New Releases by Patricia Lee Gauch

Joseph called himself Little Donkey--such a clumsy, foolish fellow, or so everyone thought. That is perhaps why people of Cupertino did not notice what happened whenever Joseph was overjoyed. He did not merely smile or squeeze his sides or rub his hands together. Joseph flew. The late, beloved children''s book illustrator Tomie dePaola''s imaginative, colorful artwork, and Patricia Lee Gauch''s charming story, offer children a warm, humorous look at Saint Joseph of Cupertino, whose humility and joy made him light enough to float on air.

A creative young girl breathes new life into a cardboard box in this “gleeful little story of imaginative play” for fans of Harriet the Spy and Harold and the Purple Crayon (School Library Journal) The day the refrigerator arrives in its large brown carton, Christina Katerina and her mother are both excited, but for very different reasons. Christina quickly claims the box, where she creates a castle, a clubhouse, and other fantastic playthings with her sometimes-friend and neighbor, Fats Watson. Together, they embark on countless hours of adventure, swearing their undying friendship—and waging furious battles, too! “One of the classic characters of children’s literature,” the spunky and playful Christina Katerina has inspired young readers to embrace their creativity since 1971 (Kirkus Reviews). A staple in classrooms and libraries, this classic children’s book is a timeless ode to the power of a child’s imagination—and to the beauty that can be found in even the most ordinary of objects.

Elizabeth Amelia, a knitted wool woman, marries and begins to knit children from strands of herself until she almost disappears.

Originally published: New York: Putnam, 1977.

In 1777 nine-year-old Aaron would rather help the Green Mountain Boys fight the British than stay home and bake bread for them.

TANYA ESTÁ YA EN LA ACADEMIA. SIN EMBARGO, CUANDO LA SEÑORITA ALICIA MARCA EL RITMO EN VOZ Y CON PALMADAS, TANYA NO OYE MÚSICA ALGUNA, SE EQUIVOCA Y TROPIEZA A CADA PASO, NO PUEDE BAILAR. A TANYA LE GUSTA BAILAR EN LA PRADERA, JUNTO AL RÍO, SIGUIENDO SU PROPIA MÚSICA. Y ALLÍ, BAILANDO CON BÁRBARA, SU OSITA, DESCUBRE DE REPENTE LO QUE TIENE QUE HACER PARA CONVERTIRSE EN UNA VERDADERA BAILARINA. EN ESTE LIBRO, DE LA MISMA SERIE QUE BAILA, TANYA, DE PATRICIA LEE GAUCH, SATOMI ICHIKAWA VUELVE A CAPTAR LA ALEGRÍA Y LA PASIÓN DE LA PEQUEÑA TANYA CUANDO DANZA AL COMPÁS DE SU PROPIA MÚSICA INTERIOR. LA IMAGINACIÓN DE LA ESCRITORA E ILUSTRADORA SATOMI ICHIKAWA ES TAN FÉRTIL Y VARIADA COMO LAS AVENTURAS QUE SABE CREAR PARA SUS PERSONAJES. NACIDA EN JAPÓN, SE TRASLADÓ MUY JOVEN A PARÍS, DONDE LLEVA VIVIENDO CASI DIEZ AÑOS. SUS PERSONAJES ESTÁN LLENOS DE VIDA, ESPECIALMENTE LA PÍCARA TANYA, QUE MEDIANTE SU ANDADURA EN EL MUNDO DEL BALLET CONSIGUE DANZAR EN EL CORAZÓN DE LOS MÁS JÓVENES LECTORES. PATRICIA LEE GAUCH, QUE TAMBIÉN FUE EN SU TIEMPO UNA PEQUEÑA BAILARINA, QUERÍA CREAR UN PERSONAJE AL QUE CUALQUIER FUTURA BAILARINA O BAILARÍN PUDIERA AMAR. DIRECTORA EDITORIAL DE PHILOMEL BOOKS, ESCRIBIÓ ESTE CUENTO EXPRESAMENTE PARA ICHIKAWA, GRAN APASIONADA, COMO ELLA, DEL BALLET.

TANYA ADORA EL BALLET MÁS QUE NADA EN EL MUNDO. CUANDO ELISA, SU HERMANA MAYOR, PRACTICA LAS POSICIONES -PRIMERA, SEGUNDA, TERCERA- O EJECUTA GRÁCILES MOVIMIENTOS Y JETÉS POR TODO EL SALÓN, TANYA LA SIGUE IMITANDO TODOS SUS MOVIMIENTOS. PERO SU MADRE CREE QUE TODAVÍA ES MUY PEQUEÑA PARA IR A LA ACADEMIA. HASTA QUE UNA NOCHE, AL TERMINAR LA FUNCIÓN DE BALLET DE ELISA, TANYA SE PONE SU TUTÚ Y EMPIEZA A BAILAR ANTE LA ADMIRACIÓN Y SORPRESA DE TODA LA FAMILIA. Y, CLARO ESTÁ, SU MADRE CAMBIA DE OPINIÓN Y LA ENVÍA A LA ACADEMIA. LAS DELICADAS ACUARELAS DE SATOMI ICHIKAWA CAPTAN, CON ELEGANCIA Y HUMOR, EL ENCANTO Y LA PASIÓN QUE LA PEQUEÑA TANYA PONE EN TODOS SUS PASOS. UN BELLO RELATO QUE LLEGARÁ AL CORAZÓN DE TODOS LOS QUE AMAN LA DANZA. LA IMAGINACIÓN DE LA ESCRITORA E ILUSTRADORA SATOMI ICHIKAWA ES TAN FÉRTIL Y VARIADA COMO LAS AVENTURAS QUE SABE CREAR PARA SUS PERSONAJES. NACIDA EN JAPÓN, SE TRASLADÓ MUY JOVEN A PARÍS, DONDE LLEVA VIVIENDO CASI DIEZ AÑOS. SUS PERSONAJES ESTÁN LLENOS DE VIDA, ESPECIALMENTE LA PÍCARA TANYA, QUE MEDIANTE SU ANDADURA EN EL MUNDO DEL BALLET CONSIGUE DANZAR EN EL CORAZÓN DE LOS MÁS JÓVENES LECTORES. PATRICIA LEE GAUCH, QUE TAMBIÉN FUE EN SU TIEMPO UNA PEQUEÑA BAILARINA, QUERÍA CREAR UN PERSONAJE AL QUE CUALQUIER FUTURA BAILARINA O BAILARÍN PUDIERA AMAR. DIRECTORA EDITORIAL DE PHILOMEL BOOKS, ESCRIBIÓ ESTE CUENTO EXPRESAMENTE PARA ICHIKAWA, GRAN APASIONADA, COMO ELLA, DEL BALLET.

A collection of three stories about Tanya from herfirst ballet lesson to her debut on stage.

Poppy creates magical puppets whose personalities are determined by what Poppy ''hears'' in the wood before he carves it. When he takes his puppets on the road, their show becomes famous throughout the land. But one day Poppy impatiently shapes a ballerina puppet, Clarinda, from a piece of wood without listening carefully to the wood''s message. Clarinda will not perform--and almost ruins the show--until Poppy discovers her secret wish.

When Christina quits her family so she can do whatever she pleases, ignoring her brother and her parents, she finds total self-reliance can sometimes be lonely.

When she has trouble mastering her dance steps in the part of the Ugly Duckling for the spring ballet recital, Tanya is discouraged and fears that she has much in common with the character.

Describes how Noah obeyed God at the time of the great flood and preserved two of each kind of animal in the world.

When Tanya, the smallest and wiggliest girl in her ballet class, makes friends with a talented newcomer, they both learn something.

Problems between best friends cause trouble for the whole neighborhood, but fortunately they don''t happen very often.

When Tanya and her family go to see Coppelia -- Tanya''s first real ballet -- they arrive early. Ushered inside to stay warm, Tanya follows a woman with an arm full of tutus and sneaks off -- BACKSTAGE! -- to a room with a giant green wardrobe filled with magical costumes. Once a dancer herself, the old woman delights Tanya, pulling out costume after costume for her to see. And before they know it, they are swept away by their imaginations, whirling together in a pas de deux as the old woman grows younger and younger again as she and Tanya dance Coppelia, the ballet of the doll who comes to life.In this fifth book in the Tanya series, Patricia Lee Gauch''s charming little dancer is as irrepressible as ever, proving that friends and imagination know no boundaries.

Now everyone''s favorite ballerina dances into a moving picture book! Even the youngest dancer will delight in following Tanya as she learns new positions by imitating animals--a cat, a frog, an antelope--in ballet class. As her sister tells Tanya which step to try to imitate, children can pull a tab to reveal a colorful illustration of the animal in the correct pose! Full color.

Gauch''s humorous tale of how the remarkable Tempe hid her beloved horse from mutinous Revolutionary soldiers will delight young readers. An unusual plot, with a very real central character, that gives an interesting slant to what life was like during the Revolutionary War.--School Library Journal. Illustrated.

Momentarily disillusioned by the tricks of her magician uncle, a little girl learns to appreciate the value of being able to create magic.

In this fictional, but historically accurate account of a young girl''s involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg, Tillie Pierce Alleman tells of her experiences helping wounded soldiers. A Child Study Children''s Book Committee: Children''s Book of the Year.

Not happy that a new baby sister is coming home from the hospital, Christina Katerina takes her toy bears on a faraway train journey all over the neighborhood.

When Tanya, the smallest and wiggliest girl in her ballet class, makes friends with a talented newcomer, they both learn something.

A private school English teacher divides his class into two competing teams, equips each with a map and five dollars, and sends them off on a two-hundred-mile bicycle journey to Washington, D.C.

Fourteen-year-old Erin feels left behind when her best friend''s attention turns to a boyfriend and a horse, so she tries learning to ride in order to win her friend back.

When Margaret, a wild city girl, loses her temper in the unit tent at a wilderness camp, her counselor and three tent mates learn the values and limits of friendship.

When 14-year-old Kate''s dog bites a friend of the family she knows she must make a decision about the dog''s future.

Corey Martin, an eighth grader looking for her first boyfriend, is swept into a circle of powerful friends and must decide whether to conform to peer pressure or follow her own heart.

A private school English teacher divides his class into two competing teams, equips each with a map and five dollars, and sends them off on a two-hundred-mile bicycle journey to Washington, D.C.