by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
I always tell kids that this book is Alice In Wonderland Meets The Twilight Zone. Coraline’s parents are really not paying the right amount of attention to her and she gets very curious about a door that leads to nowhere. There is something about that door and...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
I host a local cable TV show here in Maryland, and usually I’m interviewing children’s authors and illustrators for that show. I had the privilege of interviewing Katherine Paterson and in preparing for that interview, I found this book. It contains the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
I love this book. There is such power in showing the feet running, running, running away from something fearful and toward something fearful. What creatures did he pass, and how did they help along the way? A heron to give a warning cry or a mosquito to drive the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Action / Adventure
I love to show this book to boys who think all books are boring. Ben has been hired to take some businessmen on a hunting adventure to look for big horn sheep. He’s good at his job, and they are successful, but there is more at stake here than he ever imagined....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
I originally saw this as a picture book, but it’s been redone as an early chapter book. Set in Los Attic, meet Tuff Fluff, private investigator, who is about to be visited by an enormous, blue bear and a yellow, stuffed duck. Ducky has stopped talking and now...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ida B. has a wonderful life and so much to think about and to do. Then, life deals her a challenge, a very difficult challenge. So, this happy, life-loving young lady has to come to terms with life taking a very tough turn. How will she handle the change and the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
If it’s your birthday and even if it’s not, get out your copy of Birthday Bugs. There’s a party hat to put on and some candles to stick in the cake. There are flaps to lift and ribbons to untie. In short, it’s a party in a book, and...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
If this is your first Seymour Simon book, you are in for a real treat. He delivers really informative, curiosity-satisfying facts for kids along with some eye-popping photographs. He sorts through scads of photos before he picks just the right ones for his books. This...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
If you already know David A. Carter’s pop-up books, then I hardly need to say more. This is another wonderful “seek and find” book for children of all ages! It’s a stumper as always. Can you find 600 black spots?
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
If you enjoyed Who Is It?, then you’ll love this one. In each picture there is just a hint of a storybook character. See if you can find them all? Cinderella? Little Jack Horner? You need to have an expert with you! Preschooler Read aloud to 3’s,...
