by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
1985 Newbery Medal Winner Ah what a glorious tale! Aerin is the daughter of the King of Damar, but she has a magical heritage from her mother, a witch woman. A self-reliant, brave, young woman, Aerin sets forth to find her rightful place and along the way receives the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Ah yes, the difficult life of the orphan … and so it is with Miss Molly Moon who would love to be popular, rich and beautiful but sadly is not. Molly has always wanted to be SPECIAL, but life has been one struggle after another for her until the day she goes to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
Ah, a love story! Kezi is growing up and loves to dance. She has a crush on someone in the village. That’s her life as she knows it, but unbeknownst to her, she is about to meet Olus, the God of Wind, and her mother is about to become very ill. Life is about to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Ah, the book opens, and we find a question mark and a set of geometric cut-outs. Hmmmm….what do you think they are? Turn the page, and it’s a lamb. What does a lamb say? This is a book of animal sounds and shapes. Try your hand at imagining what’s...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ah, the perfect family comes to suburbia in Tangerine, Florida. Yes, there’s Dad, the perfect provider, and Mom, the perfect volunteer. Then, there’s Erik, the family hero and future professional football player being recruited by all the top teams. Wait,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Aha! This is a good one. Take yourself back to the days of the California Gold Rush. It’s 1849 and down in the belly of the good ship Lady Wilma there are 18 barrels of potatoes. Well, actually there are 16 barrels of potatoes because one barrel contains young...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Poetry
Ahh… the magic and power of a wizard are revealed as we watch this master at work with his magic wand and an unsuspecting frog.What will happen next?You are really transported into the world of this wizard.Will you be next?Magnificent illustrations!
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Ahhh the Mighty Casey- you know the one- he’s the guy who, no matter how many times you read the poem, still strikes out? Well, he’s getting another chance to prove he CAN do it. This time he hits the ball with a mighty clout, and watch that ball soar. 32...
