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HALLOWEEN HATS

Floppy hats and sloppy hats,
silly hats and frilly hats.

Flowered hats for bees to buzz in,
fussy hats from someone’s cousin.

Hats to cover up your toes
(those are socks as everyone knows).

Pinwheel hats and paper hats,
tall black hats to wear with spats.

It’s Halloween night! Bats and witches, ghosts and goblins march down the street to a great big Halloween party.

They make a circle, and suddenly, Halloween hats are everywhere!

The bouncy rhythm and exuberant pictures will make the reader want to pick up a hat and join the parade.

Illustrated by Sue Truesdell
Henry Holt, 2002

MAGGIE AND THE MONSTER, (3-6)

Every night a little monster with hairy feet comes into Maggie’s room. She crashes into the furniture. She crawls under the table. She sits down on the chair and grumbles to herself.

“Get out of my room!” Maggie shouts, but the monster doesn’t pay any attention.

What does the monster want? Finally, Maggie asks her, and the answer will surprise and delight.
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola,
G.P. Putnam’s
Summer, 2007

“Winthrop’s Maggie is a spunky and confident kid who’ll inspire other youngsters to face their fears. DePaola’s full-color illustrations add sly humor to this picture book mystery.”
-Publishers Weekly

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

Winslow Press, 2001
In the early 1930′s, the Great Depression touched every corner of the country. One quarter of the workers in America didn’t have jobs. Banks in thirty-eight states had closed their doors, and many others were about to collapse.

Imagine a girl named Emma Bartoletti who lived in a Massachusetts mill town. Imagine that Emma wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and that the president wrote back.

September 13, 1933
North Adams, Massachusetts

Dear Mr. President Roosevelt,

Last week, my father was making $20 a week and now he only gonna be making $14. He says you are President and you know best, but I’m not so sure about that. So please explain to me what you are thinking.

Your friend,
Emma Bartoletti (more…)

MARATHON MIRANDA

Holiday House, 1979,
Bantam, 1981
Viking Puffin,1990
Miranda, inspired by an enthusiastic jogger named Phoebe, builds her health and her confidence.
“…sensitively developed story…” – Booklist

MIRANDA IN THE MIDDLE

Holiday House, 1980
Bantam, 1982
Junior Literary Guild, 1980
Viking Puffin, 1990
In the midst of several confusing situations, Miranda must learn to be honest with herself and those around her.
“A delightful book with warmth and humor.” – Children’s Book Review Service

BELINDA’S HURRICANE

Illustrated by Wendy Watson
Dutton, 1984
Viking Penguin paperback, 1989
A serious storm turns Belinda’s visit to her grandmother’s into an adventure, and an important lesson in human nature.
“…a moving, delightful story…” – Booklist

LUKE’S BULLY

Illustrated by Pat Grant Porter,
Viking\Penguin, Summer, 1990
Paperback Edition, 1992
Luke, tormented by Arthur the bully, makes a new friend when
“Engaging, readable encouragement to examine why people act as they do …… .Booklist

WALKING AWAY

Illustrated by Noelle Massena,
Harper and Row, 1973
Dell paperback, 1977
Emily and her grandfather have a special bond that is tested one summer when her best friend, Nina, comes to visit.
…… a muted, moving view of age, death, change and incomparability.” -Kirkus Review

DANCING GRANNY

Illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca
Marshall Cavendish, 2003
How can Granny refuse a nighttime party at the zoo? The lion has combed his hair, the elephant has had a bath, and all of the animals are expecting her!

After some gentle coaxing, Granny dons her purple dancing sneakers and is off to a magical moonlit party complete with waltzing bears and rhinos who rhumba before returning home with her very special granddaughter.

With simple rhymes, a rollicking pace and exuberant illustrations, DANCING GRANNY is sure to inspire some tapping toes while reminding us at the same time what a big difference one little girl can make in Granny’s life!
“Winthrop’s tempo is definitely upbeat, swinging readers along on an exuberant, imaginative journey. She packs the rhyming verses with enough tomfoolery to tickle readers’ funny bones. Lighthearted and fun, this whimsical tale will set little toes to tapping.”
-Kirkus Reviews

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PROMISES

Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Clarion, 2000
A little girl learns to deal with her mother’s illness.

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