Rutherford B., Who Was He?
(Disney-Hyperion, 2013)
Poems about our presidents.
Illustrated by John Hendrix.
Bibliography
Tallulah’s Nutcracker
(Clarion, 2013)
Tallulah gets a role in a professional production of The Nutcracker. Will it go to her head?
Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Tallulah’s Toe Shoes
(Clarion, 2013)
Tallulah thinks it’s high time that she gets to dance on pointe.
Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Follow Follow: A Book of Reversos
(Dial, 2013)
More fairy tale reversos, following Mirror Mirror.
Illustrated by Josee Masse.
A Strange Place to Call Home
(Chronicle, 2012)
Poems about animals that live in difficult habitats.
Illustrated by Ed Young.
The Superheroes Employment Agency
(Clarion, 2012)
Poems about B List superheroes.
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones.
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.
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.
