Recommended books by issue

Summer 2008: June | July | August

June 2008  read this issue

Five questions for Alexandra Day
     • Good Dog, Carl, written and illustrated by Alexandra Day, Aladdin/Scholastic, 2–5 years.
     • Carl’s Summer Vacation, written and illustrated by Alexandra Day, Farrar, 2–5 years.
     • You’re a Good Dog, Carl, written and illustrated by Alexandra Day, Square Fish, 2–5 years.

Join the dog and pony show
     • Really Truly Bingo, written and illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Candlewick, 4-6 years.
     • Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch, written by Mona Kerby, illustrated by Lynne Barasch,
        Farrar/Foster, 4–8 years.
     • Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear!, written and illustrated by Matthew J. Baek, Dial, 3–6 years.
     • My Chincoteague Pony, written and illustrated by Susan Jeffers, Hyperion, 4–7 years.
     • Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia, written and illustrated by Ted and Betsy Lewin, Lee &
        Low, 6–9 years.

From the headlines
     • Fallen Angels and Sunrise over Fallujah, both by Walter Dean Myers, Scholastic, 12 years
        and up.
     • Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, Tor, 12 years and up.
     • How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate, by Lynne Cherry and Gary
        Braasch, Dawn Publications, 9–12 years.

Books you’ve been waiting for
     • The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, both by Jeanne Birdsall,
        Knopf, 9–12 years.
     • The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan, Hyperion/Disney, 10–14 years.
     • The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings, both by Kate Thompson, Greenwillow,
        10–14 years.

Three for the Fourth
     • King George: What Was His Problem?, written by Steve Sheinkin, illustrated by
        Tim Robinson, Roaring Brook, 9–14 years.
     • Lady Liberty: A Biography, written by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Matt Tavares,
        Candlewick, 7–12 years.
     • Otto Runs for President, written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Scholastic, 4–8 years.

July 2008  read this issue  

Olympic hopefuls
     • Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics, by Sue Macy,
        National Geographic, 8–12 years.
     • The Olympics: Unforgettable Moments of the Games, by Matt Christopher, Little, 8–12 years.
     • Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion, by Russell Freedman, Clarion, 8–12
        years.
     • Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku, written by Ellie Crowe, illustrated by
        Richard Waldrep, Lee & Low, 8–12 years.
     • Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by
        Eric Velasquez, Walker, 5–8 years.
     • Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman, written by
        Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz, Voyager, 5–8 years.
     • America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle, written by David A. Adler, illustrated by
        Terry Widener, Gulliver/Harcourt, 5–8 years.
     • Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, written by Paula Yoo, illustrated
        by Dom Lee, Lee & Low, 5–8 years.
     • The Mud Flat Olympics, written and illustrated by James Stevenson, Greenwillow, 5–8 years.
     • Koala Lou, written by Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts, Gulliver/Harcourt, 5–8 years.

Welcome to China
     • To Grandmother’s House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing, by Douglas Keister, Gibbs Smith,
        5–8 years.
     • Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Imperial China, written by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce
        Degen, Scholastic, 5–8 years.
     • Elephants and Golden Thrones: Inside China’s Forbidden City, written by Trish Marx,
        photographs by Ellen B. Senisi, Abrams, 8–12 years.
     • Little Green: Growing Up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, by Chun Yu, Wiseman/Simon,
        10 years and up.
     • Red Land, Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution, illustrated by Ange Zhang,
        Groundwood, 8–12 years.
     • The Dragon’s Child: A Story of Angel Island, by Laurence Yep with Dr. Kathleen S. Yep,
        HarperCollins, 8–12 years.
     • Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, written by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by William
        Low, Square Fish, 8–12 years.

Five questions for R. L. Stine
     • Revenge of the Living Dummy, Horrorland series, by R. L. Stine, Scholastic, 8–12 years.
     • Creep from the Deep, Horrorland series, by R. L. Stine, Scholastic, 8–12 years.

Toddler truck stop
     • Red Truck, written by Kersten Hamilton, illustrated by Valeria Petrone, Viking, 2–5 years.
     • Little Blue Truck, written by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry, Harcourt, 2–5 years.
     • Truck Stuck, written by Sallie Wolf, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies, Charlesbridge,
        2–5 years.

Audiobooks
     • More About Paddington, written by Michael Bond, read by Stephen Fry, HarperChildrensAudio,
        5–8 years.
     • Alice in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll, read by Jim Dale, Brilliance Audio, 7 years
        and up.
     • The Cricket in Times Square, written by George Selden, read by Tony Shalhoub, MacMillan
        Young Listeners, 8–12 years.
     • To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, read by Sissy Spacek, Caedmon,
        10–14 years.
     • The Willoughbys, written by Lois Lowry, read by Arte Johnson, Listening Library,
        8–12 years.
     • Elijah of Buxton, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, read by Mirron Willis, Listening Library,
        8–12 years.
     • Skybreaker, written by Kenneth Oppel, read by David Kelly, Full Cast Audio, 10–14 years.
     • The Battle of the Labyrinth, written by Rick Riordan, read by Jesse Bernstein, Listening
        Library, 10–14 years.

From the Editor
     • At Night, written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean, Foster/Farrar, 5–8 years.
     • The Arrival, illustrated by Shaun Tan, Levine/Scholastic, 10 years and up.
     • The Wall, written and illustrated by Peter Sís, Foster/Farrar, 10 years and up.
     • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, illustrated
        by Ellen Forney, Little, 10 years and up.

August 2008  read this issue

Backyard safari
     • Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints, by Jim Arnosky, Sterling, 9–12 years.
     • Trout Are Made of Trees, written by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Kate Endle, Charlesbridge,
        4–8 years.
     • Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator, written by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C.
        and Richard Campbell, Boyds Mills, 4–8 years.
     • Thoreau at Walden, by John Porcellino, Hyperion, 10–14 years.

Books for your space chimps
     • Balloon on the Moon, by Dan McCann and Nathan Hale, Walker, 5–8 years.
     • Space Boy, by Leo Landry, Houghton, 3–6 years.
     • One Small Step, by P.B. Kerr, McElderry, 9–12 years.
     • Astronaut Handbook, by Meghan McCarthy, Knopf, 5–8 years.
     • Life on Earth — and Beyond: An Astrobiologist’s Quest, by Pamela S. Turner, Charlesbridge,
        10–14 years.
     • Looking for Life in the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, by Ellen Jackson
        and Nic Bishop, Houghton, 9–12 years.

One question for five writers (and an editor)
Jon Scieszka
     • Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk, Doubleday, adult.
     • Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, Tor, 12 years and up.
     • Sterling Point Books, various authors, Sterling, 9–12 years.
Susan Cooper
     • The Dark Is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper, McElderry, 9–12 years.
     • Thomas Hardy, by Claire Tomalin, Penguin, adult.
     • Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, by Stephen Greenblatt,
        Norton, adult.
     • The King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper, McElderry, 10–14 years.
Coe Booth
     • Tyrell, by Coe Booth, Scholastic/Push, 14 years and up.
     • Kendra, by Coe Booth, Scholastic/Push, 14 years and up. (available October 2008)
     • Alive and Well in Prague, New York, by Daphne Grab, HarperTeen, 12 years and up.
     • Dairy Queen and The Off Season, both by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Houghton,
        12 years and up.
Kevin Henkes
     • Bird Lake Moon, by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, 9–12 years.
     • Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, adult.
     • Howard's End, by E.M. Forster, Signet Classics, adult.
     • Stoner and Butcher's Crossing, both by John Williams, NYRB Classics, adult.
Virginia Duncan
     • Minders of Make-Believe, by Leonard Marcus, Houghton, adult.
     • The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski, Ecco, adult.
     • Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, 12 years and up.
Walter Dean Myers
     • Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, many editions, adult.
     • Lorca & Jiménez: Selected Poems, written by Federico García Lorca and Juan Ramón
        Jiménez, selected and translated by Robert Bly, Beacon, adult.
     • Platero y yo / Platero and I, by Juan Ramón Jiménez, Clarion, 9–12 years.
Roger Sutton
     • Middlemarch, by George Eliot, read by Kate Reading, Tantor Media, adult.
     • The Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries, by Donna Leon, Penguin, adult.
     • In Siberia, by Colin Thubron, Harper Perennial, adult.

The next chapter
     • Basketball Bats and Goof-Off Goalie, both written by Betty Hicks, illustrated by Adam McCauley,
        Roaring Brook, 6–9 years.
     • Ruby Lu, Brave and True and Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything, both by Lenore Look,
        Atheneum, 8–10 years.
     • Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, by Lenore Look, Schwartz & Wade,
        8–10 years.
     • Piper Reed: The Great Gypsy, by Kimberly Willis Holt, illustrated by Christine Davenier,
        Holt, 8–10 years.
     • Piper Reed, Navy Brat, by Kimberly Willis Holt, illustrated by Christine Davenier, Square Fish,
        8–10 years.
     • A Bear Called Paddington and Paddington Takes the Test, both by Michael Bond, illustrated by
        Peggy Fortnum, Houghton, 7 years and up.
     • Paddington Here and Now, by Michael Bond, illustrated by R.W. Alley, HarperCollins,
        7 years and up.

Back to school, for the first time
     • In My Heart, by Molly Bang, Little Brown, 2–4 years.
     • Wow! School!, by Robert Neubecker, Hyperion, 3–5 years.
     • Kindergarten Rocks!, by Katie Davis, Harcourt, 3–5 years.
     • Welcome to Kindergarten, by Anne Rockwell, Walker, 3–5 years.
     • My Kindergarten, by Rosemary Wells, Hyperion, 3–5 years.
     • Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner!, by Amy Schwartz, Scholastic, 4–8 years.
     • Wemberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, 4–8 years.
     • Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, written by Joseph Slate, illustrated by
        Ashley Wolff, Dutton, 4–8 years.