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Sarah Weeks

Sarah Weeks
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Sarah Weeks

Sarah Weeks has written many books for children, including If I Were a Lion, Paper Parade, Angel Face, So B. It, and Two eggs, please. She lives in New York City. When Sarah can't get to sleep, she goes through the alphabet in her head, trying to think of people she knew in elementary school whose names begin with each letter.

News:
Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! has won an award
Apr 24, 2010
Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! will be released on November 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! is now available in Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Jun 30, 2009
Catfish Kate and the Sweet Swamp Band is now available in Hardcover
May 19, 2009
May 19, 2009
Catfish Kate and the Sweet Swamp Band will be released on May 19, 2009 in
May 19, 2009
Catfish Kate and the Sweet Swamp Band will be released on May 19, 2009 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008
If I Were a Lion will be released on July 24, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Jul 24, 2007
If I Were a Lion is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 24, 2007
If I Were a Lion will be released on July 24, 2007 in
Jul 24, 2007
If I Were a Lion is now available in
Jul 24, 2007
Two eggs, please. will be released on January 09, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Jan 09, 2007
Two eggs, please. is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 09, 2007
Two eggs, please. will be released on January 09, 2007 in
Jan 09, 2007
Two eggs, please. is now available in
Jan 09, 2007
Counting Ovejas will be released on June 27, 2006 in Hardcover
Jun 27, 2006
Counting Ovejas is now available in Hardcover
Jun 27, 2006
Counting Ovejas will be released on June 27, 2006 in
Jun 27, 2006
Counting Ovejas is now available in
Jun 27, 2006
If I Were a Lion will be released on February 24, 2004 in Hardcover
Feb 24, 2004
If I Were a Lion is now available in Hardcover
Feb 24, 2004
If I Were a Lion will be released on February 24, 2004 in
Feb 24, 2004
If I Were a Lion is now available in
Feb 24, 2004
Two eggs, please. will be released on September 01, 2003 in Hardcover
Sep 01, 2003
Two eggs, please. is now available in Hardcover
Sep 01, 2003
Two eggs, please. will be released on September 01, 2003 in
Sep 01, 2003
Two eggs, please. is now available in
Sep 01, 2003
News:
If I Were a Lion has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
If I Were a Lion has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
If I Were a Lion has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
If I Were a Lion has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
If I Were a Lion has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Counting Ovejas has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Counting Ovejas has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Counting Ovejas has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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Reading Eagle, July 14, 2010
...fitting-in, and the trials of growing up, 'boom!' delivers in every way. 'As Simple as It Seems' by Sarah Weeks, HarperCollins, 2010, 182 pages, $15.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 11 and older. A week before Verbie's 11th...
CBS 7, June 17, 2010
...Our Earth by Anne Rockwell •Wed. July 7, 10:00 am: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up her Wash by Sarah Weeks •Tues. July 13, 2:00 pm: Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes •Wed. July 14, 10:00 am: Froggy Loves Books by Jonathan London •Tues. July 20...
Arizona Daily Sun, May 30, 2010
...this is my favorite because you can definitely relate to the main character's life and struggles.' -- Sarah Weeks, 'So B. It' (Harper Trophy, 2004) middle grade novel 'This book is a very interesting read. It is sad but makes you want to keep reading and...
Pioneer Local, May 20, 2010
...rumpus. Tigers roar, vipers hiss and even skunks get a ride on this adventurous bus trip. Overboard! by Sarah Weeks. Toddlers will love this playful rhyme about a young child throwing pretty much everything "Overboard" with glee -- toys, rubber duckies...
Oak Park Leaves, May 6, 2010
...rumpus. Tigers roar, vipers hiss and even skunks get a ride on this adventurous bus trip. Overboard! by Sarah Weeks. Toddlers will love this playful rhyme about a young child throwing pretty much everything "Overboard" with glee -- toys, rubber duckies...
Battle Creek Enquirer, March 4, 2010
...by Kathryn Fitzmaurice • “We can’t all Be Rattlesnakes” by Patrick Jennings • “Jumping the Scratch” by Sarah Weeks • “Rules” by Cynthia Lord • “Call Me Hope” by Gretchen Olson — Recommended by Liz Voorheis, children and teen...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 23, 2010
...Schmid, is a collection of poems, lists, and wordplay. (5–10) As Simple As It Seems ($15.99) by Sarah Weeks. A girl spends a summer convincing a new neighbor that she's a ghost. (8–12) Big Nate ($12.99) by Lincoln Peirce launches a series inspired by...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 23, 2010
...Pinkney. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Jump at the Sun. $16.99. ISBN 978-0786807673) SOPHIE PETERMAN TELLS THE TRUTH. Sarah Weeks. Illustrated by Robert Neubecker. (S&S/Beach Lane. $16.99. 978-1416986867) STICK MAN. Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel...
Merced Sun-Star, February 22, 2010
...Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! Sarah Weeks Beach Lane Books, $17, 32 pages, ages 4-8 In retrospect, young Sophie knows just how she would answer if her parents ask whether she would like a little brother...
Washington Post, February 3, 2010
...SOPHIE PETERMAN TELLS THE TRUTH! By Sarah Weeks Illustrated by...
Sacramento Bee, January 25, 2010
...Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! Sarah Weeks Beach Lane Books, $17, 32 pages, ages 4-8 In retrospect, young Sophie knows just how she would answer if her parents ask whether she would like a little brother...
MyContentBuilder, December 5, 2009
... By: Mara Kaplan He Here is a list of books for middle school students that have at least one character with a disability. All of the characters with disabilities are portrayed in a positive light. There are characters who have autism, down syndrome,...
School Library Journal, December 1, 2009
...texts with word-for-word exactitude. It is a unique form of public entertainment. The Loud Crowd: from left, Avi, Sarah Weeks, Pam Muoz Ryan, and Richard Peck, members of Authors Readers Theatre All of these experiences led me to create Authors Readers...
The Goddess of YA Literature, August 9, 2010
...control). These simple onomatopoeiac picture books are much fun to read aloud. SOPHIE PETERMAN TELLS THE TRUTH by Sarah Weeks with illustrations by Robert Neubecker (Beach Lane 2009) picks up where quieter books like PETER'S CHAIR leave off. Sophie...
Nichols Memorial Library, Center Harbor, NH, July 29, 2010
...like-minded readers: The 2nd Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyers (Twilight series), Simple as it Seems by Sarah Weeks (So B. It) , Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott, If I Stay by Gayle Forman, Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter, and Shiver by...
Puss Reboots: A Book Review a Day, December 30, 2009
...favorites: King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak (review coming) Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis So B. It by Sarah Weeks The Kayla Chronicles by Sherri Winston (review coming) The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry (review coming) The Frequency of Souls by...
Shelf-employed, December 30, 2009
...Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer, Creature ABC by Andrew Zuckerman, Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth by Sarah Weeks, Scat by Carl Hiaasen, and If America Were a Village: A Book About the People of the United States by David J. Smith...
Abby (the) Librarian, November 24, 2009
...is Growing Inside This Egg? by Mia Posada Too Many Toys by David Shannon Ella, Of Course! by Sarah Weeks Intermediate Grades Seer of Shadows by Avi The 100-Year Old Secret (Sherlock Files) by Tracy Barrett Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School by Ruth...
As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves, November 24, 2009
...Regular Guy by Sarah Weeks published 1999 120 pages Synopsis from publisher: Guy is convinced that the man and woman with whom he has lived all his life cannot possibly be what they claim...
Puss Reboots: A Book Review a Day, October 31, 2009
...recent monster books include: There's a Monster in my Closet by Mercer Mayer, Happy Birthday Frankie by Sarah Weeks, I Wish I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss, Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks and If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss. Question two...
Oregon Local News, October 27, 2009
...The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole.” There was no suspense for Hopkinson; category judge Sarah Weeks chose her book as the only finalist. The Oregon Book Awards are chosen by an out-of-state judge in each category who can...
Marpe, September 28, 2009
...So B. It by Sarah Weeks I started reading this book as I was waiting yesterday in the library lobby, I think I managed to get to the first eight or ten pages before the...
Enigma, September 23, 2009
...by Verna Aardema 2. The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown 3. If I were a Lion by Sarah Weeks 4. All the way to Lhasa - A tale from Tibet Will tell you how they all turn out in a couple of months. Most of these books can...