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    • How can you dance? [book review]

    • How can you dance? [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dance--Juvenile fiction; English language--Rhythm;

    • Walton, Rick. How Can You Dance?. Illustrated by Ana Lopez-Escriva. Putnam &Grosset, 2001. ISBN 0-399-23229-X. $13.99. unp. B Pre+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner How can you dance? How can you dance with springs in your shoes? How can you dance...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Lady Lollipop [book review]

    • Lady Lollipop [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Princesses--Juvenile fiction; Child psychology--Juvenile fiction; Swine--Juvenile fiction; Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction; Queens--Juvenile fiction; Only child--Juvenile fiction;

    • King-Smith, Dick. Lady Lollipop. Illustrated by Jill Barton. Candlewick Press, 2000. ISBN 0-7636-1269-3. $15.95. 122 pp. A 3+ FI Reviewed by Vicky Turner “Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a little princess. She was seven years old,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Maxwell's magic mix-up [book review]

    • Maxwell's magic mix-up [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Magicians--Juvenile fiction; Parties--Juvenile fiction; Birthdays--Juvenile fiction; English language--Rhyme--Juvenile fiction;

    • Ashman, Linda. Maxwell’s Magic Mix-up. Illustrated by Regan Dunnick. Simon & Schuster, 2001. 0-689-83178-1. $16.00. unp. B 3+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Louise is having a birthday party, and the only entertainment available is a bumbling...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The school story [book review]

    • The school story [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Authorship--Juvenile fiction; Publishers and publishing--Juvenile fiction;

    • Clements, Andrew. The School Story. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN 0-689-82594-3. $16.00. 197 pp. * 3+ F Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Natalie Hansen has written a book-a book her best friend Zoe feels just has to be...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Gabriella's song [book review]

    • Gabriella's song [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Music--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Singing--Juvenile fiction; Venice (Italy)--Juvenile fiction; Italy--Juvenile fiction;

    • Fleming, Candace. Gabriella's Song. Illustrated by Giselle Potter. Atheneum, 1997. ISBN 0-689-80973-5. $16.00. Unpaginated. A Pre+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Venice is known as the city of music. You hear arias in the opera houses, cantatas in...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [book review]

    • Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Animal rights--Juvenile fiction; Cows--Juvenile fiction; Domestic animals--Juvenile fiction; Typewriters--Juvenile fiction;

    • Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN 0-689-83213-3. $15.00. 32 pp. * All PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Farmer Brown can't believe his ears--cows that type! These cows not only...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Adaline Falling Star [book review]

    • Adaline Falling Star [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Juvenile fiction; Arapaho Indians--Juvenile fiction; Racially mixed people--Juvenile fiction; Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction; Survival skills--Juvenile fiction; Runaway children--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Osborne, Mary Pope. Adaline Falling Star. Scholastic, 2000. ISBN 0-439-05947-X. ISBN 0-439-05947-X. $16.95. 169 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Adaline is her father’s name for her; Falling Star is what her mother calls her because she...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Armadillo tattletale [book review]

    • Armadillo tattletale [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Armadillos--Juvenile fiction; Gossip--Juvenile fiction; Anger--Juvenile fiction; Animals--Juvenile fiction;

    • Kettleman, Hellen. Armadillo Tattletale. Illustrated by Keith Graves. Scholastic, 2000. ISBN 0-590-99723-8. $15.95. 32 pp. * All PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner In the bare, bones beginning, Armadillo's ears were as tall as jackrabbit's and as wide...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Crazy horse's vision [book review]

    • Crazy horse's vision [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Crazy Horse, ca.1842-1877--Juvenile fiction; Oglala Indians--Juvenile fiction; Indians of North America--Great Plains--Juvenile fiction;

    • ? 2000 S.D. Nelson Bruchac, Joseph. Crazy Horse's Vision. Illustrated by S. D. Nelson. Lee & Low, 2000. ISBN 0-880-00094-6. $16.95. 40 pp.” Pre+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner When the child was born, his mother and father named him Curly. The...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The gruffalo [book review]

    • The gruffalo [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mice--Juvenile fiction; Animals--Juvenile fiction; English language--Rhythm;

    • Donaldson, Julia. Gruffalo. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Dial, 1999. ISBN 0-8037-2386-5. $15.99. 32 pp. A Pre-3 PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Mouse invents a fearsome creature called a Gruffalo to thwart the endeavors of other woodland...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • More parts [book review]

    • More parts [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Body, Human--Juvenile fiction; Figures of speech--Juvenile fiction; Worry in children--Juvenile fiction; Worry--Juvenile fiction; Anxiety in children--Juvenile fiction; Anxiety--Juvenile fiction; English language--Rhyme--Juvenile...

    • Arnold, Tedd. More Parts. Illustrated by Tedd Arnold. Dial, 2001. ISBN 0-8037-1417-3. $15.99. 32 pp. A Pre+ PBReviewed by Vicky M. Turner This kid wants to keep all of his body parts where they belong. But how can he do that when people are saying...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Song of the Wanderer [book review]

    • Song of the Wanderer [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Unicorns--Juvenile fiction; Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction; Trust--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;

    • Coville, Bruce. Song of the Wanderer. Scholastic, 1999. ISBN 0-590-45953-6. $16.95. 330 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Cara takes a fateful jump from a church tower on earth and lands in the wilderness of Luster, home of the unicorns....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Time Bike [book review]

    • The Time Bike [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Time travel--Juvenile fiction; Bicycles--Juvenile fiction; Aunts--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Cousins--Juvenile fiction; Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction;

    • Langton, Jane. The Time Bike. HarperCollins, 2000. ISBN 0-06-028438-2. $12.95. 176 pp. A 3+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Another incredible thing is happening at Number 40 Walden Street, Concord, Massachusetts--home of Eddy, Eleanor, Uncle...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big [book review]

    • Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Honesty--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Truthfulness and falsehood in children--Juvenile fiction; English language--Rhyme--Juvenile fiction;

    • Breathed, Berkeley. Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big, Explained by Fannie. Illustrated by Berkeley Breathed. Little, Brown, 2000. ISBN 0-316-10675-5. $14.95. 48 pp. A Pre+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Edwurd has broken Mom's favorite blue pig...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The web files [book review]

    • The web files [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Ducks--Juvenile fiction; Nursery rhymes--Juvenile fiction; Characters and characteristics in literature--Juvenile fiction;

    • Palatini, Margie. The Web Files. Illustrated by Richard Egielski. Hyperion, 2001. ISBN 0-7868-2366-6. $15.99. 32 pp. * PreS-3 PBReviewed by Vicky M. Turner There’s trouble on the farm. A peck of nearly perfect, purple, almost pickled-peppers, a...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The long patrol [book review]

    • The long patrol [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Hares--Juvenile fiction; Animals--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;

    • Jacques, Brian. The Long Patrol: A Tale from Redwall. Illustrated by Alan Curless. Philomel, 1997. ISBN 0-399-23165-X. $21.99. 358 pp. A 5+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Another in the swash-buckling Redwall series. Jacques continues his tales...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Eye of the great bear [book review]

    • Eye of the great bear [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Courage--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Texas--Juvenile fiction; Montana--Juvenile fiction; Family--Texas--Juvenile fiction; Family--Montana--Juvenile fiction;

    • Wallace, Bill. Eye of the Great Bear. Minstrel, 1999. ISBN 0-671-02504-X. $16.00. 176 pp. A 3+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Exploding fire crackers make Bailey jump and run, so every Fourth of July everyone is after him. On this Fourth--the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The quiltmaker's gift [book review]

    • The quiltmaker's gift [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Avarice--Juvenile fiction; Quiltmakers--Juvenile fiction; Quilts--Juvenile fiction; Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction; Generosity--Juvenile fiction;

    • Brumbeau, Jeff. The Quilt Maker's Gift. Illustrated by Gail de Marcken. Pfeifer-Hamilton, 2000. ISBN 1-57025-199-1. $17.95. Not paginated. A All PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner By day the magic old quilt maker makes wonderful quilts, “blues...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • White tiger, blue serpent [book review]

    • White tiger, blue serpent [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Brocade--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Avarice--Juvenile fiction; China--Juvenile literature;

    • Tseng, Grace. White Tiger, Blue Serpent. Illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng. Lothrop, Lee,& Shepard, 1999. ISBN 0-688-12515-8. $16.00. Not paginated. A All PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Young Kai and his mother live on the barren side of the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • If that breathes fire, we're toast! [book review]

    • If that breathes fire, we're toast! [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dragons--Juvenile fiction; Time travel--Juvenile fiction; Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction; Arizona--Juvenile fiction;

    • Stewart, Jennifer J. If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast! Holiday House, 1999. ISBN 0-8234-1460-2. $15.95. 118 pp. B 3+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Rick has just been forced to move from his home in San Diego to the hot, unfamiliar desert of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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