Books to Watch for
in 2006

Books written and
illustrated by people in
Uma's real and virtual
writing communities

Joy Allen
The Book of Boys for Girls
The Book of Girls for Boys
written by David T. Greenberg
Illustrated by Joy Allen
Ten Stinky Babies
written by Ellen Olson Brown
illustrated by Joy Allen
I am the Turkey
written by Michel Sobel Spirn
illustrated by Joy Allen

Dianna Aston
An Egg is Quiet
illustrated by Sylvia Long
Nonfiction picture book
Chronicle Books

M. J. Auch
One-handed Catch
Middle grade novel
Henry Holt

Fiona Bayrock
Shark Sunglasses and Other
Amazing Animal Adaptations
Middle-grade Nonfiction
Kids Can Press
Sound
Elementary Nonfiction
Capstone Press
States of Matter
Elementary Nonfiction
Capstone Press

Andrea Beaty
When Giants Come to Play
Illustration by Kevin Hawkes
Picture Book
Abrams Books for Young Readers

Fred Bortz
Beyond Jupiter: The Story of
Planetary Astronomer Heidi
Hammel (paperback)
Middle-grade/YA biography
Joseph Henry Press

Susan Taylor Brown
Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom
illustrated by Felicia Marshall
Easy Reader
Millbrook/Lerner
Hugging the Rock
Middle Grade
Tricycle Press

Toni Buzzeo
Our Librarian Won't Tell Us ANYTHING!
Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa
Picture Book
Upstart Books
Read! Perform! Learn! Reader's Theater for Literacy Enhancement
Professional book for teachers and librarians Upstart Books

Janie Bynum
Nutmeg & Barley: A Budding Friendship
Picture Book
Candlewick Press

Elisa Carbone
Blood on the River: James Town 1607
Viking
Sarah and the Naked Truth
Re-release
Cloonfad Press

Dori Chaconas
Cork and Fuzz: Short and Tall
Illustrated by Lisa McCue
EZ-to-Read Book
Viking

Dorian Cirrone
Lindy Blues: The Missing Silver Dollar
Chapter Book
Marshall Cavendish
Lindy Blues: The Big Scoop
Chapter Book
Marshall Cavendish
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You (paperback)
Young Adult
HarperCollins

Maryann Cocca-Leffler
The Peanut Free Cafe
by Gloria Koster
llustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Albert Whitman & Co.

Jacqueline Davies
The Night Is Singing
Illustration by Kyrsten Brooker
Picture Book
Dial Books for Young Readers

Katie Davis
Kindergarten Rocks!
Picture book
Harcourt

Lola Douglas
(pseudonym)
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet 2
YA
Penguin/Razorbill
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
(paperback)
YA
Penguin/Razorbill

Jill Esbaum
Estelle Takes a Bath
Illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma
Henry Holt

Alex Flinn
Diva
Young Adult
HarperCollins
Fade to Black (paperback)
Young Adult
HarperCollins
Twice Told
Short story in multi-author collection
Illustrations by Scott Hunt
Young Adult
Dutton
What Are You Afraid Of?
(short story in anthology, edited by Donald Gallo)
Young Adult
Candlewick

Sandra Friend
South Florida: An Explorer's Guide
Orlando, Central, and North Florida: An Explorer's Guide
Adult nonfiction
Countryman Press

Uma's 2006 books

The Closet Ghosts
illustrated by Shiraaz Bhabha
Children's Book Press

Bringing Asha Home
illustrated by Jamel Akib
Lee & Low Books

Uma's other books >>

Laura Ruby
The Wall and the Wing
MG Fantasy
Harpercollins
Good Girls
Upper YA
Harpercollins

Judy Schachner
Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble
Picture book
Dutton

Leda Schubert
Ballet of the Elephants
Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
Nonfiction picture book
Roaring Brook

Teri Sloat
I'm A Duck!
Picture Book
G. P. Putnam

Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith
Santa Knows
Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
Dutton

Tanya Lee Stone
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
YA/teen novel
Random House/Wendy Lamb Books
B is for Bunny: A Springtime Alphabet
illustrated by Sue Rama
Picture book
Penguin/Price Stern Sloan

Kyra Teis
The Magic Flute
Picture Book
Star Bright Books
Words Are Like Faces
Author, Edith Baer
Picture Book
Star Bright Books

Vivian Vande Velde
All Hallow's 13
YA/teen story collection
Harcourt

Hope Vestergaard
Hillside Lullaby
illustrated by Margie Moore
Dutton
What Do You Do When a Monster Says Boo? illustrated by Maggie Smith
Dutton

Lisa Wheeler
Hokey Pokey: Another Prickly Love Story
Illustrated by Janie Bynum
Picture book
Little, Brown
Invasion Of The Pig Sisters
#4 Fitch & Chip series
Illustrated by Frank Ansley
Easy Reader
Atheneum
Mammoths On The Move
Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus
Creative Non-fiction Picture Book
Harcourt
Castaway Cats
Illustrated by Ponder Goembel
Picture Book
Atheneum
Where, Oh Where, Is Santa Claus?
Illustrated by Ivan Bates
Picture Book
Harcourt

Ellen Wittlinger
Blind Faith
YA novel
Simon and Schuster
Twice Told
Short story in multi-author collection
Young Adult
Dutton

Jane Yolen
Take Joy
Book for Writers on Writing
(updated and 10,000 words more)
Writer's Digest
Count Me A Rhyme
Poetry book
photos by Jason Stemple
Boyds Mills Press
Fairy Tale Feasts
Cookbook with fairy tales
with Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Interlink Books
Rogue's Apprentice
YA historical novel with Robert J. Harris
Philomel
This Little Piggy
songbook and lapgames with Adam Stemple
music, illustrations by Will Hillenbrand
Candlewick and Walker UK
Troll Bridge
A Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale with Adam Stemple
mg novel, Tor
Baby Bear's Books
llustrations by Melissa Sweet
Picture book
Harcourt
Dimity Duck lllustrations by Sebastien Braun
Picture book
Philomel and HarperUK
How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends?
Illustrations by Mark Teague
Board Book, Scholastic
How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors?
Illustrations by Mark Teague
Board Book, Scholastic
Prince Across the Water
With Robert J. Harris
Novel reprint in paperback
Speak/Putnam
Friend: The Story of George Fox and the Quakers
Nonfiction reprint paperback
QuakerPress
Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep
With Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Picture book
illustrations by Brooke Dyer
HarperCollins