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 Marcie Aboff  Kim and Josh collect all kinds of seashells at grandma's beach house - until one shell starts to move - and then another and another! The shells keep ADDING up...  No one believes Dan and Sue when they say they're building a snowman as tall as a tree. Does their snowman really MEASURE up?  Sam is so excited for his pool birthday party, but each time he plans it, the TEMPERATURE is out of wack! Will he ever have his party?  Teen superstar Flory Glory is coming to the Pizza Palace and Lucy can't wait! But when Flory arrives with her poodle, hairdresser, trainer, and the rest of her gang, it's more than a FRACTION of fun!  When Rachel helps Mr. Thomas with his tomato crop, the tomatoes don't stop growing! See how Rachel makes a DIFFERENCE with the tomatoes - and with Mr. Thomas, too.  Mike is on the case to solve a "Dino Spy - Private Eye" mystery.
Acting like a detective makes all the DIFFERENCE!  After Troy's teacher talks to the class about scales, Troy thinks of a great guessing game for the class. 'WEIGHT' until you see what's hidden in Troy's mystery bags.  What tastes better - pink or yellow lemonade? It all ADDS up to a lemonade stand-off for Jen and her friends!  The Giant Jelly Bean Jar "...This book holds its own with the best of Cynthia Rylant's "Henry and Mudge" titles in terms of writing and illustration. With its drama, alliteration, and wonderful depiction of a shy child breaking through a barrier, this is a winner". -
School Library Journal
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"...the tasty rhyming riddles make words part of the fun..." -
Booklist
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 The Hot Shots
The 6th graders and the teachers battle it out on the basketball court! Who's in charge now?  Raising Pilot
Hayley loves her dog, Pilot. She's raised him for more than a year, but now she has to give him away to someone she doesn't even know...
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Welcome to my website - I'm so glad you're here!
I've always loved a good story - there's something magical that happens when you open a book and are suddenly whisked off to a different place or another time where just about anything can happen...
Stories make imagination real.
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I'm very excited about my NEW books in the Read It! Readers series (Picture Window Books). The stories combine leveled reading with math concepts of addition, subtraction, measurements, fractions, weight, temperature, and money. See books at left.
Continue down the column for my early reader book, The Giant Jelly Bean Jar, and then a few of my chapter books like The Hot Shots and Raising Pilot which are perfect for older readers.
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I've written more than 50 other picture books, chapter books, activity books and magazine stories. Please click on my NEW page of NONFICTION BOOKS to the right.
If you're an educator for grades 1-6, you're probably familiar with many of my guided reading books. Click on my NEW page of GUIDED READING BOOKS to the right.
 Some great jelly bean artwork!
Woodruff School, Berkeley Heights, N.J. I love visiting schools and libraries to talk to the students about stories and writing. Please check out my 'SCHOOL VISIT' and 'CALENDAR' information.
To learn a little about me, click on 'BIOGRAPHY.'
Don't forget to contact me to receive FREE copies of my magazine stories published in Highlights for Children, Spider and others.
I have also included some helpful links (on the bottom right) about children's writing for both adults and students.
Happy Reading!
Marcie
 Talented students draw the cover of
"Raising Pilot"
Cornwells School, Bensalem, PA
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A "tasty" easy-to-read!
The Giant Jelly Bean Jar
A rhyming, riddle story at Jo-Jo's Jumbo Jelly Bean Shop. Can YOU guess the jelly bean flavor?
A Variety of Nonfiction
Lively Nonfiction
Appealing, informative nonfiction books to spark interest and curiosity!
Especially For Schools -
Guided Reading Books!
Guided Reading Books
Character-building stories with a little heart, a little humor, and some twists and turns along the way ...
Fiction - Ages 7-10
Raising Pilot
Hayley is thrilled when she begins raising a guide-dog puppy, but when the time comes to give Pilot up, Hayley isn't sure she can.
Fiction - Ages 4 - 8
Uncle Willy's Tickles -Now in it's second printing!
Kyle's favorite uncle likes to tickle the kids - but Kyle doesn't like it. How can he say "no" to his beloved Uncle?
Fiction - Ages 9 - 12
The Hot Shots
A 6th grade student vs. teacher basketball game is at stake. Brian is the captain of the Hot Shots, but he's only a fair player at best - He just knows the 6th graders are going to get slaughtered!
Fiction - Ages 7 - 9
Building a Winner
Linx are the cool new building toys that all the kids love to play with. But can Kyle's model beat the others?
Fiction - Ages 8 - 11
Josh and TJ
Josh is feeling terrible-his very best friend has just moved away. He even loses his best 'Razzle Stones.' Nothing could be worse until.....
Fiction - Ages 5 - 7
Hootie Joins In
Hootie, a great horned owl, has finally found the perfect tree to live in...until the other birds in the tree have a different idea..
Fiction - Ages 4 - 7
Open Your Eyes, Sidney Miffet!
Sidney always blinks whenever his picture is taken. Will he EVER keep his eyes open?
Fun Activity Books
CLIFFORD, The Big Red Dog!
Everybody's favorite big red dog, CLIFFORD, is back with my four activity books.
Shrek, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Holly Hobbie and others!
Fun activity books based on movies like Shrek, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, and Holly Hobby!
Magazine Stories
Magazine Stories-FREE
Stories in 'Highlights For Children', 'Spider' and others. Contact me for FREE copies!
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