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The Village Blacksmith The Village Blacksmith
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Reimagined in a modern setting, the 180 year old story of the village blacksmith remains as relevant today as in 1840. Inspired by Longfellow’s classic poem and the artist’s son’s blacksmith work.

Almost Time Almost Time
by Gary D. Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney

Out of maple syrup! When will it be time to tap the trees? asks young Ethan. Waiting is so hard but the reward is so sweet!

"A gentle tale that is as sweet and delicious as maple syrup."—Kirkus

Book Titles

2020

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH Longfellow (Candlewick Press) 2020
ALMOST TIME Schmidt (Clarion Books) 2020
PETER EASTER FROG Dealy (Simon & Schuster) 2020

2018

THE DINOSAUR EXPERT McNamara (Schwartz & Wade) 2018
NIGHT JOB Hesse (Candlewick Press) 2018

2017

ANYWHERE FARM Root (Candlewick Press) 2017

2016

MAKE WAY FOR READERS Sierra (Simon & Schuster) 2016
A HAT FOR MRS. GOLDMAN Edwards (Schwartz & Wade) 2016
ON THE FARM, AT THE MARKET Karas (Henry Holt) 2016
MORE-IGAMI Kleber (Candlewick Press) 2016
 

2015

A POEM IN YOUR POCKET McNamara (Schwartz & Wade) 2015
WHALES TRAILS, BEFORE AND NOW Cline-Ransome (Henry Holt) 2015

2014

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS Karas (Nancy Paulsen Books) 2014
IVAN: THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA Applegate (Clarion Books) 2014
TAP TAP BOOM BOOM Bluemle (Candlewick Press) 2014
I LIKE FISH Brown (Random House)
TIPPY-TIPPY-TIPPY, SPLASH! Fleming (Atheneum) 2014
ANT AND HONEY BEE: A PAIR OF FRIENDS IN WINTER McDonald (Candlewick) 2014

2013

THE APPLE ORCHARD RIDDLE McNamara (Schwartz & Wade)

2012

LEMONADE IN WINTER Jenkins (Schwartz & Wade) 2012
FRACTIONS = TROUBLE Mills (Farrar Strauss Giroux) 2012

2011

NEVILLE  Juster  (Schwartz & Wade)  2011

2010

YOUNG ZEUS  Karas  (Scholastic)  2010
THE VILLAGE GARAGE  Karas  (Henry Holt)  2010
SWITCHING ON THE MOON  Yolen / Fusek Peters  (Candlewick)  2010
CLEVER JACK TAKES THE CAKE  Fleming  (Schwartz & Wade)  2010

2009

SURPRISE SOUP  Rodman  (Viking)  2009

2008

LAZY LITTLE LOAFERS  Orlean  (Abrams)  2008
BIG BAD BUNNY  Billingsley  (Atheneum)  2008

2007

TIPPY-TIPPY-TIPPY, HIDE! Fleming (Atheneum) 2007
HOW MANY SEEDS IN A PUMPKIN? McNamara (Schwartz & Wade) 2007
TODAY AND TODAY Issa (Scholastic) 2007

2006

IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU Zolotow (Harper Collins) 2006
F IS FOR FIESTA Elya (Putnam) 2006
A PLACE CALLED KINDERGARTEN Harper (Putnam) 2006

2005

ANT AND HONEY BEE: WHAT A PAIR McDonald (Candlewick) 2005
ARE YOU GOING TO BE GOOD? Best (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 2005
ON EARTH Karas (Putnam) 2005
TINY TORTILLA Williams (Dutton) 2005
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE DESPERATE DUCK Rylant (Greenwillow) 2005

2004

I LIKE WHERE I AM Harper (Putnam) 2004
BARFBURGER BABY, I WAS HERE FIRST Danziger (Putnam) 2004
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE BAFFLED BEAR Rylant (Greenwillow) 2004

2003

THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE FIDGETY FOX Rylant (Greenwillow) 2003
OH NO! GOTTA GO! Elya (Putnam) 2003
THAT CRAZY BARB'RA Schafer (Dial) 2003
PRINCESS FISHTAIL Minters (Viking) 2003
TEN LITTLE MUMMIES Yates (Viking) 2003

2002

INCREDIBLE ME Appelt (Harper Collins) 2002
ATLANTIC Karas (Putnam) 2002
SKIDAMARINK Karas (Harper Collins) 2002
MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! Fleming (Simon and Schuster) 2002
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE SLEEPY SLOTH Rylant (Greenwillow) 2002

2001

THE CLASS ARTIST Karas (Greenwillow) 2001
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE TROUBLESOME TURTLE Rylant (Greenwillow) 2001
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE PUZZLING POSSUM Rylant (Greenwillow) 2001
MISSING MITTENS Murphy (Harper Collins) 2001
FOLLOW THE LEADER Silverman (Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux) 2001

2000

CAR WASH Steen (Putnam) 2000
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE CLIMBING CAT Rylant (Greenwillow) 2000
THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MONKEY Rylant (Greenwillow) 2000
BEBE'S BAD DREAM Karas (Greenwillow) 2000
PENELOPE JANE Cash (Harper Collins) 2000
THE SEALS ON THE BUS Hort (Henry Holt) 2000

1999

I LIKE BUGS Brown (Golden) 1999
THE BONE KEEPER McDonald (DK Ink) 1999
RAISING SWEETNESS Stanley (Putnam) 1999
A DOG NAMED SAM Boland (Dial) 1999

1998

THROW YOUR TOOTH ON THE ROOF Beeler (Houghton Mifflin) 1998
THE WINDY DAY Karas (Simon & Schuster) 1998

1997

IN THE HUSH OF THE EVENING Graff (Harper Collins) 1998 GOOD KNIGHT! Rymill (Holt) 1997
PUDDLES London (Viking) 1997
BOOTSIE BARKER BALLERINA Bottner (Harper Collins) 1997
ELEVATOR DREAMS Murphy (Harper Collins) 1997

1996

SLEEPLESS BEAUTY Minters (Viking) 1996
HOME ON THE BAYOU Karas (Simon & Schuster) 1996
MR CAREY'S GARDEN Cutler (Houghton Mifflin) 1996
SAVING SWEETNESS Stanley (Putnam) 1996
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST Carr (Tambourine) 1996
GIVE ME HALF Murphy (Harper Collins) 1996
SID AND SAM Buck (Harper Collins) 1996
THE SPIDER WHO CREATED THE WORLD Macdonald (Orchard) 1996

1995

LIKE BUTTER ON PANCAKES London (Viking) 1995
SCARE THE MOON Ziefert (Candlewick) 1995
MY CRAYON'S TALK Hubbard (Holt) 1995
A DOG NAMED SAM Boland (Dial) 1995
THE FLUTE PLAYER Eversole (Orchard) 1995
ON THE TRAIL WITH MISS PACE Denslow (Simon & Schuster) 1995
I KNOW AN OLD LADY (Scholastic) 1995

1994

THREE LITTLE BIKERS Johnston (Knopf) 1994
WE DARE YOU Ziefert (Simon & Schuster) 1994
TRUMAN'S AUNT FARM Rattigan (Houghton Mifflin) 1994

1993

CINDER-ELLY Minters (Viking) 1994 ODDS 'N ENDS ALVY Frank (Four Winds Press) 1993
DON'T READ THIS BOOK, WHATEVER YOU DO Dakos (Four Winds Press) 1993
INTO THIS NIGHT WE ARE RISING London (Viking) 1993

1992

NOBODY'S MOTHER IS IN SECOND GRADE Pulver (Dial) 1992
EEK! STORIES TO MAKE YOU SHRIEK O'Connor (Grosset & Dunlap) 1992
WESTWARD HO HO HO! Hartman (Viking) 1992
PIGEON, PIGEON Cohen (Dutton) 1992
WE SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1992
THE SNOWBALL WAR Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1992

1991

THE HOLIDAY HANDWRITING SCHOOL Pulver (Four Winds Press) 1991
BUNNY RUNS AWAY Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1991
MARTIN AND THE TEACHER'S PETS Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1991
MARTIN AND THE TOOTH FAIRY Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1991

1983 - 1990

FREDDIE THE FRIGHTENED AND THE WONDROUS MS. WARDROBE Shrapnel (Knopf) 1990
WHO GOES OUT ON HALLOWEEN? Alexander (Bantam) 1990
IF YOU'RE NOT HERE PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND Dakos (Four Winds Press) 1990
BRENDA'S PRIVATE SWING Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1990
MERRY CHRISTMAS, WHAT'S YOUR NAME Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1990
THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD Chardiet and Macarone (Scholastic) 1990 101 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT PETS AND PEOPLE Squire (Macmillan) 1988
I'M TELLING Arnold (Little,Brown & Company) 1987
THE GREAT POTATO BOOK Hughes (Macmillan) 1986
THE SCOOP ON ICE CREAM Cobb (Little, Brown & Company) 1985
SHAGGY DOG RIDDLES Miescke (Albert Whitman & Company) 1983


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