by Mike Costanzo | Dec 16, 2009 | Picture Book
Joe and John Henry are best friends growing up in the South. It’s summertime and they love sharing ice pops and swimming in the creek. They’re just two boys with dreams but one is white and one is black. One can go into the store to buy the ice pops and...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
A little polar bear asks his mother, “Am I a polar bear?” They are walking through the icy, white world of the Arctic. She reassures her little one. He then asks, “How do you know?” The mother bear lovingly assures the cub that he has all he...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
A small boy snuggles into bed with his teddy bear and then suddenly teddy grows into a huge grizzly bear and the boy finds himself turning into a grizzly bear, too. Off they go down the hall which becomes a forest path. Is it a dream or is it a wondrous adventure out...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
Tony Dungy knew what he wanted to be when he grew up but his younger brother, Linden,struggled to see his “it.”In school Linden liked to make people smile so he made duck noises and tried to be funny.His parents got calls from the teacher.How could they...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
John Patrick Norman McHennessy is always late to school. Each day he sets out but something befalls him. First a crocodile emerges from the drain in the street and grabs his satchel. Luckily John diverts him by throwing a glove. But when he arrives late to school, no...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
Pekinese Peg Leg Peke has broken his leg and he’s wearing a cast on it. His boo boo hurts. What will take his mind off the pain? Ah, he can become a pirate and go in search of treasure. See, we’re stopping. See the X on the island? What wondrous treasure...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
Whiskers, the cowboy, is asked to sing a song before everyone settles in to sleep around the old campfire.So, Whiskers sings a song of Wilbur Little who drank lime juice, herded pigs and rode a big blue moose.Now, Wilbur has to go find his pigs before he can herd them...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Non-Fiction
The Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912 on its very first voyage.The disaster that followed is history.This book traces the building of the Titanic from concept to launch and then describes the contents of the vessel, how it functioned, and gives a timeline of...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Margaret Chase Smith was born in Maine in 1897 and grew up knowing the value of a dollar and the loss of two siblings. She married and joined her husband in Washington D.C. when he was elected to Congress. Her husband died early and she took over hiis Congressional...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 15, 2009 | Picture Book
His highness the prince is a frog and he’s about to have a ball. He is inviting 26 princesses to his ball. Each name begins a letter of the alphabet. There is Princess Alice who is first to the palace. Princess Betty is still getting ready. And Princess Criss is...
