April is Poetry Month and April 22 is Earth Day.April is Poetry Month and April 22 is Earth Day.
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff, Delacorte Press, New York, NY 2000
A novel about the 1845 potato famine in Ireland and its effect on one girl and her family. Newbery honor winning author Giff's birthday is April 26th.
Say Cheese by Patricia Reilly Giff, illustrated by Blanche Sims, Dell Yearling, New York,1985
When Emily gets lost at the school picnic she worries that she will miss being included in the classs photograph.
The Black Pearl Mystery, created by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Charles Tang, Albert Whitman & Company, Morton Grove, Il, 1998
When the four boxcar children visit their grandmother in Hawaii they hear about the legend of the black pearl and have a mystery to solve. Gertrude Warner, the author of a whole series of books about these 4 children, celebrates her birthday on April 16.
Ragged Shadows: Poems of Halloween Night selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Giles Larouche, Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA 1993
A nicely illustrated book of spooky poems about Halloween by 14 authors, including one entitled 12:01 A.M. by the book's anthologist, Lee Bennett Hopkins, who was born on April 26.
The Five-Dog Night written and illustrated by Eileen Christelow, Clarion Books, New York, NY 1993
Nosy old Betty has a lot of advice on keping warm for Ezra, but he won't even accept a warm blanket from her because, as she finds out eventually, he has a different way to stay warm.
What Authors Do?by Eileen Christelow, Clarion Books, New York, NY 1995
The process that authors use to develop their ideas into an actual published book is explored and well illustrated in this book by Eileen Christelow, whose birthday is April 22nd.
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Dinerby Eileen Christelow, Clarion Books, New York, NY 1986
A scheme to hide diamonds from some robbers goes a bit wrong when Glenda Feathers brags about it loudly in front of the thieves. This book is about "fowl play" mixed with slapstick humor.
Skinnybones by Barbara Park, Bullseye Books, Random House, NY New York,1989
Alex brags his way into a pitching contest with the best baseball player in his school and then has a few more adventures due to his big mouth. Barbara Park, the winner of many awards for her children's books was born on April 21.
Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus, Random House, New York, 2002
Junie B. Jones learns a lot about the Tooth Fairy when she becomes the first student in her first grade to loose a tooth. This is the 20th book in the Junie B. Jones series by Park.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1965
When a mouse named Ralph comes out of his mousehole and tries to ride a toy motorcycle owned by a boy named Keith it is the start of an unusual friendship and an unexpected career as a motorcyclist. Author Beverly Cleary's birthday is April 12th.
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Alan Tiegreen, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1999
Being a fourth grader isn't easy but Ramona takes on the challenge and finds that even being imperfect can be perfectly fine.
Harald and the Giant Knight by Donald Carrick, Clarion Books, New York, 1982
When a group of knights take over Harald's father's farm for training, trampling the crops, the family needs to resort to desperate measures to get the troublesome knights to leave. Author and illustrator Donald Carrick was born on April 7th.
Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick, pictures by Donald Carrick, Clarion Books, New York, 1983
When Patrick visits the zoo with his brother the talk turns to dinosaurs, which worries Patrick until he learns that they are all extinct.
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