by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Nine-year-old Alec has written a book of advice for the younger members of the male sex, explaining to them how to get along with girls. He’s thought it through well and is obviously a man of experience. You know those wild girls? How do you handle them? What...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Mystery
Paul Mouse has a huge problem with cheese: Whenever he sits on it, his bottom turns blue. How embarrassing. One day, he and his mouse friends, a Tinby and a four-legged Terrorist Transportaton Unit (a dog) go to a restaurant. Now, they’ve all heard the myth...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Two young bats, Fink and Fang, are trying to go to sleep, but nothing’s working. One tries telling the other a scary bat story about a Swamp Owl. Doesn’t work. Along comes their big brother who tells them an adventurous pirate story. Nope – still...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Mutual Scrivener is being enrolled in Gordon Liddy Community Middle School. This is his first time in a public school, since he’s always been home-schooled so no one could corrupt him. His parents warn him to watch the students and the teachers for signs of...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
For a long time we’ve needed a book that helps children understand what it’s like to break an arm or a leg, and here it is. Miss Kate Larkin unfortunately breaks her arm and goes to the hospital. She ends up in a cast and has all the discomfort of not...
by Dawn | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Winner of the 2009 Newbery Medal Oh, this is a good one. Now, to warn you, it starts out pretty graphically, and you may wonder if this is a good book for kids or not. Well, I wouldn’t hand it to anyone under ten, but it’s a blockbuster for the rest of us....
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Picture Book
Oh, what fun! How many ways can you say derriere, tushy, bum? A flock, a herd, a totem pole full of animals team up to support each other in a climb and show their best side in the process. This should have everyone giggling, and the boys will be thrilled....
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Humor
Off to nature camp we go, say James and Eamon. Thank goodness, they get to stay with Bill and Pam, Eamon’s grandparents, where banana waffles are served along with coffee ice-cream icebergs. It’s a very educational place. But what about nature camp? Is it...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Picture Book
A cat named Wabi Sabi gets curious about its own name. What does Wabi Sabi mean? Off goes the cat on a journey to find the answer to the question. In Japan, Wabi Sabi is actually more of a feeling than an idea. Slowly the cat learns that it is important to appreciate...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Come into my laboratory young reader, and learn all about the body parts I have on the shelves of my laboratory. Yes, I am going to engage in a most interesting experiment. I am going to build a human being out of body parts. Yes, and along the way, you can learn all...
