by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Holling Hoodhood is the only 7th grader who doesn’t leave school on Wednesday afternoons for religious education and that leaves him in the crosshairs of Mrs. Baker, his teacher. So begin the battles of the rats, the boys vs. the girls, Shakespeare vs. Hoodhood,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Since we can only see it teeny little piece of the Earth at one time no matter where whether we’re on a mountaintop or at the edge of the ocean, the Earth always looks flat to us.But we discovered that it is actually round.Who figured this out?How did they figure this...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
How do you help a child deal with that powerful emotion called fear? How about letting him or her build a monster page-by-page and then take it apart again? That’s the wonderful idea behind this great tool for overcoming the scared feelings. 32 pages...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
How do you make a pizza anyway? Well, in this story you take the two-year-old and pat him down, add the cheese and pepperoni, and give him a tickle or two. You’ll read it again and again. Read aloud to 2’s, 3’s action reluctant listeners pizza humor...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
How does a thirteen-year-old boy handle war when it come to his own town and even to his own home? That’s the question that lies before our protagonist, Joseph, whose town has been overcome by the Redcoats during the American Revolution. Father has gone off to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
How fortunate for the hungry wolf when a lamb knocks at his door just in time for dinner. But you know it’s hard to eat a cold lamb if you don’t like frozen food, and it’s hard to eat a thin lamb that might improve with a bit of stuffing…....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
How many tails are there? What do they look like? The fun is in the page turning and the discoveries along the way. Read aloud to 1’s, 2’s, 3’s tails animals interactive picture book toddler
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
How wonderful to find a tale of knights and chivalry for this age group. Shan and his father, Lord Weldon, live in their castle contentedly until the day that Uncle Lionel turns up at their gate. Uncle Lionel goes hunting with Lord Weldon, and, as of that day,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
Howard Thigpen has come to Howard Thigpen Junior High School for an assembly. Dwayne Ruggles, who is a student at the school, notices that all is not quite right about old Howard. Dwayne also notices that he can hear someone talking, if he rubs his jeans and his...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Sports
Hutch has always played shortstop. Then Danny arrives, and now Hutch plays second base. He gives up his position, but when Hutch sees his own father coaching Danny, it’s asking too much. Hutch’s dad has played ball – really played ball – in his...
