Ann McGovern has written many stories. Perhaps you've read some of them.
Stone Soup. Illustrated by Winslow Pinney Pels. Scholastic paperback.
Stone Soup is a favorite folktale about a clever young man who tricks a lady into making him a delicious soup. "Fancy that -- soup from a stone!"
Drop Everything, It's D.E.A.R. Time! Illustrated by Anna DiVito. Scholastic paperback.
When it's D.E.A.R. time (Drop Everything And Read), everyone in school -- from the principal to the custodian -- drops what they're doing to read a book, with very funny results.
Lady in the Box. Illustrated by Marnie Backer. Turtle Books hardcover. Also in Spanish.
Ben and Lizzie want to help the lady who lives in a box instead of a home. But they're not allowed to talk to strangers. Christmas is coming and it's freezing cold. They must do something! A warm-hearted story. This is Ann 's newest book, published in October, 1997.
Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest. Scholastic paperback.
Ten thrilling adventures of the legendary Robin Hood and his merry band of loyal outlaws. Were they outlaws or heroes?
Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III. Illustrated by Tomie de Paola. Boyds Mills Press hardcover.
Nicky sails with his parents on a beautiful boat. When the boat sinks in a storm, he drifts onto the shores of a deserted tropical island. How Nicky uses disguises to fool the people who come to rescue him makes for a funny, clever story.
Too Much Noise. Illustrated by Simms Taback. Houghton Mifflin hardcover and paperback.
Peter's house is too noisy, with a bed that creaks and a floor that squeaks. The wise man of the village tells him to solve the problem of his noisy house by filling it with animals! A very funny book.
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Created July 15, 1997