Books by Liz Garton Scanlon
THE GOOD-PIE PARTY by Liz Garton Scanlon
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
CHILDREN'S AND TEEN
Released: April 1, 2014
"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
illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton, by Liz Garton Scanlon
Released: July 3, 2012
"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
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Arthur Howard
ANIMALS
Released: March 8, 2011

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
Kirkus Star
by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee
POETRY
Released: Sept. 8, 2009

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 >