Children's Announcements Fall 2005: Free Spirit to Harcourt/Voyager
Compiled by Sally Lodge -- Publishers Weekly, 7/18/2005
FREE SPIRIT
SERIESBest Behavior issues Tails Are Not for Pulling Board Book by Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marieka Heinlen ($7.95, up to 4).
PAPERBACKS
Speak Up and Get Along! ($12.95) by Scott Cooper offers advice on getting along with others. (8-12)
What to Do When You’re Sad and Lonely ($9.95) by James Crist provides reassurance and coping strategies. (9-13)
Too Stressed to Think? ($14.95) by Annie Fox and Ruth Kirschner presents tips for making smart choices when under pressure. (12-up)
Respect: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed ($15.95) by Courtney Macavinta and Andrea Vander Pluym aims to help teens receive and hold on to respect. (13-up)
The Courage to Be Yourself ($14.95) by Al Desetta. Teens write about their experiences with facing conflicts and standing up for themselves. (13-up)
PAPERBACK SERIES
Best Behavior offers Tails Are Not for Pulling by Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marieka Heinlen ($11.95, 4-7). Kids Are Important adds Kids Need to Be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Julie Nelson, illus. by Mary Gallagher ($9.95, 4-8). Joining Adding Assets are Loving to Learn and Knowing and Doing What’s Right by Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick ($9.95 each, 8-12). And Laugh & Learn releases Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox ($8.95, 8-13).
FRONT STREET
The Letter Home ($16.95) by Timothy Decker. A medic writes home to his son about his war experience. (All ages)Magic Beach ($16.95) by Crockett Johnson features previously unpublished art by the creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon. (All ages)
Snow Princess ($16.95) by Susan Paradis. Waiting for her father to come home, a girl uses her imagination to transform a snowy landscape into a magical kingdom. (2-8)
Thunderboom! Poems for Everybody ($17.95) by Charlotte Pomerantz, illus. by Rob Shepperson, presents poems illustrated with watercolors. (2-8)
Walter, The Story of a Rat ($16.95) by Barbara Wersba, illus. by Donna Diamond, tells of the friendship between a literate rat and the children’s book author whose house he inhabits. (8-up)
The Lost Treasure of Talus Scree ($16.95) by Adam Osterweil, illus. by Peter Thorpe, is a fantasy set in a land where rocks yield magic powers. (8-up)
Worlds Apart ($16.95) by Lindsay Lee Johnson. A girl adjusts to her new life in Minnesota, where she lives on the grounds of a mental institution. (10-up)
Thorn ($16.95) by Betty Levin. A crippled boy takes his fate into his own hands when he visits a dwindling tribe of island people. (12-up)
Brothers ($16.95) by Bart Moeyeart, trans. by Wanda Boeke, compiles autobiographical stories about growing up with six older brothers. (12-up)
Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain ($16.95) by Jan Cheripko. After dropping out of college, a music student befriends a woman his age who has a daughter and a painful past. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
The Stone-Faced Boy by Paula Fox ($8.95, 9-12); and The Gods in Winter by Patricia Miles and Paper Trail by Barbara Snow Gilbert ($8.95 each, 10-up).
FRONT STREET/LEMNISCAAT
Little Birds’ ABC ($8.95) by Piet Grobler introduces bird sounds for each letter of the alphabet. (All ages)Baby Brother ($16.95) by Tanneke Wigersma, illlus. by Nynke Mare Talsma. A child’s letter to her grandmother tells of the birth of her cat’s kittens, while pictures convey the birth of her sibling. (2-8)
There’s a Crocodile Under My Bed! by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. The creature under the bed turns out to be a friendly playmate. (4-8)
FULCRUM
America’s Seashores ($11.95) by Marianne Wallace explores North American coastal areas. (8-13)Kids Look at Colorado History ($15.95) by Phyllis Perry chronicles this state’s history. (8-13)
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
Pop-Up Aesop ($19.95) by John Harris, illus. by Calef Brown, offers pop-up versions of five fables (3-up)Strong Stuff: Herakles and His Labors ($16.95) by John Harris, illus. by Gary Baseman, retells the 12 adventures of Herakles. (8-up)
GIBBS SMITH
Emily’s Manners and Emily Works Out ($6.95 each) by Betty Lou Phillips are board books featuring a young monkey. (All ages)The Ravioli Kid ($15.95) by Michelle Freedman. Can Stellina save her parents’ ristorante and their town from the evil Anti-Pasta gang? (4-8)
I’m a Superhero ($9.95) by Daxton Wilde. This four-year-old author relates a story that aims to help children understand and cope with cancer. (9-12)
The Incredible Peepers of Penelope Budd ($15.95) by Marie Karns, illus. by Amy Wummer. A child with eyes of different colors is able to see things in a unique way. (9-12)
Batter Up Kids Sensational Snacks ($19.95) by Barbara Beery. This healthy snacks cookbook is packaged with an apron. (9-12)
PAPERBACK SERIES
The Children’s Activity SERIES adds Putting on a Play by Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, illus. by Debra Spina Dixon ($9.95, all ages). And Every Kid Needs offers Every Kid Needs a Marshmallow Launcher and Every Kid Needs Bubble Bracelets by Richard and Candice Elton ($19.95 each, 12-up).
GINGERBREAD HOUSE (IPG, dist.)
The Numbers Dance: A Counting Comedy ($16.95, paper $8.95) by Josephine Nobisso, illus. by Dasha Ziborova. A tale about numbers. (5-7)
DAVID R. GODINE
The Duck and the Owl ($17.95) by Hanna Johansen, illus. by Käthi Bhend, is a fable about tolerance and respect. (All ages)The Twelve Days of Christmas ($17.95) by Ilse Plume gives this carol an Italian Renaissance setting. (All ages)
PAPERBACK REPRINT
The Last Giants by François Place ($10.95, 10-up).
GOOD BOOKS
Don’t Say That, Willy Nilly! ($16) by Anna Powell, illus. by David Roberts, centers on a boy who tries to be polite, but always says the wrong thing. (2-6)Robot Dog ($16) by Mark Oliver. A defective robot dog is exiled to the junkyard to live with other rejected creatures. (3-7)
Snow Friends ($16) by M. Christina Butler, illus. by Tina Macnaughton. Woodland friends build a snowman—and then a friend for him. (3-8)
The Sea Mice and the Stars ($16) by Kenneth Steven, illus. by Louise Ho. Two young mice collect magical falling stars that keep seafaring mice safe. (4-7)
On That Christmas Night ($16) by Mary Joslin, illus. by Helen Cann, retells the Christmas story. (4-8)
Ituku’s Christmas Journey ($16) by Elena Pasquali, illus. by Dubravka Kolanovic. An Inuit boy paddles his canoe many miles in search of the Christ child. (4-8)
SERIES
My Very First Bible Stories presents Baby Jesus, Noah and the Ark, Our Father and The Lost Sheep by Lois Rock, illus. by Alex Ayliffe ($5.99 each, up to 4).
GRAPHIC ARTS CENTER/ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS
Ten Rowdy Ravens ($15.95, paper $8.95) by Susan Ewing, illus. by Evon Zerbetz, is a counting tale featuring mischievous ravens. (4-8)Recess at 20 Below ($15.95, paper $8.95) by Cindi Lou Aillaud. Text and photos reveal what it’s like to go out for recess in frigid temperatures. (5-10)
PAPERBACK SERIES
Seldovia Sam returns in Seldovia Sam & the Blueberry Bear by Susan Woodward Springer, illus. by Amy Meissner ($6.95, 6-10).
GROSSET & DUNLAP
King Kong ($7.99), conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian Cooper, novelization by Delos Lovelace, includes photos from the original film. (8-up)SERIES
Weebles are back in Tooey to the Rescue! ($5.99, 1-4) by Lisa Gribbin and Busy, Busy Weebles, ($5.99, 3-5). The Little Engine That Could chugs on with Ride Along with the Little Engine That Could by Kristin Ostby, based on the story by Watty Piper ($6.99, 1-4). The Wiggles add Go to Sleep, Jeff!: A Bedtime Story by Bob Berry ($9.99, 2-5). Miss Spider appears in 10 new books by David Kirk ($6.99- $17.99 each, 2-up to 4-7). Strawberry Shortcake is back in two tales by Megan Bryant ($6.99-$9.99 each, 3-7). All Aboard Reading offers Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship by Patricia C. McKissack, illus. by Sanna Stanley ($13.99, paper $3.99, 7-9). Who Was...? greets Who Was Johnny Appleseed? by Joan Holub, illus. by Anna Di Vito; Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith, illus. by John O’Brien; and Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? by Roberta Edwards, illus. by True Kelley ($13.99 each, paper $4.99, 7-11). Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever is back in My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, illus. by Carol Heyer ($12.99, paper $4.99, 8-12). And Nancy Drew reappears in The Nancy Drew Cookbook by Carolyn Keene ($9.99, 8-14).
PAPERBACKS
The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing, illus. by Deborah Zemke; and The Night Before the 100th Day of School by Wing, illus. by Mindy Pierce ($3.99 each) offer school tales. (4-8)
Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays ($3.99) by Judith Gross, illus. by Bari Weissman, celebrates a year of holidays. (4-8)
PAPERBACK SERIES
Miss Spider stars in eight titles by David Kirk ($3.99-$5.99 each, 2-5 to 3-6). The Wiggles adds Santa’s Rockin’! ($3.99, 2-5). There are two new Weebles books ($3.99-$4.99 each, 2-5 to 2-6). Strawberry Shortcake reappears in four new books ($3.99-$4.99 each, 3-6 to 4-6). Nova the Robot stars in three new titles by David Kirk ($4.99 each, 3-6). Dick and Jane are back in two new All Aboard Picture Readers by Danielle Denega, illus. by Larry Ruppert ($3.99 each, 3-6); and in Come! Let’s Read with Dick and Jane! and Come! Let’s Read with Sally and Friends! ($9.99 each, 4-6). Atomic Betty returns in five books ($4.99-$5.99 each, 3-7 to 6-9). Lil’ Bratz adds two titles ($3.99 each, 4-6). Sonic X reappears in two titles ($4.99 each, 6-8).
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo appears in A Katie Kazoo Christmas by Nancy Krulik, illus. by John & Wendy ($5.99, 7-10). Bratz: Clued In! debuts with Behind-the-Scenes Secrets by Leslie Goldman and Seeing Double by Christine Roberts ($3.99 each, 7-10). Dragon Slayers’ Academy offers Double Dragon Trouble by Kate McMullan, illus. by Bill Basso ($4.99, 7-10). Gotta Have It! joins Stinky Boys Club by Jodi Carse and Maria Gallagher, illus. by Brie Spangler ($4.99, 7-10). The Royal Ballet School Diaries continues with three novels by Alexandra Moss ($4.99 each, 8-10). Bratz issues Rock Angelz: Ready to Rock! by Sierra Harimann ($4.99, 8-12). Darcy’s Wild Life , created by Stan Rogow, starts up with Welcome to Where? by Jory Simms and A Chick Thing by Daniella Burr ($4.99 each, 9-12). And Camp Confidential gains TTYL and RSVP by Melissa J. Morgan ($4.99 each, 9-12).
GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Caramba ($16.95) by Marie-Louise Gay. A cat who wants to fly discovers a new talent. (2-5)Eddie Longpants ($16.95) by Mireille Levert. A tall boy is ridiculed by his peers until he rescues a classmate. (3-6)
Shi-shi-etko ($16.95) by Nicola Campbell, illus. by Kim La Fave, recounts a Native American girl’s last days with her mother before being sent away to school. (4-7)
The Love of Two Stars ($16.95) by Janie Jaehyun Park offers a Korean legend about two stars who are separated and then reunited in the Milky Way. (4-7)
Aunt Olga’s Christmas Postcards ($16.95) by Kevin Major, illus. by Bruce Roberts. A girl’s aunt shares her postcard collection with her. (4-up)
White Flower: A Maya Princess ($16.95) by Victor Montejo, illus. by Rafael Yockteng, tells of a young Mayan woman whose possessive father orders her to put her suitor through trials. (5-8)
The Red Sash ($16.95) by Jean Pendziwol, illus. by Nicolas Debon. A Métis boy earns the coveted red sash of the Voyageurs when he saves a boat in a storm. (5-8)
Ellen Fremedon: Journalist ($15.95) by Joan Givner is a sequel to Ellen Fremedon. (9-12)
The Crazy Man ($15.95) by Pamela Porter. A girl comes to terms with injury and loss. (9-12)
The Girl from Chimel ($16.95) by Rigoberta Menchú, trans. by David Unger, illus. by Domi, is an autobiography by this Nobel Peace Prize winner. (9-up)
Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life ($19.95) by Hjordis Varmer, trans. by Tiina Nunnally, illus. by Lilian Brogger, offers a biography of this writer. (10-up)
What Gloria Wants ($15.95) by Sarah Withrow. For Gloria, finding a boyfriend might mean losing her best friend. (12-15)
Title in Spanish
Blanca Flor: Una princessa Maya (White Flower: A Maya Princess) by Victor Montejo, illus. by Rafael Yockteng ($16.95, 5-8).
SERIES
Little Book of Nursery Tales by Verónica Uribe, illus. by Carmen Salvador, is a new Little Book ($8.95, 6-9).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Sky by Pamela Porter, illus. by Mary Jane Gerber ($5.95, 8-11); After Sylvia by Alan Cumyn ($6.95, 8-11); Ellen Fremedon by Joan Givner ($5.95, 9-12); Bone Dance by Martha Brooks ($6.95, 12-up); and God and I Broke Up by Katarina Mazetti, trans. by Maria Lundin ($6.95, 13-up).
HACHAI
What Do I Say? ($10.95) by Malky Goldberg, illus. by Patti Argoff, is a lift-the-flap book introducing Jewish phrases. (1-3)Let’s Go Shopping ($10.95) by Rikki Benefeld. On a shopping trip, there are many mitzvahs to do. (2-5)
HANDPRINT BOOKS (Chronicle, dist.)
Pat-A-Cake by R.A. Herman, illus. by Aleksey and Olga Ivanov; and This Little Piggy Went to Market by Herman, illus. by Leonard Dobson ($7.95 each). Two interactive board books. (18 mos.-3 yrs.)
Rosie and the Nightmares ($14.95) by Philip Waechter. A little rabbit conquers her fear of bad dreams. (3-7)
Ten Cows to Texas ($16.95) by Peggy Mercer, illus. by Bill Crews. In this tall tale, cows travel from Georgia to Texas. (4-7)
The Secret Chicken Club ($15.95) by George Shannon, illus. by Deborah Zemke. Farm animals join a club. (4-8)
Three Monsters ($14.95) by David McKee is a tale of negotiation and understanding. (5-up)
The Accidental Spaceship ($16.95) by Gene Hunt is a send-up of space travel, tax collectors and manners. (7-11)
PAPERBACK REPRINT
BrainJuice: American History, Fresh Squeezed! by Carol Diggory Shields, illus. by Richard Thompson ($7.95, 7-11).
HARCOURT
Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert ($16) by Marla Frazee reveals how Santa makes sure that each child receives just the right Christmas present. (3-7)Merry Christmas, Merry Crow ($16) by Kathi Appelt, illus. by Jon Goodell. An enterprising crow creates a unique Christmas tree. (3-7)
Mutt Dog! ($16) by Stephen Michael King. In this tale, a lonely dog finds the perfect home. (3-7)
The Great Fuzz Frenzy ($17) by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, illus. by Stevens. What happens when a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town? (3-7)
Seven Spunky Monkeys ($16) by Jackie French Koller, illus. by Lynn Munsinger. One by one, seven monkeys fall to Cupid’s arrow. (3-7)
Hamsters to the Rescue ($16) by Ellen Stoll Walsh follows two hamsters’ quest to return a lost feather. (3-7)
Leaf Man ($16) by Lois Ehlert chronicles the journey of a man made of leaves. (4-8)
Thor’s Wedding Day ($15) by Bruce Coville, illus. by Matthew Cogswell. The Norse god of thunder disguises himself as a woman to fool a giant. (8-12)
Three Good Deeds ($16) by Vivian Vande Velde. When a witch turns a naughty boy into a goose, he must do three good deeds to reverse the spell. (8-12)
What I Believe ($16) by Norma Fox Mazer. A girl responds to her family’s financial and personal crises. (10-14)
Boy Girl Boy ($16) by Ron Koertge tells of three best friends in their final weeks of high school. (14-up)
SERIES
Mr. Putter & Tabby return in Mr. Putter & Tabby Make a Wish by Cynthia Rylant, illus. by Arthur Howard ($14, 6-9). Jackson Friends welcomes Stinky Stern Forever by Michelle Edwards ($14, 6-9). Secrets of Dripping Fang launches with The Onts by Dan Greenburg, illus. by Scott M. Fischer ($11.95, 8-12). Chet Gecko’s Detective Handbook (and Cookbook); Tips for Private Eyes and Snack Food Lovers by Bruce Hale is new to the Chet Gecko Mystery series ($9.95, 8-12). Joining Bloody Jack Adventures is Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer ($17, 12-up). And Young Wizards gains Wizards at War by Diane Duane ($17, 12-up).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Sweet Miss Honeywell’s Revenge by Kathryn Reiss ($6.95, 10-up); Story Time by Edward Bloor ($7.95, 12-up); Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac ($5.95, 12-up); and The She by Carol Plum-Ucci ($6.95, 14-up).
PAPERBACK SERIES REPRINTS
Mr. Putter & Tabby reprints Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant, illus. by Arthur Howard ($5.95, 6-9). And Bloody Jack Adventures adds Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer ($6.95, 12-up).
HARCOURT/GREEN LIGHT READERS
A Big Surprise ($12.95, paper $3.95) by Kristi Butler, illus. by Pamela Paparone. A little mouse gets a big birthday surprise. (4-6)Jan Has a Doll ($12.95, paper $3.95) by Janice Earl, illus. by Tricia Tusa. Jan’s father makes her a special doll. (4-6)
Moving Day ($12.95, paper $3.95) by Anthony Brandon, illus. by Wong Herbert Yee, tells of a girl who does not want to move. (5-7)
My Wild Woolly ($12.95, paper $3.95) by Deborah Eaton, illus. by G. Brian Karas, is a tale centering on a big ball of fun. (5-7)
HARCOURT/GULLIVER
I Love You Dude ($16) by Vladimir Radunsky. An elephant-shaped doodle tries to find his place in the world. (All ages)Red Light, Green Light ($16) by Anastasia Suen, illus. by Ken Wilson-Max, features zooming cars, racing fire engines and flashing traffic lights. (2-5)
Baby Bear’s Chairs ($16) by Jane Yolen, illus. by Melissa Sweet. Baby Bear discovers that Papa’s lap is the best chair of all. (2-5)
Big Little Elephant ($16) by Valeri Gorbachev introduces an elephant who always seems to be the wrong size. (3-7)
The Best Time of Day ($16) by Eileen Spinelli, illus. by Bryan Langdo. Everyone on the farm has a favorite time of day. (3-7)
Happy Feet ($16) by Richard Michelson, illus. by E.B. Lewis, tells of the Savoy Ballroom’s grand opening and the debut of a young dancer. (5-8)
Joe Louis: America’s Fighter ($16) by David A. Adler, illus. by Terry Widener, reveals how Louis overcame racism and poverty to become a world champion boxer. (6-9)
Marie, Dancing ($17) by Carolyn Meyer focuses on the teenage dancer who posed for Degas’s famous sculpture. (12-up)
SERIES
Regarding the... presents Regarding the Trees: A Splintered Saga Rooted in Secrets by Kate Klise, illus. by M. Sarah Klise ($15, 9-12).
PAPERBACK SERIES REPRINTS
The Young Royals greets Patience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer ($5.95, 12-up).
HARCOURT/MAGIC CARPET
PAPERBACK REPRINTSTales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde, illus. by Brad Weinman ($5.95, 8-12); and Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede ($5.95, 10-up).
HARCOURT/RED WAGON
Who’s Under That Hat? ($13.95) by David A. Carter, text by Sarah Weeks, presents a hide-and-seek game. (2-5)Title in Spanish
Besos cucú (Peekaboo Kisses) by Barney Saltzberg, trans. by F. Isabel Campoy ($8.95, 6 mos.-3yrs.).
BOARD BOOKS IN SPANISH
¿Quién es la bestia? (Who Is the Beast?) by Keith Baker, trans. by Alma Flor Ada; ¿Quién salta? (Who Hops?) by Katie Davis, trans. by F. Isabel Campoy; A sembrar sopa de verduras (Growing Vegetable Soup) by Lois Ehlert, trans. by Ada and Campoy; and Salí de paseo (I Went Walking) by Sue Williams, trans. by Ada, illus. by Julie Vivas ($6.95 each, 6 mos.-3 yrs.).
PAPERBACK REPRINT
Kipper’s A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen ($7, 3-7).
HARCOURT/VOYAGER
PAPERBACK REPRINTSIn My World by Lois Ehlert ($7, all ages); Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard; and Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lyn Ray, illus. by Lauren Stringer ($6 each, 3-7); ’Twas the Fright Before Christmas by Judy Sierra, illus. by Will Hillenbrand ($7, 3-7); Jabutí the Tortoise by Gerald McDermott; and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens, illus. by Susan Stevens Crummel ($7 each, 4-8); The Bones of Fred McFee by Eve Bunting, illus. by Kurt Cyrus; and Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolen, illus. by David Catrow ($6 each, 5-8); Monster Goose by Judy Sierra, illus. by Jack E. Davis ($7, 5-8); and Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting, illus. by Peter Sylvada ($7, 6-9).
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