Kit Feeny: The Ugly Necklace
Written by Michael Townsend
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $5.99
Comic book geek, deviser of crazy schemes, genius (according to him)—Kit Feeny is here!
Kit’s mother’s birthday looms and Kit is determined to get her something way, way better than his sisters, something completely “stupid awesome!” Would she like a cool metal detector? Where might Kit buy a baby dragon? Or maybe...
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Kit Feeny: The Ugly Necklace
Written by Michael Townsend
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $12.99
Comic book geek, deviser of crazy schemes, genius (according to him)—Kit Feeny is here!
Kit’s mother’s birthday looms and Kit is determined to get her something way, way better than his sisters, something completely “stupid awesome!” Would she like a cool metal detector? Where might Kit buy a baby dragon? Or maybe...
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A Birthday for Bear
Written by Bonny Becker
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Format: Hardcover, 56 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.99
Can a relentlessly cheery Mouse wear down a party-pooping Bear? The unlikely pair are back in a droll, utterly charming tale that early readers will celebrate.Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at...
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A Birthday for Bear
Candlewick Sparks
Written by Bonny Becker
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $3.99
Can a relentlessly cheery Mouse wear down a party-pooping Bear? The unlikely pair are back in a droll, utterly charming tale that early readers will celebrate.Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at...
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Bears on Chairs
Written by Shirley Parenteau
Illustrated by David Walker
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.99
Can five bears share four chairs? The infectious rhymes and easy charm of this winsome read-aloud will make young listeners sit up and take notice.FOUR HAPPY BEARS
ON FOUR SMALL CHAIRS.
Four chairs. Four adorable bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows up — what a stare! — and wants a...
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A Very Curious Bear
Written by Tony Mitton
Illustrated by Paul Howard
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.99
A little bear and a big bear spend the day picnicking and playing until it is time to go home and sleep and dream. Along the way, little bear asks big bear questions about nature and life, and big bear’s answers show all the wisdom and patience that every parent wishes...
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Panda Kisses
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Illustrated by Kay Widdowson
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $3.99
A soft kiss. A sweet kiss. A sticky bamboo treat kiss. There are so many different kinds of kisses, and little panda wants to try them all until he finds the one that is just right for him!
This sweet Step 1 features a rhyming text with a bouncy rhythm and adorable...
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Panda Kisses
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Illustrated by Kay Widdowson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $11.99
A soft kiss. A sweet kiss. A sticky bamboo treat kiss. There are so many different kinds of kisses, and little panda wants to try them all until he finds the one that is just right for him!
This sweet Step 1 features a rhyming text with a bouncy rhythm and adorable...
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What the Grizzly Knows
Written by David Elliott
Illustrated by Max Grafe
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
A lyrical bedtime tale of a little boy and his bear is an ode to the magic of dreams — and the transformative power of the imagination.As a little boy falls peacefully into sleep and starts to dream, his teddy bear grows and growls and pops his button nose to turn...
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Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?: Candlewick Storybook Animations
Written by Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Barbara Firth
Format: Package, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $14.99
Big Bear patiently soothes restless Little Bear in their cozy nighttime cave."I don't like the dark," said Little Bear.
"What dark?" said Big Bear.
"The dark all around us," said Little Bear.
In this tender account of a sleepless night in the bear cave, Big Bear sets out with all his patience and understanding...
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Big Kicks
Written by Bob Kolar
Illustrated by Bob Kolar
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $16.99
Biggie Bear lives in a quiet corner of a busy little town. He collects stamps, plays jazz, and enjoys being by himself. One day, the town soccer team knocks on his door, and they need BIG help. Biggie’s never played soccer before, and once they are out on the fi eld...
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Oliver Finds His Way
Written by Phyllis Root
Illustrated by Christopher Denise
Format: Board, 32 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $7.99
"The happy ending is totally satisfying and will leave readers smiling."
— SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)Oliver is so intent on following a blowing autumn leaf that he doesn’t even notice that he's lost his way. All alone at the edge of the woods, he starts to cry. He cries and...
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You Can Do It, Sam
Written by Amy Hest
Illustrated by Anita Jeram
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $4.99
Sam goes all by himself to deliver treats to his friends in an endearing new tale from the creators of the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller KISS GOOD NIGHT and DON'T YOU FEEL WELL, SAM?"Little ones will find this both a suitable precursor to nap time and a spur to be brave...
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Ginger Bear
Written by Mini Grey
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $15.99
Any child who loves cookies will enjoy this inventive tale of Ginger Bear, a cookie in the shape of a bear, who sets out to avoid being eaten. As she did with
Traction Man Is Here! and
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Mini Grey has created a totally...
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Ginger Bear
Written by Mini Grey
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $18.99
Any child who loves cookies will enjoy this inventive tale of Ginger Bear, a cookie in the shape of a bear, who sets out to avoid being eaten. As she did with
Traction Man Is Here! and
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Mini Grey has created a totally...
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Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
Written by Amy Hest
Illustrated by Anita Jeram
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $4.99
"This follow-up to the best-selling KISS GOOD NIGHT will comfort little ones like a cozy blanket that’s tucked in just right." -- BOOKLIST (starred review) In the little white house, Mrs. Bear is putting Sam to bed, when suddenly -- HCK HCK! coughs Sam. Mrs. Bear gets some syrup. But the...
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Kiss Good Night
Written by Amy Hest
Illustrated by Anita Jeram
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $4.99
Tuck someone in with a kiss good night."It was a dark and stormy night on Plum Street. In the little white house, Mrs. Bear was putting Sam to bed."
Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam's bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in...
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The Bear and the People
Written by Reiner Zimnik
Illustrated by Reiner Zimnik
Translated by Nina Ignatowicz
Format: Hardcover, 84 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2005
Price: $16.95
"Well, there was a man once, and he had a bear . . ." begins this story about a life long friendship between man and beast. The Bearman and the bear understand each other. Together they travel all over the country, "a part of the highway like the knotty old apple...
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Snow Bears
Written by Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies
Format: Board, 24 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2004
Price: $6.99
When Mommy Bear comes to look for her baby bears, she finds three snow bears instead. They don't look quite like her bears, but they do like to slide down the snowy slope and throw snowballs, just like her bears do. Little readers will love being in on the charming snow-bear...
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Three Little Bears
Brand New Readers
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2004
Price: $5.99
Visit WWW.BRANDNEWREADERS.COM for a complete listing of Brand New Readers, an online sample, a downloadable certificate, and, for teachers, reading levels and early intervention levels.Unlike most reading programs, Brand New Readers are short, funny stories written by award-winning authors, full of bright, colorful artworkby illustrators kids know and love.
Brand New Readers...
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Good Night, Little Bear
Written by Patricia M. Scarry
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
Format: Board, 26 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $4.99
It’s time for Little Bear to go to bed. But where can he be? Father Bear searches all over the house. Has he forgotten that Little Bear’s been riding his shoulders the whole time? Little ones will enjoy being in on the joke as they look at Richard Scarry’s colorful pictures...
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