JOLTED Review

Arthur Slade's JOLTED is reviewed by author Tim Wynne-Jones. Read it here.

Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival will be available in the U.S. March 2009.

KITCHEN DANCE in Kirkus Reviews

"Scrape! Splash! Clunk! Clang!...I hear kitchen sounds..."

Maurie Manning's KITCHEN DANCE received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Members can read the full text here.

Barbara Joosse's IN THE NIGHT GARDEN in PW

From Publishers Weekly:

In the Night Garden Barbara Joosse, illus. by Elizabeth Sayles. Holt, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6671-5

Three girls perform their best animal imitations by the light of the moon in this fittingly dreamlike bedtime book. Trees, plants and picket fence in the yard provide the shadowy, silver-lit backdrop for one girl, who forages and roars like a bear; a second, who floats and sings like a whale; and a third, who howls as if she's a sleek sled dog in the snow. Their imaginative romp is temporarily interrupted by an unseen adult's call of “Bedtime!” but the girls simply move the game inside, staying in character as they tuck themselves in and soon nod off. Joosse's (Mama, Do You Love Me?) poetic text captures striking animal characteristics with vivid adjectives and fun-to-sound-out words like “How-how-howl” or “Eeee-eeee-eeee.” Sayles's (I Already Know I Love You) blend of acrylics and pastels, dominated by shimmery blues, greens and whites, have a gauzy look, suggesting a quasi-magical time where waking slips into peaceful sleep. Her girls and wild creatures joyously sweep and swirl across the pages, offering readers a jumping-off point for their own dreams.

Ages 4–8. (Sept.)

Giles Titles Available on Audible

These Gail Giles titles now available on Audible.com.
Coming soon: Dead Girls Don't Write Letters and Playing in Traffic.