Wet Print

Look for the following recently published books written or illustrated by Southern California Authors and Illustrators. Please send corrections to the Wet Print Editor.
Previous Wet Print - see WINTER 2008

Wet Print - Spring 2009

NONFICTION / TRADITIONAL TALES

Ames, Lee J. (Mission Viejo). Draw 50 (series). Broadway, 2008. Draw 50 Princesses: The Step-by-step Way to Draw Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Many More.

Colston, Valerie (southern California). 200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills: For Aspiring Art Students. Barrons, 2008.

Halas-Liang, Melissa (Los Angeles). Havoc at the Hillside Market, illus. by Alexandra Artigas (southern California). SuperKids Nutrition, 2008.

Hatch, McKay (South Pasadena). The No Cussing Club: How I Fought Against Peer Pressure and How You Can Too! Dawson, 2009.

Hewitt, David (Santa Monica). Uncle Sam’s America, illus. by Kathryn Hewitt (Santa Monica). Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Jordan, Shirley J. Primary Source Readers: World Cultures Through Time (series). Teacher Created Materials, 2008. Egypt; Hatshepsut: First Female Pharoah.

Krygier, Leora (Los Angeles). Juvenile Court: A Judge’s Guide for Young Adults and Their Parents. Scarecrow, 2009..

Nelson, Kadir (San Diego). Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit. Simon & Schuster, 2009.

O’Connor, Karen (San Diego). Country Explorers (series). Lerner, 2008. Vietnam.

Pearce, Q.L. (Claremont). Monsters (series). KidHaven Press, 2008. Pegasus.

Pearce, Q.L. (Claremont). Young Heroes (series). KidHaven Press, 2009. Zach Hunter: Modern-Day Abolitionist.

Rice, Earle Jr. (southern California). Monumental Milestones: Great Events of Modern Times (series). Mitchell lane, 2008. Overview of the Persian Gulf War, 1990; Overview of the Korean War.

Rice, Earle Jr. (southern California). Profiles in American History (series). Mitchell Lane, 2008. The Brothers Custer: Galloping to Glory.

Rubin, Susan Goldman (Malibu). The Anne Frank Case: Simon Wiesenthal’s Search for the Truth, illus. by Bill Farnsworth. Holiday House, 2009.

Schraff, Anne (Spring Valley). Country Explorers (series). Lerner, 2009. Philippines.

Shange, Ntozake. Coretta Scott, illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego). Amistad, 2009.

Stalcup, Ann (southern California). World of Colors (series). Capstone, 2009. Brazil In Colors; Guatamala In Colors; Mexico In Colors.

Walker, Paul Robert (Escondido). Remember Little Rock: the Time, the People, the Stories. National Geographic, 2009.

Winter, Jonah. Gertrude Is Gertrude Is Gertrude Is Gertrude, illus. by Calef Brown (Pasadena). Atheneum, 2008.

PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS

Benchimol, Brigitte (Los Angeles). Jadyn and the Magic Bubble: I Met Gandhi, illus. by Mark Wayne Adams. East West Discovery Press, 2008.

Bergen, Lara. Tutu Twins, illus. by Elyse Pastel (Los Angeles). Innovative Kids, 2008.

Danzig, Dianne. Babies Don’t Eat Pizza: A Big Kids’ Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters, illus. by Debbie Tilley (Escondido). Dutton, 2009.

Del Rio, Adam (southern California). Teo in Palo Verde/Teo en Palo Verde, illus. by Noel Ill (Pasadena). Lectura, 2008.

Emerson, Carl. Monster Boy and the Classroom Pet, illus. by Lon Levin (Hollywood). Magic Wagon, 2008.

Funari-Willever, Lisa. There’s A Kid Under My Bed, illus. by Lon Levin (Hollywood). Franklin Mason, 2008.

Isaacs, Anne. The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch, illus. by Dan Santat (Alhambra). Atheneum, 2008.

Lewison, Wendy. My First Garden, illus. by Miki Sakamoto (southern California). Little Simon, 2009.

Markel, Michelle (Los Angeles). The Shark That Taught Me English / El Tiburón que me enseñó ingles, illus. by Bo Young Kim. Lectura, 2008.

Meng, CeCe. Tough Chicks, illus. by Melissa Suber (Valencia). Clarion, 2009.

Mese, John (Los Angeles) and Dawn Kelsey (Los Angeles). Flippy and Friends (series), illus. by Chanler Holden. Moss Govered Gumbo, 2009. Flippy and Tadpole; Flippy Goes on a Road Trip; On the Flippy Side; Through Flippy’s Eyes.

Nishizuka, Koko. The Beckoning Cat: Based on a Japanese Folktale, illus. Rosanne Litzinger (Seal Beach). Holiday House, 2009.

Parent, Nancy (Pasadena). Let’s Play. Gardner, 2008.

Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles). Hop! Hop! Hop!, illus. by Jan Gerardi. Random House, 2009.

Portis, Antoinette (Los Angeles). Penguin Story. HarperCollins, 2008.

Sander, Sonia. Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown (series), illus. by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long and David Gordon. Little Brown, 2009. Smash That Trash!.

Shahan, Sherry (Cayucos). Fiesta, illustrated by Paula Barragan.

Shapiro, Zachary R. (southern California). We’re All In the Same Boat, illus. by Jack E. Davis. Putnam, 2009.

Shields, Brooke (Los Angeles). Welcome To Your World, Baby, illus. by Cori Doerrfeld. HarperCollins, 2008.

Smith, Icy (Gardena). Mei Ling in China City , illus. by Gayle Garner Roski (southern California). East West Discovery Press, 2008.

Staines, Bill. All God’s Critters, illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego). Simon & Schuster, 2009.

Stalcup, Ann (Malibu). Flores Family Café / La Lonchería, illus. by David Arroyo. Lectura Books, 2009..

Teitelbaum, Michael. Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown (series), illus. by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long and David Gordon. Little Brown, 2009. On the Move!

Thomas, Shelley Moore (Oceanside). A Cold Winter’s Good Knight, illus. by Jennifer Plecas. Dutton, 2008.

Vega, Denise. Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?, illus. by Erin Eitter Kono (Redondo Beach). Little, Brown 2009.

Wallace, Carol. Easter Bunny Blues, illus. by Steve Björkman (Irvine). Holiday House, 2009.

FICTION

Anasti, Tedd (southern California) and Patsy Cameron-Anasti (southern California). DimensioNoids. Booksurge, 2009.

Birney, Betty G. (Los Angeles). Adventure According to Humphrey. Putnam, 2009.

Cheva, Cherry (Los Angeles). She’s So Money. HarperTeen, 2008.

Ferraro, Tina (Los Angeles). The ABC’s of Kissing Boys. Delacorte, 2009.

Ferron, Bonnie (southern California). Angelfire. iUniverse, 2008.

Fitzmaurice, Kathryn (Monarch Beach). The Year the Swallows Came Early. HarperCollins, 2009.

Funke, Cornelia (Los Angeles). Inkdeath. Scholastic / The Chicken House, 2008.

Hale, Bruce (Santa Barbara). Chet Gecko Mystery (series). Harcourt Children’s Books, 2009. From Russia With Lunch.

Harper, Jessica (Los Angeles). Uh-oh, Cleo (series), illus. by Jon Berkeley. Putnam, 2009. Underpants On My Head.

Hernandez, David (Long Beach). No More Us For You. HarperTeen, 2009.

Higgins, Nadia. Friona and Frieda’s Fairy Tale Adventures (series), illus. by Meredith Johnson (La Canada). Magic Wagon, 2009. Snow White and the Candy Apple; Sleeping Beauty and the Snapdragons; Cinderella and the Bowling Slipper; Hansel and Gretel and the Cheddar Trail; Rapunzel and the Drop of Doom; Goldilocks and the Breakfast Bunch;

Jean, Marc (Los Angeles) and Christopher C. Carlson (Los Angeles). Puddlejumpers. Hyperion, 2008.

Jennewein, James (Los Angeles) and Tom S. Parker (Los Angeles). RuneWarriors. HarperCollins / Laura Geringer Bks, 2008.

Noel, Alyson. Evermore. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009.

Perez, Marlene (southern California). Dead Is a State of Mind. Harcourt, 2009.

Perez, Marlene (southern California). Dead Is the New Black. Harcourt, 2008.

Phillips, Suzanne (San Diego). Burn. Little, Brown, 2008.

Preble, Laura (southern California). Prom Queen Geeks. Berkley Trade, 2008.

Smith, Sheri L. (Sherman Oaks). Flygirl. Putnam, 2009.

Smith, Sherwood (southern California). Mearsies Heili Bounces Back: CJ's Second Notebook. Norilana Books / YA Angst, 2008.

Smith, Sherwood (southern California). A Stranger to Command. Norilana Books / YA Angst, 2008.

Smith, Sherwood (southern California). The Trouble With Kings. Samhain Publishing, 2008.

Tomlinson, Heather. Aurelie: A Faerie Tale. Holt, 2008.

Van Draanen, Wendelin (southern California). Villain’s Lair: The Gecko and Sticky, No. 1, illus. by Stephen Gilpin. Knopf, 2009.

Wells, Pamela (southern California). Crushes. Point, 2008.

Winkler, Henry (Los Angeles) and Lin Oliver (Los Angeles). Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever (series). Grosset and Dunlap, 2008. A Tale of Two Tails.

Wood, Jamie Martinez (San Diego). Rogelia’s House of Magic. Dutton, 2008.

Yee, Lisa (South Pasadena). Absolutely Maybe. Scholastic/Arthur Levine, 2009.

ADULT INTEREST

Donoghue, Mildred R. (Fullerton) Language Arts: Integrating Skills For Classroom Teaching. Sage, 2008.

Wet Print - Winter 2008

NONFICTION / TRADITIONAL TALES

Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles). Caroline Arnold’s Animals (series). Picture Window Books, 2008. A Wombat’s World, A Platypus’ World, A Kangaroo’s World, A Koala’s World.

Behrens, June (southern California). Exploring California Missions (series). Lerner Publications 2007. Exploring Central Coast Missions in California.

Burke, Michelle Prater. The Story of the Wright Brothers, illus. by Meredith Johnson (La Caņada). CandyCane Press, 2008.

David, Laurie (Los Angeles) and Cambria Gordon (southern California). The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming. Scholastic/Orchard, 2007.

Diaz, Roberto (southern California). My Surf Lesson: Look Before You Leap, illus. by David Carles. Olas Books, 2008.

Dobrzycki, Michael (Whittier). The Art of Drawing Dragons: Mythological Beasts and Fantasy Creatures. Walter Foster, 2007.

Dunham, Kelli. The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU, illus. by Steve Björkman (Aliso Viejo). Cider Mill, 2007.

Heyer, Carol (Thousand Oaks). The First Easter. Ideals, 2008.

Hodgman, Ann. The House of a Million Pets, illus. by Eugene Yelchin (Los Angeles). Holt, 2007.

Horvath, Joan (Pasadena). What Scientists Actually Do, illus. by Nichole S. Wong (Los Angeles). Stargazer Pub. Co., 2008.

Ipcizade, Catherine (southern California). Pebble Plus (series). Compass Point, 2008. Giraffes; Zebras; Lions.

Kafka, Tina (Los Angeles). Hot Topics (series). Lucent Books, 2007. Cloning.

León, Vicki (southern California). Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents (series). London Town, 2007. A Pod of Killer Whales: The Mysterious Life of the Intelligent Orca.

Morgan, Robert J. Lola Mazola’s Happyland Adventure: My John 3:16 Book, illus. by Glin Dibley (Huntington Beach). B&H Books, 2008.

Nelson, Kadir (San Diego). We Are the Ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball. Jump At the Sun, 2008.

Rouss, Sylvia A. (Los Angeles). Sammy the Spider’s First Shavuot, illus. by Katherine Janus Kahn. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2008.

Rubin, Susan Goldman (Malibu). Delicious: The Art of Wayne Thiebaud. Chronicle Books, 2007.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Leucadia). Our California, illus. by Rafael Lopez (San Diego). Charlesbridge, 2008.

Sanders, Nancy I. (southern California). D Is For Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet, illus. by E. B. Lewis. Sleeping Bear, 2007.

Sheff, Nic (Los Angeles). Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines. Atheneum, 2007.

Slade, Suzanne. Booker T. Washington: Teacher, Speaker, and Leader, illus. by Siri Weber Feeney (southern California). Picture Book Windows, 2008.

Wulffson, Don (southern California). Before Columbus: Early Voyages to the Americas. Twenty First Century Books, 2007.

PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS

Black, Jake. Superman Robo Monster, illus. by Scott Stewart (Los Angeles). DC Comics, 2008.

Bunting, Eve (Pasadena) and Karen Barbour. You Were Loved Before You Were Born. Blue Sky Press, 2008.

De Varennes, Monique (Los Angeles). The Jewel Box Ballerinas, illus. by Ana Juan. Random / Schwartz, 2007.

Dunn, Todd. We Go Together!, illus. by Miki Sakamoto (southern California). Sterling, 2007.

Dunn-Dern, Lisa (Los Angeles). Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty!, illus. by Andrea Yomtob (southern California). Visikid, 2007.

Farrell, John. Dear Child, illus. by Maurie J. Manning (southern California). Boyds Mill Press, 2008.

Fraser, Mary Ann (Simi Valley). Mermaid Sister. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008.

McClements, George (Glendale). Ridin’ Dinos With Buck Bronco. Harcourt, 2007.

McGee, Marni (Santa Barbara). A Song in Bethlehem, illus. by Jason Cockcroft. Knopf, 2007.

Mora, Pat. Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico! America’s Sproutings, illus. by Rafael Lopez (San Diego). Lee & Lopez, 2007.

Numeroff, Laura (Los Angeles) and Nate Evans. The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, illus. by Lynn Munsinger. Abrams, 2008.

O’Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly, illus. by Robin Preiss-Glasser (Newport Beach).HarperCollins, 2008.

Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles). Count on Culebra, illus. by Ethan Long. Holiday House, 2008.

Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles). Snail’s Good Night, illus. by Rosanne Litzinger (Los Angeles). Holiday House, 2008.

Portis, Antoinette (Los Angeles). Not A Stick. HarperCollins, 2007.

Ries, Lori. Punk Wig, illus. by Erin Eitter Kono (Redondo Beach). Boyds Mill Press, 2008.

Saltzberg, Barney (Los Angeles). Hi, Blueberry!. Red Wagon Books, 2007.

Saltzberg, Barney (Los Angeles). Peekaboo, Blueberry. Red Wagon Books, 2008.

Spiridellis, Gregg (Los Angeles). The Longest Christmas List Ever, illus. by Evan Spiridellis (Los Angeles). Hyperion, 2007.

Scieszka, Jon. Smash! Crash!, illustrated by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long, and David Gordon. Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Thiel, Annie (southern California). Playdate Kids (series), illus. by W.M. Edwards (southern California). Playdate Kids, 2007. Chloe Loses Her Pet.

Thong, Roseanne (southern California). Gai See: What You Can See in Chinatown, illus. by Yangsook Choi. Abrams, 2007.

Thong, Roseanne (southern California). Tummy Girl, illus. by Sam Williams. Holt, 2007.

Villaseńor, Victor (Oceanside). Goodnight, Papito Dios / Buenos Noches, Papito Dios, illus. by Jose Ramirez (Los Angeles). Pinata Books, 2007.

Walton, Rick. Just Me and 6,000 Rats, illus. by Mike Gordon (Santa Barbara) and Carl Gordon. Gibbs Smith, 2007.

Wright, Michael (southern California). Jake Stays Awake. Feiwel & Friends, 2007.

Yoon, Salina (San Marcos). Salina Yoon Books (series). Price Stern Sloan, 2007. Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Five Rubber Duckies; Eggs, Eggs!; Count My Blessings 1 through 10.

FICTION

Asher, Jay (southern California). Thirteen Reasons Why. Penguin / Razorbill, 2007.

Beddor, Frank (Los Angeles). Princess Alyss of Wonderland, illus. by Catia Chien (southern California). Dial, 2007.

Connelly, Peg (southern California). If the Forest Is Silent, Beware! PublishAmerica, 2007.

Cornwell, Autumn (Los Angeles). Carpe Diem. Feiwel and Friends, 2007.

Coville, Bruce. Hans Brinker, illus. by Laurel Long (southern California). Dial, 2007.

Cross, Shauna (Los Angeles). Derby Girl. Holt, 2007.

De La Cruz, Melissa (Los Angeles). The Ashleys (series). Aladdin, 2008. There’s A New Name In School.

Ferraro, Tina (Los Angeles). How to Hook a Hottie. Delacorte, 2008.

Gaiman, Neil and Michael Reaves (Los Angeles). InterWorld. Eos, 2007.

Hale, Bruce (Santa Barbara). Underwhere (series), illus. by Shane Hillman. HarperCollins, 2007. Prince of Underwhere.

Halverson, Deborah (San Diego). Honk If You Hate Me. Delacorte, 2007.

Hamlett, Christina (Pasadena). Movie Girl. Outskirts Press, 2008.

Hurwitz, Joanna. Park Pals Adventure (series), illus. by Kathi McCord (San Diego). Chronicle, 2007. Squirrel World.

Ipcizade, Catherine (southern California). ‘Twas the Day Before Zoo Day, illus. by Ben Hodson. Sylvan Dell, 2008.

Kandel, Charlotte (Los Angeles). Scarlet Stockings: The Enchanted Riddle. Dutton, 2007.

Kibuishi, Kazu (Alhambra). Amulet (series). Scholastic, 2008. The Stonekeeper.

Klein, Abby (Los Angeles). Ready, Freddy! (series). The Blue Sky Press, 2008. The 100th Day of School.

Lorey, Dean (Calabasas). Nightmare Academy, illus. by Brandon Dorman. HarperCollins, 2007.

Madden, Kerry (Los Angeles). Jessie’s Mountain. Viking Juvenile, 2008.

Marsden, Carolyn (La Jolla) and Thay Phap Niem. The Buddha’s Diamonds. Candlewick, 2008.

Moodley, Ermila (southern California). Path to My African Eyes. Just Us, 2007.

O’Dell, Kathleen (Glendale). Agnes Parker… Keeping Cool In Middle School. Dial, 2007.

Popescu, Petru (Beverly Hills). Weregirls (series). Tor, 2007. Birth of the Pack.

Purtill, C. Leigh (West Hollywood). Love, Meg. Penguin / Razorback, 2007.

Reisman, Michael (Los Angeles). Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper. Dutton, 2008.

Rogan, S. Jones (Los Angeles). The Daring Adventures of Penhaligon Brush, illus. by Christian Slade. Knopf, 2007.

Ryan, Pam Muņoz (southern California). Paint the Wind. Scholastic, 2007.

Smith, Sheri L. (Los Angeles). Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet. Delacorte, 2008.

Smith, Sherwood (southern California). Over the Sea: CJ’s First Notebook. YA Angst, 2007.

Sullivan, Jacqueline Levering (Claremont). Annie’s War. Eerdmans, 2007.

Tigelaar, Liz (Santa Monica). Pretty Tough. Penguin / Razorback, 2007.

Tomlinson, Heather (southern California). The Swan Maiden. Holt, 2007.

Wells, Pamela (southern California). The Heartbreakers. Scholastic / Point, 2007.

Wulffson, Don (southern California). The Golden Rat. Bloomsbury, 2007.

Yoo, Paula (Los Angeles). Good Enough. HarperTeen, 2008.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Carey, Mike and Louise Carey. Confessions of a Blabbermouth, illus. by Aaron Alexovich (southern California). Minx, 2007.

Dini, Paul (Los Angeles) and Judd Winick. Batman: Harley and Ivy, illus. by Ronnie Del Carmen, Joe Chiodo (San Diego) and Bruce Timm. DC Comics, 2007.

Verheiden, Mark (Los Angeles). Superman/Batman: Enemies Among Us, illus. by Ethan Van Sciver and others. DC Comics, 2007.

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