Marion Dane Bauer

Original stories by C. S. Adler, Marion Dane Bauer, Francesca Lia Block, Bruce Coville, Nancy Garden, James Cross Giblin, Ellen Howard, M. E. Kerr, Jonathan London, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, LeslÉa Newman, Cristina Salat, William Sleator, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jane Yolen Each of these stories is original, each is by a noted author for young adults, and each honestly portrays its subject and theme--growing up gay or lesbian, or with gay or lesbian parents or friends.

Coming Out from the Silence

Am I Blue?

Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.

The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota

Land of the Buffalo Bones

Runt, the smallest wolf pup, desperately trying to please his father, the leader of the wolf pack, stumbles into the forbidden human territory and learns a valuable lesson in self-worth, in a powerful novel of courage. Reprint.

Runt

Joel dares his best friend, Tony, to a swimming race in a dangerous river. Both boys jump in, but when Joel reaches the sandbar, he finds Tony has vanished. How can he face their parents and the terrible truth?

On My Honor

Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explores the legacy of guilt and blame--and what really constitutes a family. Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer evokes the "summer that changed everything" in the life of a boy growing up without a mother. Since as far back as Ben can remember, it's been him, his devoted dad, and Sunshine--Ben's little dog, who rarely leaves Ben's side. It was Mom who did the leaving, and Ben's about to spend a whole week with his suddenly present mother in the wilds of northern Minnesota. On the remote island she calls home, Ben will learn to camp, canoe, weather the elements, and weigh a burning question: when will she come back to where she belongs? A must-read for dog lovers, children of divorce, and the imaginative and outdoorsy, Sunshine is a poignant, ultimately hopeful story about self-discovery, facing big realities, and finally, forgiving the things--and people--you can't forget.

Sunshine

Jennifer A. Bell

A boy, a dog and an old man are all lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of On My Honor.

Little Dog, Lost

A little cat named Patches manages to push out a window screen and leave her house, chasing a falling leaf, and sets out to find a special place to call her own.

Little Cat's Luck

Newbery Honor Book

Brannon is afraid of thunder until his older brother compares thunder to one of Brannon's favorite subjects--dinosaurs.

Dinosaur Thunder

When Emily finds a locked playhouse in the woods, she, unable to resist peeking through the windows, makes an eerie discovery that plunges her into a strange mystery.

The Secret of the Painted House

A series of five stories, loosely based on the author's experiences growing up on the edge of a small, industrial town in Illinois in the 1950s, touches upon such diverse topics as race relations, unwanted cats, confirmation in the Episcopal faith, and homosexuality. 15,000 first printing.

Killing Miss Kitty and Other Sins

Discusses how to write fiction, exploring such aspects as character, plot, point of view, dialogue, endings, and revising.

A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction

What's Your Story?

One very long night, a crow, a moose, and a fox all claim they can bring back the sun, but the wind knows that only one little creature has what is needed to end the darkness.

The Longest Night

Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer explains the wonders of nature in this delightful Ready-To-Reads that combines inviting art with concise language. Full color.

Rainbow

A little girl compares all the ways she feels love to the wonders of nature that animals love. On board pages.

How Do I Love You?

Engages readers to lift the flaps to see which body parts are hiding underneath clothing.

A Lift-the-Flap Book

Toes, Ears, & Nose!

Come hear a song about a baby, a very special baby. Come hear a song about you. This affectionate tribute to the all-encompassing love of a child will touch parents' and grandparents' hearts at the same time that it satisfies children's requests to tell them about when they were little. Best-selling author Marion Dane Bauer's lyrical text and award-winning illustrator Dan Andreasen's timeless paintings combine to create a gift of love -- for parent and child alike. And oh, how we love you!

Love Song for a Baby

Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer teaches beginning readers about the sun in this shining Level 1 Ready-to-Read. There are no clouds in the sky. The sun is shining! How does the sun bring us such warm, bright days? Just open this book and read about the wonders of the sun…

A fox wonders how he should prepare for the coming winter, but what other animals advise will not work for him until another fox comes to his aid.

Winter Dance

Ten-year-old Jonathan practically lives at the Anchorage Zoo, where his father is a keeper. He loves animals, and even imagines himself inside their bodies, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel. Meanwhile, a young brown bear is wandering through the woods near Anchorage, alone and hungry. One night, while searching for food, the bear crosses paths with Jonathan, who eagerly follows him onto the zoo grounds. But when the bear accidentally kills Mama Goose, Jonathan’s favorite zoo creature, the boy loses the empathy he had felt earlier. He wishes that the bear—now nicknamed Trouble—would meet the same fate as his beloved goose, and he impulsively takes steps to make sure that happens. Based on an actual incident, and told in alternating chapters from the bear’s and Jonathan’s points of view, this is both an involving animal story and a thought-provoking investigation into the consequences of one’s actions.

Marion Dane Bauer

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