Tallulah’s Solo
(Clarion, 2012)
Tallulah is sure she’ll be picked for the lead in The Frog Prince. But will she?
Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Bibliography
The Boy Who Cried Alien
(Disney-Hyperion, 2012)
A “silent movie” in poems about Larry the Liar, a spaceship, and a town.
Illustrated by Brian Biggs.
A Stick is an Excellent Thing
(Clarion, 2012)
A celebration of outdoor play.
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham.
Caterpillars
(EarlyLight, 2011)
A non-fiction book combining poetry and prose about moth and butterfly larvae.
A Full Moon is Rising
(Lee & Low, 2011)
A global tour of the full moon–celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts–through poems.
Illustrated by Julia Cairns
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.
