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New and forthcoming books by Michigan Members! Ask for these books at
your local bookstore and library today!
August 2010
Ruth McNally Barshaw (author &
illustrator) Ellie McDoodle: Best Friends FurEver, Bloomsbury Children's Books Genre/age range: ages 7-12 Description: When her teacher assigns a report about animals and all the popular animals get snatched up, Ellie McDoodle is stumped for a topic. Then a neighbor goes on vacation and asks Ellie to watch her African gray parrot, and it seems her problem is solved. Unfortunately, a new problem pops up almost immediately when the parrot flies the coop—literally. With help from a librarian, a zookeeper, some good friends, and Ellie's own pet-obsessed family, the bird comes home— but will Ellie finish her report in time?
Deborah Diesen (illustrated
by Dan Hanna)
The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark, Farrar, Straus & Giroux Genre: picture book Description: Mr. Fish wants to help his friend Ms. Clam when she loses her pearl, but though he's fast as a sailfish, as smart as dolphin, and as strong as a shark, Mr. Fish has a secret: he's scared of the dark! July 2010
Shutta Crum (illustrated
by Lee Wildish)
Thomas and the Dragon Queen, Knopf Books for Young Readers Genre/Age: fantasy chapter book, grades 3 to 5 Description: A kingdom is at war. A princess has been kidnapped by a dragon queen. An unlikely young squire volunteers to set out on a quest to rescue her that is part thrilling adventure and part enchanting fantasy.
Lisa Wheeler (illustrated
by Heather Solomon)
Ugly Pie, Houghton Mifflin/Harcourt Genre: picture book Description: Ol' Bear's got a hankering for Ugly Pie. Grandpa Grizzle's got pumpkin pie. Ma Hickory has rhubarb pie. Sweet Cicely has honey pie. But no one has Ugly Pie--just the ugliest ingredients you ever did see. Wait one second! Maybe it's time Ol' Bear started cookin' up something himself! June 2010
Elizabeth Raum (illustrated
by Nina Victor Crittenden) Description: Cedric, a beloved
youngest prince who was slow to learn to walk and talk but always quick to give hugs, attends Dragon-Slaying School then joins
a hunt for two fearsome dragons. May 2010
Kelly DiPucchio (pictures
by Macky Pamintuan)
Alfred Zector, Book Collector, HarperCollins Children's Books Genre/age range: Picture book Description: The only thing that brings Alfred Zector joy is collecting books. And so he sets out on a mission to collect every last one. But what happens when the rest of the townspeople have nothing left to read?
Rhonda Gowler Greene (illustrated
by Maggie Smith) April 2010
Kelly DiPucchio &
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Pictures by Tricia Tusa The Sandwich Swap, Disney-Hyperion Genre/age range: Picture book Description: Lily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus - but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. A story inspired by Her Majesty's own childhood.
Rhonda Gowler Greene (illustrated
by Maggie Smith)
Carol A. Grund
Anna Mei, Cartoon Girl, Pauline Books & Media Genre/age range: Middle grade novel for ages 8-12 Description: Sixth-grader Anna Mei is new in town, and she’s not happy about it. With a weird name that makes her sound like a cartoon, an adoptive family she doesn’t remotely resemble, and an unknown birth mother somewhere back in China, how is she ever going to fit in around here? First in a three-book series. March 2010
Boni Ashburn (illustrated by Kelly Murphy) Over at the Castle, Abrams Books for Young Readers Genre/age range: picture book, 2-8 Description: In this clever reworking of the song “Over in the Meadow,” we meet castle-dwellers spinning, cleaning, cooking, dancing, and more. The text counts up from one baby dragon to ten court jesters, and at the end of the day, all of the villagers look out their windows for a special surprise from their dragon neighbors.
Deborah Diesen (illustrated
by Tracy Dockray)
The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade, Tricycle Press Age/genre: Picture Book Description: In The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade, fed-up babies band together to protest baths, bibs, belly kisses and more. A fun and silly rhyming read-aloud, the book ends on a sweet note, sure to resonate with bad-tempered babies and the parents who love them.
Buffy Silverman Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks? and Other Questions About Animals, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, grades 4-6 Description: Bats are blind. An old dog can't learn new tricks. The early bird
catches the worm. A cat always lands on its feet. You may have heard some of these common sayings and beliefs. But are they
really true? Can they be proven using science? Read this book and find out which are fact and which are fiction.
Amy Young (author &
illustrator)
The Mud Fairy, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books Genre/age range: picture book Description: Wearing pink and tiptoing through the dewdrops is for wimps! Emmelina would rather play with her friends, the frogs. But can a fairy with an independent streak earn her wings if she goes against the fairy code? November 2009 Kim Delmar Cory Tending Ben's Garden, Royal Fireworks Press Genre/Age group: Mid-grade historical novel Description: It's Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1931. What sacrifices will 12-year-old Kate make to bring her 5-year-old brother, Ben, home after the family is split up due to the Depression and their father is ‘killed by the crash’?
Doris Holik Kelly Mystery of the Voyageur’s Rendezvous, Arbutus Press Genre/Age group: mid-grade novel Description: In an exciting Memorial Day weekend reenactment at Fort Michilimackinac, Pontiac's warriors overthrow the British Soldiers. Angry French voyageurs are harassing Jared and Sadie Daly. Someone wants to scalp Jared. Run Jared, run! October 2009
John Perry The Book That Eats People, illustrated by Mark Fearing, Ten Speed Press Description: What do little Sam Ruskin, sweet Victoria Glassfor, and Mr. Singh, the security guard, have in common? Each of them was utterly consumed by the book you see pictured above. Utterly—and literally. This book’s people-eating history will make children laugh...and wonder if the book they hold in their hands might be a stealthy predator. Gulp! September 2009
Amy Huntley The Everafter, Balzer and Bray/HarperCollins Genre/Age group: Young Adult Madison Stanton is dead. And trapped in a
limbo-like state with all the objects she lost throughout her life. She soon discovers that she can use those objects to return
to moments from her life, and in doing so, she learns the truth about her death.
Elizabeth Raum Gwen Stefani, Raintree Genre/Age Group: Nonfiction - grades 3-5 Description:
A brief biography of the international superstar that examines how Stefani fits into the culture of music and fashion today.
Elizabeth Raum Poetry, Raintree Genre/Age Group: Nonfiction
- grades 3-5 Description: Defines and explores poetry
as practiced in world cultures throughout the ages.
Elizabeth Raum The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure, Capstone Press Genre/Age Group: Nonfiction/Historical Fiction for grades 3-5 Description: It’s the late 1700s. Tensions are brewing between the American colonies and Great Britain.
The Revolutionary War is about to begin. Will you: Help the network of patriot spies in your city? OR Fight for independence
as a patriot soldier? OR Work to keep the colonies under British rule?
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Amphibians?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What do a bullfrog, a salamander, and a toad have in common? They're all amphibians! But do you know what makes an amphibian an amphibian? Read Do You Know about Amphibians? to find out!
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Birds?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What
do a penguin, a pigeon, and a peacock have in common? They're all birds! But do you know what makes a bird
a bird? Read Do You Know about Birds? to find out!
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Fish?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What
do a shark, a seahorse, and a ray have in common? They're all fish! But do you know what makes a fish a fish?
Read Do You Know about Fish? to find out!
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Insects?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What
do a bee, a butterfly, and an ant have in common? They're all insects! But do you know what makes an insect
an insect? Read Do You Know about Insects? to find out!
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Mammals?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What
do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They're all mammals! But do you know what makes a mammal
a mammal? Read Do You Know about Mammals? to find out!
Buffy Silverman Do You Know about Reptiles?, Lerner Publications Company Genre/Age group: Nonfiction, K-2 Description: What
do a sea turtle, an iguana, and a python have in common? They're all reptiles! But do you know what makes
a reptile a reptile? Read Do You Know about Reptiles? to find out!
Lisa Wheeler Dino-Soccer, illustrated by Barry Gott, Lerner/CarolRhoda Genre/Age group: Picture Book When veggie-nibbling Grazers and meat-munching Biters take to the soccer field, it’s a showdown of prehistoric
proportions. If you are a fan of Dino-Hockey then be prepared to root for some familiar dino-characters, now dressed
in cleats instead of blades. SCBWI-MI Members, if you have a new book coming
out in the next four months and would like it added to this list, contact the webmistress at editor@kidsbooklink.org.
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