First Food Fight This Fall and Other School Poems
(Sterling, 2008)
Poems about school seen through the eyes of a group of students.
Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa.
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Shoe Bop!
(Dutton/Penguin, 2008)
A little girl goes shoe shopping with her mother, told in poems and prose.
Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata.
City Lullaby
(Clarion, 2007)
The city is rumbling, banging, beeping, but baby keeps on sleeping.
Illustrated by Carll Cneut.
Venom
(Darby Creek/Lerner, 2007)
A non-fiction book about venomous and poisonous animals.
Let’s Build A Clubhouse
(Clarion, 2006)
An introduction to tools for young children.
Illustrated by Timothy Bush.
Cats to the Rescue
(Holt, 2006)
True stories and legends about heroic cats around the world.
Illustrated by Jean Cassels.
Solomon Sneezes
(HarperCollins, 1999)
Solomon Snorkel has a very big sneeze! A picture book in verse.
Illustrated by Brian Floca.
Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls
(Scholastic, 1998)
An anthology of short stories compiled and edited by Marilyn, featuring her story “The Magic Bow,” as well as stories by M.E.Kerr, Norma Fox Mazer, Rita Williams-Garcia, Marion De Booy Wentzien, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Anne Mazer, Marian Flandrick Bray, Peni R. Griffin, Jennifer Armstrong and C. Drew Lamm.
Good Day, Good Night
(Marshall Cavendish, 1998)
A picture book in verse about daytime and nighttime animals.
Illustrated by Ponder Goembel.
Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello
(Holt, 1998)
And whales whistle and giraffes lick and chimps hug and zebras chew.
Illustrated by Normand Chartier.
Deal with a Ghost
(Holt, 1997) and (Avon Tempest, 1999)
Forced to live with her cold, disapproving grandmother, sixteen-year-old Deal McCarthy plays the Dating Game to win – even if it means stealing other girls’ boyfriends, then breaking their hearts. Two things can help her break through old patterns and old secrets, if she’ll let them. One is a boy named Laurie Lorber. The other is a ghost.
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.
