by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Without a doubt one of my favorites. I almost feel like saying just read it, but I guess that isn’t fair. So what is it that makes it so good? Start with seventeen-year-old Macy who saw her beloved father fall dead with a heart attack and has never allowed...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Wodney, the Wat, has a lisp. He goes to school with a bully named Camilla Capybarra. She pushes everyone around. Enter Wodney who finds his heroic power. A great tale of overcoming a difficult schoolmate.
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Wombat wants to be in the Nativity Play. He is finally old enough to have a part after waiting all these years, but he’s too big for one part and too small for another, too clumsy, too this, and too that, until there are no parts left. Oh no. Wombat is so sad....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Wonder of wonders! An enormous box has arrived at the house, and our fearless heroine decides to take it to Grandma’s house all by herself. Enchanting journey ensues. “It’s a long way,” but luckily she has the imagination to get there. Gentle...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Wordless and delightful. One Tuesday night magical lilypads lift frogs off the ground for an amazing adventure up from the swamp and off through the quiet neighborhood and town where night has fallen. The expressions on the faces of the frogs tell the story. This...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
Wow! A powerful, magical tale of a changeling who was born to the moorfolk, but because she has a human father, she is rejected by her people and sent to live in the human world. But she truly doesn’t belong there either. She’s different, and therein lies...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Written in the run-on speech style of an adolescent girl, we follow three girls through the stealing of a boyfriend and the lives of the girls and their moms. This is a look at girl-guy relationships at many ages and is a light look at being a teen. Great for 5th...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
Xena and Xander Holmes are the great-great-great grandchildren of Sherlock Holmes, and they have inherited his powers of deduction. Invited to join the SPFD (Society for the Preservation of Famous Detectives), they are gifted with a musty old leather-bound book...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
Yearning to get away? Love the books where the children are on their own? This is a tale of three caring aunts who go in search of children to help them care for the magical creatures who live on their secret island. Minette and Fabio are kidnapped and brought to the...
