AUDIO BOOKSHELF

The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi. Read by Melissa Hughes. Unabridged, six cassettes, eight hours, $39.95; six CDs, $49.95, ages 12-up, Jan.

The Three Documents that Made America: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the U.S.A. and The Bill of Rights, introduced by Sam Fink. Read by Terry Bregy. One CD, one hour, $21.95, ages 8-up, Jan.

Ashley Bryan's Beautiful Blackbird and Other Folktales by Ashley Bryan. Read by the author. One CD, one hour, $21.95, ages 4-up, Jan.

Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling. Read by Terry Bregy. Unabridged, one cassette, one hour, $14.95; one CD, $16.95, ages 7-up, Jan.


ANCHOR BAY

The Tales of Beatrix Potter, featuring the Royal Ballet. VHS, 90 mins., $9.99; DVD, $14.98, ages 2-6, Feb.

Thomas the Tank Engine series:Thomas and His Friends Get Along and Other Thomas Adventures; Best of Gordon; New Friends for Thomas. Each, VHS, 35 mins., $12.98; DVD, $19.98, ages 2-6, Mar.


AUGUST HOUSE

Grand Canyon and Miss Daisy by Donald Davis. Original storytelling. Each, one CD, one hour, $16.95, ages 10-up, Mar.

Animals Could Talk by Heather Forest. Original program. One CD, one hour, $14.95, ages 2-7, Apr.

Favorite Scary Stories of American Children Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Richard and Judy Dockery. Original storytelling. Each, one CD, one hour, $14.95; Vol. 1 ages 5-8; Vol. 2 ages 8-12, May.


BANG A BUCKET MUSIC

Everybody's in the Band by Billy Jonas. VHS, 30 mins., $18, ages 3-up, May.


BLUE SKIES MEDIA

My Best Friends Forever series:Best Ever Sleepover! VHS, 35 mins., $12.95; DVD, $14.95, ages 6-12, Feb.


CANDLEWICK

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell. Read by Robert Lindsay. Unabridged, one CD, one hour, $7.99, ages 3-7, May.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. Read by Brian Blessed and Imelda Staunton. Unabridged, one CD, one hour, $7.99, ages 3-7, May.

Little Beaver and The Echo by Amy MacDonald. Read by Jane Horrocks. Unabridged, one CD, one hour, $7.99, ages 3-7, May.

This Is the Bear Collection by Sarah Hayes. Read by Sophie Aldred, Brian Blessed, Jane Horrocks, Danny John-Jules, Bill Oddie and Imelda Staunton. Unabridged, one CD, 1.25 hours, $7.99, ages 3-7, May.

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell. Read by Sophie Aldred and Bill Oddie. Unabridged, one CD, one hour, $7.99, ages 3-7, May.


CENTER FOR CREATIVE PLAY

Time to Sing II by James Coffey and Friends. One CD, one hour, $16.99, ages 2-6, Feb.


CLARION

Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting. Read by Benjamin R. Moss. Paperback book and cassette, $9.95, ages 3-7, May.

The Last Dragon by Susan Niho Nunes. Read by Li Min Mo. Paperback book and cassette, $9.95, ages 5-8, May.


CONCORD RECORDS

Mommy & Me series:Playgroup Favorites and More Playgroup Favorites by Marty Panzer and Gregg Field. Each, one CD, 30 mins., $9.98, ages 6 mos.-6 yrs., Jan.


FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

The Luke Reports IV: The Darkness Comes, Then the Sun by Paul McCusker. Various readers. Dramatization. Two cassettes or two CDs, 1.5 hours, $18.97, ages 10-up, Mar.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Adapted by Paul McCusker and Philip Glassborrow. Various readers. Dramatization. Three cassettes or three CDs, five hours, ages 8-up, Apr.

Father Gilbert Mysteries #3 by Paul McCusker. Various readers. Dramatization. Three cassettes or three CDs, $21.97, ages 8-up, June.


HAP-PAL

Two Little Sounds: Fun with Phonics and Numbers by Hap Palmer. Cassette, 72 mins., $10; CD, $14, ages 4-9, Jan.


HARPER CHILDREN'S AUDIO

The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne. Read by Jim Broadbent. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18; three CDs, $22, ages 5-up, Jan.

Matilda by Roald Dahl. Read by Joely Richardson. Unabridged, three cassettes, five hours, $24; five CDs, $27.50, ages 8-up, Jan.

Mouse Tales Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel. Read by the author. Unabridged, one CD, 1.5 hours, $13.95, ages 4-up, Feb.

Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle. Reader TBA. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages TK, Mar.

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read by Cherry Jones. Unabridged, four cassettes, 6.5 hours, $22; five CDs, $25.95, ages 8-up, Mar.

Heartbeat by Sharon Creech. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Harper/Cotler hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $18, ages 8-12, Mar.

The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. Read by Jeremy Northam. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $24; five CDs, $27.50, ages 8-up, Mar.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. Read by Blythe Danner. One CD, one hour, $13.95, ages 4-up, Apr.

Molly Moon Stops the World by Georgia Byng. Read by Kate Burton. Simultaneous Harper hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $34.95, ages 8-12, Apr.

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende. Read by Blair Brown. Simultaneous Harper hardcover. Unabridged, seven cassettes, 10 hours, ages 10-up, $29.95, Apr.

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater. Read by the author. Unabridged, one cassette, one hour, $12; one CD, $13.95, ages 8-12, May.

Shooter by Walter Dean Myers. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Harper/Amistad hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, 2.5 hours, $24, ages 12-up, May.

Starring Prima!: The Mouse of the Ballet Jolie by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Read by the author. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-up, May.

Looking for Bobowicz:A Hoboken Chicken Story by Daniel Pinkwater. Read by the author. Simultaneous Harper hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, two hours, $18; two CDs, $22, ages 8-12, June.

A Coyote's in the House! by Elmore Leonard. Reader TBA. Simultaneous HarperEntertainment hardcover. Uanbridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18; three CDs, $22, all ages, June.

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett. Read by Stephen Briggs. Simultaneous Harper hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $29.95, ages 12-up, May.

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Hyperion hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $24, ages 12-up, June.


HIGHBRIDGE

LionBoy by Zizou Corder. Read by Simon James. Simultaneous Dial hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes or seven CDs, eight hours, ages 8-13, $29.95, Jan.


HIT ENTERTAINMENT

The Wiggles series:Top of the Tots and Cold Spaghetti Western by the Wiggles. Each, VHS, 45 mins., $14.95; DVD, $16.99, ages 2-6, Jan.; Mar.

Kipper series:Friendship Tails and Imagine That. Each, VHS, 50 mins., $6.99; DVD, $9.99, ages 2-6, Jan.; Mar.

Rubbadubbers series:Here Come the Rubbadubbers! and Tubb's Pirate Treasure. Each, VHS, 45 mins., $12.99, DVD, $16.99, ages 2-6, Jan.

Barney series:Movin' and Groovin': Discover the Fun of Music and Motion with Barney by Barney and Friends. VHS, 40 mins., $12.99; DVD, $16.99, ages 2-6, Mar.

Bob the Builder series:Dig, Lift, and Haul. VHS, 45 mins., $14.99; DVD, $16.99, ages 2-6, Mar.

Angelina Ballerina series:Lights, Camera, Action. VHS, 55 mins., $12.99; DVD, $16.99, ages 3-8, Mar.


LISTEN & LIVE

The Saturdays and The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright. Read by Pamela Dillman. Each, Unabridged, four CDs, five hours, $27.95, ages 9-12, Jan.


MONTEREY VIDEO

Children's Stories from Africa by Nandi Nyembe. DVD, 55 mins., $19.95, all ages, Feb.

Mat Mat the Skate Rat! and Michael Michael Motorcycle! Each, VHS, 30 mins., $14.95; DVD, $14.95, ages 8-up, Mar.


OASIS

Black Beauty, adapted by Peggy Webber. Dramatization by California Artists Radio Theatre. Two CDs, plus two bonus cassettes, 2.5 hours, $17.99, ages 8-up, Apr.


PENTON OVERSEAS

Storybook series:Classic Disney Adventures; Disney Princess Collection; Disney Pixar Favorites; Disney's Winnie the Pooh; Bob the Builder; and Barney. Each, hardcover book with CD, $14.95, ages 4-8, Apr.

J'apprends series:les couleurs, les forms et les grandeurs; les sons et les sylabes; and mon abc. Each, workbook, cassette and CD, $14.95, ages 2-8, Jan.

We Sign series:Fun Time; More Animals and Play Time. Each, VHS, 30 mins., $14.95, ages 3-8, Jan.

Lingua Fun series:French Family & Travel; German Family & Travel; Italian Family & Travel and Spanish Family & Travel. Each, one cassette and two decks of cards, 90 mins., $14.95, ages 7-up, Jan.


PUTUMAYO KIDS

Putumayo Sing Along by various artists. CD, 45 mins., $15.98, all ages, Mar.


RANDOM HOUSE/LISTENING LIBRARY

Brian's Hunt by Gary Paulsen. Read by Ron McLarty. Simultaneous Wendy Lamb Book hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 10-up, Jan.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Read by Blair Brown. Unabridged, two cassettes, 3.5 hours, $18; three CDs, $15, ages 10-14, Jan.

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg. Read by Molly Ringwald. Simultaneous S&S hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, 5.5 hours, $26, ages 10-up, Jan.

The Keys to the Kingdom #2: Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix. Read by Alan Corduner. Simultaneous Scholastic paperback. Unabridged, four cassettes, 5.75 hours, $26, ages 9-12, Jan.

Pirates! by Celia Rees. Read by Jennifer Wiltsie. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $30, ages 12-up, Jan.

The Fires of Merlin (The Lost Years of Merlin, Book Three) by T.A. Barron. Read by Kevin Isola. Unabridged, five cassettes, 8.5 hours, $28, ages 10-14, Feb.

Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer #3) and The Zippity Zinger (Hank Zipzer #4) by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver. Read by Winkler. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-12, Feb.

Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale. Read by Stephen Fry. Simultaneous Scholastic hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, 4.5 hours, $25, ages 9-12, Feb.

The Prydain Chronicles #1: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. Read by James Langton. Unabridged, four cassettes, 5.5 hours, $26, ages 10-up, Feb.

The Prydain Chronicles #2: The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander. Reader TBA. Unabridged, four cassettes, 5.5 hours, $26, ages 10-up, Feb.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Read by Joanna Wyatt. Unabridged, six cassettes, 11 hours, $26.95; abridged, five CDs, $26.95, ages 14-up, Feb.

The Roman Mysteries #1: The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence. Reader TBA. Unabridged, four cassettes, 4.5 hours, $26, ages 9-up, Mar.

Pool Boy by Michael Simmons. Read by Chad Lowe. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 12-up, Mar.

Inventing Elliot by Graham Gardner. Reader TBA. Unabridged, four cassettes, five hours, $26, ages 12-up, Mar.

The Princess Diaries Volume V: Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot. Read by Clea Lewis. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover. Unabridged, five cassettes, seven hours, $28; six CDs, $30, ages 12-up, Apr.

Lily B. on the Brink of Cool by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. Reader TBA. Unabridged, three cassettes, 4.75 hours, $25, ages 9-13, Apr.

Unlikely Exploits, Book #1: The Fall of Fergal by Philip Ardagh. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Henry Holt hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $18, ages 9-up, Apr.

The Gospel According to Larry and Vote for Larry by Janet Tashjian. Read by Jesse Eisenberg. Each, unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 12-up, Apr. The Spiderwick Chronicles Volume II: Books 3 (Lucinda's Secret) and 4 (The Ironwood Tree) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Read by Mark Hamill. Simultaneous S&S hardcover (The Ironwood Tree). Unabridged, two cassettes, two hours, $18, ages 6-10, Apr.

Artemis Fowl andArtemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer. Read by Nathaniel Parker. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26; five CDs, $28, ages 12-up, Apr.

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. Read by Nathaniel Parker. Unabridged, four cassettes, sevenhours, $28; six CDs, $30, ages 12-up, Apr.

Messenger by Lois Lowry. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Houghton Mifflin hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, 4.5 hours, $26, ages 10-up, Apr.

Doing It by Melvin Burgess. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Holt hardcover. Abridged, three CDs, 3.75 hours, $25, ages 16-up, Apr.

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Candlewick hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 8-12, Apr.

The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell. Simultaneous Atheneum hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 8-12, Apr.

Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor. Read by Cornelius Garrett. Simultaneous Putnam hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, seven hours, $26, ages 12-up, Apr.

Ella Enchanted (Movie tie-in) by Gail Carson Levine. Read by Eden Riegel. Unabridged, four cassettes, 5.75 hours, $26, ages 8-up, Apr.

The Fire-Eaters by David Almond. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Delacorte hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, 3.5 hours, $18, ages 8-up, May.

The Singer of All Songs: Book 1 of the Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy by Kate Constable. Reader TBA. Unabridged, five cassettes, nine hours, $28, ages 10-up, May.

Newbery CD Value titles:A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park; A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck; Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare; From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg; and The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden. Each, Unabridged, three CDs, 3.5 hours, $14.99, ages 8-12, May.

The City of Ember and The City of Ember: The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Random House hardcover, The People of Sparks. Each, Unabridged, four cassettes, 6.5 hours, $26, ages 10-up, May.

Fish by L. S. Matthews. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Delacorte hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, 3.5 hours, $18, ages 10-up, June.

The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery by Philip Pullman. Reader TBA. Unabridged, four cassettes, seven hours, $26, ages 12-up, June.

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg. Read by Carol Jordan Stewart. Unabridged, two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $18, ages 9-12, June.

Teen Idol by Meg Cabot. Reader TBA. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, seven hours, $26; six CDs, $30, ages 10-up, June.

Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by Jenny Nimmo. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Orchard hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, 6.75 hours, $26, ages 9-12, June.


RANDOM HOUSE/IMAGINATION STUDIO

SpongeBob SquarePants Chapter Books 5 & 6: SpongeBob Superstar & Sandy's Rocket. Read by Steven Banks. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 7-up, Jan.

Pop Princess by Rachel Cohn. Read by Christy Carlson Romano. Simultaneous S&S hardcover. Abridged, two CDs, two hours, $19.99, ages 13-up, Feb.

Scooby-Doo 1: Monsters Unleashed: Junior Novelization by Suzanne Weyn. Movie tie-in. Unabridged, two CDs, two hours, $19.99, ages 9-12, Feb.

Marc Brown's Arthur Books 3 & 4: Arthur Makes the Team & Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest by Marc Brown. Read by Mark Linn-Baker. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 6-9, Feb.

A to Z Mysteries: G (The Goose's Gold) and H (The Haunted House) by Ron Roy. Read by David Pittu. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 6-9, Feb.

Zombie Butts from Uranus! by Andy Griffiths. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Scholastic paperback. Abridged, two CDs, two hours, $19.99, Mar.

Magic Tree House Books 9 & 10: Dolphins at Daybreak & Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne. Read by the author. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 6-9, Mar.

Junie B. Jones Books 21 & 22: Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants & Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band by Barbara Park. Read by Lana Quintal. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 6-9, Apr.

Andrew Lost: Books 1 & 2: On the Dog & In the Bathroom by J.C. Greenburg. Reader TBA. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $8.99, ages 6-9, June.


ROCK 'N LEARN

Phonics Volume I & II. DVD, 92 mins., $29.99, ages 6-up, Jan.

Spanish Rock. DVD, 55 mins., $19.99, ages 6-up, Feb.

Multiplication Rock. DVD, 30 mins., $19.99, ages 8-up, Feb.

Multiplication Rap. DVD, 25 mins., $19.99, ages 8-up, Feb.

Addition & Subtraction Rock. DVD, 40 mins., $19.99, ages 6-up, Feb.

Alphabet Circus. VHS, 60 mins., $14.99; DVD, $19.99, ages 2-5, Mar.


ROUNDER KIDS

Philadelphia Chickens by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford. Various artists, including Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. Original cast album. One CD, one hour, $11.98, all ages, Feb.

Rhinoceros Tap and 14 Other Silly Songs by Sandra Boynton with Michael Ford. Various artists. One CD, one hours, $15.98, all ages, Mar.


TANTOR MEDIA

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Read by Josephine Bailey. Unabridged, five CDs, 6.5 hours, $29.99, ages 7-up, Feb.

Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Read by Shelly Frasier. Unabridged, eight CDs, 9 hours, $34.99, ages 7-up, Feb.

Shakespeare for Children by Mary and Charles Lamb. Read by Josephine Bailey. Unabridged, four CDs, five hours, $24.99, ages 5-up, Feb.


TOUCANZ

Toucanz Trail Obstacle Adventure. VHS, 40 mins., $14.95; DVD, $17.95, ages 6-11, Feb.


TYNDALE KIDS

Down Gilead Lane: Cosmic Fusion by Beth Culp. Various readers. Dramatization. Six cassettes or six CDs, five hours, $22.97, ages 6-up, Mar.

Left Behind: The Kids Live-Action Audio 5 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. Various readers. Dramatization. Three CDs or four cassettes, 4.5 hours, $16.99, ages 10-14, June.

Last Chance Detectives: The Day Ambrosia Stood Still. Various readers. Dramatization. Two cassettes or two CDs, one hour, $16.99, ages 6-13, June.

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