by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
Liz is asleep in her grandmother’s house, when she is awakened by someone calling her name. That someone is a ghost – in fact a lady in blue – and Liz can hear her. Why has a ghost come to Liz at this time? For her grandmother, this house is all...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Lonely is our friend the porcupine! No one comes to pet him, so he gathers his guitar and goes in search of true love. Each lucky recipient of his love songs seems somehow reluctant to snuggle up with such pointed remarks. Until that magic moment… when he meets...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
Long before our friend Harry Potter appeared on the scene, there was this magical little book about Henry who is sent to school to learn magic. He’s a sensitive young fellow, and, for that reason, he is soon dubbed “Thornmallow.” But you know what...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Winner of the 2008 Geisel Medal Looking for an early reader that your son or daughter will WANT to read? Here it is. Elephant and Piggie are friends, and that’s why it’s okay for Piggie to point out carefully to Elephant that he has a bird on his head. The...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Lucky twelve-year-old Rosie has Granny Torelli to take her problems to as life goes along. Granny always has a soup to make, a story to tell and perhaps some wisdom to offer in an unspoken way. This granny is one wise woman. Rosie struggles with her questions about...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Lyddie Worthen is brave enough to stand up to the bear that invades the family cabin and when her family loses everything, Lyddie summons that same courage and goes to work in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. It’s a hard life, and it takes time for Lyddie to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Maggie-O, named after Joe Dimaggio, is a diehard Dodger fan back in the 50’s and no matter how hard she wishes and prays and tries hard not to jinx them, the Dodgers just never can win the World Series. One of the most magical days of her life comes when her...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Mallory’s best friends, Winnie, Joey and Mary Anne are about to be one big happy family as their parents are getting ready to get married on a cruise on the Sea Queen. Mallory’s invited too, but she’s starting to feel left out, and she’s...
