Judy: 2015 books

A sweet raccoon character stars in this endearing tale of unexpected friendship from the creator of the bestselling Skippyjon Jones Dewey Bob Crockett is a durn cute raccoon who lives by himself in a house filled to the brim with the wonderful objects he collects. Buttons, wheels, furniture...

At six years old, Callie can barely reach the stirrups much less saddle her horse, Tuffy. One afternoon when her father is too busy shoeing a horse to help her, Callie must devise a way to change Tuffy's saddle all by herself. [Children's Picture Book (©2007) written by Judy Goodspeed and illustrated in full color by Chet Taylor (24 pages in print) from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

"Schoolyard rhymes are catchy and fun. They are easy to remember. In fact, they stick in the mind like bubble gum to a shoe." writes Judy Sierra in her introduction to this lively collection of traditional playground chants. Included are more than 50 verses ranging from the familiar jump rope rhyme...

In order to outwit a hungry coyote, Perky Turkey and the rest of the turkeys on the farm create a bang up 4th of July surprise! [Book III of the Perky Turkey series | Children's Picture Book (©2008) written by Judy Goodspeed and illustrated in full color by Chet Taylor (24 pages in print) from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

Perky and the other turkeys on the farm find a lost goose sitting alone on the pond among the duck decoys. Should they share their turkey pen and grain with a goose? [Book II of the Perky Turkey series | Children's Picture Book (©2006) written by Judy Goodspeed and illustrated in full color by Chet Taylor (24 pages print) from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD! Winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award** It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo. In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this...

A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when—surprise!—she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate...

A collection of the best around-the-world folktales, chosen and retold by children's author Judy Sierra and storyteller and puppeteer Robert Kaminski. These brief, lively tales are especially for children from three to seven. Exciting, funny, silly, sometimes a tad scary—these are stories that adult...

From the bestselling creators of Wild About Books comes a rhyming, counting, and teamwork-focused picture book about the beginnings of a new zoo! When Takoda the tiger cub happens upon a tumbledown mall, the lone cub imagines a zoo. All Takoda needs is a capable crew to lend a paw or two--or...

Perky has the perfect plan for her and the other turkeys on the farm to avoid becoming part of the Thanksgiving Day menu. [Book I of the Perky Turkey series | Children's Picture Book (©2005) written by Judy Goodspeed and illustrated in full color by Chet Taylor (24 pages in print) from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]

The Little Red Hen gives old MacDonald some pointers on composting — and a legendary farm is born — in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud. Features an audio read-along! Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn’t have a farm. He just had a yard — a yard he didn’t want to mow. But under...

In Judy Alter’s Danger Comes Home, dogs, drugs and death take Kelly on a wild ride with a runaway girl and her abused mother, a relapsed former gangsta, and a drug-dealing gang in her own neighborhood. Add in an imperious recluse for variety, and as usual Kelly’s life is anything but calm. Husband Mike Shandy is right: she has a talent for trouble.

Arson, a bad beating, and a recluse who claims someone is trying to kill her all collide in this third Blue Plate Café Mystery with Kate Chambers. Torn between trying to save David Clinkscales, her old boss and new lover, and curiosity about Edith Aldridge’s story of an attempt on her life, Kate...

Against the background of sparsley settled western Nebraska at the turn of the 20th century, Mattie tells the story of a pioneer woman physician. Through the years of her practice, Mattie finds romance and disappointment, battles won and loved ones lost. She endures to find a richness she could only find on the plains. A realistic portrait of life on the plains and one unforgettable woman.