Hearne, Betsy Gould

Offers advice on how to choose books for children, and features essays about various genres of children's books, each followed by an annotated bibliography of recommended titles.

A young girl recounts the brave exploits of her female ancestors, including her great-great-great grandmother who came to America in a wooden sailboat.

After eleven-year-old Louise makes a wish on the first evening star and her brother turns into a pig, she uses wishes, kisses, and spells to try to put things right again.

A commonsense guide to choosing books for children.

Megan and Randall's adventuresome and dangerous search for the lost king Brendan takes them to a strange land inhabited by lion-like men.

Twelve short stories that reflect the varied ways that dogs and humans relate.

Recommends books for children, from preschool picture books to young adult fiction.

Contains fifteen stories by Betsy Hearne of hauntings in the past, present, and future.

Nine-year-old Eliza's vacation in Ireland and England is complicated when she acquires a bouncy sheepdog named Panda.

Fifty-nine poems about love--romantic, friendly, familial--and the loss of love.