Picture Books and Early Readers by Donna Jo Napoli

THE HERO OF BARLETTA

illustrated by Dana Gustafson

1988 Carolrhoda Books (ISBN 0-87614-277-3) (pb 1992 Dell)

ALBERT

illustrated by Jim LaMarche

2001 Harcourt (ISBN 0-15-201572-8) (pb 2005)

  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award winner
  • American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists
  • Children’s Book Sense 76 List
  • SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Books
  • Los Angeles Times Best Book
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Children's Book
  • starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
  • starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
  • boxed review BOOKLIST
  • New York Public Library Children’s Books 2001
  • New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books 2001
  • Bookbuilders West annual award
  • nominated Arizona Young Readers Award
  • nominated South Dakota Prairie Bud Award
  • Hicklebee’s Selection
  • Renaissance Learning recommended list
  • published in Korean (2005 Jakeunchaekbang ISBN 89-89773-36-9)

 

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HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU? (mathematics tale)

coauthor Richard Tchen

illustrated by Amy Walrod

2001 Simon& Schuster (ISBN 068983389X)

  • starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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ROCKY THE CAT WHO BARKS

coauthor Marie Kane

illustrated by Tamara Petrosino

2002 Dutton (ISBN 0-525-46544-8)

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FLAMINGO DREAM

illustrated by Cathie Felstead

2002 Greenwillow (ISBN 0-688-16796-9)

  • Bank Street College Best Books of the Year
  • Zooba.com recommended for parenting about grief
  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book
  • Renaissance Learning recommended list

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HOTEL JUNGLE

coauthor Shelagh Johnston

illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler

2004 Mondo Publishing (ISBN 1-59336-002-9)

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PINK MAGIC

illustrated by Chad Cameron

2005 Clarion Books (ISBN 0-618-15985-1)

  • in Portuguese (PRESENTE MAGICO Caramelo, Sao Paulo, Brazil ISBN 85-7340-440-X)

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BOBBY THE BOLD

coauthor Eva Furrow

illustrated by Ard Hoyt

2006 Dial Books for Young Readers (ISBN 0-8037-2990-1)

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THE WISHING CLUB (mathematics tale)

illustrated by Anna Currey

2007 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers (ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7665-3)

  • to appear in Korean (Gimm-Young Publishers)

 

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CORKSCREW COUNTS (mathematics tale)

coauthor Richard Tchen

illustrated by Anna Currey

2008 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers (ISBN 0-8050-7664-6)

 

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READY TO DREAM

coauthor Elena Furrow

illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft

2009 Bloomsbury USA (ISBN 978-1-59990-049-0)

 

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THE EARTH SHOOK: A Persian Tale

illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska

2009 Hyperion Books (ISBN 978-1-4231-0448-3)

  • selected for the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2009

 

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HANDY STORIES TO READ AND SIGN

coauthor Doreen DeLuca

illustrated by Maureen Klusza

with accompanying DVD by Adrian Blue and Janiah Mitchell

2009 Gallaudet University Press (ISBN 978-1-56368-407-4) with accompanying DVD (ISBN 978-1-56368-433-3)

 

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MAMA MITI: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

illustrated by Kadir Nelson

2010 Simon & Schuster (ISBN 978-1-41693-505-6)

  • starred review KIRKUS
  • starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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