More Books by Karen Hesse

Come On, Rain
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Recommended Age Range: 4-7
About the Book: Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and watercolor artist Jon J. Muth re-create the glories of a summer rain in this very special picture book from Scholastic Press.

The Music of Dolphins
Publisher: Scholastic Press Recommended Age Range: 11-13
About the Book: Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.

Just Juice
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Recommend Age Range: 8-10
About the Book:This year, Juice Faulstich is back again in Miss Hamble's third grade class. Letters and numbers still don't make sense to her. But when an important letter comes to the family, someone's got to read it and break the news to Ma and Pa.

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