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PRODUCT
SPOTLIGHT
Hit Series Keep Kids Coming Back
By
Karen Mendez Smith
March
1, 2003
We all know J. K. Rowling books have been flying off the shelves
like wizards on broomsticks. But there’s an alternate universe
of children’s series-books that, collectively, make Harry
Potter’s legions seem newt-sized.
Primary
Considerations
THE LITTLE MERMAID/LAS SIRENITA is nicely retold
by Oriol Izquierdo as part of Chronicle’s BILINGUAL
FAIRY TALE SERIES. Tomi DiPaola’s latest STREGA
NONA TAKES A VACATION (Puffin) continues the adventures
of this memorable character. Television, of course, continues its
influence with ARTHUR AND
THE 1001 DADS by Marc Brown (Taggart Point #26).
The
Case for Easy Readers
THE
CASE OF THE FIDGETY FOX/HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES
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Young
readers love a good mystery as much as the ‘tween set, and
animal detectives Bunny and Jack will keep them guessing as they
follow the trail of some missing dice in THE CASE OF THE
FIDGETY FOX/HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES (Greenwillow) by award-winning
author Cynthia Rylant. A rooster who regains his cluck after swallowing
a bug is the subject of ELVIS THE ROOSTER ALMOST GOES TO
HEAVEN/I CAN READ/MINNIE AND MOO (HarperCollins) by Denys
Cazet. The family cat is up for grabs in THE CAT WHO GOT
CARRIED AWAY (Candlewick), the third Gaskett family episode
by Allan Ahlberg.
Fabulous
Fiction for 4th Graders and Up
Kids crave comedy. They’ll get their fair share in DRAT!
YOU COPYCAT the first in a not-so-serious new series, KATIE
KAZOO, SWITCHEROO, by Nancy Krulik (Grosset & Dunlap).
Walter Farley’s beloved horse returns in THE BLACK
STALLION CHALLENGED! (Random House). Madison Finn sets
out to find the identity of a secret admirer in LIGHTS OUT/FROM
THE FILES OF MADISON FINN, #12 from Volo.
Young
Adults Ante Up
SISTER SPY/ALIAS #4 (Bantam) finds a built-in audience
with fans of the television series, as will CROUCHING TIGER,
HIDDEN DRAGON/ #4, a graphic novel by Andy Seto from ComicsOne.
Finally, YA readers in the know will want to check out Cecily von
Ziegesar’s second book, ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING/A
GOSSIP GIRL NOVEL (Little, Brown).
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