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Look for the following recently published books written or illustrated by Southern California Authors and Illustrators. Please send corrections to the Wet Print Editor.
Previous Wet Print - see WINTER 2007

Wet Print - Winter 2008

NONFICTION / TRADITIONAL TALES

Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles).  Caroline Arnold’s Animals (series).  Picture Window Books, 2008.  A Wombat’s World, A Platypus’ World, A Kangaroo’s World, A Koala’s World.

Behrens, June (southern California).  Exploring California Missions (series).  Lerner Publications 2007.  Exploring Central Coast Missions in California.   

Burke, Michelle Prater.  The Story of the Wright Brothers, illus. by Meredith Johnson (La Caņada).  CandyCane Press, 2008.

David, Laurie (Los Angeles) and Cambria Gordon (southern California).  The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming.  Scholastic/Orchard, 2007.

Diaz, Roberto (southern California).   My Surf Lesson: Look Before You Leap, illus. by David Carles.  Olas Books, 2008. 

Dobrzycki, Michael (Whittier).  The Art of Drawing Dragons: Mythological Beasts and Fantasy Creatures.  Walter Foster, 2007.

Dunham, Kelli.  The Boy’s Body Book:  Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU, illus. by Steve Björkman (Aliso Viejo).  Cider Mill, 2007.

Heyer, Carol (Thousand Oaks).  The First Easter.  Ideals, 2008.

Hodgman, Ann.  The House of a Million Pets, illus. by Eugene Yelchin (Los Angeles).  Holt, 2007.

Horvath, Joan (Pasadena).  What Scientists Actually Do, illus. by Nichole S. Wong (Los Angeles).  Stargazer Pub. Co., 2008.

Ipcizade, Catherine (southern California).  Pebble Plus (series).  Compass Point, 2008.  Giraffes; Zebras; Lions.

Kafka, Tina (Los Angeles).  Hot Topics (series).  Lucent Books, 2007.  Cloning.

León, Vicki (southern California).  Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents (series).  London Town, 2007.  A Pod of Killer Whales: The Mysterious Life of the Intelligent Orca. 

Morgan, Robert J.  Lola Mazola’s Happyland Adventure:  My John 3:16 Book, illus. by Glin Dibley (Huntington Beach).  B&H Books, 2008.

Nelson, Kadir (San Diego).  We Are the Ship:  the Story of Negro League Baseball.  Jump At the Sun, 2008.

Rouss, Sylvia A.  (Los Angeles).  Sammy the Spider’s First Shavuot, illus. by Katherine Janus Kahn.  Kar-Ben Publishing, 2008.

Rubin, Susan Goldman (Malibu).  Delicious:  The Art of Wayne Thiebaud.  Chronicle Books, 2007.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Leucadia).  Our California, illus. by Rafael Lopez (San Diego).  Charlesbridge, 2008.

Sanders, Nancy I.  (southern California).  D Is For Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet, illus. by E. B. Lewis.  Sleeping Bear, 2007.

Sheff, Nic (Los Angeles).  Tweak:  Growing Up On Methamphetamines.  Atheneum, 2007.

Slade, Suzanne.  Booker T. Washington:  Teacher, Speaker, and Leader, illus. by Siri Weber Feeney (southern California).  Picture Book Windows, 2008.

Wulffson, Don (southern California).  Before Columbus:  Early Voyages to the Americas.  Twenty First Century Books, 2007.

PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS

Black, Jake.  Superman Robo Monster, illus. by Scott Stewart (Los Angeles).  DC Comics, 2008.

Bunting, Eve (Pasadena) and Karen Barbour.  You Were Loved Before You Were Born.  Blue Sky Press, 2008.

De Varennes, Monique (Los Angeles).  The Jewel Box Ballerinas, illus. by Ana Juan.  Random / Schwartz, 2007.

Dunn, Todd.  We Go Together!, illus. by Miki Sakamoto (southern California).  Sterling, 2007.

Dunn-Dern, Lisa (Los Angeles).  Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty!,  illus. by Andrea Yomtob (southern California).  Visikid, 2007.

Farrell, John.  Dear Child, illus. by Maurie J. Manning (southern California).  Boyds Mill Press, 2008.

Fraser, Mary Ann (Simi Valley).  Mermaid Sister.  Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008.

McClements, George (Glendale).  Ridin’ Dinos With Buck Bronco.  Harcourt, 2007.

McGee, Marni (Santa Barbara).  A Song in Bethlehem, illus. by Jason Cockcroft.  Knopf, 2007.

Mora, Pat.  Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico! America’s Sproutings, illus. by Rafael Lopez (San Diego).  Lee & Lopez, 2007.

Numeroff, Laura (Los Angeles) and Nate Evans.  The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, illus. by Lynn Munsinger.  Abrams, 2008.

O’Connor, Jane.  Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly, illus. by Robin Preiss-Glasser (Newport Beach).HarperCollins, 2008. 

Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles).  Count on Culebra, illus. by Ethan Long.  Holiday House, 2008.

Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles).  Snail’s Good Night, illus. by Rosanne Litzinger (Los Angeles).  Holiday House, 2008.

Portis, Antoinette (Los Angeles).  Not A Stick.  HarperCollins, 2007.

Ries, Lori.  Punk Wig, illus. by Erin Eitter Kono (Redondo Beach).  Boyds Mill Press, 2008.

Saltzberg, Barney (Los Angeles).  Hi, Blueberry!.  Red Wagon Books, 2007.

Saltzberg, Barney (Los Angeles).  Peekaboo, Blueberry.  Red Wagon Books, 2008.

Spiridellis, Gregg (Los Angeles).  The Longest Christmas List Ever, illus. by Evan Spiridellis (Los Angeles).  Hyperion, 2007.

Scieszka, Jon.  Smash! Crash!, illustrated by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long, and David Gordon.  Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Thiel, Annie (southern California).  Playdate Kids (series),  illus. by W.M. Edwards (southern California).  Playdate Kids, 2007.  Chloe Loses Her Pet.

Thong, Roseanne (southern California).  Gai See: What You Can See in Chinatown, illus. by Yangsook Choi.  Abrams, 2007.

Thong, Roseanne (southern California).  Tummy Girl, illus. by Sam Williams.  Holt, 2007.

Villaseńor, Victor (Oceanside).  Goodnight, Papito Dios / Buenos Noches, Papito Dios, illus. by Jose Ramirez (Los Angeles).  Pinata Books, 2007.

Walton, Rick.  Just Me and 6,000 Rats, illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara) and Carl Gordon.  Gibbs Smith, 2007.

Wright, Michael (southern California).  Jake Stays Awake.  Feiwel & Friends, 2007.

Yoon, Salina (San Marcos).  Salina Yoon Books (series).  Price Stern Sloan, 2007. Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Five Rubber Duckies;  Eggs, Eggs!; Count My Blessings 1 through 10.

FICTION

Asher, Jay (southern California).  Thirteen Reasons Why.  Penguin / Razorbill, 2007.

Beddor, Frank (Los Angeles).  Princess Alyss of Wonderland, illus. by Catia Chien (southern California).  Dial, 2007.

Connelly, Peg (southern California).  If the Forest Is Silent, Beware!  PublishAmerica, 2007.

Cornwell, Autumn (Los Angeles).  Carpe Diem.  Feiwel and Friends, 2007.

Coville, Bruce.  Hans Brinker, illus. by Laurel Long (southern California).  Dial, 2007.

Cross, Shauna (Los Angeles).  Derby Girl.  Holt, 2007.

De La Cruz, Melissa (Los Angeles).  The Ashleys (series).  Aladdin, 2008.   There’s A New Name In School. 

Ferraro, Tina (Los Angeles).  How to Hook a Hottie.  Delacorte, 2008.

Gaiman, Neil and Michael Reaves (Los Angeles).  InterWorld.  Eos, 2007.

Hale, Bruce (Santa Barbara).  Underwhere (series), illus. by Shane Hillman. HarperCollins, 2007.  Prince of Underwhere.

Halverson, Deborah (San Diego).  Honk If You Hate Me.  Delacorte, 2007.

Hamlett, Christina (Pasadena).  Movie Girl.  Outskirts Press, 2008.

Hurwitz, Joanna.  Park Pals Adventure (series), illus. by Kathi McCord (San Diego).  Chronicle, 2007.  Squirrel World. 

Ipcizade, Catherine (southern California).  ‘Twas the Day Before Zoo Day, illus. by Ben Hodson.  Sylvan Dell, 2008.

Kandel, Charlotte (Los Angeles).  Scarlet Stockings: The Enchanted Riddle.  Dutton, 2007.

Kibuishi, Kazu (Alhambra).  Amulet (series).  Scholastic, 2008.  The Stonekeeper. 

Klein, Abby (Los Angeles).  Ready, Freddy! (series).  The Blue Sky Press, 2008.  The 100th Day of School.

Lorey, Dean (Calabasas).  Nightmare Academy, illus. by Brandon Dorman.  HarperCollins, 2007.

Madden, Kerry (Los Angeles).  Jessie’s Mountain.  Viking Juvenile, 2008.

Marsden, Carolyn (La Jolla) and Thay Phap Niem.  The Buddha’s Diamonds.  Candlewick, 2008.

Moodley, Ermila (southern California).  Path to My African Eyes.  Just Us, 2007.

O’Dell, Kathleen (Glendale).  Agnes Parker… Keeping Cool In Middle School.  Dial, 2007.

Popescu, Petru (Beverly Hills).  Weregirls (series).  Tor, 2007.  Birth of the Pack. 

Purtill, C. Leigh (West Hollywood).  Love, Meg.  Penguin / Razorback, 2007.

Reisman, Michael (Los Angeles).  Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper.  Dutton, 2008.

Rogan, S. Jones (Los Angeles).  The Daring Adventures of Penhaligon Brush, illus. by Christian Slade.  Knopf, 2007.

Ryan, Pam Muņoz (southern California).  Paint the Wind.  Scholastic, 2007.

Smith, Sheri L. (Los Angeles).  Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet.  Delacorte, 2008.

Smith, Sherwood (southern California).  Over the Sea:  CJ’s First Notebook.  YA Angst, 2007.

Sullivan, Jacqueline Levering (Claremont).  Annie’s War.  Eerdmans, 2007.

Tigelaar, Liz (Santa Monica).  Pretty Tough.  Penguin / Razorback, 2007.

Tomlinson, Heather (southern California).  The Swan Maiden.  Holt, 2007.

Wells, Pamela (southern California).  The Heartbreakers.  Scholastic / Point, 2007.

Wulffson, Don (southern California).  The Golden Rat.  Bloomsbury, 2007.

Yoo, Paula (Los Angeles).  Good Enough.  HarperTeen, 2008.

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Carey, Mike and Louise Carey.  Confessions of a Blabbermouth, illus. by Aaron Alexovich (southern California).  Minx, 2007.

Dini, Paul (Los Angeles) and Judd Winick.  Batman:  Harley and Ivy, illus. by Ronnie Del Carmen, Joe Chiodo (San Diego) and Bruce Timm.  DC Comics, 2007.

Verheiden, Mark (Los Angeles).  Superman/Batman: Enemies Among Us, illus. by Ethan Van Sciver and others.  DC Comics, 2007.

 

 

Wet Print - Winter 2007

NONFICTION / TRADITIONAL TALES

Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles).  Super Swimmers: Whales, Dolphins and Other Mammals of the Sea. illus. by Patricia Wynne.  Charlesbridge, 2007.

Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles) and Madeleine Comora (southern California).  illus. by Rahul Bushan (southern California).  Taj Mahal.  Carolrhoda Books, 2007.

Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles).  El Sistema Oseo / The Skeletal System.  Ediciones Lerner, 2006.

Ben-Zvi, Hava (southern California).  The Bride Who Argued With God: Tales From the Treasury of Jewish Folklore.  iUniverse Inc., 2006.

Casil, Amy Sterling (southern California).  John Dewey: The Founder of American Liberalism.  Rosen Central, 2006.

Cheney, Lynne.  Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America.  illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser (Newport Beach).  Simon & Schuster, 2006.

Goodfellow, Evan (San Diego).  Skateboarding:  Ramp Tricks.  Tracks Publishing, 2006.

Gould, Robert (Encinitas).  Bugs.  Big Guy Books, 2007.

Krull, Kathleen (San Diego).  Sigmund Freud.  illus. by Boris Kulikov.  Viking, 2006.

Le Compte, David (San Diego) and Carol Rolland.  Eugene Still Wants to Know!  Big Guy Books, 2006.

Mannis, Celeste Davidson (Los Angeles).  Julia Morgan Built a Castle.  illus. by Miles Hyman (Los Angeles).  Viking, 2006.

Mannis, Celeste Davidson (Los Angeles).  Who Was William Shakespeare.  Penguin, 2006.

Numeroff, Laura (Los Angeles).    Mouse Cookies & More.  Laura Geringer, 2006.

Preussen, Beatrice.  Princess Handbook.  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara).  Usborne, 2006.

Rubin, Susan Goldman (Malibu).  Andy Warhol:  Pop Art Painter.  Abrams, 2006.

Shecter, Vicky Alvear.  Alexander the Great Rocks the World.  illus. by Terry Naughton (San Diego).  Darby Creek, 2006.

Steffens, Bradley (San Diego).  Ibn Al-haytham: First Scientist.  Morgan Reynolds, 2007.

 

FICTION, MIDDLE & YOUNG ADULT

Apostolina, M. (southern California).  Dark Cindy.  Simon Pulse, 2006.

Barnes, Dawn (Los Angeles).  Black Belt Club (series).  illus. by  Bernard Chang (Los Angeles).  Blue Sky Press, 2006-2007.  Seven Wheels of Power; Beware of the Haunted Eye.

Birney, Betty G. (Los Angeles).  Trouble According to Humphrey.  Putnam Juvenile, 2007.

Dart, Iris Rainer and Joyce Brotman (Beverly Hills).  Larry:  The King of Rock and Roll.  G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2007.

De la Cruz, Melissa (Los Angeles).  Angels On Sunset Boulevard.  Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Fleischman, Sid (Santa Monica).  The White Elephant.  illus. by Robert Maguire.  Greenwillow, 2006.

Funke, Cornelia (Los Angeles).  Ghost Hunters (series). Scholastic, 2006 -2007.  Ghost Hunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost; Ghost Hunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness. 

Garza, Juan.  Juan and the Chupacabras.  illus. by April Ward (San Diego).  Piñata Books, 2006.

Gutman, Dan.  My Weird School (series).  illus. by Jim Paillot (southern California).  HarperTrophy, 2007.  Ms. Coco is Loco!; Mr. Macky Is Wacky!

Hightman, Jason (Los Angeles).  Samurai.  Eos, 2006.

Hobbs, Valerie (Santa Barbara).  Anything But Ordinary.  Frances Foster Books, 2007.

Kadohata, Cynthia (southern California).  Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam.  Atheneum, 2007.

Karasyov, Carrie (Santa Monica) and Jill Kargman.  Bittersweet Sixteen.  HarperCollins, 2006.

LaFevers, R.L.  (southern California).  Werewolf Rising.  Dutton Juvenile, 2006.

Lopez, Jack (Redlands).  In the Break.  Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006.

Ludwig, Trudy.  Sorry! illus. by Maurie J. Manning (southern California).  Tricycle, 2006.

Marsden, Carolyn (San Diego) and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh (San Diego).   The Jade Dragon.  Candlewick, 2006.

Marsden, Carolyn (La Jolla).  When Heaven Fell.  Candlewick, 2007.

Paul, Dominique (Los Angeles).  The Possibility of Fireflies.  Simon & Schuster, 2006.

Reinhardt, Dana (Los Angeles).  Harmless.  Wendy Lamb Books, 2007.

Romano, Christy Carlson (Beverly Hills).  Grace’s Turn.  Hyperion, 2006.

Schirripa, Steve and Charles Fleming (Los Angeles).  Nicky Deuce:  Home for the Holidays.  Delacorte Books, 2006.

Scroggs, Kirk (Los Angeles).  Wiley and Grampa’s Creature Feature (series).  Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006-2007.  Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular; Grampa’s Zombie BBQ; Super Soccer Freak Show;
 
Sokoloff, Alexandra (Los Angeles).  The Harrowing.  St. Martin’s Press, 2006.

Velasquez, Gloria (San Luis Obispo).  Tyrone’s Betrayal.  Piñata Books, 2006.

Williams, Mark London (Los Angeles).  Danger Boy (series).  Candlewick, 2007.  City of Ruins.

Wilson, Diane Lee (Escondido).  Firehorse.  Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2006.

Yeahpau, Thomas M.  (Los Angeles).  X-Indian Chronicles.  Candlewick, 2006.

 

PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS

Bessant, Cyndee (Los Angeles).  Babee Says No!  Cynful Creations, 2006.

Black, Simon (Los Angeles).  The Dog Child.  illus. by Honorio Robledo.  Cinco Puntos Press, 2006. 

Bottner, Barbara (Los Angeles).  Pish and Posh Wish For Fairy Wings.  Katherine Tegen, 2006.

Bottner, Barbara (Los Angeles).  Raymond and Nelda.  illus. by Nancy Hayashi (Los Angeles).  Peachtree Publishers, 2007.

Bottner, Barbara (Los Angeles).  You Have To Be Nice To Someone On Their Birthday.  illus. by Tatiana Mai-Wyss.  Putnam Juvenile, 2007.

Coyle, Carmela LaVigna.  Do Princesses Scrape Their Knees?  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara).  Rising Moon Books, 2006.

Davidson, Susanna.  Little Red Riding Hood.  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara).  Usborne, 2006.

Jordan, Deloris and Roslyn M. Jordan.  Michael’s Golden Rules.  illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego).  Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Kelley, Ellen A.   (Santa Barbara).  Buckamoo Girls.  illus. by Tom Curry.  Abrams, 2006.

Klein, Abby (Los Angeles).  Ready Freddy (series).   illus. by John McKinley.  Blue Sky Press, 2006.  Shark Tooth Tale; Super-Secret Valentine.

Kutner, Merrily (Yorba Linda).  Down On the Farm.  illus. by Will Hillenbrand.  Holiday House, 2005.

Lansky, Bruce, ed.  Dinner With Dracula.  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara) and Carl Gordon.  Meadowbrook, 2006.

Levine, Ellen.  Henry’s Freedom Box.  illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego).  Scholastic, 2007.

Mammano, Julie (Los Angeles).  Rhinos Who Rescue.  Chronicle Books, 2007.

Manalang, Dan (Los Angeles).  Ambrosia.  illus. by Nichole Wong (Los Angeles).  Flip, 2006.

Martin, Hugo C. (Pasadena).  Pablo’s Christmas.  illus. by Lee Chapman.  Sterling, 2006.

McNamara, Margaret.  Robin Hill School(series).  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara).  Aladdin, 2007. Fall Leaf Project; Luck of the Irish.

Moore, Clement C.  A Creature Was Stirring.  adapted and illus. by Carter Goodrich (Los Angeles).  Simon and Schuster, 2006

Nesbitt, Kenn and Linda Knaus.  Santa Got Stuck In the Chimney.  illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara) and Carl Gordon.  Meadowbrook, 2006.

Odanaka, Barbara (Laguna Beach).  Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash!  Margaret K. McElderry, 2006.

Portis, Antoinette (Los Angeles).  Not a Box.  HarperCollins, 2006.

Parpan, Justin  (Los Angeles).  Gwango’s Lonesome Trail.  Red Cygnet, 2006.

Reiss, Mike (Los Angeles).  Merry Un-Christmas.  illus. by David Catrow.  HarperCollins, 2006.

Rouss, Sylvia. (Los Angeles).  The Littlest Maccabee.  illus. by Greg A Cohen.  Pitspopany Press, 2006.

Selznick, Brian (San Diego).  The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  Scholastic, 2007.

Smith, Maggie (Los Angeles).  One Naked Baby.  Knopf, 2007.

Zakarin, Debra Mostow (Pacific Palisades).  Changing Pictures:  What’s in the Garden?  Silver Dolphin Books, 2007.

Zakarin, Debra Mostow (Pacific Palisades).  Changing Pictures:  What’s in the Ocean?  Silver Dolphin Books, 2007.

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Ganter, Amy Kim (Alhambra).  Sorcerers and Secretaries, Volume 1.  Tokyopop, 2007.

Kalogridis, Laeta (southern California).  Pathfinder.  illus. by Christopher Shy.  Dark Horse, 2006.

Stine, R.L.  Goosebumps Graphix #2:  Terror Trips.  adapted and illustrated by Jill Thompson, Jamie Tolagson and Amy Kim Ganter (Alhambra).  Scholastic, 2007.

 

ADULT INTEREST

Esquith, Rafe  (Los Angeles).  Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire:  The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56.  Viking Adult, 2006.

 

 
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