Creature Carnival
(Disney-Hyperion, 2004)
A collection of poems about fabled animals from mythology, fairy tales, movies, etc., set at a county fair. A companion to Monster Museum.
lllustrated by Gris Grimly.
Bibliography
How to Cross A Pond: Poems about Water
(Knopf, 2003)
A series of poems about water in its many forms.
Illustrated by Meilo So.
Fireflies At Midnight
(Atheneum, 2002)
Poems in the voices of animals at different times of day.
Illustrated by Ken Robbins.
Boo Hoo Boo-Boo
(HarperCollins, 2002)
What do you do when you’ve got a boo-boo? A young picture book.
Illustrated by Elivia Savadier.
Quiet Night
(Clarion, 2002)
Frogs, raccoons, mosquitoes, yikes! How many animals are making noise on a quiet night? A cumulative picture book.
Illustrated by John Manders.
The Company of Crows
(Clarion, 2002)
A group of poems in the voices of crows — and the people and other beings that interact with them.
Illustrated by Linda Saport.
What Stinks?
(Darby Creek/Lerner, 2006)
A non-fiction book about smelly plants and animals.
Make Me Over: 11 Original Stories About Transforming Ourselves
(Dutton/Penguin, 2005)
Eleven stories about makeovers, physical, psychological, spiritual, etc. edited by Marilyn and including her story “Bedhead Red, Peekaboo Pink,” as well as stories by Joyce Sweeney, Rene Saldana, Jr., Peni Griffin, Joseph Bruchac, Terry Trueman, Jess Mowry, Norma Howe, Marina Budhos, Evelyn Coleman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Monday on the Mississippi
(Holt, 2005)
A lyrical trip down the Mississippi River.
Illustrated by Frane Lessac.
Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth
(Knopf, 2005)
A series of poems about the faces of fire.
Illustrated by Meilo So.
Face Relations: Eleven Stories About Seeing Beyond Color
(Simon & Schuster, 2004)
A young adult anthology of short stories about race relations, edited by Marilyn and including her story “Negress,” as well as stories by Jess Mowry, Joseph Bruchac, Sherri Winston, Rene Saldana, Jr., Naomi Shihab Nye, Ellen Wittlinger, Kyoko Mori, M.E. Kerr, Marina Budhos, and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Block Party Today!
(Knopf, 2004)
There’s a merry block party going on. Will Lola stay angry all day, or will she join in the fun?
Illustrated by Stephanie Roth.
