WISCONSIN- SCBWI 2015 FALL...

2015 FALL TITLES by WISCONSIN AUTHORS!PICTURE BOOKS and EARLY READERS

GO TO SCHOOL, LITTLE MONSTER, !Illustrated by Bonnie Leick, !written by Helen Ketteman !(August 4) Two Lions Publishing !Picture Book ISBN: 147782636X !Little Monster is going to school for the very first time. He’ll meet other little monsters, stomp around at story time, eat an unusual lunch, and ride ogres. and dragons. ! !

EVERMORE DRAGON !(Dragon Girl Series, Book 2) !by Barbara Joosse,! ill. by Randy Cecil !(August 6) Candlewick Press !Picture Book ISBN: 978-0-7636-6882-2 !A very little Girl and a very biggle Dragon are friends.  When Girl is lost, it takes a fierce, loyal friend to find her. !(Part of the forthcoming musical, debuting at Milwaukee's First Stage Theater)!

TIME FOR CRANBERRIES !by Lisl H. Detlefsen Ill. by Jed Henry !

(September 1) Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) Picture Book! ISBN: 978-1-62672-098-5 !

Join Sam and family to explore the process of harvesting cranberries, from booming, corralling

and cleaning, all the way to eating. A playful look at how American farms bring food to tables

and a celebration of good things to eat.!

MERRY MERRY HOLLY HOLLY !by Dori Chaconas, !

ill. by Lisa McCue (October 20) !Viking Books for Young Readers !

Picture Book ISBN 978-0451475015.!Celebrate ten years of Cork & Fuzz with the best friends' first-ever picture book--a lovely

Christmas story.!

WISCONSIN- SCBWI 2015 FALL RELEASES

Art by Maureen Blaney Flietner

GRANDMA IS A SLOWPOKE! by Janet Halfmann Ill. by Michele Coxon!

(September 15) Star Bright Books !Picture Book ISBN 978-1595727107!

A simple story that delivers a powerful and joyous message to young readers (and

adults): Let’s pause, and be present with the creatures around us, because there is no

hurry. !!

SHARING THE BREAD: AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING STORY !by Pat Zietlow Miller !Ill. by Jill McElmurry !(August 25) Schwartz & Wade !Picture Book ISBN: 978-0307981820 Celebrate food and family with this heartwarming Thanksgiving story. In a spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a family works together making a special meal.!

THE SECRET LIVES OF ANIMALS: 1,001 Tidbits, Oddities & Amazing Facts about North America’s Coolest Animals !by Stacy Tornio and !Ken Keffer  (October 1) !Nonfiction Nature (ages 6-12) Falcon Guides ISBN 149301191X!Presents little-known facts within 200+ pages about all of North America's favorite animals, including dolphins, moose, birds, bears, frogs, insects, and more.!

CLOTHESLINE CLUES TO !SPORTS PEOPLE PLAY !

by Katheryn Heling !and Deborah Hembrook !

ill. by Andy Robert Davies!(August 4) Charlesbridge !

ISBN: 978-1580896023 !Catchy rhymes and visual cues introduce

young readers to sports in this companion to Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do.

SHIMMERLING !Words and pictures by Andrea Skyberg!

(October 8) Wooden Nickel Press!Picture book ISBN: 978-0-9882891-6-1!

A feather plants into the ground and out sprouts the Shimmerling. With characteristics of both a

bird and a tree, it struggles to find its place in the world.!