New Releases by Charlotte Pomerantz

release date: Jan 01, 2000

When four orphan mice ask for shelter at the home of grumpy Sliver and Slice on a cold winter evening, the bad-tempered older mice finally learn to soften their hearts. Full-color illustrations.

You're Not My Best Friend Anymore

release date: Jan 01, 1998

Molly and Ben are best friends and share everything until they have a fight.

The Outside Dog

release date: Jan 01, 1995

Marisol, who lives in Puerto Rico, wants a dog very much but her grandfather will not let her have one, until a skinny mutt wins him over.

If I Had a Paka

release date: Jan 01, 1993

A collection of twelve poems using eleven languages, including "If I Had a Paka" with Swahili words; "Lulu, Lulu, I''ve a Lilo" with Samoan words; and others.

How Many Trucks Can a Towtruck Tow?

release date: Aug 01, 1992

The Chalk Doll

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Rosy''s mother remembers the pleasures of her childhood in Jamaica and the very special dolls she used to play with.

Detective Poufy's First Case

Rosie, playing detective, determines a dragon broke into her house. But that can''t be--or can it?

Timothy Tall Feather

Timothy and his grandfather talk about--and then dream about--Indians.

One Duck, Another Duck

Danny practices counting while he and his grandmother watch first ducks, then swans, swim by.

Where's the Bear?

A group of townspeople go looking for a bear. The book may be used for choral speaking.

The Half-birthday Party

Daniel gives his six-month-old sister a half-birthday party, to which each guest is asked to bring half a present.

Posy

Posy and her father reminisce about the things she used to do when she was a very little girl.

The Downtown Fairy Godmother

When Olivia wishes for a fairy godmother, she encounters a Fairy Godmother Grade C, still in training and limited in powers, who takes her on her rounds in New York City.

Buffy and Albert

While recovering from a twisted ankle, Grandpa''s feelings about his two elderly cats change.

The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems

An illustrated collection of 13 poems which contain a sprinkling of Spanish.

The Mango Tooth

Posy loses four teeth -- and profits from each loss.

The Princess and the Admiral

When a fleet of warships attacks the Tiny Kingdom, a clever young princess uses ingenuity to preserve her kingdom''s one hundred years of peace. Based on a thirteenth-century incident involving Kublai Khan and Vietnam.

The Piggy in the Puddle

Unable to persuade a young pig from frolicking in the mud, her family finally joins her for a mud party.

Why You Look Like You Whereas I Tend to Look Like Me