Here in the Real World
Ungifted
This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).
Brave Girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Booklist (starred review) “The zingy images masterfully (and appropriately) incorporate fabric and stitches as well as old images of checks and time cards … This book has fighting spirit in spades-you go, Clara!â€
Under Wildwood
Kirkus Reviews Droll and ornate, elegiac and romantic–the sequel to Wildwood (2011) brings readers deeper into and under the pine-scented, magical world tantalizingly close to Portland, Ore. Prue is drawn back to Wildwood by herons who rescue her from a trio of terrifying shape-shifters, and there she is reunited with Curtis, who stayed to enjoy […]
Wildwood
Meloy has an immediately recognizable verbal style and creates a fully realized fantasy world…. Ellis’s illustrations perfectly capture the original world and contribute to the feel of an instant timeless classic. Further adventures in Wildwood cannot come quickly enough. (School Library Journal (starred review) )
Knuffle Bunny Free : an Unexpected Diversion
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in honor of Sawyer Joseph Fenoff. School Library Journal: PreS-K—Knuffle Bunny goes international when Trixie and her family fly to Holland to see Oma and Opa. Trixie, excited and slightly sleepy, leaves her toy rabbit behind and doesn't miss him until the plane is on the way to China. […]
Cat the Cat, Who Is That?
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Addison Ann Pilgrim.
Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly!
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Audrey Alexis Carrier.