Children's Books for Fall: W

WALKER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Stormy Weather ($15.99) by Debi Gliori. A mother fox comforts her child during a nighttime storm. (3–6)

Bye-Bye, Baby! by Richard Morris, illus. by Larry Day. A boy isn't happy about having anew sibling. (3–6)

One True Bear ($14.99) by Ted Dewan. A bear is a true friend to a boy who has a history of destroying his toys. (3–6)

Homework ($16.99) by Arthur Yorinks, illus. by Richard Egielski. When Tony falls asleep without finishing his homework, his school supplies decide to help out. (4–8)

Congratulations, Miss Malarkey! ($16) by Judy Finchler and Kevin O'Malley, illus. by O'Malley. Miss Malarkey's students are invited to her wedding. (4–8)

Desert Rose and Her Highfalutin Hog ($16.99) by Alison Jackson, illus. by Keith Graves. Can Desert Rose help her hog cross a creek in time to win first prize at the state fair? (4–8)

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. ($16.99) by Kate Messner. Gianna works on a leaf project for school and deals with family troubles. (8–12)

The Dust Bowl Through the Lens ($19.99) by Martin Sandler reveals how photography exposed and helped remedy the Dust Bowl disaster. (10–14)

Coffeehouse Angel ($16.99) by Suzanne Selfors. In this romance, a random act of kindness turns Katrina's life upside-down. (12–up)

Demon Princess: Reign or Shine ($16.99, paper $9.99) by Michelle Rowen. A girl learns that her father is demon king of the Shadowland and she's heir to the throne. (12–up)

Breathless ($16.99) by Jessica Warman. The author wrote this autobiographical novel of love, lies and illness at age 18. (14–up)

The Tear Collector ($16.99) by Patrick Jones introduces a teenage girl who comes from a line of creatures who gain their energy from human tears. (14–up)

Series

The Perfect Fire Trilogy offers White Heat by K.M. Grant ($16.99, 12–up). The Twilight Zone adds two titles created by Rod Serling and adapted by Mark Kneece: Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?, illus. by Rich Ellis; and The Big Tall Wish, illus. by Chris Lie ($16.99 each, paper $9.99, 12–up).

Paperback

Deadly Perils and How to Avoid Them ($11.99) by Tracy Turner, illus. by Ben Hasler, focuses on perilous topics. (12–up)

WALTER FOSTER

(Quayside, dist.)

Paperbacks

You Can Draw Cartoon Animals ($12.95) by Christopher Hart offers instructions for drawing more than 80 cartoon animals. (6-up)

Paperback Series

Watch Me Draw adds Watch Me Draw Bob the Builder ($5.95, 4-up); and Watch Me Draw the Monsters Under My Bed by Rebecca J. Razo and Diana Fisher ($4.95, 4-up). And Learn to Draw issues Learn to Draw Disney’s The Princess and the Frog ($5.95, 6-up).

FRANKLIN WATTS

Paperback Series

Scary Creatures releases Hippos by Penny Clarke, Pinnipeds by John Malam, Microscopic Scary Creatures by Ian Graham and Swarms by Jim Pipe ($8.95 each, 7–up). You Wouldn't Want to... offers You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge! by Tom Ratliff, You Wouldn't Want to Be a Samurai! by Fiona MacDonald, You Wouldn't Want to Be a World War II Pilot! by Ian Graham and You Wouldn't Want to Explore with Marco Polo! by Jacqueline Morley ($9.95 each, 8–up). And Mythlopedia gains All in the Family: A Look-It-Up Guide to the In-laws, Outlaws, and Offspring of Mythology by Steve Otfinoski, Oh My Gods! A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology and She's All That! A Look-It-Up Guide to the Goddesses of Mythology by Megan Bryant and What a Beast! A Look-It-Up Guide to the Monsters and Mutants of Mythology by Sophia Kelly ($13.95 each, 10–14).

A Wicked History welcomes Attila the Hun by Sean Stewart Price, Catherine the Great by Zu Vincent; Genghis Khan, Grigory Rasputin, Tomás de Torquemada and Vlad the Impaler by Enid Goldberg and Norman Itzkowitz; King George III by Philip Brooks; and Sir Francis Drake by Charles Nick ($5.95 each, 11–17). And 24/7: Goes to War: On the Battlefield issues D-Day: The Allies Strike Back During World War II by Terry Miller, Gettysburg: The Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War by Jennifer Johnson, Pearl Harbor: The U.S. Enters World War II by Steve Dougherty and Vietnam: The Bloodbath at Hamburger Hill by John DiConsiglio ($7.95 each, 11–18).

WEINSTEIN BOOKS

(Hachette, dist.)

Paperback Series

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart returns in The Theft of the Samurai Sword: Japan and The Fight for the Frozen Land: The Arctic by Elizabeth Singer Hunt, illus. by Brian Williamson ($5.99 each, 6–9).

THE WILD ROSE PRESS/CLIMBING ROSE

Paperbacks

I Was a Teenage Alien ($12.99) by Jane Greenhill. An alien becomes what she fears most: a teenage human. (12-up)

Enter the Parrot ($12.99) by Kiki Lon relays a tale involving a girl, a parrot and an ancient kung fu mystery. (12-up)

House of Wacks ($10.99) by Denise Gwen. In this novel, popular, pretty Jordan has a summer job with a theater company. (14-up)

When Mike Kissed Emma ($9.99) by Christine Marciniak. Will starring in the school play with Mike make Emma forget her boyfriend Travis? (12-up)

The Chronicles of Casey V, Or Mental Ramblings of the Most Awesome Summer of My Life ($9.99) by Laurie Larsen, chronicles Casey’s summer job as camp counselor. (12-up)

Krysta’s Curse ($10.99) by Tara West. A girl with paranormal abilities struggles to live a normal life. (12-up)

THE WORD AMONG US PRESS

Saints Tell Their Stories ($12.95) by Patricia Mitchell, illus. by Maria Cristina Lo Cascio, presents the life stories of various saints. (5-10)

WORKMAN

Waddle! ($12.95) by Rufus Butler Seder is a follow-up to Gallop! and Swing! (3–up)

One Shoe Blues ($10.95) by Sandra Boynton. A child searches for a misplaced shoe in this book with DVD. (3–up)

Pat the Beastie ($11.95) by Henrik Drescher reissues this 1993 pop-up book with two new spreads. (3–up)

Books Make Me Happy ($8.95) by Judy Pelikan. This journal for kids to keep a record of the books they've read includes quotes about reading and bookplates. (5–8)

Twimericks: The Book of Tongue-Twisting Limericks ($8.95) by Lou Brooks crosses limericks with tongue twisters. (8–up)

Title in Spanish

¡Al Galope! (Gallop!) ($12.95) by Rufus Butler Seder ($12.95, 3–up).

Paperbacks

Creep! Crawl!, Flutter! Fly! and Wiggle! March! ($4.95 each) by Kaaren and Amy Pixton are books about various creatures, printed on washable Tyvek. (infant–up)

My Silly Body & Book ($13.95) by P.H. Hanson with Eric Nagourney packages a book about the human body with a life-sized cardboard figure with flaps. (4–up)

Potato Chip Science ($17.95) by A. Kurzweil and Son. Packaged in a chip bag, this kit provides instructions and items for experiments using potato chips. (8–12)