Winter 2002-2003 Children's Book Sense 76 Preview

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The fliers are on press now; 100's will go out in the November white box, and additional quantities, as in the past, will mail from the printer.

Thank you for the great recommendations!!

Carl
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1. A HOUSE CALLED AWFUL END: Book One of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy, by Philip Ardagh; illus. by David Roberts (Holt, $14.95, 0805068287) Ages 9-12.

2. A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE, by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic, $15.95, 0439388805) Ages 9-12.

3. FEED, by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick, $16.99, 0763617261) Teens.

4. TOOT & PUDDLE: Top of the World, by Holly Hobbie (Little, Brown, $15.95, 0316365130) Ages 4-8.

5. FIREBOAT: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, written and illustrated by Maira Kalman (Putnam, $16.99, 0399239537) Ages 4-8.

6. THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION, by Nancy Farmer (Richard Jackson Books/Atheneum/S&S, $17.95, 0689852223) Teens.

7. THE SANDS OF TIME, by Michael Hoeye (Dutton, $14, 0399238794) Ages 9-12. Also a Listening Library Audio (0807208833)

8. NEW YORK'S BRAVEST, by Mary Pope Osborne; illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Knopf, $15.95, 0375821961) Ages 4-8.

9. THE SPIDER & THE FLY, by Mary Howitt; illus. by Tony DiTerlizzi (Simon & Schuster, $16.95, 0689852894) Ages 4-8.

10. CATALYST, by Laurie Halse Anderson (Viking, $17.99, 0670035661) Teens. Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209392)

For Babies and Preschoolers

BUSY MONKEYS, by John Schindel (Tricycle Press, $6.95, 1582460825)

KNICK-KNACK PADDYWHACK, by Paul O. Zelinski (Dutton, $18.99, 0525469087)

And two from Katie Davis:

WHO HOPS? and WHO HOOTS? (Red Wagon/Harcourt, $5.95 board books/Hops: 0152166084; Hoots: 0152166165)



New Gems for Ages 4-8

See also the Top Ten above.

ALPHABOAT, by Michael Chesworth (Farrar, $16, 0374302448)

ANOTHER PERFECT DAY, by Ross MacDonald (Roaring Book Press, $15.95, 0761315950)

BAGHEAD, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf, $15.95, 037581566X)

THE BOOKSTORE MOUSE, by Peggy Christian (Harcourt, $5.95 paper, 0152045643)

THE COLLIE OF CASTLE HILL, by Christine Reilly Carter (Polt Mountain Press, $16.95, 0971796408)

COURAGE, by Bernard Waber (Houghton Mifflin, $12, 0618238557; Nov.)

DEAR MRS. LARUE: Letters From Obedience School, by Mark Teague (Scholastic, $15.95, 0439206634)

EPOSSUMONDAS, by Colleen Salley; illus. by Janet Stevens (Harcourt, $16, 015216748X)

IGNACIO'S CHAIR, by Gloria Evangelista; illus. by Cathy Morrison (Fulcrum, $17.95, 1555919669)

MOLE & THE BABY BIRD, by Marjorie Newman; illus. by Patrick Benson (Bloomsbury, $16.95, 1582347840)

MRS. BIDDLEBOX, by Linda Smith (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060286903)

THE NIGHTINGALE, by Hans Christian Andersen; illus. by Jerry Pinkney (Phyllis Fogelman Books, $16.99, 0803724640)

PLANTZILLA, by Jerdine Nolan; illus. by David Catrow and Paula Wiseman (Silver Whistle, $16, 0152024123)

THE POT THAT JUAN BUILT, by Nancy Andrews-Goebel; illus. by David Diaz (Lee and Low Books, $16.95, 1584300388)

RACCOON MOON, by Nancy Carol Willis (Birdsong, $6.95 paper, 0966276132)

THE RANGE ETERNAL, by Louise Erdrich; illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Hyperion, $15.99, 0786802200)

RUBY'S WISH, by Shirin Yim Bridges; illus. by Sophie Blackall (Chronicle, $15.95, 0811834906)

UG, by Raymond Briggs (Knopf, $15.95, 037581619)

WHEN MARIAN SANG, by Pam Munoz Ryan; illus. by Brian Selznick (Scholastic, $16.95, 0439269679)

ZATHURA, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton, $18, 0618253963)

The World of Faeries

A CHILD'S BOOK OF FAERIES, by Tanya Robin Batt (Barefoot Books, $19.99, 1841489549)

FAIRIE-ALITY: The Fashion Collection, by David Ellwand and David Downton (Candlewick, $40, 0763614130)



Early Chapter Books for Ages 7-10

JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD, by Megan McDonald (Candlewick, $ 15.99, 0763614467)

THIS GUM FOR HIRE: Chet Gecko, by Bruce Hale (Harcourt, $14, 0152024913)

For Ages 9-12

Featured Author: Roderick Townley

INTO THE LABYRINTH (Atheneum, $16.95, 0689846150)

THE GREAT GOOD THING (Aladdin, $4.99 paper, 0689853289) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807204854)

Some Lovely Rediscoveries:

THE MELENDY QUARTET, by Elizabeth Enright (Holt, $16.95):
THE SATURDAYS (0805070605)
THE FOUR STORY MISTAKE (0805070613)
SPIDERWEB FOR TWO (080507063X)
THEN THERE WERE FIVE (0805070621)

THE LITTLE BRUTE FAMILY, by Russell Hoban; illus. by Lillian Hoban (Farrar, $5.95 paper, 0374444838)

RIO GRANDE STORIES, by Carolyn Meyer (Gulliver, $6 paper, 0152000666)

Even More for Ages 9-12

See also the Top Ten above.

BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS, by Edwidge Danticat (Orchard, $16.95, 0439372992)

BOSTON JANE: WILDERNESS DAYS, by Jennifer Holm (HarperCollins, $16.99 0060290439)

CECILE: Gates of Gold, by Mary Casanova (Pleasant Co., $7.95 paper, 1584855185)

DOLORES: Seven Stories About Her, by Bruce Brooks (HarperCollins, $15.95, 0060278188)

THE FROG PRINCESS, by E.D. Baker (Bloomsbury, $15.95, 1582347999; Nov.)

HARMONY, by Rita Murphy (Delacorte, $15.95, 0385729383)

I SMELL LIKE HAM, by Betty Hicks (Roaring Brook Press, $16.95, 0761317481)

PARVANA'S JOURNEY, by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood, $15.95, 0888995148)

QUIVER, by Stephanie Spinner (Knopf, $15.95, 0375814892)

THE SAME STUFF AS STARS, by Katherine Paterson (Clarion, $15, 0618247440)

A WEEK IN THE WOODS, by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster, $16.95, 068982596X) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209619)

For Teen Readers

See also the Top Ten above.

THE ANGEL FACTORY, by Terence Blacker (Simon & Schuster, $16.95, 0689851715)

BLOODY JACK: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary Jacky Faber, Ship's Boy, by L.A. Meyer (Harcourt, $17, 0152167315)

BREATHING UNDERWATER, by Alex Flinn (HarperTempest, $7.99 paper, 0064472574)

CITY OF THE BEASTS, by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, $19.99, 006050918X) Also a HarperAudio (0060510765/and in Spanish, Ciudad de las Bestias, 0060510773)

EDGEWATER ANGELS, by Sandro Meallet (Vintage, $13, 037572561X)

A STEP FROM HEAVEN, by An Na (Front Street, $15.95, 1886910588)

Don't miss these sequels to two previous Book Sense 76 Top Ten picks:

ARTHUR: At the Crossing Places, by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, $17.95 0439265983) Book Two in the Arthur Trilogy.

SORCERESS, by Celia Rees (Candlewick, $15.99, 0763618407) The sequel to Witch Child



Books on tape that are great for the whole family!

NANCY DREW is on tape for the first time, marvelously read by Laura Linney. Pure nostalgia for you 40+ kids; pure fun for a new generation. (All from Listening Library at $18.)

#1: SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK (0807207543)

#2: THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (0807207578)

#3: THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY (0807207608)

#4: THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN (0807207632)

Classic Roald Dahl favorites, now reissued on tape with fantastic new readers. Check these out:

THE BFG, read by Natasha Richardson ($22, 0060091150)

BOY, read by Derek Jacobi ($22, 0060091223)

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, read by Eric Idle ($24, 0060510641; also on CD, $25.95, 006051065X)

GEORGE'S MARVELOUS MEDICINE, read by Richard E. Grant ($12, 0060510781; coming in Dec.)

GOING SOLO, read by Derek Jacobi ($24, 0060510536)

REVOLTING RHYMES & DIRTY BEASTS, read by Alan Cumming ($12, 0060091274)

THE TWITS, read by Simon Callow ($12, 0060091266)