Bink & Gollie
co-written with Kate DiCamillo
illustrated by Tony Fucile
Candlewick Press, 2010
ages 6 to 9, ISBN 978-0763632663

Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls—one tiny, one tall, and both utterly irrepressible. Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and powered by plenty of peanut butter (for Bink) and pancakes (for Gollie), they share three comical adventures involving painfully bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion. No matter where their roller skates take them, at the end of the day they will always be the very best of friends.

Julia Gillian (and the Dream of the Dog)
illustrated by Drazen Kozjan
Scholastic, 2010
ages 9 to 12, ISBN 978-0545033510

Sixth grade is proving to be less than dreamy: Julia Gillian's new homeroom teacher is serious about school work and has the class "controlling for variables." Julia Gillian has been paired for the Reading Extravaganza with Fergus Cannon, whose distaste for reading rivals her own. Worst of all, her beloved dog, Bigfoot, is getting old. Soon, Julia Gillian will learn that no matter how hard she tries to control for variables and keep her lifelong companion safe, she cannot prevent the inevitable. Luckily, her bounty of steadfast friends and family see her through the toughest time of her life.

So Many Days
illustrated by Taeuun Yoo
Atheneum, 2010
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-1416958574

You are stronger than you know.
You are wilder than you know.
You are braver than you know.
And you are capable of more than
you could ever imagine.

Life is full of surprises, big and small, both along the roads we take and where these winding paths eventually lead us. So Many Days will remind you to notice all the joy and love along the way, because it's all there, helping to bring out the strongest, wildest, bravest YOU.

Only a Witch Can Fly
illustrated by Taueeun Yoo
Feiwel & Friends, 2009
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0312375034

This sophisticated picture book is rich with imagination. When the lure of the moon on Halloween night is too much for a young girl in a witch costume, she sneaks out of the house, mounts her broom, and takes a tumble. But with determination and her little brother’s encouragement, she tries again, and flies far and high through the sky before being welcomed back to earth by her family.

Awards
Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year

Always
illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2007
baby to preschool, ISBN978-1416974819

I am the keeper of the castle. This castle...
Always...

How deep is the bond between a child and a beloved dog? And how far will a pet go to protect his dear friend? To the ends of the Earth...always.

Alison McGhee gives voice to the devotion that knows no bounds in this gentle and poignant picture book about friendship, loyalty, and most of all, love.