Solomon Sneezes
(HarperCollins, 1999)
Solomon Snorkel has a very big sneeze! A picture book in verse.
Illustrated by Brian Floca.
Bibliography
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.
Who Are You Calling Weird?
(Quarto/Words and Pictures, 2018)
A nonfiction picture book about some of nature’s strangest creatures.
Illustrated by Paul Daviz.
Tallulah’s Ice Skates
(Clarion, 2018)
Tallulah is an excellent ballet student. Can she do as well on skates?
Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Have You Heard About Lady Bird?
(Disney-Hyperion, 2018)
Poems about all of our First Ladies.
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
Every Month Is A New Year
(Lee & Low, 2018)
Poems about New Year celebrations around the globe.
Illustrated by Susan L. Roth.
Feel the Beat!: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
(Dial/Penguin, 2017)
Poems about social dances in the rhythms of those dances.
Illustrated by Kristi Valiant.
Miss Muffet, Or What Came After
(Clarion, 2016)
What did happen to Miss Muffet after the spider sat beside her? A wacky verse play featuring many nursery rhyme characters.
Illustrated by David Litchfield.
