Children's Bookwatch articles from September 2008

Children's Bookwatch archives from September 2008

The American Boy's Handy Book.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The American Boy's Handy Book D.C. Beard Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 9780804839952, $19.95, www.tuttlepublishing.com Some things simply never change. "The American Boy's Handy...

A Child's View of a Prairie.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... A Child's View of a Prairie Susan C. McDermott Author House 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403-5161 9781434361912, $17.50 www.authorhouse.com 1-800-280-7715 Filled cover to cover with stunningly beautiful...

Nutty to Meet You.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Nutty to Meet You Alan Venable, author Natalie Lewellyn, illustrator One Monkey Books 156 Diamond Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-2414 9780977708208, $11.95, www.onemonkeybooks.com Peanuts don't talk... or do they?...

Scholastic Inc.(The Light of the World )(Knut)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson pairs with illustrator Francois Roca to provide an artistic display of the life of Jesus in The Light of the World (0545011728,...

One Night In Frogtown.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... One Night In Frogtown Philip Pelletier & Verne Lindner One World Musical Books c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 9780978617622, $24.95, www.frogtowncentral.com When done well, children's music...

The Uglified Ducky.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Uglified Ducky As told to Willy Claflin James Stimson, illustrator August House Inc. 3500 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30305 9780874838589, $18.95 www.augusthouse.com 1-800-284-8784 The Uglified Ducky:...

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Firefighter Dayna Hilton Firehouse Dog Publishing, LLC 106 East Poplar Street, Suite 100, Clarksville, AR 72830 9780981497709, $4.99 www.firehousedogpublishing.com Written by firefighter Dayna...

Ruffen: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Ruffen: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim Tor Age Bringsvaerd, author Thore Hansen, illustrator MacKenzie Smiles PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 9780979034794, $16.95 www.mackenziesmiles.com ...

Learn along with Lily.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Learn Along With Lily Donna McNaughton, author Mike Motz, illustrator Raindrop Books 10 Sunderland St., Melville, NY 11747 9780979967702, $15.95 www.raindropbooks.com Learn Along With Lily is an rhyming, educational...

A Wizard Sleeping on a Watermelon.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... A Wizard Sleeping on a Watermelon Mary Pansini La Haye Anita Miles, illustrator Nightengale Press 10936 N. Port Washington Road, Suite 206, Mequon, WI 53092 9781933449562, $18.95 www.nightengalepress.com A Wizard...

Disney Princess Write-With-Me Alphabet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Disney Princess Write-With-Me Alphabet Studio Mouse 353 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851 9781590696187, $14.99 www.studiomouse.com Designed for children over the age of three (the writing utensils and stickers are a choking...

The Ant in the Cellar.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Ant in the Cellar Danielle Rosenblatt, author Jacqueline Kirk, illustrator A Better Be Write Publisher PO Box 1577 Millville, NJ 08332 0978898532, $19.95 www.abetterbewrite.com Author Danielle Rosenblatt has...

Trick or Treat on Monster Street.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Trick or Treat on Monster Street Danny Schnitzlein, author Matt Faulkner, illustrator Peachtree Publishers, Ltd. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 9781561454655, $16.95 www.peachtree-online.com...

Scarecrow Finds a Friend.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Scarecrow Finds a Friend Blume J. Rifken, author Carl W. Wenzel, illustrator To Press & Beyond 825 East Pedregosa Street, Suite 2, Santa Barbara, California 93103 9780979694806, $14.95 www.topressandbeyond.com A...

Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories As told by Alan Maitland With paintings by Alan Daniel Red Deer Press 311 Washington Street, Brighton, Massachusetts 02135 9780889953826, $32.95 www.reddeerpress.com ...

Great Joy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Great Joy Kate DiCamillo, author Bagram Ibatoulline, illustrator Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763629205, $16.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 The debut picturebook of Newbery Medalist...

United Tweets of America: 50 State Birds.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... United Tweets of America: 50 State Birds Hudson Talbott Putnam 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780399245206, $17.99, www.penguin.com/youngreaders All ages of reader will enjoy this whimsical yet factual parade of...

The Animals' Winter Sleep.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Animals' Winter Sleep Lynda Graham-Barber, author Nancy Carol Willis, illustrator Birdsong Books 1322 Bayview Road, Middletown, DE 19709 9780966276169, $6.95 www.BirdsongBooks.com Recommended for children ages 2...

Wild Animals in Captivity.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Wild Animals in Captivity Rob Laidlaw Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135-3303 9781554550258, $19.95 www.fitzhenry.ca 1-800-387-9776 Written for young people ages 8-12, Wild Animals in Captivity...

Raise a Rabbit Grow a Goose.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Raise a Rabbit Grow a Goose Yaffa Ganz, author Harvey Klineman, illustrator Feldheim Publishers 208 Airport Executive Park, Nanuet, NY 10954 Stuart Schnee PR (publicity) 10 Haportzim St., Jerusalem, Israel ...

Termites on a Stick.(Termites on a Stick: A Chimp Learns to Use a Tool)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Termites on a Stick Michele Coxon Star Bright Books The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595721211, $17.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 Termites on a Stick: A Chimp Learns to Use a...

Ask Dr. K. Fisher about Creepy-Crawlies.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Ask Dr. K. Fisher about Creepy-Crawlies Claire Llewellyn, author Kate Sheppard, illustrator Kingfisher Books c/o Macmillan 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9780753461808, $10.95...

Twitter and Tweet: Bringing Home a Bird.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Twitter and Tweet: Bringing Home a Bird Amanda Doering Tourville, author Andi Carter, illustrator Picture Window Books c/o Capstone Press 7825 Telegraph Road, Bloomington, MN 55438 9781404848658, $25.26...

Bella's Chocolate Surprise.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Bella's Chocolate Surprise Adam Guillain & Elke Steiner Milet Publishing, LLC 333 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 530, Chicago, IL 60601 9781840595055, $8.94 www.milet.com Bella's Chocolate Surprise is not an ordinary...

Sam Feels Better Now!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Sam Feels Better Now! Jill Osborne Loving Healing Press 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 9781932690606, $24.95 www.lovinghealing.com www.jillosborne.com Written by professional counselor and child therapist Jill...

SmartLab.(SmartLab: Amazing Animal Challenge!)(SmartLab: Human Body Challenge!)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SmartLab c/o Becker & Mayer 11120 NE 33rd Place, Suite 101, Bellevue, WA 98004 www.smartlabtoys.com Two new additions to the SmartLab book-and-trivia-game series make learning fun! SmartLab Amazing Animal Challenge...

The Human Body.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Human Body Seymour Simon Smithsonian/HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 9780060555412, $19.99 www.harpercollinschildrens.com 1-800-242-7737 The Human Body is an educational...

The Best Book of The Human Body.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Best Book of The Human Body Barbara Taylor Kingfisher Books c/o Macmillan 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 0753460319, $12.95 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/kingfisher 1-800-225-3362 Part of the educational "The...

Seek and Find Bible Stories.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Seek and Find Bible Stories Jose Perez Montero Zonderkidz c/o Zondervan Publishing House 5300 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530 9780310717591, $9.99 www.zondervan.com 1-800-727-1309 Seek and Find Bible...

Johnny Joins the Army.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Johnny Joins the Army Andrea Beyers, author Anthony Alex LeTourneau, illustrator RockTuff Publishing PO Box 133, 34240 Hwy 12, Roscoe, SD 57471 9780980075410, $16.95 www.andreabeyers.com Author and gardener Andrea...

One Special Me.(One Special Me: A Book Celebrating How God Makes Us Special)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... One Special Me Allia Zobel Nolan, author Pauline Siewert, illustrator Thomas Nelson Publishers PO Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214 9781400312801, $14.99 www.thomasnelson.com 1-800-251-4000 One Special Me: A Book...

Nosy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Nosy Karen Pettingell, author Debra Hoskins, illustrator Frankie Dove Publishing PO Box 3875, Federal Way, WA 98063 9780978648725, $16.99 Nosy is a softcover picturebook for young Christians, rendering the Old...

Rainy Day Games.(Rainy Day Games: Fun with the Animals of Noah's Ark)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Rainy Day Games Andy McGuire Harvest House Publishers 990 Owen Loop North, Eugene, Oregon 97402-9173 9780736923712, $15.99 www.harvesthousepublishers.com 1-800-547-8979 Rainy Day Games: Fun with the Animals of Noah's Ark...

The Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Collection.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2008... The Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Collection Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue. Skokie, IL 60076 DVD, $22.98, www.foxhome.com The Care Bears are perennial...

Bob the Builder On Site.(Bob the Builder On Site: Bob's World Meets the Real World - Houses and Playgrounds)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2008... Bob the Builder On Site HiT Entertainment HiT Entertainment 230 Park Ave South, 13th floor, New York, NY 10003 Lionsgate Publicity (publicity) kwalsh@lionsgate.com H180005, $19.98, www.bobthebuilder.com Many a...

Jane and the Dragon: A Dragon's Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2008... Jane and the Dragon: A Dragon's Tale Shout! Factory LLC 2042-A Armacost Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 Beth Blenz-Clucas Publicity 5505 SW Illinois Street, Portland, OR 97221 9781603991056, $14.99 As seen on NBC, Jane...

O'Shaughnessey: A Boy and His Leprechaun.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... O'Shaughnessey: A Boy and His Leprechaun Jeremy McGuire Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 9781432708924, $14.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 Playwright Jeremy McGuire presents...

Singing to the Sun.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Singing to the Sun Vivian French, author Jackie Morris, illustrator Kane/Miller Book Publishers PO Box 8515, La Jolla, CA 92038-8515 9781933605944, $16.95 www.kanemiller.com 1-800-968-1930 Singing to the Sun is a...

Lang Lang: Playing With Flying Keys.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Lang Lang: Playing With Flying Keys Lang Lang with Michael French Delacorte Press c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780385735780, $16.99, www.randomhouse.com/kids Lang Lang was...

Seven Miles to Freedom.(Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Seven Miles to Freedom Janet Halfmann, author Duane Smith, illustrator Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 9781600602320, $17.95 www.leeandlow.com Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story is a...

Dancing to Freedom.(Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Dancing to Freedom Li Cunxin, author Anne Spudvilas, illustrator Walker & Company 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 9780802797773, $16.95 www.walkerbooks.com 1-800-289-2553 Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of...

Makin' Waves.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
September 1, 2008... Makin' Waves Leonardo Dune Disc c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 DD0004, $12.99, www.LeonardoMusic.com "Makin Wave"s is a unique music CD for young listeners. Featuring fifteen original...

Big Round World.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
September 1, 2008... Big Round World Trout Fishing in America Trout Records PO Box 914, Prairie Grove, AR 72753 Beth Blenz-Clucas Publicity (publicity) 5505 SW Illinois Street, Portland, OR 97221 www.troutmusic.com 1-888-439-8342 ...

Upside Down.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
September 1, 2008... Upside Down Jim Cosgrove Hiccup Productions, Inc. PO Box 8156, Prairie Village, KS 66208 CD, $12.99, www.mrstinkyfeet.com Performing under the kid-pleasing stage name of Mr. Stinky Feet, Jim Cosgrove has become one of the...

Rocketship Run.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
September 1, 2008... Rocketship Run The Laurie Berkner Band Two Tomatoes Records c/o SKG Publishing 55 Hiawatha Trail, Highland Park, IL 60035 69584234062, $18.98, www.razorandtie.com Children's music requires the same caliber of...

Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far Anne Renaud Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9781897073704, $16.95 www.lobsterpress.com Part of the "Canadian Immigration" series, Pier 21:...

Grandfather's Story Cloth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Grandfather's Story Cloth Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, authors Stuart Loughridge, illustrator Shen's Books 1547 Palos Verdes Mall #291, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 9781885008343, $16.95 www.shens.com Grandfather's...

The Woman Who Married a Bear.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Woman Who Married a Bear Retold by Elizabeth James Illustrated by Atanas Simply Read Books 74 Pease Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044 9781894965491, $16.95 www.simplyreadbooks.com 1-800-788-3123 The Woman Who Married a...

Horse Drawing Studio.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Horse Drawing Studio SmartLab c/o Becker & Mayer 11120 NE 33rd Place, Suite 101, Bellevue, WA 98004 9781603800044, $24.99 www.smartlabtoys.com Horse Drawing Studio is the perfect activity kit for budding artists with a...

Look-Alikes Around the World.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Look-Alikes Around the World Joan Stiner Little, Brown & Company 237 Park Avenue North, New York NY 10169 9780316811729, $15.99, www.lb-kids.com Artist Joan Stiner uses everyday objects in three-dimension scenes of over...

Capturing the Moon.(Capturing the Moon: Classic and Modern Jewish Tales)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Capturing the Moon Edward M. Feinstein Behrman House Inc. 11 Edison Place, Springfield, NJ 07081 9780874418408, $22.00, www.behrmanhouse.com Stories are a child's first exposure to ways of life outside the confines of...

Airplanes Soaring! Turning! Diving!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Airplanes Soaring! Turning! Diving! Patricia Hubbell Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761453888, $14.99, www.marshallcavendish.us.kids Megan Halsey and Sean Addy's AIRPLANES SOARING!...

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman Marc Tyler Nobleman Alfred A. Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 9780375838026, $16.99, www.randomhouse.com/kids Jerry Siegel and...

Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs.(Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A Story about Rembrandt van Rijn)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs Molly Blaisdell Barron's 250 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY 11788 9780764160974, $14.99 www.barronseduc.com 1-800-645-3476 Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A Story about Rembrandt...

Give a Goat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Give a Goat Jan West Schrock, author Aileen Darragh, illustrator Tilbury House, Publishers 2 Mechanic Street, Gardiner, ME 04345 9780884483014, $16.95 www.tilburyhouse.com 1-800-582-1899 Give a Goat is a picturebook...

Titanicat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Titanicat Marty Crisp, author Robert Papp, illustrator Sleeping Bear Press c/o Thomson Gale 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 9781585363551, $17.95 www.sleepingbearpress.com 1-800-231-5163 Written...

Blackberry Banquet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Blackberry Banquet Terry Pierce, author Lisa Downey, illustrator Sylvan Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite 3, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 9781934359709, $16.95 www.sylvandellpublishing.com 1-877-958-2600 ...

Lighthouse Lindy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Lighthouse Lindy Gloria D. Butler, author Laura Shanley, illustrator Arbor Books, Inc. 244 Madison Avenue, #254, New York, NY 10016 9780979046964, $16.95 Award-winning newspaper writing and poet Gloria D. Butler...

The New Blue Tractor.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The New Blue Tractor Stacey Gable Dog Eared Publishing 4010 West 86th Street, Suite H, Indianapolis, IN 46268 9781598584240, $13.95, www.readinmachines.com Children just learning to read benefit most from books whose...

A New Home for Beaver.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... A New Home for Beaver Henna Goudzand Nahar, author Jeska Verstegen, illustrator North-South Books Inc. PMB 248, 455 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 9780735821958, $16.95 www.northsouth.com A New Home for...

Metal Man.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Metal Man Aaron Reynolds, author Paul Hoppe, illustrator Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 9781580891509, $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-800-225-3214 Metal Man is a children's picturebook...

Katie and the Magic Umbrella.(Katie and the Magic Umbrella: A Story Adventure)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Katie and the Magic Umbrella Kristine Kahanek, author Michael Albee & Valerie Jimenez, illustrators K. CO. KIDS Publishing 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 260, PMB #160, Colleyville, TX 76034 9780980142303, $14.95 ...

Corn.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Corn Gail Gibbons Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823421695, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com Corn is an educational children's picturebook packed cover to cover with fascinating and fun facts about...

Tyrannosaurus Drip.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Tyrannosaurus Drip Julia Donaldson, author David Roberts, illustrator Feiwel & Friends 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 9780312377472, $16.95 www.feiwelandfriends.com Tyrannosaurus Drip is a charming children's...

Neela Potts Has Lots of Knots.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Neela Potts Has Lots of Knots Tina L. Wuehr, author Mari Brown, illustrator Pipsqueak Publishing 1558 Stafford Third Line, Cobden, Ontario K0J 1K0 9780973996234, $21.95 www.pipsqueakpublishing.com Neela Potts Has Lots...

Snake in the Grass.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Snake in the Grass Hans Sande, author Gry Moursund, illustrator Tonje Vetleseter, translator MacKenzie Smiles, LLC San Francisco, CA Ingram Publisher Services (distribution) One Ingram Blvd., PO Box 3006,...

Alena & the Favorite Thing.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Alena & the Favorite Thing Eric B. Anderson, author Jakub Kuzma, illustrator Edgecliff Press 9066 Long Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45231 9780979865930, $13.95 www.alenabooks.com Alena & the Favorite Thing is a softcover...

Anything but Hank!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Anything but Hank! Rachel Lebowitz and Zachariah Wells, authors Eric Orchard, illustrator Biblioasis Emeryville, Canada Northwestern University Press (distribution) 629 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60208-4210 ...

The Player Piano Mouse.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Player Piano Mouse Adam Dachman, author Jenniffer Julich, illustrator Player Piano Mouse Productions 833 S. Iowa St., Suite 105, Dodgeville, WI 53533 9780979779404, $14.99 www.ppmp.com The Player Piano Mouse is a...

The Old Animals Forest Band.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Old Animals Forest Band Sirish Rao, author Durga Bai, illustrator Tara Books 38/GA Shoreham, Fifth Avenue, Besant Nagar Chennai 600 090 India Consortium Book Sales & Distribution 34 Thirteenth Avenue NE, Suite...

Natalie & Naughtily.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Natalie & Naughtily Vincent X. Kirsch Bloomsbury Children's Books 104 Fifth Avenue, 8th floor, New York, NY 10011 9781599902692, $16.99 www.bloomsburyusa.com 1-800-289-2553 Natalie & Naughtily is a whimsical children's...

Kiki's Hats.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Kiki's Hats Warren Hanson Tristan Publishing 2300 Louisiana Avenue North, Suite B, Golden Valley, MN 55427 9780931674945, $16.95 www.tristanpublishing.com 1-866-545-1383 The message "our gifts live on and on..." is the...

Cat Nights.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Cat Nights Jane Manning Greenwillow Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-4703 9780061138881, $16.99 www.harpercollinschildrens.com Cat Nights is a children's picturebook about Felicity Witch, whose...

Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully Audrey Penn, author Barbara L. Gibson, illustrator Tanglewood Press, LLC PO Box 3009, Terre Haute, IN 47803 9781933718156, $16.95 www.tanglewoodbooks.com The fourth book in the...

Little Bit & Big Byte: A Day at the Beach.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Little Bit & Big Byte: A Day at the Beach Craig T. Feigh, author Patrick Carlson, illustrator Golforehim@aol.com (author) LifeVest Publishing 4901 E. Dry Creek Rd., #170, Centennial, CO 80122 159879616X, $11.99...

The Tree.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Tree Karen Gray Ruelle, author Deborah Durland DeSaix Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 9780823419043, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com The Tree is a wonderful children's picturebook about an elm...

Thing-Thing Cary Fagan & Nicolas Debon.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Thing-Thing Cary Fagan, author Nicolas Debon, illustrator Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2P9 9780887768392, $18.95 www.tundrabooks.com 1-800-788-1074 Thing-Thing is a...

Heart in the Pocket.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Heart in the Pocket Laurence Bourguignon, author Valerie d'Heur, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853431,...

Whose Ears Are Whose.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Whose Ears Are Whose Lana Jordan, author Pam Farrance & Melanie Babcock, illustrators Puffball Press c/o Jorlan Publishing, Inc. PO Box 2882, Cedar City, UT 84721 9781933830018, $14.00 www.puffballpress.com A...

Julie Black Belt.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Julie Black Belt Oliver Chin, author Charlene Chua, illustrator Immedium PO Box 31846, San Francisco, CA 94131 9781597020091, $15.95 www.immedium.com Julie Black Belt: The Kung Fu Chronicles is a picturebook about a...

The Boston Balloonies.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The Boston Balloonies Ed Shankman, author Dave O'Neill, illustrator Commonwealth Editions c/o Memoirs Unlimited, Inc. 266 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 9781933212760, $14.95 www.commonwealtheditions.com...

Bear Dance.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Bear Dance Jan Wahl, author Monique Felix, illustrator Creative Editions c/o The Creative Company 123 South Broad Street, Mankato, MN 56001 9781568461991, $25.65 1-800-445-6209 Bear Dance is a children's...

'Opihi Baby.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... 'Opihi Baby J. Lovins The Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816 9781573062855, $14.95 www.besspress.com 1-800-910-2377 'Opihi Baby is a gentle picturebook about the tender bonds between family and baby....

Little By Little.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Little By Little Amber Stewart & Layn Marlow Orchard Books 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0545061636, $12.99, www.scholastic.com Otto can do many things, from playing to being kind to frogs--but he cannot swim; and for...