Books for Children

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FICTION: Choldenko, Gennifer: IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD. ISBN 978-0-15-205753-4. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Books. 2007. 218 pp. $17.00. Reviewed by Cher L. Wheeler

Delacroix, Alice: HOW TO SURVIVE A TOTALLY BORING SUMMER. Il. by Cynthia Fisher. ISBN0-8234-2024-8. New York: Holiday House, 2007. 99 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Heather Allison Holland

Laminack, Lester: JAKE'S 100th DAY OF SCHOOL. Il. by Judith Dufour Love. ISBN 1-56145-355-2. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 2006. 32 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Sara Woodruff

Lincoln, Hazel: LITTLE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK. Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-8075-4591-1. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman and Company, 2006. 32 pp. $15.95. Reviewed by Coleen E. Sams

Madden, Kerry: LOUISIANA'S SONG. ISBN 978-0-670-06153-2. New York: Viking, 2006. 278 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Caroline Cunningham

Sage, Angie: ARAMINTA SPOOKIE: Frog-napped. Il. by Jimmy Pickering. ISBN 978-0-06-077488-2. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 195 pp. $14.89. Reviewed by Rachel Lamb

Tan, Shaun: THE ARRIVAL. Il. by author. ISBN 439-89549-4. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007. 128 pp. $19.99. Reviewed by Terre Sychterz

Urban, Linda: A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT. ISBN 978-0-15-206007-7. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2007. 211 pp. $16.00. Reviewed by Bobbi Faulkner

Whelan, Gloria: PARADE OF SHADOWS. ISBN 978-0-06-089029-2. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 295 pp. $16.89. Reviewed by Jayne Thompson

NONFICTION: Arnosky, Jim: PARROTFISH AND SUNKEN SHIPS: Exploring a Tropical Reef. Il. by author. ISBN-10: 0-688-17123-0. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 32 pp. $17.89. Reviewed by Bonnie Riddle

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: ARTIST TO ARTIST: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art. ISBN 978-0-399-24600-5. New York: Philomel Books, 2007. 114 pp. $30.00. Twenty-three different Reviewed by Terre Sychterz

Miller, Edward: THE TOOTH BOOK: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums. Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-8234-2092-6. New York: Holiday House, 2008. 32 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Dawn Thomas

TWILIGHT HUNT: A Seek-and-Find Book. Il. by author. ISBN 13: 978-1-59572-107-5. New York: Star Bright Books, 2007. 36 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Kimberly Young

Rooney, Francis: EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN EXPLORERS. ISBN: 9781896764986. Toronto, ON: Second Story Press, 2005. 110 pages. Reviewed by Diane Vetter

Sis, Peter: THE WALL: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Il. by author. ISBN: 978-0-374-34701-77. NewYork: Francis FosterBooks,2007.56pp. $18.00. Reviewed by Terre Sychterz

POETRY: Alexander, Elizabeth, & Marilyn Nelson MISS CRANDALL'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES & LITTLE MISSES OF COLOR. Il. by Floyd Cooper. ISBN978-1-59078-456-3. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2007. 42 pp. $17.95. Reviewed by Jeanie Hertzler

Bateman, Donna M.: DEEP IN THE SWAMP. Il. by Brian Lies. ISBN938-1-57091-596-3. Water-town, MA: Charlesbridge, 2007. 32 pp. $15.95. Reviewed by Jennifer Burns

Spinelli, Eileen: WHERE I LIVE. Il. by Matt Phelan. ISBN 978-0-8037-3122-6. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2007. 112 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Celeste Woodruff