Children's Announcements Fall 2005: HarperCollins to Howard Publishing
Compiled by Sally Lodge -- Publishers Weekly, 7/18/2005
HARPERCOLLINS
Away in a Manger ($16.99) by Thomas Kinkade illustrates this Christmas carol. (All ages)I Can Make a Difference ($21.99), selected by Marian Wright Edelman, illus. by Barry Moser, collects stories about the small ways each person can change the world. (All ages)
Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose ($19.99), illus. by Mary Engelbreit. This compilation of 100 verses features an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. (All ages)
Meow: Cat Stories from Around the World ($16.99) by Jane Yolen, illus. by Hala Wittwer, rounds up feline folklore. (All ages)
Sunrise, Sunset ($15.99), lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock, illus. by Ian Schoenherr, offers a picture-book adaptation of this song from Fiddler on the Roof. (All ages)
School ($15.99) by Emily Arnold McCully. A mouse discovers the joys of school. (2-5)
Tucker’s Four-Carrot School Day ($12.99) by Susan Winget recounts a nervous bunny’s first day of school. (2-5)
The Stars Will Shine ($15.99) by Cynthia Rylant, illus. by Tiphanie Beeke, focuses on the goodness life offers. (3-8)
Bunny School ($15.99) by Rick Walton, illus. by Paige Miglio. This author sends his bunnies to school. (3-up)
Kindergarten Kids ($15.99) by Stephanie Calmenson, illus. by Melissa Sweet, collects poems celebrating kindergarten. (4-6)
Mr. Monkey’s Classroom ($14.99) by Jiwon Oh is the story of Cat and Mouse on their first day of school. (4-7)
The 2000 Year Old Man Goes to School ($17.99) by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, illus. by James Bennett, includes a CD of the authors performing the text of this tale. (4-8)
Brand-new Pencils, Brand-new Books ($15.99) by Diane deGroat. Gilbert the opossum enters first grade. (4-8)
Dear Santa: The Letters of James B. Dobbins ($15.99) by Bill Harley, illus. by R.W. Alley, presents a boy’s letters to Santa. (4-8)
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving ($15.99) by Louisa May Alcott, illus. by James Bernardin, offers a picture-book edition of this classic tale. (4-8)
Nora’s Ark ($15.99) by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, illus. by Emily Arnold McCully, is a story based on the Vermont flood of 1927. (4-9)
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ($16.99) by John Rox, illus. by Bruce Whatley, introduces a girl who wants a real hippo as a present. (4-up)
A Play’s the Thing ($16.99) by Aliki. Students put on a play based on “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” (5-up)
Lies and Other Tall Tales ($15.99), collected by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted and illus. by Christopher Myers ($15.99), rounds up lies told by folks from all walks of life. (6-up)
Liberty or Death ($15.99) by Betsy Maestro, illus. by Giulio Maestro, presents a story of the American Revolution. (7-up)
Arthur and the Minimoys ($15.99) by Luc Besson, trans. by Ellen Sowchek, relays the adventures of Arthur and the tiny people living in his backyard. (8-12)
Molly Moon’s Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure ($16.99) by Georgia Byng. Molly Moon travels through time. (8-12)
Poppy’s Return ($15.99) by Avi, illus. by Brian Floca. The latest adventure starring this mouse features Ereth the porcupine, her rebellious son and his skunk pal. (8-12)
Tackling Dad ($15.99) by Elizabeth Levy centers on a girl playing on a boys’ football team. (8-12)
MirrorMask ($16.99) by Neil Gaiman, illus. by Dave McKean, offers a novella featuring art from this fantasy film. (8-up)
Only You Can Save Mankind ($15.99) by Terry Pratchett is a tale of aliens, war and virtual heroism. (8-up)
Lily B. on the Brink of Love ($15.99) by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel is a companion to Lily B. on the Brink of Cool. (9-13)
Listening for Lions ($15.99) by Gloria Whelan is a coming-of-age novel set in British East Africa in 1919. (10-up)
Whisper in the Dark ($15.99) by Joseph Bruchac is based on a Native American legend. (10-up)
13 Little Blue Envelopes ($15.99) by Maureen Johnson. Envelopes lead Ginny on an adventure to Europe. (12-up)
Me, Dead Dad, and Alcatraz ($15.99) by Chris Lynch. Elvin’s long-lost uncle teaches him about his family history. (12-up)
Moccasin Thunder ($15.99), ed. by Lori Marie Carlson, collects 10 stories by Native American writers. (12-up)
Peaches ($15.99) by Jodi Lynn Anderson. Three girls spend the summer picking peaches in Georgia. (12-up)
Ready or Not ($15.99) by Meg Cabot is a sequel to All-American Girl. (12-up)
Confessions of a Teen Nanny ($15.99) by Victoria Ashton. Best friends become nannies for two wealthy New York City families. (13-up)
SERIES
I Can Read Books continues with Cat and Dog by Else Holmelund Minarik, illus. by Bryan Langdo ($14.99, 3-5); Amazing Sharks! by Sarah Thomson; The Best Seat in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah, illus. by Abby Carter; Halloween Howls: Holiday Poetry, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illus. by Stacey Schuett; and Minnie and Moo: The Case of the Jelly Donut by Denys Cazet ($15.99 each, 4-8); and The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk and The Berenstain Bears and the Wishing Star by Stan and Jan Berenstain ($15.99 each, paper $3.99, 4-8). Math Start by Stuart J. Murphy adds three titles ($15.99 each, paper $4.99). The Berenstain Bears return in The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School by Stan and Jan Berenstain, illus. by Mike Berenstain ($9.99, 4-8). Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science issues Forces Make Things Move by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, illus. by Paul Meisel ($15.99, paper $4.99, 5-9).
Rotten School starts up with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off, The Great Smelling Bee and The Good, the Bad, and the Very Slimy by R.L. Stine, illus. by Trip Park ($6.99 each, 7-10). Fairy Realm flies on with The Water Sprites by Emily Rodda, illus. by Raoul Vitale ($8.99, 7-10). New to Little House is A Little House Christmas Treasury by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illus. by Garth Williams ($12.99, 8-12). A SERIES of Unfortunate Events moans on with Book the Twelfth by Lemony Snicket, illus. by Brett Helquist ($11.99, 10-up). Erin Hunter’s Warriors: The New Prophesy adds Moonrise ($15.99, 10-up). And The Princess Diaries welcomes Holiday Princess by Meg Cabot ($12.99, 12-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/AMISTAD
Music from Our Lord’s Holy Heaven Book and CD ($17.99), gathered and sung by Gloria Jean Pinkney, illus. by Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney and Myles C. Pinkney, presents 22 African-American spirituals. (All ages)Danitra Brown, Class Clown ($15.99) by Nikki Grimes, illus. by E.B. Lewis. Danitra and her best friend, Zuri, go to school. (8-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINT
Danitra Brown Leaves Town by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Floyd Cooper ($6.99, 8-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/ JULIE ANDREWS COLLECTION
SERIESDumpy the Dump Truck picks up Dumpy’s Happy Holiday by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton ($15.99, 3-7).
PAPERBACK REPRINT
Blue Wolf by Catherine Creedon ($5.99, 8-12).
PAPERBACK SERIES REPRINTS
Dumpy the Dump Truck reprints Dumpy and the Firefighters by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton ($5.99, 3-7).
HARPERCOLLINS/AVON
PAPERBACKFinding Kate ($5.99), ed. by Beatrice Sparks, presents the diary of a teenage girl in foster care. (12-up)
PAPERBACK SERIES
Phantom Stallion rides on with Mountain Mare and Firefly by Terri Farley ($4.99 each, 10-up).
PAPERBACK SERIES REPRINTS
The Girls of Lighthouse Lane by Thomas Kinkade and Erika Tamar reprints Lizabeth’s Story ($5.99, 10-up). Warriors by Erin Hunter issues The Darkest Hour ($5.99, 10-up). And R.L. Stine’s Dangerous Girls releases The Taste of Night ($5.99, 12-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/COTLER
Who’s That Baby? ($15.99) by Sharon Creech, illus. by David Diaz, compiles songs and poems celebrating family and the joy a new baby brings. (3-7)Diary of a Spider ($15.99) by Doreen Cronin, illus. by Harry Bliss, is a new offering from the creators of Diary of a Worm. (4-8)
Leopold, the Liar of Leipzig ($15.99) by Francine Prose, illus. by Einav Aviram, is a fable about the magic of storytelling. (4-8)
Replay ($15.99) by Sharon Creech introduces a 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a Broadway star. (8-12)
The Lambkins ($15.99) by Eve Bunting. Will four kids who are kidnapped and shrunk to the size of dolls escape before it’s too late? (10-up)
Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box ($15.99) by Juan Felipe Herrera. After 9/11, Yolanda vows to gather dust from her lower Manhattan neighborhood and return it to Ground Zero. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by David Diaz ($6.99, 3-7); More Perfect Than the Moon by Patricia MacLachlan ($4.99, 8-10); Heartbeat by Sharon Creech ($5.99, 8-12); and Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker ($11.99, 10-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/EOS
Across the Wall ($16.99) by Garth Nix collects fantasy short stories and a novella. (12-up)SERIES
The Devil’s Dances Trilogy debuts with Dance of the Assassins by Hervé Jubert, trans. by Anthea Bell ($16.99, 14-up). And The World of Eldaterra launches with The Dragon Conspiracy by P.R. Moredun ($16.99, 14-up).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Beauty by Robin McKinley and The Saint of Dragons by Jason Hightman ($6.99 each, 12-up); and Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish ($5.99, 12-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/GERINGER
Saint Francis and the Wolf ($15.99) by Richard Egielski is a tale of war and peace and brotherly love. (All ages)If You Give a Pig a Party ($15.99) by Laura Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond, reveals what might happen if a pig is thrown a party. (3-7)
Algernon Graeves Is Scary Enough ($14.99) by Peter Bollinger. A boy tries to devise the scariest possible Halloween costume. (4-8)
Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth ($15.99) by J.V. Hart, illus. by Brett Helquist, tells of this pirate’s boyhood years at Eton. (10-up)
Ariel ($16.99) by Grace Tiffany is a tale featuring the spirit Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Snowie Rolie by William Joyce ($5.99, 2-8); Brainboy and the DeathMaster by Tor Seidler ($5.99, 10-up); and So B. It by Sarah Weeks ($6.99, 10-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/GREENWILLOW
Animal Antics by Anita Lobel ($15.99) is an alphabet book starring cavorting animals. (3-up)In the Snow ($15.99) by Sharon Phillips Denslow, illus. by Nancy Tafuri, celebrates winter. (3-up)
How Many Bluebirds Flew Away? ($15.99) by Paul Giganti, Jr., illus. by Donald Crews, offers a lesson in subtraction. (4-up)
Sophie’s Window ($15.99) by Holly Keller. A dog inspires a bird to learn to fly. (4-up)
Who Will I Be? ($12.99) by Shirley Neitzel, illus. by Nancy Winslow Parker, presents a Halloween rebus story. (4-up)
Winter Lights ($16.99) by Anna Grossnickle Hines compiles poems illustrated with quilts. (5-up)
Jigsaw Pony ($14.99) by Jessie Haas, illus. by Ying-Hwa Hu. Twin girls adopt a pony. (7-up)
Leon and the Champion Chip ($15.99) by Allen Kurzweil, illus. by Bret Bertholf, is the sequel to Leon and the Spitting Image. (8-up)
Criss Cross ($15.99) by Lynne Rae Perkins centers on a girl searching for her first love. (10-up)
Car Trouble ($15.99) by Jeanne DuPrau tells of a high-school graduate who drives across the U.S. (12-up)
Small Eternities ($15.99) by Michael Lawrence is a sequel to A Crack in the Line. (12-up)
SERIES
Amelia Bedelia muddles on in Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? by Herman Parish, illus. by Lynn Sweat ($15.99, 6-up). The High-Rise Private Eyes continues with The Case of the Desperate Duck by Cynthia Rylant, illus. by G. Brian Karas ($14.99, 6-up). And The Last Apprentice starts up with Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney ($14.99, 10-up).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Awful Ogre’s Awful Day by Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky ($6.99, 6-up); Words of Stone by Kevin Henkes ($5.99, 8-up); Snow-walker by Catherine Fisher ($7.99, 12-up); and Cobwebs by Karen Romano Young and A Crack in the Line by Michael Lawrence ($7.99 each, 14-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/HARPERFESTIVAL
The 12 Days of Christmas ($5.99), illus. by Dan Yaccarino, is a board-book version of this carol. (up to 3)My Friend the Doctor ($5.99) by Joanna Cole, illus. by Maxie Chabliss, is a reassuring tale about visiting the doctor. (1-4)
Sophia & Benjamin Watch a Train Go By ($7.99) by Ruth Lubell, illus. by Ed Brodsky, features a six-foot fold-out train. (2-up)
Merry Thanksgiving ($3.99) by Natasha Wing, illus. by Isidre Mones. What happens when Joey mixes up Thanksgiving and Christmas? (3-7)
SERIES
My Little Pony trots on with six new books ($2.99-$10.99 each, 2-6). Biscuit is back in Biscuit’s Hanukkah and Biscuit’s Snowy Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories ($4.99 each, 2-6). Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter returns in four titles ($3.29-$9.99 each, 2-6 to 3-7). Stan and Jan Berenstain’s The Berenstain Bears return in The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores and The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Walk ($8.99 each, paper $3.25, 3-7); and The Berenstain Bears’ Dinosaur Coloring Adventure ($3.99 paper, 3-7).
HARPERCOLLINS/HARPERKIDS ENTERTAINMENT
SERIESThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe offers 12 titles ($3.99-$41.99 each, all ages to 8-up). And there are eight King Kong books ($3.99-$4.99 each, 3-7 to 8-12).
HARPERCOLLINS/RAYO
The Magical Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog ($17.99) by Gloria Estefan, illus. by Michael Garland. This singer’s debut picture book stars a bulldog that is adopted by a girl and includes a CD with a song based on the story. (4-8)HARPERCOLLINS/TEGEN
T. Rex Trick-or-Treats ($12.99) by Lois Grambling, illus. by Jack E. Davis. Dinosaurs celebrate Halloween. (3-6)Christmas Tree! ($15.99) by Florence Minor, illus. by Wendell Minor, pays tribute to the Christmas tree. (4-7)
Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown ($15.99) by Laura Malone Elliott, illus. by Lynn Munsinger, tells of best friends on competing soccer teams. (4-7)
Thora ($15.99) by Gillian Johnson is the tale of a half-mermaid girl. (8-12)
Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins ($15.99) by Ellen Schreiber is the sequel to Vampire Kisses. (12-up)
The Orpheus Obsession ($16.99) by Dakota Lane is the story of a girl who falls in love with a rock singer. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINT
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber ($5.99, 12-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/HARPERTEMPEST
Autobiography of My Dead Brother ($15.99) by Walter Dean Myers, illus. by Christopher Myers, is a novel about friendship, loss and loyalty. (14-up)Not the End of the World ($16.99) by Geraldine McCaughrean recounts the great flood through the eyes of Noah’s teenage daughter. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
The Alison Rules by Catherine Clark, Cruise Control by Terry Trueman and Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen ($6.99 each, 14-up).
HARPERCOLLINS/HARPERTROPHY
PAPERBACK SERIESMy Weird School continues with Ms. LaGrange Is Strange! and Miss Lazar Is Bizarre! by Dan Gutman, illus. by Jim Paillot ($3.99 each, 7-10).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Ah, Music! by Aliki ($5.99, all ages); The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman, adapted by Janet Schulman, illus. by Renée Graef; and The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, illus. by Dave McKean ($6.99 each, all ages); Wishes for You by Tobi Tobias, illus. by Henri Sorensen ($5.95, 3-7); Thanksgiving Is Here! by Diane Goode ($6.99, 3-8); Hunter’s Best Friend at School by Laura Elliott, illus. by Lynn Munsinger ($5.99, 4-7); Betsy Who Cried Wolf by Gail Carson Levine, illus. by Scott Nash ($6.99, 4-8); The Story of Halloween by Carol Greene, illus. by Linda Bronson ($5.99, 7-10); I, Jack by Jack the Dog, as told to Patricia Finney ($5.99, 8-12); Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce ($6.99, 8-up); The Anybodies by N.E. Bode, illus. by Peter Ferguson ($5.99, 10-13); Chu Ju’s House by Gloria Whelan; The Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac, illus. by Sally Wern Comport; and Lily’s Ghosts by Laura Ruby ($5.99 each, 10-up); Bro by Robert Newton Peck ($5.99, 12-up); The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson ($7.99, 12-up); and Teen Idol by Meg Cabot ($8.99, 12-up).
PAPERBACK SERIES REPRINTS
New I Can Read Books reprints are Biscuit and the Baby by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories ($3.99, 3-5); and Amazing Tigers! by Sarah Thomson; Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Parish, illus. by Lynn Sweat; Christmas Presents: Holiday Poetry and Hanukkah Lights: Holiday Poetry, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illus. by Melanie Hall; Elvis the Rooster and the Magic Words by Denys Cazet; and Rafi and Rosi by Lulu Delacre ($3.99 each, 4-8). The Berenstain Bears issues The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain, illus. by Mike Berenstain ($5.99, 4-8). And The Stink Files opens with Dossier 001: The Postman Always Brings Mice and Dossier 002: To Scratch a Thief by Holm & Hamel, illus. by Brad Weinman ($4.99 each, 7-10).
HCI BOOKS
The Velveteen Rabbit ($9.95) by Margery Williams, illus. by William Nicholson, is a new edition of this classic. (9-12)PAPERBACK
Chicken Soup for the Girl’s Soul ($12.95) by Jack Canfield et al., addresses issues for preteen girls. (9-14)
HCI TEENS
PAPERBACKSGirlology: A Girl’s Guide to Stuff That Matters ($12.95) by Melisa Holmes and Patricia Hutchinson focuses on friendships, parents, sexuality and values. (9-14)
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal: Friends ($12.95) by Jack Canfield et al., discusses the ups and downs of friendship. (9-14)
HOLIDAY HOUSE
Where Crocodiles Have Wings ($16.95) by Patricia C. McKissack, illus. by Bob Barner, is set in a magical land where spiders dance, camels knit socks and zebras play hockey. (4-8)First Snow ($16.95) by Bernette Ford, illus. by Sebastien Braun. Bunny and his siblings enjoy the first snow of winter. (4-8)
The Three Bears’ Christmas ($16.95) by Kathy Duval, illus. by Paul Meisel. Could Santa have eaten the bears’ cookies, sat in their chairs and slept in their beds? (4-8)
Halloween Sky Ride ($16.95) by Elizabeth Spurr, illus. by Ethan Long. A skeleton, a mummy and a jack-o’-lantern want to hitch a ride to a party on a witch’s broom. (4-8)
Pizza for the Queen ($16.95) by Nancy Castaldo, illus. by Mélisande Potter. Raffaele searches for the finest ingredients to make a pizza for the queen. (4-8)
The Christmas Mice ($16.95) by Corinne Demas, illus. by Stephanie Roth. Two mice seem destined to spend a lonely Christmas until one of them has an idea that brings holiday cheer. (4-8)
Punxsutawney Phyllis ($16.95) by Susanna Leonard Hill, illus. by Jeffrey Ebbeler. An energetic groundhog tries to convince her Uncle Phil to get out of bed on Groundhog Day. (4-8)
The Biggest Test in the Universe ($16.95) by Nancy Poydar is a tale meant to take the terror out of test taking. (4-8)
School Lunch ($16.95) by True Kelley. When the school lunch lady goes on vacation, the principal hires one outrageous cook after another. (4-8)
The Winter Witch ($16.95) by Clay Bonnyman Evans, illus. by Robert Bender. A boy whose divorced father has married a Jewish woman learns about family and the meaning of different holiday traditions. (4-8)
D Is for Dragon Dance ($16.95) by Ying Chang Compestine, illus. by YongSheng Xuan, is an alphabet book introducing Chinese New Year traditions. (4-8)
Valentine’s Day Is... ($16.95) by Gail Gibbons has this holiday at its heart. (4-8)
The Great Graph Contest ($16.95) by Loreen Leedy. A lizard and frog round up facts about graphs and organizing information. (4-8)
Young Thomas Edison ($16.95) by Michael Dooling focuses on this inventor’s childhood. (4-8)
Dinosaur Discoveries ($16.95) by Gail Gibbons relays theories about the history of dinosaurs. (6-9)
The Sloppy Copy Slipup ($16.95) by DyAnne DiSalvo. Brian calls on his imagination and storytelling techniques to avoid getting a zero in a writing assignment. (7-11)
Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark ($16.95) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus. by Bill Farnsworth. Based on actual events, this fictionalized account is told from the perspective of three Lakota boys. (8-12)
Who Stole Halloween? ($16.95) by Martha Freeman. Is a ghost responsible for the disappearance of neighborhood cats? (8-12)
Interplanetary Avenger ($16.95) by Caroline Luzzatto. When Sam opens a strange box, he finds himself in the principal’s office of an intergalactic middle school. (8-12)
Stranded in Boringsville ($16.95) by Catherine Bateson. After her parents separate, Rain befriends an unpopular boy and copes with her feelings about her father and his new girlfriend. (10-14)
How to Survive in Antarctica ($16.95) by Lucy Jane Bledsoe recounts the author’s adventures exploring Antarctica. (10-14)
The Swan’s Child ($16.95) by Sjoerd Kuyper, trans. by Patricia Crampton, illus. by Jan Jutte, is the tale of a girl raised by kind animals. (10-up)
Dybbuk: A Version ($16.95) by Barbara Rogasky, illus. by Leonard Everett Fisher. Leah becomes possessed by the spirit of the man she was destined to marry, but did not. (10-up)
Princess from Another Planet ($16.95) by Mindy Schanback. Could Gracie’s mother’s delusions about being the deposed queen of a distant planet be true? (10-up)
Love, Football, And Other Contact Sports ($16.95) by Alden R. Carter presents stories about teens at both ends of the social spectrum. (12-up)
Dough Boy ($16.95) by Peter Marino. An overweight teen living with his divorced mother and her boyfriend must deal with criticism about various aspects of his life when the boyfriend’s daughter moves in. (12-up)
SERIES
Holiday House Readers welcomes Great Groundhogs! A Harry and Emily Adventure by Karen Gray Ruelle ($14.95, paper $4.95, 5-8); and Turkeys Together by Carol Wallace, illus. by Jacqueline Rogers ($15.95, 4-8).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner, illus. by Will Hillenbrand ($6.95, 3-6); The Blizzard by Betty Ren Wright, illus. by Ronald Himler; Mañana, Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul, illus. by Ethan Long; and Thanksgiving Is... by Gail Gibbons ($6.95 each, 4-8); and Crandalls’ Castle by Betty Ren Wright ($6.95, 8-12).
HENRY HOLT
Little Yoga ($9.95) by Rebecca Whitford, illus. by Martina Selway, introduces nine simple yoga exercises. (1-5)A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa ($14.95) by Jonathan London, illus. by Denis Roche, shows what trucks can do. (2-5)
What We Do ($7.95) by Reg Cartwright, focuses on various animals. (2-5)
Here Comes Grandpa ($12.95) by Janet Lord, illus. by Julie Paschkis, takes a look at a family. (3-5)
Duck Skates ($15.95) by Lynne Berry, illus. by Hiroe Nakata, celebrates the joys of winter. (3-5)
The Goldfish Yawned ($16.95) by Elisabeth Sayles describes a magical nighttime journey. (3-6)
Grandpa Gazillion’s Number Yard ($16.95) by Laurie Keller introduces counting from one to 20. (4-7)
The First Day of Winter ($15.95) by Denise Fleming is a cumulative tale about building a snowman. (4-8)
The Bear Upstairs ($16.95) by Shirley Mozelle, illus. by Doug Cushman, presents the story of a bear. (4-8)
Mister Beast ($16.95) by James Sage, illus. by Russell Ayto, reveals the bond between father and sons. (4-8)
Toots the Cat ($16.95) by Karla Kuskin, illus. by Lisze Bechtold, compiles poems about a feline. (4-8)
In The Leaves ($16.95) by Hung Voun Lee. A child explains how to read Chinese characters. (4-9)
A Pen Pal for Max ($16.95) by Gloria Rand, illus. by Ted Rand. After he slips a note into a box of grapes headed to the U.S., Max receives a response from a girl. (5-9)
Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig ($16.95) by Alix Berenzy. Students try to figure out what’s the matter with their class pet. (5-9)
Rosa ($16.95) by Nikki Giovanni, illus. by Bryan Collier, relays the story of Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955. (5-up)
Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall ($16.95) by Michelle Markel, illus. by Emily Lisker, chronicles the life of this Russian-born artist. (5-up)
Liberty Rising ($17.95) by Pegi Deitz Shea, illus. by Wade Zahares, chronicles the designing and building of the Statue of Liberty. (6-10)
Mr. Williams ($16.95) by Karen Barbour. A friend recalls the life of J.J. Williams. (6-10)
Panda Math ($16.95) by Ann Whitehead Nagda, in collaboration with the San Diego Zoo. This tale about zoo pandas offers a lesson in subtraction. (7-10)
Fat Bat and Swoop ($15.95) by Leo Landry. The title characters discover that very different people can become good friends. (7-10)
The Giants and the Joneses ($14.95) by Julia Donaldson, illus. by Greg Swearingen, tells what happens when a female giant climbs down the beanstalk to visit a family. (7-11)
The Doll with the Yellow Star ($16.95) by Yona Zeldis McDonough, illus. by Kimberley Bulcken Root. In wartime, a girl must leave France to go to America. (7-12)
Fooled You! ($16.95) by Elaine Pascoe, illus. by Laurie Keller, examines infamous hoaxes from the 1800s to the present. (8-12)
Rainy ($16.95) by Sis Deans is the story of a girl learning to live with ADHD. (9-12)
Marshfield Dreams ($16.95) by Ralph Fletcher. Ralph has to leave much behind when his family moves from Massachusetts to Chicago. (10-15)
What I Call Life ($16.95) by Jill Wolfson is a first novel for middle-graders. (10-up)
America Through the Lens ($18.95) by Martin Sandler spotlights 12 significant photographers. (10-up)
Angel Secrets ($18.95) by Miriam Chaikin, illus. by Leonid Gore, offers stories about angels, who in Jewish teachings are the links between heaven and earth. (10-up)
Last Child ($16.95) by Michael Spooner. This novel is set during the smallpox epidemic of 1837. (11-up)
First Boy ($16.95) by Gary Schmidt presents a political thriller. (12-up)
Theories of Relativity ($16.95) by Barbara Haworth-Attard. A 16-year-old living on the streets is determined to survive against all odds. (12-up)
In the Coils of the Snake ($16.95) by Clare B. Dunkle concludes the Hollow Kingdom trilogy. (12-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming ($6.95, 3-6); Head, Body, Legs , retold by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret Lippert, illus. by Julie Paschkis ($6.95, 3-7); The Teddy Bear by David McPhail; and Visiting Langston by Willie Perdomo, illus. by Bryan Collier ($6.95 each, 4-8).
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Prehistoric Actual Size ($16) by Steve Jenkins. Cut-paper art reveals prehistoric creatures in this sequel to Actual Size. (All ages)The Polar Express Twentieth Anniv. Ed. ($35) by Chris Van Allsburg offers a gift edition of this holiday tale with a bookplate designed by the author. (All ages)
Monster Trucks ($8.95) by Mark Todd is a board book introducing trucks. (up to 3)
Let’s Sign! Every Baby’s Guide to Communicating with Grownups ($17) by Kelly Ault, illus. by Leo Landry, presents stories and instructions to improve baby-parent communication. (up to 3)
Love That Baby! ($7.95) by Susan Milord celebrates the interaction between baby and parent. (up to 3)
The Dream Jar ($16) by Linden Lee Johnson, illus. by Serena Curmi. A girl’s sister helps her discover how to turn bad dreams into good ones. (4-8)
The Mummy and Other Adventures of Sam and Alice ($16) by Akemi Gutierrez collect three adventures of a brother and sister. (4-8)
The Spectacular Adventures of Sophie and Sebastian ($16) by Ruth Jeyaveeran is a tale about a hippo who dreams of skateboarding and her best pal. (4-8)
The Bake Shop Ghost ($16) by Jacqueline K. Ogburn, illus. by Marjorie Priceman. A baker finds the secret recipe to appease the cranky ghost haunting the bake shop she once owned. (4-8)
Eddie’s Kingdom ($16) by D.B. Johnson centers on a character who knows what to do to make his grouchy neighbors get along. (4-8)
The Invisible Mistakecase ($16) by Charise Mericle Harper. Since Charlotte feels awful after calling her best friend names, Grandpa shows her his “mistakecase” that reminds him not to repeat his errors. (4-8)
Here Comes Darrell ($16) by Leda Schubert, illus. by Mary Azarian, is a tale about neighbors helping neighbors in the North. (4-8)
Twenty-one Elephants and Still Standing ($16) by April Jones Prince, illus. by François Roca, tells how circus elephants helped demonstrate the strength of the newly-built Brooklyn Bridge. (4-8)
Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole ($16) by Wong Herbert Yee reveals the friendship between animal neighbors. (5-8)
The Bus Ride That Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks ($16) by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illus. by Danny Shanahan, relates the story of Rosa Parks’s historic act on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. (5-9)
The Good Lion ($16) by Beryl Markham, illus. by Don Brown, adapts an episode in this aviatrix’s autobiography, West with the Night. (6-10)
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey ($17) by Louise Borden, illus. by Allan Drummond, recounts these book creators’ flight from Nazi-occupied Europe during WWII. (7-up)
Bridge to America: Based on a True Story ($16) by Linda Glaser is a historical novel centering on a boy who survives the Cossack raids in Poland. (8-12)
Zahrah the Wind Seeker ($16) by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu. In a kingdom where monkeys tell fortunes and plants offer wisdom, a teen is the only one who can save her best friend’s life. (10-13)
The Lioness and Her Knight ($16) by Gerald Morris. The daughter of a knight has the chance to visit King Arthur’s court. (10-up)
The Forbidden Schoolhouse ($18) by Suzanne Jurmain focuses on a woman who in 1830 started one of the nation’s first schools for African-American girls. (10-up)
New Boy ($16) by Julian Huston. A boy integrates an all-white boarding school in the 1950s. (12-up)
The Book of Mordred ($16) by Vivian Vande Velde is a novel exploring Mordred’s role in the rise and fall of Camelot. (12-up)
SERIES
Curious George stars in nine movie tie-in titles, and there will be six tie-ins for Zathura , the movie based on Chris Van Allsburg’s picture book.
Board Book Reprints
Sheep Trick or Treat and Sheep Out to Eat by Nancy Shaw, illus. by Margot Apple ($5.95 each, up to 3).
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Star Mother’s Youngest Child by Louise Moeri, illus. by Trina Schart Hyman; ’Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore, illus. by Jessie Wilcox; and Willa the Wonderful by Susan Milord ($5.95 each, 4-8); The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illus. by Mary Azarian ($6.95, 6-up); and The Samurai’s Tale , The Boy and the Samurai and Revenge of the Forty Seven Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard ($6.95 each, 10-14).
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN/GRAPHIA
PAPERBACKSI Just Hope It’s Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy ($7.99), ed. by Liz Rosenberg and Deena November, is an anthology of poems about the teen years. (13-up)
Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans ($7.99), ed. by Barbara Summers, collects autobiographical essays by Derek Jeter, Queen Latifah and others. (13-up)
Zen and the Art of the SAT ($7.99) by Matt Bardin and Susan Fine takes a Zen approach to studying for this test. (14-18)
A Certain Slant of Light ($8.99) by Laura Whitcomb. In this first novel, ghosts find new life in the bodies of teenagers. (14-up)
PAPERBACK REPRINT
Lost in the Labyrinth by Patrice Kindl ($7.99, 10-14).
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN/LORRAINE
The Warthog’s Tail ($16) by Debbie Atwell. In this Halloween tale, a witch discovers a way to move a fierce warthog. (4-8)The Problem with Chickens ($16) by Bruce McMillan, illus. by Gunnella, centers on chickens who forget that they are chickens. (4-8)
Lights Out ($16) by Arthur Geisert is a wordless story revealing one piglet’s bedtime-stalling contraptions. (4-8)
Tacky and the Winter Games ($16) by Helen Lester, illus. by Lynn Munsinger. Tacky competes at the Winter Games. (4-8)
Kamishibai Man ($16) by Allen Say. When an old storyteller returns to the city to tell his own tale, he discovers that the children he used to entertain have not forgotten him. (4-8)
The Finest Christmas ($16) by John and Ann Hassett. A visit from a discerning customer saves a Christmas tree farm from becoming obsolete. (4-8)
You Come to Yokum ($16) by Carol Otis Hurst, illus. by Kay Life. A 1920’s mother campaigns for the suffrage movement. (8-12)
PAPERBACK REPRINTS
Martha and Skits by Susan Meddaugh ($5.95, 4-8); Oak Tree by Gordon Morrison ($6.95, 4-8); Black and White by David Macaulay ($6.95, 5-8); and The Last Mall Rat by Erik Esckilsen ($5.95, 7-up).
HOWARD PUBLISHING
The Legend of the Christmas Kiss ($13.99) by Barbie Jenkins, illus. by Joyce Revoir, describes how the first snowfall began. (5-up)SERIES
VeggieTales Gift Book SERIES debuts with I Can Be Your Friend, God Is Bigger!, My Day and Oh, Where Is My Hairbrush? ($10.99 each, 2-8).
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