Box 669, Mankato, MN 56002-0669 18730 SE 45th Place, Issaquah, WA 98027 (author) 1-800-421-7731 www.stonearchbooks.com Stone Arch Books features an outstanding series of graphic novel adaptations for...

Those Excellent Eagles.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Those Excellent Eagles Jan Lee Wicker, Steve Weaver, & H.G. Moore III Pineapple Press Inc. PO Box 3889, Sarasota, FL 34230 1561643602 $14.95 www.pineapplepress.com Collaboratively written by Jan Lee Wicker and illustrated...

Small Wonders: Baby Animals In The Wild.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Small Wonders: Baby Animals In The Wild Marilyn Baillie & Romi Caron Maple Tree Press 51 Front Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1B3 Raincoast Books (distributor) 9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver,...

Good Night America.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Good Night America Adam Gamble & Suwin Chan Our World of Books c/o Cate Cummings Publicity 7601 East 93rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64138-4206 0977797902 $7.95 www.goodnightourworld.com Beautifully designed by...

We Wanna Rock.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... We Wanna Rock Thaddeus Rex Thaddeus Rex Inc. c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 CD $16.98 www.lthaddeusrex.com www.cdbaby.com www.amazon.com Drawing from childhood memories and experiences of...

1-2-3 Draw Baby Animals: A Step-By-Step Guide.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... 1-2-3 Draw Baby Animals: A Step-By-Step Guide Freddie Levin Peel Productions PO Box 31387, Spokane, WA 99223 www.ksbproductions.com 0939217457 $8.99 1-800-304-3269 The latest addition to an outstanding series of...

Henry Holt.(Vera's New School)(Estelle Takes a Bath)(The Tattletale)(Moon Plane)(The Talking Vegetables)(Great Estimations)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Henry Holt 175-5th Ave., New York NY 10010 www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com Vera Rosenberry's VERA'S NEW SCHOOL (0805076131, $16.95) tells of spunky Vera, whose family moves, leading to her first day in a new school. Vera's afraid...

HarperCollins.(Farm Fresh Cats)(Hansel and Diesel)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... HarperCollins 1350 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10019-4703 www.harpercollinschildrens.com Scott Santoro's FARM-FRESH CATS (0060781785, $15.99) tells of an ordinary farm day--or so farmer Ray thinks. But instead of nice cabbage...

Little, Brown.(Chowder)(Pandora's Box)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Little, Brown 1271 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 www.lb-kids.com Peter Brown's CHOWDER (0316011800, $15.99) tells of a different kind of dog: one who enjoys music, rebuilding archaeological relics with bones, horseback...

It's a Bad Day.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... It's a Bad Day Mary Ellen Friday Rising Moon Books Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389 0873589041 $15.95 www.risingmoonbooks.com It's a bad day when a dog eats a boy's paintings, due tomorrow--and when the tree eats your...

Holiday House Books.(Trollerella)(Ten in the Bed)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Holiday House Books 425 Madison Ave., New York NY 10017 www.holidayhouse.com Karen M. Stegman-Bourgeois' TROLLERELLA (0823419185, $14.95) receives Ethan Long's zany drawings and a take-off on an unusual story revolving around...

Farrar Straus Giroux.(Max's Words)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York NY 10003 0374356408 $16.00 www.fsgkidsbooks.com Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady dirt poor and have to share all their raggedy belongings--one potato a day, one blanket, etc. Yet all they...

Marshall Cavendish.(Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming!)(Woosh Went the Wind)(Jungle Bullies)(Bubble and Squeak)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.com Patricia Hubbell's CARS RUSHING! HONKING! ZOOMING! (0761452966, $14.99) pairs collages with puns and zany word puzzles throughout to describe...

Harcourt Inc.(A Particular Cow)(Too Small for Honey Cake)(Move Over, Rover!)(Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Other Stories You're Sure to Like)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Harcourt Inc. 525 'B' St. #1900, San Diego, CA 92101 www.harcourtbooks.com Mem Fox's A PARTICULAR COW (0152002502, $16.00) will reach kids ages 3-7 with its pairing of Terry Denton on drawings and Mem Fox's story of a cow whose...

Clarion Books.(Welcome to Zanzibar Road)(Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost)(One Green Apple)(Down the Back of the Chair)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Niki Daly has won numerous awards for her prior children's books, and WELCOME TO ZANZIBAR ROAD (0618649263, $16.00) is another winner in our book:...

Albert Whitman & Company.(Little Elephant's Trunk)(One Smart Cookie)(The Man Who Named the Clouds)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Albert Whitman & Company 6340 Oakton St., Morton Grove, IL 60053 www.albertwhitman.com Hazel Lincoln's LITTLE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK (0807545910, $15.95) tells of a new little elephant whose trunk keeps tripping him up. He doesn't know...

Bringing Asha Home.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bringing Asha Home Uma Krishnaswami & Jamel Akib Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 1584302593 $16.95 www.leeandlow.com 1-212-779-4400 Wonderfully written by Uma Krishnaswami and deftly illustrated by...

A Place Called Kindergarten.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... A Place Called Kindergarten Jessica Harper & G. Brian Karas G. P. Putnam's Sons 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 SoCal Public Relations (Publicity) 8130 La Mesa Boulevard, Suite 137, San Diego, CA 91941 ...

The Dog Child.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Dog Child Simon Black & Honorio Robledo Cinco Putos Press 701 Texas Avenue, El Paso, TX 79901 098317423 $17.95 www.cincopuntos.com 1-915-838-1625 Written by Simon Black and illustrated by Honorio Robledo, The Dog...

On One Flower.(On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... On One Flower Anthony D. Fredericks & Jennifer Dirubbio Dawn Publications 12402 Bitney Springs Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 1584690879 $7.95 www.dawnpub.com 1-800-545-7475 On One Flower Flower: Butterflies, Ticks, and a Few...

Grady the Goose.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Grady the Goose Denise Brennan-Nelson & Michael Glenn Monroe Sleeping Bear Press 310 North Main Street, Suite 300, Chelsea, MI 48118 1585362824 $16.95 www.sleepingbearpress.com From the moment she hatches from her egg, a...

The Red Chalk.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Red Chalk Iris Van Der Heide & Marije Tolman Leminscaat/Boyds Mill Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431 1932425799 $15.95 www.frontstreetbooks.com 1-828-236-5940 "The Red Chalk" is an enthusiastically...

Su Dongpo: Chinese Genius.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Su Dongpu: Chinese Genius Demi Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 1584302569 $24.00 www.leeandlow.com 1-212-779-4400 Written and illustrated by Demi, "Su Dongpu: Chinese Genius" is the picturebook story...

The Birdman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Birdman Veronika Martenova Charles, Annouchka Gravel Galouchko & Stephan Daigle Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, On, Canada, M5A 2 P9 0887767400 $17.95 www.tundrabooks.com 1-416-598-4786 ...

A Tale Of Two Brothers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... A Tale Of Two Brothers Eveline Hasler & Kathi Bhend NorthSouth Books PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyma, TN 37167 073582102X $16.95 www.northsouth.com 1-615-306-0028 Beautifully written for children ages 4 and...

Ruff N Rescue: Fifi's Burning Poodle Palace.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Ruff N Rescue: Fifi's Burning Poodle Palace Curt & Shannon Wasserman Seven Locks Press PO Box 25689, Santa Ana, CA 09799 1931643873 $16.95 www.sevenlockspublishing.com 1-800-354-5348 Co-authored by Curt & Shannon Wasserman...

School Specialty Publishing.(Five Little Ladybugs)(The Iguana in Lavender Socks)(My Doggie Brought to Me)(This Little Train)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... School Specialty Publishing 8720 Orion Place, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43240 www.schoolspecialty.com 614-880-6736 'Noodlebug' is a delightfully entertaining series of four 16-page, hardcover picturebooks specifically designed and...

Kiki's Journey.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Kiki's Journey Kristy Orona-Ramirez & Jonathan Warm Day Children's Book Press 2211 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 www.childrensbookspress.com 0892392142 $16.95 415-821-3080 Written by Kristy Orona-Ramirez and...

Selvakumar Knew Better.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Selvakumar Knew Better Virginia Kroll & Xiaojun Li Shen's Books 40951 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538 SoCal Public Relations (publicity) 8130 La Mesa Boulevard, Suite 137, San Diego, CA 91941 www.shensbooks.com...

Peace And Pancakes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Peace And Pancakes Anne M. Picard Beaver's Pond Press Inc. 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 216, Edina, MN 55439 1592981496 $25.00 www.beaversspondpress.com 1-952-829-8818 Written and illustrated by Anne M. Picard, Peace And Pancakes...

Maxwell's Mountain.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Maxwell's Mountain Shari Becker & Nicole Wong Charlesbridge 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 1580890474 $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-617-926-0329 Written by Shari Becker and illustrated by Nicole Wong, Maxwell's...

Who Is Melvin Bubble.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Who Is Melvin Bubble Nick Bruel Roaring Book Press c/o Holtzbrinck Publishing 143 West Street, New Millford, CT 06776 1596431164 $16.95 www.roaringbrookpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Written and illustrated by Nick Bruel,...

What Kinds Of Seeds Are These.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... What Kinds Of Seeds Are These Heidi Bess Roemer & Olena Kassian Northword Books For Young Readers 11571 K-Tel Drive. Minnetonka, MN, 55343 www.tnkidsbooks.com 155971896X $15.95 952-933-7537 Written by Heidi Bess...

Cheyenne Medicine Hat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Cheyenne Medicine Hat Brian Heinz & Gregory Manchess Creative Company PO Box 227, Mankato, MN 56002 156846181X $18.95 www.thecreativecompany.com 1-507-388-6273 Written by Brian Heinz and illustrated by Gregory Manchess,...

Harcourt Brace.(Kat's Promise)(Voices)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Harcourt Brace 525 'B' St. #1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495 www.harcourtbooks.com Bonnie Shimko's KAT'S PROMISE (0152054731, $17.00) will reach ages 12 and older, telling of a pre-teen whose mother ides, forcing her to live with a...

The Silver Crown.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Silver Crown Robert C. O'Brien Atheneum/Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 068984106X $17.99 www.simonsayskids.com Ellen awakens to a birthday like no other: her discovery of a silver crown on...

The Wish House.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Wish House Celia Rees Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 0763629510 $15.99 www.candlewick.com Richard has spent his summers at an abandoned house in the woods near his home since childhood,...

Knopf/Delacorte/Dell/Random House.(Clay)(Just in Case)(Endymion Spring)(Celandine)(Far-Flung Adventures: Corby Flood)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Knopf/Delacorte/Dell/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Two Catholic altar boys are used to being mischievous, so a friendship with a quiet new boy Stephen doesn't seem a likely assignment from...

Secret of the Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Secret of the Dance Susan Eileen Walker Keene Publishing Box 54, Warwick, NY 10990 0976680548 $15.00 www.keenebooks.com Two small town brothers who love to dance take different directions after high school: one journeys...

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, And Flew Away.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, And Flew Away Joyce Carol Oates HarperCollins 1350 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 01019 0060835252 $16.99 www.harperteen.com Jenna's life is divided into before and...

Everlost.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Everlost Neal Schusterman Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 0689872372 $16.95 www.simonsaysteen.com Nick and Allie don't survive the car accident, but their souls are caught between life in death...

Easy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Easy Kerry Cohen Hoffman Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416914250 $15.95 www.simonsayskids.com It's easy for teen Jessica to get attention--not from her family, but from boys and men. With...

Penny from Heaven.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Penny from Heaven Jennifer L. Holm Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 037583687X $15.95 www.randomhouse.com/kids Preteen Penny plans to spend the summer listening to baseball games on the radio and...

The Softwire Virus on Orbis 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Softwire Virus on Orbis 1 P.J. Haarsma Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 0763427097 $15.99 www.candlewick.com Children orphaned in outer space are put to work on the Rings of Orbis when...

The Unresolved.(Brief article)(Young adult review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Unresolved T.K. Welsh Dutton 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014 0525477314 $16.99 www.penguin.com/youngreaders Mallory Meer turns fifteen the week before she boards a steamship in 1904 on what will be her last voyage...

I'll Sing You One-O.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... I'll Sing You One-O Nan Gregory Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 0618607080 $16.00 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Preteen Gemm is being adopted by unknown relatives, the foster family she's lived all...

Thieves Like Us.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Thieves Like Us Stephen Cole Bloomsbury 175--5th Ave., New York NY 10010 1582346534 $16.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com Jonah is a teen computer hacker--and the latest addition to a growing group of teen outlaws hired by one...

Bloomsbury.(My Lost and Found Life)(Poor Little Witch Girl)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bloomsbury 175--5th Ave., New York NY 10010 www.bloomsburyusa.com Melodie Bowsher's MY LOST AND FOUND LIFE (1582347360, $16.95) tells of Ashley, who leads the perfect life until her mother is accused of embezzling a fortune--and...

The Wright 3.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Wright 3 Blue Balliett Scholastic Press 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Fans of Balliett's prior CHASING VERMEER will be delighted to see the sleuths Petra and Calder return in this sequel, THE...

Escape from the Castle Cant.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Escape from the Castle Cant K.P. Bath Little, Brown 1271 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 120020 031610857X $16.99 www.lb-kids.com The adored daughter of and heir to the fortune of the late Lord Cant has been kidnapped by...

Laguna Cove.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Laguna Cove Alyson Noel St. Martins Press 175--5th Ave., New York NY 10010 031234869X $8.95 www.amazon.com Anne's new life in Laguna Beach, California is anything but appealing to her: the area's quite different from...

Swans in the Mist.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Swans in the Mist D.E. Athkins Simon Pulse 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416900470 $5.99 www.amazon.com Lyda is happy when her older sister gets married and she hopes to fit in with the couple's blended...

Alan Garner books.(The Moon of Gomrath)(The Weirdstone of Brisingamen)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Alan Garner books Harcourt Brace 525 'B' St. #1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495 $6.95 Each www.harcourtbooks.com Two more of fantasy master Alan Garner's beloved classics appear in paperback, with bright new covers promising...

Delacorte Press.(Golden)(The Hollywood Sisters: Backstage Pass)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Delacorte Press www.randomhouse.com/teens Lissy moves from California to Oklahoma and finds herself in a social nightmare, facing two competing factions at school who vie for popularity in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's GOLDEN (0385733119...

Death of a Ghost Birth of a Nightmare.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Death of a Ghost Birth of a Nightmare Charles Butler Collins UK/Trafalgar Square, Dist. N. Pomfret, VT 05053 0007128584 $9.99 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com Teens who love supernatural thrillers will find Death of a Ghost...

Marshall Cavendish.(Pig Pickin')(Lindy Blues: The Big Scoop)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591 $14.99 Each www.marshallcavendish.com Stephanie Greene's MOOSE AND HILDY: PIG PICKIN' (0761453245, $14.99) receives black and white drawings throughout by Joe Mathieu as...

Please Do Not Open This Book!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Please Do Not Open This Book! Jon Stone Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 0375836837 $8.99 www.randomhouse.com/kids While the interactive pulls, zips and wheels may not be appropriate for library lending...

Candlewick Press.(Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days)(Mercy Watson Fights Crime )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 www.candlewick.com Megan McDonald's JUDY MOODY: AROUND THE WORLD IN 8 1/2 DAYS (0763628328, $15.99) tells of Judy, proud of her rhyming name's uniqueness--until Amy...

Key Lardo.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Key Lardo Bruce Hale Harcourt 525 'B' St. #1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495 0152050744 $14.00 www.HarcourtBooks.com Ages 8-12 receive another Chet Gecko mystery in KEY LARDO; this telling of a new detective, James Bland,...

Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow James Howe Atheneum 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416914587 $15.95 www.simonsayskids.com Peter has just won a contest: the prize is a school visit from his idol and the...

Handbag Friends.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Handbag Friends Sally Lloyd-Jones & Sue Heap David Fickling/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 038575096X $11.95 www.randomhouse.com/kids Here's another winner that isn't appropriate for library lending, but is...

Obesity Modern-Day Epidemic: America's Unhealthy Lifestyle: Supersize It!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Obesity Modern-Day Epidemic: America's Unhealthy Lifestyle Supersize It! Ellyn Sanna Mason Crest 370 Reed Rd. Suite 302, Broomall, PA 19008 1590849426 $23.95 www.masoncrest.com A little over a hundred pages in Obesity...

The Hero Schliemann.(The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Hero Schliemann Laura Amy Schlitz Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 0763622834 $17.99 www.candlewick.com THE HERO SCHLIEMANN: THE DREAMER WHO DUG FOR TROY provides grades 5-7 with an...

John Audubon: Young Naturalist.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... John Audubon: Young Naturalist Miriam E. Mason & Cathy Morrison Patria Press Inc. PO Box 752 Carmel. IN 46082 1882859529 $15.95 www.patriapress.com 1-317-577-1321 Written by Miriam E. Audubon especially for young readers...

What's So Great About ...?(Children's review)
October 1, 2006... What's So Great About...? Mitchell Lane Publishers 1104 Kelly Drive, Newark, DE 19711 www.mitchelllane.com 1-866-834-4164 A new "Robbie Reader" series from Mitchell Lane Publishers, 'What's So Great About...?" is comprised...

Refugee Child.(Refugee Child: My Memories of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Refugee Child Bobbie Kalman Crabtree Publishing 350 5th Ave. #3308, New York NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com 0778727602 $24.95 Kids ages 10 and older will find the pairing of black and white and color photos with...