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13,900 | 2 | K-Gr 3-This sweetly simple book focuses on love and the smaller joys in life. Twenty haiku in the 5 syllable/7 syallable/5 syllable format depict scenes of happiness and childhood friendship as seen through shared activities such as flying a kite, coloring together, and making a snow angel. The selections are sparkling-"your everyday song,/my favorite alarm clock-/good morning to you!"-but Snyder's cheerful watercolor illustrations, which add a touch of gentle whimsy and complement the themes of the poems, are the best part of the reading experience. While the book seems well suited as a gift to a young loved one (a prominent and bright "This book is especially for __" precedes the first poem), it would make a quietly compelling addition to any poetry collection.-Rita Meade, Brooklyn Public Library, NY(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.BETSY E. SNYDER is a seasoned illustrator-designer of children's greeting cards in addition to writing and illustrating children's books. Her work has been recognized with the Please Touch Museum's 23rd Annual Book Award, a Silver Addy Award (Cleveland2006), and has been selected for the Society of Illustrators Annual shows. Animals and nature have fascinated Betsy since she was a young child fishing and catching salamanders in ponds of Pennsylvania. She lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband.; Title: I Haiku You | [
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13,901 | 2 | PHILLIS GERSHATOR has written numerous books for children. One of Phillis's most recent books, Listen, Listen! was called a "jewel of a book" by Booklist. Some of her other popular titles include The Iroko-Man: A Yoruba Folktale; Rata-pata-scatafata: A Caribbean Story; Zoo Day Ole; A Counting Book; and When It Starts to Snow. Phillis currently lives in with her husband in the Virgin Islands.GISELLE POTTER's folksy and distinctive illustrations have graced many children's books, among them, The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter; Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field; and Sugar Would Not Eat It by Emily Jenkins. Giselle lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters.; Title: Moo, Moo Brown Cow! Have You Any Milk? | [
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13,902 | 2 | Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2011:Neville puts an inspired twist on the age-old challenge of making new friends. Author Norton Juster, best known for The Phantom Tollbooth, uses a minimum of text to great effect, melding beautifully with G. Brian Karas's mixed media illustrations to tell the story.Neville begins with a boy sent by his mother out into their new neighborhood to "take a little walk down the block." Hes not at all happy about the situation, but comes up with a brilliant idea that soon has all the neighborhood children rallied around him. The enthusiasm and joy of their undertaking and the ease in which a unified effort can forge childhood friendships are spot-on. The surprise ending invites gales of laughter and--fortunately--Neville is a book that can be read over and over again without losing the fun. --Seira WilsonStarred Review, School Library Journal, September 2011:"...this ingenious foray into breaking into a new neighborhood makes for an amusing and appealing story."Starred Review, Booklist, October 15, 2011:"The storys simple charm comes to life in Justers well-paced, spare language. Karas deft mixed-media sketches carry remarkable weight.A harmonious blend of text and illustration, this is a warm, reassuring choice for all children who know the anxieties that come with big life changes."; Title: Neville | [
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13,903 | 11 | Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2013:With complex national issues solidly grounded in a thoroughly credible plot, this could be an outstanding vehicle for classroom and book club discussions.Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2013:To classify Out of Nowhere as a sports story sells it short the novel is rich and multidimensional, addressing the Muslim experience in America, addiction, and romance.New York Times Book Review, February 10, 2013:"[Padian] offers plenty of story in Out of Nowhere: romantic rivalries, class tensions, family pressures. She has a firm sense of plot, and the circumstances her characters grapple with - cyberbullying, the burden of a burnout friend, the pain of growing and changing - will resonate with young readers."Booklist, February 15, 2013:"Padian has written a sensitive, sympathetic, and insightful portrayal of the plight of new immigrants attempting to acculturate while being forced to deal with casual bigotry. A timely and thought-provoking examination of a continuing dynamic in American communities."SLJ.com, March 5, 2013:"Fast-paced descriptions of Tom and Saeeds athletic prowess will easily draw in sports fans and Padian brings that same sense of urgency and energy to scenes that take place off the field, from tense, racially charged moments to Toms budding romance with a girl he meets at the center...This rich and nuanced title will spark plenty of discussion beyond soccer, and teens primarily attracted to the novel for the sports angle will come away with a greater understanding of issues such as racism and social justice."From the Hardcover edition.MARIA PADIAN is the author ofJersey Tomatoes Are the BestandBrett McCarthy: Work in Progress, which was an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. A graduate of Middlebury College and the University of Virginia, she has also attended Oxford University and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Born in New York but raised in New Jersey, she now lives in Maine with her family and their Australian shepherd, and was inspired by the events in her community to write Out of Nowhere.From the Hardcover edition.; Title: Out of Nowhere | [
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13,904 | 1 | Erik Craddock grew up during the 80s and 90s on a steady diet of comics, video games, and pop culture. It was during his time as a student at New York Citys School of Visual Arts that Stone Rabbit was born.; Title: Stone Rabbit #5: Ninja Slice | [
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13,905 | 2 | When DELIA RAY was little, she and her sister and their cousin invented the Brave Girl Club as a way to make the long, hot summers in Tidewater, Virginia, a little more exciting. They dared each other to perform all sorts of daunting challengesswims across an algae-covered, snake-infested pond, for example, or solo trips to the second story of an old, abandoned farmhouse hidden deep in the woods. Delia says she still uses her Brave Girl training today whenever she's conducting research for her books, which have taken her on adventures from the Yukon Territory in Canada to cemeteries spread across the state of Iowa. Between adventures, Delia lives in a house overlooking the Iowa River with her husband, three daughters, and a strange-looking mutt named Griff, who came from the animal shelter and provided the inspiration for C.B. in this book. Here Lies Linc is Delia's third novel for young readers.Plainview Junior High was supposed to be a fresh start for me. But its hard to start fresh when kids keep asking you questions about your past. During the first week of school at least ten kids had tried to strike up conversations. They always started the same way. Youre new, right? Wherere you from? Im from around here. Then how come Ive never seen you before? Which elementary school did you go to? Uh . . . youve probably never heard of it, Id say. Its really small. Oh, you mean Washington Elementary? Or Kennedy? No. . . . Well, which one? Uh Which one? Well, its called the Home-Away-from-Homeschool. A retired professor runs it out of her basement. Its sort of like a homeschool . . . but, you know, away from home. There were only a few of us. . . . Thats about the time their ten pairs of eyes would cloud over and their ten pairs of feet would find an excuse to shuffle away. And thats about the time I started to think that maybe I had made a big mistake switching to public school. Part of me wished I was back in Dr. Lindstroms stuffy basement with the other oddball university professors kids who made up the Ho-Hos. Thats what Dr. Lindstrom had called usthe Ho-Hos, short for Home-Away-From-Homeschoolers. Next to the typical Ho-Holike Sebastian, who could list every ancient Egyptian ruler back to King Khufu and wrote his name in hieroglyphics on the top of all his papers, or Vladka, who came from Russia and hardly ever spoke above a whisper and could multiply five-digit numbers in her headI felt downright ordinary. I had transferred to Plainview hoping to find more regular kids like me. Lottie had always said if I really wanted, I could switch schools once junior high rolled around. But after just a few days at Plainview, I began to realize that I must be a full-fledged Ho-Ho after all, with extra cream filling on the side. Still, I kept trying to fit in, and I was doing a pretty good job of it until the end of September, when Mr. Oliver made his surprise announcement in American Studies class. That afternoons lecture on the settlement of the Midwest territories hadnt exactly been riveting. So to entertain myself, I had grabbed a Kleenex from the box on the windowsill beside my desk and, like a surgeon, gotten busy dissecting the tissue into two see-through layers. Once the dissection was complete, I tuned back in, just in time to hear Mr. Oliver say, And listen up, people! Ive got some good news. Next week youll actually have a chance to see where some of our citys most famous settlers are buried, because were all going on a field trip to Oakland Cemetery. While the rest of the kids whooped and high-fived over the prospect of missing class for a day, I froze in my seat, trying to make sense of the weird coincidence. But Mr. Oliver wasnt finished. And, people . . . , he said, pausing for effect while We the People waited, heres the best part. Ive managed to convince one of the nations premier cemetery experts to come over from the university and lead our tour. Her name is Professor Charlotte Landers. Lottie. Why didnt she tell me? If the sport of blushing could be an Olympic event, Id win the gold medal. Ive always turned beet red without a seconds notice, even over dumb stuff like having to answer Here during attendance or if a halfway-decent girl happens to look in my direction or if Lottie sends me to the grocery store for something embarrassing like diarrhea medicine or dandruff shampoo. So obviously, as soon as Mr. Oliver called out my mothers name, I felt my cheeks start to turn the color of raw hamburger. I grabbed a dissected tissue from my desk and pretended to blow my nose, bracing myself for the next part of the announcement, the part when Mr. Oliver would tell everyone that the graveyard experts son was, in fact, a member of our very own fifth-period class. I waited with my face buried in the wad of Kleenex, praying for the blood to hurry up and drain back to where it belonged, into my overactive arteries and capillaries and veins. A few more long seconds passed, and when I didnt hear my name called, I lifted my face out of the tissues, inch by inch, and looked around the room. But Mr. Oliver had already turned back to the blackboard, and the kids in the next row were busy copying down details of a new assignment. I slumped back in my desk with relief. . . . Nobody knew. For some reason Lottie must not have told Mr. Oliver that she was my mother. And since we had different last names, no one had any idea that we were even related. Still, by the time school ended that day, the upcoming field trip had lodged itself like a splinter in my brain. The timing couldnt have been worse. Right when the Ho-Ho questions were starting to die down, now thisLottie leading my class on a tour of the graveyard. Its not that I didnt love my mother. I loved her more than anything. Its just that she was kind of . . . kind of unusual. The way she thought and talked and dressed, everything about her was different from other moms. I knew the kids in my class werent prepared for the likes of Lottie Landers. She called home that night to check on mefrom some tiny town on the coast of Rhode Island where she was spending a week of research in an old slave cemetery. This would be the longest Lottie had ever been gone, and she had insisted on hiring one of her graduate students to take care of me while she was away, even though I had become pretty good at running things around the house over the past few years. Luckily I had barely seen the guy since hed shown up on our doorstep with his four bags of laundry the day before. I wanted to interrogate Lottie about the field trip the minute I picked up the phone, but I forced myself to hold back until she had finished telling me about how her research was going. I couldnt remember the last time she had sounded so excited.; Title: Here Lies Linc | [
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13,906 | 2 | PreS-Gr 2Here is a book that parents and grandparents, older brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and caregivers will read repeatedly to the babies they love. It's a simple and comprehensive list of the daily activities of an almost-walking baby and his loving family. As it happens, he lives in an urban environment and spends the day with his daddy while his sister's at school and his mother is gonepresumably to work. In a three-page sequence that will endear the book to librarians, the little guy goes to a storytime at the library (and is taken out when he's "starting to fuss"). A shopping trip, a playground visit, meals, an under-table tea party with Sister, bathtime, a story, a song, and bedtime round out Baby's day, all interspersed with plenty of cuddling. Yoo depicts folks pursuing their individual interests in ways that any baby would enjoy examining: another infant is riding behind his father on a bicycle, and there are dogs, trucks and changing weather to notice. The linoleum block prints are warm and homey. The palette is mostly drawn from autumn leaves, until moonlight shines into the blue bedroom where the baby succumbs to sleep. This is the sort of book you finish with a sigh of contentment.Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NYPolly Kanevsky is the author of the picture book Sleepy Boy, illustrated by Stephanie Anderson and recipient of three starred reviews, including one from Kirkus Reviews calling it unusual and captivating. Polly is a graphic designer, picture-book maker, and teacher of preschool children, who in turn teach and inspire her every day. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and her seven-year-old son. Learn more at pollykanevsky.com. Taeeun Yoo received an Ezra Jack Keats Award for Only a Witch Can Fly, written by Alison McGhee and named a New York Times Best Illustrated Childrens Book of the Year. She has illustrated several other books for children, including Tua and the Elephant by R. P. Harris and You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses, which she also wrote. Taeeun lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at taeeunyoo.com.; Title: Here Is the Baby | [
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13,907 | 2 | Grey, one of the more inventive picture-book creators working these days (Traction Man Is Here! 2005; Egg Drop, 2009), offers a beguiling little parable in her latest offering. Dog, who handles the gardening chores, Cat, who cleans house, and Mouse, who oversees the kitchen, live a blissfully quiet existence in a little shack by the sea. But then a shady fox shows up, representing the Winds of Change Trading Company and questions whether their friendship is really living up to expectations. Dog is only burying bones in the garden, Cats napping instead of dusting, and Mouses menu is incessantly fondue-based. The roommates squabble, then make up after a little crisis and move on with their lives, more aware of each other and how their roles can blend together. The artwork is standard-issue outstanding for Grey, with creative dollops of collage, endearing animal characters, and detail-strewn settings. With a complex resolution that refreshingly eschews any simple message, this book offers a nice opening to discuss how change may be both unwanted and stressful, yet ultimately welcome. Grades K-2. --Ian Chipman"Grey, one of the more inventive picture-book creators working these days , offers a beguiling little parable."—BooklistStarred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2011:"Grey’s wonderfully expressive, richly textured mixed-media collages leap and bound with funny details (like the "All-Purpose Flakes" box in the kitchen, perfect for both baking and bathing). Vivacious design elements such as comic-strip–like panels for action sequences and cut strips of type for the dialogue in the climactic fight add further fun. The clear, clever text—rendered in a large font—is as fresh and invigorating as the rest."; Title: Three by the Sea | [
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13,908 | 2 | K-Gr 2-Every summer, Penny stays with her grandmother. Bunny owns a four-story apartment building with an attic on top that contains all of her "stuff." This visit, the six-year-old would like to have a birthday party for Bunny but doesn't have any money to do so, so she decides to sell her grandmother's treasures, with permission. She sorts and cleans and puts prices on all of the things in the attic for her "Small Mall." On sale day, many of the building's residents come to shop, and Penny takes in 10 dollars, but she knows it really belongs to Bunny. The older woman, of course, says that Penny earned the money and can keep it, and the child buys 10 cupcakes and invites the building's residents to her grandmother's apartment for a surprise party. Penny has a pet pig and her grandmother has a cat. Both slightly anthropomorphic animals appear on almost every page. Some of the illustrations are full spreads, but many are just two views per page of Penny preparing for her event. Overall, this money-management primer doesn't accomplish much.-Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted....The takeaway message that even 6-year-olds will understand is that if you want something--like having a birthday party for Grandma--you need to figure out a way to pay the bill. --The New York Times - Paul B. BrownKinch's debut affirms the idea of moneymaking as a way to achieve praiseworthy goals...This is an honest acknowledgment of the centrality of money in the lives of many young girls, and an attempt to tame and direct it. --Publishers Weekly...I received a promotional copy of a new children's book, Pretty Penny Sets Up Shop, and found the storyline genuinely piqued my child's curiosity about dollars and cents. --Stacey Bradford - CBS Moneywatch.comThe saying goes "write about what you know," but with a new series of children's books aimed at teaching kids about money, Devon Kinch is instead writing about what she wishes she had known. --USA TodayPretty Penny Sets Up Shop teaches youngsters about sensible spending as well as the importance of saving money. Penny is a bright young girl who has enormous drive and moxie. --BookingMama; Title: Pretty Penny Sets Up Shop | [
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13,909 | 18 | Details about the writing of our national anthem could be a lot for beginning readers to handle, but this entry in the Step into Reading series manages to include quite a bit without overwhelming or oversimplifying. Much of the text is about the War of 1812, but readers will also learn details about Francis Scott Key and what led him to write his famous work. Colorful cartoon drawings showing a good amount of the action accompany text set in an appealing large and well-spaced type. As the purpose of this is to appeal to the beginning reader rather than to be used for research, children will have to look elsewhere for the lyrics or other additional information. There is a brief afterword with tidbits about the Fort McHenry flag and an accompanying photo. Many titles exist on this subject, but few are for this level of reader; however, Lynea Bowdishs Francis Scott Key and The Star-Spangled Banner (2002) would be a good pairing. Grades 1-3. --Randall EnosMONICA KULLING has published many books for children including picture books, poetry, and biographies including a number of Step into Reading titles.; Title: Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner (Step into Reading) | [
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13,910 | 2 | In addition to her first book about the Willow family, Hamster Magic, which was both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature, LYNNE JONELL is the author of the popular book Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, a Booklist Editor's Choice, and one of School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year.; Title: Lawn Mower Magic (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) | [
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13,911 | 0 | PETER EASTMAN is an award-winning television director and animator. The son of author P. D. Eastman, Peter has written and illustrated two previous books featuring Fred and Ted: Fred and Ted Go Camping and Fred and Ted Like to Fly.; Title: Fred and Ted's Road Trip (Beginner Books(R)) | [
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13,912 | 2 | In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, Reverend W. Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972, when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at the age of 85.In 1942, the launch ofLittle Golden Booksrevolutionized childrens book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling childrens books of all time.Golden Books backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardts Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of childrens book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more.Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Bookscontinues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.; Title: Danger at the Dieselworks (Thomas & Friends) (Pictureback(R)) | [
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13,913 | 2 | MICHELE WEBER HURWITZ grew up in a suburb of Chicago and still lives in the same area with her husband and three children. She does not have a huge calendar taped to her kitchen wall but has been known, on occasion, to drive with Post-it notes stuck to the steering wheel. This is her first novel. Visit her at micheleweberhurwitz.com.From the Hardcover edition.; Title: Calli Be Gold | [
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13,914 | 1 | The Holms beloved, daydreaming heroine returns in this fifteenth adventure. It would be a crime not to open with Not a creature was stirring, not even a . . . Babymouse, and the Holms are happy to oblige in the first of Babymouses many Christmas-inspired reveries. Over in the real world, her life revolves around a sweet-talking mall Santa, crashing a friends Hanukkah celebration, and doing everything else mousely possible to make sure she gets the flashy new must-have doodad, called a Whiz Bang. A lesson in holiday spirit is learned, and fun, as always, will be had by all. Grades 3-5. --Ian ChipmanHere's what people are saying about Babymouse! The Chicago Sun-Times: "Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!" Starred Review, The Horn Book: "Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner!" Booklist: "Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny, and this book, like its predecessors, will draw reluctant readers as well as Babymouse fans."The Bulletin: "An almost absurdly likeable heroine."; Title: Babymouse #15: A Very Babymouse Christmas | [
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13,915 | 2 | Here's what people are saying about Babymouse! The Chicago Sun-Times: "Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!" Starred Review, The Horn Book: "Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner!" Booklist: "Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny, and this book, like its predecessors, will draw reluctant readers as well as Babymouse fans."The Bulletin: "An almost absurdly likeable heroine."Brother-and-sister team MATTHEW HOLM and JENNIFER L. HOLM have never run for office, although Jennifer has had breakfast at the White House (She's sorry about the orange juice incident. She hopes the tablecloth wasn't historically significant). Today, Jennifer is the New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed novels, including three Newbery Honor-winners, Our Only May Amelia, Penny from Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Matthew Holm is a graphic designer and freelance writer. To find out more, visit Babymouse.com.; Title: Babymouse #16: Babymouse for President | [
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13,916 | 2 | HANNAH SHAW graduated from Brighton University with a BA in illustration and now lives in a tiny Cotswold village with a blacksmith named Ben and with Ren, a crazy, long-legged dog who thinks he is human. Hannah says her town is "very quaint, but nothing happens! Hence, I have to let my imagination run riot." Sneaky Weasel, the first children's book that Hannah both wrote and illustrated, received two starred reviews. She is also the author/illustrator of Erroll on the Knopf list and the illustrator of The Sleep Sheep by Anna McQuinn and Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All! by Sean Taylor.; Title: School for Bandits | [
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13,917 | 0 | K-Gr 4The subtitle "Crazy Car Poems" correctly describes the contents of this collaboration-22 pieces of pure fanciful nonsense by two of America's cleverest and most inventive poets currently writing for young people. Offerings include a "Giant Bookmobile of Tomorrow," driven by the Gingerbread Man; a pirate-operated, ocean-going "Fish Car"; and a "Dragonwagon" that "feeds with greed on rusty bikes." The child whose dad navigates the 'Balloon Car' says "boy, does he he get mad at me/When I call out- 'Hey, POP!' and the elderly lady operating the first-prize, supersize 'High-Heel Car' "wins every footrace/Then honks her shoehorn." It's quite possible that Holmes had the most fun of all creating his spot-on, detail-laden illustrations of bizarre imaginary worlds ranging from above the rooftops to beneath the sea. Parts of his digitally-colored pencil and watercolor paintings appear to be formed from mixed media: polymer clay, paper/cardboard collage, a folded sheet of lined notebook paper with a paperclip grille and ballpoint bumper. The number of clever eccentricities in the illustrations is eye-boggling. For example, in the scene accompanying 'Bathtub Car', the duck/king's 'royal throne' is the kind found in the bathroom. Younger children will like the silliness of the poems; older kids and adults will enjoy poring over the pictures. This highly entertaining collection is fun to read and will provide inspiration for youngsters trying to create their own humorous poetry.Susan Scheps, formerly at Shaker Public Library, OHHeres a weird idea for you: poems about bizarre hybrid carsor, as Lewis and Florian prefer, a futuristic sneak preview into what may one day rule the roads. Readers will chuckle at the sheer improbability of each conception. How about a car made out of an enormous shoe? Or one made out of paper that you can shred when it breaks down? Or a giant hot-dog car you can eat? Or a giant rolling bathtub that gets you clean as you cruise? Take, for example, the Grass Taxi: I need to mow the glass, / I should Weedwack the visor, / Im blanketed in grass. / My wax is fertilizer. The rhymes largely keep to such easy-to-follow quatrains paving the way for readers to enjoy Holmes hugely inventive pencil, watercolor, and digital art. These are deliriously overimagined auto designs, often Rube Goldberg-y or steampunky in feel, with a pale palette that gives the affair an old-fashioned sheen. (The characters too look like antiquated dolls.) Unique from fin to fender. Grades K-3. --Daniel Kraus; Title: Poem-mobiles: Crazy Car Poems | [
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13,918 | 6 | In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, Reverend W. Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972, when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at the age of 85.Jim Durk, illustrator of severalbeloved children's books series ranging from Thomas & Friends and The Powerpuff Girls to Clifford the Big Red Dog andThe Rugrats, graduated from Ohio University with a BFA in illustration/painting in 1983. His works include Bears House, Brave Little Engines, and Call of the Wild. He is the founder of Durk Illustration, and he lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio.; Title: THOMAS' VALENTINE PA | [
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13,919 | 2 | Newbery Honor Award winner RUTH WHITE's out of this world story celebrates personal freedom and individual differences. Readers will relish its gross uniqueness. Everybody does.From the Hardcover edition.1 Meggie Speaks When I was in the third grade on the California coast, a crazy man came into my classroom one day and started waving a knife around. He said he was an alien hunter. He had a purple blotch on his face that was shaped exactly like Mexico, and his eyes were wild. Help came before he could hurt anybody, but he left scars all the same. I was so petrified I don't remember a thing after that, until I saw Gramps holding out his arms to me. He lifted me from the couch in the principal's office, where I lay curled up, and held me close. He smelled like freshly baked bread. And that was the day my nightmares started. At the end of that school term, Mom quit her job at the university, where she taught astronomy, and found a new one at another university, in North Carolina. A moving van carried our belongings across the country, but Mom, Gramps, my brother, David, and I spent five amazing days and nights traveling in our car, taking in the sights of America. In North Carolina we were thrilled to pieces with our own seven-acre plot of land surrounding the farmhouse Mom had bought for us. Locally it was called the old Fischer place, for the family who'd lived there for years and years before us. There were apple trees and lots of blackberry bushes, a grape arbor, a weeping cherry tree, and I don't know what all. I barely remember Daddy, who died when I was three. From then on, Gramps, who is my mom's father, tended our house and took care of us. David and I never knew Grandmama, because she died before we were even old enough to have a memory. Gramps, in his sixties, was still as energetic and feisty as a boy. He took good care of himself through a healthy diet and exercise, and because of that, he seemed much younger than he was. At times, in fact, when asked his age, he actually fibbed, subtracting five years or so, and he got away with it. My mother was the best mom in the world. She was strong like a rock, sweet, smart, and pretty too, but it was Gramps I turned to when I needed help or comfort or affection, probably because he was always available. Gramps was also a wannabe artist. In California he stayed at home and happily painted his pictures when Mom, David, and I were at school. Sometimes he sold his stuff at arts festivals for a few dollars each. But now that we were older, and living in a new place, he wanted to walk out into the world a bit, as he put it. So that first September he began teaching art to high school students in the small town near us. Next door to the high school were the lower schools, where David and I enrolled. Mom's new job was only thirty minutes away. So there we were, a happy bunch of campers in our new home. The next spring we sowed our seeds in the ground and watched them sprout and grow into living plants that made tomatoes and cucumbers for us, along with green peppers, corn, and melons. We got good vibes from the earth and spent every hour possible outside. Another planting season flew by, and now it's spring again. David and I are practically all grown up, as I am finishing the sixth grade and he the eighth. The nightmares that started for me in the third grade eased up over the years, but at certain times I still feel like that little girl who was so scared and helpless, she wet her pants. I see things in the shadows, and when I round a corner, I halfway expect something hideous to jump out at me. I also hear noises under my bed and in my closet. Some shrink told Mom that it's common for a person to carry a thing like this forever. That doesn't exactly make me feel any better. It doesn't help either having a brother who is perfect--one who works out complicated math problems just for the fun of it, and beats the computer in chess. Yeah, David's so middle-aged he makes me sick, and do you think he's ever been afraid of anything at all? I don't think so. I've come to the conclusion that I'm sure about only one thing in my life, and that is that I want to be able to do something--anything--that my brother can't do. At least, I want to do it better than he does. Will that ever happen? Now at school a new buzz has started. You know the way things go around. One year you'll have stories about witchcraft, and who might be a witch and who might be a vampire or a werewolf. One year there's a ghost in somebody's house, or at one of the umpteen cemeteries in our little town. Everybody has a hair-raising story to tell you at lunch break. 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13,920 | 2 | For over 20 years, ILENE COOPER has been writing both fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Golden Rule, Jack: The Early Years of J.F.K., and her Stepping Stones Absolutely Lucy, Lucy on the Loose, Look at Lucy!, and Lucy on the Ball. She is also the children's books editor at ALA's Booklist magazine. Check out her Web site at IleneCooper.comJOHN KANZLER has also illustrated Whose Feet? and Paul Bunyan for Step into Reading, as well as the series Class Pets for Simon & Schuster.; Title: Little Lucy (Step into Reading) | [
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13,921 | 2 | Sweet and clever and a pure delight! Dan Yaccarino"Just when Moon seems weary, Ollie knows how to cheer her up with a quick break to take funny snapshots in front of Parisian icons. Then its back to guessing Ollies best surprise yet, which is sure to wow young children as much as it does Moon. Bien fait." - Kirkus Reviews"This is a charming picture book with photos from Paris that children will enjoy picking up again and again. Get yourself a copy!" - Book Faerie (blog)"My mini literature critics gave Ollie and Moon an enthusiastic thumbs up, giggling over cartoon characters exploring Parisian landmarks they know so well." - La Mom Paris (blog)"Unique and utterly charming" - Through the Looking Glass Review (blog)DIANE KREDENSOR's formative years were spent dressing her dog in old baby clothes and reading MAD magazine, and her grown-up years have been spent pursuing a successful career in animation in Los Angeles and New York. She still hasn't grown up all the way, for which she's proud. Diane is an Emmy award-winning artist for her work on such hit shows as Pinky and the Brain, The Animaniacs, Oswald, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and WordWorld, to name a few. Her first animated cartoon, Call Me Bessie! recently aired on Nicktoons Network. This is the first children's book she has written and illustrated. Diane happily lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her partner, their son, and two cats who bear a passing resemblance to Ollie and Moon. Visit Diane at DianeKredensor.comSANDRA KRESS grew up in a suburb of Detroit and fell in love with photography after receiving a camera for her 15th birthday. She is an alumna of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and the International School of Photography in New York City. Sandra lives in Paris. Visit Sandra at SandraKress.co; Title: Ollie & Moon | [
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13,922 | 2 | K-Gr 3-The "Pretty Penny" series offers financial role modeling by young Penny and her pet pig, Iggy. In this entry, Grandma Bunny's budget is strained by home repairs. Penny wants to help, so she buys supplies, creates jewelry, and sells it to friends and neighbors. She explains how to calculate profit, then donates her earnings and her time to help Bunny fix the plumbing. On the one hand, the storytelling is clunky (this title does not stand alone well) and overly cutesy (there's an anthropomorphic pig in an otherwise realistic story). On the other hand, the book is unashamedly agenda-driven for a good cause: helping children develop a healthy relationship with money. The jewelry-making and shopping aspects may well serve as hooks, especially for girls, and Penny's empowered competence will be attractive to any child. Readers will come away with a clear understanding of how they can earn money, and Penny's noble motives serve to remove any taint of greed from the topic. Naive cartoon illustrations in candy-bright colors add to the cheerful atmosphere. Despite the book's weaknesses, the importance of the topic and the dearth of materials addressing it make this a useful addition for most libraries.-Heidi Estrin, Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.DEVON KINCH is the author-illustrator of the Pretty Penny series. It is Devon's belief that young children can avoid financial trouble by learning how to establish a healthy relationship with money at an early age. Devon studied painting and art history, and earned her Master's Degree in Design from the School of Visual Arts in 2009. She lives in the Hudson Valley area of New York with her husband and daughter.; Title: Pretty Penny Makes Ends Meet | [
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13,923 | 0 | ALISON HART has been horse-crazy ever since she can remember. A teacher and author, she's written over 20 books for children, most of them about horses. Her novel Shadow Horse, another Random House title, was nominated for an Edgar Award. Today Ms. Hart still rides becauseyou guessed itshe's still horse-crazy!RUTH SANDERSON has illustrated books for children of all ages, including Summer Pony; Winter Pony; Hush, Little Horsie, and the entire Horse Diaries series. She lives with her family in Ware, Massachusetts, and her favorite hobby is horseback riding.; Title: Horse Diaries #7: Risky Chance | [
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13,924 | 13 | Mary Man-Kong is a children’s book editor and author living in New York City. When she's not editing or writing, she loves traveling with her amazing family on awesome adventures.In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Golden Books’ backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children’s book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.; Title: I Can Be a Rock Star (Barbie) (Pictureback(R)) | [
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13,925 | 1 | Starred Review, Booklist, March 1, 2011:An authors note rounds out this beautiful celebration of one of the worlds most influential animal advocates.Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2011:This gorgeous, accessible biography allows young readers to absorb the significance of Janes tireless research, her groundbreaking discoveries and important work protecting Africas land and animals."JEANETTE WINTER has written and illustrated almost 50 books for children, including Diego (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Parents' Choice Award winner, and Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies), Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World (New York Times Notable Book, Parents' Choice Silver Medal), The Librarian of Basra (ALA Notable Book), My Name Is Georgia (Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, ALA Notable, Booklist Editors' Choice), and Mama (Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, Society of Illustrators Silver Medal). Her art with flat colors and perspectives in the folk art tradition have brought her many honors.; Title: The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps | [
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13,926 | 1 | PreS-KThe adorable Duck and Goose are back. Decked out in brightly colored wooly caps, the intrepid Goose tries his hand (well, wing) at all kinds of winter activitiescatching snowflakes, sledding, making snow angels and elaborate snow geese and snow fortswhile Duck tries to keep him focused on what really matters. Because, of course, it is really time for Christmas, which is represented by the birds decorating a tree. It seems a little sad that Duck is such a killjoy, stopping Goose from enjoying his winter fun, but that's a minor quibble. And the cover glitters! Cheery holiday fare for pre-readers.Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of two New York Times bestsellersthe ALA-ALSC Notable picture book Duck & Goose (called expressive and adorable in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews) and Duck, Duck, Goose. His Duck and Goose board books include the ALA Notable Book Whats Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites, which Oprah.com called an engaging concept board book, and the Indie Bestseller Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin. Tad Hills is also the author/illustrator of How Rocket Learned to Read. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Duck & Goose, It's Time for Christmas! | [
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13,927 | 2 | Rubys father, Mr. Small, is a topiary gardener and Mrs. Small, a tiara designer. They mostly have eyes for each other, leaving Ruby to care for her identical dolls, the three Jennifers. On a trip to Norway, Ruby acquires a pet. Though she wanted a dog, she attracts a small piece of glacier, Cecil. Ruby doesnt consider Cecil much of a pet and tries to rid herself of him, especially on the playground. Occasionally he melts (or is he weeping?). Then one of the Jennifers is lost, and to Rubys amazement, its Cecil who finds her. Some may frown at the fact that Cecil only gets a Ruby-made tiara after he proves useful to her, but the story is so delightfully odd, why try and draw morals from it? Potters stylized art, with its deadpan characterizations, proves the perfect pairing for a text that provides her the opportunity to draw a father who cuts a crocodile into his beard. Quirky in the best sense, this shows that not all families are alike and, if properly cared for, miniglaciers make good pets. Grades K-2. --Ilene CooperStarred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 6, 2012:Its an avant-garde, surrealist story with a Hollywood-style tearjerker lurking withinand a surprisingly charming and affecting one at that.; Title: Cecil the Pet Glacier | [
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13,928 | 0 | Regardless of your beliefs, the tale of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a fascinating one, and Mora gives it a warm treatment befitting the beloved material. A framing device aims the story at young readers: two little girls look at a small statue of the Virgin Mary and ask Grandma Lupita, Whos that pretty lady? So begins the tale: Juan Diego, the humble Aztec villager who, in December 1531, encountered a beautiful, floating woman who asked him to get the local bishop to build her a church. After the bishop demanded proof, the woman revealed to Diego a field of roses blooming despite the snow. When Diego unfolded his cloak to show the bishop the flowers, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted upon the cactus-fiber cloth. Mora approaches the story without tricks, using simple, delicate language, while Johnson and Fancher employ aged-looking earth-toned paintings and surround them with patterned borders when depicting the past. A two-page authors note fleshes out the tale and describes Our Ladys continuing influence. Grades K-3. --Daniel KrausAward-winning PAT MORA's books include Toms and the Library Lady and Doa Flor. She is an honorary member of the ALA, the highest honor the association bestows on non-librarian members.Husband and wife team STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER have illustrated The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull, My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, and New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne, among others.; Title: The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe | [
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13,929 | 0 | MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce. SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.; Title: A Crazy Day with Cobras (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) | [
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13,930 | 2 | "The idea of keeping track of one's money and designating some for saving, some for sharing, and some for spending is prudent. This title could go a long way toward establishing good personal finance practices." - School Library JournalDEVON KINCH is a designer and illustrator who struck upon the idea for Pretty Penny while successfully repairing her own relationship with money after years of accruing debilitating debt. The Pretty Penny series became her thesis work at the School of Visual Arts. Devon believes that young children can avoid financial trouble by learning how to establish a healthy relationship with money at an early age.Born and raised in New Jersey, Devon studied painting and art history as an undergraduate and earned her Master's Degree in Design from the School of Visual Arts in 2009. She lives in West Hurley, New York.; Title: Pretty Penny Cleans Up | [
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13,932 | 2 | JUDY SIERRA is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Wild About Books and its sequel, ZooZical, both illustrated by Marc Brown. Her expertise at creating funny stories told in read-aloud rhyme that trips off the tongue has won her high praise and honors.TIM BOWERS is the illustrator of Princess Pig by Eileen Spinelli, The Bravest of the Brave by Shutta Crum, and other acclaimed picture books. He had his own greeting card line, Shoebox Greetings, before devoting himself full time to children's books. He lives in Granville, Ohio, with his family.; Title: Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners | [
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13,933 | 11 | PreS-Gr 2-Thoughtful train engineer Railroad Hank and his spotted dog chug across the countryside to visit Granny Bett. Along the route, he stops at Happy Flap Farm, Dandelion Dairy, Fish-Jump Pond, and Applesauce Hill, explaining to the folks who greet him that Granny is feeling blue. His concerned friends offer suggestions about what helps them feel better, and, each time, he takes the advice a step further. When Missy May recommends scrambley eggs, Hank loads a train car with her chickens. When Reel-'Em-In Sam advises a sizzling pan of fresh fish, Hank fills barrels with pond water from Sam's fishing hole. And so on. As the train rolls along, filled with their possessions, Hank's friends chase after it. The chaos that ensues when Hank and company arrive at their destination lifts Granny's spirits. In the concluding spread, readers see a relaxed Granny Bett resting on a bench swing mounted on the rear of the moving train's caboose. The repetitive plot pattern in this feel-good story draws readers into predicting what Hank might pack onto the train next. Listeners can chime in with the "Chugga chugga, chugga chugga, woo woo woo!!" refrain. Moser's folksy writing style is paired well with Davies's perky acrylic illustrations. Mountains, fenced pastures, and farm animals firmly ground the story in an appropriate setting. Davies adds plenty of humorous touches, including comical expressions on some of the animals. Cows, chickens, fish, eggs, apples, and pails of milk fill the endpapers. This satisfying, good-humored picture book sends a worthy message about looking after other people.-Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.LISA MOSER is the author of Squirrel's World, which is on the 2010-2011 Texas Bluebonnet Master List, The Monster in the Backpack, Watermelon Wishes, Kisses on the Wind, which received a Oppenheimer Toy Gold Seal, and Perfect Soup. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Marty, and their daughter, Lydia.BENJI DAVIES is an illustrator and animator from London, whose illustrations have appeared in children's books around the world.; Title: Railroad Hank | [
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13,934 | 2 | *Starred Review* Looking for a picture-book biography of Dickens to celebrate his 200th birthday in 2012? Look elsewhere, as this isnt so much a biography as it is a slice of life, and a revealing one at that. This fictionalized account is set during the time 12-year-old Dickens toiled away in a blacking factory while the rest of his family lived in debtors prison. To help ease the boredom and stave off hunger, the boy dreams up stories, including a rudimentary seedling of a tale that would become David Copperfield. Even when his family pays off its debt and returns home, the boy who loves books and reading toils away for six shillings a day until shame prompts his father to finally send the boy back to school. Any story of Charles Dickens is also the story of one of the great atmospheres in literary history, and a central spread of the boy walking home after a grueling work day could well serve as a visual definition of the word Dickensian. In this bustling, grimy scene, Dickens threads his way through pickpockets; ladies with shattered hopes; a miserly old man; a young gentleman with great expectations; a proud, heartless girl; and keepers of old curiosity shops. Dancing through wide-angled perspectives and tight close-ups, Hendrixs cleanly inked figures are aptly set against cityscapes covered in sooty charcoals. A fine introduction to the writer, and a terrific, completely unpreachy departure point for discussions of child labor and social reform. Grades 3-5. --Ian ChipmanBooklist Best Children's Book of 2012Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2012:Hopkinsons engaging text invites readers to experience the story with her. full of well-crafted description and detail.Starred Review, Booklist, December 15, 2011:A fine introduction to the writer, and a terrific, completely un-preachy departure point for discussions of child labor and social reform.Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2011:"Both accessible and rich in simile and metaphor, this fictionalized biography concerns the budding novelists coming of age, as he ekes out a living (during his familys stint in debtors prison) and pursues his dream."; Title: A Boy Called Dickens | [
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13,935 | 13 | Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, March 12, 2012:Her [McElmurry] text and watercolor artwork capture the exuberance of the creative spirit alongside the quirks of a character accepting his limitationsthe scenes will have readers longing for crisp autumn air.JILL MCELMURRY is the author and illustrator of I'm Not a Baby!, Mad About Plaid, and Mess Pets. Her art for Florence Parry Heide's The One and Only Marigold, "infuses even more humor into the already laugh-out-loud stories," said Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review. She is also the illustrator of Alice Schertle's Little Blue Truck, Lillian Moore's I'm Small and Other Verses, Dayle Ann Dodds's The Kettles Get New Clothes, Ruthie Knapp's Who Stole Mona Lisa?, and Stephanie Spinner's It's A Miracle!: A Hanukkah Storybook. Visit her at jillmcelmurry.com.; Title: Mario Makes a Move | [
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13,936 | 6 | In 1942, the launch ofLittle Golden Booksrevolutionized childrens book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling childrens books of all time.Golden Books backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardts Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of childrens book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more.Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Bookscontinues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.Jim Durk, illustrator of severalbeloved children's books series ranging from Thomas & Friends and The Powerpuff Girls to Clifford the Big Red Dog andThe Rugrats, graduated from Ohio University with a BFA in illustration/painting in 1983. His works include Bears House, Brave Little Engines, and Call of the Wild. He is the founder of Durk Illustration, and he lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio.Tommy Stubbs is an illustrator. His works include The Birthday Express!, A Crack in the Track, and Blue Mountain Mystery. ; Title: EASTER EGGSPRESS! | [
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13,937 | 1 | The bigger the brain, the smarter the creatureor so scientists thought until graduate student Irene Pepperberg bought an African Grey parrot from a pet shop. Named Alex, short for Avian Learning Experiment, the bird would defy all expectations by learning to use more than 100 words; perform rudimentary mathematics; and discern shapes, colors, and moreeventually demonstrating the intellectual capacity of a five-year-old child and forever changing the way we think about animal intelligence. Divided into five chapters, Spinners lengthy text uses an accessible, conversational tone to balance the science with the more personal story of Pepperbergs steadfast determination and the deep animal-human bond that developed between the two. Sos superb multimedia illustrations on white backgrounds inject vibrancy and personality and place the focus squarely on the books magnetic subject. A concluding authors note touches on Spinners fascination with animal communication, but it does not offer any details on the authors research, Pepperbergs findings or her detractors, or further resources for interested readersof which there will be many. Grades 2-5. --Kristen McKulskiStarred Review, Publishers Weekly, September 24, 2012: Its a remarkable story with a sad endingbut its a good kind of sad.; Title: Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story | [
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13,938 | 2 | Gr 36Twelve-year-old Charlie is a worrier. Nearly everything makes him nervous. He is the complete opposite of his younger sister, Georgie, who is brave and curious. As children in their town begin to disappear permanently while on supposed trips to visit their grandmothers, Charlie and Georgie know that they will be next. When one day their mother, who does not seem herself, suddenly sends them off to meet their grandmothers, both of whom they've been previously told had passed away, this chilling tale truly takes off. It's clear that the grandmothers are not what they seem, but if they're not really grandmothers, then what are they? This is a story filled with creepy hallways, devilish trees, ghostly prisoners, and other sinister haunts. It's also a heartwarming adventure about overcoming one's fears and the unbreakable bond between siblings. Fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline (HarperCollins, 2002) and Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener (Abrams, 2014) will enjoy this middle grade fantasy/horror story. VERDICT Strongly recommended for collections were middle grade horror is in demand.Pilar Okeson, Allen-Stevenson, New York CityKaty Towell is an artist, creative director, and writer in Portland, Oregon, with dreams of one day being the scary old lady in the house about whom all the neighborhood children tell ghost stories. She is also the author of Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow, and is the creator of the Childrin R Skary website. Learn more about Katy and her books at skary.net or on Twitter at @katytowell.; Title: Charlie and the Grandmothers | [
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13,939 | 1 | STEVE FARLEY is the son of Walter Farley, the man who created the Black Stallion and wrote 20 stories about the best-loved literary horse of all time. A freelance writer based in Manhattan, he travels frequently, especially to places where he can enjoy riding, diving and surfing.; Title: The Black Stallion and the Lost City | [
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13,940 | 2 | ANTHONY L. MANNA and SOULA MITAKIDOU's first collaboration, Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale, illustrated by Giselle Potter, was an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and a New York Public Library Best Book for Children. Anthony has taught at universities in Turkey, Greece, and the U.S. Soula grew up in Greece, and storytelling was an important part of her family's traditions. She now lives in Thessaloniki, Greece, where she teaches at Aristotle University.GISELLE POTTER's children's books include The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner; and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, a Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal Best Book and an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. Giselle lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.; Title: The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece | [
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13,941 | 7 | MARIANNE MALONE is the mother of three grown children, a former art teacher, and the cofounder of the Campus School Middle School for Girls in Urbana, Illinois. She and her husband divide their time between Urbana and Washington, D.C. For Teacher's Guides (including common core tie-ins) and more, visit MarianneMalone.com.; Title: Stealing Magic: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure (The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures) | [
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13,942 | 6 | In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Golden Books’ backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children’s book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.Dave Aikins grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, immersed in comic books, action figures, and B-movies. In 1991, Dave was somehow persuaded to move to Ohio, studying at the Columbus College of Art & Design. After graduating in 1995, he spent four years working for a large newspaper and a commercial art studio. Now residing outside of Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, energetic son, and multiple cats and dogs, he is currently running Let’s Draw Studio, the freelance illustration company he founded in 1998.; Title: Bunny Business (SpongeBob SquarePants) | [
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13,943 | 0 | MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce. SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.; Title: Abe Lincoln at Last! (Magic Tree House) | [
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13,944 | 0 | DAVID A. KELLY has written for many newspapers and magazines, and Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse, published in spring 2009, was his first book for children. He lives 15 minutes from Fenway Park in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife Alice; two sons, Steven and Scott; and a dog named Sam. MARK MEYERS grew up in Utah and studied art in San Francisco at the Academy of Art University. This is his first project for Random House.1 Spooky News Mike Walsh had always wanted to visit Yankee Stadium. But now that he was there, he just wanted to leave. When do you think this will be over? he asked his cousin, Kate Hopkins. The two were sitting in the back row of a press conference at the stadium. I cant wait to try out that rooftop pool at the hotel! Soon. You know my momsuper sports reporter! Kate said. She pulled her long brown ponytail through the back of a blue Cooperstown baseball cap. She always likes to stay until the end and get in one last question. Just like you, Mike teased. Kates mother was a reporter for the website American Sportz. She and the kids were at Yankee Stadium in New York City for a spring weekend series against the Seattle Mariners. They had driven down that morning from their home in upstate New York. Mike pulled a well-worn baseball out of the front pouch of his sweatshirt. He tossed it from hand to hand. When we get back to the hotel, lets see who can swim underwater the farthest! he said. Sure. But dont make everything a competition, Kate said, unless you want to keep losing! Mike rolled his eyes. He was good at sports. But Kate was, too. Sports were a big deal to both of their families. Kates mom used to be a pro softball player, and her dad was a baseball scout. Mikes parents owned a sporting goods store in Cooperstown. At the front of the room, a team official was talking about the upcoming series. The first Mariners-Yankees game was the next day. Mike drummed his fingers on the side of his chair. He liked action more than talk, and press conferences were all talk and no action. But at least it was baseball talk. The official finished answering a question. Thats it for today, he said. Except for one last thing. The famous author Mr. Robert Williams will be here all weekend near the main entrance. Hell be signing copies of his new book, Ghosts in the Ballpark: A History of Haunted Baseball Stadiums and Supernatural Superstars. What about the ghost of Babe Ruth? Mrs. Hopkins asked. Will he show up this weekend? Kate turned to Mike, her brown eyes wide. A ghost? she asked. How come Mom didnt tell us about it? Aunt Laura probably wanted it to be a surprise, Mike replied. Suddenly, he wasnt bored at all. Shh. I want to hear what he says. Ummmm . . . II dont know, the man stammered. He mopped his brow and riffled through his papers. Mike thought he looked as if he was stalling for time. Officially, there arent any ghosts in Yankee Stadium. Some people are saying that the stadium is haunted, Mrs. Hopkins added, because the original Yankee Stadium where Babe Ruth played was torn down and this new one was built. A few of the other reporters nodded. I talked to some workers. They have heard strange noises, a reporter with long blond hair put in. Oh, noises, the official said. He waved a hand. Yankee Stadium is big. Youll always have some funny noises here and there. But those stories about a ghost are just that stories. He gave a nervous laugh. So you have no comment about Babe Ruths ghost? Mrs. Hopkins asked. Or if hell be here this weekend? No, the official said. Leave the questions about supernatural superstars to Mr. Williams. Hes the expert. Well focus on baseball. Mike had never heard anything so cool. He leaned toward Kate. Lets try to find the ghost! he said. At last the press conference was over. Kate and Mike went out to the hallway to wait for Mrs. Hopkins. Kate stayed busy by counting in Spanish. She kept track of the numbers using her fingers. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez . . . Kates father spoke Spanish and she wanted to learn. So she was teaching herself by reading books and practicing. Five minutes went by. Kate tapped her foot. Sometimes her mom got caught up talking to other reporters. She needed Kate to remind her to move along. Im going to go find my mom, Kate said to Mike. Well meet you here. Kate stepped back into the pressroom. Meanwhile, Mike leaned against a soda machine and tossed his baseball back and forth. The crowd of reporters thinned out. Whoosh! The baseball slipped past Mikes left hand. Clunk . . . clunk . . . clunk. The ball bounced on the floor and rolled into the foot of a passing workman. He was wearing a blue shirt that read ACE AIRCONDITIONING. Little white clouds and icicles circled the words. Another workman was following him. The first workman bent down and picked up the ball. Hey, youd better work on your catches, Mickey Mantle! he said. He tossed the baseball back to Mike. Youre not going to make it to the Yankees with that kind of fielding. Thanks, Mike said. A blush spread over his freckled face. Sorry. No problem, the workman said. Mike looked more closely at him. Curly red hair poked out from under his Yankees baseball cap. He wasnt very old at all, probably a teenager. Come on, Sammy, the other workman said. We have to finish fixing that air conditioner by the end of today. Tomorrows a game day. We wont be allowed in the stadium. Okay, Dad. Sammy smiled at Mike and then ran to catch up with his father. Mike went back to tossing the ball. The hallway was quiet. Boo!; Title: The Pinstripe Ghost (Ballpark Mysteries) | [
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13,945 | 16 | P. D. EASTMAN was one of the stars of the Beginner Books line. He wrote and illustrated such classics as Are You My Mother?; Go, Dog. Go!; The Best Nest and many more!; Title: Go, Dog. Go! Party Book | [
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13,946 | 7 | DALE E. BASYE has been a journalist, film critic, and publisher of an arts and entertainment newspaper. He lives with his wife and son in Portland, Oregon. Please visit his Web site at WheretheBadKidsGo.com to find out more.BOB DOB draws inspiration from painter Edward Hopper, classic Disney, and Film Noir. He lives in Redondo Beach, California, where he draws, paints, and drinks coffee all day. For more on Bob and his art, visit BobDob.com.; Title: Snivel: The Fifth Circle of Heck | [
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13,947 | 2 | When she's not out exploring the great green world with her kids, the indefatiguable LAUREL SNYDER writes picture books, among them Nosh, Schlep, Schluff: BabYiddish; Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher; and Inside the Slidy Diner, as well as the novels Bigger than a Breadbox, Penny Dreadful, Any Which Wall, and Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains. Originally from Baltimore, she now makes her home in Atlanta, conveniently close to an urban farm and a kudzu-tangled creek. Visit her at LaurelSnyder.comJUI ISHIDA was born in Taiwan and raised in Japan. She studied illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and graduated with distinction. She has illustrated many children's books including Somewhere So Sleepy by Diane Muldrow, Sail Away, Little Boat by Janet Buell, and God Created by Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones. Jui lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband and two children.; Title: Good night, laila tov | [
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13,948 | 1 | Erik Craddock grew up during the 80's and 90's on a steady diet of comics, video games and pop culture. It was during his time as a student at New York City's School of Visual Arts that Stone Rabbit was born.; Title: Stone Rabbit #6: Night of the Living Dust Bunnies | [
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13,949 | 15 | A group of evil penguins steals Aces surfboard just before the big surfing competition. Together with his brother, Bub, the beaver must not only rescue his surfboard but also stop the penguins from hatching an evil plan and destroying the whole island. The first title in Eatons new series makes excellent use of deceptively simple art and snappy sound effects; in the opening sequence, readers will almost be able to feel the wind whistling past. Young readers will love the cartoonish characters, rendered in a three-color palette that is popular in Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holms Babymouse and Squish graphic novels. Theyll also enjoy the silly puns and the wacky visual humor, such as how the penguins submarine resembles a refrigerator. With more action than dialogue, this is an especially good pick for reluctant readers. The environmental message is on the subtle side, but kids will be eager for more beaver action, so libraries should look for volume 2 (The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business), being released at the same time. Grades 2-4. --Snow WildsmithMAXWELL EATON III is a fine arts graduate of St. Lawrence University. He is the author/illustrator of Two Dumb Ducks and the Max and Pinky series. He enjoys drawing, hiking, skiing, reading, taking roadtrips, and not getting haircuts.; Title: The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan | [
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13,950 | 0 | Award-winning PAT MORA's books include Toms and the Library Lady and Doa Flor. She is an Honorary Member of the ALA, the highest honor the association bestows on non-librarian members.Husband and wife team STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER have illustrated The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull, My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, and New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne, among others.; Title: La hermosa Senora: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Spanish Edition) | [
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13,951 | 0 | Tish Rabe is the author of eleven Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library books (as well as many others).Christopher Moroney has illustrated countless books for children.; Title: Show me the Honey (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) (Step into Reading) | [
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13,952 | 0 | PreS-K-Smiling, anthropomorphic machines romp through the pages of this rhyming text, showing the many things a crane can pick up, from trucks to cars and trains to planes, from sunken ships and mummy cases to a space shuttle. Sometimes they lift up a polar bear or cartons and cartons of underwear. Cranes can even pick up other cranes. Lowery's pencil, silk screen, and digital-media art makes excellent use of flat, retro colors-blue, green, brown, gold, yellow, and gray-and seamlessly integrates the type into the design. The humorous text is just the ticket for toddler storytimes, although some of the rhymes seem a bit forced. The imaginative, lighthearted illustrations are the real draw here and will be a big hit with construction-site lovers. They're sure to want to hear this one again and again.-Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 23, 2012:its clear that this machine lives in the best of all possible worlds: where happiness is busyness, calm competence prevails, and no job is too small. Sign us up.; Title: What Can a Crane Pick Up? | [
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13,953 | 2 | PreS-Gr 2A nameless heroine refuses to brush her bear-brown hair after her nightly bath. When the grown-ups, who hover at the edges of the story, object, she says, It's just my way. A mouse nests in her tangled curls, but she is unafraid. Rather, she welcomes scores of other mice, enjoying the company of her companions who tell knock-knock jokes and are kind to her favorite doll, Baby. Soon, the girl discovers some drawbacks to her unusual situation. She must share her food with the mice, they refuse to go in the bath, and they keep her awake all night. The hungry, dirty, and exhausted little girl does not know what to do until her teacher tells her that she can't bring Baby to school because she already has too many naptime friends with her. The child gently explains to the mice that it is time for them to go. That night, she washes and brushes her locks and finally gets a good night's sleep. On the playground, a couple of mice scout for a new home in the pigtails of another little girl. It is just their way. The digitally colored illustrations focus on the girl, showing her in her comfortable home or her cheerful schoolroom. Her luminous face expressively portrays her emotional journey throughout the fanciful fable. For a more straightforward treatment that also addresses the resulting struggle between mother and daughter, try Lee Fox's delightful Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair (Walker, 2010).Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MA(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.A girl who wont brush her hair finds herself with a mischief of mice upon her head. At first she delights in their company. They tell jokes and are nice to her baby doll, Baby. But the burden becomes heavy. The mice talk all night, leaving her sleep-deprived; they are ravenous, so the girl shares her lunch and goes hungry; they dont like water, so the girl doesnt bathe, which means she . . . smells. Worse, the teacher tells her she cant have both the mice and Baby as her companions for naptime. But, as the girl explains to the mice, she really, really needs Baby. Glossy illustrations capture the growing, astonishing mess-of-a-hair-nest. The series of consequences spools out nicely even if the resolution feels a tad pat: the mice leave, and the girl takes a bath and, unprompted, brushes her hair. A less hair-raising adventure than Gaimans Crazy Hair (2009), but this tale will send kids the message that they must take care of their tresses. Preschool-Grade 1. --Jeanne McDermott; Title: The Girl Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair | [
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13,954 | 13 | A Letter from Author Judy Sierra Lets put on a show is an old and very productive story line. I could picture so many scenes of animals performing. But what would their motivation be? I looked out my office window at gray skies. It had been raining for weeks on end. Might the animals be seeking a cure for the midwinter doldrums? If terrible weather was getting them down, then kids and families were probably staying home, too, and life at the zoo would be bleak without humorous humans to watch. Putting on a show could cheer up the animals, and also bring visitors back to the zoo.I wrote ZooZical in rhymed couplets and triplets, to a Seussian beat (anapestic tetrameter, mostly). I find this meter ideal for storytelling--so perfect, in fact, that it often conjures up parts of a tale as if by magic. As I brainstormed ZooZical, two main characters--a very small hippo and a young kangaroo--hopped into the story, unannounced, as the main characters. They are clever and creative enough to come up with the idea of putting on a musical, and talented enough to play starring roles in the production. Other animals dance and sing to silly versions of old favorites like Oh My Darling, Porcupine, The Seals on the Bus, and The Zoo Hokey Pokey. Everyone discovers that music, creativity, friendship, and cooperation are tip-top antidotes for any sort of doldrums.After many months of work and countless revisions, I emailed the ZooZical manuscript to my editor at Knopf, Janet Schulman, and to the marvelous Marc Brown, who gave it two thumbs and six paintbrushes up. As I write this, Marc is sketching scenes for the third picture book in this series, set at the mythical Springfield Zoo.Starred Review, PublishersWeekly, June 6, 2011:"Teens have Glee, tweens have High School Musical, and with this snappy follow-up to Wild About Books younger siblings can delight in the joy of putting on a show...With humor and gusto, Brown's richly textured folk artinspired pictures convey the characters' dramatic shift in moods and imbue them with abundant personality. Meanwhile, Sierra's riffs on familiar tunes guarantee that readings will be very musical affairs, with children enthusiastic participants."; Title: ZooZical | [
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13,955 | 2 | "Sure to find an audience among small fans of big trucks." -Booklist"...Trucks can be big and noisy and moderately terrifying. Caught right, as here-- what's not to love?" -Kirkus Reviews "...a solid choice for any truck-obsessed preschooler... Fun, imaginative verse appears on every page." -School Library Journal"Taking you from the construction site to the farm to the monster truck arena and more, little ones will be ready to close their eyes by the time they've visited each truck." --Random Acts of Reading"This book is just plain adorable! ...The rhyming text compliments with words that are perfectly matched to the individual machine." -- Youth Services Book Review"...a must have for every little one who is a big truck/construction truck lover!" --CMLD Kids/Teens Book Reviews"The pictures in this book are amazing and the rhyming phrases that accompany them make this a super cute story." --Kiss the Book (a book review site for school librarians)BRIANNA CAPLAN SAYRES didn't know anything about trucks--until her two-year-old son started to teach her everything about them. Now she and her husband put two boys to bed each night in a Seattle home filled with diggers, dump trucks, and fire engines. This is Brianna's first picture book. You can visit her on the Web at BriannaCaplanSayres.com.; Title: Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? | [
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13,956 | 2 | MARISABINA RUSSO is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children. Her picture books include A Very Big Bunny, a Junior Library Guild Selection; The Bunnies Are Not in Their Beds, which was called "fresh and engaging" by Booklist; and Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II, based on the experiences of her grandmother's family during the Holocaust, which was named an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. Visit her at MarisabinaRusso.com.; Title: I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II | [
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13,957 | 2 | PreS-Gr 3-In this quirky story, a boy feels unappreciated by his family. Everyone is "going gaga" over his baby sister. His big brother "gets to stay up a whole hour later," and his mother tosses out his entire collection of candy wrappers. In a wry narrative voice, the child offers advice on the delicate art of running away from home. He suggests bringing gum ("That way you don't need to pack a toothbrush") and a favorite stuffed animal ("That will show your parents you mean business"). After leaving a note (taped to his baby sister) and making a dramatic exit, the youngster doesn't go far before he has second thoughts and runs home to the waiting arms of his mother. The outstanding illustrations feature intricate hand-built, three-dimensional sets and charismatic characters fashioned out of polymer clay. Funny details abound in the detailed pages, such as the boy's red wagon piled sky high with comics, snacks, and a box of rocks. This imaginative and subversive flight of fantasy is not to be missed.-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Many books can tell you all about the greatness of home and the warmth of family. Here, though, is a book thats straight with kids: sometimes home stinks and family is the worst. Like when your sister gets all the attention, your older brother flaunts the freedoms denied to you, and Mom tosses your prized candy-wrapper collection in the trash. Then you just need to scram, and the book offers wise advice on packing (Save room for a bow and arrow. In case there are bears); writing an informative good-bye note (Not allowed to keep pet squirrel); and possible destinations (Head for your grandmas house. She still likes you, even if youre not as cute as the baby). The illustrations, from Red Nose Studio (the working name of artist Chris Sickels), feature the same glossy clay models and nifty sets as in his collaboration with Jonah Winters (Here Comes the Garbage Barge, 2010) and are the kind of pictures you want to stare at for a long time. OK, this is another one of those home-is-great stories. But it makes a better case than most. Grades K-3. --Ian Chipman; Title: The Beginner's Guide to Running Away from Home | [
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13,958 | 7 | RON ROY has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the bestselling A to Z Mysteries and Capital Mysteries series. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books.JOHN STEVEN GURNEY has illustrated many books for children, including the entire A to Z Mysteries series and Scholastic's popular Bailey School Kids series.; Title: Calendar Mysteries #10: October Ogre | [
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13,959 | 2 | There is no other word but delicious.Kirkus Reviews,starred reviewMore than mere confection, A Fine Dessert is a rich and satisfying journey across four centuriessimply delectable.School Library Journal, starred reviewA delicious book about a delicious treat.Booklist, starred review"This is classic Jenkins in its seemingly casual, observation-rich text; the folkloric structure of the process makes the prose rhythmic and readable, while the changing settings mark the significant historical and industrial shifts over the centuries."Bulletin, starred reviewEMILY JENKINS has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including Water in the Park, a Booklist Editors' Choice and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; Lemonade in Winter, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and two Boston GlobeHorn Book Honor Books: Five Creatures and That New Animal. She is also the author of the popular Toys trilogy: Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit the author at emilyjenkins.com. SOPHIE BLACKALL received the Caldecott Medal for Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick. She is the illustrator of The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Olshan, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; and Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award winner. She has also illustrated the Mr. and Mrs. Bunny series by Polly Horvath and the bestselling Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows. A native of Australia, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at sophieblackall.com, where she has regularly posted about the process of making this book.; Title: A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat | [
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13,960 | 0 | PATRICIA HERMES is the author of over 40 novels for children and young adults, and two nonfiction books for adults. She is a lifelong lover of horses and enjoys taking riding lessons. Although she has never owned her own horse, many horses have owned her heart.; Title: Horse Diaries #8: Black Cloud | [
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13,961 | 0 | RON ROY has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the popular A to Z Mysteries®, Calendar Mysteries, and Capital Mysteries. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books.   STEPHEN GILPIN is the award-winning illustrator of dozens of children’s books, including the popular and very funny Pirate Mom. He brings his fresh, kid-friendly style to all the covers of the A to Z Mysteries® series.; Title: A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5: The New Year Dragon Dilemma | [
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13,962 | 0 | Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated more than forty children's books, including the popular series of Otto and Uncle Tooth mysteries (Step into Reading), the beloved Bear By Himself, and the Patrick Bear books. In 2010 Geoffrey received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for Benny and Penny in the Big No-No.; Title: A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) | [
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13,963 | 0 | Gr 6-8-In this gritty, complicated origin tale of Robin Hood, the exalted King Richard the Lionheart is kidnapped and his brother, Prince John, decides to make a play for the throne. He sends his mercenary captain, Sir Guy of Gisborne, to Shackley Manor to test the regent's political leanings, and the manor's heir, young Will Shackley, is tricked into injuring Sir Guy's servant. The castle regent, knowing this is a ploy to hold Will hostage and secure his support, refuses to let him be taken and is assassinated. Frightened for his life and filled with thoughts of revenge, Will flees to the haunted Sherwood Forest where he is captured by bandits. He adopts the name Will Scarlet and tempts their cruel leader into sending him and a small contingent back to Shackley Castle with promises of easy riches. The plot, full to the brim with political intrigue, scandal, and revenge, moves at a slow but steady pace. Where the story really shines is in the fully developed characters. Several well-known heroes and villains are described from a perspective different from the familiar archetypes. Robin Hood is a drunk running away from a broken heart; the Sheriff of Nottingham is a fair but weak-willed peacekeeper; and Will Scarlet discovers what life is truly like for his serfs and intends to do all he can for them. The politics and geography are mapped in great detail, which may become cumbersome to those not familiar with feudal government, barring casual or reluctant readers from truly digging into this action-packed and thoughtful adventure story.-Devin Burritt, Wells Public Library, ME(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Its 1192, and 13-year-old Will Shackley wants to leave his mischievous boyhood behind and prove himself. His father, the lord of Shackley Manor, followed King Richard to the Crusades. Now the manor is threatened by Sir Guy, Prince Johns representative. After wounding Sir Guys manservant with a sword, Will becomes an outlaw and flees to Sherwood Forest, taking the name Will Scarlet. He joins a ragtag band of thieves and, bent on revenge, throws himself into adventures that force him to face hard truths and figure out where his path lies. Cody gradually draws Wills story into the framework of Robin Hood lore, but he lets the characters develop as individuals, with their own backstories and concerns, rather than figures playing stock roles on the stage of legend. The cartoonlike simplicity of the jacket art is at odds with the darker, more nuanced tenor of the writing. As the narrative progresses, the pace and dramatic intensity pick up. Cody offers a rewarding historical novel with the appealing possibility of more to come featuring Will and his companions. Grades 4-7. --Carolyn Phelan; Title: Will in Scarlet | [
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13,968 | 1 | K-Gr 2Doreen, a fish with bad luck and an optimistic temperament, is on the way to visit her cousin. When Doreen spies a delicious dragonfly, she snaps it up, not realizing it's a lure and that she's just been caught by a fisherman. One potentially catastrophic event after another happens to her, but with her serene attitude, she sees nothing but good: being put in the fisherman's pail is a chance for her to rest, and after being snapped up by a great blue heron, Doreen thanks him for accompanying her on her trip. A wary narrator relays the story of the fish's perilous journey to see her relative and is the voice of reason, and doom, alongside Doreen's obliviousness. Repetition of phrases, and the humorous and cautionary asides make this perfect for reading aloud. Delightful illustrations in watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil show a smiling small blue and pink polka-dotted fish wearing a red babushka and sporting a red umbrella. A charming tale with an endearingand enduringheroine.Maryann H. Owen, Children's Literature Specialist, Mt. Pleasant, WIMiss Doreen Randolph-Potts is an Ample Roundy Fish on a mission: to swim upstream to visit her second cousin twice removed and her 157 new babies. Along the way she eats a yummy treat, goes on a side outing, has a rest, and flies. Except none of that is accurate. In actuality, she is caught by a fisherman, stashed in a bucket, stolen by a blue heron, and dropped midflight back into the river, where she completes her journey and shares with her relatives the most incredible high-flying fishy tale no one would ever have believed in a million yearsif it werent true. Doreen, depicted in a red kerchief, is a reassuring figure in a perilous landscape. The omniscient narrator tells her story with heavy doses of foreboding and dramatic flare (Yes, WATCH OUT, Doreen! Youre about to be . . . EATEN!), but the illustrations, rendered in watercolor and gouache, have a lighter touch. This feels similar to a trickster tale, except that the heroine does not realize she has outwitted anyone. Very fishy indeed. Preschool-Grade 1. --Kara Dean; Title: Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale | [
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13,969 | 2 | Publishers Weekly, August 15, 2011:"Shireens tight pacing and economical prose push the story forward, and her words and pictures play smartly off each other."NYTimes.com, September 7, 2011:"Shireens quirky illustrations are amusing and distinctive, and the storys tweaking of childrens fairytale plots works...for those mischievous young listeners who enjoy a good bad ending."The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2011:"...zesty mixed-media illustrations...[and] some wolfishly amusing unjust deserts here."NADIA SHIREEN has been drawing all her life and recently received her MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art in England. This is her first picture book.; Title: Good Little Wolf | [
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13,970 | 0 | Six construction trucks gather at a sandy site, ready to start their work. The dozer shoves the sand aside, while the digger bites into the ground. The loader lifts rocks and crashes them (Ka-boom!) into the back of the dump truck, which zooms away. The big mixer chugs away, and the cranes long arm swivels to move a beam. After close-up views of the individual trucks at work, a wider view shows the sandbox where five children are operating them. Its not an entirely novel concept to older fans of truck books, but chances are it will surprise younger kids. A Step 1 selection from the Step into Reading series, this simple story is written in rhyme, ending with Jobs all done. / Play is, too. / Engines off now. / Good work, crew! A good short book to keep in mind for toddlers who love trucks as well as truck lovers who are ready to read. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn PhelanJOAN HOLUB has written and/or illustrated over 70 books for children, including the popular Step into Reading title Shampoodle. DAVID GORDON has has written and illustrated many children's books, among them Hansel and Diesel, The Three Little Rigs, The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten. He is also a contributing illustrators to Jon Scieszka's New York Times bestselling series, Trucktown. David has art directed and/or worked on visual development, layout, and character design for numerous production companies from Lucasfilm to Pixar.; Title: Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom! (Step into Reading) | [
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13,973 | 2 | Gr 5-7-Daniel Corrigan, introduced in Powerless (Knopf, 2009), continues in his struggle to be an ordinary 13-year-old kid surrounded by superpowered friends. Months after defeating their evil adversary Herman Plunkett, aka the Shroud, Daniel and company are surprised to learn that the elderly Plunkett had relatives who have decided to move to town. Most notable is teenaged Theo, who suspects that there is a mystery to be solved in the town of Noble's Green, and his determined questions threaten to expose the supertweens. Meanwhile, a new group of sinister beings dubbed Shades is attacking the Supers, and it is up to Daniel to once again save the day. But as he has begun exhibiting the ability to temporarily steal his friends' powers, does he really need to protect them from himself? Familiarity with the first title is a must to follow the events in Super and to understand why the group of friends is willing to put their faith in Daniel. Readers will likely forgive any hiccups in the story's logic as the fast-paced action and engaging characters drive the narration to a conclusion that certainly seems to indicate that there will be more to come.-Amanda Raklovits, Champaign Public Library, IL(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.How can you be a hero when youre ordinary? In this follow-up to Powerless (2009), it is still up to the superpowerless Daniel to destroy all remnants of the meteorite from the Witch Fire comet that brought the towns inhabitants their unique capacities. To complicate matters before the final battle with Herman Plunkett and his host of shrouds, Daniels episodes of stealing others powers suggest that he may actually be Plunketts heir. A series of minor skirmishes lead to a climax that seems to wrap up the story, yet still leaves room for further adventures. A satisfying sequel. Grades 5-8. --Kathleen Isaacs; Title: Super (Supers of Noble's Green) | [
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13,976 | 2 | The clever and inventive Lunch Lady along with her protgs, elementary-school students Dee, Hector, and Terrence, take on the titular bad guy in another satisfying episode of schoolwide politics, derring-do, and a bit of appealing fantasy, culminating in the attack of the villains supercharged Buszilla. A know-it-all fellow student, a crusading health teacher, and a maniacal bus driver are among Krosoczkas funny and over-the-top red herrings. The high action of the yellow-washed, black-and-white cartoon panels is echoed in the narratives pacing. The end clearly sets up the gangs next adventure. Grades 2-4. --Francisca GoldsmithJARRETT J. KROSOCZKA is the author and illustrator of four other Lunch Lady graphic novels, as well as numerous popular picture books, including Punk Farm, Punk Farm on Tour, and Baghead.; Title: Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit (Lunch Lady, Book 5) | [
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13,977 | 15 | Starred Review, Publishers Weekly,April 23,2012:The explanatory style, accessible language, and diagrams keep science concepts understandable.The New York Times, June 20, 2012:"Bonnie Christensen dialsbackseveralcenturies in I, Galileo, demonstrating once again how a well-conceived and executed picture book can deliver a serious story . . . in a beautiful, enriching way. . . . [A] fully realized, humanized portrait."Kirkus Reviews,May 1,2012:"An accessible, inviting and attractive introduction to Galileo."BONNIE CHRISTENSEN is the author and illustrator of the Schneider Family Book Award winner Django and Woodie Guthrie, Poet of the People, a Boston Globe-HornBook Honor Book and a New York Times Notable Book. Her illustrations also appear in the London Folio Society's editions of The Grapes of Wrath and over ten children's books, includingPompeii: Lost and Found, written by Mary Pope Osborne and The Princess of Borscht by Leda Schubert.; Title: I, Galileo | [
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13,978 | 2 | RON ROY has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the bestselling A to Z Mysteries and Capital Mysteries seies. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books.; Title: Calendar Mysteries #9: September Sneakers | [
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13,979 | 13 | RON ROY has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the bestselling A to Z Mysteries and Capital Mysteries. When not working on a new book in his Connecticut home, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books. Visit him online at RonRoy.com.JOHN STEVEN GURNEY has illustrated many books for children, including the entire A to Z Mysteries series and Scholastic's popular Bailey School Kids series.; Title: Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat | [
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13,980 | 16 | In this introduction to numbers and colorswhich also champions healthful eatingpoor Mama Rabbit doesnt have anything to feed her hungry brood, so Papa Rabbit sends the little ones out to find the makings for a delicious soup. The 10 young bunnies head to the garden, each gathering colored vegetables and fruits (purple cabbage, yellow peppers, blueberries) in increasing amounts, from 1 to 10. Lobels gouache and watercolor illustrations are chock-full of charm and detail, especially the adorable, rotund rabbitsdirect descendants of Beatrix Potters and Clement Hurds classic cottontails. However, its the educational components that are rightly front and center here, with both numbers and colors prominently highlighted, close-ups of grouped items for counting, and simple lines of descriptive text (The seventh rabbit spotted SEVEN BROWN mushrooms). An early learning concept book is an obvious choice for one-on-one sharing, but the books appealing scenes and petite size make it a good fit for little browsers, too. Preschool. --Kristen McKulskiThe Horn Book Magazine, January/February 2012:"This concept book has an original story line, engaging characters, rich language, and a predictable visual and narrative pattern, and the concepts themselves are reinforced in multiple ways in words and pictures, some subtle and some obvious. Best of all, its the sort of picture book you can read aloud just for the fun it, even if you dont care about teaching numbers or colors."Kirkus Reviews, January 2012:"Lobel, no stranger to gardeningor concept booksserves up a feast once again...The scrumptious garden finds are boldly placed front and center, perfect for tiny fingers to point and count...With gardens cropping up in schools and farmers markets on every corner, these hungry bunnies are teaching more than just numbers and colors."Publishers Weekly, January 17, 2012:"Lobel smoothly weaves together a counting and color lesson in this trim book that follows 10 rabbits as they find vegetables for their mothers soup. Lobels gouache and watercolor portraits, rendered in her familiar folk art style, recall impressionist paintingseach soup component, writ large, takes up most of its page, while the rabbits scour the garden in panels below."; Title: 10 Hungry Rabbits: Counting & Color Concepts | [
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13,981 | 2 | The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2012:"The narrative is particularly effective in converting childish concern into caretaker reassurance ('When your mom and dad leave, pat your grandpas hand and say, "Dont worry. They always come back" )...While grandpas will obviously enjoy sharing this story with their little ones (and parents will enjoy purchasing it for a Fathers Day gift for said grandpa), there is enough playfulness here to broaden the appeal to a wider audience."JEAN REAGAN was born in Alabama but spent most of her childhood in Japan. She now lives in Salt Lake City, UT, with her husband. To learn more about Jean and her work, please visit jeanreagan.com and jeanreaganbooks.com.LEE WILDISH has illustrated a number of childrens books, includingTwosomesby Marilyn Singer. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit wildishillustration.com.Together, Jean and Lee are the creators of the New York Times bestselling HOW TO... series, includingHow to Babysit a Grandpa,How to Babysit a Grandma, andHow to Surprise a Dad. ; Title: How to Babysit a Grandpa (How To...relationships) | [
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13,982 | 2 | Christy Webster edits and writes books for kids as part of her job in the editorial department of a major New York children's book publisher. She is a big fan of popular culture and has a great eye for quirky illustration styles. Among her titles are A is for Awful: A Grumpy Cat ABC Book, Big Fish, Little Fish, and I Can Bea Ballerina. She lives in Queens, New York.Established in July 2013 in a merger between Penguin and Random House, Penguin Random House, with nearly 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, more than 15,000 new titles published each year, and close to 800 million print, audio, and eBooks sold annually, is the worlds leading trade book publisher. Like its predecessor companies, Penguin Random House is committed to publishing adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction print editions and is a pioneer in digital publishing. Its publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the worlds most widely read authors.; Title: A Perfect Christmas (Barbie) (Step into Reading) | [
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13,983 | 2 | Gr 4-6-In this blend of magical realism and historical fiction set in 1942 New England, 11-year-old orphan Bee travels with a carnival, assisting her guardian at the hot-dog stand and shielding the diamond-shaped birthmark on her face from stares and taunts. She longs for a real home to share with Pauline, who taught her to read and keeps a notebook about Bee's childhood. When Pauline and her new boyfriend are sent away by the sinister carnival owner to establish another show, Bee runs away with runt pig Cordelia and stray dog Peabody. She comes upon an inviting old house and is welcomed by two elderly women only she can see: Mrs. Potter, whom Bee has "glimpsed" before when in need of comfort, and Mrs. Swift, a prickly suffragette. Settling in, Bee starts school, is placed in a class for the disabled, makes a friend in leg-brace-wearing Ruth Ellen and an enemy in bully Francine, discovers startling secrets about her own family, and gradually develops self-sufficiency even as her old "aunts" begin to fade. While many of the motifs are derivative and the plot is predictable, the elements come together in a satisfying story, narrated in the unique voice of a spunky and endearing heroine. The writing is often lyrical, chapters are short, and details of the time period add interest and texture. Fans of Kate DiCamillo, Jennifer Holm, and Polly Horvath will find this an enjoyable and engrossing read.-Marie Orlando, formerly at Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Bee goes to great pains to hide her facial birthmark from the world. And no wonder: people are overly curious or just outright mean. Take the menacing Ellis, who uses the orphaned child in his traveling carnival as a potential freak-show attraction. Bee, meanwhile, helps run the shows hot-dog stand and lives in a hauling truck. Just as the sheer bleakness of Bees situation threatens to overwhelm the plot, allies emerge among the traveling crew to help her find strength. The story then takes a fanciful turn as two feisty ancestors, whom no one else can see, empower Bee and lead her to a real home. Fuscos unique WWII-era coming-of-age tale delicately balances the cruel challenges flung at Bee with the resilience and fight she gradually develops. Whether it be everyday bullies, a school system that fails her, or abandonment and loss, Bees supporters stand with her, one challenge at a time. A unique feel-good story about an appealing heroine, her rallying angels, and the search for love and home. Grades 4-8. --OMalley, Anne; Title: Beholding Bee | [
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13,984 | 2 | Willa Bean, a young cupid, lives in a pink, fluffy world made up of polka-dot clouds connected by feather bridges. She sure stands out, with silky white wings and wild hair that grows sideways instead of straight down. But Willa Bean stands out in another way, too: she cant fly, and her first day of Cupid Academy is tomorrow. What if she is the only cloud-bound cupid? Spirited and quirky, Willa Bean resembles Beverly Clearys Ramonaand, like Ramona, Willa Beans transition to school life does not go smoothly. But with the support of her family, her best friend, and her pet owl, Willa Bean begins to adjust, and its not long before she is following the Cupid Rule, which requires kindness toward others. Its also not long before she is flying. Aimed at readers transitioning to chapter books, this title features simple text and plenty of black-and-white illustrations. Willa Bean, making her debut in the Little Wings series, is sure to appeal to fans of Daisy Meadows Rainbow Magic books. Grades 2-4. --Suzanne HaroldCECILIA GALANTE's YA novel, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, was a Book Sense pick, the Northeast Indie Booksellers YA Book of the Year, and a Recommended Read for Teens on Oprah's Web site. She has also written The Sweetness of Salt, Wildwood, and Hershey Herself.KRISTI VALIANT has illustrated several children's books, including Cora Cooks Pancit and Dancing Dreams.; Title: Little Wings #1: Willa Bean's Cloud Dreams (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) | [
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13,985 | 0 | Gr 5-8-Thirteen-year-old Georgie Burkhardt can shoot better than anyone in Placid, Wisconsin. She can handle accounts and serve customers in her family's general store. What she can't do is accept that the unrecognizable body wearing her older sister's blue-green gown is Agatha. Determined to discover what happened after Agatha abruptly left town with a group of pigeoners, Georgie sets out to follow her route. In return for the loan of a mule, she reluctantly allows Billy McCabe, one of Agatha's suitors, to accompany her. The journey includes a menacing cougar and ruthless counterfeiters, but Georgie's narration offers more than action-packed adventure. She unravels the tangle of events that led to Agatha's sudden departure and acknowledges her own role. By turns humorous and reflective, Georgie's unique and honest voice includes confusion about her feelings for Billy and doubts about her ability to kill even in desperate circumstances. Timberlake seamlessly integrates information about two significant events that occurred in Wisconsin in 1871: the largest recorded nesting of passenger pigeons in spring and devastating firestorms in fall. Georgie's physical and emotional odyssey that occurs between those two events will linger in readers' minds.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.To find out what really happened to her purportedly dead sister, sharpshooting 13-year-old Georgie Burkhardt and her sisters one-time suitor Billy McCabe follow the trail of pigeon hunters and discover far worse going on near Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871. Georgie tells her story in a first-person narrative that rings true to the time and place. She is smart, determined, and not a little blind to the machinations of adults around her, including Billy, who has been sent by Georgies storekeeper grandfather to follow her and keep her safe. She does notice that Billy is well made, but this is no love story; its a story of acceptance, by Georgie, her family, and her small town. Timberlake weaves in the largest passenger pigeon nesting ever seen in North America, drought and fatal fires along Lake Michigan that year, a currency crisis that spawned counterfeiters, and advice on prairie travel from an actual handbook from the times. Historical fiction and mystery combine to make this a compelling adventure, and an afterword helps disentangle facts from fiction. Grades 6-9. --Kathleen Isaacs; Title: One Came Home (Newbery Medal - Honors Title(s)) | [
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13,986 | 13 | "The simple, rhyming story and watercolor illustrations create a low-key, happy tone that makes the book a practical antidote to the terror that some children feel at the thought of dancing on stage...Well designed for beginning readers, and for reading aloud to younger children! -- Carolyn Phelan (Booklist)My sister and I took ballet class during kindergarten through second grade. I drew on our remembered experiences and visited ballet classes in my area to help me write this book. I hope you and your family enjoy it!; Title: Ballet Stars (Step into Reading) | [
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13,987 | 0 | In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, Reverend W. Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972, when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at the age of 85.Richard Courtneyis a published illustrator known for his colorful work in the childrens book seriesThomas & Friends.; Title: Flynn Saves the Day (Thomas & Friends) (Step into Reading) | [
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13,988 | 0 | K-Gr 4Zelinsky and Isaacs pull out all the stops in this dazzling companion to Swamp Angel (Dutton, 1994). Angelica "Angel" Longrider, the "wildest wildcat in Tennessee," has moved to Montana, "a country so sizable even Angel could fit in." The West seems to suit the feisty heroine, but she has trouble finding a horse powerful enough to carry her until she wrestles a violent storm and Dust Devil emerges mythically out of the fray. Isaacs's text, rich in playful language and alliteration, never misses the opportunity to make the most of the tall-tale convention as the formidable duo embark on a series of action-packed adventures centered on vanquishing a band of backward-speaking bad guys. Zelinsky has a heyday masterfully illustrating the high jinks with his meticulous oil paintings on cedar, aspen, and maple veneers, all of which are elegantly encased by a thin red border. Using softly glowing tones, he brands his own version of a Western folk style to flawlessly render the big-sky setting. The variety of layouts such as ovals, strips, and spot art effectively propel the hilarious, multilayered plot forward while panoramic spreads breathtakingly showcase the story's most dramatic moments. Readers will chuckle over the absurdity of the giant mosquitoes ridden by nasty Bart and his gang and learn the origins of buttes, geysers, the Grand Canyon, and even the California gold rush. A stunning tour de force and a satisfying continuation of Angel's saga.Caroline Ward, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.*Starred Review* Children who know Angelica Longrider, the wildest wildcat in Tennessee in the Caldecott Honor Book Swamp Angel (1994), will cheer her return in this sequel, which sends the barefoot, bear-wrestling giant to Montana. After rearranging a mountain or two, Angel feels settled in her new home. All she needs is a horse powerful enough to support her Himalayan size, and she finds her answer when a dust storm hits in the summer of 1835. Leaping onto the swirling funnel clouds of grime, she wrestles the storm until it magically takes equine shape and becomes Dust Devil, her trusty sidekick, who arrives just in time to help her take on a team of larger-than-life bandits, led by Backward Bart. Once again, Isaacs story and Zelinskys oil-paint-on-wood artwork create a laugh-out-loud tall tale with folksy phrasing and slapstick exaggeration. There are really two adventures in one here, which makes for a lengthy read-aloud, but children will delight in the deadpan, Old West narration and every gleefully silly, expertly rendered visual detail, from Barts steed (a saloon-sized mosquito) to Angels full-branched pine-tree knitting needles. A few pourqoui elements wrap up this handsomely designed, thoroughly entertaining stand-alone sequel. Preschool-Grade 2. --Gillian Engberg; Title: Dust Devil | [
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13,989 | 2 | Gr 5-8-In this follow-up to Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf (S & S, 2007), Ginny Davis starts eighth grade at Woodland Central Middle School the way she started seventh grade, with a "Big To-Do List." Her 10 new goals include "1. Try out for cheer" and "3. Fall in love." She also moves into a larger house with her mother, new stepfather, and brothers, Timmy and Henry. Mom, a lawyer, continues to communicate with notes on the refrigerator and the occasional text message. Grandpa, a strong influence in Ginny's life, continues to write, send money, and occasionally visit. He even learns to email. Things seem to be going well; even Henry appears to be on the straight and narrow. All of these observations are gleaned from colorful pages filled with the paraphernalia of busy lives-moving boxes, calendars, instant and text messages, bank statements, take-out menus, paint swatches, and even a discarded pregnancy test, indicating an impending half sibling. Ginny makes the cheer squad and starts the school year off successfully. There is the possibility of true love. But then, her stepfather loses his job, Henry starts acting up, and she suffers from a mysterious ailment. Ginny's voice is appealing. This story told in stuff is engaging, touching, hilarious, often relatable, and should be popular with all sorts of readers, including fans of graphic novels.-Brenda Kahn, Tenakill Middle School, Closter, NJ(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.JENNIFER L. HOLM is the New York Times bestselling author of three Newbery Honor Books, Our Only May Amelia, Penny from Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise, as well as the Babymouse and Squish series which she collaborates on with her brother, Matthew Holm. She lives in California with her husband and two young children. Jenni survived eighth grade. Barely.; Title: Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year In Stuff | [
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13,990 | 0 | Lady Himiko is back, and she is now a full-fledged shaman. But the Ookami (wolf) clan has attacked the Matsu clans village, killing Himikos chieftain father and two of her older brothers and kidnapping her younger brother, Noboru, as a slave. Himikos mother cracks under the strain, and Himiko and her friend Kaya set off on a dangerous journey to rescue Noboru. The girls find help where they least expect it, and they survive horrific treatment, but not without significant loss for Himiko. Friesner knows Japanese culture and history well, citing folklore to excellent effect and addressing customs and mores. A satisfying, action-packed sequel to Spirits Princess (2012). Grades 6-9. --Debbie CartonNebula Award winner ESTHER FRIESNER is the author of more than 30 novels and over 150 short stories. She is also the editor of seven popular anthologies. Her works have been published around the world. Educated at Vassar College and Yale University, where she taught for a number of years, Ms. Friesner is also a poet, a playwright, and once wrote an advice column, "Ask Auntie Esther." She is married, is the mother of two, harbors cats, and lives in Connecticut.; Title: Spirit's Chosen (Princesses of Myth) | [
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13,991 | 1 | Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, January 2, 2012:An exhilarating portrayal of both a falcons and a childs imaginative journey.TIM JESSELL'S work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibitions, receiving the Society's Gold Medal Award. He is also the winner of AdWeek Magazine's Illustrator of the Year. His work can be seen in the bestselling series Secrets of Droon, Superhero Christmas (written by Stan Lee of Marvel Comics), and covers for the reissue of Zilpha Keatley Snyder's Newbery Honor Books. Tim has been a guest speaker to professional graphic communication groups and enjoys speaking to student groups as well.; Title: Falcon | [
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13,992 | 2 | Mary Man-Kong is achildrens bookeditor and author living in New York City. When she's notediting orwriting, she loves travelingwith her amazing family on awesomeadventures.In 1942, the launch ofLittle Golden Booksrevolutionized childrens book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling childrens books of all time.Golden Books backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardts Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of childrens book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more.Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Bookscontinues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.; Title: SPRING INTO STYLE | [
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13,994 | 2 | A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Book of 2011 Valorie Fisher is the author-illustrator of When Ruby Tried to Grow Candy and How High Can a Dinosaur Count?, which received two starred reviews. She is illustrator of The Fantastic 5 & 10 Store and the photographer for the beloved Moxy Maxwell books. Her titles My Big Brother and My Big Sister, both Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winners, were also illustrated with photographs. Ms. Fisher's photographs can be seen in major museum collections around the world, including the Brooklyn Museum, London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.; Title: Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five | [
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13,995 | 11 | Winters heartfelt, accessible text is infused with immediacy and enthusiasm. Magnificent biography. The New York Times Book ReviewStarred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2013:Even adults who are indifferent to baseball will likely be so drawn into Mays story and Winters rousing text that theyll want to gather up a crowd just to read this one aloud.Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 3, 2012:A must-have for baseball fans.Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2012:An all-star gem to share with grandparents, parents, children, baseball fans and anyone else.Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2012:The Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book.Jonah Winter and Terry Widener collaborated on one previous picture book, Steel Town. Jonah is also the author of You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, which received three starred reviews; Here Comes the Garbage Barge!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and Dizzy, the recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from Booklist, School Library Journal, Horn Book, The Bulletin, and Kirkus Reviews. His other picture book biographies include Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Diego, and Frida, a Parents' Choice Gold Medal winner.Terry Widener's acclaimed picture books include Lou Gerhrig, The Luckiest Man, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and IRA Teachers' Choice; and America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, Child Magazine Best Book of the Year, and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.; Title: You Never Heard of Willie Mays?! | [
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13,996 | 0 | Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, February 18, 2013:The poignant yet hopeful rhymes join with striking watercolor illustrations to produce a narrative that will captivate both children and adults.LAUREL SNYDER is the author of several Jewish-themed books for young children, among themNosh, Schlep, Schluff: Baby Yiddish; Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher; as well as the novels Bigger than a Breadbox, Penny Dreadful, Any Which Wall, and UpandDown the Scratchy Mountains.CATIA CHIEN is the illustrator ofThe Sea Serpent and Meby Dashka Slater. She grew up in Brazil and now lives and paints in Southern California.; Title: The Longest Night: A Passover Story | [
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13,997 | 11 | Frenchman GEORGES DUPLAIX was one of the key people behind the launch of the Little Golden Books in the early 1940s.TIBOR GERGELY, who was born in Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. in 1939, was one of the most prolific of the early Little Golden Books illustrators. He brought to life some of the most classic and beloved LGB characters, including Tootle and Scuffy the Tugboat.; Title: The Merry Shipwreck (Little Golden Book) | [
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13,998 | 2 | Gr 5-7-Primrose Squarp, heroine of Everything on a Waffle (Farrar, 2001), is back, perceptive and quirky as ever, as she narrates another year of events in Coal Harbor, British Columbia, picking up right where the last book left off. Her parents, charming Uncle Jack, and the rest of the cast provide ample fodder for Primrose's hilarious narrative asides, even given several serious plot elements. Protestors arrive in town in response to a planned clear-cut of a local mountain, Miss Bowzer and Uncle Jack have ongoing miscommunication that threatens the romantic future Primrose envisions for them, and Bert and Evie take in foster son Ked, who becomes the best friend Primrose has always wanted. Capitalism, the democratic process, and run-of-the-mill events become wickedly funny in Horvath's hands, with the resourceful characters emerging battered but victorious. A recipe at the end of each chapter again adds to the fun, with many reflecting Evie's obsession with mini-marshmallows. Dashes of serious reflection on fear, love, and the unfairness that life doles out are seamlessly interwoven and add depth to the narrative. The resolution of the various plot strands feels a bit choppy, requiring a few leaps of faith that most readers will gladly take. Excellent fun surrounds nuggets of wisdom, making for a great read or read-aloud to be enjoyed on multiple levels, an experience enhanced by having read Everything on a Waffle first.-Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library District, Elgin, IL(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2012School Library Journal Best of Children's Books 2012Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 20, 2012:Horvath skillfully balances the storys light and dark moments, leaving readers with an ending both satisfying and honest.Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2012:the author delivers a gothic tragicomedy that is both a worthy sequel and as able as Primrose to stand on its own.Starred Review, School Library Jounral, August 1, 2012:Excellent fun surrounds nuggets of wisdom, making for a great read or read-aloud to be enjoyed on multiple levels; Title: One Year in Coal Harbor | [
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13,999 | 18 | "I had a smile on my face throughout the reading of Take a Hike, Teddy Roosevelt! The story is fun and engaging, the pictures bright and inviting, andyoungsters will delight in seeing all sorts of animals on just aboutevery page. The subtle way that Teddy grew older as the storyprogressed was well done, as was the message of conservation, which wasconveyed without being preachy. Add in the "Step into Reading" rating where the level of the book is clearly delineated...and you have a winner. Overall, this is agreat history lesson for kids and would make an excellent resource forthose who need to do a project on one of this nation's presidents." -Holly Connors, Feathered Quill, December 2015I started writing this book all the way back in 2007! After a lot of time, the story changed from being about TR's determination to do all he could in his life to make America better - consistently stating "Certainly I CAN!" after people told him he couldn't achieve something. Focusing on TR's dedication to conservation was my super-smart editor Anna Membrino's idea - and it was a smart one! I hope young readers, librarians, teachers, and parents will read this book and then go about finding more books about TR, but even more importantly I hope everyone will do what Teddy's folks told him when he was young and get outdoors and explore! America is filled with amazing parks and museums and nature to discover - honor TR and take a hike to these places!; Title: Take a Hike, Teddy Roosevelt! (Step into Reading) | [
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