A Wasp Is Not a Bee
(Holt, 1995)
Animals that are easily confused with each other or with the wrong family. Taxonomy for kids.
Illustrated by Patrick O’Brien.
Bibliography
The Painted Fan
(Morrow, 1994)
When the evil Lord Shang bans all the fans in his realm, Bright Willow manages to save hers, a magical heirloom passed down through generations, and uses it to defeat the villain, rescue her love, Seahorse, and reunite the divided houses of Li and Chen.
Illustrated by Wenhai Ma.
Family Reunion
(Macmillan, 1994)
A collection of poems featuring the characters and events of a family reunion held one sunny August day in Small Park.
Illustrated by R.W. Alley.
Big Wheel
(Disney-Hyperion, 1993)
Twelve-year-old Wheel Wiggins is the head honcho of his neighborhood. Every year he masterminds the town’s 4th of July extravaganza. But this time he’s stuck for an idea and suffering from, as he puts it, “executive stress,” made worse when everyone’s favorite deejay, Wild Willie, announces a contest for the best Independence Day celebration. At last Wheel does dream up his greatest scheme ever – an amazing carnival. But then a new kid arrives in town – a hot shot, unicycle-riding rich kid named Topper, who wants not only to join Wheel’s gang, but to take it over. And the war begins.
It’s Hard to Read a Map with a Beagle on Your Lap
(Holt, 1993)
Silly dog poems. True doggerel.
Illustrated by Clement Oubrerie.
What Is Your Dog Doing?
(Atheneum, 2011)
Sitting, staying, rolling over–dogs can do those things, but also so much more! What is YOUR dog doing?
Illustrated by Kathleen Habbley.
Tallulah’s Tutu
(Clarion, 2011)
Tallulah thinks she’d be a great ballerina–if only she had a tutu. What she doesn’t realize is that she has to earn it.
Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom
(Knopf, 2011)
Funny and punny couplets.
Illustrated by Lee Wildish.
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
(Dutton/Penguin, 2010)
The original book of reversos based on fairy tales.
Illustrated by Josee Masse.
I’m Getting A Checkup
(Clarion, 2009)
Time for a doctor’s checkup!
Illustrated by David Milgrim.
I’m Your Bus
(Scholastic, 2009)
What does your friendly school bus do all day?
Illustrated by Evan Polenghi.
