Spring/Summer 2002 Children's Book Sense 76 Preview
Printer-friendly versionAs always, this one is the most fun but also the hardest. Such passionate recommendations from so many of you, and there are books going back further that you all still love. So, it’s great to see a good number of favorites being reissued! There are several sections for those, as well as the usual great new crop of books from favorite authors and future favorites.
Again, thank you! This goes on press in late April and you should see your first copies by mid-May.
Carl
1. IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE: A Book About the World's People, by David J. Smith; illus. by Shelagh Armstrong (Kids Can Press, $15.95, 1550747797; March) For all ages, 9 and up!
2. LOSER, by Jerry Spinelli (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060001933; May) Ages 9-12. Also a HarperAudio (0060087943)
3. THE LAST BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE, by Rodman Philbrick (Scholastic, $4.99 paper, 0439087597; March) Ages 9-12.
4. DARBY, by Jonathon Scott Fuqua (Candlewick, $15.99, 0763614173; April) Teens.
5. BUD, NOT BUDDY, by Christopher Paul Curtis (Yearling, $5.99 paper, 0440413281; Jan.) Ages 9-12.
6. A STORY FOR BEAR, by Dennis Haseley; illus. by Jim LaMarche (Silver Whistle/Harcourt, $16, 0152002391; April) Ages 4-8.
7. STELLA, FAIRY OF THE FOREST, by Marie-Louise Gay (Groundwood, $15.95, 0888994486; March) Ages 4-8.
8. GOBBLE, QUACK, MOON, by Matthew Gollub; illus. by Judy Love (Tortuga Press, $18.95 w/CD; 1889910201; April) Ages 4-8.
9. JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA, by Eva Ibbotson; illus. by Kevin Hawkes (Dutton, $17.99, 0525467394; Feb.) Ages 9-12.
10. WISH, CHANGE, FRIEND, by Ian Whybrow; illus. by Tiphanie Beeke (Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, $16, 0689849303; Jan.) Ages 4-8.
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Rediscoveries of Lost – and Now Found – Classic Favorites
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THE BEE-MAN OF ORN, by Frank Stockton; illus. by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, $15.95, 0060297298; coming in June) Ages 4-8.
DAVID AND THE PHOENIX, by Edward Ormondroyd (Purple House, $8 paper, 1930900015) Ages 9-12.
THE ORDINARY PRINCESS, by M.M. Kaye (Viking, $5.99 paper, 0142300853; March) Ages 9-12.
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A Rediscovery…and a Sequel 50 Years Later!
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MRS. MIKE, by Benedict & Nancy Freedman (Berkley, $13, 0425183238; new edition Jan. ‘02)
THE SEARCH FOR JOYFUL, by Benedict & Nancy Freedmen (Berkley, $21.95, 0425183335; Feb.)
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Five Books from Last Year That Should Be in Every Household
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FAIRY TALES, told by Berlie Doherty; illus. by Jane Ray (Candlewick, $19.99, 0763609978) Ages 9-12.
LITTLE LIT: Strange Stories for Strange Kids, edited by Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly (Joanna Cotler Books/ HarperCollins, $19.95 0060286261) Ages 4-8..but really fun for all!
READING MAGIC, by Mem Fox (Harvest Books, $12, 0156010763)
STORIES AND POEMS FOR EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, selected by Harold Bloom (Scribner, $27.50, 0684868733)
WE WERE THERE, TOO: Young People in U.S. History, by Philip Hoose (Farrar, $26, 0374382522) Ages 9-12.
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For Toddlers and Preschoolers
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See also the Top Ten.
DO LIKE A DUCK DOES, by Judy Hindley; illus. by Ivan Bates (Candlewick, $14.99, 0763616680; Feb.)
DUCK ON A BIKE, by David Shannon (Blue Sky/Scholastic, $15.95, 0439050235; April)
FIX-IT, by David McPhail (Dutton, $6.99, 0525468498; Jan.) Board book.
I LOVE MY LITTLE STORYBOOK, by Anita Jeram (Candlewick, $12.99, 0763616982; March)
TEN IN THE BED, by David Ellwand (Handprint Books, $9.95, 1929766491; March)
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For Ages 4-8
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See also the Top Ten.
AUDREY AND BARBARA, by Janet Lawson (Atheneum, $13.95, 0689838964; May)
CHELSEA & THE NEW PUPPY, by Loren Spiotta-DiMare; illus. by Kara Lee (Town Book Press, $14, 1892657031; Nov. '01)
THE FROGS WORE RED SUSPENDERS, by Jack Prelutsky; illus. by Petra Mathers (Greenwillow, $16.95, 0688167195; Feb.) Also a HarperAudio, read by Prelutsky (0060012447)
GIGGLE GIGGLE QUACK, by Doreen Cronin; illus. by Betsy Lewin (Simon & Schuster, $15.95, 0689845065; May)
LITTLE PIG FIGWORT CAN'T GET TO SLEEP, by Henrietta Branford; illus. by Claudio Munoz (Clarion, $14, 0618159681; March)
MOLLY AND THE MAGIC DRESS, by Billy Norwich; illus. by M. Scott Miller (Doubleday, $16.95, 0385327455; Jan.)
MY FRIEND RABBIT, by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press, $15.95, 0761315357; May)
SLOW LORIS, by Alexis Deacon (Kane/Miller, $7.95 paper, 192913228X; March)
SOMETIMES I'M BOMBALOO, by Rachel Vail; illus. by Yumi Heo (Scholastic, $15.95, 0439087554; March)
SONG OF NIGHT: It’s Time to Go to Bed, by Katherine Riley Nakamura; illus. by Linnea Riley (Blue Sky/Scholastic, $15.95, 0439266785; March)
THE TEDDY BEAR, by David McPhail (Henry Holt, $15.95, 0805064141; May)
TOM MOUSE, by Ursula K. Le Guin; illus. by Julie Downing (Roaring Brook Press, $15.95, 0761315993; March)
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Our Series Pick for Ages 9-12
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THE AMAZING DAYS OF ABBY HAYES, by Anne Mazer (Scholastic/Apple, $4.50 paperbacks)
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING (#01; 0439149770)
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (#02; 0439178762)
REACH FOR THE STARS (#03; 0439178770)
HAVE WHEELS WILL TRAVEL (#04; 0439178789)
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP (#05; 0439178819)
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD (#06; 0439178827)
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE (#07; 0439353661)
THE GREEN KNOWE CHRONICLES, by L.M. Boston (Odyssey/Harcourt, $6 paperbacks) (Hardcover editions are also available.)
THE CHILDREN OF GREEN KNOWE (0152024689)
TREASURE OF GREEN KNOWE (0152026010)
THE RIVER AT GREEN KNOWE (015202607X)
A STRANGER AT GREEN KNOWE (0152025898)
AN ENEMY AT GREEN KNOWE (0152024816)
LOST TREASURES, by Mary Nash (Hyperion, $4.99 paperbacks)
MRS. COVERLET'S MAGICIANS (0786815183)
And just reissued: WHILE MRS. COVERLET WAS AWAY (0786816953)
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Featured Authors for Middle Readers
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Alice Hoffman
AQUAMARINE (Scholastic, $4.99 paper, 0439098645; April) (A new tale, Indigo, is just out in paperback.)
Sharon Creech
RUBY HOLLER (HarperCollins, $16.95, 0060277327; March) Also a HarperAudio (0060087862)
THE WANDERER (HarperTrophy, $5.99 paper, 0064410323; March)
Jerry Spinelli
STARGIRL, by Jerry Spinelli (Knopf. $8.95 paper, 037582233X: May) (And see his new book, Loser, in the Top Ten on p. 1.)
Linda Sue Park
WHEN MY NAME WAS KEOKO (Clarion, $16, 0618133356; March) (Park’s previous book, Single Shard, won the the Newbery Medal Winner for 2001.)
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More for Middle Readers, Ages 9-12
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See also the Top Ten.
ACROSS A DARK AND WILD SEA, by Don Brown (Roaring Brook Press, $15.95, 0761315349; March)
THE BREADWINNER, by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books, $5.95 paper, 0888994168; Nov. ‘01)
DAUGHTER OF VENICE, by Donna Jo Napoli (Bantam, $16.95, 0385327803; March)
THE HAMSTER OF THE BASKERVILLES: From The Tattered Casebook Of Chet Gecko, Private Eye, by Bruce Hale (Harcourt, $14, 0152025030; April)
MATILDA BONE, by Karen Cushman (Yearling, $5.50 paper, 0440418224; March )
PATROL: An American Soldier In Vietnam, by Walter Dean Myers; collages by Ann Grifalconi (HarperCollins, $16.95, 0060283637; May)
SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES, by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf , $15.95, 0375811753; May)
WHAT HAPPENED ON PLANET KID, by Jane Leslie Conly (HarperTrophy, $5.95 paper, 0064410765; June)
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Some Science for Middle Readers (and Their Parents!)
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Q IS FOR QUARK, by David M. Schwartz; illus. by Kim Doner (Tricycle Press/Ten Speed, $15.95, 1582460213; Sept. ’01)
WATER DANCE, by Thomas Locker (Voyager/Harcourt, $6 paper, 0152163964; April)
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For Teens
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See also the Top Ten.
GEORGIE, by Malachy Doyle (Bloomsbury, $13.95, 1582347530; May)
GINGERBREAD, by Rachel Cohn (Simon & Schuster, $15.95, 0689843372; Feb.)
HOLE IN MY LIFE, by Jack Gantos (Farrar, $16, 0374399883; March)
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND, by Sarah Nickerson (Harpercollins, $15.95, 0060297719; April)
HUSH, by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam, $15.99, 0399231145; Jan.)
LUCY THE GIANT, by Sherri L. Smith (Delacorte, $15.95, 0385729405; Feb.)
MAKING THE RUN, by Heather Henson (HarperCollins, $15.95, 0060297964; May)
SHATTERING GLASS, by Gail Giles (Roaring Brook, $15.95, 0761315810; March)
THE SIGHT, by David Clement-Davies (Dutton, $21.99, 0525467238; March)
THINGS NOT SEEN, by Andrew Clements (Philomel, $15.95, 0399236260; May)