New Releases by Karla Kuskin

What''s a boy to do when his mom buys him everything he wants? Should he take his new toys everywhere?

So, what''s it like to be a cat? I''m very glad you asked me that. Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they really think of dogs (and people!)? The award-winning team of Karla Kuskin and Betsy Lewin explore the secret inner lives of felines in this beguiling question-and-answer interview between an intrepid child and a very clever cat.

What would you be if you were green? Or red? Or blue? Or yellow? Would you still be you?

With the pixiness of Eloise and the innocence of Dennis the Menace, Virginia Cary Hudson was a sprite of ten when she wrote these essays for a very understanding teacher at the Episcopal boarding school she was attending in 1904. With over 1 million copies sold, this humorous collection of small-town Americana has become a modern-day classic, celebrating the honesty and charm of a child''s world at the turn of the century. On Moses: "I got so tired of Moses walking forty years and never getting to where he was going. I sure would have bought myself a mule." On the library: "In the library there are signs. Silence. Mrs. Simons [the librarian] must not know they are there. She talks the whole long day." These naively trouncing concepts of school, church etiquette, and everlasting life are both a child''s mischievous collection of impressions and an adult''s hilarious comeuppance.

A collection of poems, an ode to the author''s cat, Toots

Winter is here and it''s time to put on your gloves and mittens and scarf and hat and... Only award-winning poet Karla Kuskin and illustrator Fumi Kosaka could make bundling up for the snow so much fun!

Rhyming text presents the behavior and noises of animals such as the lion, snake, and kangaroo.

The fights between a mean, old cat and a lean, young cat always end in a draw and result in a waste of energy which proves the futility of war. Reprint.

A collection of poems deals with such topics as pets, bugs, seasons, food, and senses.

This little girl has her mother''s eyes, her father''s hair, and her Aunt Jen''s funny little toe. Or does she? In fact, she is also totally, thoroughly, wonderfully herself.

A rhyming tale of a city dog''s first outing in the country.

Includes poems chosen by the author from previously published collections, including "Soap Soup, " "Near the Window Tree, " and "Something Sleeping in the Hall."

Children''s author Karla Kuskin describes her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are interwoven.

A mother making a quilt for her child stitches the varied topography of their beautiful island into her patchwork pattern.

When his parents are too busy to listen to his song, a young boy sets out, with the aid of a fantastic assortment of characters, to find his magic grandmother.

"A Christian boy is invited to the home of his Jewish friend to participate in the first night of Hanukkah. . . . After the lighting of the candles and the recitation of the prayers, the boys hear the Hanukkah story about the Jews'' fight for religious liberty against the tyrant Antiochus and the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days".--The Washington Times.

A collection of poems about discovering the world.

A welcome reissue of poems that had appeared previously in the author''s works.

Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years of being battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shines peacefully in the moonlight.

Follows a fictitious football team off the field, into the locker room, and to their homes, describing the normal routine after a game and examining the uniforms and pieces of equipment as they are removed.

Poems in humorous vein about animals, nature, friends, and experiences.

"It is almost Friday night. Outside, the dark is getting darker," and here and there around the city ninety-two men and thirteen women are getting dressed to go to work. First they bathe and put on their underwear. Then they don special black-and-white apparel. Then when the one hundred and five people are completely ready, each takes a musical instrument and travels to midtown. There, at 8:30 tonight, they will work together: playing. In these pages Karla Kuskin and Marc Simont combine their talents to give us a delightful and unusual inside view of one way an orchestra prepares. Nominee, 1983 American Book Award Notable Children''s Books of 1983 (ALA) 1983 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Outstanding Children''s Books of 1982 (NYT) A Reading Rainbow Selection 1983 Teachers'' Choices (NCTE) Children''s Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)

A welcome reissue of poems that had appeared previously in the author''s works.

Short Herbert and tall Philomel discover that their heights change when they stand next to different people.

Thirty-two poems with notes explaining some of the author''s procreative thoughts.

With the help of a wise witch, Mrs. Mouse finally teaches her acquisitive daughter that there is something more important than material things.

The reader is invited to identify the animal or object described in each of these thirty poems.