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Amazing Places
poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins,
illustrated by Chris Sontpeit and Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books
For this delightful and inspiring collection of poems, anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins has brought together the works of a diverse group of notable poets, and along with the combined talents of illustrators Chris Soentpiet and Christy Hale, they have created an exciting travelogue of the United States that beautifully highlights the country’s varied historical, environmental, and cultural heritage.
THE FORGIVENESS GARDEN
by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Christy Hale
Fiewel & Friends
Inspired by the original Garden of Forgiveness in Beirut, Lebanon, and the movement that has grown up around it, Thompson has created a timeless parable for all ages that shows readers a better way to resolve conflicts and emphasizes the importance of moving forward together.
GUESS AGAIN!: Riddle Poems
by Lillian Morrison, illustrated by Christy Hale
August House
Riddles have been used as teaching tools since the development of language. Kids love to solve them, and even more, they love to challenge their peers with these engaging word puzzles.
IN THE KITCHEN WITH GRANDMA
by Inez Ferrari, illustrated by Christy Hale
Sixth&Spring
Mangia! That's exactly what readers will want to do when they see these mouthwatering home-style Italian-American recipes, complete with color photos. Featuring more than 125 dishes, this cookbook was originally printed by the author herself as a special gift for her five daughters.
SKY DANCERS
by Connie Ann Kirk, illustrated by Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books
Sky Dancers is a historical fiction picture book, set in the 1930s. A young Mohawk boy, travels off the reservation to New York City one weekend to watch his father work at high steel, building the Empire State Building.
AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-ALOUD STORIES
edited by Susan Kantor, illustrated by Christian Clayton, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Christy Hale, and Michael McCurdy
Black Dog & Leventhal
More than 40 of the world's best-loved stories for parents and child to share Including myths and fables, fairy tales, folk tales, hawk and chicken tales, rabbit stories, African American songs, stories of slavery, biographies of African American heroes, and much more
YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOTHER!
by Molly Friedrich, illustrated by Christy Hale
Little, Brown & Co
This cheerful yet tender parent-child conversation offers a response to children who've ever asked an adoptive parent why they don't look like one another. Explores the emotional realities of a different kind of family.
IT RAINED ALL DAY THAT NIGHT: Autographs, Rhymes & Inscriptions
compiled by Lillian Morrison, illustrated by Christy Hale
August House
Whether it's souvenir notebooks, school yearbooks, autograph albums, or on-line guestbooks, kids have been writing each other commemorative notes for generations. Here are some of our favorites from verses our grandmothers remember to up-to-date messages employing the latest on-line shorthand.
A SAFE PLACE CALLED HOME
by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Christy Hale
Marshall Cavendish
To children with vivid imaginations, scary things can be anywhere and everywhere. The gentle but insistent reminder that Mom and Dad are near will calm fears.
WHO'S IN THE HALL? A Mystery in Four Chapters
by Betsy Hearne,
illustrated by Christy Hale
Greenwillow Books
Hey! What's up with the Willy-Nilly Wag Wave Dizzy-Lizzy Lowdown-Rowan Ratty-Ryan Nelly-Belly and Wicked-Nick? And who exactly is in the hall? By the time you get to the last page of Betsy Hearne's mysterious tongue twister of a story, you willy-nilly know!
BILLY AND EMMA
by Alice Mead, illustrated by Christy Hale
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
When a robber steals Emma, one of a pair of macaws from the zoo, her partner, Billy, sets out to find her with the help of some other birds.
THOSE CALCULATING CROWS!
by Ali Wakefield, illustrated by Christy Hale
Simon & Schuster
When a farmer tries to keep hungry crows from his corn fields, it appears that the birds can count to seven.
PACO AND THE WITCH
by Felix Pitre, illustrated by Christy Hale
Lodestar Books/Dutton
At Paco's house, everyone is busy preparing for una fiesta. So when his mother realizes that she has one last thing to fetch from the store, Paco volunteers to make the long trip through the woods to the village below. The woods are beautiful, but Paco is wary, for su abuela, his grandmother, has warned him of the evil witch who lives there. Paco knows he shouldn't stop, but he is so tired! Surely if he sat down for just one moment...
THE ANCESTOR TREE
by T. Obinkaram Echewa, illustrated by Christy Hale
Lodestar Books/Dutton
Saddened by the death of their special friend, the very old man who told them stories and jokes, the village children decide to go against custom and plant a tree for him in the Forest of the Ancestors.
JUAN BOBO AND THE PIG
retold by Felix Pitre, illustrated by Christy Hale
Lodestar Books/Dutton
While his mother goes to church, Juan cares for the pig with humorous results.
THE COMPLETE POEMS TO SOLVE
by May Swensen, illustrated by Christy Hale
Macmillan
A selection of the author's poetry, largely dealing with nature, which challenges the reader to guess the subject of each poem or a meaning not immediately obvious.