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A Partial Bibliography of
Wisconsin and Local Children's Authors
- Balian, Lorna
Leprechauns
Never Lie
Abingdon Press, 1980
E Bal
Gram is ailing and Ninny Nanny is too lazy to care for their simple
needs. She thinks that if she catches a leprechaun to discover it's gold
, that this is a simple way out of the predicament they are in. Gram has
doubts about it working, but does it?
- Balian, Lorna
The
Socksnatchers
Abingdon Press, 1988
E Bal
What household hasn't experienced lost socks and decided to blame it on
a sock thief? In the Perkins household this happens on a regular basis,
and no one suspects the culprits are socksnatchers who live in the
cellar.
- Balian, Lorna
Sometimes
it's Turkey, Sometimes it's Feathers
Abingdon Press, 1973
E Bal
When she finds a turkey egg, Mrs. Gumm decides to hatch it and have a
turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
- Beverly Butler,
Ghost
Cat
McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1984
+ But
Annabel's summer started out strangely, and proceeds to become more
strange. She didn't want to visit her strange relatives, who were either
distant or cruel, and now she has become was involved with a woman who
disappeared 40 years earlier . The meowing of the woman's ghostly cat
adds a strange twist to this gripping novel set in Wisconsin.
- Chrustowski, Rick
Bright
Beetle
Henry Holt, 2000
E Chr
Beautiful, colored pencil over watercolor wash accompany this factual
account of the life cycle of the lady bug, from the egg, through the
larva and the pupa stages ,to fully developed adults.
- Atlman, Joyce (illustrated
by Rick Chrustowski)
Lunch
at the Zoo
Henry Holt and Co., 2001
+ 636.88 Alt
In this book you are taken behind the scenes at some of the biggest zoos
in the country to discover what and how their animals are fed.
- Delton, Judy
My
Mom Hates Me in January
Albert Whitman and Co., 1977
E Del
Everyone can relate to the winter blues. A little boy finds that it's
these winter blues and not his behavior that makes his mother impatient
in January.
- Ehlert, Lois
Snowballs
Harcourt Brace and Javanovich, 1995
E Ehl
In the typical Ehlert style , using cut paper as well as photography,
children create a family out of snow . Includes all labeled pictures, as
well as information about snow.
- Ehlert,Lois
Waiting
for Wings
Harcourt, 2001
E Ehl
A combination of many medium, making use of simple everyday objects to
create a stunning visual resulting in the creation of a butterfly
garden.
- Edrich, Louise
The
Birchbark House
Hyperion Books, 1999
+ Erd
Set on an island in Lake Superior in 1847, the story of Omakayas and her
family. A detailed description of the Ojibway life, peaceful and serene
, until a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing along
an invisible enemy.
- Enright, Elizabeth
Gone-Away
Lake
Harcourt Brace and Co., 1990
+ Enr
Portia and her little brother expected only lazy, relaxing days when
they go spend the summer with cousin Julian .But the summer proves to be
full of unexpected surprises when they discover an exciting secret
world. Gone Away Lake has a life or its own full of magic and mystery.
- Enright, Elizabeth
Thimble
Summer
Dell Pub. Co., 1984, c1938.
+ Enr
A delightful farm story of a Wisconsin farm girl named Garnet who finds
a silver thimble in the sand by the river ,and is convinced it is magic.
A newly adopted orphan named Eric, a new barn, and success at the Fair
make each day a pleasure and delight.
- DiCamillo, Kate
Because
of Winn Dixie
Candlewick,2000
+ DiC
India Opal Buloni just moved to Florida with her preacher father. India
adopts an abandoned dog whom she names Winn-Dixie. Both India and her
father haven't been dealt the best cards in life, but because of
Winn-Dixie , they encounter a new set of friends and come to realize
that they truly do have a lot to be thankful for.
- DiCamillo, Kate
The
Tiger Rising
Candlewick, 2001
+ DiC
Twelve year old Rob is stunned to find a live Tiger locked in a cage
as he walks through Florida a woods. On the same day he meets Sistine
Bailey, a girl who is as open as Rob is withdrawn. They learn to trust
each other and prove that some things can't be locked up forever.
- Henkes, Kevin
Lilly's
Purple Plastic Purse
Greenwillow Books, 1996
E Hen
Lilly loves school, especially her teacher, but when she is asked to
show some patience and wait to show her new purple plastic purse, she
does something that she regrets.
- Henkes, Kevin
Once
Around the Block
Greenwillow, 1986
E Hen
What parents hasn't heard the words "I'm bored ". The simple
suggestion by her mother to take a walk around the block brings several
pleasant diversions.
- Joosee,Barbara
Better
with Two
Harper and Row, 1988
E Joo
A sensitive story about the death of an old neighbor's pet dog, Max.
Both the child, Laura and the dog owner, Mrs. Brady, reach out to
comfort each other in this trying time which definitely proves to be
"better with two."
- Joosse, Barbara
Mama
, Do You Love Me?
Chronicle Books, 1991
E Joo
A child who lives in the Arctic learns that the love of her mother is
unconditional.
- LaFaye, A.
The
Year of the Sawdust Man
Simon and Schuster, 1998
YA Laf
Most people think that Nissa Bergen's mother is crazy, but Nissa knows
that she unconditionally loves her, despite her eccentricities. But when
Nissa's mother does leave, and her father begins to date another woman,
Nissa must come to realize and accept the new shape her family is
taking.
- Mayo, Gretchen Will
Meet
Tricky Coyote
Walker and Company, 1993
+ 398.24 May
In Native American legend, the coyote is a trickster and Mayo shows him
at his smartest, most different and most proud. All of these traits make
coyote a most interesting character. Illustrated by the author.
- Pellowski, Anne
Willow
Wind Farm: Betsy's Story
Philomel Books, 1981
+ Pel
One in the series of many- we hear the story of a multigenerational
Polish American farm family living in Wisconsin. Not only is it a story
of the change of social customs and farming technique, but more
importantly ,a story of the strong sense of family value and tradition
passed on from one generation to the next.
- Raskin, Ellen
The
Westing Game
Puffin Books, 1978
+ PB Ras
A clever plot that keeps you guessing until the very end. We meet an
unlikely assortment of heirs, who must uncover the mysterious
circumstances of the eccentric millionaire's death before they can
collect the inheritance.
- Roop, Peter and Connie
Keep
the Lights Burning Abbie
Carolrhoda Books, 1985
E Roo
The true story of Abbie Burgess who, in 1856 single handedly kept the
lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.
This gentle flowing text brings to life the suspenseful tale of a
courage girl in days long past.
- Roop, Peter and Connie
Buttons
for General Washington
Carorhoda, 1986
E Roo
Fourteen year old John Darragh was a spy for General Washington, and
carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat
during the Revolutionary War.
- Wiesner, David
Sector 7
Clarion, 1997
E Wie
A sophisticated wordless picture book of a boy on a school trip to the
Empire State Building, as he is taken by a friendly cloud to visit
Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled.
- Wiesner, David
Three
Little Pigs
Clarion, 2002
E Wie
The three little pigs take a twisted turn in their escape from the big
bad wolf, as they go into another world where they meet the cat and the
fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon and a dragon.
- Wood, Douglas
Grandad's
Prayers of the Earth
Candlewick Press, 1999
E Woo
Because granddad has explained how all things in the natural world pray
and make a gift to the beauty of life, his grandson is comforted when
Grandad dies.
- Wood, Douglas
Old
Turtle
Pfeiffer Hamilton, 1991
E Woo
A story exploring the harmony of man and nature. This was the time when
all things living on earth could communicate. When an argument broke
out, the Old Turtle, wise and steady, settles the argument whereby all
living in the world come to an agreement.
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