by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
We come quietly in with the golden key to find the light, the book, the bed in the room. Then soar to the sun in the moon and home again on the sings of a golden-eyed bird to “the house in the night a home full of light.” Black and white scratchboard...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
We’re back in the sheriff’s office at the beginning of the book and just as in THE HOMEWORK MACHINE, each character will have a chance to say how all this came about. It turns out that the “brain” of the amazing computer that could do your...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Children with autistic spectrum disorder have a difficult time dealing with daily routine activities. But, when given pictures or allowed to play the activity, some struggles may be eased. This is a simple book of photographs and descriptions of washing hands,...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Simple dot eyes, simple curved moths, multi-toned skin on big-headed babies are the winsome trademark of Helen Oxenvury’s endearing and memorable board books. Others in this must-see series include CLAP HANDS, ALL FALL DOWN and SAY GOODNIGHT. Submitted by...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
When Mom, the farmer, has to go out of town, her son is left to take care of the animals. Suddenly, everyone in the barnyard seems to have come down with the flu. It’s amazing. The poor cow snuggles into bed with a cup of tea and the very next day the chidkens...
