Briar’s Journal (March 14 to April 3, 2012)

Dream Entry*

October 7, 2003

My friends, three puppies, and a duck are reading quietly in the library. For some reason they’re all wearing top hats.

The books BIGFOOT is reading:

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME

by Madeleine George

[YOUNG ADULT]

Viking-Penguin

March 15, 2012

THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK by Joanne Rocklin

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Amulet-Abrams

April 1, 2012

The books MORZANT is reading:

WATER SINGS BLUE by Kate Coombs,

illustrated by Meilo So

[PICTURE BOOK—POETRY]

Chronicle

March 14, 2012

NASTY BUGS by Lee Bennett Hopkins,

illustrated by Will Terry

[PICTURE BOOK—POETRY]

Dial-Penguin

March 15, 2012

A MEAL OF THE STARS: POEMS UP AND DOWN

by Dana Jensen, illustrated by Tricia Tusa

[PICTURE BOOK—POETRY]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 20, 2012

THE ARROW FINDS ITS MARK: A BOOK OF

FOUND POEMS by Georgia Heard,

illustrated by Antoine Guilloppé

[MIDDLE GRADE—POETRY]

Roaring Brook

March 27, 2012

THE BEETLE BOOK by Steve Jenkins

[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

April 3, 2012

FORGET-ME-NOTS: POEMS TO LEARN BY HEART

by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberley

[POETRY]

Little, Brown-Hachette

April 3, 2012

POEM RUNS: BASEBALL POEMS by Douglas Florian

[PICTURE BOOK—POETRY]

Harcourt-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

April 3, 2012

The books PENNY is reading:

DARK EYES by William Richter

[YOUNG ADULT]

Razorbill-Penguin

March 15, 2012

CROAK by Gina Damico

[YOUNG ADULT]

Graphia-Houghton Mifflin

March 20, 2012

AFTER THE SNOW by S.D. Crockett

[YOUNG ADULT]

Feiwel & Friends-Macmillan

March 27, 2012

THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE:

THE UNSEEN GUEST by Maryrose Wood,

with illustrations by Jon Klassen

[MIDDLE GRADE—THIRD IN THE SERIES]

Balzer & Bray-HarperCollins

March 27, 2012

SLIDE by Jill Hathaway

[YOUNG ADULT]

Balzer & Bray-HarperCollins

March 27, 2012

The books THE DUCK is reading:

CASTLE OF SHADOWS by Ellen Renner,

with illustrations by Wilson Swain

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 20, 2012

STORYBOUND by Marissa Burt

[MIDDLE GRADE]

HarperCollins

April 3, 2012

The books NORMAN is reading:

ELLRAY JAKES WALKS THE PLANK by Sally Warner,

with illustrations by Jamie Harper

[CHAPTER BOOK—THIRD IN SERIES]

Viking-Penguin

March 15, 2012

TIME SNATCHERS by Richard Ungar

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Putnam-Penguin

March 15, 2012

CHRONAL ENGINE by Greg Leitich Smith,

with illustrations by Blake Henry

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Clarion-Houghton Mifflin

March 20, 2012

THE HOP by Sharelle Byars Moranville,

illustrated by Niki Daly

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Hyperion-Disney

March 20, 2012

WONDER SHOW by Hannah Barnaby

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 20, 2012

PROJECT JACKALOPE by Emily Ecton

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Chronicle

March 21, 2012

CHOMP by Carl Hiaasen

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Knopf-Random House

March 27, 2012

LUNCH LADY AND THE MUTANT MATHLETES

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

[MIDDLE GRADE COMIC—SEVENTH IN SERIES]

Knopf-Random House

March 27, 2012

RUBY REDFORT LOOK INTO MY EYES by Lauren Child

[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN SERIES]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

13 HANGMEN by Art Corriveau

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Amulet-Abrams

April 1, 2012

FAKE MUSTACHE: OR, HOW JODIE O’RODEO AND

HER WONDER HORSE (AND SOME NERDY KID)

SAVE THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FROM

A MAD GENIUS CRIMINAL MASTERMIND

by Tom Angleberger

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Amulet-Abrams

April 1, 2012

POISON MOST VIAL: A MYSTERY by Benedict Carey

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Amulet-Abrams

April 1, 2012

HORTEN’S MIRACULOUS MECHANISMS:

MAGIC, MYSTERY, & A VERY STRANGE ADVENTURE

by Lissa Evans

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Sterling

April 3, 2012

The books BEVERLY is reading:

THE WILD BOOK by Margarita Engle

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Harcourt-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 20, 2012

HOUSE HELD UP BY TREES by Ted Kooser,

illustrated by Jon Klassen

[PICTURE BOOK]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

LETTERS TO LEO by Amy Hest,

with illustrations by Julia Denos

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

DREAMSLEEVES by Coleen Murtagh Paratore

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Scholastic Press-Scholastic

April 1, 2012

TAKA-CHAN AND I: A DOG’S JOURNEY TO JAPAN

by Runcible as told to Betty Jean Lifton,

photographs by Eikoh Hosoe

[STORYBOOK]

NYR Children’s-New York Review Books

April 3, 2012

TRACKS by Diane Lee Wilson

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Margaret K. McElderry-Simon & Schuster

April 3, 2012

The books OLIVER is reading:

YOU ARE A LION! AND OTHER FUN YOGA POSES

by Taeeun Yoo

[PICTURE BOOK]

Nancy Paulsen-Peguin

March 15, 2012

LITTLE BIRD by Germano Zullo,

illustrated by Albertine

[PICTURE BOOK]

Enchanted Lion

March 20, 2012

ONE SPECIAL DAY (A STORY FOR BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS)

by Lola Schaefer, illustrated by Jessica Meserve

[PICTURE BOOK]

Hyperion-Disney

March 20, 2012

THE FAMILY TREE by David McPhail

[PICTURE BOOK]

Henry Holt

March 27, 2012

GREEN by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

[PICTURE BOOK]

Roaring Brook

March 27, 2012

THE HERO OF LITTLE STREET by Gregory Rogers

[PICTURE BOOK—THIRD IN TRILOGY]

Roaring Brook

March 27, 2012

JUST DUCKS! by Nicola Davies,

illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino

[PICTURE BOOK]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

MEET ME AT THE MOON by Gianna Marino

[PICTURE BOOK]

Viking-Penguin

March 29, 2012

I’LL SAVE YOU BOBO! by Eileen Rosenthal,

illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

[PICTURE BOOK]

Atheneum-Simon & Schuster

April 3, 2012

The books LENNY is reading:

FROG AND FLY by Jeff Mack

[PICTURE BOOK]

Philomel-Penguin

March 15, 2012

THE BOY WHO CRIED ALIEN by Marilyn Singer,

illustrated by Brian Biggs

[PICTURE BOOK]

Hyperion-Disney

March 20, 2012

MAC AND CHEESE AND THE PERFECT PLAN

by Sarah Weeks, with illustrations by Jane Manning

[EARLY READER]

HarperCollins

March 20, 2012

WOLF WON’T BITE! by Emily Gravett

[PICTURE BOOK]

Simon & Schuster

March 20, 2012

FALCON by Tim Jessell

[PICTURE BOOK]

Random House

March 27, 2012

NO BEARS by Meg McKinlay, illustrated by Leila Rudge

[PICTURE BOOK]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

SADIE AND RATZ by Sonya Harnett,

with illustrations by Ann James

[CHAPTER BOOK]

Candlewick

March 27, 2012

WHAT LITTLE BOYS ARE MADE OF by Robert Neubecker

[PICTURE BOOK]

Balzer & Bray-HarperCollins

March 27, 2012

LARF by Ashley Spires

[PICTURE BOOK]

Kids Can Press

April 1, 2012

VOTE FOR ME! by Ben Clanton

[PICTURE BOOK]

Kids Can Press

April 1, 2012

BAWK & ROLL by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Dan Santat

[PICTURE BOOK—SEQUEL TO CHICKEN DANCE]

Sterling

April 3, 2012

THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? by Mo Willems

[PICTURE BOOK—A PIGEON BOOK]

Hyperion-Disney

April 3, 2012

The books VIOLET is reading:

ALL ABOUT GRANDMAS by Roni Schotter,

illustrated by Janice Nadeau

[PICTURE BOOK]

Dial-Penguin

March 15, 2012

PUGS IN A BUG by Carolyn Crimi,

illustrated by Stephanie Buscema

[PICTURE BOOK]

Dial-Penguin

March 15, 2012

SOPHIE’S FISH by A.E. Cannon, illustrated by Lee White

[PICTURE BOOK]

Viking-Penguin

March 15, 2012

LUCY RESCUED by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Barroux

[PICTURE BOOK]

Blue Apple Books

March 27, 2012

SILLY DOGGY! by Adam Stower

[PICTURE BOOK]

Orchard Books

April 1, 2012

CHLOE AND THE LION by Mac Barnett,

illustrated by Adam Rex

[PICTURE BOOK]

Hyperion-Disney

April 3, 2012

* The dream entries from Briar’s journal contain premonitions of books that will be published in the future. Briar’s dream self foresees the books’ summaries and knows which will likely appeal to each of her friends. Briar always wakes up before she can see whether her friends will enjoy the books.