by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
The lure of this book is the motion that you can create by tilting the book toward you and then back again. The bunny and the grasshopper will hop right before your eyes. The elephant sways his trunk. No story but entertainment factor is high. Tuck it in the diaper...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Gilbert is going to be George Washington in the class play about honesty and truth and the cherry tree. Gilbert is nervous and he decides to take home the hat that’s part of his costume so he can practice his part in the play wearing the hat. Only problem with...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
: He’s seventeen years old and he’s running for President of the United States. He knows he’s underage so he’s running as a write-in. He’ll get his campaign money from the 13 year old to 19 year old demographic group and he’s going to wake up that 18 to 21 year old...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
These are pairs of opposites you might find in a garden. The worm is short and the snake is long. The flower is open and the bud is closed. The pairs include unexpected opposites like dull and sharp. The illustrations are bright and big.
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
It’s a hot summer day until the breeze stirs and the clouds build up. Look out, a thunderboomer is coming. The family runs inside and everything is safe including the chicken, Maisey. But Maisey is cranky and oh, look, what’s that outside blowing in the...
