by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
The children in this family want THINGS, and they can’t get enough. But when their parents sit down with them and start showing them all that they have, they find out how rich they truly are. Magnificent!
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
The children in this neighborhood like to get together to play the “Egypt Game.” They pretend they are back in the days of the pharaohs, and everyone has a part. Interesting to see where they choose to play their innocent game, and to ask the question, can...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
The day is off to its usual rough start at Roscoe’s house. Roscoe is a first grader who has a tough time remembering the rules. He comes from a normal family that starts the day with a juice box war, a father with only one sock, a dog with a suspiciously full...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
The Finch family has decided to sponsor a family of refugees from Africa- well, at least Mr. and Mrs. Finch decided that. Their son, Jason, isn’t so keen on the idea, because he has to give up his room. His sister, Mopsy, is delighted to have a new friend to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
The five Aprils are the five years of the American Civil War. Fifteen-year-old Jethro Creighton lives those five Aprils, and it’s through his experiences that we follow the paths of his father and brothers and the path of the nation. This is a powerful, poignant...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
The kids in Miss Nelson’s class are acting up. No matter how hard she tries she can’t make them behave. Then she disappears, and, in her place, comes Miss Viola Swamp, ruler, rules, homework and all. Oh where is Miss Nelson? They really wish she would come...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
The king isn’t in the counting house this time – nope, he’s in the bathtub, and he won’t come out! One by one the courtiers will try to talk him out of the tub and back to his job of ruling the kingdom. No one succeeds and then, SURPRISE! This...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
The longer you look at the pictures, the more objects you see. Get ready to take a trip out into the city by night and this is no ordinary city. Instead, it’s a world of robots and Central Command. Follow tiny beadman Seymour as he gives his bedroom the slip,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Science Fiction
The mystery of the world of scientists who are researching global warming in the silent, frozen world of Greenland is suspended over the mystery of the world of an entire community of hidden folk. These folk have fled their world aboveground, after having been pursued...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
The old Aesop’s fable gets a new look in this lively story of the grasshopper, who sang his summer away while the ant worked, decides to take his case to court. With humor and a shout out to Aretha Franklin, the grasshopper reminds everyone of the power of song...
