by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
If you have a reluctant reader who laughs through all of the Dr. Seuss books, here is a wonderful series for you. The energy of the Cat travels through the pages as you set out on your adventure into space. There’s a visit to each planet and a few interesting...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
I can just see the wide eyes of the young listeners as the pages turn and the different animals are revealed in all their glory. ‘Chimpanzees are cheeky’ and ‘hoopoes are happy.’ Do you know what a hoopoe is? Me either. The book gently explores...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Okay, all you desperate parents out there whose toddlers or preschoolers don’t like to sit for a book, take heart. This is hilarious. So, meet Marvin the Ape. He isn’t all that happy at the zoo, so one day he heads out when nobody’s looking. No one...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
When your monster is 7 feet tall, you know he is ready to be potty trained. He will need to be about 200-300 years old unless he is a three-eyed purple monster with horns. They should be about 400 before they’re ready for their own potty. You’ll have to...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
There have been some moments in the history of baseball that are the stuff of legends. This book includes five such stories. There is Babe Ruth pointing to the stands where his homerun ball will land. There is Joe DiMaggio hitting in 56 consecutive games. There is the...
by Dawn | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a very powerful, simple story. Once the Maasai people of Kenya were powerful warriors. They now live a peaceful life as nomadic herders. For them the cow is life. One day they heard about the tragedy of September 11,2001. The Maasai people thought hard about...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Imagine you are taking a space elevator out into the solar system all the way to one of Jupiter’s moons! If you’re on Io, you’re going to see a lot of volcanoes? Why? Why does Earth have many volcanoes but our moon has none. Let’s go exploring...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
There are children who ask questions and do not easily accept the polite answers we try to give to them. This book is written for them. “Why do I have to sit at the table to eat when I’m not hungry?” “Why do I have to listen to other kids...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Olver Donnington Rimington-Sneep (yes, you know) ‘COULDN’T and DIDN’T and would NOT SLEEP!’ But, luckily, his bed and room and house hold amusement galore for the imaginative Oliver to last long into the night until—peek in...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Her real name was Annie Sullivan, but her nickname suited her, Miss Spitfire. Annie was orphaned as a child. She and her beloved brother were sent to an Almshouse in Massachusetts. Jimmy died soon after and Annie, who was herself almost completely blind, certainly...
