New Releases by Marilyn Singer

Didi and her father take a Sunday walk on the Promenade in Brooklyn, N.Y., where there is always something new to see, greet, hear and do, even when you''re in a hurry.

From the creators of "Monster Museum" comes this collection of 26 poems that features some of the creepiest, funniest, most bizarre, and fascinating creatures from myth, legend, and popular culture. Full color.

Solly''s stepmother forbids him to go the Circus Lunicus, but gives him an inflatable lizard that turns into his fairy godmother and teaches him how to turn into a space lizard as well.

Describes how dogs use their physical abilities, intelligence, and training by humans to perform a variety of jobs, including working in the movies, catching burglars, delivering messages, and cheering up children in hospitals.

Readers love to feel special. Yet they also find it fun to be told they resemble people they love and admire. This upbeat story explores the joys of being at once an individual and part of a loving family. Color illustrations.

When second grader Josie overhears her parents'' concerns about the family finances, she decides to help raise money for her soon-to-be-born baby sister.

Brief descriptions in rhyme of the daytime and evening activities of different animals.

How do animals greet one another? In this intriguing full-color picture book, Singer explores, explains, and describes the extraordinary ways in which animals communicate. Young readers will also be introduced to some of the basic elements of animal behavior.

Chester''s attempts to find a herding job after his human family moves into town prove disastrous until he meets a group of lost children.

A collection of poems about picky Pekingese, madcap mongrels, and other crazy canines. "The tilted investigation of the doggy world has a giggle-provoking appeal." --Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

A humorous look at how animals use their rear ends, from sitting to stinging, from attracting a mate to taking a breath.

Most people know the difference between a cat and a dog. But the differences between certain other animals are not so obviuos, which is why it''s so easy to confuse them. You may guess that the insect trying to eat your icecream cone is a bee, but it''s probably a yellow-jacket wasp. You may think that the chimp sitting in a tree in the forest is a monkey, but it''s really an ape. How can you tell these and other similar animals apart? By using your eyes, ears, and all your senses to observe them--and by reading this book.

A collection of poems on a wide variety of animals, including common pets as well as dolphins and wet chickens

An original fairy tale in which the daughter of a Lord overcomes her fear of the ocean when she rescues her beloved from the Ocean King.

When Rosie accidentally releases an imp from a bottle in her mother''s magic shop, he ends up in California where he causes great havoc until Rosie convinces her mother to teach her witchcraft so that she can help recapture him.

An illustrated collection about the activities of animals in each month of the year.

A series of poems describe the people and events at a family reunion.

When a brave maiden subdues a demon using a fan that had been given to her by her mother, she brings about the downfall of the tyrannical Lord Shang and reunites the imperial houses of Li and Chen.

When it′s 9 P.M. in Brooklyn, it′s 10 P.M. in Puerto Rico, and midnight on the mid-atlantic. Far from the vroom of New York traffic, the Puerto Rican night is filled with conga music, sweet rice, and fruit ice. In India, villagers begin their morning chores as well ropes squeak, buckets splash, and bracelets jangle. Meanwhile, in Australia, a sly kookaburra is ready for a noontime feast. Marilyn Singer′s rhythmic lullaby, with bright illustrations by Franc. Lessac, gently transports children through different time zones and distant lands. Young readers will travel far from home, then back again, on a glorious bedtime journey. Ages 5+

Emma loses her best friend when she votes for another girl to get the lead role in the class play.

Wheel''s attempt to organize a Fourth of July carnival, starring all of his friends, is threatened when the new kid in town starts to take over his gang.

Determined to avoid the pitfalls of romance he has witnessed in his own mother''s relationships, seventeen-year-old Storm avoids getting too close to anyone--until he meets Jocelyn, a mysterious young woman with strange powers. Reprint.

Introduces the characteristics of such exotic birds as the Galapagos penguin, kiwi, and African hornbill.

Twin detectives Dave and Sam Bean are up to their necks in trouble when they find themselves enmeshed in the dirtiest election their school has ever seen.

Detective twins Sam and Dave Bean investigate the disappearance of the class trip money.

Faced with her beloved grandmother''s illness and her own attraction to a boy her parents would disapprove of, Franny tries to shut off her feelings completely.