Children's Bookwatch articles from September 2005

Children's Bookwatch archives from September 2005

Freddy And The French Fries.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Freddy And The French Fries David Baldacci Little, Brown 1271 Ave. of America, NY, NY 10020 0316159980 $12.99 www.lb-kids.com Kids ages 8-12 will find an easy--and attractive--reader in David Baldacci's latest Freddy...

That Crazy Eddie And The Science Project Of Doom.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... That Crazy Eddie And The Science Project Of Doom Judy Cox Holiday House 425 Madison, New York NY 10017 0823419312 $15.95 holidayhouse.com Blanche Sims provides the funny drawings for Judy Cox's latest chapter book, That...

Candlewick Press.(Beany and the Meany)(Judy Moody Declares Independence )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 www.candlewick.com Susan Wojciechowski's Beany And The Meany (0763626309, $15.99) is peppered with black and white drawings by Susanna Natti as it tells of a science...

Color, Color, Where Are You, Color?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Color, Color, Where Are You, Color? Mary Koski Trellis Publishing PO Box 16141, Duluth, MN 66816 1930650345 $7.95 1-800-513-0115 Mary Koski's Color, Color, Where Are You, Color? looks like a typical easy-reader board book...

Knopf/Random House.(Enemy Spy)(Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)(Magic Treehouse #4: Season Of The Sandstorms)(The Blue Ghost)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Knopf/Random House 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 Wendelin Van Draanen's new Shredderman title #4, Enemy Spy (0375823549, $12.95) tells of the cyber-hero's struggle to protect his secret identity. Nolan's parents think he should lie low,...

Wacky Word Problems.(Wacky Word Problems: Games and Activities that Make Math Easy and Fun )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Wacky Word Problems Lynette Long John Wiley & Sons 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 0471210617 $12.95 www.amazon.com Part of the outstanding "Magical Math" series from John Wiley & Sons, Wacky Word Problems: Games And...

Kane/Miller Book Publishers.(I Want My Pacifier)(I Don't Want To Go To Bed)(I Want My Potty)(Wash Your Hands!)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Kane/Miller Book Publishers PO Box 8515, La Jolla, CA 92038-8515 1-800-968-1930 www.kanemiller.com Kane/Miller's "The Little Princess" series of 28-page paperback books by Tony Ross is written and illustrated for preschoolers ages...

Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale Diane Z. Shore & Jessica Alexander Bloomsbury 175 -5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1582349681 $15.95 bloomsbury.com Filbert the squirrel loves to play soccer with his friends, and he likes...

Ellie: The Perfect Dress for Me!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Ellie: The Perfect Dress for Me! C.M. Rubin Gingham Dog Press/School Specialty 8720 Orion Place, Columbus, OH 43240 www.SchoolSpecialtyPublishing.com 0769632998 $15.95 You needn't be a fan of the prior Eleanor,...

Mark Of The Wagarl.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Mark Of The Wagarl Lorna Little & Janice Lyndon Magabala Books/ISBS, dist. 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 www.isbscatalog.com 1875641971 $20.75 1-800-944-6190 Lorna Little's engaging tale is...

The Witch's Walking Stick.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Witch's Walking Stick Susan Meddaugh Houghton Mifflin 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com 0618529489 $16.00 www.hmco.com Margaret's days are all bad since her parents died and her...

Picturescape.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Picturescape Elisa Guttierrez Simply Read Books 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6M 3W6 www.simplyreadbooks.com 1894965248 $16.95 1-800-788-3123 Imaginatively written and beautifully illustrated by...

Party Princess.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Party Princess Vanita Braver, M.D. & Cary Pillo Child & Family Press 440 First Street, NW, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20001-2085 www.cwla.org 1587600382 $8.95 1-800-407-6273 Writte specifically for children ages 4 to 8...

Dear Principal Petuna.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Dear Principal Petuna Judy Zocchi Dingles & Company PO Box 508, Sea Girt, NJ 08750 1891997645 $15.50 www.dingles.com Part of the 'Click & Squeak's Computer Basics' course for kids, this coverage of word processing...

Something Special.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Something Special Terri Cohlene & Doug Keith Illumination Arts Publishing PO Box 1865, Bellevue, WA 98009 www.illumin.com 0974019011 $15.95 1-888-210-8216 Marvelously illustrated by Dough Keith, Something Special is a...

Scholastic Inc.(The Fairytale Cake)(Math Potatoes: Mind-Stretching Brain Food )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 1-800-242-7737 www.scholastic.com Want an unusual piece of cake for summer? Try Mark Sperring's THE Fairytale Cake (0439683297, $15.95), decorated by Jonathan Langley and telling of...

Dinosaurs Galore!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Dinosaurs Galore! Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz Tiger Tales PO Box 411037, Kansas City, MO 64141 1589250443 $16.95 1-888-454-0097 Especially recommended for school and community library collections, Dinosaurs Galore!...

Sammy The Elephant & Mr. Camel.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Sammy The Elephant & Mr. Camel Jayce C. Mills & Richard J. Crowley American Psychological Association 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002 www.apa.org/books 1591472474 $14.95 1-800-368-5777 Enhanced with the...

Tooth Fairy's First Night.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Tooth Fairy's First Night Anne Bowen & Jon Berkeley CarolRhoda/Lerner Publishing Group 1251 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036 www.lernerbooks.com 1575057530 $15.95 1-800-328-4929 Offered at a...

Penelope And The Monsters.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Penelope And The Monsters Sheri Radford & Christine Tripp Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street West, Stes. C&D, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1C9 1894222946 $15.95 lobsterpress.com Penelope refuses to go to sleep because...

Abrams.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Abrams 115 West 18th Street, NY, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com Two fun new kids' titles offer bright illustrations and fun stories for young picturebook readers. Carey Armstrong-Ellis' Seymour Slug Starts School (0810957795,...

The Sefer Torah Parade.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Sefer Torah Parade Tzivia Adler & Ito Esther Perez Hachai Publishing 156 Chester Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 1929628269 $11.95 www.hachai.com Written with a thoroughly "kid friendly" flair by Tzivia Adler and enhanced...

Dzani Yazhi Naazbaa'.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Dzani Yazhi Naazbaa' Evangeline Parsons Yazzie Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 1254 West University Avenue, #130, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 www.salinabookshelf.com 1893354555 $17.95 1-877-5270070 Superbly illustrated by Irving...

No Haircut Today(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... No Haircut Today! Elivia Savadier Roaring Brook Press 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 159643046X $15.95 1-800-462-4703 Recommended for children ages 2 to 6, No Haircut Today! is an entertainingly written and...

Under Alaska's Midnight Sun.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Under Alaska's Midnight Sun Deb Vanasse & Jeremiah Trammell Paws IV/Sasquatch Books 119 South Main Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104-2555 www.sasquatchbooks.com 1570614512 $15.95 1-800-775-0817 Featuring a...

Mouse In A Meadow.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Mouse In A Meadow John Himmelman Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 www.charlesbridge.com 1570915210 $6.95 1-800-225-3214 Informatively written in a simple, accessible, "kid friendly" text,...

That's What Grandparents Are For.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... That's What Grandparents Are For Arlene Uslander & Freddie Levin Peel Productions, Inc. PO Box 546, Columbus, NC 28722 0939217600 $15.95 www.peelbooks.com Freddie Levin's excellent illustrations perfectly enhance Arlene...

Aunt Gussie And Grandfather Tree.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Aunt Gussie And Grandfather Tree Kay Brown Gustafson Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 216, Edina, MN 55439 BeaversPondPress.com 1592981011 $19.95 1-952-829-8818 Based on a true story, Aunt Gussie And...

Abuelita's Secret Matzahs.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Abuelita's Secret Matzahs Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Emmis Books 1700 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45206 1578601770 $9.99 emmisbooks.com Jacobo's grandmother has a secret: she does things differently than his friends, never...

Never Mind The Goldbergs.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Never Mind The Goldbergs Matthue Roth Push/Scholastic, dist. 577 Broadway, New York NY 10022 www.thispush.com 0439691885 $16.95 1-800-242-7737 Hava is an Orthodox Jew who lives a tough life at an isolated private...

Farrar Straus Giroux.(Defiance)(Magic By the Book)(Under the Persimmon Tree)(Vacation)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, NY, NY 10003 1-888-330-8477 www.fsgkids.com Young adults have four striking summer reads from Farrar which are powerful, recommended picks. Valerie Hobbs' Defiance (0374308470, $16.00)...

The Truth-Teller's Tale.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Truth-Teller's Tale Sharon Shinn Viking Press 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014 0670060003 $16.99 www.penguin.com Twin inkeeper's daughters Adele and Eldea find their special talents are mirrors: Adele is entrusted...

Worlds Apart.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Worlds Apart Kathleen Karr Marshall Cavandish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us 0761451951 $15.95 1-800-821-9881 Worlds Apart is a deftly written novel about European colonists who...

Over and Over You.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Over And Over You Amy McAuley Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press Media Masters Publicity 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 1596430176 $16.95 1-800-462-4703 The engaging novel Over And Over You so deftly...

Simon & Schuster.(In Search of the Time and Space Machine)(Spy Force Revealed)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Simon & Schuster 1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020 $9.95 Each www.simonandschuster.com If it's spy stories and intrigue your pre-teen enjoys, the Max Remy 'Spy Force Mission' series by Deborah abela is perfect: it tells of an...

Knopf/Delacorte/Random/Fickling Bks.(product information)
September 1, 2005... Knopf/Delacorte/Random/Fickling Bks. 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Random Publishing Group has a host of leisure summer titles which are perfect picks for young adults who seek something different....

Oh, The Pets You Can Get!(Oh, The Pets You Can Get: All About our Animal Friends )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Oh, The Pets You Can Get! Tish Rabe Golden Books/Random House 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 037582278X $8.99 1-800-726-0600 New to the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series is the zany...

Salmon Creek.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Salmon Creek Annette LeBox & Karen Reczuch Groundwood Books 720 Bathurst Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2R4 www.groundwoodsbooks.com 0888996446 $8.95 1-800-667-6902 Presenting accurate information...

Everything Horse.(Everything Horse: What Kids Really Want to Know about Horses)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Everything Horse Marty Crisp Northword Books for Young Readers 11571 K-Tel Dr., Minnetonka, MN 55343 1559719206 $10.95 tnkdsbooks.com Also available in an inexpensive paperback edition (1559719214, $7.95) Everything...

The High King.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The High King Lloyd Alexander Listening Library 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 www.listeninglibrary.com 1400085608 $28.00 1-800-726-0600 James Langton's spirited reading of Alexander's The High King, the fifth and...

Full Cast Audio.(The Evil Elves)(The Rolling Stones)(The Weeping Werewolf)(Wild Magic: The Immorals Book 1)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Full Cast Audio 618 Westcott Street, 1st Floor, Syracuse, NY 13210 www.fullcastaudio.com Full Cast's outstanding audios are recommended picks for both adult and young adult listeners: by offering a full cast reading of each story,...

Rock 'N Learn.(Rock 'N Learn: Alphabet Circus)(Rock 'N Learn: Getting Ready For Kindergarten)(Rock 'N Learn: Nursery Rhymes)(Rock 'N Learn: With Phonics Easy Readers)(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... Rock 'N Learn PO Box 3595, Conroe, TX 77305-3595 1-800-348-8445 www.rocknlearn.com Rock 'N Learn is a premier source for educational videos and DVDs specifically designed for children preschool through early grade school. Four new...

Weston Woods Studios.(Arnie the Doughnut)(Bear Snores On)(Chicka Chicka 1-2-3)(Ellington)(How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?)(The Man Who Waled Between the Towers)(Will You Sign Here John Hancock? )(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... Weston Woods Studios 143 Main Street, Norwalk, CT 06851 www.scholastic.com/westonwoods Weston Woods Studios is a premier producer of multimedia adaptations of picturebooks for children. Each of their selected titles are available...

I Love Toy Trains: The Final Show.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... I Love Toy Trains: The Final Show McComas/Stachler Production TM Books & Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 www.tmbooks-video.com 1932291296 $14.95 1-800-892-2822 I Love Toy Trains: The Final Show is a superbly...

Schlessinger Media.(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... Schlessinger Media 7 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0580 1-800-843-3620 www.schlessinger.com "Weather for Children" is an informed and informative four volume DVD series designed and produced specifically for children in...

Tsunamis.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Tsunamis Thomas K. Adamson Bridgestone Books/Capstone Press 7825 Telegraph Road, Bloomington, MN 55438 www.capstonepress.com 0736852484 $21.26 1-800-747-4992 A very timely addition to any school or community library...

Ottn Publishing.(Road to War: Causes of Conflict)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Ottn Publishing 16 Risler Street, Stockton, NJ 08559 1-866-356-6886 www.ottnpublishing.com "Road to War: Causes of Conflict" is a new five volume series from Ottn Publishers that provides young readers in grades four through six...

The Child's World.(Our Galaxy and Beyond)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Child's World PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317 1-800-599-7323 www.childsworld.com "Our Galaxy And Beyond" (1592961401, list price $270.70; library price $189.50) is a superbly produced series of ten books focused on the...

Lerner Publishing Group.(On My Own Holidays series)(Veterans Day)(Cinco De Mayo)(Chinese New Year)(Easter Around the World )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Lerner Publishing Group 1251 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036 1-800-328-4929 www.lernerbooks.com "On My Own Holidays" (1575050171, list price $335.02; library price $251.30) is a delightfully presented,...

Picture Window Books.(Read-it! Readers: Folk Tales)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Picture Window Books 7825 Telegraph Road, Minneapolis, MN 55438 1-877-845-8392 picturewindowbooks.com Children ages 4 to 9 will appreciate the lively storytelling which is expertly enhanced by the inclusion of original, full-color...

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Inside The Beagle With Charles Darwin Fiona Macdonald & Mark Bergin Enchanted Lion Books 45 Main Street, #519, Brooklyn NY 11201 1592700411 $19.95 1-888-330-8477 This 48-page history of Charles Darwin's famous sea voyage...