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My Elephant
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
Both funny and sweet, this intergenerational story trumpets one boy’s boundless imagination — and shows how truly infectious it can be.
What to do when Grandpa and Grandma are too busy to play? Ask your imaginary elephant, of course! He’s tons of fun, even if he squashes the flower bed, breaks a... Read more >
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
Both funny and sweet, this intergenerational story trumpets one boy’s boundless imagination — and shows how truly infectious it can be.
What to do when Grandpa and Grandma are too busy to play? Ask your imaginary elephant, of course! He’s tons of fun, even if he squashes the flower bed, breaks a... Read more >
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Who Will I Be, Lord?
Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.99
A lyrical story about how looking back is helpful when you start looking forward. . . .
A young girl thoughtfully considers her family tree and the vibrant ancestors who populate it. As each family member’s story is revealed, her quiet meditation—about what kind of person she’ll be when she grows up—transforms... Read more >
Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.99
A lyrical story about how looking back is helpful when you start looking forward. . . .
A young girl thoughtfully considers her family tree and the vibrant ancestors who populate it. As each family member’s story is revealed, her quiet meditation—about what kind of person she’ll be when she grows up—transforms... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Who Will I Be, Lord?
Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
A lyrical story about how looking back is helpful when you start looking forward. . . .
A young girl thoughtfully considers her family tree and the vibrant ancestors who populate it. As each family member’s story is revealed, her quiet meditation—about what kind of person she’ll be when she grows up—transforms... Read more >
Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
A lyrical story about how looking back is helpful when you start looking forward. . . .
A young girl thoughtfully considers her family tree and the vibrant ancestors who populate it. As each family member’s story is revealed, her quiet meditation—about what kind of person she’ll be when she grows up—transforms... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress
Written by Maria Padian
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $8.99
Brett McCarthy lives for vocabulary words, soccer, and her larger-than-life grandmother, Nonna. Unfortunately, Brett’s got a big mouth she can’t seem to tame and opinions she can’t keep to herself. And she’s obsessed with the moment she became redefined and went from good student, bestfriend-to-Diane to twice-suspended, friendless, and deadest meat... Read more >
Written by Maria Padian
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $8.99
Brett McCarthy lives for vocabulary words, soccer, and her larger-than-life grandmother, Nonna. Unfortunately, Brett’s got a big mouth she can’t seem to tame and opinions she can’t keep to herself. And she’s obsessed with the moment she became redefined and went from good student, bestfriend-to-Diane to twice-suspended, friendless, and deadest meat... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
Written by Douglas Wood
Illustrated by P.J. Lynch
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand." – KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
Grandad is the boy’s best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach... Read more >
Written by Douglas Wood
Illustrated by P.J. Lynch
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand." – KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
Grandad is the boy’s best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion
Written by Jane Barclay
Illustrated by Renne Benoit
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.95
Much has been written about war and remembrance, but very little of it has been for young children. As questions come from a young grandchild, his grandpa talks about how, as a very young man, he was as proud as a peacock in uniform, busy as a beaver on his Atlantic... Read more >
Written by Jane Barclay
Illustrated by Renne Benoit
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.95
Much has been written about war and remembrance, but very little of it has been for young children. As questions come from a young grandchild, his grandpa talks about how, as a very young man, he was as proud as a peacock in uniform, busy as a beaver on his Atlantic... Read more >
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Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
Written by Sherri L. Smith
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $6.99
Ana Shen has what her social studies teacher calls a “marvelously biracial, multicultural family” but what Ana simply calls a Chinese American father and an African American mother. And on eighth-grade graduation day, that’s a recipe for disaster. Both sets of grandparents are in town to celebrate, and Ana’s best friend... Read more >
Written by Sherri L. Smith
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $6.99
Ana Shen has what her social studies teacher calls a “marvelously biracial, multicultural family” but what Ana simply calls a Chinese American father and an African American mother. And on eighth-grade graduation day, that’s a recipe for disaster. Both sets of grandparents are in town to celebrate, and Ana’s best friend... Read more >
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Kisses on the Wind
Written by Lisa Moser
Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.99
Finding ways to keep a loved one with you helps to ease the pang of separation in this timeless, deeply touching tale.
The wagon is packed, and Mama and Papa are ready to begin the long journey to Oregon, but Lydia isn’t ready to say good-bye to Grandma. Who will braid Lydia’s... Read more >
Written by Lisa Moser
Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.99
Finding ways to keep a loved one with you helps to ease the pang of separation in this timeless, deeply touching tale.
The wagon is packed, and Mama and Papa are ready to begin the long journey to Oregon, but Lydia isn’t ready to say good-bye to Grandma. Who will braid Lydia’s... Read more >
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Road to Tater Hill
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Road to Tater Hill
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Road to Tater Hill
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
Written by Edith M. Hemingway
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.99
Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories... Read more >
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Timmerman Was Here
Written by Colleen Sydor
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.95
Timmerman is mysterious. Moreover, he is bitterly resented by the young girl who lives in the same boardinghouse. After all, he occupies her beloved granddad’s now-vacant room. How dare he think he can take that space?
But try as she might, the girl cannot dislike him forever. Timmerman is kind, gentle... Read more >
Written by Colleen Sydor
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.95
Timmerman is mysterious. Moreover, he is bitterly resented by the young girl who lives in the same boardinghouse. After all, he occupies her beloved granddad’s now-vacant room. How dare he think he can take that space?
But try as she might, the girl cannot dislike him forever. Timmerman is kind, gentle... Read more >
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When Heaven Fell
Written by Carolyn Marsden
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $8.99
"A story of family and the legacy of war full of subtle details about life in contemporary Vietnam. . . .Binh’s dreams will resonate with all young readers." — KIRKUS REVIEWS
Every day nine-year-old Binh sells fruit and sodas to the girls whose families can afford to send them to school, and... Read more >
Written by Carolyn Marsden
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $8.99
"A story of family and the legacy of war full of subtle details about life in contemporary Vietnam. . . .Binh’s dreams will resonate with all young readers." — KIRKUS REVIEWS
Every day nine-year-old Binh sells fruit and sodas to the girls whose families can afford to send them to school, and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Blackberries in the Dark
Written by Mavis Jukes
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Written by Mavis Jukes
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The War with Grandpa
Written by Robert Kimmel Smith
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $6.50
Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, William Allen White Award, Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award, Parents' Choice Award, An IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Mark Twain Award, Young Hoosier Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association... Read more >
Written by Robert Kimmel Smith
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $6.50
Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, William Allen White Award, Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award, Parents' Choice Award, An IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Mark Twain Award, Young Hoosier Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $16.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $19.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $19.99
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their... Read more >
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Secrets: Stories Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $8.95
In all their permutations, these unforgettable stories explore one of the irresistible facets of human nature, the fact that everyone has a secret. Marthe Jocelyn has selected twelve stories
by several of the best authors in North America to explore the nature and the power of secrets. Sometimes secrets can be... Read more >
Selected by Marthe Jocelyn
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $8.95
In all their permutations, these unforgettable stories explore one of the irresistible facets of human nature, the fact that everyone has a secret. Marthe Jocelyn has selected twelve stories
by several of the best authors in North America to explore the nature and the power of secrets. Sometimes secrets can be... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Love Me Tender
Written by Audrey Couloumbis
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $6.50
Love doesn’t always look like it does on television. . . .
Elvira's family has never been the warm, fuzzy type. Most of the time, Elvira can’t stand the sight of her little sister, Kerrie. Elvira and her mother, Mel, fight more often than not. Mel hasn’t spoken to her own family... Read more >
Written by Audrey Couloumbis
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $6.50
Love doesn’t always look like it does on television. . . .
Elvira's family has never been the warm, fuzzy type. Most of the time, Elvira can’t stand the sight of her little sister, Kerrie. Elvira and her mother, Mel, fight more often than not. Mel hasn’t spoken to her own family... Read more >
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Our Corner Grocery Store
Written by Joanne Schwartz
Illustrated by Laura Beingessner
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $19.95
A picture book that celebrates local shops and building communities.
Anna Maria takes great pleasure and pride in her grandparents’ corner grocery store. Every Saturday she spends the day helping to arrange fruits and vegetables, greet the customers, and keep things neat and tidy. Through her day we meet the neighbors and... Read more >
Written by Joanne Schwartz
Illustrated by Laura Beingessner
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $19.95
A picture book that celebrates local shops and building communities.
Anna Maria takes great pleasure and pride in her grandparents’ corner grocery store. Every Saturday she spends the day helping to arrange fruits and vegetables, greet the customers, and keep things neat and tidy. Through her day we meet the neighbors and... Read more >
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The Diary of Melanie Martin
or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza
Written by Carol Weston
Read by Paul Michael
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $5.50
Dear Diary,
You will never in a million years guess where we're going.
Nope. Guess again. Never mind. I'll tell you. Italy! We're going to ITALY! In Europe!! Across the ocean!!! I even have a passport. It's really cool, except I'm squinting my eyes in the photo so I look like a dork... Read more >
or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza
Written by Carol Weston
Read by Paul Michael
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $5.50
Dear Diary,
You will never in a million years guess where we're going.
Nope. Guess again. Never mind. I'll tell you. Italy! We're going to ITALY! In Europe!! Across the ocean!!! I even have a passport. It's really cool, except I'm squinting my eyes in the photo so I look like a dork... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Inside Grandad
Written by Peter Dickinson
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $15.95
An unusual and moving story about the magical bond between a boy and his grandfather.
Does it just happen that Gavin and Grandad see the seal while they are fishing in the harbor? Just happen that Grandad talks about the selkies, the seal people who can leave the water and take human... Read more >
Written by Peter Dickinson
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $15.95
An unusual and moving story about the magical bond between a boy and his grandfather.
Does it just happen that Gavin and Grandad see the seal while they are fishing in the harbor? Just happen that Grandad talks about the selkies, the seal people who can leave the water and take human... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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I Love Grandma
Super Sturdy Picture Books
Written by Lizi Boyd
Illustrated by Lizi Boyd
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $8.99
Sweet simplicity and beguiling artwork combine in books any grandma or
grandpa will love. A perfect surprise for Mother’s or Father’s Day!
What’s not to love? When a small child visits with Grandma, she has the best time eating pretend breakfast in bed, doing headstands in yoga, and exploring the flowers in the... Read more >
Super Sturdy Picture Books
Written by Lizi Boyd
Illustrated by Lizi Boyd
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $8.99
Sweet simplicity and beguiling artwork combine in books any grandma or
grandpa will love. A perfect surprise for Mother’s or Father’s Day!
What’s not to love? When a small child visits with Grandma, she has the best time eating pretend breakfast in bed, doing headstands in yoga, and exploring the flowers in the... Read more >
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I Love Grandpa
Super Sturdy Picture Books
Written by Lizi Boyd
Illustrated by Lizi Boyd
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $8.99
Sweet simplicity and beguiling artwork combine in books any grandma or
grandpa will love. A perfect surprise for Mother’s or Father’s Day!
What’s not to love? When a small child visits with Grandma, she has the best time eating pretend breakfast in bed, doing headstands in yoga, and exploring the flowers in the... Read more >
Super Sturdy Picture Books
Written by Lizi Boyd
Illustrated by Lizi Boyd
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $8.99
Sweet simplicity and beguiling artwork combine in books any grandma or
grandpa will love. A perfect surprise for Mother’s or Father’s Day!
What’s not to love? When a small child visits with Grandma, she has the best time eating pretend breakfast in bed, doing headstands in yoga, and exploring the flowers in the... Read more >
