Big Bird's Big Book
Written by Random House
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Format: Board, 14 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $45.00
A true giant of a board book at two feet high and more than a foot wide, this classic favorite offers six spreads packed to bursting with the kind of details that toddlers love and a different concept for each. The illustrations are brimming with humor, from broadly funny to subtle...
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Little Blue and Little Yellow
Written by Leo Lionni
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.99
Celebrate its 50th anniversary with the reissue of this classic.Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully...
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Little Blue and Little Yellow
Written by Leo Lionni
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.99
Celebrate its 50th anniversary with the reissue of this classic.Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully...
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A Pioneer Alphabet
Written by Mary Alice Downie
Illustrated by Mary Jane Gerber
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $7.95
A is for Abigail and Anna, Zebediah’s two sisters. He is making them an alphabet book.
From B, which stands for bandalore, a forerunner of the yoyo, H for the hornbook that taught children to spell, and on through the pigeons that blackened the sky, to the uniform that Papa wore when...
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Biggest, Busiest Storybook Ever
Written by Richard Scarry
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $27.99
Three of Richard Scarry's busiest and most beloved books—
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go,
Busy, Busy Town, and
Best Word Book Ever—are bound together in a handy hardcover edition. Children will spend countless hours enjoying all the detailed illustrations in these classic and humorous stories.
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Christmas Tree
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Board, 26 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $5.99
Sweet illustrations and simple language bring the holidays to life for the youngest of children.At Christmastime, a tree from the outside comes inside, just waiting to be decorated. And did you know that some of the tree’s ornaments are inspired by outdoor things, too — like a snowflake, a ball, a...
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Hanukkah Lights
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Board, 26 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $5.99
Sweet illustrations and simple language bring the holidays to life for the youngest of children.Candles on the menorah, ready to light! At Hanukkah, there are many much-anticipated rituals — latkes to eat, dreidels to spin, presents to give and receive, and shiny gold treats. Add some free-form fun, from shadow puppetry...
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Maisy's Snowy Christmas Eve
Written by Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Format: Board, 30 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Lucy Cousins’s primary-color palette is tailor-made for a Christmastime book." — THE HORN BOOKIt’s Christmas Eve, and snow is falling everywhere — on Maisy’s house, on her friends’ houses, even on Eddie the elephant. Everyone’s making their way to Maisy’s house through the snow, with Cyril on snowshoes and Charley and...
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There's No Such Thing as a Dragon
Illustrated by Jack Kent
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $6.99
A classic dragon tale returns in paperback!
When Billy Bixbee finds a tiny dragon in his bedroom, his mom tells him, “There’s no such thing as a dragon!” This only makes the dragon get bigger. He grows, and grows, and grows, until he’s bigger than Billy’s house—and that’s just the beginning!
Charming text...
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One Dragon's Dream
Written by Peter Pavey
Illustrated by Peter Pavey
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.99
Elaborate, fanciful illustrations turn this counting book into a true adventure — and a delightful hunt for hidden clues.ONE DRAGON HAD A DREAM
THAT TWO TURKEYS TEASED HIM . . .
Enter the strange and surreal dream world of a dragon — and pore over intricately detailed illustrations to discover a wealth of...
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Ounce Dice Trice
Written by Alastair Reid
Illustrated by Ben Shahn
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.95
What can words be, or rather, what can’t they be? Poet Alastair Reid introduces children and adults to the wondrous waywardness of words in
Ounce Dice Trice, a delicious confection and a wildly unexpected exploration of sound and sense and nonsense that is like nothing else. Reid offers light words (willow...
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What Shape is a Grape?
Written by Christy Webster
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $7.99
Learn and play with Elmo and friends!
Elmo, Grover, Zoe and their
Sesame Street friends learn all about shapes while having a picnic in the park. As they invite toddlers to help them identify circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and more, they (and the reader) realize that the world around them is filled...
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10 Trick-or-Treaters
Written by Janet Schulman
Illustrated by Linda Davick
Format: Board, 26 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $6.99
10 trick-or-treaterson a dark and spooky nightout to get some candyor give someone a fright.Little do these ten trick-or-treaters know that they are the ones who will be frightened on Halloween night when a toad hops near, a skeleton tries to join their dance party, and a monster asks to share...
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Elmo's ABC Book Big Book
A Sesame Street Big Book
Written by Sarah Albee
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $19.99
Two more Big Books on SESAME STREET®!What is Elmo’s favorite letter? Is it A for delicious and crunchy apples, I for imagination . . .or maybe E for Elmo? Elmo can’t make up his mind, so it’s up to the readers of this upbeat alphabet book to decide.
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Full House
An Invitation to Fractions
Written by Dayle Ann Dodds
Illustrated by Abby Carter
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Fresh, whimsical illustrations fairly fl oat off the pages. Rhyming text invites readers. . . . A fun choice for reinforcing the concept of fractions." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALMiss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors. All through the day she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters until all...
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Furry Faces: Cookie Monster!
Written by Emma Jones
Illustrated by Maggie Swanson
Format: Non-traditional book, 12 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $9.99
Sesame Street is turning 40!
On November 10, 2009, Sesame Street will launch its 40th season on the air! To celebrate this momentous anniversary, we are reissuing this classic, bestselling book.
Furry Faces: Cookie Monster! has returned—this time with a different story to tell. It’s the tale of how a blue monster baby...
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Furry Faces: Elmo!
Written by Constance Allen
Illustrated by Maggie Swanson
Format: Non-traditional book, 12 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $9.99
Sesame Street is turning 40!
On November 10, 2009, Sesame Street will launch its 40th season on the air! To celebrate this momentous anniversary, we are reissuing this classic, bestselling book.
Furry Faces: Elmo! is back—now with even more engaging content! It’s all about Elmo, who tells toddlers all about the things he...
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1 2 3 4 U
Written by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim
Illustrated by David Horvath
Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $6.99
Using trademark Uglydoll irreverence and humor, learning numbers is a hysterically Ugly proposition with Babo, Ox, Wedgehead, and the whole Uglydoll contingent!
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ABC U Later
Written by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim
Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $6.99
From A is for apple to Z is for zilch, beloved Uglydolls star in hilarious scenes that teach the alphabet in eye-popping spreads that are unutterably Ugly—which is to say charming, irreverent, offbeat, and ADORABLE!
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Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin
Written by Tad Hills
Illustrated by Tad Hills
Format: Board, 22 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $6.99
Duck and Goose, where is your pumpkin? Is it in the log? Is it under the leaves? Is it in the apple tree? Preschoolers will surely enjoy going on a pumpkin hunt with Duck and Goose . . . especially when they find the perfect pumpkin at the end!
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One, Two...Boo!
Written by Kristen L. Depken
Illustrated by Claudine Gevry
Format: Board, 12 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $3.99
The littlest trick-or-treaters can lift the flaps to count their way through a spooky old house . . . but they had better be prepared for a few surprises! With a die-cut cover, adorable illustrations, and a flap on every page, this sturdy little board book is the perfect Halloween gift...
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Halloween ABC
Written by Sarah Albee
Illustrated by Julia Woolf
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $3.99
ABC fun, dressed up as a Halloween book!Little ones will enjoy this colorful book about a bunch of trick-ortreaters from A to Z (an
angel, a
ballerina, a
cowboy, and so on) and their fun, “spooky” adventures around the neighborhood!
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Olly and Me 123
Written by Shirley Hughes
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $16.99
A renowned picture book creator makes learning numbers a breeze by
weaving them into the familiar scenes of a young child’s world.One is me, Katie.
Here I am, all by myself.
But I’m not by myself for long.
Katie and her baby brother, Olly, make two, which is a good thing when they want to...
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Itty Bitty
Written by Cece Bell
Illustrated by Cece Bell
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $9.99
For a teeny-tiny dog seeking a home in a daunting world, big hopes — and a bit of ingenuity — go a long way.Itty Bitty is a very, very tiny dog. But when he finds an enormous bone, he goes straight to work, gnawing out doors and windows and hollowing out...
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The Sleepy Little Alphabet
A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town
Written by Judy Sierra
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
A fun read-aloud for little ones who are learning their ABCs.
It's sleepy time in Alphabet Town. But the twenty-six little letters of the alphabet all have something they need—or want—to do before big-letter moms and dads tuck them in. Not since the classsic
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom has there been such...
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