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Books by Liz Garton Scanlon

THE GOOD-PIE PARTY by Liz Garton Scanlon
CHILDREN'S AND TEEN
Released: April 1, 2014
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
"A must for every child who has to move away and for teachers and parents who want to help children through these times. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Posy Peyton does not want to move away from her secret clubhouse, her books, her bird feeder or her friends. Read full book review >
THINK BIG by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Released: July 3, 2012
illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton, by Liz Garton Scanlon
"Short and peppy enough for plenty of encores—until it's time to go make art. (Picture book. 3-6)"
A bouncy, early-childhood answer to Glee shows a racially diverse classroom of kids eagerly preparing for a multifaceted art performance. Read full book review >
NOODLE AND LOU by Liz Garton Scanlon
ANIMALS
Released: March 8, 2011
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Arthur Howard
"Chirpy, instructive and fun. (Picture book. 3-6)"
Odd couples abound in children's stories, but somehow the notion of a chirpy blue jay being friends with a (succulent, pink, wiggly) worm may be a hard one to, um, get off the ground. Read full book review >
ALL THE WORLD by Liz Garton Scanlon
POETRY
Released: Sept. 8, 2009
Kirkus Star
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee
"At once a lullaby and an invigorating love song to nature, families and interconnectedness. (Picture book. 2-5)"
In flowing rhyme, Scanlon zooms outwards from smallness to bigness: "Rock, stone, pebble, sand / Body, shoulder, arm, hand / A moat to dig, / a shell to keep / All the world is wide and deep." Read full book review >