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.
Bibliography
All We Needed to Say: Poems About School from Tanya and Sophie
(Atheneum, 1996)
School and friendship from the points-of-view of two narrators, Tanya and Sophie.
Photographs by Lorna Clark.
The Maiden on the Moor
(Morrow, 1995)
Two shepherd brothers find a maiden sleeping on a frozen moor. The kind and lonely brother brings her to his house. Day after day, he and his dogs keep watch over her. One night as he sleeps, she awakes and is transformed into a snow goose. But the shepherd is rewarded for his kindness with a new love.
Illustrated by Troy Howell.
In the Palace of the Ocean King
(Atheneum, 1995)
At a duke’s castle, Mariana meets and falls in love with Sylvain. When his ship is wrecked, she, who is afraid of water, must dive to the depths of the sea to rescue him from the powerful Ocean King.
Illustrated by Ted Rand.
The Morgans Dream
(Holt, 1995)
The large Morgan family and the dreams they dream one night.
Illustrated by Gary Drake.
Please Don’t Squeeze Your Boa, Noah!
(Holt, 1995)
Silly poems about people and their pets.
Illustrated by Clement Oubrerie.
Hair! Animal Fur, Wool, and More
(Millbrook/Lerner, 2019)
All about animal fur and hair.
Illustrated by Julie Colombet.
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.
