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.
Solomon Sneezes
(HarperCollins, 1999)
Solomon Snorkel has a very big sneeze! A picture book in verse.
Illustrated by Brian Floca.
Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls
(Scholastic, 1998)
An anthology of short stories compiled and edited by Marilyn, featuring her story “The Magic Bow,” as well as stories by M.E.Kerr, Norma Fox Mazer, Rita Williams-Garcia, Marion De Booy Wentzien, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Anne Mazer, Marian Flandrick Bray, Peni R. Griffin, Jennifer Armstrong and C. Drew Lamm.
Good Day, Good Night
(Marshall Cavendish, 1998)
A picture book in verse about daytime and nighttime animals.
Illustrated by Ponder Goembel.
Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello
(Holt, 1998)
And whales whistle and giraffes lick and chimps hug and zebras chew.
Illustrated by Normand Chartier.
Deal with a Ghost
(Holt, 1997) and (Avon Tempest, 1999)
Forced to live with her cold, disapproving grandmother, sixteen-year-old Deal McCarthy plays the Dating Game to win – even if it means stealing other girls’ boyfriends, then breaking their hearts. Two things can help her break through old patterns and old secrets, if she’ll let them. One is a boy named Laurie Lorber. The other is a ghost.
Bottoms Up! A Book About Rear Ends
(Holt, 1997)
Animal rear ends and their many uses – from cats marking their territory to sea cucumbers housing pearl fish to spiders spinning silk.
Illustrated by Patrick O’Brien.
