New Releases by Marilyn Singer

Describes how dogs use their physical abilities, intelligence, and training by humans to perform a variety of jobs, including working in the movies, catching burglars, delivering messages, and cheering up children in hospitals.

Solly''s stepmother forbids him to go the Circus Lunicus, but gives him an inflatable lizard that turns into his fairy godmother and teaches him how to turn into a space lizard as well.

Readers love to feel special. Yet they also find it fun to be told they resemble people they love and admire. This upbeat story explores the joys of being at once an individual and part of a loving family. Color illustrations.

When second grader Josie overhears her parents'' concerns about the family finances, she decides to help raise money for her soon-to-be-born baby sister.

Brief descriptions in rhyme of the daytime and evening activities of different animals.

How do animals greet one another? In this intriguing full-color picture book, Singer explores, explains, and describes the extraordinary ways in which animals communicate. Young readers will also be introduced to some of the basic elements of animal behavior.

Chester''s attempts to find a herding job after his human family moves into town prove disastrous until he meets a group of lost children.

A humorous look at how animals use their rear ends, from sitting to stinging, from attracting a mate to taking a breath.

A collection of poems on a wide variety of animals, including common pets as well as dolphins and wet chickens

An original fairy tale in which the daughter of a Lord overcomes her fear of the ocean when she rescues her beloved from the Ocean King.

When a brave maiden subdues a demon using a fan that had been given to her by her mother, she brings about the downfall of the tyrannical Lord Shang and reunites the imperial houses of Li and Chen.

When it′s 9 P.M. in Brooklyn, it′s 10 P.M. in Puerto Rico, and midnight on the mid-atlantic. Far from the vroom of New York traffic, the Puerto Rican night is filled with conga music, sweet rice, and fruit ice. In India, villagers begin their morning chores as well ropes squeak, buckets splash, and bracelets jangle. Meanwhile, in Australia, a sly kookaburra is ready for a noontime feast. Marilyn Singer′s rhythmic lullaby, with bright illustrations by Franc. Lessac, gently transports children through different time zones and distant lands. Young readers will travel far from home, then back again, on a glorious bedtime journey. Ages 5+

Emma loses her best friend when she votes for another girl to get the lead role in the class play.

When money for the class trip suddenly disappears, detective twins Sam and Dave Bean get on the case.

Wheel''s attempt to organize a Fourth of July carnival, starring all of his friends, is threatened when the new kid in town starts to take over his gang.

Determined to avoid the pitfalls of romance he has witnessed in his own mother''s relationships, seventeen-year-old Storm avoids getting too close to anyone--until he meets Jocelyn, a mysterious young woman with strange powers. Reprint.

A little girl goes on her first camping trip.

Introduces the characteristics of such exotic birds as the Galapagos penguin, kiwi, and African hornbill.

Sixteen-year-old football star Bart Hawkins seeks a way to rid his house of a nasty poltergeist without losing the nine friendly ghosts also haunting it, in return for which they agree to help him win the championship game.

Jessica dreams of a flying horse, then finds an old tapestry with the power to summon up her dream horse, on which she flies away through time and space to fulfill her destiny in a distant, war-torn land.

Henry enlivens the dull summer she and her two sisters are being forced to spend with their grandparents by inventing imaginative stories about Lightey the Lightning Bug and his insect friends.

Lizzie''s scheme for getting a pet tarantula backfires.

A gay couple "come out" during a school production of A Midsummer Night''s Dream.

Discusses the history, botanical background, and legendary and medicinal properties of onions, garlic, shallots, chives, leeks, and other members of the allium family.

A fourteen-year old poet-singer rethinks her career aspirations and friendships when her stage-struck partner makes other plans.