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Books for children:

Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt, 1998.

Ballyhoo Bay. Illustrated by Derek Anderson. Simon & Schuster, 2009.

The Beautiful Butterfly. Illustrated by Victoria Chess. Clarion, 2000.

Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark Illustrated by Brian Biggs. Knopf, 2008.

Born to Read Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2008.

Can You Guess My Name? Classic Tales Around the World. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 2002.

Coco and Cavendish: Circus Dogs. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. Random House, 2002.

Coco and Cavendish: Fire Dogs. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. Random House, 2004.

Counting Crocodiles. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Harcourt, 1997.

The Dancing Pig. Illustrated by Jesse Sweetwater. Harcourt, 1999.

The Elephant's Wrestling Match. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Lodestar, 1992.

The Gift of the Crocodile. Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. Simon & Schuster, 2000.

Good Night, Dinosaurs. Illustrated by Victoria Chess. Clarion, 1996.

Gruesome Guide to World Monsters. Illustrated by Henrik Drescher. Candlewick, 2005.

The House That Drac Built. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Harcourt, 1995.

Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf. Illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. Knopf, 2007.

Monster Goose. Illustrated by Jack E. Davis. Harcourt 2001.

Nursery Tales Around the World. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 1996.

Preschool to the Rescue. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Harcourt, 2001.

Schoolyard Rhymes. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2005.

The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Simon & Schuster, 2006.

Silly and Sillier: Read Aloud Tales from Around the World. Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. Knopf, 2002.

Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Tale from Alphabet Town. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2009.

Tasty Baby Belly Buttons. Illustrated by Meilo So. Knopf, 1999.

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie Illustrated by Edward Koren. Knopf, 2006.

There’s a Zoo in Room 22. Illustrated by Barney Saltzberg. Harcourt, 2000.

‘Twas the Fright Before Christmas. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Harcourt 2002.

What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Harcourt, 2004.

Wild About Books. Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2004.

Wiley and the Hairy Man. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Lodestar, 1996.


Books for adults

Celtic Baby Names. Folkprint, 1997.

Children's Traditional Games. (with Bob Kaminski). Oryx, 1995.

Cinderella (Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series). Oryx, 1992.

Fantastic Theater: Puppets and Plays for Young Players and Young Audiences. H.W. Wilson, 1991.

The Flannel Board Storytelling Book. H.W. Wilson, 1987. 2nd ed., 1997.

Mother Goose’s Playhouse: Toddler Tales and Nursery Rhymes. BKMA, 1994.

Multicultural Folktales. (with BobKaminski). Oryx, 1991.

Multicultural Folktales for Feltboard and Reader's Theater. Oryx, 1996.

Spanish Baby Names. Folkprint, 2002.

Storytellers' Research Guide: Folktales, Myths and Legends. Folkprint, 1996.

Twice Upon a Time: Stories to Tell, Retell, Act Out and Write About. (with Bob Kaminski). H.W. Wilson, 1989.

Poetry is portable! You can write a poem or read a poem, indoors or outdoors.

For Students and Teachers: Learn More About these Bestselling Books

Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf! Illustrated by J. Notto Seibold. Knopf, August 2010
Finally! They said it would never happen. The Big Bad Retired Wolf makes things right with the Three Little Pigs.
Wild About Books. Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2004.
Librarian Molly McGrew drives the bookmobile into the zoo, and soon the animals are reading, writing, and building their own branch library.
The Sleepy Little Alphabet. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2009
This ABC book is also a bedtime story. Big letters try to put their little letters to bed, but the little letters are not cooperating. How will it end? Only Z knows for sure.
The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Simon & Schuster, 2007.
When a girl finds a genetically-altered science fair project on Professor Swami's web site, catastrophe is just one mouse click away.
Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf. Illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. Knopf, 2007.
B.B. (Big Bad) Wolf is old now, and has retired to the Villain Villa Senior Center. Is it too late for him to mend his ways and make new friends?
Antarctic Antics. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt, 1998.
Emperor penguins tell about their lives in wacky verse.
Counting Crocodiles. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Harcourt, 1997.
Fifty-five silly crocodiles learn manners from a clever monkey, while children learn to count from one to ten and back again.
Schoolyard Rhymes Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2005.
Kids, parents and grandparents will enjoy reading these favorite playground rhymes together.
Monster Goose. Illustrated by Jack E. Davis. Harcourt, 2001.
What's happened to sweet old Mother Goose? She's grown a pair of fangs, and is rewriting all the old favorites in scary new ways.