Books by Jon Goodell

CHICKS! by Sandra Horning
Released: Feb. 26, 2013

"Whether these fowl are feathered friends or future food, they are nourishing. (Informational early reader. 4-7)"
Step by step, a family acquires chicks and watches them grow into chickens old enough to produce eggs and chicks themselves. Read full book review >
THE FROST CHILD by Eoin McNamee
ADVENTURE
Released: June 9, 2009

"Here's hoping for another threat to the universe! (Fantasy. 10-14)"
In this final volume of the Navigator Trilogy, the Harsh have returned after a very short interval, determined to reverse time permanently and eliminate life from the universe. Read full book review >
CITY OF TIME by Eoin McNamee
FICTION
Released: June 24, 2008

"Another walloping good read from a master of the trade. (Fantasy. 10-13)"
Strange occurrences alert the two main characters from The Navigator (2007) that their enemies, the Harsh, are active and messing with time. Read full book review >
ADVENTURE
Released: March 1, 2006

"A good try nonetheless, and a natural for fans of the likes of Lisa Wheeler's operetta Seadogs (2004), 'staged' by Mark Siegel. (Picture book. 7-9)"
With folktale characters crowding the supporting cast, a sturdy heroine sets out to rustle up some gold to save her mine, house and hand from an oily banker in this elaborately staged—if not particularly well-knit—potboiler. Read full book review >
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CROW by Kathi Appelt
ANIMALS
Released: Oct. 1, 2005

"The attractive cover shows the crow flying past decorated houses, with the title printed in shiny, silver letters that any crow would admire. (Picture book. 3-7)"
The acquisitive habit of an enterprising crow leads to a fully decorated community tree for both townspeople and birds in this holiday story told through short, rhyming couplets. Read full book review >
MOTHER, MOTHER, I WANT ANOTHER by Maria Polushkin Robbins
ANIMALS
Released: March 8, 2005

"Younger children will adore this now, as they did a generation ago. (Picture book. 4-7)"
A classic bedtime story (originally 1978, with illustrations by Diane Dawson) gets a well-earned reissue with handsome new art. Mrs. Mouse tucks baby mouse in and gives him a goodnight kiss—then, responding to his request for "another, mother," she hustles out to round up alternative parents: Mrs. Duck, Mrs. Frog, Mrs. Pig, and Mrs. Donkey, each of whom sings him a lullaby—"Quack, quack, mousie, / Don't you fret. / I'll bring you worms / Both fat and wet." Read full book review >
THE ALLEY CAT’S MEOW by Kathi Appelt
ANIMALS
Released: Oct. 1, 2002

"1214, etc.), this happily-ever-after terpsichorean triumph will leave readers of any age breathless. (Picture book. 7-9)"
Earning stratospheric style points, Goodell (Andiamo, Weasel!, p. 1130, etc.) portrays a pair of high-stepping feline dancers who'd drive Astaire and Rogers to the sidelines. Read full book review >
ANDIAMO, WEASEL! by Rose Marie Grant
ANIMALS
Released: Aug. 1, 2002

"Italian words, easily understood in context, appear throughout; a glossary is also included. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Readers learn a lesson about friendship, self-esteem, and the Italian language in Grant's noteworthy debut. Read full book review >
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