Books for Children

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Fiction Shreck, Peter, editor ACORN MAGIC READERS: VERY FIRST STORIES WITH PAMELA PIG AND FRIENDS and other titles in series. Il. by Peter B. Clark. ISBN 0-02-037120-9. New York: Macmillan, 1980. Unp. $8.95 set. Reviewed by Helen H. Shelton

Asher, Sandy DAUGHTERS OF THE LAW. ISBN 0-8253-0006-1. New York: Beaufort, 1980. 157 pp. $7.95.

Avi THE HISTORY OF HELPLESS HARRY. Il. in pen-and-ink by Paul O. Zelinsky. ISBN 0-394-84505-6. New York: Pantheon, 1970. 179 pp. $8.95.

Beckman, Delores MY OWN PRIVATE SKY. ISBN 0-525-35510-3. New York: Dutton, 1980. 154 pp. $8.95. Reviewed by Phyllis G. Sidorsky

Burch, Robert IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN. ISBN 0-670-39169-7. New York: Viking, 1980. 145 pp. $8.95.

Byars, Betsy THE NIGHT SWIMMERS. Il. by Troy Howell. ISBN 0-440-06261-6. New York: Delacorte, 1980. 131 pp. $7.95.

Clements, Bruce ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE. ISBN 0-374-30371-1. New York: Farrar, 1980. 151 pp. $8.95.

De Roo, Anne SCRUB FIRE. ISBN 0-689-30775-6. New York: Atheneum, 1980. 106 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by Kathleen R. Roedder

Elmore, Patricia SUSANNAH AND THE BLUE HOUSE MYSTERY. Il. in pencil by John C. Wallner. ISBN 0-525-40525-9. New York: Button, 1980. 164 pp. $9.95.

Garfield, Leon FOOTSTEPS. ISBN 0-440-02634-2. New York: Delacorte, 1980. 196 pp. $8.95.

Greaves, Margaret CAT's MAGIC. Dust jacket painting by Jennifer Eachus. ISBN 0-06-022123-2. New York: Harper, 1980. 183 pp. $8.95.

Hanson, June Andrea WINTER OF THE OWL. ISBN 0-02-742530-4. New York: Macmillan, 1980. 126 pp. $8.95.

Haugaard, Erik C. CHASE ME, CATCH NOBODY! ISBN 0-395-29208-5. Boston: Houghton, 1980. 209 pp. $7.95.

Hurmence, Belinda TOUGH TIFFANY. ISBN 0-385-15082-2. New York: Doubleday, 1980. 166 pp. $7.95.

Knudson, R.R. RINEHART LIFTS. ISBN 0-374-36294-7. New York: Farrar, 1980. 88 pp. $8.95.

Myers, Walter Dean BLACK PEARL AND THE GHOST or ONE MYSTERY AFTER ANOTHER. Il. by Robert Quackenbush. ISBN 0-670-17284-7. New York: Viking, 1980. 36 pp. $6.95. Reviewed by Jean F. Hammond

Nixon, Joan Lowery IF YOU SAY SO, CLAUDE. Il. by Lorinda Bryan Cauley. ISBN 0-7232-6183-0. New York: Warne, 1980, Unp. $9.95.

Steig, William GORKY RISES. Il. by author. ISBN 0-374-32752-1. New York: Farrar, 1980. 32 pp. $10.95. Reviewed by Elizabeth B. Murphy

Vigna, Judith SHE's NOT MY REAL MOTHER. Il. by author. ISBN 0-8075-7340-X. Chicago: Whitman, 1980. Unp. $6.95. Reviewed by Mary Montebello

Waber, Bernard DEAR HILDEGARDE. Il. by author. ISBN 0-395-29745-1. Boston: Houghton, 1980. Unp. $4.95.

Wildsmith, Brian PROFESSOR NOAH's SPACESHIP. Il. by author, ISBN 0-19-279741-7. New York: Oxford, 1980. Unp. $9.95.

Zolotow, Charlotte IF YOU LISTEN. Il. by Marc Simont. ISBN 0-06-027049-7. New York: Harper, 1980. Unp. $8.95.

Nonfiction Bass, Howard ICE SKATING. Il. with colored photos and diagrams. ISBN 0-528-82372-8. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1980. 45 pp. $6.95.

Cross, Helen Reeder THE REAL TOM THUMB. Il. with pencil sketches by Stephen Gammell and photos. ISBN 0-590-07606-XX. New York: Four Winds, 1980. 92 pp. $8.95.

Herzig, Alison Cragin, and Jane Lawrence Mali OH, BOY! BABIES! Il. with photos by Katrina Thomas. ISBN 0-316-35896-7. Boston: Little, Brown, 1980. 106 pp. $9.95.

Horn, Geoffrey, and Arthur Cavanaugh BIBLE STORIES FOR CHILDREN. Il. by Arvis Stewart. ISBN 0-02-554060-2. New York: Macmillan, 1980. 317 pp. $12.95.

Jaspersohn, William HOW THE FOREST GREW. Il. with pen-and-ink sketches by Chuck Eckart. ISBN 0-688-80232-Y. New York: Greenwillow, 1980. 56 pp. $5.95.

Levine, Michael L. MOVIEMAKING: A GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS. Il. with photos by author. ISBN 0-684-16707-7. New York: Scribner's, 1980. 42 pp. $7.95.

McClung, Robert M. THE AMAZING EGG. Il. by author. ISBN 0-523-25480-3. New York: Dutton, 1980. 116 pp. $12.95.

Molarsky, Osmond THE PEASANT AND THE FLY. Il. by Katherine Caville. ISBN 0-15-260153-8. New York: Harcourt, 1980. Unp. $7.95.

Pomerantz, Charlotte THE TAMARINDO PUPPY. Il. with crayon drawings by Byron Barton. ISBN 0-688-80251-6. New York: Greenwillow, 1980. 32 pp. $7.95.

Prokofiev, Sergei PETER AND THE WOLF. Il. with full-color paintings by Erna Voight. ISBN 0-87923-331-1. Boston: Godine, 1980. Unp. $10.00.

Scarry, Huck ON WHEELS. Il. by author. ISBN 0-399-20751-1. New York: Philomel, 1980. 30 pp. $6.95.

Simon, Hilda THE RACERS: SPEED IN THE ANIMAL WORLD. Il. by author. ISBN 0-688-41949-6. New York: Lothrop, 1980. 40 pp. $7.95.

Simon, Seymour MIRROR MAGIC. Il. by Lisa Campbell Ernst. ISBN 0-688-41955-0. New York: Lothrop, 1980. 48 pp. $7.95.

Srivastava, Jane Jonas SPACES, SHAPES, AND SIZES. Il. by Loretta Lustig. ISBN 0-690-03961-1. New York: Crowell, 1980. 46 pp. $7.95.

Holiday Books: Brown, Marc. Arthur's Valentine. ISBN 0-316-110620. Little Brown. Unp. $7.95. Ages 5-7.

Cuyler, Margery. All-Around Pumpkin Book. Il. by Corbett Jones. ISBN 0-03-047101. Holt. 95 pp. $8.95. Ages 8-11.

De Paola, Tomie. The Legend of Old Befana. ISBN 0-15-243816-5. Harcourt. Unp. $8.95. Ages 5-7. (Christmas)

Gackenbach, Dick. Hattie. Tom and the Chicken Witch (a play and a story): An 1 Can Read Book. ISBN 0-06-021958-0. Harper. 64 pp. $5.95. Ages 6-8. (Easter)

Quackenbush, Robert. Detective Mole and the Halloween Mystery. ISBN 0-688-41988-7. Lothrop. Unp. $7.95. Ages 6-9.

Stevenson, James. That Terrible Halloween Night. ISBN 0-688-80281-8. Greenwillow. 32 pp. $7.95. Ages 4-8.

Fiction: Bulla, Clyde R. My Friend the Monster. ISBN 0-690-04031-8. Crowell. 75 pp. $8.95. Ages 8-10.

Burningham, John. The Shopping Basket. ISBN 0-690-04082-2. Crowell. Unp. $9.95. Ages 4-5.

Haley, Gail. The Green Man. ISBN 0-684-16338-1. Scribner's. Unp. $9.95. Ages 7-10.

John, Naomi. Roadrunner. ISBN 0-525-38485-5. Dutton. Unp. $8.95. Ages 6-10.

Low, Joseph. Mice Twice. ISBN 0-689-50157-9. Atheneum. 32 pp. $9.95. Ages 4 up.

McPhail, David. Bumper Tubbs. ISBN 0-395-28477-5. Houghton. 46 pp. $8.95. Ages 5-8.

Pender, Lydia. The Useless Donkeys. ISBN 0-454-00025-1. Warne. Unp. $9.95. Ages 6-10.

Nonfiction: Grimm Brothers. The Brave Little Tailor. Il. by Otto Svend. ISBN 0-88332-116-5. Larousse. Unp. $6.95. Ages 7-9.

Grimm Brothers. The Valiant Little Tailor. Il. by Victor Ambrus. ISBN 0-19-279727-1. Oxford. Unp. $8.95. Ages 5-7.

Hess, Lilo. Listen to Your Kitten Purr. ISBN 0-684-16428-0. Scribner's. 48 pp. $8.95. Ages 7-10.

Isadora, Rachel. My Ballet Class. ISBN 0-688-80253-2. Greenwillow. 32 pp. $6.95. Ages 4-8.

Knight, David C. Silent Sound: The World of ultrasonics. ISBN 0-688-22244-7. Morrow. 93 pp. $6.95. Ages 11-13.

Kuskin, Karla. Dogs and Dragons, Trees and Dreams. ISBN 0-06-023543-8. Harper. 85 pp. $8.95. Ages 6-10.

McDermott, Gerald. Sunflight. ISBN 0-590-07632-9. Four Winds. Unp. $10.95. Ages 5-8.

Price, Christine. Made In the South Pacific. ISBN 0-525-34397-0. Dutton. 134 pp. $11.95. Ages 12-14.

Thackeray, John. The Earth and Its Wonders. ISBN 0-88332-138-6. Larousse. 96 pp. $8.95. Ages 10-15.

Wolf, Bernard. Michael and the Dentist. ISBN 0-590-07637-Y. Four Winds. Unp. $7.95. Ages 6-9.