Children's Bookwatch articles from September 2007

Children's Bookwatch archives from September 2007

Lighthouses Of North America!(Lighthouses of North America! : Exploring Their History, Lore and Science)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Lighthouses Of North America! Lisa Trumbauer & Michael Kline Williamson Books c/o Ideals Publications 535 Metroplex Drive, Suite 250, Nashville, TN 37211 9780824967918, $16.99 www.idealspublications.com 1-800-586-2572 ...

Abadaba Alphabet.(Abadaba Alphabet: Learning Letter Sounds)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Abadaba Alphabet Sheila Moore & Carol Holsinger Abadaba Reading LLC PO Box 80, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Gulotta Communications Inc. (publicity) 341 Lexington Street, Newton, MA 02466 9780978947309, $19.99...

Willi Gets A History Lesson In Virginia's Historic Triangle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Willi Gets A History Lesson In Virginia's Historic Triangle Ellen K. Rudolph EKR Publications 257 North Calderwood Street, #356, Alcoa, TN 37701-2111 9780979134807, $25.00 www.ekrpublications.com Specially designed to...

Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Molly O's Trashy Travels Through The Water Cycle Kristene Newcomb Folsom Follies Press 166 Terry Cove, Kyle, TX 78640 9780976079095, $8.00 www.folsomfallies.com Delightfully written and charmingly illustrated by Kristene...

In My Backyard.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... In My Backyard Valarie Giogas, author Katherine Zecca, illustrator Sylvan Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite 3, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 9780977742318, $15.95 www.sylvandellpublishing.com 1-877-958-2600 ...

The I Like Me Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The I Like Me Dance Tim Friedlander & W. M. Edwards Playdate Kids Publishing PO box 2785, Malibu, CA 90265 9781933721071, $14.95 www.theplaydatekids.com Colorfully illustrated by W. M. Edwards in a cartoon style that is...

The ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond.(The ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond: Delicious Alphabet Poems Plus Food, Facts and Fun for Everyone )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond Steve Charney & David Goldbeck, authors Maria Burgaleta Larson, illustrator Ceres Press PO Box 87, Woodstock, NY 12498 9781886101074, $16.95 www.healthyhighways.com The...

The Animals Watched.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Animals Watched John Warren Stewig, author Rosanne Litzinger, illustrator Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823419067, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com The Animals Watched is an ABC picturebook...

Desert Digits.(Desert Digits: An Arizona Number Book )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Desert Digits Barbara Gowan, author Irving Toddy, illustrator Sleeping Bear Press 310 North Main Street, Suite 300, Chelsea, MI 48118 9781585361625, $17.95 www.thomson.com 1-800-231-5163 Desert Digits: An Arizona...

Realty Leak.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Realty Leak Joni Sensel Henry Holt & Company 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0805081259, $16.95 www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com When Mr. Keen arrives in a small farm town with a wooden crate, strange things are...

Secret of the Sirens.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Secret of the Sirens Julia Golding Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9761453717, $16.99 www.marshallcavendish.com Book one of a projected 'Companions Quartet' tells of Connie, sent to live with...

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos R.L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 0618756388, $16.00 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Theodosia has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and...

They Came from Below.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... They Came from Below Blake Nelson Starscape/TOR Teen 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0765314231, $17.95 www.tor.com Blake Nelson's first science fiction book for teens provides a fine blend of social commentary and...

Raven.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Raven Dean Whitlock Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 0618702245, $16.00 www.clarionbooks.com It's been four years since Raven fled the Baron's estate: she's moved from a bonded servant to an outlaw...

Chessie Bligh And The Scroll Of Andelthor.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Chessie Bligh And The Scroll Of Andelthor Thora Gabriel iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512 3700 Blue Gum Drive, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (author) 0595390455, $17.95 www.iuniverse.com "Chessie...

Harry Abrams.(Sawdust and Spangles: The Amazing Life of W.C. Coup)(Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Harry Abrams 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills' SAWDUST AND SPANGLES: THE AMAZING LIFE OF W.C. COUP (0810993511, $16.95) receives lively color drawings by Giselle...

Francis Marion And The Legend Of The Swamp Fox.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Francis Marion And The Legend Of The Swamp Fox Kate Salley Palmer & James H. Palmer Jr. Warbranch Press 329 Warbranch Road, Central, SC 29630 0966711459, $13.95 www.warbranchpress.com Kate Palmer's articulate and...

Dog Poems.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Dog Poems Dave Crawley, author Tamara Petrosino, illustrator Wordsong c/o Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 9781590784549, $16.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 Dog Poems is a...

One Well.(One Well: The Story of Water on Earth)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... One Well Rochelle Strauss, author Rosemary Woods, illustrator Kids Can Press 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 9781553379546, $17.95 www.kidscanpress.com 1-800-265-0884 Award-winning author Rochelle Strauss...

The Everglades.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Everglades Wayne Lynch NorthWord Press c/o T&N Children's Publishing 11571 K-Tel Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 9781559719704, $16.95 www.tnkidsbooks.com 1-888-255-9989 Beautifully illustrated with full-color...

Kingfisher.(Ask Dr. K. Fisher about Dinosaurs; Ask Dr. K. Fisher about Animals)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Kingfisher c/o Houghton Mifflin Company 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 www.hmco.com 1-800-225-3362 Author Claire Llewellyn presents two picturebooks in a debut science series for kids. "Ask Dr. K. Fisher about...

Here's What I Know So Far: Doc's Story.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Here's What I Know So Far: Doc's Story Diane Till, author Tom Schwartz, illustrator Ocean Publishing PO Box 1080, Flagler Beach, FL 32136 9780976729174, $15.99 www.ocean-publishing.com Here's What I Know So Far is a...

How To Name Paint.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... How To Name Paint Linda Chun Yan Wang NPA Party Productions 152 West 44th Street, Suite 6B, New York, NY 10036 9780979197918, $17.95 www.namepaintingart.com Name Painting has its origins in ancient Chinese calligraphy but...

Kurtal Explores Australian Aboriginal Art.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Kurtal Explores Australian Aboriginal Art Tony Haruch Crystal Productions PO Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025 9781562905330, $15.95 www.crystalproductions.com 1-800-255-8629 Kurtal Explores Australian Aboriginal Art is more...

Under the Grapevine.(Under the Grapevine: A Miracle by Saint Kendeas of Cyprus )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Chrissi Hart, author Claire Brandenburg, illustrator Conciliar Press PO Box 76, Ben Lomond, CA 95005-0076 9781888212846, $15.95 www.conciliarpress.com 1-800-967-7377 Under the Grapevine: A Miracle by Saint Kendeas of...

Things I Wonder.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Things I Wonder Jennifer Lynne Smith, author Angela M. Gray, illustrator His Work Christian Publishing PO Box 5732, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 9780977832859, $17.95 www.hisworkpub.com Things I Wonder is a Christian...

What Happens When I Talk to God?(What Happens When I Talk to God?: The Power of Prayer for Boys and Girls)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... What Happens When I Talk to God? Stormie Omartian, author Shari Warren, illustrator Harvest House Publishers 990 Owen Loop North, Eugene, Oregon 97402-9173 9780736916769, $15.99 www.harvesthousepublishers.com...

Stories of the Saints.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Stories of the Saints Joyce Denham, author Judy Stevens, illustrator Paraclete Press PO Box 1568, Orleans, MA 02653 9781557255341, $9.95 www.paracletepress.com Stories of the Saints is a children's picturebook...

Clopper and the Night Travelers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Clopper and the Night Travelers Emily King, author Ed Olson, illustrator Kregel Publications PO Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501 9780825430664, $12.99 www.kregelpublications.com 1-800-733-2607 Clopper and the Night...

Perceval.(Perceval: King Arthur's Knight of the Holy Grail )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Perceval John Perkins, author Gennady Spirin, illustrator Marshall Cavendish Corporation 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761453390, $16.99 www.marshallcavendish.us 1-800-831-9881 Perceval: King Arthur's...

All About John Deere For Kids: Part 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2007... All About John Deere For Kids: Part 1 TM Books & Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 1932291814, $14.95 www.tmbv.com 1-800-892-2822 John Deere founded what was to evolve into Deere & Company in 1837. From a one-man...

Let's Talk Puberty.(Let's Talk Puberty for Girls; Let's Talk Puberty for Boys)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2007... Let's Talk Puberty Lynda Madaras Disney Educational Productions 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6307 DVD $59.95 each, $89.00 for set, www.Edustation.Disney.com 1-818-569-5996 Two new educational DVDs from...

The Busy Bee Dogs Present ... The Three Little Pigs.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2007... The Busy Bee Dogs Present... The Three Little Pigs Busy Bee Dog Productions c/o 411 Video Information PO Box 1223, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 DVD $14.95 www.411videoinfo.com The Busy Bee Dogs Present... The Three Little Pigs...

Samsara Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Samsara Dog Helen Manos, author Julie Vivas, illustrator Kane/Miller Book Publishers 9781933605517, $17.95 www.kanemiller.com Samsara Dog is a children's picturebook written by practicing Buddhist Helen Manos, who sought...

Advance Publishing, Inc.(Another Sommer Time Story)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Advance Publishing, Inc. 6950 Fulton Street, Houston, TX 77022 www.advancepublishing.com 1-800-917-9630 'Another Sommer Time Story' is a series of twenty award-winning picturebooks that entertain children ages 5 to 10 years even...

Reference Point Press.(The Mysterious and Unknown)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Reference Point Press PO Box 27779, San Diego, CA 92198 www.referencepointpress.com Metaphysics is an area of study in strange but fascinating paranormal phenomena that ranges from the extraterrestrial, to the supernatural, to the...

My Colors, My World.(My Colors, My World/Mis Colores, Mi Mundo)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... My Colors, My World Maya Christina Gonzalez Children's Book Press 2211 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1811 9780892392216, $16.95 www.cbookpress.org The very first children's book that artist Maya Christina...

The Tale of the Lucky Cat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Tale of the Lucky Cat Sunny Seki East West Discovery Press 818 West 144th Street, Gardena, CA 90247 9780966943757, $18.95 www.eastwestdiscovery.com The Tale of the Lucky Cat is a bilingual English/Japanese picturebook...

The First Tortilla.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The First Tortilla Rudolfo Anaya, author Amy Cordova, illustrator University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 9780826342140, $16.95 www.unmpress.com 1-800-249-7737 ...

Grandma's Ready / La Abuelita Ya Esta Lista.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Grandma's Ready / La Abuelita Ya Esta Lista Sharon Chess, author Megan D. Wellman, illustrator Nelson Publishing & Marketing LLC 366 Welch Road, Northville, MI 48167 9781933916040, $10.95 Grandma's Ready / La Abuelita...

Harry Abrams.(Behind the Museum Door)(365 Penguins)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Harry Abrams 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 www.abramsyoungreaders.com Poems to celebrate the wonders of museums have been selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen in BEHIND THE MUSEUM...

Knopf/Random House Books.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Knopf/Random House Books c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 1-800-726-0600 Mary Serfozo's WHOO'S THERE? (9780375840500, $9.99) tells of an old owl who keeps watch...

The Boy Who Painted Dragons.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Boy Who Painted Dragons Demi Margaret McElderry c/o Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 4th floor, New York, NY 10020 1418924698, $21.99 www.simonsayskids.com 1-800-223-2336 Ping...

A Good Day.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... A Good Day Kevin Henkes Greenwillow Books c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 006114018X, $16.99 www.harpercollinschildrens.com 1-800-242-7737 A bad day for a bird, dog,...

The Birdman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Birdman Veronika Martenova Charles Tundra Books PO Box 1030, Platsburgh, NY 12901 0887767400, $22.99 www.tundrabooks.com Noor Nobi is a broken, poor India man whose children are gone, leaving him with no meaning in...

The Perfect Nest.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Perfect Nest Catherine Friend Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 9780763624309, $16.99 www.candlewick.com Jack the cat is building the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken who will...

Scholastic Inc.(This Way, Ruby!)(Big Bug Surprise)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10021 www.scholastic.com Jonathan Emmett and Rebecca Harry's THIS WAY, RUBY! (0439479922, $16.99) tells of duckling Ruby, the smallest of five siblings who falls behind the others. When a...

Marshall Cavendish.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.com Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's SHELLS! SHELLS! SHELLS! (9780761453321, $16.99) tells of Buddy and his mother, who spend a day at the beach...

My Big Rig.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... My Big Rig Jonathan London, author Viviana Garofoli, illustrator Marshall Cavendish Corporation 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761453468, $14.99 www.marshallcavendish.us 1-800-831-9881 Father of two...

The Curious Polka-Dot Present.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Curious Polka-Dot Present Cheri L Hallwood, author Patricia M. Rose, illustrator Forever Young Publishers PO Box 216, Niles, MI 49120 9780977442218, $16.99 The Curious Polka-Dot Present is a charming picturebook...

Shape Me A Rhyme.(Shape Me A Rhyme: Nature's Forms in Poetry )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Shape Me A Rhyme Jane Yolen, author Jason Stemple, photographer Wordsong c/o Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 9781590784501, $17.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 Shape Me A Rhyme:...

The Little Elephant with the Big Earache.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Little Elephant with the Big Earache Charlotte Cowan M.D., author Elaine Garvin, illustrator The Hippocratic Press 281A Fairhaven Hill Road, Concord, MA 01742 9780975351604, $17.95 Written by pediatrician...

The Legend of Baeoh.(The Legend of Baeoh: How Baeoh Got His Stripes)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Legend of Baeoh Lucas Taekwon Lee, author Max Forward, illustrator Robert D. Reed Publishers PO Box 1992, 1380 Face Rock Drive, Bandon, OR 97411 9781931741880, $17.95 www.rdrpublishers.com The Legend of Baeoh: How...

The Navajo Year, Walk through Many Seasons.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons Nancy Bo Flood, author Billy Whitethorne, illustrator Salina Bookshelf Inc. 1254 West University Avenue, Suite 130, Flagstaff AZ, 86001 97818933354067, $17.95...

The Dragon's Gift.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Dragon's Gift Thomas Allen, author Sarah Madsen, illustrator MoonRattles Inc. 70 Dapplegray Road, Bell Canyon, CA 91307 9780979092039, $16.00 www.moonrattles.com The Dragon's Gift is a children's picturebook...

Nightie Night, Lucy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Nightie Night, Lucy Sally O. Lee Lee Publishing 35 Locust Street, Danvers, MA 01923 9781419644894, $15.99 www.leepublishing.com Nightie Night, Lucy is a softcover children's picturebook about a bunny rabbit girl Lucy and...

Treasure.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Treasure Suzanne Bloom Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 9781590784570, $15.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor recognized author Suzanne Bloom presents Treasure, a...

Playing To Win.(Playing To Win: The Story of Althea Gibson)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Playing To Win Karen Deans, author Elbrite Brown, illustrator Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823419265, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com Playing To Win: The Story of Althea Gibson is a children's...

Little Wen.(Little Wen: What is the Chinese Saying for This One?)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Little Wen Ruowen Wang, author Wei Xu, illustrator Kevin and Robin Books 64 Clancy Drive, Toronto, ON Canada M2J 2V8 9780973879933, $22.95 www.kevinandrobinbooks.com www.ruowenwang.com Little Wen: What is the Chinese...

How Timbo and Trevor Got Together.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... How Timbo and Trevor Got Together Barbara E. Towle, author Susan Spellman, illustrator Revolution Booksellers 60 Winter Street, Exeter, NH 03833 9781933002217, $19.95 How Timbo and Trevor Got Together is a children's...

It Takes a Lot of Love.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... It Takes a Lot of Love Michael Ambrosio, author Jennifer Awes, illustrator LionX Publishing Inc. 24988 Blue Ravine Rd., #108-113, Folsom, CA 95630 9780971608542, $14.95 www.lionxpublishing.com It Takes a Lot of Love...

Grandfather's Wrinkles.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Grandfather's Wrinkles Kathryn England, author Richard McFarland, illustrator Flash Light Press 3709 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 9780972922593, $15.95 www.flashlightpress.com Grandfather's Wrinkles is an...

Four Feet, Two Sandals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Four Feet, Two Sandals Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed, authors Doug Chayka, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505...

Moonlight Travelers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Moonlight Travelers Hugh Plant, author Sarah Kenyon Nygaard, illustrator Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 216, Edina, MN 55439 9781592981731, $17.95 www.BeaversPondPress.com 1-952-829-8818 Moonlight Travelers...

Down at the Sea Hotel.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Down at the Sea Hotel Greg Brown, author Mireille Levert, illustrator The Secret Mountain 3816 Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4A 2M2 9782923163345, $16.95 www.thesecretmountain.com Down at the Sea Hotel is a gentle...

Boris Ate a Thesaurus.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Boris Ate a Thesaurus Neil Steven Klayman, author Barry M. Chung, illustrator Carson-Dellosa Publishing 7027 Albert Pick Road, Greensboro, NC 27409 9781600952586, $14.95 Boris Ate a Thesaurus is a children's...

What Stinks?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... What Stinks? George Carruth, author Libby Carruth Krock, illustrator Carruth Studio 106 1/2 W. 3rd St., Perrysburg, OH 43551 9780977326724, $15.95 www.gardensmiles.com What Stinks? is a rhyming children's book about a...

There's an Opossum in My Backyard.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... There's an Opossum in My Backyard Gary Bogue, author Chuck Todd, illustrator Heyday Books PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 9781597140591, $15.95 www.heydaybooks.com There's an Opossum in My Backyard is a children's...

Twilight Hunt.(Twilight Hunt: A Seek-and-Find Book)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Twilight Hunt Narelle Oliver Star Bright Books 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595721075, $16.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 Twilight Hunt: A Seek-and-Find Book is a children's picturebook...

A Poet's Bird Garden.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... A Poet's Bird Garden Laura Nyman Montenegro Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York 10003 9780374360382, $16.00 www.fsgkidsbooks.com Inspired by Vincent van Gogh's classic painting "A Poet's Garden", A Poet's...

Looking for Loons.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Looking for Loons Jennifer Lloyd, author Kirsti Anne Wakelin, illustrator Simply Read Books 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6M 3W6 9781894965545, $16.95 www.simplyreadbooks.com Looking for Loons is a...

Artist in Overalls.(Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Artist in Overalls John Duggleby Chronicle Books 85 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 9780811812429, $15.95 www.chroniclekids.com Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood is a picturebook biography of renowned...

Thumbelina of Toulaba.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Thumbalina of Toulaba Daniel Picouly after Hans Christian Andersen, author Olivier Tallec, illustrator Enchanted Lion Books 45 Main Street, Suite 519, Brooklyn, NY 11201 9781592700691, $16.95 1-888-330-8477 Thumbalina...

Mangoes & Bananas.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Mangoes & Bananas Nathan Kumar Scott, author T. Balaji, illustrator Tara Publishing 38/GA Shoreham, 5th Avenue Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, India 8186211063, $16.95 www.tarabooks.com mail@tarabooks.com Mangoes &...

Romina's Rangoli.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Romina's Rangoli Malathi Michelle Iyengar, author Jennifer Wanardi, illustrator Shen's Books 40951 Fremont Blvd., Freemont, CA 94538 9781885008329, $16.95 www.shens.com Romina's Rangoli is a children's picturebook...

When-I-was-a-little-girl.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... When-I-was-a-little-girl Rachna Gilmore, author Renne Benoit, illustrator Second Story Press 20 Maud Street, Suite 401, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2M5 9781897187128, $14.95 www.secondstorypress.on.ca ...

Cattle Kids.(Cattle Kids: A Year on the Western Range)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Cattle Kids Cat Urbigkit Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 9781590785089, $16.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 IRA Notable Book author Cat Urbigkit presents Cattle Kids: A Year on the...

The Life and Times of Lilly the Lash: The Garden Gathering.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Life and Times of Lilly the Lash: The Garden Gathering Julie Woik, author Marc Tobin, illustrator Advocate House c/o A Cappela Publishing, Inc. PO Box 3691, Sarasota, FL 34230-3691 9780977913947, $19.95...

Storm Codes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Storm Codes Tracy Nelson Maurer, author Christina Rodriguez, illustrator Windward Publishing c/o Finney Company 8075 215th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044-9146 9780893170639, $17.95 www.finneyco.com...

Taking a Bath with the Dog.(Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Taking a Bath with the Dog Scott Menchin Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140-1338 9780763629199, $15.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me...

Our Friendship Rules.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Our Friendship Rules Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif, author Alissa Imre Geis, illustrator Tilbury House, Publishers 2 Mechanic Street, Gardiner, ME 04345 9780884482918, $16.95 www.tilburyhouse.com 1-800-582-1899 ...

When Little Pinkie Gets Her Wings.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... When Little Pinkie Gets Her Wings Linda Elliott, author Bobbi Switzer, illustrator Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 S. Parker Rd., 515, Parker, CO 80134 9781598008715, $11.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 Written...

Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House Rickey Pittman, author Judith Hierstein, illustrator Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246 9781589804357, $15.95...

Frank and the Giant.(We Both Read series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Frank and the Giant Dev Ross, author Larry Reinhart, illustrator Treasure Bay 40 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960 9781601150066, $14.95 www.webothread.com Frank and the Giant is a children's picturebook...