by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a playful book of geometric shapes. David A. Carter likes to tickle a child’s curiosity, and, as you turn the page, there is a question mark on one page and some geometric cut-outs on the facing page. Now the mystery is what are those cut-outs supposed...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a pop-up book for “children of all ages,” so it’s okay for the parents to enjoy it as much as the kids do. Incredible paper engineering has gone into making this very artistic pop-up book that has a yellow square to find on every page. Can...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
This is a powerful story of black soldiers serving in Vietnam. What circumstances led them to choose to fight in this war? What have they left behind, and what have they found here? Who can you rely on to protect you in this place? Is there honor and fairness among...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a reassuring approach to potty training that explains to the boy or to the girl, depending on which book you have, about how the child in the story goes pee pee or poop in his/her diaper until the day comes when a potty arrives in the house. Then, the teddy...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a reassuring approach to potty training that explains to the boy or to the girl, depending on which book you have, about how the child in the story goes pee pee or poop in his/her diaper until the day comes when a potty arrives in the house. Then, the teddy...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Action / Adventure
This is a sequel to Secret Agent. The Secret Agents have a new case. It looks like Lucinda Winston is going to have to move to Atlanta, and no one wants to see her go, especially Kyle Parker. Lucinda’s mother has a secret, however, and the secret agents have to...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
This is a series that I love to recommend to younger readers who are drawn to fantasy but really aren’t ready to tackle some of the thicker, more involved books. If your reader has ventured into the Secrets of Droon series and enjoyed those, then this is a great...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Short Stories
This is a terrific collection of stories about growing up from ten of our best children’s/young adult authors. What was it like to be Avi growing up in Brooklyn and trying to earn a Scout badge for camping? Hilarious. What was it like to be Walter Dean Myers or...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Sports
This is a very powerful book for very mature teens. Matt is a team captain on the Raiders football team. He gets buzzed on Vicodin and booze, and takes steroids. Football is everything. His father is intent on making sure his son goes pro. At football camp on...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
This is a very simple, direct book which teaches young children about their bodies and how they have the right to say, “No, don’t touch me. I don’t like it.” They also learn they don’t have to touch others in ways that make them feel...
