New Releases by Eileen Spinelli

For "Peace Week," the animals in Miss Fox's class find ways to be peaceful instead of squabbling with each other.

"Tilly is not an ordinary goose. She takes her baths in apple juice. She wears a pancake as a hat. She tries to ride the farmer's cat."

But the barnyard animals complain that she's too silly. When she stops entertaining her friends with her antics, the farm becomes a quiet and unhappy place. David Slonim's acrylic, pencil, and ballpoint pen illustrations add to the hilarity in this story about a one-of-a-kind silly goose.

The best story is one that comes from the heart The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this story just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author! But what makes a story the best?

Her brother Tim says the best stories have lots of action. Her father thinks the best stories are the funniest. And Aunt Jane tells her the best stories have to make people cry. A story that does all these things doesn?t seem quite right, though, and the one thing the whole family can agree on is that the best story has to be your own.

Anne Wilsdorf?s hilarious illustrations perfectly capture this colorful family and their outrageous stories in Eileen Spinelli?s heartfelt tale about creativity and finding your own voice.

An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.

Three children describe how they feel when one of their parents is away.

Miss Fox's class assumes their teacher's association with a police officer is something other than what it really is.

The approach of summerhouse time at the beach brings back good memories of this annual tradition, of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents cleaning, laughing, eating, playing, and relaxing.

In Two to Cuddle Eileen Spinelli follows a mother and child throughout their day, celebrating the unique bond shared between the two. The rhyming verse, gentle illustrations, and sturdy board book construction create a book that will be turned to at story time again and again. Ages 2 to 5 years.

Day and night, Callie Cat ice skates on the pond in her backyard. She loves to ice skate, loves it more than chocolate cake, more than going to the mall--more than her friends can understand. That is, until the Honeybrook Ice Rink announces a contest, and everyone thinks it could be Callie's big chance! Now Callie practices day and night. She wants to win the big prize . . . doesn't she? Sometimes doing something you love is its own reward, as Eileen Spinelli's beautiful story demonstrates. Anne Kennedy's exuberant art shows a unique heroine in motion.

When Wanda fears that she has a monster in her closet, she takes her grandmother's advice and begins to look at things from the monster's point of view.