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Our catalog cover
comes from one
of our laughout-loud picks
of the year!
A Q&A with Lane Smith
Q: In today’s plugged-in world, why do you
feel that books are so important?
A: I think reading is important,
whether from a book or an
electronic device. As for the
importance of books
specifically? I can only answer
It’s a Book
Lane Smith
When monkey tells donkey he is reading
a book, donkey is bursting with questions:
“Can you blog with it? How do you scroll
down? Can you make the characters fight?
Does it text? Tweet? Does it need a password?” To each question the long-suffering
monkey patiently replies “No…it’s a book.” In the end, donkey discovers what the
wondrous technology of the book can do better than any other. A witty and stylish
celebration of the book that is sure to have both kids and adults laughing out loud.
Ages 4-8. (978-1596436060)
Roaring Brook Press (HC) $12.99
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for myself. I prefer books. I grew
up with printed matter and I prefer
to read that way. I like the feel of different paper
stocks and I like the experience of physically turning
the page. I hope readers of It’s a Book will share a
similar experience.
Lane Smith is a best-selling author and illustrator of
more than two dozen books for children, including
the Caldecott-winning The Stinky Cheese Man and
Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
Dear Parents, Teachers, and Lovers of Children’s Books,
When I first read Lane Smith’s It’s a Book, I laughed out loud. Really loud.
With rapier wit, Lane has managed to capture the ongoing debate over digital versus
print technology that we as parents, educators, and booksellers are thinking about
more and more. What does the future of reading hold for our children?
Although none of us have a crystal ball, there are some promising signs. A 2010 study
of children’s picture book consumers found that families consider books to be more
important in their children’s life than a wide variety of other media including TV,
video games, and online offerings. On the developmental side, there is a persuasive
argument being made for picture books as the perfect tool for preparing children
for a highly visual digital future.
Of course, that’s no surprise to those of us who have known all along that great
children’s books prepare kids for every future, digital and otherwise. Reading
books together with your kids helps them build all the skills they will need for e
very eventuality: Attention, Empathy, Creativity, Imagination, Writing, Storytelling,
Self-Awareness, Logic, Collaboration, Community, and Critical Thinking—in short a
tool box for the 21st Century.
And once they get going with books, it’s hard to stop. If you don’t believe me, just
ask Donkey.
Best wishes to you and yours for a happy year full
of great reading (and growing),
The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC)
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Suggested ages are indicated following book
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independent bookstore to order them for you.
Kristen McLean
Executive Director, ABC, www.abfc.com
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New Voices
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Abbreviations:
PW Publisher’s Weekly
SLJ School Library Journal
ALA American Library Association
Starred Review Special Honor Book
Published by the Association of Booksellers for Children
Volume XVIII, October 2010
Catalog editor: Kristen McLean
Catalog design and layout: Lorraine Ortner–Blake/Artifax
Cover Art © 2010 by Lane Smith
WE LOVE BUSY BOOKS!
MEET TILLY AND HER FRIENDS
Busy Birdies
Tilly and her friends all live together in a little yellow
house. Together they learn important lessons about
friendship, caring, and love in this remarkable series
by Polly Dunbar. Highly recommended!
John Schindel, photographs
by Steven Holt
Doodle Bites
Bright, beautiful photos and bouncy text—these are perfect
for introducing new words and an early love of nature.
“Busy, busy birdies. What are
they doing? Birdy nibbling, birdy
dribbling, birdies eyeing, birdies
flying.” The beautiful close-up photoghraphy and
amazing action in this book will make enthusiastic
birdwatchers out of even the youngest readers.
Ages 1-4. (978-1582463179)
Busy Gorillas
John Schindel,
photographs by
Andy Rouse
Polly Dunbar
Doodle wakes up feeling bitey.
After she crunches and munches
her way through the house, she
spies something very good to bite.
Unfortunately her friend Tumpty
doesn’t agree. All their friends must pitch in to help
make it better. One of the best books we’ve found to
help explain what happens when friends hurt each other.
Ages 2-5. (978-0763643270)
Good Night, Tiptoe
From clinging and swinging, to scratching and napping,
this book features gorillas of all sizes taking part in a
variety of actions that will inspire toddlers to think about
what they can do too. A great first look at our closest
animal relatives. Ages 1-4. (978-1582463520)
Tricycle Press (Board Book) $6.99
Polly Dunbar
Tiptoe is not feeling sleepy. Each
time Tilly tries to tuck him in he
bounces out of bed. It’s not until
Tilly reads a bedtime story that Tiptoe
finally seems to drift off. But then
who will tuck Tilly in and kiss HER good night? Sweet
and perfect for bouncy bedtime bunnies everywhere.
Ages 2-5. (978-0763643287)
National Geographic
Little Kids’ First Big
Book of Animals
Pretty Pru
Catherine D. Hughes
Polly Dunbar
An adorable animal reference filled
with fluffy and scaly creatures, inspired by
National Geographic Little Kids magazine. Featuring
more than 150 photographs, large type, key facts, and
profiles of 32 popular animals including dolphins,
tigers, butterflies, frogs, penguins, wolves, and pandas,
this is a fantastic introduction to the animal kingdom.
Ages 2-8. (978-1426307041)
National Geographic (HC) $14.99
Pru likes to be pretty. She carries
all her favorite accessories like
her nail polish and lipstick in her
purse. Tumpty wants to be pretty
too, but when he asks, Pru won’t
share. Tumpty decides to take matters into his own
trunk (with hysterical results) and everyone in the little
yellow house learns a lesson about respect and sharing.
Ages 2-5. (978-0763642723)
My Alphabet
Playbook
Romero Britto
A puzzle board book from one of
the masters of eye-candy, pop
artist Romero Britto. As children
read the book they guess which
object is hiding under each press-out letter. One by
one, kids can stack the letters to make their own vibrant
sculptures. Equally stylish on the bookshelf or the coffee
table. Ages 3+. (978-1416996248)
Simon & Schuster (Interactive) $12.99
Heads
Matthew Van Fleet
This follow-up to the bestselling Tails is packed with
cheerful animals of every
stripe, bouncy rhyming text,
texture on each page, and chunky tabs to pull and push.
All the animals—from the familiar to the unusual—are
labeled on the last page. It’s an interactive extravaganza
that will keep young children happily busy for hours.
Ages 3-8. (978-1442403796) PW
Simon & Schuster (Interactive) $17.99
Goodnight
Baby Bear
Michael Shoulders,
illustrated by Teri Weidner
Baby Bear has a very special day
as Momma, Daddy, Aunt Grace,
Uncle Roy, and Nana all spend
some time doing wonderful things with him. At night
Baby Bear reflects on his day as he is tucked in with
his memory book and a warm cookie. Comforting
and timeless. Bonus: Includes yummy cookie recipe.
Ages 2-6.(978-1585364718)
Sleeping Bear Press (HC) $15.95
Pocket Full
of Posies
Candlewick Press (HC) $12.99
Perfect Piggies
Salley Mavor
Sandra Boynton
A celebration of the homey—
of beauty in the eye of the
beholder, of sunshine and fresh
air, and a place to put up our
hooves when the day is done.
“We are all perfect piggies and we know
what we need. It’s really very simple, very simple
indeed: a troughful of food, a place in the sun, and
a little bit of comfort when the day is done.” Bonus:
download the song from the Workman website and sing
along. Ages 1-4. (978-0761159933)
Workman (Board Book) $6.95
The Baby Goes Beep
Rebecca O’Connell,
illustrated by
Ken Wilson-Max
Sunshine
Jan Ormerod
Young readers follow
a little girl through the
routine of her morning
in this wonderful,
award-winning wordless picture book. From the
first rays of morning light shining into the little girl’s
bedroom, through breakfast, getting ready for the day,
and heading off to school, children will love comparing
routines and reading the “story” to you. Ages 2-5.
(978-1845073909) Mother Goose Award
Frances Lincoln (PA) $7.95
This hand-picked collection of
classic nursery rhymes is delicately
and painstakingly illustrated with
fabric art including bells, beads,
twigs, seeds, shells, and other easily identified items that
kids will love to examine. Well-known and less-familiar
nursery rhymes and songs are included. A beautiful
keepsake. Ages 2-8. (978-0618737406) Horn Book
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HC) $21.99
The Classic Treasury of
Childhood Wonders:
Favorite Adventures, Stories,
Poems, and Songs for Making
Lasting Memories
Moonlight
Susan Magsaman
Jan Ormerod
This very special book is a
collection of art, literature, and
hands-on activities custom-made for
the family bookshelf. It is broken into five sections—
Magic and Make-Believe, Outdoor Exploring, Crafts
and Construction, Yummy for the Tummy,
and Bedtime, Bathtime, and Dreamtime.
Perfect for holidays, rainy days,
bedtime, or anytime you want to
build some special memories.
Ages 3-103. (978-1426307157)
An exuberant look at one toddler’s
very noisy day that begs to be
read with gusto. From playtime to
mealtime, bath time to bedtime, the active toddler in this
story punctuates the day’s activities with beeps, booms,
splashes, and other irresistible words. The bright colors
and bold artwork add to the fun. Of course, at the end of
the day quiet comes, but in a surprising way that young
readers will love. Ages 1-4. (978-0807505083)
It’s nighttime, the day
is winding down, and
the little girl is getting
ready for bed. She eats
dinner, takes a bath, and says goodnight to her dolls.
Her father reads her a bedtime story, but she’s not
quite ready to go to sleep. A glass of water, a hug,
more stories, and then, when both of her parents fall
asleep, she’s ready for bed again. Warm and
comforting. Ages 2-5. (978-1845070496)
Albert Whitman (Board Book) $7.99
National Geographic
(HC) $19.99
Go Indie.
C H O O S E LO C A L & I N D E P E N D E N T F I R S T
1
A Barnyard
Collection:
Click, Clack,
Moo and
More
Doreen Cronin,
illustrated by
Betsy Lewin
A collection of three
of the funniest stories
ever written about a barnyard. Bursting
with clever animal antics like a milk slowdown when
the cows get hold of a typewriter, to pizza party
trickery when duck does the same, to a farm animal
talent show where all the animals want to win the
prize—a trampoline! Ages 3-6. (978-1442412637)
Laurie Keller
Peter Brown
Lucy, a young brown
bear in a pink skirt and
hair bow, meets the most
adorable little boy in the
forest. She brings him
home and begs her mom
to let her keep him. Her
mom warns, “Children
make terrible pets.” As the hysterical story unfolds,
kids will judge the truth of that one for themselves.
Ages 4-8. (978-0316015486)
Henry Holt (HC) $16.99
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
(HC) $16.99
Brave
Mouse
A Bedtime
for Bear
Michaela
Morgan,
illustrated
by Michelle
Cartlidge
Bear must have
absolute quiet when
he goes to bed, and he likes things just so. But
Mouse finds it terribly hard to be as quiet as a...well,
you know. But when things take a turn for the worst,
they learn that nothing is more comforting than
having a good friend around. Charming and funny.
Ages 5-7. (978-0763641016) PW
Children Make
Terrible Pets
Birdy starts every day
by smiling at herself in
the mirror. She says
you can smile while
doing just about
anything— brushing
your teeth, taking out
the garbage, or whatever. People with bad teeth
should grin too—there’s no such thing as a bad
smile. A great message. Includes a mirror for
practice! Ages 4-8. (978-0805088830)
Atheneum (HC) $19.99
Bonny Becker,
illustrated by
Kady
MacDonald
Denton
Birdy’s
Smile Book
(978-1847801104)
In spring, Dog runs
free in the country
for the first time,
and he meets Frog.
Together they play Frog games. In summer, they
meet again and play Dog games. In fall, Frog is tired
so they just remember. In winter, things change for
Dog and Frog. Come spring, friendship blooms
again, a little different this time. Sweet and poignant.
Ages 4-8. (978-1423103004) PW, SLJ, ALA
Hyperion (HC) $17.99
Chick
‘n’ Pug
Dancing
Feet!
Jennifer Sattler
Lindsey Craig,
illustrated by
Marc Brown
Chick lives for
adventures. Pug
lives for sleep.
In Chick's eyes,
however, Pug
can do no wrong.
But with danger
around every
corner and a hero who's a little low on energy, it may
be up to Chick to save the day and earn the prized
role of sidechick—er, sidekick. A funny, heartwarming story of (slightly) misplaced hero worship.
Ages 4-8. (978-1599905341)
A joyful story
that asks children
to guess who’s
dancing across the
page by looking at
the clues in the artwork and listening to the irresistible
rhymes. “Clickity! Clickity! Long green feet! Who is
dancing that clickity beat? Lizard is dancing on
clickity feet.. Clickity! Clickity! Happy feet!”
Ages 2-5. (978-0375861819) PW
Roaring Brook (HC) $16.99
Bloomsbury (HC) $14.99
Random House (HC) $16.99
Bats at the
Ballgame
Chicken Big
Brian Lies
On a teeny little farm,
in an itty-bitty coop, a
very small hen laid a
big, giant egg. And out
of this egg came one
big, humongous...
something. No matter
how they try, these
clueless chickens
can’t make sense of
him until he saves the day. A wacky, laugh-out-loud
twist on the classic Chicken Little story. Ages 4-8.
Diary of
a Baby
Wombat
Philip C. Stead,
illustrated by
Erin E. Stead
Amos is a
zookeeper. Every
day he spends time
with each of his animal friends—running races with
the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and
even reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when
Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal
friends decide it’s time they returned the favor.
Ages 3-6. (978-1596434028) PW, Kirkus
The fun-loving
bats are at it again!
What—you think
humans are the
only ones who
enjoy America’s
national pastime? Grab your bat—the other kind—
and your mitt, and join them at the All Star game.
Want a mothdog? Or some beenuts and Cricket
Jack? Scrumptious and totally funny. Ages 4-8.
(978-0547249704) PW, Kirkus
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
(HC) $16.99
2
Mo Willems,
illustrated by
Jon J. Muth
Lots of things
frighten Little
Mouse but a little
voice inside encourages him to be brave. Ultimately
Little Mouse finds that it takes the most courage of
all to decide when to make different choices. A
wonderful story for encouraging new experiences
and a sense of belief in oneself. Ages 4-8.
A Sick Day
for Amos
McGee
City Dog,
Country
Frog
Keith Graves
Jackie
French,
illustrated
by Bruce
Whatley
(978-0811872379)
The star of
Diary of a Wombat is back–with a baby! This time, it’s
the baby who tells the story. And a perfect wombat
story it is, featuring eating, scratching, digging,
sleeping, and playing, as well as the important task of
finding a new underground home big enough for baby
and Mum. Wry and funny. Ages 4-8. (978-0547430058)
Chronicle Books (HC) $16.99
Clarion Books (HC) $16.99
D O N ’ T S E E A B O O K YO U WA N T ? A S K U S TO O R D E R I T F O R YO U !
Dinosaur
vs. the Potty
Everything
but the
Horse
Bob Shea
Dinosaur doesn’t need
to use the potty. Even
when he’s making
lemonade, running
through the sprinkler,
having a three-juicebox lunch, and
splashing in rain puddles. See? He’s doing his
victory dance. Wait...that’s not a victory dance.
That looks like a POTTY DANCE! Run, Dinosaur, run!
Ages 2-5. (978-1423133391) PW
Disney Book Group (HC) $15.99
Holly Hobbie
A sweet
recollection from
Holly Hobbie’s
own childhood.
When her family moves from the city to the country,
she’s scared of this new world—but gradually comes
to love the animals she encounters. Soon she is
drawing the horses in the local pastures obsessively,
hinting to her parents what she wants more than
anything. Ages 4-8. (978-0316070195)
(HC) $16.99
It’s a Secret
John Burningham
Every night MarieElaine’s cat, Malcolm,
goes out, and every
morning he comes back
in and sleeps. “Where
do cats go at night?”
the girl wonders. So
when she sees him at
his cat door dressed to
the nines, she begs to come along. And amazingly,
Malcolm agrees. It turns out to be a very exciting and
wondrous night, indeed. Ages 4-8. (978-0763642754)
Horn Book Honor
Dog Loves
Books
Food Chain
Louise Yates
M.P. Robertson
It’s Christmas
David
Dog loves books SO
much he opens his
very own bookstore.
At first he’s short of
customers. But that’s
all right, because when
Dog is surrounded by
books, he is never short
of friends—or fun. And when customers begin
arriving, he knows just which books to recommend.
A charming celebration of reading. Ages 3-7.
(978-0375864490)
When a naughty boy
throws a goldfish
down the toilet, little
does he realize that it
will come back to
haunt him. The
goldfish is eaten by a
chain of larger fish
until it works its way round in a full circle
with dramatic results. A funny, quirky look at
how thoughtless actions can have unexpected
consequences. Ages 4-8. (978-1845079291)
“Have you been naughty
or nice?” Christmas brings
a whole new batch of
temptations for the
irrepressible hero of No,
David! From trying to peek
at hidden packages, to
writing a wish list, keeping
hands off the shiny ornaments, or waiting patiently for
Santa, it is sometimes very hard to behave your best.
Ages 3-7. (978-0545143110)
Frances Lincoln (HC) $17.95
Dust Devil
Even Monsters
Need Haircuts
Matthew McElligott
On the night of a full
moon, a young barber
stays out past his
bedtime to go to work.
Although his customers
are mostly regulars,
they are anything but
normal—after all, even
monsters need haircuts.
It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to help these
creatures maintain their ghoulish good looks. Funny.
Ages 4-8. (978-0802788191) PW
Walker & Company (HC) $14.99
Scholastic (HC) $16.99
Knuffle
Bunny
Free: An
Unexpected
Diversion
Goodnight,
Little
Monster
Anne Isaacs,
illustrated by Paul
O. Zelinsky
Swamp Angel is
the greatest woodswoman in all of
Tennessee, but she
moves to Montana for
more space. She
wrestles a raging storm
to the ground and finds
herself a worthy horse she names Dust Devil. When
an outlaw starts terrorizing the prairie, Angel and Dust
Devil may be the only ones strong enough to stop
him. A modern tall tale. Ages 5-9. (978-0375867224)
David Shannon
Helen
Ketteman,
illustrated by
Bonnie Leick
Little Monster
needs to get
ready for bed.
That means
howling at the moon, scrubbing his scales, getting
into his creepy PJs, and enjoying a nice monsterish
snack. Little Monster’s mother is nearby to tuck
Little Monster into bed and turn on his night-light—
because even little monsters can be afraid of the
dark. Sweet and funny. Ages 2-5. (978-0761456834)
Marshall Cavendish (HC) $16.99
How Rocket
Learned to
Read
Mo Willems
Trixie and her
family are off on
a fantastic trip to visit her grandparents in Holland!
Riding in a plane is exciting—watching Knuffle
Bunny go through the X-ray machine is a little scary,
though—but soon Trixie’s is enjoying her visit.
All that changes when they discover that Knuffle
Bunny has travel plans of his own. Ages 2-6.
(978-0061929571) ALA
HarperCollins (HC) $17.99
Little Red
Riding Hood
Gennadii Spirin
Tad Hills
Rocket is minding
his own business
one fall morning
when a little yellow
bird decides to
teach him to read.
Bird lays out the
basics before flying south, and Rocket practices all
season long, spelling out words in the snow and in
the mud until he can read all on his own. Charming
and inspiring. Ages 3-7. (978-0375858994)
A faithful adaptation of
the classic fairytale
about a young girl in a
red hood who takes a
cake to her sick grandmother. Along the way,
she meets a wicked
wolf who tricks her.
Sumptuous illustrations, inspired by the golden
age of Dutch painting in the 17th century,
capture the charm and spirit of a tale.
Ages 4-8. (978-0761457046)
Marshall Cavendish
(HC) $17.99
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LuLu and the
Brontosaurus
Miss Brooks
Loves Books
(And I Don’t)
Judith Voirst,
illustrated by Lane
Smith
It’s Lulu’s birthday and she
wants a pet brontosaurus.
When Lulu’s parents say
no, Lulu throws a fit. She
decides to take matters into
her own hands and storms
off into the forest to find a
pet herself. After meeting some
animals, she finds one she wants—only it wants her
for a pet instead! Will Lulu’s usual tactics save the
day? Ages 4-8. (978-1416999614) Kirkus
Madlenka
Soccer Star
With the help of
Miss Brooks, Missy’s
classmates all find
books they love in the
library—but scowling
Missy dismisses all her suggestions, and Miss
Brooks as well. Miss Brooks remains undaunted.
What story will finally win over this beastly, er,
discriminating child? An humorous ode to valiant
librarians everywhere. Ages 4-8. (978-0375846823)
PW, Kirkus, SLJ
When Madlenka
dribbles her brand
new soccer ball out
the door and around
the corner of her
wonderful city block,
it seems that everyone
wants to get in the game—the mailbox, a dog, a
parking meter, and especially the neighborhood cats.
But they’re no match for Madlenka, who scores the
winning goal. Ages 4-8. (978-0374347024)
Sarah Dyer
Farrar, Strauss & Giroux (HC) $16.99
(978-1847800695)
Mama Miti:
Wangari
Maathai
and the Trees
of Kenya
One
Kathryn Otoshi
BLUE is a quiet
color, and RED’s
a bully. The other
colors don’t like it,
but what can they
do? When no one
speaks up, ONE
comes along
and shows them how to stand up and count. An
important message, beautifully delivered. Ages 4-8.
(978-0972394642) E.B. White Read Aloud Honor
KO Kids Books (HC) $16.95
Zero
Monster
Day at
Work
Peter Sis
Kathryn
Otoshi
Little Monster
spends a day at
work with his
father, doing all
kinds of tasks like
eating the cookies
at the meeting, and coloring the graphs his father
makes on the computer. Monster thinks his father
has it easy. An witty portrayal of a child’s-eye view
of the adult world that everyone will enjoy. Ages 4-8.
Frances Lincoln (HC) $16.95
When Zero
looks at herself,
she feels empty
inside. Every day
she watches the
other numbers
line up to count.
She tries to
change to be like them. It isn’t until she figures out
how to be herself and help the other numbers “count
even more” that she understands her own unique
value. Ages 4-8. (978-0972394635) ALA
KO Kids Books (HC) $17.95
My Garden
No
Kevin Henkes
Claudia Rueda
The inspiring story of
Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize
winner, Wangari Maathai. She grew up in the shadow
of Mount Kenya hearing stories of the land. Later
Wangari planted trees to refresh her spirit. When
other women came to her for help with their families,
she told them to do the same. Soon the countryside
was full of trees and Kenya was strong. Beautiful.
Ages 4-8. (978-1416935056) PW, Kirkus
Caldecott winner
Kevin Henkes
invites children
into a most unusual
garden. As a little
girl helps her
mama water,
she imagines a
wondrous garden
of her own. She
would grow chocolate rabbits,
tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change
color, and seashells. Playful and joyous! Ages 2-6.
(978-0061715174) PW, Kirkus, SLJ, Horn
Paula Wiseman Books (HC) $16.99
Memoirs of
a Goldfish
My Name
is Not
Isabella
(Or, How My
Science Project
Destroyed the
World)
Jennifer
Fosberry,
illustrated by
Mike Litwin
Mac Barnett,
illustrated by
Dan Santat
Donna Jo Napoli,
illustrated by
Kadir Nelson
Devin Scillian,
illustrated by
Tim Bowers
With his bowl to
himself and a
simple routine,
Goldfish loves his
life—until he is
invaded by assorted intruders including a hyperactive
bubbler, a grime-eating snail, a pair of guppies, and
a really crabby crab. Goldfish is put out. But a little
time away gives him a chance to discover what he’s
been missing. Funny. Ages 4-8. (978-1585365074)
Sleeping Bear Press (HC) $15.95
4
Barbara Bottner,
illustrated by
Michael Emberley
DISCOVER THE POWER OF
ONE AND ZERO
It’s winter and little
bear doesn’t want
to go to sleep. He’d
rather play, and he’s
sure he won’t get
cold outside, no
matter how long
the winter is or
how deep the snow might get. That is until little bear
finds himself all alone in a snowstorm. Children will
identify with little bear’s stubborn independence.
Ages 2-5. (978-0888999917)
Groundwood Books (HC) $18.95
Oh No!
Just how big
can a little girl
dream? Ask Isabella.... Isabella’s heroes include U.S.
Astronaut Sally Ride, activist Rosa Parks, and sharpshooter Annie Oakley—but there’s no bigger hero
than Isabella’s own mommy! The biggest thing she
learns is the importance of being her extraordinary
self. Inspiring. Ages 4-8. (978-1402243950)
Some kids are too
smart for their own
good...and maybe for
everybody else’s good. When an overly ambitious
little girl builds a humongous robot for her science
fair, she fully expects to win first place. What she
doesn’t expect is the chaos that follows. A hilarious
kid’s eye account of girl versus machine. Ages 5-10.
(978-1423123125) PW, Kirkus
Sourcebooks (HC) $16.99
Olivia Goes
to Venice
Pout-Pout
Fish in the
Big-Big
Dark
Ian Falconer
In her sixth adventure,
Olivia is off to Venice,
where she partakes
of the city’s charms,
including gondola
rides, walking tours,
gelato, and more
gelato. (Is that
gondola sinking?) Olivia wants to remember her
lovely vacation, so she brings home something
unique from the city, in true Olivia style. Very funny.
Ages 4-8. (978-1416996743) PW
Deborah Diesen,
illustrated by
Dan Hanna
When Ms. Clam
loses her pearl,
Mr. Fish offers to
fetch it. As he swims deeper and deeper, he comforts
himself: “I’m FAST as a sailfish, I’m STRONG as a
shark, I’m SMART as a dolphin.” Then he nervously
admits, “But I’m SCARED OF THE DARK!” In the end,
with a little help from a friend, Mr. Fish overcomes his
fear. Ages 4-8. (978-0374307981)
Farrar, Strauss & Giroux (HC) $16.99
One Smart
Cookie:
Bite- Size
Lessons for
the School
Year and
Beyond
(978-0061429705)
Roslyn Rutabaga
is a feisty little rabbit with a
vivid imagination. One day she wakes up with a big
plan: “I will dig the biggest hole on earth.” With her
father’s quiet encouragement, Roslyn sets out on her
big adventure, but humorous obstacles abound. An
endearing ode to imagination, determination, and
thinking big. Ages 3-8. (978-0888999948)
Over the
Rainbow
Ruth and the
Green Book
Judy Collins,
illustrated by
Eric Puybaret
Calvin Alexander
Ramsey, illustrated
by Floyd Cooper
Take a magical
journey Over the
Rainbow as the classic
song becomes a magnificent picture book. Readers
fly from a little red farmhouse into the sky where
bluebirds fly and castles rise high in the clouds.
Includes a CD with the song by Judy Collins, and two
more wonderful tracks. Ages 4-8. (978-1936140008)
Charlesbridge (Book & CD) $17.95
Pete the Cat:
I Love My
White Shoes
Eric Litwin,
illustrated by James
Dean
If you think
Superman vs.
Batman would be
exciting, wait until
you see Shark vs.
Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark
and Train egg each other on for one competition after
another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano
playing, pie eating, and many more! Who do YOU
think will win? Ages 4-8. (978-0316007627) PW, SLJ
(HC) $16.99
Caroline
Woodward,
illustrated by
Julie Morstad
Marie-Louise
Gay
A fresh batch of words that encompasses everything
school-related you might say to a child from
preschool to high school. Heartwarming and funny,
with lovely illustrations, this is one vocabulary list that
will resonate well beyond the school years. Ages 4+.
Chris Barton,
illustrated by
Tom Lichtenheld
Singing Away
the Dark
Roslyn
Rutabaga
and the
Biggest
Hole on
Earth!
Amy Krouse
Rosenthal,
illustrated by
Jane & Brooke Dyer
Shark
vs. Train
Ruth was excited to take
a trip in her family’s new
car, but her family soon
finds out that black
travelers aren’t treated
very well on the road in
the Jim Crow era. Finally a friendly attendant
at a gas station showed Ruth’s family The Green
Book—and Ruth’s journey between Chicago and
Alabama can finish safely. Fiction based on historical
fact. Ages 4-8. (978-0761352556)
Lerner Publishing (HC) $16.95
It’s a windy winter
morning, and a little
girl has to walk a mile
to catch the school
bus. Along the way she
faces wire gates, dark shadowy woods, a bull grazing
with the cattle, and wickedly cold wind. Will she be
able to sing her way through the dark morning? Lilting
rhyming text and beautiful art give the book a classic
feel. Ages 4-8. (978-1897476413)
Simply Read (HC) $16.95
The Book that
Eats People
John Perry, illustrated
by Mark Fearing
What do little Sam Ruskin,
sweet Victoria Glassford, and
Mr. Singh, the security guard,
have in common? Each of them
was utterly consumed by the
book you see pictured above. The histories of the
book’s previous victims are given in deliciously gory
(and very funny) detail. The book’s deadpan wit will
make it perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket. Try not
to laugh. Ages 6-10. (978-1582462684)
Tricycle Press (HC) $15.99
The Boss
Baby
Marla Frazee
Shadow
Suzy Lee
Pete the Cat goes
walking wearing his
brand new white shoes.
They don’t stay white
for long as he steps in
piles of strawberries,
blueberries and other big messes! But no matter
what color his shoes are Pete keeps singing his
song, because it’s all good. Joyous, positive and
super-fun to sing along. Highly recommended.
Ages 2-7. (978-0061906220)
A dark attic.
A light. An
imaginative
little girl.
A mostly
wordless adventure
that begins and ends with the click of a light bulb.
These simple elements and a sophisticated book
design combine to perfectly capture the joy of creative
play celebrate the power of imagination. A special
delight for both children and adults. Ages 2-8.
(978-0811872805) PW
The boss baby is
used to getting his
way—drinks made
to order 24/7, his
private jet plane, and
meetings around the
clock. But when his demands aren’t getting
proper responses, he has to go to
new lengths to achieve the attention
he deserves. A droll and hysterical
look at the effect of a new baby.
Great gift! Ages 4-8. (9781442401679) PW, Kirkus, SLJ
Beach Lane Books
(HC) $16.99
Go Indie.
5
The Boy in the Oak
The Melancholic
Mermaid
Jessica Albarn
A malicious boy mistreats the
ancient oak in the garden behind
his cottage. The faeries soon change
this—they cast a spell and the tree
swallows the boy whole. As the
seasons pass, the boy experiences
the world as a tree and regrets his cruelty. Will his
spell be broken when a new girl moves to the cottage?
Delicate and ethereal. Ages 4-8. (978-1897476529)
The Carnival
of the Animals
Kallie George, illustrated
by Abigail Halpin
Maude is teased by the other
merchildren because she has
two tails. Meanwhile on land,
Tony is an outcast because he
was born with webbed fingers.
After Maude is captured by a fisherman, both children
wind up in a circus. Will their unlikely friendship help
them escape—not only the terrible circus—but also
their own sorrows? Ages 4-8. (978-1897476536)
Jack Prelutsky,
illustrated by Mary
GrandPré
The Odious Ogre
Join Children’s Poet
Laureate Jack Prelutsky for a wild romp through the
animal kingdom of composer Camille Saint-Saëns’s
The Carnival of the Animals. Included is a CD of the
music and of Mr. Prelutsky reading his original verse.
A great way to introduce children to classical music
as they tromp like an elephant, hop like a kangaroo,
or glide like a swan. Ages 3-8. (978-0375864582)
This is the story of a really
rotten Ogre. He terrorizes the
entire countryside and all the
surrounding towns, wreaking
havoc, sowing confusion, and
dining happily on the hapless
citizens. Nothing can stop him
until he encounters a kind and
friendly young lady who does her best to help
him—with a surprising result. Very funny. Ages 4+.
Norton Juster, illustrated
by Jules Feiffer
Random House (Book & CD) $19.99
The Chicken
Thief
(978-0545162029)
Béatrice Rodriguez
This wonderful
wordless story begins
when a fox steals a
hen away from her home. Her friends bear, rabbit,
and rooster give chase over hill and dale through day
and night to save their friend. When the exhausted
animals finally reach fox’s burrow, they discover an
unexpectedly sweet surprise. Whimsical. Ages 4-8.
(978-1592700929) PW
Enchanted Lion (HC) $14.95
The Complete
Adventures of
Curious George:
70th Anniversary Edition
Margaret & H.A. Rey
“This is George. He lived in
Africa. He was a good little
monkey, and always very
curious.” This collection
celebrates the anniversary of everyone’s favorite
mischievous monkey with seven classic Curious
George stories, an expert introduction, and two CDs
of recordings to listen along. A wonderful gift! Ages
4-8. (978-0547391007)
HMH Books (Book & CD) $29.99
The Legend of
the Golden Snail
Graeme Base
6
The Quiet Book
Deborah Underwood,
illustrated by Renata Liwska
WONDERFUL AUDIO BOOKS—
PERFECT FOR FAMILY LISTENING!
Judy Moody &
Stink: The Mad,
Mad, Mad, Mad
Treasure Hunt
Megan MacDonald,
read by Barbara
Rosenblat
When the Moody family drops
anchor on “Artichoke” Island,
they are greeted by the mysterious Cap’n Weevil,
a one-eyed buccaneer with a treasure map. Soon,
Stink and Judy are racing in search of gold. Can they
find the hidden clues, crack the secret codes, and
solve the tricky puzzles before time runs out? Aaarrr!
Ages 7-12. (978-1441889348)
Judy Moody &
Stink: The Holly
Joliday
Megan MacDonald,
read by Barbara
Rosenblat
Judy Moody is making a
list and checking it twice,
but all Stink wants this year
is snow. It hasn’t snowed on
Christmas in Virginia in more than a hundred years,
however. Enter the new mailman, Mr. Jack Frost,
who not only looks like a jolly old elf but also seems
to know a lot about weather patterns. Will Stink get
his wish? Ages 7-12. (978-1441889287)
“There are many kinds of quiet:
Quiet can be delicate. Quiet
can be thundering! Quiet can be
sweet, and cozy, and can most
definitely help you fall asleep.”
A gentle, lyrical exploration of
the many kinds of quiet that can fill a child’s day from
morning to night. Perfect for bedtime or quiet-time
reading. Ages 3-6. (978-0547215679) SLJ
Brilliance Audio (CD) $9.99
(HC) $12.95
Another sweet book
from the author of
On the Night You Were
Born. Magical illustrations of children cavorting
with animals in brightly-hued landscapes are
paired with heartfelt expressions of deep love.
“My love is so high, and so wide and so deep,
it’s always right there, even when you’re asleep.”
Ages 2-8. (978-0312549664)
Thumb Love
Elise Primavera
Lulu was a thumb sucker.
She and her thumb were very
happy together—in sickness
and in health, in good times
and in bad, Lulu and her thumb were best friends.
That is, until one day when Lulu makes up her mind
to stop with her own special twelve-step program. Very,
very funny and insightful. Ages 4-8. (978-0375844812)
Waiting for Winter
Sebastian Meschenmoser
With only his cat for company,
an intrepid lad sets off in a small
boat in a search of the legendary
magical “snailing” ship. As he
travels, Wilbur encounters many
creatures in need of his help. In the end, Wilbur
discovers it is better to be a Gallant Captain than a
Grand Enchanter. Packed with beautiful detail and
luminous artwork. Ages 4-8. (978-0810989658)
Young Squirrel has been told
that winter is coming, and he
vows not to miss it. He and
his friends try to exercise and
sing to stay awake, and they
set off to see if they can find it.
When the snow finally falls,
it is more than they hoped for, and they are able to
build a snowman. A wonderful celebration of winter.
Ages 4-8. (978-1935279044) PW, Kirkus
Abrams/Amulet (HC) $19.95
Kane/Miller (HC) $15.99
Wherever
You Are My
Love Will
Find You
Nancy Tillman
Feiwel & Friends (HC) $16.99
Zen Ghosts
Jon Muth
It’s a Zen-inspired
Halloween. When Addy,
Michael, and Karl finish
trick-or-treating, their
bags are brimming with
treats. But the fun isn’t
over yet. Their good
friend Stillwater the panda has one more special
surprise. A mysterious visitor is about to tell them
a spine-tingling story— one that will fill every reader
with wonder. Ages 5-8. (978-0439634304)
Beautiful Oops!
Art & Max
10-Minute Puppets
Barney Saltzberg
David Wiesner
Noel MacNeal
An important life lesson: It’s
OK to make a mistake. In fact,
hooray for mistakes! A spill
doesn’t ruin a drawing—it
becomes the shape of a
goofy animal. And an accidental tear becomes the
roaring mouth of an alligator. Every mistake is a joyful
opportunity to make something beautiful. Highly
recommended. Ages 3-103. (978-0761157281)
Arthur is an accomplished painter. Max is
a beginner. Max’s first
enthusiastic attempt at using a paintbrush produces
an unexpected problem for Arthur. Each time Max
tries to correct the problem, it gets worse (and
funnier, and more unexpected.) A magical celebration
of fearless creativity. Ages 4+. (978-0618756636)
PW, Kirkus, SLJ, ALA
It’s the Swiss Army knife
of activity books: how to
make puppets anywhere,
in ten minutes or less, using
everyday materials. Professional puppeteer MacNeal
shows parents and kids how to make 30 puppets
using socks, paper bags, napkins, and the most
important tools of all—your two hands. All ages.
Workman (Interactive) $10.95
Workman (PA) $10.95
How Big is
the Lion?
Look! Seeing the
Light in Art
William Accorsi
Gillian Wolfe
A ruler is mysteriously,
wonderfully compelling for
children. This book is filled
with catchy rhymes that
guide children to use the included
ruler to measure and explore. “Can you measure the
pink peacock? Is he taller than the croc?” Measurements can be made in either inches or centimeters.
Includes a growth chart. Ages 4-8. (978-0761155409)
Using some of the best-loved
artists of all time, this book
focuses on an unusual
quality—light. How did these
artists use dramatic light,
mysterious light, cold light, hot light, dappled light,
rainy light, and other forms of light in their paintings?
An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to
fine art. Ages 7-10. (978-1847800381)
Workman (Interactive) $14.95
Taro Gomi’s
Play All Day
Fancy Nancy:
Poet Extrodinaire!
Taro Gomi
Jane O’Connor,
illustrated by
Robin Preiss Glasser
Taro Gomi invites creative kids
to punch out more than 60
fantastic playthings, including
ring-toss games, finger
puppets, boxes, picture
frames, a zoo’s worth of
animals, and more! Packed with accessible artwork
and a fun variety of games and toys, this book is great
for any family on the go. Ages 4-104. (978-0811871211)
Chronicle Books (PA) $19.99
Chalk
Bill Thompson
A rainy day. Three kids
in a park. A dinosaur
spring rider. A bag of
chalk. The kids begin to draw—and then magic!
The children draw the sun, butterflies, and a dinosaur
that amazingly come to life. An astounding wordless
picture book about the power of creativity and the
imagination. Ages 3-8. (978-0761455264) SLJ
I Can Be
Anything!
Nat Geo
Action Journal:
Talk Like a Pirate,
Analyze Your Dreams,
Fingerprint Your Friends,
Rule Your Own Country,
and Other Wild Things
to Do to Be Yourself
Becky Baines
The ultimate DIY journal. Each page is full of inventive,
fun, and funky instructions for helping kids express
themselves and explore the world around them.
Includes features like “voodoo your friends,” “crime
scene investigation,” “best friend quizzes,” and much
more. Wicked fun. Ages 8+. (978-1426307485)
National Geographic (PA) $12.95
Potato Chip Science
Book & Stuff
Alan & Max Kurzweil
Fancy Nancy is so poetic,
even her name rhymes. And
with limericks, couplets, free
verse, and more, poetry is plenty fancy! So when her
teacher Ms. Glass gives Nancy and her classmates an
assignment to come up with their own poems, Nancy
is determined to write one that is superb. But where
will she find a good idea? Ages 4-8. (978-0061896439)
Pure genius —29 incredible experiments—plus one edible project—
that use potato chips, potatoes, potato
chip bags, tubes, and lids to explore
science. Build a balloon-powered
chipmobile, hook up a spud-powered sound
system, or fire the pocket-size potato propulsion
pipe. Includes a 96 page book and a dozen items to
use in the experiments. Ages 8+. (978-0761148258)
Workman (Novelty) $17.95
The Storyworld Box:
Create-A-Story Kit
Built to Last
John & Caitlin Matthews
This new book—based on
the award-winning Castle,
Cathedral, and Mosque—
reveals the how and why
behind some of the most
fascinating and enduring
structures humankind has ever created. Beautiful,
detail-driven illustrations and accessible explanations
make this perfect for budding architects and engineers.
Ages 9+. (978-0547342405) Kirkus, Horn
This box contains forty cards that
suggest a myriad of characters,
places, and objects that everyone
can use to create their own story.
Pick a handful of cards and use their pictures and
words as inspiration. Includes a book packed with
tips and ideas for creating stories, games, and more.
Great for aspiring writers. Ages 9+. (978-0763645458)
Candlewick Press (Novelty) $12.99
Jerry Spinelli,
illustrated by
Jimmy Liao
William
Shakespeare:
His Life and Times
An exuberant
celebration of one of
life’s big questions. “When I grow up, what shall
I be? / Of all the many, many jobs, which one will
be the best for me? Pumpkin grower / dandelion
blower / paper-plane folder / puppy-dog holder.”
An imaginative joyride about hopes and dreams,
and a reminder of all the possibilities life has to offer.
Ages 4-8. (978-0316162265) PW
Ari Berk & Kristen
McDermott
(HC) $16.99
(978-0761157144)
This handsome biography,
designed as a scrapbook that
Shakespeare kept for his daughter, is packed with
rich details, historical documents, and entertaining
sidebars that explain everything from Elizabethan
“Child-Rearing Advice” to period “Siege Engines” to
a “Glossary” of types of thieves. An entertaining look
at an important figure. Ages 9+. (978-0763647940)
David Macaulay
HMH Books (HC) $24.99
Teen Cuisine
Matthew Locricchio
With an emphasis on fresh,
made-from-scratch cooking,
sophisticated recipes, and
beautiful design, this is a book
that takes teen chefs
seriously. Includes diverse dishes that
combine comfort with a broader palate
of flavors and ingredients. Also includes
equipment suggestions, conversion
charts, and a helpful glossary.
Ages 12+. (978-0761457152)
Go Indie.
7
Of Thee I Sing:
A Letter to My
Daughters
Barack Obama,
illustrated by Loren Long
This tender letter is a moving
tribute to thirteen groundbreaking
Americans that shaped our nation. From the artistry of
Georgia O’Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson,
and the patriotism of George Washington, President
Obama sees the traits of these heroes within all
America’s children. Ages 6-8. (978-0375835278)
Chemistry:
More Life-Size Zoo
Getting a Big Reaction
Teruyuki Komiya,
photography by,
Toshimitsu Matsuhashi
Dan Green, illustrated
by Simon Basher
Imagine Chemistry as a
community of dynamic characters,
each with its own peculiar personality. This book is
the essential guide to the explosive guys who make
up everything around us. Each chemical and reaction
is presented with a hip manga-style avatar and
essential facts that make it easy to understand.
Ages 10+. (978-0753464137)
Kingfisher (PA) $14.99
The Day-Glo Brothers:
Condoleezza Rice:
A Memoir of My Extraordinary,
Ordinary Family and Me
Condoleezza Rice
In this memoir, Condoleeza Rice
looks back with affection on a
remarkable Birmingham, AL
childhood which spanned the placid
1950s, where black people lived in a
segregated parallel universe, and the violent and
shocking 1960s, when bloodshed became a part of
daily life in the South. She reveals how her experiences
shaped her later life. Ages 14+. (978-0385738798)
The True Story of Bob and
Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas
and Brand-New Colors
Chris Barton, illustrated
by Tony Persiani
Before 1935, fluorescent colors
did not exist. This is the remarkable
story of the invention of Day-Glo paint by brothers
Joe and Bob Switzer. When an accident left Bob
recovering in a darkened basement, the brothers
began experimenting with ultraviolet light and
fluorescing compounds. Ages 8-12. (978-1570916731)
Sibert Honor
Charlesbridge (HC) $18.95
This follow-up to last year’s hit
Life-Size Zoo takes an up-close-andpersonal look at 20 all-new animal favorites, from a
crocodile and a baby gibbon to a spectacular life-sized
fold out of a hippo’s head. Each animal is shown in
scale with a fact box of stats and essential information.
Totally amazing. Ages 4+. (978-1934734193)
Seven Footer Press (HC) $18.95
Out of Sight
Pittau & Gervais
In this big, beautiful, astonishing
book, more than 50 animals are
waiting to pop from under flaps
large and small. Readers can
use pattern clues on the top of
each flap to guess what’s hiding
underneath. The stylish and interactive design will make this book equally at home on
a child’s bookshelf or an adult coffee table. Ages 4-8.
(978-0811877121)
Ubiquitous:
Celebrating Nature’s Survivors
Almost Astronauts:
A Garden for Pig
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Kathryn K. Thurman,
illustrated by Lindsay Ward
Tanya Lee Stone
Why is the beetle, born 265 million
years ago, still with us today? How
did the gecko survive 160 million
years? How did the shark and the
crow and the tiny ant survive millions and millions of
years? A compelling poetic examination of why some
animals become ubiquitous, and others go extinct.
Ages 7-12. (978-0618717194) PW, SLJ
What does it take to be an astronaut?
Excellence at flying, courage,
intelligence, resistance to stress, top
physical shape —but when America
created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken
rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of 13
women who proved that they were not only tough
enough, but also brave enough to challenge the status
quo. Ages 10+. (978-0763636111) Sibert Medal
(HC) $17.00
Briliance Audio (CD) $19.99
Compost Stew:
What in the Wild:
Old Abe, Eagle Hero
An A to Z Recipe
for the Earth
Mysteries of Nature
Concealed…and Revealed
Patrick Young,
illustrated by Anne Lee
Mary McKenna Siddals,
illustrated by Ashley Wolff
David M. Schwartz, Yael
Schy, and Dwight Kuhn
Old Abe, a spirited bald eagle with
legend-inspiring powers, was the
Civil War’s most famous mascot.
This picture book account of
Abe’s adventures brings the
battlefield to life as readers join Company C of the
8th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers and experience
Abe’s exploits during this defining time in our nation’s
history. Ages 4-8. (978-1935279235)
“Environmental chefs, / here’s
a recipe for you / to mix a batch / of Compost Stew.”
A fun and bouncy A to Z that introduces children to
ingredients that make great compost. Vibrant collage
illustrations use recycled and found materials, and a
note in the back clarifies the do’s and don’ts of what
should go in the bin. Ages 4-8. (978-1582463162)
From the creative team behind
Where in the Wild? comes 10 new mysteries of the
natural world for readers to solve. Kid-pleasing riddles
paired with mystifying images give clues to guess:
What creature made that pile of twigs, mass of leaves,
frothy spittle, and so on...And why? Clever and entertaining. Ages 5-8. (978-1582463100)
Legendary
Journeys: Trains
Phillip Steele
A slide-out, lift-up,
see-through interactive
exploration of worldfamous trains and railroads. Covers the history of
trains as they spread across the globe, and takes
readers from the invention of the first steam engines
to the latest magnetic suspension Maglev train.
A must-have for any railroad lover! Ages 8-12.
(978-0753464656)
Kingfisher (HC) $19.99
8
Pig is sick of eating apples. What he
really needs are some seeds to grow
his very own vegetable garden. Little
does he know that what he needs may
be inside of him just waiting to come
out. A hilarious look at the—um—earthy side of
organic gardening, and a great conversation starter
for spring planting. Ages 4-8. (978-1935279242)
Joyce Sidman, illustrated
by Beckie Prange
My Teacher is a
Dinosaur and other
Prehistoric Poems,
Jokes, Riddles and
Amazing Facts
Loreen Leedy
A whirlwind tour through
prehistoric time, beginning with Earth’s fiery
formation and ending with the last Ice Age. Arranged
in a giant timeline, this book is packed with poems,
facts, and jokes about dino history. Pronunciation
guides are included, and the artwork is bright and
appealing. Ages 4-8. (978-0761457084)
The Ultimate
Dinopedia
“Dino” Don Lessem, illustrated
by Franco Tempesta
The perfect guide for dino-lovers
who want it all. Organized by
Period, and includes almost
every dinosaur ever discovered.
Features highlights on the 125 species that scientists
know sufficiently to describe in rich detail. Also
includes numerous special topics like “How Do We
Know What They Looked Like?” and enough scientific
data to run a museum. Ages 7-10. (978-1426301643)
National Geographic Kids (HC) $24.95
Amazing Cows!: Udder
Absurdity for Children
Ages 5 to Infinity
Weird But True:
300 Outrageous
Facts
Sandra Boynton
National Geographic
An extravaganza of all things
bovine—cow stories, cow poems,
cow jokes, and other barnyard ephemera. Along the
way, are lively guest appearances by ducks, pigs,
and excessive numbers of chickens. There’s a song,
a game, a cow myth, an Amazing Cow comic-book
adventure, and so much—wait for it—mooer.
Hysterical. Ages 4-8. (978-0761162148)
Workman (HC) $11.95
Can You See What I
See? Treasure Ship
Walter Wick
A pirate ship and a chest of
gold take readers on a visual
journey through time that
leads to the location of purloined treasures—with
an ingenious twist. The amazing and highly detailed
photographs contain more than 200 hidden objects
that will fascinate readers for hours. A great choice
for unplugged fun! Ages 4-104. (978-0439026437)
National Geographic
Kids Almanac 2011
25 Greatest Baseball
Players of All Time
Len Berman
If you had to pick the best
baseball players of all time,
who would they be? Emmy
Award–winning sportscaster
Len Berman gave it a try, and asked a blue-ribbon
panel that included all-stars, Emmy Award winners,
writers, radio hosts, and World Series winners to
weigh in. The result is a fantastic book for baseball
lovers of all ages. Is your favorite player on the list?
Ages 7+. (978-1402238864)
Sourcebooks (HC) $16.99
Star Wars:
11 Iconic
Scenes From
a Galaxy
Far, Far Away...
Rufus Butler Seder
From the creator of the best-selling Gallop, comes
scanimations of 12 of the most memorable scenes
from everyone’s favorite sci-fi epic. Obi-Wan battles
Darth Maul, The Millennium Falcon zooms away,
Yoda twirls his green lightsaber, and of course, Luke
and Darth Vader fight the ultimate battle between
good and evil. All Ages. (978-0761158462)
Workman (HC) $14.95
Animal Pop!
National Geographic
Based on the hugely popular
NG Kids Magazine feature.
Did you know that…Peanut
butter can be converted into a diamond? The world’s
oldest pet goldfish lived to be 43 years old? The
world’s longest soap bubble was as long as four
school buses? Packed with wacky facts, fascinating
information, and lively art, this is a great fun-for-all
family reference. Ages 7-12. (978-1426305948)
You’ve never seen a pop-out book
like this! With the turn of a page,
huge creatures unfold in fantastic
high-resolution portraits up to four
times the size of the book! Includes dolphins, pandas,
tigers, sea turtles, and wolves. Children get a true
understanding of just how big and beautiful these
creatures really are. Ages 7-11. (978-1426307164)
National Geographic (Pop-up) $14.95
Mummy Mazes:
A Monumental
Book
Beauty and the
Beast Pop-Up
Elizabeth Carpenter
Another amazing pop-up fairytale
from one of the masters of paper
engineering. Mini-booklets relay
the story at the edges of each page,
while the gasp-worthy art takes center stage. The
stained glass-inspired images perfectly capture the
drama of this dark and brooding story. The enduring
message about inner beauty is timeless. Ages 4+.
Robert Sabuda
This maze-fest is ingeniously
designed to open up to 28
poster-size pages—these are
deliciously big mazes, the kind
kids will pore over for hours. There are mummies,
monuments, and intricate murals, ancient gods and
the Pharaoh’s mask, scarabs, an Egyptian night sky,
and the Giant Sphinx. Adding to the fun, each maze is
linked by an adventure. Ages 8-12. (978-0761160748)
(978-1416960799)
Little Simon (Pop-up) $29.99
Workman (PA) $11.95
National Geographic
A truly amazing collection that’s
packed with great information.
More than 5,000 amazing facts.
More than 50 puzzles, projects,
and really cool experiments.
More than 500 pictures of our planet and all
that’s on it. 15 homework-helper sections.
Geography, history, science, and adventure—
it’s all here to explore in one single, totally
awesome book. Ages 6-8. (978-1426306303)
IT’S POP-UP FUN FOR EVERYONE
DC Super Heroes: The
Ultimate Pop-Up Book
The ABCs of Rock
Melissa Duke Mooney,
illustrated by Print Mafia
An irreverent A-to-Z of rock
history with art from Print
Mafia, the iconic designers
of rock posters for bands
such as The White Stripes,
the Eagles, Tool, and The Shins. From AC/DC to ZZ
Top, this graphic tour through 26 rock ‘n’ roll legends
will have fans of all ages jumping up and down. A
super hip gift. Ages 8+. (978-1582462936)
D.C. Comics & Matthew Reinhart
A celebration of the history, heroes,
and villains of the DC Universe! Bursting
with over 25 pop-ups of iconic characters
like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green
Lantern, and many more. Also includes exciting
elements like a light-up Bat-Signal, a twirling Lasso
of Truth, a Justice League of America battle, and a
transparent Invisible Jet! Ages 4+. (978-0316019989)
(Pop-up) $29.99
Robots
The Book of
Bad Things
Steve Weston
Count Droffing
A book about THE Book of Bad
Things— a long-rumored,
much feared volume that some
people believe has been
present at bad happenings
throughout history. The suspenseful story is packed
with cryptic puzzles and interactive extras, all framing
a wealth of carefully researched factual information
about bad stuff in all its manifestations. Great for
pessimists everywhere! Ages 9-12. (978-0753464649)
A pop-up and pop-out book
that gets hands-on as kids
learn all about the many
ways robots are used by humans. Readers can collect
samples from a red-hot volcano, pilot a robot across
the surface of the moon, explore an Egyptian tomb,
and observe a shipwreck through the cameras of an
ROV. Ages 3-6. (978-0753464274)
Kingfisher (Interactive) $16.99
Wild Alphabet:
An A-to-Zoo Pop-up
Versus: Pirates!
Richard Platt
What would happen if the
Golden Age pirate, Blackbeard, fought the dashing
Muslim pirate Barbarossa?
It’s the ultimate tournament
as various bands of swashbucklers from across history match up in battle.
Comparing weapons, armor, tactics, and toughness,
this is a winner-takes-all battle across time. Ages
10+. (978-0753464311)
Dan Green
Animals literally jump off the
page in this illustrated interactive
alphabet. Antelope bursts through
the letter A, Leopard lurches from
behind L, Penguin waddles out
from behind P, and many more. Each page
features key facts, and the petite trim
size will make it great for younger
children to explore. Ages 4-7.
(978-0753464724)
Kingfisher (Pop-up)
$19.99
Go Indie.
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Dolphins
WE LOVE ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE
AND YOU WILL TOO!
We are in a Book!
Mo Willems
Gerald and Piggie finally
notice that the blank white
background of their world is
a page in a book! At first it’s
all fun and games until they
realize the book will end.
Gerald is dramatically upset, and Piggie thinks
ahead—the best solution is to read the book
again! Ages 4-8. (978-1423133087)
Can I Play Too?
Mo Willems
Gerald and Piggie are getting
ready for a game of catch.
Then Snake appears and
asks to join, and the friends
reluctantly agree. The
problem becomes clear
immediately—Snake has a hard
time playing catch, since he has no arms. After
some trial and error they finally find a solution:
make Snake the ball! Ages 4-8. (978-1423119913)
Melissa Stewart
Dolphins are smart, playful, and
everyone’s favorite theme park
attractions—but this book reminds
us they are wild animals. Learn
what makes a dolphin different
from a fish, understand their
amazing abilities, and the role everyone needs to
play in the conservation of their habitat. Ages 5-7.
When a drop of rain falls
on Piggie’s head, her usual
chipper and exuberant
mood plummets until Gerald
extends an ear to shelter her from the downpour.
When they spot two worms playing happily in the
wet, the friends discover that rain can be fun, too.
Ages 4-8. (978-1423113478) Geisel Medal
There is a Bird
On Your Head!
Bink & Gollie
Kate DiCamillo and
Allison McGhee,
illustrated by Tony Fucile
Fashionable, confident Gollie
and creative, quirky Bink are
unlikely friends. They argue about
mismatched socks and learn to
compromise, scale the Andes mountains to share a
sandwich at the top, and struggle with jealousy over
Bink’s new pet fish, assuring each other that a fish
can’t replace a best friend. Very funny. Ages 6-8.
(978-0763632663)
The Buddy Files: The
Case of the Lost Boy
Hyperion (HC) $8.99
ONE MORE FROM MO
Cat the Cat,
Who is That?
Mo Willems
Cat the Cat has lots of
friends, and she greets them
all as she passes by. First
Mouse the Mouse, then
Duck the Duck, andof course, cool dude Fish the
Fish. But when Cat encounters an alien building
a tower of blocks with its many arms, the narrator
asks her, “Who is THAT?” Though she’s wary,
soon Cat realizes who the alien must be—a new
friend. Ages 4-8. (978-0061728402) PW
10
Adopt A Glurb
Elise Gravel
What is a Glurb, you may
ask? It’s a funny-looking
little critter who eats ten
times its own body weight
every day, and likes to unroll toilet paper and yell at
high volume for fun. Learn about everything it takes
to keep this little monster happy and healthy!
Ages 4-8. (978-1609050375)
Rick & Rack and
the Great Outdoors
Ethan Long
Rick, a raccoon who’s
not very savvy about the
outdoors, and Rack, a deer who loves outdoorsy
fun, are the best of friends. But every time they take
an outdoor adventure together, it seems like everything goes haywire! Enjoy three of their misadventures
in one book! Ages 4-8. (978-1609050344)
Dori Hillestad Butler
King is a dog detective whose
family went away and never
returned. Then he’s adopted
by a boy named Connor who
changes his name to Buddy.
Buddy begins the search for his original family as
he and Connor begin to bond, but when Connor
also disappears, can Buddy find him again? An
entertaining new series. Ages 6-8. (978-0807509326)
Albert Whitman (PA) $4.99
Horrid Henry and
the Abominable
Snowman
Mo Willems
Gerald the elephant has a
bird on his head. Being the
worrying sort, Gerald is not
pleased. What should he
do? Piggie tries to find a
solution, but the only thing worse than a bird is
two birds on your head! Can Piggie help Gerald
get out of this mess? Ages 4-8. (978-1423106869)
Geisel Medal
Balloon Toons—
a great new series of
graphic readers
(978-1426306525)
Are You Ready to
Play Outside?
Mo Willems
Great and Graphic
Francesca Simon
The grand prize for the town’s
snowman-building contest is
a year’s supply of free ice
cream—and what kid could
resist that? Certainly not Horrid Henry, who just has
to beat Moody Margaret’s silly ballerina snowman to
win. It just might take a few Henry-style tricks to do
it. Ages 7-10. (978-1402242564)
Sourcebooks (PA) $4.99
Ivy and Bean:
What’s the
Big Idea?
Annie Barrows,
illustrated by
Sophie Blackall
The Super Crazy
Cat Dance
Aron Nels Steinke
Meet a little girl who loves
cats—cats of all shapes,
cats of all sizes, and cats
of all colors! Cats are everywhere in this book, and
their antics inspire one little girl to create a crazy
dance. Learn the Super Crazy Cat Dance along with
her! Ages 4-8. (978-1609050351)
Blue Apple (HC) $10.99
Award-Winning Toon Books
Benny and Penny
in the Big No-No!
Geoffrey Hayes
When Benny and Penny suspect
their new neighbor has stolen
Benny’s pail, they go over and
find a little hedgehog girl with
a pail making mudpies.
Accusations and mud fly—but
when Benny and Penny return to
their yard, they find the missing pail in their sandbox.
Can they find a way to apologize? Ages 4-8.
(978-0979923890) Geisel Medal
Little Mouse
Gets Ready
Jeff Smith
The science fair is coming
up, and global warming is
the theme. So, naturally, the kids of the 2nd grade
are creating robots, holding their breath as long as
possible, and experimenting with vacuum cleaners.
But Ivy and Bean want to do something really special.
Explosions? Ice cubes? Or something entirely
different? Ages 7-10. (978-0811866927)
It’s time for Little Mouse to
get dressed, and he can do
it himself! Underpants with a special tail hole, button
and zipper on his pants, buttons on his shirt, socks
and shoes and laces are all conquered. Then his
mother comes to see what’s taking him so long,
and points out that mice don’t wear clothes! Funny.
Ages 4-8. (978-1935179016) Geisel Honor
Toon Books (HC) $12.95
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13 Treasures
Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray
Meanwhile:
Nick Bruel
Pick a Path. 3,856 Story
Possibilities
Bad Kitty is back in this new
installment. Uncle Murray has been
called in to pet-sit for Bad Kitty and
Poor Puppy, but little does he know
what a horrible time he’s in for. Bad
Kitty leaps out at him from nowhere, and bolts when
faced with the dreaded vacuum cleaner. Will Uncle
Murray make it through this experience intact?
Hilarious. Ages 7-10. (978-1596435964)
Roaring Brook (HC) $13.99
Big Nate in a
Class by Himself
Lincoln Peirce
“Today you will surpass all others,”
Nate’s fortune cookie tells him—and
not even a forgotten lunch or accidentally
slamming full-force into the principal can dampen
his spirits. He’s determined to be the best at
everything, but his efforts keep going wrong—
and how many detention slips can a kid get in just
one day? Ages 7-10. (978-0061944345) Horn
Daydreams of a
Solitary Hamster
Astrid Desbordes,
illustrated by Pauline Martin
Hamster is so self-absorbed, he
imagines the world around him is
thrilled with his every move—the stars are there to
gaze upon him, and his friends live to be with him.
Unfortunately, reality doesn’t exactly live up to expectation, but his friends love him despite his flaws. A
funny and thought-provoking book about the nature of
friendship and existence. Ages 7+. (978-1592700936)
Enchanted Lion (HC) $17.99
Diary of a
Wimpy Kid:
The Ugly Truth
Box of Books
Jeff Kinney
Greg’s adventures
continue in the fifth
installment of the hit Wimpy Kid
series—and he can’t wait to grow up. But is it
really all it’s cracked up to be? Now he faces new
responsibilities, the awkwardness of puberty, and
even boy-girl parties. Can he get through it all without
his best friend Rowley? Bonus: catch up on the first
four books in this collectible boxed set. Ages 9-12.
(978-0810984912 / 978-0810997820) PW
Abrams/Amulet (HC) $13.99 / $56.00
Dork Diaries:
Tales from a
Not-So-Popular Party Girl
Rachel Renée Russell
For Nikki, nothing could be better
than getting Brandon as a lab partner—
except going with him to the Halloween
dance. When she overhears that mean
Mackenzie is going with him, Nikki decides she’d
rather go to a kid’s party with her little sister. As it
turns out, Mackenzie was lying. Can Nikki get a date
with Brandon instead? Ages 12+. (978-1416980087)
Aladdin (HC) $12.99
Jason Shiga
The first decision readers face in
this unique graphic novel is a simple
one—does Jimmy want chocolate ice cream, or
vanilla? Once the choice is made, color-coded lines
lead from one panel to the next and through a series
of increasingly world-changing decisions and nearinfinite possibilities. Can you lead Jimmy to a happy
ending? Ages 8-12. (978-0810984233) PW
Michelle Harrison
Tanya can see fairies. Unfortunately,
they’re nasty fairies who torment
her. Her mother, fed up with Tanya’s
strange behavior, sends her to live
with her grandmother in a secluded
manor beside a forbidden forest where a little girl
disappeared 50 years ago. When children begin to
disappear again, Tanya may have to get to the bottom
of it. Ages 8-12. (978-0316041485) PW
(HC) $15.99
A Crack in the Sky
Mark Peter Hughes
Milo:
Sticky Notes and
Brain Freeze
Alan Silberberg
On the surface, Milo’s just like
any other middle-school new
kid—he doesn’t quite fit in, but
he manages to makes new friends. Underneath,
Milo feels like everything has been wrong since his
mother passed away, and he must survive a school
year remembering his life when the kitchen was
filled with music, and his family was happy and
whole. Ages 10+. (978-1416994305)
Aladdin (HC) $15.99
Eli’s grandfather founded
InfiniCorp, the company that build
the dome-city in which he lives.
The CloudNet keeps the citizens
happy—but Eli is resistant to its
influence, and begins to notice
that things aren’t quite right. After being sent for
re-education, he meets another rebel, Tabitha. Will
he and Tabitha be able to take on the corporation
and win? Ages 9-12. (978-0385737081)
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park
Ook and Gluk:
Kung-Fu Cavemen
from the Future
Harold Hutchins and
George Beard
Ook and Gluk are two cavemen on an
adventure to the future to stop pillagers
from the year 2222, who want to travel
back in time to steal natural resources. After learning
kung fu from Master Wong, Ook and Gluk are more
than ready to take on the evil Goppernopper Enterprises.
A wacky story from the Captain Underpants team.
Ages 7-10. (978-0545175302)
The Popularity Papers:
Research for the Social
Improvement and General
Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt
and Julie Graham-Chang
Amy Ignatow
Lydia and Julie have one goal for fifth
grade: find the secret to popularity before entering
junior high. Through entries in their shared notebook,
the two best friends record their research and all the
mayhem that ensues. But will success in becoming
popular girls drive these two best-friends-for-life
apart? Ages 12+. (978-0810984219)
The Unsinkable
Walker Bean
Aaron Renier
When his adventuring grandfather
is stricken ill by a cursed skull,
mild-mannered and geeky Walker
must set out on a high-seas adventure to return
the skull to the sea cave of two mer-witches. Armed
with his wits, his friends, and his grandfather’s
journal, Walter faces all manner of seafaring
dangers to save the day. Ages 9-12.
(978-1596434530) PW
First Second :01 (PA) $13.99
Told in counterpoint, this is the
powerful story of two Sudanese
teens whose lives intertwine. In the
present day, Nya can’t go to school
because she must walk eight hours
a day to fetch water. Salva is on the
run from rebel soldiers in 1985 and searching for his
family. Salva’s struggles bring him to New York, and
create the opportunity to change Nya’s life for the
better. Ages 12+. (978-0547251271) ALA
A Whole Nother Story
Dr. Cuthbert Soup
When Ethan Cheeseman, your
average scientist-inventor-fatherof-three designs a device that can
propel humans beyond the speed
of light, everybody wants it—governments,
super spies, and evil organizations. Now the
Cheesemans must flee their home, avoid the baddies,
and find a new place to settle down as a nice, notquite-normal family. Ages 8-12. (978-1599904351)
Bamboo People
Mitali Perkins
Chiko is a smart and scholarly—
but for him and his Bumese family,
college is just a faraway dream.
The military regime commandeers
Chiko into their ranks, training him
for war with the Karenni people. Tai, a streetsmart recruit, manages to keep them
alive, but what will happen when
Chiko is wounded and left at the
mercy of Tu Reh, an angry
Karenni teen? Ages 8-12.
(978-1580893282) PW
Go Indie.
CHOOSE LOCAL & INDEPENDENT FIRST
11
Boom!
Museum of Thieves
Out of My Mind
Mark Haddon
Lian Tanner
Sharon M. Draper
When Jim and Charlie hide a
walkie talkie in the teacher’s
lounge, they hear their teachers
talking in a strange language—
and when they investigate, Charlie
disappears. Two of the teachers are
actually aliens, part of a group trying to repopulate
their planet, and now it’s up to Jim and his metalhead
sister to stop the operation in its tracks! Ages 10-12.
In the city of Jewel, children are
literally chained to their parents until
their Separation Day. Goldie can’t
wait to be free, and when a bomb
interrupts her Separation, she flees
and takes shelter in the Museum. But the mysterious
building is not what it seems. Can Goldie protect both
the Museum and the city from the Grand Protector’s
wicked plans? Ages 9-12. (978-0385739054)
Ten-year-old Melody is brilliant—
but nobody knows it. Born with
cerebral palsy, she is unable to
walk, talk or write, and days trapped
in the special-ed room learning the
alphabet are driving her crazy. Then she discovers
something that will allow her to speak for the first time
ever. At last Melody has a voice—but not everyone is
ready to hear it. Ages 12+. (978-1416971702)
(978-0385751872)
Countdown
Neil Flambe and the
Marco Polo Murders
Deborah Wiles
Kevin Sylvester
Franny has a pretty normal life—
an older sister she worships, a
bothersome younger brother, air
raid drills, nuclear bomb shelters,
and writing letters to Khrushchev—
just an average girl living outside
Andrews Air Force Base in
1962. Told through narrative and historical photos,
newspaper ads, and ephemera, it perfectly captures
the tension of growing up in the Cold War. Ages
9-12. (978-0545106054) ALA
Neil is a child-prodigy chef with a
first-class sniffer. Not only does he
have a popular restaurant, he also
uses his talent for identifying spices
by smell to help solve crimes as
“The Nose.” But when the best chefs in town start
turning up dead, the scent is too mysterious, and
the only link is an Italian journal that might have been
written by Marco Polo. Ages 9-12. (978-1554702664)
Key Porter (HC) $9.95
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A NERD?
NERDS 1:
Dark Life
National Espionage,
Rescue, and Defense
Society
Kat Falls
In the future, the frontier is the
ocean floor, where Ty lives on
his family’s farm. Topside, the
Commonwealth has made it the
subsea pioneers’ job to hunt
down the gang of pirates that
threaten them. When Ty meets Gemma, a topsider
orphan—it forces Ty into the dangerous netherworld
where he discovers a secret that may destroy everything. Ages 12+. (978-0545178143) New Voices
Michael Buckley
The 5th-grade spy network of NERDS is back in
this new adventure—and this time their foe is the
super villain team-up of a former agent gone rogue
and a 37-year-old mama’s boy who happens to be
a computer genius. Can the NERDS prevail, or will
they be stripped of all their superpowers? Ages 8-12.
The Candymakers
Wendy Mass
Four kids are competing to find out
who can invent the best new candy—
Logan, the son of the candymaker;
Miles, a candy hound; Daisy, a
cheery country girl; and Philip, a
secretive and serious boy who’s constantly scribbling
in a notebook. Each tells their side of the story—and
each new chapter reveals the fact that nothing is what
it seems. Ages 8-12. (978-0316002585)
(HC) $16.99
The Clockwork
Three
Matthew J. Kirby
Giuseppe is an orphaned Italian
musician who finds a mysterious
green violin. Hannah is working
as a hotel maid to support her
family when she hears about a
hidden treasure that could save them. Frederick is
a clockmaker’s apprentice, making an automaton.
When these three meet, they discover a power none
of them could have imagined alone. Ages 8-12.
(978-0545203371) New Voices
(978-0810989856 / 978-0810989863)
Me and Rolly Maloo
Abrams/Amulet (PA) $6.95 (HC) $14.99
The Cricket in
Times Square
Janet S. Wong, illustrated by
Elizabeth Butler
Ninth Ward
George Selden,
illustrated by Garth Williams
Rolly is the most popular girl
in 4th grade. Jenna is definitely
not—but she’s excellent in math
which may be why Rolly invited
her over. When Rolly tosses her
a note during a big math test asking her to cheat,
Jenna decides to help, which sets rumors flying, and
raises many moral questions. Told in alternating text
with graphic illustration. Ages 8-12. (978-1580891585)
Moon Over Manifest
Clare Vanderpool
When Abilene’s father
sends her by train to a friend
for the summer so he can work
a railroad job, she decides on
a change of plans and jumps
off in Manifest—the town
where her father grew up. The
discovery of a cigar box filled
with secrets sends Abilene and two new friends
on a hunt that will reveal Manifest’s history, and her
father’s place in it. Ages 9-12. (978-0385738835)
New Voices
12
NERDS 2:
M is for Mama’s Boy
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Born with a caul over her eyes,
Lanesha is gifted with the ability
to communicate with ghosts—
including her mother, who died
giving birth. Abandoned by her
father’s family, Lanesha lives in
the Ninth Ward of New Orleans with old Mama Ya-Ya,
who can predict the future. When Mama Ya-Ya forsees
a storm, it’s up to Lanesha to find a way for them to
survive. Ages 10-12. (978-0316043076)
(HC) $15.99
Rediscover a classic! Mario’s
selling papers in Times Square
subway station when an unusual
sound cuts above the city noise—
it’s a cricket named Chester. When Tucker Mouse
and Harry Cat discover that Chester can play any
piece of music, he becomes the newsstand’s claim
to fame. But it turn out that fame is not all it’s
cracked up to be. Ages 9-12. (978-0312380038)
Newbery Honor
Square Fish (PA) $6.99
The Danger Box
Northward to the Moon
Blue Balliett
Polly Horvath
Mr. Zip is expecting the
delivery of a great treasure—
unfortunately, he dies before
it arrives. Instead, it falls
into the hands of Zoomy, a
myopic 12-year-old boy who
loves making lists and keeping
journals. The notebook, wrapped in a blanket packed
in a box, pulls Zoomy into a dangerous mystery with
a man who will do anything to get it. Ages 8-12.
In this sequel to My One Hundred
Adventures, Jane and her family start
out in Canada—but leave quickly
when Ned is fired from his job as a
French teacher (because he doesn’t
speak French). The family sets out
to return a suitcase of money to Ned’s brother, which
becomes a road trip through Ned’s past—and for
Jane and Maya, a summer of growing up. Ages 12+.
(978-0375861109) PW
(978-0439852098)
The Red Umbrella
Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Familiars
Adam Jay Epstein and
Andrew Jacobson
Aldwyn is the feline familiar
of a young wizard-intraining, Jack. Unfortunately,
Aldwyn is an imposter—he
was mistaken for a magical
cat when he blundered into
a wizarding shop. He likes
his new life, and bonds with
the familiars of Jack’s two friends. When the children
are kidnapped, it’s up to ordinary Aldwyn and his
familiar friends to save them. (978-0061961083)
New Voices
Lucia wants nothing to do with
Castro’s revolutionaries, but
when they take over her town, her
parents send Lucia and her little
brother Frank to the U.S. Settling
in with a foster family, she
must reconcile her identity as a Cuban exile and
an American teen, trying to fit in and to figure
out, through short phone calls and censored
letters, what’s happening back home. Ages 10-12.
(978-0375861901) New Voices
The Rivalry:
Mystery at the
Army-Navy Game
John Feinstein
The Fantastic
Secret of Owen
Jester
Barbara O'Connor
An amazing secret has
tumbled off a freight train
into Carter, GA, and Owen
Jester is the only person
who knows about it. If he can
simply manage to evade his grandfather’s snappish
housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep
his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in
for the summer of a lifetime. Funny and quirky.
Ages 8-12. (978-0374368500)
Farrar, Straus & Giroux (HC) $15.99
The Incorrigible
Children of
Ashton Place:
The Mysterious
Howling
Maryrose Wood
Penelope, a recent
graduate of the
Swanburne Academy
for Poor Bright Females, has landed a job as a
governess for three wild children found by wealthy
Lord Fredrick. Penny must tame the children for public
presentation—but can she do it, armed only with her
favorite books and the wisdom of Agatha Swanburne?
Think Jane Eyre meets Lemony Snicket. Ages 8-12.
(978-0061791055)
The Museum
of Mary Child
Cassandra Golds
Heloise only knows her
regimented life under her
stern godmother. When
she finds a doll under a
loose floorboard, she has
her first experience of love,
but her godmother finds
out and takes her to the unsettling Museum of
Mary Child to show her the folly of keeping dolls.
This sets into motion a chain of events that sets
Heloise free. An unusual gothic fairytale. Ages 12+.
(978-1-935279-13-6) PW
Teenage sportswriters Stevie and
Susan Carol are thrilled by the
chance to cover the Army-Navy
football game. But since the
President will be in attendance, security will be
unusually tight. Stevie and Susan Carol can see that
the secret service agents are getting tenser as game
day draws near—and nothing is as it seems when a
mystery starts to unfold. Ages 9-12. (978-0375865701)
The Search for WondLa
Tony DiTerlizzi
Eva is being raised by a maternal robot
named Muthr in a subterranean home,
and has never seen another human
being. When her home is destroyed,
she sets off on a journey to find other
humans—but the surface world is
bizarre and dangerous, filled with everything from
friendly hopping water bears to menacing moving
trees. Bonus: use a webcam to explore WondLa’s
Augmented Reality online. Ages 8-12. (978-1416983101)
Simon & Schuster Book for Young
Readers (HC) $17.99
The Sixty-Eight Rooms
Marianne Malone
Ruthie and Jack are enchanted by
the Thorne Rooms at the Chicago
Art Institute, a series of sixty-eight
carefully crafted miniature rooms
depicting different eras in time.
When Ruthie discovers a key that
allows her to shrink and explore the
rooms, she and Jack discover that other children
have been there before them—and one of them left
something important behind. Ages 8-12. (978-0375857102)
The Wide-Awake Princess
E.D. Baker
Everyone in Sleeping Beauty’s castle
is asleep—except for her little sister,
Annie, who is impervious to magic.
With the help of Liam, a guard, Annie
must locate Prince Charming to
break the spell. Along the way she
encounters the denizens of other fairy tales, along
with a hysterical collection of princes—but which
one is the right one? Ages 8-12. (978-1599904870)
The Year of
Goodbyes:
A True Story
of Friendship,
Family and
Farewells
Debbie Levy
Jutta Levy was 12
years old in 1938, and
collected poetry and good wishes from family and
friends in a poesiealbum (like an autograph book).
A combination of actual entries with free verse
chapters in Jutta’s voice tell the story of a young
German Jew’s life, its joys and its increasing fears,
as the country began its descent into madness.
Ages 12+. (978-1423129011) PW
Touch Blue
Cynthia Lord
Tess loves New England
island life, but she and her
family may have to move if
her school is closed due
to lack of students. Several
families take on foster
children to bolster the school’s
enrollment—but Aaron is far from what she was
hoping for. As Tess tries to win him over, she
learns that things don’t always turn out as planned.
Ages 9-12. (978-0545035316)
Turtle in Paradise
Jennifer L. Holm
Work is hard to come by in
1935, so when Turtle’s
mother gets a live-in
housekeeping job that
doesn’t allow children, she
sends Turtle to Key West to
stay with relatives. Unfortunately her relatives don’t
know she’s coming. Everything is different
in Key West, but when Turtle finds a treasure map,
she hopes following it will solve her troubles.
Ages 9-12. (978-0375836886) PW
Zora and Me
Victoria Bond
& TR Simon
Inspired by the young life of
author Zora Neale Hurston,
Zora’s best friend Carrie
narrates this novel set in the
turn-of-the-century South. Zora
is a storyteller—and her latest tale of a shapeshifting alligator man rivets her friends. But when a
boy is lost to an elusive real gator and a man is
found murdered soon after, reality starts to
sound a little too much like Zora’s
scary stories. Ages 8-12.
(978-0763643003) New Voices
Candlewick Press
(HC) $16.99
Briliance Audio
(CD) $22.99
Go Indie.
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Annexed
Brain Jack
Fallout
Sharon Dogar
Brian Falkner
Ellen Hopkins
In this reimagining of the events
chronicled in Anne Frank’s diary, Peter
van Pels struggles through his adolescence in the attic that becomes his
home for two years. Grappling with
everything from identity and politics
to God, rebellion and romance, Peter
searches for meaning in hiding and, later, amid the
horrors of the death camp where he spent his last
days. Ages 14+. (978-0547501956)
In the near future, computer keyboards
are replaced by neuro-headsets that
allow users internet access through
thought alone. Sam can’t wait to get
one, until he realizes it means his
mind can be hacked. When his
prying leads him to a frightening
new threat at the heart of the country’s cyberdefense
network, Sam must find a way to save himself—and
the rest of humanity. Ages 14+. (978-0375843662)
Sequel to Crank and Glass, this
free-verse novel shifts the focus
from meth-addicted Kristina to
her three eldest children—Hunter,
Autumn and Summer. Following
their separate stories of anger, loneliness and hope,
the multitude of ways a single person’s addiction
can touch the lives of everyone connected to them
becomes vividly clear. Powerful and thoughtprovoking. Ages 14+. (978-1416950097)
Houghton Mifflin (HC) $17.00
Margaret K. McElderry (HC) $18.99
Before I Fall
Cassandra Clare
Lauren Oliver
In this prequel to the Mortal Instruments series, Tessa travels to London
in search of her brother, but instead
finds herself caught in the struggle
between the Shadowhunters and the
Magister whose sinister group wants
to use Tessa’s supernatural powers
for their own devious goals. She’s also caught
between James and Will, the two Shadowhunters who
guard her. Ages 14+. (978-1416975861)
A fatal car accident is not the end for
popular girl Samantha—in fact, she
wakes up to relive the day of her death
over and over again. At first she finds
this afterlife freeing, and takes the
opportunity to do all the crazy things
she never would have before. As the repetitions
progress, however, Sam begins to look more deeply
at her relationships and the actions leading to her
death. Ages 14+. (978-0061726804) PW, New Voices
HarperTeen (HC) $17.99
Clockwork Angel
Bloodthirsty
(PA) $9.99
DISCOVER THE WORLD OF
LEVIATHAN
Leviathan
Scott Westerfeld, illustrated
by Keith Thompson
In this steampunk reimagining of the
events of WWI, Aleksandar Ferdinand,
prince of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire, is on the run. When his
path crosses Deryn, a common girl
disguised as a boy in the British
Air Service, their lives are changed forever as they
embark on a fantastical adventure on the airship
Leviathan. Ages 14+. (978-1416971740) PW
Simon Pulse (PA) $9.99
Behemoth
Scott Westerfeld, illustrated
by Keith Thompson
This sequel to Leviathan continues
the steampunk adventures of Derwyn
and Alek, testing their opposing
loyalties and philosophies as
they grow to be friends aboard
the Leviathan. They hope to stop
the raging war, but when the ship is damaged by
a German attack, the two are stranded in enemy
territory of Istanbul. Ages 14+. (978-1416971757)
Simon Pulse (HC) $18.99
14
Laurie Halse Anderson
Sequel to the award-winning
Chains. Curzon goes to Valley
Forge to fight after being freed from
prison by Isabel. In addition to the
hardships of soldiering, he lives
with the fear of discovery, for he is
an escaped slave passing for free.
When Curzon and Isabel meet again they have both
been captured—they must decide what stands between
them and true freedom. Ages 12+. (978-1416961444)
Antheneum (HC) $16.99
Dash and Lily’s
Book of Dares
Flynn Meaney
Not only is Finbar awkward, he’s also
allergic to the sun, and unusually
pale. Guys like him never get girls—
until he notices the female students’
obsession with a new vampire
romance novel. Pretending to be
a vampire himself seems like the
perfect way to overcome his failings,
but his pseudo-paranormal life gets complicated
when he meets a girl who might actually like him
just the way he is. Ages 14+. (978-0316102148)
Forge
David Levithan and
Rachel Cohn
It is Christmas in Manhattan, and
Dash and Lily are each on their
own. When Lily leaves a notebook
of literary clues on a shelf at the
Strand bookstore and Dash finds
it, they lead each other on an exchange of dares and
messages, slowly revealing more about themselves.
But when they finally meet under the worst possible
circumstances, will they be able to connect in
person? Ages 14+. (978-0375866593)
Going Bovine
Libba Bray
Cameron is an average teen slacker
with a dysfunctional family until he’s
diagnosed with mad cow disease.
Hospitalized and told he’s going
to die, he embarks on a possiblyhallucinatory quest with Dulcie
the punk angel and his hospital
roommate, a video-game-obsessed MexicanAmerican dwarf. They battle the forces of evil in
search of a cure, but is it real or a dream? Surreal and
funny. Ages 14+. (978-0385733977) Printz Award
Random House (PA) $9.99
Devil’s Kiss
Halo
Sarwat Chadda
Alexandra Adornetto
Being the only girl—and with a
Muslim mother—Billi doesn’t
exactly fit in the Christian order of
the Knights Templar. Nor is she
quite cut out for the ruthless battles
she will face in the Knights’ eternal
war against the forces of darkness. Dealing with
traditional creatures like vampires, weres and the undead
is hard enough—but can Billi prevail against a crazed
Archangel? Ages 14+. (978-1423120223) PW
Bethany, one of three angels sent
to earth on a goodwill mission,
appears to be an average
teenage girl—as long as she
can conceal her ethereal glow.
But when her innocent affections
are torn between good boy Xavier and demon Jake,
the forces of light and dark clash. Will Bethany be
strong enough to triumph over the evil that threatens
the angels’ mission? Ages 14+. (978-0312656263)
Disney/Hyperion (PA) $17.99
Feiwel & Friends (HC) $16.99
Seven Realms 2:
Exiled Queen
Cinda Williams Chima
Hold Me Closer,
Necromancer
Lish McBride
In this epic sequel to Demon King,
Han, a skilled thief, is dogged by
twin wizards seeking the amulet he
stole. He finds refuge at a magical
arts school, but the bargain he
makes with his tutor may be one
he’ll regret. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa flees
marriage to enroll in a military academy, seeking the
education she needs to become a strong queen. Soon
their paths intertwine. Ages 13+. (978-1423118244)
Sam thinks his life is pretty normal—
until Douglas, a creepy necromancer
who raises the dead for cash, leads
Sam to discover his own latent
necromancy power. As it turns out,
Seattle is full of paranormal types—but will his new
friends be enough to help Sam keep his skin when
the violent Douglas has him in his sights? Witty and
dark. Ages 14+. (978-0805090987) New Voices
Disney/Hyperion (HC) $17.99
Henry Holt (HC) $16.99
Hush, Hush
Immortal Beloved
Prisoners in the Palace:
Becca Fitzpatrick
Cate Tiernan
How Princess Victoria became
Queen with the Help of Her Maid,
a Reporter, and a Scoundrel
When studious Nora meets Patch,
her new biology partner, she is both
drawn to his charm and puzzled by
his eerie ability to know what she’s
thinking. This ability is explained
when Patch is revealed as a fallen angel, trying
to become human, but falling for him will put Nora
at the center of a dangerous conflict. Ages 14+.
(978-1416989424)
Nastasya is immortal—and when
you’ve lived 450 years already, it’s
hard to fend off boredom. But when
her friend turns to torturing humans,
she realizes things have gone too far.
She seeks refuge at a home for wayward immortals
where she finds peace and friendship in Reyn, a Viking
god—a peace that is shattered when she learns
someone wants her dead. Ages 14+. (978-0316035927)
Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers (PA) $9.99
(HC) $16.99
London, 1838. Suddenly orphaned
and penniless, Liza is forced to become
a maid to the young and haughty
Princess Victoria instead of making her own debut.
When she is drawn into the servants’ gossipy underworld, the new friendships she makes may enable
her to not only decide her own fate, but also secure
Victoria’s future throne. Ages 12+. (978-0811873000)
Mockingjay
Reckless
Suzanne Collins
Cornelia Funke
Jacob Reckless follows in the
footsteps of his missing father,
crossing over into the enchanted
Mirrorworld to adventure with his
companion Fox. Unfortunately,
Jacob’s younger brother Will follows
him—and is placed under an enchantment that is slowly
turning him into a living statue. Together they must
find a way to reverse the enchantment, and return Will
to his former self. Ages 12+. (978-0316056090)
I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore
When the Mogadorians begin
destroying each of the 9 surviving
Loric children in numerical order,
Earth becomes the setting for an
alien game of cat and mouse. #3
is dead, and John Smith is next
on the list. Will he be able to
develop his unique super powers—his Legacies—in
time to defend himself, his human friends, and the
planet itself? Ages 14+. (978-0061969553)
In the conclusion of the hit
Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss
has survived her ordeals but as
the face of the revolution, she
has drawn the full ire of the
Capitol not only upon herself,
but on everyone in District 12. As the death toll
climbs, she realizes she’s more of a pawn than she
ever realized—and she must become the real
Mockingjay. Ages 14+. (978-0439023511)
DISCOVER THE LAWS OF MAGIC!
Once Was Lost
A deliciously spellbinding series full of mystery.
Think Sherlock Holmes meets Harry Potter.
Laws of Magic:
Blaze of Glory
Michael Pryor
When best friends Aubrey and
George discover a golem—
a magical creature built to
assassinate Prince Albert—
they are hailed as heroes. But
for Aubrey, there are still too
many unanswered questions about who sent the
golem and why, and he and George embark on their
own investigation. Ages 12+. (978-1864718621)
Laws of Magic:
Heart of Gold
Michael Pryor
Aubrey’s family has given him
plenty of tasks to keep him
occupied following his end-ofthe-year exams, but when he and
George travel to the capital to
meet up with the lovely Caroline,
they discover that people are being turned into
mindless monsters and someone has stolen the city’s
magical talisman, throwing everything into chaos.
Ages 12+. (978-1864718638)
Laws of Magic:
Word of Honour
Michael Pryor
Aubrey and George are enjoying
the college life—but the two
can’t resist the temptation to join
Aubrey’s Prime Minister father for
a ride on a top-secret submersible.
When a magical attack sinks the ship, a mysterious
plot begins to unfold and the boys must get to the
bottom of it. Ages 12+. (978-1864718645)
Trafalgar Square/IPG (PA) $9.99
Sara Zarr
It seems like everything in Samara’s
life is going wrong—her mother is
in rehab, and her pastor father is
always busy. When a girl from their
church disappears, Sam finds herself
spending more and more time with
the missing girl’s brother, Nick. As
the community tragedy intertwines with her personal
ones, Sam’s deeply-instilled faith in everything begins
to waver. Ages 14+. (978-0316036047) PW, ALA
(HC) $16.99
Michaela MacColl
(HC) $19.99
Revolution
Jennifer Donnelly
The death of Andi’s younger
brother has torn her family apart.
She’s about to flunk out of prep
school when her father brings
her to Paris over Christmas break.
When Andi discovers the diary
of a French Revolution-era girl
named Alexandrine hidden in a guitar case, their
stories and their mutual love of music begin to intertwine. Spellbinding. Ages 14+. (978-0385737630)
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
Paranormalcy
Kiersten White
Evie just wants to be a normal
teenage girl—which is hard, given
her job capturing paranormal
creatures and her ability to see
through their glamours. Even less
normal are the two boys vying for
her affections—one a shapeshifter, the other her ex, a
powerful faerie who may hold the answers Evie seeks
about her past and about a prophecy that threatens all
paranormal life. Ages 14+. (978-0061985843) PW
Plain Kate
Erin Bow
Orphaned Kate is a skilled
woodcarver—so skilled that the
village suspects her talent is
magical, and accuses her of the
troubles that have befallen the
town. Then Linay, a mysterious
stranger, offers her an out—
her shadow in exchange for a
way to escape. Kate takes the bargain, but soon
discovers that it may have darker consequences than
she ever imagined. Ages 12+. (978-0545166645)
In the environmental dystopia of the
future, it’s Nailer’s job to scavenge
copper wire from wrecked oil tankers.
When a luxury clipper ship runs
aground, he thinks his fortune is
made—until he discovers a wealthy
survivor who promises him a life of privilege in
exchange for his help. Now Nailer must choose—go
for the goods, or take a chance and help the mysterious
girl? Ages 12+. (978-0316056212) PW, Horn, ALA
(HC) $17.99
Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater
Grace loves the woods behind her
home in the quiet of winter-time,
when the yellow-eyed wolf who
once saved her life appears to watch
her. Then a local teen is killed by
wolves, and a hunting party
is formed. Grace,
fearing for her wolf’s safety, races to the
woods only to discover a wounded,
yellow-eyed boy shivering on
her back porch. Ages 14+.
(978-0545123273) ALA
Scholastic (PA) $9.99
Go Indie.
15
The Ask and the Answer
The Prince of Mist
Patrick Ness
Carlos Ruiz Zafon and
Lucia Graves
In this gripping sequel to The Knife of Never
Letting Go, Todd and Viola find themselves
forced apart—Todd to prison, and Viola to
a house of healing. As they are swept into
opposing sides of a brewing war, they must
betray their own beliefs to survive and trust
each other in a world where there’s no black or white,
only gray. Ages 14+. (978-0763648374) PW
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Candlewick Press (PA) $9.99
Max’s family moves to the Spanish
coast to escape WWII—little do they
know that danger lurks just nearby
in a garden of sinister moving
statues and an old shipwreck. When a reclusive lighthouse keeper reveals the ship’s history, Max realizes
that something evil is at work from beyond the grave—
and someone will have to pay the price for a long-ago
bargain. Ages 12+. (978-0316044776) PW
A year after the catastrophic collision
of a meteor with the moon, life on
Earth remains a struggle. When
Miranda’s nearly-starving family
suddenly grows to include Alex Morales and his sister,
survival becomes infinitely more complicated—but it
takes a devastating tornado to force Miranda into making
a choice that will alter their lives forever. Powerful and
gripping. Ages 13+. (978-0547248042) PW
The Bodyfinder
Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers (HC) $17.99
Harcourt (HC) $17.00
Kimberly Derting
The Scorch Trials
Torment
Violet has an unusual ability—she
senses the imprints that murder
leaves on both victims and killers.
When a serial killer starts terrorizing
the town, she may be the only one
who can stop him. Meanwhile, her
childhood friend Jay has blossomed into a crush-worthy
high school stud. Juggling love, friendship and serial
murders is far from easy, especially when Violet may
be the next victim. Ages 14+. (978-0061779817)
James Dashner
In this sequel to The Maze Runner,
Thomas and the Gladers find
themselves in the world outside the
Maze—an unrecognizable world
with a brutal climate and no government
left to speak of. They must avoid murderous packs of
the insane disease-ridden Cranks and cross a burnt-out
wasteland to reach a safe haven in only two weeks. Will
the Gladers ever be free? Ages 14+. (978-0385738750)
In this sequel to Fallen, Luce’s fallen
angel lover Daniel convinces her to
seek refuge at a school for Nephilim,
children of humans and fallen
angels, while he hunts down the
Outcasts who seek to harm her. But
as Luce begins to learn more about
her own power, she begins to suspect that Daniel may
be hiding a dangerous secret about her past—and who
she’s meant to be with. Ages 14+. (978-0385739146)
The Cardturner
Louis Sachar
Alton’s rich, blind and ailing greatuncle is a skilled bridge player, but
needs someone to turn his cards.
Alton’s parents want him to take
the job, cozying up to his uncle in
hopes of the family being written into
his will. Alton has no interest in bridge or his uncle
whatsoever—but he slowly begins to learn more about
both (not to mention a cute, bridge-playing girl). Ages
14+. (978-0385736626) ALA
The Freak
Observer
Loa’s life has been a series of
tragedies—her sister succumbs
to disease, her friend is
gruesomely hit by a truck, her
family drowns their troubles as
they slowly fall apart, and PTSD turns Loa’s nights
into literal nightmares. Even so, time moves forward,
and Loa can’t help but move forward too. Physics
class, a job washing dishes and a new friend at
school offer a tentative light of hope and recovery.
Ages 12+. (978-0761362128) New Voices
Lerner Publishing (HC) $16.95
The Mockingbirds
Daisy Whitney
At exclusive Themis Academy,
the students are expected to behave
honorably. That trust is sometimes
misplaced, as Alex discovers when
she is date raped in her junior year.
Now she must choose whether to
stay silent, or to enlist the help of
the Mockingbirds, a secret ring of vigilante students who
take it upon themselves to right the wrongs done to and
by their peers. Ages 14+. (978-0316090537) New Voices
(HC) $16.99
Lauren Kate
The Space
Between Trees
Trash
Katie Williams
Andy Mulligan
16 year-old loner Evie makes
her small town life more bearable
by inventing stories in her head,
particularly about her unrequited
crush, Jonah. But when a childhood
friend is murdered and Evie gets
sucked into an obsessive and dangerous investigation
by the victim’s best friend, she will have to let go of
her fantasies and face reality. Spellbinding. Ages 14+.
(978-0811871754) PW
They Called
Themselves the K.K.K.:
Blythe Woolston
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The Last Survivors 3:
This World We Live In
The Birth of an American
Terrorist Group
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This award-winning author tackles the
complex post-Civil War era in this latest work, tracing
the KKK from its small beginnings through the height
of its violent spread across the South. With first-person
quotations and stories from every side of the conflict,
she renders a detailed image of the cultural strains and
tensions that gave rise to the Klan’s legacy of racism
and brutality. Ages 12+. (978-0618440337) PW, ALA
Houghton Mifflin (HC) $19.00
The Things a
Brother Knows
Dana Reinhardt
Levi’s idol, his older brother Boaz,
has finally returned from his tour of
duty with the Marines—but he’s a
shell of who he used to be, spending
all his time alone in his room with
Levi’s laptop and stacks of maps.
When Boaz leaves again on a secretive journey, Levi
follows him, determined to understand what happened
to his brother and how to bring him home for real.
Ages 14+. (978-0375844553) PW, Kirkus, ALA
Rat, Raphael, and Gardo are three
trash-pickers in an unnamed
third-world city. When something
valuable is lost in the detritus, the
three set off to find it and uncover
both a puzzling mystery and the
extreme disparity between rich
and poor. Can they make the right decisions in the
face of poverty, police brutality, and break the code?
Ages 12+. (978-0385752145)
Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen
The Revolution becomes a grim
reality to Samuel when he comes
home to find his house burned
down and his parents missing.
Comfortable in the Pennsylvania
woods, he tracks them through
enemy territory to the heart of
British-held New York. Can he survive the terrible
realities of war long enough to get them back?
Ages 12+. (978-0385738842) PW, Kirkus, ALA
Zombies vs. Unicorns
Holly Black and
Justine Larbalestier
This collection of twelve short
stories by an impressive host
of authors pits the virtues of
unicorns against the forces of
the undead. Six stories for each
side—including visits to the
worlds of The Forest of Hands
and Teeth and Rampant—create an epic and mythical
battle of the words where everybody—especially the
reader—wins. Ages 14+. (978-1416989530) SLJ
2010 E.B. WHITE READ ALOUD AWARDS
CALDECOTT MEDAL
NYT BEST ILLUSTRATED
The Lion and
the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney
A stunning wordless
adaptation of one of
Aesop’s most beloved
fables. After a ferocious lion spares a
cowering mouse that he’d planned to
eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue,
freeing him from a poacher’s trap. The
unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness
is ever wasted. Ages 4+. (978-0316013567)
Caldecott Medal, NYT Best Illustrated
(HC) $16.99
All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon,
illustrated by
Marla Frazee
This lovely book
follows a circle of
family and friends
through the course
of a day to celebrate the
interconnectedness of all things great and
small. “All the world is here. It is there. It is
everywhere. All the world is right where
you are. Now.” Ages 4-8. (978-1416985808)
Caldecott Honor, NYT Best Illustrated
Simon & Schuster (HC) $17.99
HORN BOOK AWARD
I Know Here
Laurel Croza,
illustrated by Matt James
A little girl lives near a
forest where her father
is building a dam. She
loves everything in her
world, but the dam is
nearly finished and the
family is moving to a new city. To ease her
fear, her teacher suggests drawing a picture
of all that she’d like to remember so she
can keep it always. A magical celebration
of roots and remembrance. Ages 4-8.
(978-0888999238) Horn Book Award
NEWBERY MEDAL
When You
Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
Miranda knows how
to navigate her NYC
neighborhood. She
knows where it’s safe to
go and whom to avoid,
but things are unravelling. She starts
receiving notes about
things that haven’t happened yet, and she
begins to believe that only she can prevent
a tragic death. Highly recommended. Ages
9-12. (978-0385737425) Newbery Award,
Horn Book Award
The Best Read Aloud Books of 2010
Picture Books WINNER
The Curious Garden
Peter Brown
When Liam discovers a
struggling garden in his
drab, gray city he decides
to give it some help. Little
does he know that it will
take on a life of its own
and spread across the city, transforming
everything in its path. A magical story
about how one small person can help
change the world. Ages 4-8. (978-0316015479)
E.B. White Winner
(HC) $16.99
Picture Books HONORS
Books for Older Readers WINNER
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
Kate Messner
Gianna Z. has less than a week
to collect 25 leaves for a science
project, or else lose her spot at
cross-country sectionals. As if
that weren’t enough, her grandmother keeps losing her teeth,
her father drives her to school in
the family hearse, and her archnemesis intent on stealing her spot on the
team. Gianna needs a stroke of brilliance to
make everything fall into place. Ages 12+.
(978-0802721730) E.B. White Winner
Walker & Co. (PA) $6.99
Books for Older Readers HONORS
14 Cows for America
Carmen Agra Deedy,
illustrated by Thomas
Gonzalez
It is nine months after
9/11, and in a far-flung
Kenyan village an
American diplomat is
about to accept the
most generous gift this tiny community
can bestow to a grieving people half a
world away. Word of the gift will travel
news wires around the globe—many will
be profoundly touched. An elegant story
of generosity that crosses boundaries,
nations, and cultures. Ages 4-8.
(978-1561454907) E.B. White Honor
Peachtree Publishers (HC) $17.99
Once Upon
a Twice
Denise Doyen, illustrated
by Barry Moser
“Out in the open, in
the clear, Where any
wisenmouse would fear,
Jam licks his paw, he grooms an ear, And
never hears approaching hisssss...” What
will happen to the brave mouse Jam
when he breaks the rules and goes for a
moonlit adventure against the advice of
the elder mice? A read-aloud feast of
lyrical language and beautiful illustration.
Ages 4-8. (978-0375856129) E.B. White Honor
Princess
Hyacinth (the
Surprising
Tale of a Girl
Who Floated)
Florence Heide
Parry, illustrated by Lane Smith
Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she
floats. So her parents have pebbles sewn
into her socks and force her to wear a
very heavy crown. But one day, Hyacinth
decides she wants to float free, and with
the help of a balloon man off she goes.
Who can save a floating princess?
Where the Mountain
Meets the Moon
Grace Lin
In the valley of Fruitless mountain,
a young girl named Minli lives
in a ramshackle hut with her
parents. In the evenings, her
father regales her with old
folktales. Inspired by these stories,
Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to
find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how
to change her family’s fortune. Ages 9-12. (9780316114271) E.B. White Honor, Newbery Honor
(HC) $16.99
Leaving the
Bellweathers
Kristin Clark Venuti
The young Bellweathers and
their equally peculiar parents
have brought constant chaos
to the once-peaceful village of
Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay. Still, no
one has suffered more than
their loyal butler Benway, who has finally
had enough. When the siblings discover he is
preparing to leave, they band together to prove
how much he’s needed—with hilarious results.
Egmont USA (HC) $15.99
Tumtum and Nutmeg:
Adventures Beyond
Nutmouse Hall
Emily Bearn,
illustrated by Nick Price
Tumtum and Nutmeg lead cozy
and quiet lives, secretly looking
after Arthur and Lucy, the
disheveled human children of the cottage. But
when evil Aunt Ivy, a squeamish schoolteacher
named Miss Short, and pirating
pond rats threaten the safety
of those they love, the
courageous pair will stop
at nothing to save the
day. Ages 9-12. (978-0316027038)
E.B. White Honor
Little, Brown Books for
Go Indie.
Young Readers (HC) $16.99
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