The Carousel

Two sisters remember their mother saying, "The carousel horses sleep all winter and wake in the spring." But one gray-skied February twilight, as the girls make their way home from school, they hear strange whinnying noises coming from the carousel in the park. Peeking inside the carousel canvas, the sisters step into the unknown. Could it be that the horses are moving ... clopping their hooves ... alive?

Liz Rosenberg lives in Binghamton, New York.

Jim LaMarche lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Publishers Weekly

Two sisters must tame a group of carousel horses that have magically come to life. In a starred review, PW said, "Rosenberg's atmospheric tale is greatly enhanced by LaMarche's singularly luminous artwork." Ages 4-8. (Aug.)

Liz Rosenberg is a teacher of children's literature at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She has published two collections of her poetry for adults, as well as a number of highly praised picture books for younger readers. She lives with her husband and their son in Binghamton, New York.