The Snail House
School Library Journal Review: K-Gr 3-Sitting on the steps of a country farmhouse after a full day of strawberry picking, Grandma weaves a tale of fantasy for Michael, Hannah, and the baby. "Once upon a long, long time ago there was a boy and his sister and their little baby brother who all of a […]
Willy's Pictures
Publisher Weekly Review: Glimpsed imagining himself as a painter in Willy the Dreamer, Browne's versatile chimp now takes up the palette in perhaps his most intriguing outing yet. Willy presents his versions of 16-plus familiar masterpieces, working his own imageDand a sophisticated, quirky humorDinto each. Refashioning Winslow Homer's rather somber The Herring Net as "The […]
The Wand In the Word : Conversations With Writers of Fantasy
Marcus engages 13 master storytellers in spirited conversation about their life and work, their literary influences, and their core beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature.
Stompin' At the Savoy : the Story of Norma Miller
School Library Journal Review: Gr 3-6?This autobiography of a Lindy Hopper from the Harlem Renaissance era sizzles with spirit and swings with vitality. Miller was only five when she knew she wanted to be a dancer, and for a time she lived in an apartment behind the famous Savoy Ballroom. Dancing on the street with […]
Dickens : His Work and His World
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 5-8?Opening with Dickens's touring life and final London performance, Rosen then turns to the writer's humble beginnings and nomadic childhood, paying particular attention to the people he met, the sights he saw, and the situations he endured?all of which were to find their way into his writings. The […]
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Newbery Medalist DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux) once again displays her versatility with this jaunty debut to an early chapter-book series. The tale stars Mercy, a pig with personality a-plenty?and a penchant for "hot toast with a great deal of butter on it." When Mr. and Mrs. Watson tuck Mercy […]