ALL I WANT TO DO IS SWIM
(Penguin/Rise X, 2026)
A rhymed picture book celebrating a girl’s newfound love of swimming.
Illustrated by Luisa Uribe.
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WHOSE TREE IS THIS? Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions
(Lerner/Millbrook, 2026)
Poems and prose about an oak tree and the creatures that rely on it.
Illustrated by Julian Plum.
DON ‘T WASTE THE POOP!
(Simon Spotlight/Simon&Schuster, 2025)
How animals use poop.Illustrated by Heather Fox.
AWE-SOME DAYS: Poems about the Jewish Holidays
(Dial/Penguin, 2022)
Poems about the Jewish holidays as celebrated by a family during the course of a year.
Illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte.
HAIRY, HAIRY POODLE
(Simon Spotlight/Simon&Schuster, 2020)
A beginning reader about one very hairy poodle. Illustrated by Abigail Tompkins.
DOG SAYS, CAT SAYS
(Dial/Penguin, 2021)
How do dogs and cats see the world? Spend a day with them! A picture book. Illustrated by Sonia Sanchez.
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.
