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NEW PICTURE BOOKS!
 
Buckamoo Girls
MY LIFE AS A CHICKEN
The story of how one hen's pluck and purpose propel her through the perils of being poultry.
 
(illustrated by Michael Slack, Harcourt, May, 2007) ISBN 978-0-15-205306-2
 
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Reviews:
School Library Journal review June 2007 »
Booksense Picks Children's Summer 2007 list »



Buckamoo Girls
BUCKAMOO GIRLS
The hoof-raising adventures of two bovine beauties of the Old West.
 
(illustrated by Tom Curry, Abrams Books for Young Readers, October, 2006) ISBN 0-8109-5471-0
 
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Reviews:
TIME - Top 10 2006 »
TIME 7 Books Kids Will Love »
"Delightful" (Western Times)
"Udderly hilarious" (Kirkus)



For another great Western-themed picture book, Ellen recommends Lee Wardlaw's Saturday Night Jamboree.


CHAPTER BOOK
 
The Lucky Lizard
The Lucky Lizard
Narrated by a wise and witty bluebelly lizard named Bima, and called by reviewers "thrill-a-minute… memorable", a tale of how best friends together overcome fears and foes.
 
(illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, Dutton, 2000; Penguin, 2002). ISBN 0-525-46142-6
 
No longer available in stores; contact author to purchase an inscribed copy.
 
 

MIDDLE GRADE STORIES

 
Highlights
"Magnet Man", "The Super Play", "The Tarantula", and "Itching to Play", in Hideaway Hollow and other Sports Stories (Highlights for Children, Ohio, 1995)

Great middle-grade SUMMER READS

Recommended by Ellen A. Kelley (perfect to pack in your duffel for camp or vacation):

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
by R. LaFevers
(Houghton Mifflin 07)


101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher
by Lee Wardlaw
(Dial, 04)


How to Save Your Tail
by Mary Hanson
(Schwartz & Wade Books 07)


Sheep
by Valerie Hobbs
(FSG)



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