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The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama

My Life as a Furry Red Monster
by Kevin Clash and Gary Brozek

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Rachael Ray 2,4,6,8
by Rachael Ray

Christmas Carol Audio
by Charles Dickens and read by Jim Dale

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
by Bethesda Softworks

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H.R.H.
by Danielle Steel

Flags of our Fathers
by James Bradley with Ron Powers

Christmas in Camelot
by Mary Pope Osborne

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Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook
by Georgeanne Brennan

Fodor's Hawaii 2007
by Fodor's

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess -- Collector's Edition
by David Hodgson and Stephen Stratton

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Skipping Christmas
by John Grisham

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Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Written by Dr. Seuss

Format: Hardcover, 36 pages
Price: $8.99

Illus. in full color. There isn't a sound Mr. Brown can't do, from a hippo's gumchewing to a goldfish's kiss. The noisemakers are graphically illustrated and the "sound effects" are printed in big lettering.   Read more >

Also available as a board book and a hardcover library binding.
Amazing Peace

Amazing Peace
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher


Format: Package, 40 pages
Price: $17.99

“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated children’s book, celebrating the promise... Read more >

Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
Written by Sergei Prokofiev
Retold by Janet Schulman
Illustrated by Peter Malone


Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Price: $19.95

THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev’s musical fairy tale of the little boy (played by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird (played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the French horns). And... Read more >

The Snowman

The Snowman
Written by Raymond Briggs

Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Price: $17.00

Illus. in full color. A wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The experience is one that neither he nor young 'readers' will ever regret... Read more >

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Anniversary Edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Anniversary Edition
Written by Charles Cohen

Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Price: $24.99

INSIDE THIS VERY SPECIAL anniversary edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, you'll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr. Seuss, along with 32 fascinating pages of commentary, footnotes and archival images - written and compiled by renowned collector and Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. In chatty, conversational style... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding.
Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales
Written by Hans Christian Andersen

Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
Price: $15.95

"The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by... Read more >

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Peter Malone


Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Price: $16.99

THE NUTCRACKER IS A Christmas tradition, and for most children it is their introduction to ballet. Here, in one beautifully illustrated book, is the story of the ballet and a 78-minute CD of Tchaikovsky’s music performed by the
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie Spinner has written a brief, lyrical text about the little... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding.
Toy Dance Party

Toy Dance Party
Written by Emily Jenkins
Illustrated by Paul Zelinsky


Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Price: $16.99

LUMPHY, STINGRAY, AND Plastic are back! In this sequel to the hugely successful Toys Go Out, the lovable trio finds that their little girl has left for winter vacation and taken a box of dominoes, a stegosaurus puzzle, and two Barbie dolls—but not them. Could she have forgotten them?

As the girl... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding and a trade paperback.
The Barnyard Night Before Christmas

The Barnyard Night Before Christmas
Written by Beth Terrill
Illustrated by Greg Newbold


Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Price: $14.99

"NOW BESSIE! NOW, BILLY! NOW, BINGO! NOW, CHICKIE!
On, Lambsy! On, Trigger! On, Quacker and Piggy!"
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
Up, up, Santa Claus and those animals rose.

Notice something a little different? Well, in this hilarious retelling of the iconic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem, it's a barnyard full of
mischievous... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding.
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Anniversary Edition

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Anniversary Edition
Written by Dr. Seuss and Charles Cohen

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
Price: $24.99

INSIDE THIS VERY special anniversary edition of Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, you’ll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr. Seuss, along with 32 pages of commentary and archival images written and compiled by Charles D. Cohen, the world’s foremost Seuss scholar and collector. Also included for the... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding.
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek

Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek
Written by Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by John Hendrix


Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Price: $16.99

JUST IN TIME for the 200th anniversary of his birth comes this ingenious picture book of historical fiction about our 16th president of the United States. It’s a tale of two boys who get themselves into more trouble than bear cubs in a candy store during the year 1816. Abe is... Read more >

Also available as a hardcover library binding.
A Collection of Inspirational Little Golden Books 6 copy Box Set

A Collection of Inspirational Little Golden Books 6 copy Box Set
Written by Golden Books

Format: Boxed Set, 24 pages
Price: $17.94

SIX TREASURED LITTLE Golden Books from the Golden Inspirational line are collected in one beautiful box: The Story of Jesus, Eloise Wilkin's Prayers for Children, My Little Golden Book About God, Noah's Ark, A Blessing from Above, and Bible Heroes. An additional blank Little Golden Book lets children create their very... Read more >

Dr. Seuss's Horton Collection

Dr. Seuss's Horton Collection
Written by Dr. Seuss

Format: Boxed Set, 136 pages
Price: $29.90

Poor Horton. He has to be the most put-upon pachyderm of all time. But no matter what foul fate awaits him, heroic Horton perseveres and, in the end, triumphs. And now the two books that introduced the kindly, brave elephant to the world—Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton Hears a Who!—are... Read more >


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