B&H PUBLISHING GROUP
Classic Bible Stories ($16.99) by Rhonda Davies, illus. by Tommaso d’Incalci, rounds up 28 tales. (All ages)
My Child, My Princess ($14.99) by Beth Moore, illus. by Beverly Warren, presents a wistful fairy tale that rings true. (All ages)
My Go to Bed Book ($6.99) by Hildegarde Ford, illus. by Mary Win, is a board book introducing appropriate bedtime behavior. (up to 3)
B*TWEEN PRODUCTIONS
Series
Beacon Street GirlsSpecial Adventure adds Freestyle with Avery, and Ghost Town by Annie Bryant is the 11th title in the Beacon Street Girls series ($7.99 each, 9-13).
BAREFOOT BOOKS
Port Side Pirates ($16.99) by Oscar Seaworthy, illus. by Debbie Harter, is a rhyming tale of life at sea. (up to 7)
Listen, Listen ($16.99) by Phillis Gershator, illus. by Alison Jay, celebrates the sounds of the seasons. (up to 9)
Motherbridge of Love ($16.99), illus. by Josée Masse. The exchanges between a Chinese girl and her adoptive parent celebrate the bond between parent and child. (4-10)
One City, Two Brothers ($16.99) by Chris Smith, illus. by Aurelia Fronty. King Solomon shares with two bickering brothers the story of how Jerusalem came to be. (4-10)
The Tear Thief ($16.99) by Carol Ann Duffy, illus. by Nicoletta Ceccoli. Each night, the title character steals the tears of every child who cries. (4-10)
Fireside Stories ($19.99) by Caitlin Matthews, illus. by Helen Cann, rounds up stories from countries around the world. (4-10)
Indian Tales ($19.99) by Shenaaz Nanji, illus. by Christopher Corr, is a story collection from the Indian subcontinent. (7-up)
BARRON’S
Little Hands Library ($13.99) by Rachel Fuller includes Feed Me!, Dress Me! and Talk to Me! (up to 3)
The Potty Movie for Girls/Boys Starring Hannah/Henry (book and doll, $16.99; DVD, $14.99; DVD, book and doll, $24.99) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Dorothy Stott, addresses potty training. (1-4)
Have You Seen My Potty? ($12.99) by Mij Kelly, illus. by Mary McQuillan. A story for potty trainees. (2-4)
Teddy Bear’s Picnic ($16.99) by Margaret Wang includes pop-up art. (3-7)
Christmas Wishes ($14.99) by Tony Mitton, illus. by Layn Marlow, offers a variation on a classic Christmas poem. (3-7)
Knights ($10.99) by Giovanni Caviezel is a die-cut book in the shape of a boy wearing a knight’s costume. (3-8)
Aliens Love Underpants ($14.99) by Claire Freedman, illus. by Ben Cort. A story featuring aliens. (4-7)
Small Knight and George ($14.99) by Ronda Armitage, illus. by Arthur Robins. A frightened knight doesn’t want to fight fierce dragons. (4-7)
Renoir and the Boy with the Long Hair ($14.99) by Wendy Wax, illus. by Nancy Lane. A fanciful tale of the artist Renoir, who does not want his son to cut his long, beautiful hair. (4-8)
Matisse: The King of Color ($14.99) by Laurence Anholt. The story of Matisse and the creation of the Rosary Chapel in Vence, France. (4-8)
If You See a Fairy Ring ($16.99), illus. by Susanna Lockheart, collects fairy poems. (4-up)
Pop-Up and Play Spooky Shadows ($9.99) by Richard Fowler is a pop-up Halloween tale. (5-up)
Secrets from the Dragon’s World ($19.99) by Dominic Guard, illus. by Leo Hartas, offers dragon lore. (7-10)
Voyage Through Space ($18.99) by Ian Graham takes a trip into space. (8-up)
Dictionary of North American Indians ($14.99) by Gilbert Gegay explores American Indian customs, culture and history. (11-up)
Series
Rattle Books, illus. by Steve Boulter, introduces Busy Bugs, Let’s Go, My Day and My Pets ($4.99 each, up to 3); each title contains a rattle and carrying handle. Wiggle-Waggles welcomes Bunny, Duckling, Kitten and Puppy, illus. by Jacqueline East ($4.99 each, 1-4). And new Graphic Classics are Dracula by Fiona MacDonald, illus. by Penko Gelev, from the novel by Bram Stoker; and The Man in the Iron Mask by Jim Pipe, illus. by Gelev, from the novel by Alexandre Dumas ($15.99, paper $8.99, 8-up).
Paperbacks
Hide-and-Seek Pond Bath Books : Quacky and Hoppy and Squishy and Squirty ($12.99 each), illus. by Ana Martin-Larrañaga, are vinyl books featuring animals. (10 mos.-3 yrs.)
Spooky Fun and Pirate Fun by Dominic Guard ($19.99 each) offers puzzles and mysteries to solve. (5-8)
My First English/Spanish Dictionary of Sentences ($14.99) by Armelle Modéré. This illustrated reference presents sentences in two languages. (5-up)
I Love Ponies ($11.99) by Louise Pritchard provides info about ponies. (7-12)
The Body Box ($24.99) by Anita Ganeri is a kit for aspiring biologists. (11-up)
500 Things to Know About the Ancient World ($9.99) by Carolyn Howitt compiles facts about the ancient world. (10-up)
Paperback Series
What Do You Know About? Books offers I Have Asthma and Tengo asma (Spanish ed.) and We Are Adoptedand Somos adoptados (Spanish ed.) by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, illus. by Rosa Curto ($6.99 each, 4-7). Live and Learn Books by Moore-Mallinos, illus. by Marta Fábrega, releases Winning Isn’t Everything and ¡Ganar no es todo! (Spanish ed.) and It’s Called Dyslexia and Se liama dislexia (Spanish ed.) ($6.99 each, 4-7). And Anholt’s Artists Books for Children by Laurence Anholt presents Degas and the Little Dancer, Leonardo and the Flying Boy, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail and van Gogh and the Sunflowers ($7.99 each, 4-8).
BERKLEY JAM
Paperbacks
Revenge of the Homecoming Queen ($9.99) by Stephanie Hale. A should-be homecoming queen tries to take back the crown. (11-up)
Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs ($9.99) by Julie Kenner, Johanna Edwards and Serena Robar presents three tales of teen models turned vampires. (11-up)
Violet on the Runway ($9.99) by Melissa Walker centers on a teen thrust onto the New York modeling scene. (11-up)
Demon Envy ($9.99) by Erin Lynn. Being a teenager can be hell, especially if you’re friends with someone who was born there. (11-up)
Paperback Series
The Band strikes up with Holding On and Finding Love by Debra Garfinkle ($9.99 each, 11-up). Floe Ryan returns in Beyond Cool by Bev Katz Rosenbaum ($9.99, 11-up). Horror High releases Good Ghouls Do by Julie Kenner ($9.99, 11-up). Girls That Growl is the third installment in Mari Mancusi’s vampire series ($9.99, 11-up). Queen Geeks in Love launches a new series by Laura Preble ($9.99, 11-up). And BFF Novels starts up with Manderly Prep by Carol Culver ($9.99, 11-up).
BETHANY HOUSE
In Jesse’s Shoes ($9.99) by Beverly Lewis, illus. by Laura Nikiel, is a tale aimed at helping children understand those with special needs. (4-8)
Paperbacks
Wildcats in the House ($10.99) by Steve Russo. Based on High School Musical, this sets out to offer kids spiritual insight. (8-up)
Fear No Evil? ($13.99) by Steve Russo discusses the dangers of dabbling in seemingly innocent occult activities. (12-up)
BLOOMING TREE PRESS
(Baker & Taylor, dist.)
Patrick the Somnambulist ($16.95) by Sarah Ackerley relays the adventures of a sleepwalking penguin. (4-8)
Krumbuckets ($13.95) by L.C. Mohr, illus. by Erica Musheno. In this futuristic tale, a robot and a boy save the President. (7-12)
The Penguins of Doom: From the Desk of Septina Nash ($13.95) by Greg Fishbone. A series of letters reveals the story of Septina’s sister’s disappearance. (7-12)
Knowing Joseph ($13.95) by Judith Mammy describes how a boy deals with his autistic brother. (8-12)
Life in the Pit ($13.95) by Kristen Landon, illus. by Regan Johnson. As she plays cello in the orchestra pit, Amanda dreams about the leading man on stage. (13-18)
Bad Girls Club ($17.95) by Judy Gregerson tells of a teen whose mother spirals deeper into madness while her father denies there is a problem. (13-18)
BLOOMING TREE PRESS/READY BLADE
(Baker & Taylor, dist.)
Hold On to Your Tail: Letters from Camp Lizard ($7.95) by Regan Johnson is a graphic novel about a gecko who’s nervous about his first experience at lizard summer camp. (7-12)
BLOOMSBURY
Goodnight, Me ($11.95) by Andrew Daddo, illus. by Emma Quay, is a bedtime tale starring a baby orangutan. (2-4)
Merry Christmas, Cheeps! ($9.95) by Julie Stiegemeyer, illus. by Carol Baicker-McKee, is a follow-up to Cheep! Cheep! (2-4)
Three Little Ghosties ($16.95) by Pippa Goodhart, illus. by Anna Laura Cantone, introduces mischievous young ghosties who love to eat toasties. (3-6)
Freckleface Strawberry ($16.95) by Julianne Moore, illus. by LeUyen Pham. The Oscar-nominated actress celebrates freckles and friends. (3-8)
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie ($15.95) by Laura Rankin. A fox who takes her classmate’s camera learns the importance of telling the truth. (3-8)
Night Shift ($16.95) by Jessie Hartland. Bold art reveals the unusual jobs people do during the night. (4-7)
Buffalo Wings ($16.95) by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Paulette Bogan, serves up recipes for Super Bowl day. (4-8)
Santa’s Littlest Helper Travels the World ($15.95) by Anu Stohner, illus. by Henrike Wilson, is a tale about friendship and goodwill. (4-8)
Bear’s Day Out ($16.95) by Michael Rosen, illus. by Adrian Reynolds. Bear leaves his cave to explore the big city. (4-8)
The Perfect Hamburger and Other Delicious Stories ($15.95, paper $7.95) by Alexander McCall Smith, illus. by Laura Rankin, dishes out three food-related stories. (7-9)
Jack Bolt and the Highwayman’s Hideout ($14.95, paper $5.95) by Richard Hamilton, illus. by Sam Hearn. Jack travels back and forth in time to help a group of bandits. (7-10)
Peiling and the Chicken-Fried Christmas ($15.95) by Pauline Chen. A girl convinces her traditional Taiwanese parents to celebrate Christmas. (8-11)
Wave Traveller ($16.95) by P.R. Morrison. Archie learns that courage comes in many forms. (8-12)
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror ($12.95) by Chris Priestley, illus. by David Roberts, delivers spooky stories. (8-12)
Kiki Strike: The Empress’s Tomb ($16.95) by Kirsten Miller. With the return of Oona Wong’s criminal father, Kiki Strike and the irregulars must decide whose side she is on. (10-14)
The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep ($16.95) by John Hulme and Michael Wexler centers on a fellow who works in a secret organization in charge of keeping the world running. (10-up)
Starcross ($16.95) by Philip Reeve, illus. by David Wyatt. Art and Myrtle return to space in this sequel to Larklight. (10-up)
The Declaration ($16.95) by Gemma Malley. Two teens struggle to survive in a dystopian society. (10-up)
The Chicken Dance ($16.95) by Jacques Couvillon. Will Don’s family finally notice him after he wins the chicken-judging contest? (10-up)
Book of a Thousand Days ($17.95) by Shannon Hale tells of two girls shut in a tower for seven years. (12-up)
The Chaos Code ($16.95) by Justin Richards. In the hands of a madman, the power of the ancients could mean the end of the modern world. (12-up)
Origins ($16.95) by Kate Thompson. Two friends in a future world are on a quest to uncover the truth about the foundation of their society. (12-up)
Omega Place ($16.95) by Graham Marks is a novel examining the results of closed-circuit cameras watching public spaces. (12-up)
True Love, the Sphinx, and Other Unsolvable Riddles ($16.95) by Tyne O’Connell shows how complicated love can be. (12-up)
Before, After, and Somebody In Between ($16.95) by Jeannine Garsee. A Cinderella twist raises Martha from the ghetto and gives her a new family. (14-up)
Series
Troll Trouble adds Trolls United by Alan MacDonald, illus. by Mark Beech ($14.95, paper $5.95, 6-10). The Salamander Spell joins The Tales of the Frog Princess by E.D. Baker ($16.95, 8-12. Minerva Clark returns in Minerva Clark Gives Up the Ghost by Karen Karbo ($16.95, 10-up). And Faerie Wars Chronicles welcomes Faerie Lord by Herbie Brennan ($18.95, 12-up).
Paperback Series
Choose Your Own Boyfriend Books offers Date Him or Dump Him? Ski Trip Trouble by Cylin Busby ($6.95, 10-up). And Inside Girl presents The Sweetest Thing by J. Minter ($8.95, 12-up).
BLUE APPLE BOOKS
(Chronicle, dist.)
Can You Smile? by Simms Taback and Can You Moo? by Tanya Roitman ($8.95 each). Two interactive finger puppet books. (1-3)
Peek-a-Book, Papa! and Peek-a-Boo, Mama! ($8.95) by Jill Newton. These lift-the-flap books show baby animals playing peek-a-boo. (1-4)
Snow Buddies ($9.95) by Daniel Orleans romps through winter with rhyming text and photos of Christmas ornaments (1-4)
Harry Bear and Friends Count Fish ($7.95) by Elliott Kreloff introduces counting by twos. (2-5)
Buzzy and Friends: Color ($7.95) by Emily Bolam. Buzzy the donkey teaches color mixing in this die-cut board book. (2-5)
Who’s in the Tub? ($15.95) by Sylvie Jones, illus. by Pascale Constantin, tells the story of a boy who is ready for a bath just as surprise visitors arrive. (4-8)
Miracles of the Bible ($16.95) by Josh Hanft, illus. by Seymour Chwast, retells stories of the Hebrew Scriptures with fold-outs. (4-8)
A Dictionary of Dance ($15.95) by Liz Murphy introduces readers to the ABC’s of all kinds of dance. (4-8)
And to Name But Just A Few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue ($16.95) by Laurie Rosenwald explores the world of color through poetry and collage. (4-8)
Series
Early Experience adds Does a Giraffe Drive? by Fred Ehrilich, M.D., illus. by Emily Bolam ($5.95, 3-6); and Snow Bow and Stop Pop join the Flip-a-Word series by Yukidi Kido ($5.945 each, 4-7).
BOYDS MILLS PRESS
Treasure ($15.95) by Suzanne Bloom is a follow-up to A Splendid Friend, Indeed. (2-6)
Tire Mountain ($15) by Andrea Cheng, illus. by Ken Condon. Aaron convinces his mother that they needn’t move from the city in order for him to have space to play. (2-6)
Emma’s Turtle ($15.95) by Eve Bunting, illus. by Marsha Winborn. A pet turtle ventures out of his pen and imagines he’s in fara-way places. (4-7)
Letter on the Wind ($16.95) by Sarah Marwil Lamstein, illus. by Neil Waldman, retells a Jewish folktale about a man who prays for olive oil for Chanukah. (4-8)
Big Mama’s Baby ($15.95) by Lacy Borgo, illus. by Nancy Cote. A pet calf grows up and causes trouble in the neighborhood. (5-7)
Clarabelle: Making Milk and So Much More ($16.95) by Cris Peterson, photos by David Lundquist, describes how dairy farmers create milk and other products. (6-up)
Dougal Dixon’s Amazing Dinosaurs ($19.95) by Dougal Dixon. A new edition with updated information. (6-up)
The Best Eid Ever ($16.95) by Asma Mobin-Uddin, illus. by Laura Jacobsen. Aneesa plans to make Eid the best holiday ever for two refugee sisters. (7-9)
Cattle Kids: A Year on the Western Range ($16.95) by Cat Urbigkit is a photo-essay about children who live on cattle ranches. (7-9)
Lions, Tigers, and Bears: Why Big Predators Are So Rare ($16.95) by Ron Hirschi, photos by Thomas Mangelsen, explores the plight of these species. (7-10)
Ham: The Astrochimp ($16.95) by Richard Hilliard focuses on the first intelligent being to ride an American rocket into suborbital space. (9-12)
Cold Light: Creatures, Discoveries, and Inventions That Glow ($16.95) by Anita Sitarski examines the scientific exploration of cold light. (9-up)
Series
Step-by-Step Crafts adds Step-by-Step for Gifts by Kathy Ross, illus. by Jennifer Emery ($15.95, paper $6.95, 5-up).
BOYDS MILLS PRESS/CALKINS CREEK
John Adams, The Writer: A Treasury of Letters, Diaries and Public Documents ($16.95), compiled and ed. by Carolyn Yoder, collects the writings of this statesman. (8-up)
River Roads West: America’s First Highways ($19.95) by Peter and Connie Roop takes an historical tour of the U.S. through seven major rivers. (8-up)
We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin ($17.95) by Larry Dane Brimner chronicles the life of this early civil rights activist. (8-up)
BOYDS MILLS PRESS/FRONT STREET
Child’s Guide to Common Household Monsters ($16.95) by James Otis Thach, illus. by David Udovic. A girl realizes her house is full of monsters. (2-6)
Sneaking Suspicions ($16.95) by Carolyn Coman, illus. by Rob Shepperson. The siblings from The Big House visit a long-lost relative in the Florida Everglades. (8-12)
Isabel and the Miracle Baby ($15.95) by Emily Smith Pearce. Isabel forges a new relationship with her parents and new baby sister after her mother battles breast cancer. (8-up)
Run Far, Run Fast ($17.95) by Tim Decker focuses on a girl in 14th-century Europe during the time of the plague. (10-up)
The Unmaking of Duncan Veerick ($16.95) by Betty Levin. A boy taking care of a neighbor who’s had a stroke becomes implicated in a crime. (10-up)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie ($16.95) by Mirjam Pressler, trans. by Erik Macki. A young woman comes to terms with her grandfather’s past in Nazi Germany. (12-up)
Woolvs in the Sitee ($17.95) by Margaret Wild, illus. by Anne Spudvilas, is a graphic novel about a boy in a strange and sinister world. (12-up)
Seventeen ($17.95) by Per Nilsson, trans. by Tara Chace. A boy ends up in the emergency room, where many secrets are revealed. (12-up)
Baby ($16.95) by Joseph Monniger. In her latest foster home, a girl lives with a couple who raise and race sled dogs. (13-up)
I’m Being Stalked by a Moon Shadow ($16.95) by Doug Macleod. Seth is determined that Miranda will be his girlfriend, but he’s going to need some very good advice. (13-up)
BOYDS MILLS PRESS/LEMNISCAAT
The Sweetest Kiss ($16.95) by Marank Rinck, illus. by Martijn Van Der Linden, offers a twist on the Frog Prince story. (All ages)
Cute ($16.95) by Lida Dijkstra, illus. by Marije Tolman. Toby’s new tough-boy image does not win the heart of the girl he loves. (2-6)
Mine! ($16.95) by Mathilde Stein, illus. by Mies Van Hout. Charlotte discovers a tiny ghost in her bed and teaches him to share. (2-6)
BOYDS MILLS PRESS/WORDSONG
Under the Kissletoe : Christmas Time Poems ($16.95) by J. Patrick Lewis, illus. by Rob Shepperson, is a humorous collection of holiday poems. (6-8)
Birmingham, 1963 ($17.95) by Carol Boston Weatherford pays poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing. (9-12)
Dog Poems ($16.95) by Dave Crawley, illus. by Tamara Petrosino, is a companion to Cat Poems. (9-12)
Shape Me a Rhyme: Nature’s Forms in Poetry ($17.95) by Jane Yolen, photos by Jason Stemple, compiles 12 poems and color photos. (10-12)
Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color ($17.95) by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson, illus. by Floyd Cooper. Two renowned poets relay the story of a white teacher and her black female students who endured prejudice. (10-up)
BRECKLING PRESS
(IPG, dist.)
Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale ($17.95) by Sibylle von Olfers, trans. by Jack Zipes, illus. by Sieglinde Schoen Smith. In this celebration of nature, Mother Earth prepares her children for spring. (3-7)
BRIGHTER MINDS MEDIA
(CDS/Perseus, dist.)
Marvel Heroes Puzzle Peril ($9.95) by Randy Meredith, illus. by Marvel, presents spreads with double-sided puzzles. (6-10)
Paperback Series
Extreme Monsters offers Extreme Monsters Battling Bigfoot by Louise Simonson, illus. by James W. Elston ($3.99, 7-up).
BROCCOLI BOOKS
Series
Kon Kon Kokon debuts with Vol. 1 by Koge-Donbo ($9.99, 8-up).
BUMBLE BEE PUBLISHING
The Dancing Bears ($19.95) by Pamela Barcita presents an Inuit legend. (All ages)
Pardon Me. It’s Ham, Not Turkey ($17.95) by Lisa Suhay, illus. by Pamela Barcita, is a story based on the first Thanksgiving. (3-8)
