Judy Delton, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (176p) ISBN 978-0-395-44470-2
A fourth perky and good-humored book about Angel O'Leary, her small brother Rags and their mother. Mrs. O'Leary has announced her forthcoming marriage to Rudy, a clown by trade, who was introduced in a previous book. Egged on by bits of information...
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, S. D. Schindler, Author, Sally Brown, Illustrator Hyperion Books $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7868-1021-5
The author of the Pee Wee Scouts books here launches the sunny Lottery Luck series starring the amiable Green family: 10-year-old Daisy; her younger brother, Delphie; their mother, a compulsive gardener who grows various plant species on the rooftop
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Anne Sibley O'Brien, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $13.95 (142p) ISBN 978-0-395-41917-5
Barry and Robin Harrison, 10 and 12, are looking forward to spending the summer at a lake cabin. While their mother commutes to work each day, they will be on their own, with only Barry's friend, Spencer, for company. The first Monday together is...
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Margot Apple, Author, Margot Apple, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (176p) ISBN 978-0-395-39968-2
Delton's heroine Angel is off on her mental trampoline again, jumping to the wrong conclusions. The sudden changes in her mother are misconstrued as crimes, and quick-witted Angel is ready at the rescue. But her mother's not in trouble, she's just...
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Charles Robinson, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (160p) ISBN 978-0-395-42847-4
In this joyful prequel to Delton's series about Kitty, a girl growing up Catholic during the Depression, Kitty faces her first disaster. Her family is moving to another part of town, and she has to change schools. On the first day, a nun tells Kitty
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Alan Tiegreen, Illustrator Random House Books for Young Readers $4.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-440-40062-2
A welcome new paperback series features first-grade boys and girls who are members of Pee Wee Scout Troop 23. Delton has a keen ear for the joys and miseries of being a six-year-old. In each book, eight short, well-paced chapters chronicle such...
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator Random House Value Publishing $1 (0p) ISBN 978-0-517-55949-9
In this tale, Bear and Duck learn to work out their differences: Duck keeps his house very neat but never has anything to eat; Bear loves to bake but hates to clean up. ""A good lesson in how to pool talents,'' PW said, ``but more than that, a study
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Delton, Author, Lisa McCue, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $4.5 (1p) ISBN 978-0-689-71522-8
To the accompaniment of cheery illustrations, a harried bunny discovers that good help is indeed hard to get. Ages 5-8. (Feb.)
READ FULL REVIEW
Judy Delton, Author, Joe Lasker, Illustrator, Joe Lasker, Photographer Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $2.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-517-55948-2
Rabbit sets out on the long road to Bear's house, where there's sure to be a freshly baked carrot cake. His disappointment is great when he finds out that Bear has slept the morning away, and there's no cake, not until the story takes ""a logical...
READ FULL REVIEW
