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
California Demon
(Disney-Hyperion, 1992)
When fourteen-year-old, would-be witch Rosie Rivera tried to concoct a love potion, she accidentally let a nasty, not-so-little imp out of a bottle instead. The creature stows away to California in a Christmas gift opened by Danny Pauling and his sister Laura. The kids think they’ve hit the jackpot and acquired a genie, who calls himself Mr. Ed, to grant them endless wishes. But Mr. Ed’s outlandish tricks soon wreak havoc all over L.A., landing Danny, Laura, and their mother in danger. It’s up to Rosie and her mother Lydia, a retired witch, to save the day.
Chester, The Out of Work Dog
(Holt, 1992)
When Chester’s family moves from the country to the city, the poor border collie is out-of-work. Desperately missing his sheep, he tries to herd everything in sight, with disastrous consequences, until he finally gets a new and most satisfying job.
Illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith.
In My Tent
(Macmillan, 1992)
Episodic poems depicting one family’s camping trip as seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully.
The Golden Heart of Winter
(Morrow, 1991)
To help him choose the next master of the forge, a blacksmith sends his three sons on a quest to bring him back something of value. Kindly Half, the youngest, stops in a magical wood to free an imprisoned raven, who tells him the secret of the most precious object in the world: the Golden Heart of Winter, a glowing heart that beats beneath the ground so that spring will follow winter forever and Life will rule equally with Death. When his two greedy brothers dig up the Heart, it is up to Half to rescue it and save his land from ruin.
Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky.
Nine O’Clock Lullaby
(HarperCollins, 1991)
A lyrical trip through the world’s time zones, starting and ending in Brooklyn, NY.
Illustrated by Frane Lessac.
Exotic Birds
(Doubleday, 1991)
Exotic birds, including eighteen diverse environments and their avian inhabitants.
Illustrated by James Needham.
