You And Me: We're Opposites
Written by Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by Ethan Long
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2009
Price: $12.99
At this zoo: the toucan tells the anteater which one of them is up and which is down. The flamingo thinks she’s nice . . . and that the gorilla is grouchy. And the giraffe peers over the fence to let the penguins know that he’s tall and they’re short. Sly...
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Seattle ABC: A Larry Gets Lost Book
Written by John Skewes and Robert Schwartz
Illustrated by John Skewes
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $16.99
How many letters do you see around you? All 26 and then some is the answer in this gorgeous picture book that teaches little ones the alphabet during a journey through Seattle. The tour guides are everyone's favorite excitable pooch, Larry, and his owner, Pete. This new entry in the popular...
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Hailstones and Halibut Bones
Written by Mary O'Neill
Illustrated by John Wallner
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
What is orange? What is pink? What is white? Since its original publication in 1961,
Hailstones and Halibut Bones, Mary O’Neill’s renowned work of poetry about the colors of the spectrum, has become a modern children’s classic. In 12 vivid poems, O’Neill explores and celebrates colors, showing how each one can...
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Lines That Wiggle
Written by Candace Whitman
Illustrated by Steve Wilson
Format: Hardcover, 36 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2009
Price: $14.99
The embossed line running through this picture book turns itself into all kinds of things: the waves above an octopus, the veins in a leaf, the wrappings curling around a mummy, and the trapping lines of a spider web. Catchy rhyming text is brought to life by a host of creepy...
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The Color Kittens
Written by Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Martin Provensen and Alice Provensen
Format: Board, 26 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $4.99
Once there were two color kittens with green eyes, Brush and Hush. . . .So begins the whimsical tale of two pouncy kittens who, with their countless cans of paint, make all the colors in the world. First published 60 years ago, this classic Little Golden Book is now available in...
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I Love Chocolate
Written by Davide Cali
Illustrated by Evelyn Daviddi
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $12.95
I love chocolates because each one can be a surprise — you have to taste them all to find out what’s inside!
What’s not to like about chocolate? It smells good and tastes even better. In
I Love Chocolate, readers will experience the taste, smell, and color of the world’s most beloved...
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Ten Sleepy Sheep
Written by Phyllis Root
Illustrated by Susan Gaber
Format: Board, 12 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $7.99
Root’s lilting verses soothe the ear...An unusually fine addition to parents’ sleep inducing bag of tricks.— BooklistOutside in the farmyard, ten lively lambs would rather play than go to sleep. Off they scamper; off they skip. But the sun is sinking, the stars are twinkling, sleepy eyes can’t stay open, and...
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Books Are For Reading
Written by Suzy Becker
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $8.99
Books are for reading, not eating, right? Try telling that to someone that is teething. . . .
Finally! A book that even the youngest readers will be able to sink their teeth into, written and illustrated by the one and only Suzy Becker.
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Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?
Written by Tad Hills
Illustrated by Tad Hills
Format: Board, 22 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $6.99
Preschoolers, rejoice! Duck and Goose are back in their third board book appearance. All the favorite characters, including Bluebird and Thistle, return—this time to help toddlers learn about their feelings. Following on the heels of the hugely successful
What’s Up, Duck? and
Duck & Goose 1,2,3, this charming board book uses...
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Peekaboo, Bunny! (Pat the Bunny)
Written by Golden Books
Illustrated by Golden Books
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $4.99
Peekaboo, Bunny! Babies will love to lift and peek under all the sturdy flaps in this sweet and simple interactive board book. Featuring the characters from Dorothy Kunhardt’s
pat the bunny, this book is sure to become a favorite addition to every child’s first library.
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Snow Wonder
Written by Charles Ghigna
Illustrated by Julia Woolf
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $3.99
WHEN TWO CHILDREN wake up to find that it has snowed, they spend the day riding sleds, building snowmen, making snow angels, skating a figure eight, and even taking a break to make gingerbread cookies with grandma. It’s a day filled with wonderful wintry fun!
In simple, rhymed text new readers get...
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The Monster Who Ate Darkness
Written by Joyce Dunbar
Illustrated by Jimmy Liao
Format: Hardcover, 56 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
Best-selling Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao teams up with renowned British author Joyce Dunbar to present a fantastical, heartwarming tale.Why can’t Jo-Jo go to sleep? He doesn''t like the darkness under the bed — a monster might be hiding there. And one is! It's a tiny speck of a monster with a...
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My Little Sister Hugged an Ape
Written by Bill Grossman
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $6.99
WILD ANIMALS DON’T SCARE Little Sister. And to show how much she likes them, she’s going to hug them all, from Ape to Zebra, whether they like it or not! A newt, an octopus, a porcupine . . . it’s a slimy, slippery, prickly situation. What will Little Sister hug next?...
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Hooray for Fish!: Candlewick Storybook Animations
Written by Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $14.99
Revel in all things fishy in this undersea riot of color and rhyme.Paddle along with Little Fish on a mesmerizing underwater tour of friends spotty and stripy, happy and gripy, hairy and scary, even curly whirly and twisty twirly. From the creator of Maisy comes a tale that is sure to...
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Elmo's World: First Flap-Book Library (Sesame Street)
Written by Random House
Illustrated by Mary Beth Nelson
Format: Boxed Set, 12 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $9.99
Four of Elmo's world lift-the-flap board books are packaged together in a sturdy, carry-along box with a plastic handle and velcro closures. The included titles—
Balls!,
Puppies!, Babies!, and
Food!—offer the signature Elmo’s World elements: brief, engaging texts; a mix of crisp full-color photos and bright, crayon-illustrated backgrounds; and fun flaps for...
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Word Nerd
Written by Susin Nielsen
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
Twelve-year-old Ambrose is a glass-half-full kind of guy. A self-described “friendless nerd,” he moves from place to place every couple of years with his overprotective mother, Irene. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich — even though they know he has...
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All for Pie, Pie for All
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $6.99
In this merry, multi-species story cooked up with folksy warmth and humor, everybody gets a piece of the pie — and then some.Grandma Cat makes a delicious apple pie, and there's plenty for everyone — and even a piece left over. Grandma Mouse finds a piece of apple pie, and there's...
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Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
Written by Tad Hills
Illustrated by Tad Hills
Format: Board, 22 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $6.99
PRESCHOOLERS WILL CHEER the return of Duck and Goose in their second board book appearance! All the favorite characters, including Bluebird and Thistle, return—this time to introduce basic counting concepts.
One goose. Two ducks. Three friends. As the characters illustrate from numbers 1 to 10, children will love to follow...
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eBook.
Munch Munch, Maisy
A Stroll-Along Book
Written by Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Format: Board, 14 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $4.99
At last — the ultimate stroller solution! This ingenious new Stroll-Along Book lets little ones visit with Maisy while they ride.This bright, chunky board book — just the right size for little hands — features a stretchy fabric link (attached with Velcro for easy removal) and a safety-tested plastic clip that...
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Ten Stinky Babies
Written by Ellen Olson-Brown
Illustrated by Joy Allen
Format: Board, 24 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $6.99
Join ten little ones as they build with blocks, dance and swing, share a snack, and read books at Nee Nee's Day Care. When one-by-one the babies get a wee bit stinky, it's time for a change until each is clean and dry and ready for a nap.
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10 Trick-or-Treaters
Written by Janet Schulman
Illustrated by Linda Davick
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $4.99
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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Maisy Goes to the Museum
A Maisy First Experience Book
Written by Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $12.99
From woolly mammoths to rocket ships, the marvels of a museum are more fun to explore when Maisy leads the way.On a rainy-day visit to the museum, Maisy and her friends explore everything from dinosaurs to a moon exhibit, from vintage vehicles to a giant dollhouse to the food exhibit. There’s...
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Beep Beep
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $5.99
Hop in! The bold illustrations and playful sound words in these two board books with die-cut pages will beckon to preschoolers who love things that go.When a family piles into a bright yellow car to drive to Grandma’s house, they go BROOM, BROOM through the town; VROOM, VROOM along the highway...
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Choo Choo
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $5.99
Hop in! The bold illustrations and playful sound words in these two board books with die-cut pages will beckon to preschoolers who love things that go.What could be more fun than an old-fashioned train ride? Off go the passengers, past the town, into the woods (SHHH, SHHH), over the bridge (CLACK...
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Color Carnival (Sesame Street)
Written by Christy Webster
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $7.99
Romp through every color of the rainbow and many more, as Elmo and friends visit a very colorful carnival. They call out many colors and also invite toddlers to find and name others that aren’t mentioned, making this color-filled padded board book an interactive experience that will delight all!
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