From: Lbhcove_at_aol.com
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:42:53 -0400 (EDT)

It is only March!

Two different volumes are ONCE UPON A TIME: TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN TALES by Reuben Martinez, illustrated by the wondrous Raul Colon (HABIA UNA VEZ: CUENTOS TRADICIONALES LATINOAMERICANOS (HarperCollins), includes seven new retellings of such gems as "Martina the Cockroach and Perez the Mouse (La cucarachita Martina y el raton Perez) and "The Wedding Rooster" (El gallo de bodas)...

and... MIRROR MIRROR: A BOOK OF REVERSIBLE VERSE by Marilyn Singer (Dutton), illustrated by Josee Masse, a book that has already received five starred reviews featuring "Cinderella's Double Life," "The Sleeping Beauty and the Wide-Awake Prince," "In the Hood (spoiler: it deals with a girl wearing red) plus others folk/fairy tale protagonists.

Once upon a time is now again!

LEE BENNETT HOPKINS

ORIGINAL WORKS

BEEN TO YESTERDAYS: POEMS OF A LIFE (BOYDS MILLS PRESS) *STARRED REVIEW/SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL CHRISTOPHER AWARD SCBWI GOLDEN KITE HONOR BOOK

CITY I LOVE (ABRAMS) *STARRED REVIEW / SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL *STARRED REVIEW / PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOKS OF 2009/ CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

NEW COLLECTIONS:

AMAZING FACES (LEE & LOW) ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS SOENTPIET

SHARING THE SEASONS (SIMON & SCHUSTER/MCELDERRY BOOKS) ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID DIAZ *STARRED REVIEW / KIRKUS *STARRED REVIEW/ BOOKLIST
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