New Releases by Elizabeth Winthrop

Lucy and Henry are brother and sister, who--even though they''re twins--don''t do everything the same way.

This Valentine''s Day I had a date with Petunia Pretty Paws! Then I got a call from my private investigator friend Hercule Poirat. He needed my help solving a mystery. How will I help Hercule AND impress Petunia at the same time.

Harvey is so excited when the mayor appoints him Parade Chairman for a big celebration that he forgets something very important but, fortunately, his dog, Fred, remembers.

After the death of their parents, five young rats decide to leave the barnyard to make a name for themselves in the big city, facing unscrupulous rivals and dangerous humans along the way.

Publisher Description

Daisy, a middle child in the family, feels ignored as nobody seems to listen to her. She becomes assertive to the point where her family does listen.

When Harvey enters his dog, Fred, in the annual dog show Fred is none too pleased, but when the show is over, Fred does not want to leave.

A rhyming story about a pig whose passion for dancing becomes contagious.

A rhyming celebration of hats that help create costumes for the Halloween parade.

A young girl experiences a range of emotions when her mother undergoes treatment for cancer.

Maggie Hammond is willed her godmother''s seaside Victorian home on an island. Soon after she arrives she makes a gruesome discovery on the beach that catapults her into the middle of the year-round island community and its strange set of characters.

Bear is happily surprised to learn that Roly-Poly, his baby sister, likes to have him give her attention and even sing her to sleep.

Lizzie learns to share her best friend and enjoy it, too.

A kid favorite for over thirty years, this award-winning modern-classic is sure to delight readers for years to come! "Winthrop has a real gift for fantasy..." --Madeleine L''Engle, award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time When William learns that his favorite caretaker Mrs. Phillips is leaving, he is devastated. But then she gives him her parting gift--a mysterious model castle that has been in her family for years. The castle is perfect in every way, with a drawbridge, a moat, and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. It''s almost too real. Sure enough, when William picks up the tiny silver knight, Sir Simon comes alive in his hand and tells William a mighty story of wild sorcery, wizards, and a kingdom in need of saving. Hoping the castle''s magic holds the key to getting his friend to stay, William embarks on a fantastic quest to another land and another time--where a fiery dragon and an evil wizard are waiting to do battle.

The adventure continues in this exciting companion to The Castle in the Attic. As William turns twelve, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges William to “jump the trains,” William is terrified. How else can he prove himself to Jason? William gets his answer when his former housekeeper sends him a magic token that once again transports him to Sir Simon’s castle in the Middle Ages, this time with Jason. There the two friends face a dangerous army of rats and their gigantic leader. Once before, William was a hero in Sir Simon’s day. Now it’s up to William to destroy the rats and save the kingdom in the final battle for the castle.

A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.

A little girl finds so many things to do before she is ready for bed that she is the last of her family to fall asleep.

A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilissa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.

Elizabeth''s mother gets a respite from her very noisy girl when Elizabeth pretends to be a dog.

Once he overcomes his initial fear, Bear has fun playing with his new baby sitter, Mrs. Duck.

Although Eddie appears to be a tough kid, he also plays with a dollhouse, a secret he feels he cannot reveal even to his closest friends.

After quarreling over a doll, two girls come to realize that people make the best friends.

Here are ‘shoes to skate in, shoes to skip in, shoes to turn a double flip in ’ . . . all worn by four tousle-headed active young children. ‘Illustrations keep all the action with the skippers, divers, and doers. Story hour groups will be checking out each other’s footwear after hearing this rollicking rhyming paean to shoes.’ —SLJ. A Reading Rainbow Selection Children''s Books of 1986 (Library of Congress)

Every night a monster comes into Maggies room. The monster crashes into the furniture with her big hairy feet, knocks books off the shelf, and sits in the chair and grumbles to herself. Maggie doesnt know what to do until her mother suggests that maybe the monster is looking for something. So Maggie asks the monster, and it turns out shes looking for her mother. Together, they carry on the search until the monster finds her motherand Maggie finally gets a good nights sleep! With a lighthearted spirit and a clever mystery element, "Maggie and the Monster" is a wonderful collaboration between two award-winning talents. Readers will be thrilled to see this charming bedtime tale back in print.

A retelling of the story of the first Christmas.

When one of her eggs is taken to be used in the Easter egg hunt, Mother Duck waddles off to the rescue.

Afraid to go to the hospital to have her tonsils out, Jenny is helped get over her fear by Cheer Bear and his friend.

An illustrated retelling of the birth of Jesus.

A little girl proves to her parents that she can be trusted with her new baby brother.