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AWFUL OGRE RUNNING WILD

click for HarperCollins Awful Ogre Running Wild website By Jack Prelutsky. Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins), 2008. A Junior Library Guild Selection.


TOY DANCE PARTY coming Sept. 8, 2008

By Emily Jenkins. Schwartz & Wade Books (Random House), 2008. A Junior Library Guild Premiere Selection.


THE SHIVERS IN THE FRIDGE

By Fran Manushkin. Dutton Children's Books, 2006. A Junior Library Guild selection, Booklist Editors' Choice for 2006, Kirkus "Best Books of 2006," New York Public Library's 100 titles for 2006.


TOYS GO OUT

By Emily Jenkins. Schwartz&Wade Books (Random House) 2006. An ALA Notable Book, Book of the Month Club and Junior Library Guild selection, New York Public Library's 100 titles for 2006, a School Library Journal Best Book for 2006, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner, Washington Post Best Book of the Week, a BookSense Children's Pick for 2006, a CCBC Choice for 2007. Nominated for Children's Choice Awards in: Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.


THE STORY OF MRS. LOVEWRIGHT AND PURRLESS HER CAT*

By Lore Segal. 2005 edition: Atheneum Books, Simon & Schuster. Originally Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1985. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Parents' Choice Award.

DOODLER DOODLING

By Rita Golden Gelman. Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins), 2004. An ALA Notable Book; BolognaRagazzi Award Special Mention (runner-up)click for HarperCollins Doodler website

KNICK-KNACK PADDYWHACK!

Adapted by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton Children's Books, 2002. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Parenting Magazine Best Book. 2004 Meggendorfer Award from the Movable Book Society.

AWFUL OGRE'S AWFUL DAY

click for HarperCollins Awful Ogre website By Jack Prelutsky. Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins), 2001. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT*, novel

By E. Nesbit. HarperCollins Books, formerly Morrow Junior Books, 1999. A Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection.

RAPUNZEL

Retold by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton Children's Books, 1997. 1998 Caldecott Medal winner, 1998 Carl Sandburg Award, et al.
Weston Woods iconographic video


SWAMP ANGEL

By Anne Isaacs. Dutton Children's Books, 1994. A 1995 Caldecott Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, SLJ Best Book, Book-of-the-Month-Club selection, New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award. Weston Woods iconographic video

MORE ROOTABAGAS*

By Carl Sandburg. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993. An ALA Notable Book.

THE ENCHANTED CASTLE, novel.

click for HarperCollins Enchanted Castle website By E. Nesbit. HarperCollins Books, formerly Morrow Junior Books, 1992. A Book-of-the-Month Club selection.

STRIDER, novel.

click for HarperCollins Strider website By Beverly Cleary. HarperCollins Books, formerly Morrow Junior Books, 1991.

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS

A mechanical book, adapted from the traditional song by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton Children's Books, 1990. A Book-of-the-Month Club selection, Bratislava Biennale selection, Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award, ALA Notable Book, Redbook Award. Weston Woods animated video

THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF HUMOR FOR CHILDREN*

Collected by Pamela Pollack. Random House Books for Young Readers, 1988. A Bratislava Biennale selection

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Retold from the German of the Brothers Grimm by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton Children's Books, 1986. A 1987 Caldecott Honor Book, Redbook Award, Society of Illustrators and AIGA Certificates of Merit, Bratislava Biennale Selection, ALA Notable Book, SLJ Best Book, Parents' Choice Award, Book-of-the-Month Club selection, White Raven Book selection of the International Youth Library.SRA iconographic video.

HANSEL AND GRETEL

Retold by Rika Lesser. Dutton Children's Books, originally Dodd, Mead & Co., 1984. A 1985 Caldecott Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, SLJ Best Book, Bratislava Biennale selection.

THE LION AND THE STOAT*

By Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwillow Books, 1984. Parents' Choice Award.

DEAR MR. HENSHAW, novel.

click for HarperCollins Dear Mr. Henshaw website By Beverly Cleary. HarperCollins Books, originally Morrow Junior Books, 1983. Newbery Medal, Chrisopher Medal, et al.

ZOO DOINGS*

Animal poems by Jack Prelutsky. Greenwillow Books, 1982.

THE SUN'S ASLEEP BEHIND THE HILL*

By Mirra Ginsburg. Paper only: Walker Books. Originally Greenwillow Books, 1982. A Bratislava Biennale Selection, Honor list, Austrian National Award (for Austrian edition).

THE SONG IN THE WALNUT GROVE,* novel.

By David Kherdian. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1982.

RALPH S. MOUSE, novel.*

By Beverly Cleary. HarperCollins Books, originally Morrow Junior Books, 1982. Golden Kite Award, et al.
This book has been reillustrated by Tracey Dockray in HarperCollins editions.

THE MAID AND THE MOUSE AND THE ODD-SHAPED HOUSE*

Adapted from an old rhyme by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton Children's Books, originally Dodd, Mead & Co., 1981. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book, SLJ Best Book, AIGA Certificate of Merit.

WHAT AMANDA SAW*

By Naomi Lazard. Greenwillow Books, 1981.

THREE ROMANCES*

novellas By Winifred Rosen. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1981.

THE HISTORY OF HELPLESS HARRY,* novel.

By Avi. HarperCollins Books. Originally Pantheon Books, 1980; later, Morrow Junior Books/Beechtree Books.

HOW I HUNTED THE LITTLE FELLOWS*

By Boris Zhitkov, translated by Djemma Bider. Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979.

EMILY UPHAM'S REVENGE,
or How Deadwood Dick Saved the Banker's Niece
a Massachusetts Adventure
* novel

By Avi. Pantheon Books, 1978, later Morrow Junior Books/Beechtree Books.

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