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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

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MIDDLE GRADE

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YOUNG ADULT

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GRAPHIC NOVELS

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PICTURE BOOKS

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COOKBOOKS

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YOUNG EDUCATION

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100 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

VEGETABLES IN UNDERWEAR!

BY aMY scHWartZ

BY JareD cHaPMan

40 pages | Full color | 216 x 279 HC | Age 3-6 | Fall 2014 | $16.95

40 pages | Full color | 203 x 203 HC | Age 2-5 | Spring 2015 | $14.95

HANNAH AND SUGAR

MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND

BY Kate BerUBe

BY toM anGleBerGer; illUstrateD BY JoHn HenDriX

32 pages | Full color | 216 x 279 HC in Jacket | Age 4-7 | Spring 2016 | $16.95

32 pages | Full color | 241 x 241 HC | Age 4-7 | Fall 2015 | $16.95

THE LEAGUE OF OKAYISH HEROES

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EL DEAFO BY cece Bell 248 pages | Full color | 15000 Words | 152 x 229 HC | Age 8-12 | Fall 2014 | $21.95

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THE LEAGUE OF OKAYISH HEROES BY aMY scHWartZ 208 pages | B & W Illus. | 30000 Words | 152 x 203 HC | Age 9-13 | Spring 2016 | $15.95


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Some gulls take a clam and fl and drop the clam “Crack!”. clam inside before another g

Other gulls take a clam in be “Nothing to see here, folks.” twice, up to six times on a ro Once the clam is eaten, they

Everyone is feasting, clam, g mud too small to see or fatho

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MINI MYTHS BY Joan HolUB; illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 pages | Full color | 178 x 178 Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2014 | $6.95

WAITING FOR HIGH TIDE BY niKKi McclUre 48 pages | Full color | 241 x 279 HC | Age 4-8 | Spring 2016 | $17.95

FOR KIDS

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GRUMPY PETS BY Kristina loMBarDi 32 pages | Full color | 267 x 210 HC | Age 4-6 | Spring 2016 | $14.95

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THE FOREST FEAST FOR KIDS BY erin Gleeson 96 pages | Full color | 203 x 276 HC | age 8-12 | Spring 2016 | $19.95

FIRST BASE A Camp Rolling Hills Story

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THE SECRETS TO RULING SCHOOL (WITHOUT EVEN TRYING)

CAMP ROLLING HILLS SERIES

BY neil sWaaB

240 pages | 50000 Words | 140 x 210 PB | Age 8-12 | Spring 2016 | $8.95

256 pages | 25000 Words | 140 x 210 HC-POB | Age 8-12 | Fall 2015 | $13.95

BY stacY DaViDoWitZ

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BY JEFF KINNEY 96 Pages | Two-color 140 x 191 | Hardcover Age 7-9 | $14.95

“One of the most successful children’s series ever published.” –THE WASHINGTON POST

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Available in 51 editions and 45 languages!

More than 150 million books in print around the world!

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FUNNIEST BOOKS YOU’LL EVER READ!

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FIRST BASE: A CAMP ROLLING HILLS STORY BY stacY DaViDoWitZ 240 Pages | 50000 Words | 140 x 210 | PB | Age 8-12 | Spring 2016 | $8.95

To say Stephanie (a.k.a. Slimey) loves camp would be an understatement. Slimey gets reverse homesick–she gets “campsick”–and spends the year counting down the days until she can go back to Camp Rolling Hills. Until she can belt out silly made-up songs in Campstock, compete fiercely in Color War, and, best of all, see her best friends in the world–friends who understand her better than anyone else. But this summer is different. Slimey lost her dad last summer, and since then her whole world feels turned upside down. Part of a two book series!

FIRST BASE A Camp Rolling Hills Story

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THE LEAGUE OF OKAYISH HEROES BY aMY iGnatoW 208 Pages | B&W Illust. | 152 x 203 | Age 9-13 | 30000 Words | Spring 2016 | $15.95

Seventh-graders Nick, Farshad, Martina, and Cookie have nothing in common. But when the four kids end up in a bus crash together on their way back from a class trip, they are each endowed with a very strange, very specific superpower. Nick gets incredibly limited teleportation skills, Farshad becomes super strong, Martina can change appearance, and Cookie acquires the ability to read minds–when people are thinking about directions. This motley group must work together if they’re going to figure out what happened during the mysterious accident and why.

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INSPECTOR FLYTRAP SERIES BY toM anGleBerGer, illUstrateD BY cece Bell 112 Pages | 35 B&W Illust. | 140 x 191 | HC with Jacket | Age 6-9 | 10000 Words | Spring 2016

Welcome to Inspector Flytrap’s Detective Agency, home to the world renowned solver of BIG DEAL mysteries. Inspector Flytrap, a flytrap, works tirelessly with his assistant Nina the Goat, a goat, on his community’s unsolved cases. There’s no case too big, but there are definitely cases too small, for this endearingly self-important plant detective. This wacky illustrated early chapter book series combines the masterful humor of Tom Angleberger, with the critically acclaimed art of his wife, author-illustrator Cece Bell. Part of a two book series! COVER NOT FINAL

THE SECRETS TO RULING SCHOOL (WITHOUT EVEN TRYING) BY neil sWaaB 256 Pages | 140 x 210 | HC-POB | Age 8-12 | 25000 Words | Fall 2015 | $13.95

Neil Swaab brings a unique hybrid of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Dangerous Book for Boys to middle grade readers in this hilarious, edgy new series. Combining comics and spot illustrations with witty narrative, middle school “expert” Max Corrigan takes us, the reader, through our first week of middle school, i.e. the Worst Place in the Entire World. Along the way, Max offers surefire advice and revealing tips on how to get through universal middle school experiences like gym class, detention, faking sick, dealing with jocks and bullies, and acing exams (without getting caught cheating). Rights sold: Turkish, Dutch

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ORIGAMI YODA BY TOM ANGLEBERGER

Full-color illustrations | 208 Pages | 152 x 203 | Age 9-13 | 20000 Words | $15.95

The Origami Yoda series has over 6 Million copies in print and landed on the New York Times, IndieBound, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Rights Sold: Brazilian, Catalan, Complex-Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

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THE QWIKPICK PAPERS BY TOM ANGLEBERGER B&W illustrations | 144 Pages| 140 x 210 | Age 8-12 | 20000 Words | $12.95

This hilarious, highly original series, which so astutely captures the odd preoccupations of middle schoolers, will appeal to the many fans of the Origami Yoda series and such gross-out classics as How to Eat Fried Worms and Freckle Juice. Told with the mix of journal entries, doodles, and handwritten notes that has made the Origami Yoda books so appealing, this is another great series from a master chronicler of middle school. PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:

“There’s not a kid alive today who wouldn’t want to read the book when confronted with the plot.” —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL “Likely to be greeted with howls of laughter.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS

A THREE BOOK SERIES

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by Amy Ignatow Full-color illustrations | 208 Pages | 152 x 203 | Age 9-13 | 20000 Words | $15.95

The series has sold over a quarter of a million copies since launching in 2010! The New York Times writes that “the two friends emerge as individual personalities . . . The girls feel very real,”

Booklist calls them “laugh-out-loud funny . . . Ignatow offers a quick, fun, well-developed story that invites repeated readings” Rights Sold: German, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America), Czech, Hebrew, French, Turkish, Korean, Greek

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THE JULIE STERNBERG SERIES ILLUSTRATED BY MATHEW CORDELL

50 B&W Illustrations | 140 x 191 | Age 8-10 | 8000 Words | $14.95

“This heartwarming novel and its winsome cartoon-like illustrations draw readers right into the story.” —BOOKPAGE Rights Sold: Danish, Brazilian, Italian

YOUNG ADULT BEYOND CLUELESS BY linas alsenas 244 Pages | 140 x 210 | Age 12-16 | 50000 Words | Fall 2015 | $16.95

Fourteen-year-old Marty Sullivan has just started high school, which is difficult enough, but it’s even worse when you have to go to a new school on top of it. To make matters even more depressing, her best friend Jimmy ends up at Sequoia High School. But there is a silver lining: Jimmy, to no one’s surprise–especially Marty’s–comes out of the closet to her, and it seems he has found himself a new group of gay friends: Kirby (who has five boyfriends on the Internet), Derek (Jimmy’s boyfriend), and Oliver. And it’s too bad that Oliver is gay, because Marty would otherwise be all over him. As Marty finds some stability in her new friends and the school musical, Into the Woods, she falls for Felix, the tall, dark, and handsome hunk in the school production. But all isn’t as it seems with Felix, and it seems everyone can see that–except for Marty. In fact, as observant as Marty can be about her friends’ personal lives, she seems, well, beyond clueless about her own. Her own misperceptions cause a rift between her and her friends, especially Oliver–who, as it turns out, is actually straight-–but will she be able to repair the damage?

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THE IMITATION GAME BY JiM ottaViani, illUstrateD BY lelanD PUrVis 224 Pages | Full color | 165 x 235 | Age | 20000 Words | Spring 2016 | $24.95

The atomic bomb shortened WWII by months, and the whole world knew it, instantly. The British code-breakers shortened the war by years, but remained anonymous and their work a secret for decades. At their head was Alan Turing, the mathematician who cracked the German Enigma code. He committed suicide at the age of 41 after being convicted of homosexuality and forced to undergo ravaging hormone treatment. The Imitation Game shows his life as an eccentric genius, an Olympic-class runner, and a communicator of complex ideas. He kept one secret, to safeguard his country, but refused to keep another, which led to his destruction at the hands of that same country. COVER NOT FINAL

NOMINATED FOR THE 2014 KIRKUS PRIZE AWARD NEWBERY HONOR WINNER

EL DEAFO BY cece Bell 248 Pages | Full-color | 152 x 229 | HC | Age 8-12 | 15000 Words | Fall 2015| $21.95

The New York Times bestseller, El Deafo, is a funny, deeply honest graphic novel memoir for middle graders. It chronicles the author’s hearing loss at a young age, and her subsequent experiences with a powerful and very awkward hearing aid called the Phonic Ear. It gives her the ability to hear– sometimes things she shouldn’t–but also isolates her from her classmates. Finally, she is able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear, and become “El Deafo, Listener for All.” And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she’s longed for. Rights Sold: Korean, French, Complex-Chinese

LET ME WALK YOU HOME BY racHel DUKes 176 Pages | Two-color | 165 x 229 | PB | Age 14+ | Fall 2015 |$14.95

Let Me Walk You Home bravely and sympathetically takes on the topic of date rape—and speaking out about it—in a wordless but emotionally complex story. The overall message is hopeful–Let Me Walk You Home is about finding strength in yourself and the supportive people around you.

THE RUTABAGA ADVENTURE CHEF BY eric colossal 128 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 191 | HC | Age 8-12 | Spring 2015 |$16.95

In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you’d figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his pet cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and save the day through tasty food. Rutabaga will dare any danger to discover new ingredients, and there’s a whole world full of food to try. His heroic recipes combine real ingredients, fantasy ingredients, and real foods that sound fantastical. Back matter includes some fun and easy recipes. Part of a two book series! 13


by Frank Cammuso 96 Pages | Two-color | 140 x 191 | Hardcover | Age 7-9 | $14.95 PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:

“A fledgling witch receives necessary guidance from a talking cat in this utterly adorable page-turner . . . A Delightful buddy story an auspicious series opener; be sure to make room on shelves for Salem and Whammy.” —KIRKUS REVIEW (STARRED REVIEW) “It’s just about the perfect story for comics-loving fathers to read with their comics-loving daughters.” —PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)

“Cammuso evokes both the sarcastic spunk and gentle warmth of Calvin and Hobbes in this humorous tale of unlikely pals.” —BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS The first book in the series has been named to the prestigious and influential Texas Bluebonnet Master List. Rights Sold: Spanish

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PICTURE BOOKS

CLOTH LULLABY BY aMY noVesKY 40 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5-8 | Spring 2016 | $18.95

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Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a world-renowned contemporary artist known for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous original spider sculpture, Maman, stood more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise’s own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself. She worked with fabric throughout her career, but this biographical picture book, Cloth Lulluby, shows how Bourgeois’s childhood experiences weaving with her loving and nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her later, most famous works.

LION & TIGER & BEAR BY etHan lonG 32 Pages | Full-color | 254 x 203 | HC | Age 4-6 | Spring 2016 | $14.95

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Lion, Tiger, and Bear are three best friends. One day, Tiger and Bear want to play tag, but Lion needs some alone time to finish the painting he’s been working on. Tiger and Bear try to entice Lion to play, but their antics only have the opposite effect on Lion, who does NOT want to be bothered. In the end, Lion has a surprise for his friends after they decide to use some patience–and a good game of tag awaits the playful trio!

GRUMPY PETS BY Kristine loMBarDi 32 Pages | Full-color | 267 x 210 | HC | Age 4-8 | Spring 2016 | $14.95

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Billy is a grumpy boy–too grumpy, if you ask his mom. That’s why Billy’s mom takes him and his sister, Sara, to the pet store one Saturday morning, in hopes of cheering Billy up. But all of the animals are cute and playful; they’re a little too happy for Billy’s taste. When Billy walks to the back of the store, however, he stumbles across a group of cranky, moody animals. In fact, they seem downright grumpy–just like Billy!–and he catches the eye of a particularly grumpy dog. Could this be the dog Billy has been looking for?

LUCKY DUCKY BY Doreen Marts 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-6 | Spring 2016 |$14.95

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Lucky Ducky is rather unlucky–somehow things always turn out wrong for him. But not anymore! Today is the day Lucky decides to turn his luck around; all he needs to do is find a four-leaf clover. But when he goes to the park to find one, there are none to be seen. It’s not a big deal, though, because he meets a few new friends along the way. In fact, Lucky forgets all about that silly four-leaf clover, and he realizes that having friends makes him the luckiest duck of all!


MY OLD PAL BY aMY Hest, illUstrateD BY aMY Bates 32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC in Jacket | Age 4-7 | Spring 2016 | $16.95

After a young boy’s beloved pet passes away, he encounters a stray dog on the beach. The boy is initially closed off to the idea of liking another dog, but as they walk on the sand together, the boy slowly opens himself up to the joys of having a new dog in his life and making peace with the past.

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WAITING FOR HIGH TIDE BY niKKi McclUre 48 Pages | Full- color | 241 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Spring 2016 | $17.95

The young narrator spends an idyllic day at the beach with his family. He digs for treasures, discovering barnacles and clam shells, feathers and jelly fish. He picnics on peanut butter sandwiches and sweet mint tea. But mostly, he is waiting for high tide. Then, he’ll be able to swim and dive, and even more importantly, he’ll be able to float on the log raft that his family is building. In lilting prose that mimics waves and intricate paper cuts, Nikki McClure pays tribute to the cycles of the natural world: both the tides on the beach, and generations in time. COVER NOT FINAL

HANNAH AND SUGAR BY Kate BerUBe 32 Pages | Full- color | 216 x 267 | HC with Jacket | Age 4-7 | Spring 2016 | $16.95

Every day after school, little Hannah sees her classmate’s dog, Sugar. All the other kids love to play with Sugar, but Hannah politely declines. She just can’t help her fear of dogs. But one day Sugar goes missing and Hannah joins in the search. As fate would have it, Hannah finds Sugar, and although it takes a lot of courage, she takes him home safely, and finds herself with a new friend.

MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND BY toM anGleBerGer, illUstrateD BY JoHn HenDriX 32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $16.95

McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a plane, which flies to a helicopter, which goes to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows, drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it’s time to turn around and go back home. From master storyteller Tom Angleberger and accomplished illustrator John Hendrix comes this playful narrative that triumphs the journey over the destination, with lots of planes, trains, and automobiles to boot.

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I AM YOGA BY sUsen VerDe, illUstrateD BY Peter reYnolDs 32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 |$14.95

Susan Verde and mega-bestseller Peter Reynolds team up again to celebrate the power of Yoga! As a little girl acts out various standard Yoga poses, she imagines herself in their respective environments: While doing “Boat Pose,” she glides along the sea; in “Airplane Pose,” she flies through the clouds; in “Crescent Pose,” she is a shining moon in the starry sky. And in the end, reflective of the beliefs in Yoga, she has calmed her mind and body and has made room in her heart for the big world around her.

THE MUSEUM BY sUsen VerDe, illUstrateD BY Peter reYnolDs 32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC | Age 4-8 | Spring 2013 | $16.95

When I see a work of art, something happens in my heart! As a little girl tours and twirls through the halls of the art museum, she finds herself on an exciting adventure. Each piece of art evokes something new inside of her: silliness, curiosity, joy, and ultimately inspiration. With exuberant illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds, The Museum playfully captures the many emotions experienced through the power of art, and each child’s unique creative process. Rights Sold: Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified-Chinese, Complex-Chinese, Japanese, Turkish

YOU AND ME BY sUsen VerDe, illUstrateD BY Peter reYnolDs 32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2014 | $14.95

You and Me is a loving tribute to how fate brought two best friends together. An adorable cat muses about the what-ifs in life: What if he had slept late that one special morning? What if he’d missed his train on that fateful day? Then he might never have met his favorite person in the world, and his entire life would be different! Rights Sold: Simplified-Chinese, Complex-Chinese, Spanish

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MOLDY HAM BY careY arMstronG-ellis 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 |$14.95

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When a young monster sets out to make dinner for his loving mother, he finds all of the nastiest, grossest ingredients he can find: putrid muscous! Toadstool jam! Moldy ham! But when he realizes that he doesn’t have every ingredient at his disposal, he must embark on a dangerous quest to acquire them! Equipped with his woolen socks (for toasty toes), knitted mitten (for his nose, of course), tool belt, gum boots, and well-worn sword, the young monster treks through muck and mire to find the juiciest, slimiest slugs to make his recipe complete–but will he be able to pull it off in time?


HIAWATHA AND THE PEACE MAKER BY roBBie roBertson, illUstrateD BY DaViD sHannon 48 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $19.95

A Native American picture book by legendary musician Robbie Robertson and Caldecott-winning illustrator David Shannon that tells the stroy of Hiawatha, a strong and articulate Mohawk, who translated the prophecy of the mystical Peacemaker, an Indian who brought his vision of peace to the five warring Iroquois nations during the 1500s. Written with a lyrical voice that recalls oral tradition and paired with breathtaking oil paintings.

ONE BEAR EXTRAORDINAIRE BY JaYMe McGoWan 32 Pages | Full- color | 229 x 254 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $16.95

Bear is a rambling, one-man band, but one day his song just doesn’t sound as good as it used to. As he travels through the forest in search of the perfect song, he stumbles across a few new animal musicians along the way, but his song is still incomplete. Will Bear be able to find the perfect accompaniment? Bear soon realizes that he no longer wants to be a one-bear extraordinaire if he can have a loving band by his side.

TOTALLY TARDY MARTY BY erica Perl, illUstrateD BY Jarrett J. KrosocZKa 32 Pages | Full- color | 216 x 267 | HC with Jacket | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $16.95

A chronically late boy and a fastidiously punctual girl butt heads, then join forces, in this funny friendship story by Chicken Butt! author Erica Perl and Lunch Lady superstar Jarrett Krosoczka!

WILD CHILD BY steVen solerno 32 Pages | Full-color | 216 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $16.95

The jungle can be a scary place, but there is one creature who is the fiercest of all: it grabs, it pulls, it cries, it poops–it’s the WILD CHILD! All the animals live in fear of this nasty baby who cannot be tamed or soothed. No matter what the animals try, the wild child just gets wilder! Can the animals join together bring peace back to the jungle and make the wild child a mild child?

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IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT BY anDrea BeatY, illUstrateD BY DaViD roBerts 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2007 | $16.95

Iggy Peck has been building fabulous creations since he was two. His parents are proud of their son, though sometimes surprised by some of Iggy’s more inventive creations (like the tower he built out of used diapers). When a new second grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! Rights Sold: Complex-Chinese, Simplified-Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Turkish, Russian, German, French, Slovenian

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ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER BY anDrea BeatY, illUstrateD BY DaViD roBerts 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2013 | $16.95

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great, Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal–to fly–Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s dream come true. Rights Sold: Simplified-Chinese, Turkish, Russian, German, French, Korean

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAME CHAPEAU BY anDrea BeatY, illUstrateD BY DaViD roBerts 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2013 | $16.95

On her birthday, Madame Chapeau wears the perfect bonnet made by her late husband. But on the way to her birthday dinner, a crow snatches her hat and flies away with it, leaving Mme. Chapeau sans bonnet. As she chases the crow, everyone around her begins to follow her, offering their own hats for her to wear. None of them are quite right for Madame Chapeau, though, until one special little girl offers her a hat “knitted with love and [her] best birthday wish.” What appears “rather odd” to Mme Chapeau at first is actually the perfect gift for her.

THE BEAR REPORT BY tHYra HeDer 48 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 254 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 | $17.95

Sophie does not want to do her homework, a research report on polar bears. Bor-ing. They’re big. They eat things. They’re mean. What else is there to say about them anyway? As it turns out, plenty. And when a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the arctic, she soon learns all about the playful bear’s habits and habitat--from glacier mice to Northern Lights–and, against her first reservations, she even finds herself interested. The Bear Report showcases the power of curiosity and imagination to fill in any blank canvas, whether it’s an incomplete homework assignment, or the arctic ice. 20


LIBRARY MOUSE BY Daniel KirK 32 Pages | Full-color | 216 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2007 | $15.95

Sam is a mouse who lives in a library. He loves to read all kinds of books. And he learns that he also loves to make up and write his own stories, just like the books he finds in the library. He begins to leave his stories (that he also illustrates) in different parts of the library—the mystery he writes he places alongside the other mysteries; the fairytale goes with similar books and so on. Humans find his stories and want to know who the writer is. So Sam, who is a bit cautious around humans, devises a plan to introduce them to the writer inside themselves. Rights Sold: Complex-Chinese, Simplified-Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Turkish, Japanese

COOKBOOKS

THE FOREST FEAST FOR KIDS BY erin Gleeson 96 Pages | Full- color | 203 x 276 | HC | Age 8-12 | Spring 2016 | $19.95

Written by popular food blogger Erin Gleeson, Forest Feast for Kids serves up quick, easy, and fun child-friendly vegetarian recipes that kids will love to make. In addition to its recipes–which span meals, parties, snacks, and beverages–the book ends with instructions on how to set the table, ideas for fun and crafty table decorations, guides on how to use utensils safely, and a glossary of culinary terms. Vibrant photographs, complemented by Erin’s own fanciful watercolor illustrations and hand lettering, showcase the rustic simplicity of the dishes.

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MINI MYTHS: BE PATIENT, PANDORA! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2014 | $6.95

When Pandora is warned by her mother not to open a box, her spirited curiosity trumps her obedience. Pandora harmlessly touches the box, innocently leans on the box, and eventually, albeit accidentally, bursts the box open! Leslie Patricelli’s depictions of this physical comedy bring a lively narrative to Joan Holub’s carefully crafted text. Includes a summary of the original Pandora’s Box myth at the end.

MINI MYTHS: PLAY NICE, HERCULES! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2014 | $6.95

Hercules is not as interested in “playing nice” as he is in playing strong! But when one feat of strength destroys his little sister’s 12-piece tower, he must use his powers for good to restore the tower and seek her forgiveness.

MINI MYTHS: BRUSH YOUR HAIR, MEDUSA! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Spring 2015 | $6.95

Medusa refuses to care for her hair and her long locks get knottier and dirtier with each passing page. Her hair rebellion elicits frozen expressions of shock from her family and her friends, but nothing will convince Medusa to brush. Only her hairdresser approaches Medusa with bravery and blade, successfully solving the problem...with a short haircut!

MINI MYTHS: MAKE A WISH, MIDAS! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Spring 2015 | $6.95

Midas wants everything to be his favorite color—yellow! He chooses yellow clothes, eats yellow foods, and uses only the yellow paint at his easel. But when he impulsively paints his beloved green Dinaboo, Midas discovers that too much of a good thing is a big mess!

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MINI MYTHS: BE CAREFUL, ICARUS! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2015 | $6.95

After Icarus and his dad make a bird-shaped kite, Dad warns Icarus to hold on to the string and not to let it fly too high. But Icarus disobeys and soon, the kite gets caught in the trees. Icarus learns to be more careful and exercise his self-control.

MINI MYTHS: PLEASE SHARE, APHRODITE! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2015 | $6.95

Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena are competing for Paris’s candy apple. When Aphrodite offers Paris a toy horse, she wins the prize! Her excitement leads to bragging, which results in the hurt feelings of others. But when Aphrodite stops boasting and offers to share her snack instead, the three friends happily play together.

MINI MYTHS: DON’T GET LOST, ODYSSEUS! BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | $6.95 | Spring 2016

When Odysseus must go along on Mom’s errands, she tells him to stay close, and he does . . . until he is tempted by the play area in the mall and wanders off. He has fun at first, but gets scared when he can’t find Mom. His panic is allayed and lesson learned when Mom finds him, and they make their way home together. COVER NOT FINAL

MINI MYTHS: ATHENA BY Joan HolUB, illUstrateD BY leslie Patricelli 24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | $6.95 | Spring 2016

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After Athena teaches Arachne how to tie her shoes, Arachne brags to everyone that she’s the best at tying her shoes and gives Athena no credit. Athena challenges Arachne’s claims, and they decide to settle it all with a shoe-tying contest. But a spider scares Arachne during the contest and she runs away with mis-tied shoes and falls. Athena helps Arachne up, helps her properly tie her shoes, and Arachne apologizes. The two girls are friends again.


VEGETABLES IN UNDERWEAR! BY JareD cHaPMan 40 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 2-5 | Spring 2015 |$14.95

A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties— big, small, clean, dirty, serious, and funny—demonstrating for young ones the silliness and necessity of this item of clothing. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles, but the pride with which the “big kid” attire is flaunted in front of the baby carrots in diapers will tickle readers of all ages. With rhyming text that begs to be chanted aloud and art that looks good enough to eat, this vibrant story will encourage preschoolers to celebrate having left those diapers behind! Rights Sold: Italian

100 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY BY aMY scHWartZ 32 Pages | Full-color | 216 x 279 | HC | Age 3-6 | Spring 2014 | $16.95

In the grand tradition of “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschooler’s world— from slippery floors to dinosaurs, from goldfish to a birthday wish. Amy Schwartz weaves a masterful balance between art and text, with each of the 100 items portrayed as its own well-observed and warmly detailed vignette. Rights Sold: French, Korean, Simplified-Chinese

WHOSE TRUCK? BY toni BUZZeo, illUstrateD BY JiM DatZ 16 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 2-4 | Fall 2015 | $9.95

This nonfiction ode to trucks features six kinds of workers and their trucks—a utility truck, a firetruck, a snow plow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck—with four different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, engnaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.

WHOSE TOOLS? BY toni BUZZeo, illUstrateD BY JiM DatZ 16 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 2-4 | Spring 2015 | $9.95

This nonfiction ode to building a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and twenty-four of the tools they use, properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times Bestselling Author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of architect-turned-illustrator Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers. 25


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I AM SO BRAVE! BY stePHen KrensKY, illUstrateD BY sara GillinGHaM 12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2014 | $6.95

This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of grow¬ing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it’s petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the “small wins” of growing just a little bit braver.

I KNOW A LOT! BY stePHen KrensKY, illUstrateD BY sara GillinGHaM 12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2013 | $6.95

This third book in Stephen Krensky and Sara Gillingham’s empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with increased knowledge. Whether comparing heavy rocks to lighter flowers, or noting that the sunlight delineates the day from the night, Krensky and Gillingham acknowledge the “small wins” of understanding the world just a little bit more.

I CAN DO IT MYSELF! BY stePHen KrensKY, illUstrateD BY sara GillinGHaM 12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2012 | $6.95

Children and parents alike will delight in this joyous declaration of toddler independence. This book celebrates the feats of growing out of babyhood and starting to embrace the world on your own terms. Whether it’s being tall enough to reach a high shelf or brave enough to splash in the waves, Krensky and Gillingham address the small victories that come with growing just a little bit older. Rights Sold: French

NOW I AM BIG! BY stePHen KrensKY, illUstrateD BY sara GillinGHaM 12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2011 | $6.95

Together with I Can Do It Myself!, Now I am Big! celebrates the feats of growing out of babyhood and embracing independence! With relevant and charming specifics, Krensky and Gillingham address the “small wins” of growing just a little bit older. Young children and their encouraging parents will revel in the empowering text and retro-fresh illustrations. Rights Sold: French

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THANK YOU! BY etHan lonG 20 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 0-2 | Spring 2016 | $7.95

A string of comically stylized animals say “thank you” to each other in masterful couplets, all leading up to a human toddler and parent. The third title in a brand-new board book series on animal (and human) first words by award-winning author/illustrator Ethan Long is sure to make manners a lot more fun!

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GOOD NIGHT! BY etHan lonG 20 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 0-2 | Fall 2015 | $7.95

BA string of comically stylized parent-and-child animal pairs say good night to each other in masterful couplets -- an chick’s “cheep cheep” is answered by a chicken’s “cluck cluck;” a puppy’s “ruff ruff ” is re¬turned with a dog’s “woof woof” -- all leading up to the “Good night!” and “Sleep tight!” of a human toddler and dad!

HI! BY etHan lonG 20 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 0-2 | Spring 2015 | $7.95

A string of comically stylized animals greet each other in masterfully rhyming couplets -- an owl’s “hoo” is answered by a cow’s “moo;” a bird’s “chirp” is returned with an anteater’s “slurp” -- all leading up to the “Hi!” and “Good-bye!” of a human toddler and mom!

ANDREW DREW AND DREW BY BarneY saltZBerG 40 Pages | Full-color | 197 x 267 | HC | Age 3-6 | Fall 2012 | $15.95

When Andrew gets hold of a pencil, anything can—and does—happen in this innovative and artistic book. After sharpening his drawing implement on the first page, Andrew challenges the boundaries of each spread by beginning with a line that leads . . . and leads . . . to unexpected finishes. Staircases become dinosaurs, kites become rockets, and even the most unas¬suming squiggle morphs into a giant chicken! This lighthearted depiction of artistic inspiration is sure to engage doodlers of all ages. Rights Sold: French

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I CAN SEE JUST FINE BY eric BarclaY 32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 216 | HC | Age 4-6 | Fall 2013 | $14.95

Though Paige claims, “I can see just fine,” the comical illustrations tell a different story. Paige’s parents grow concerned and decide it’s time for Paige to visit the eye doctor. Paige remains defiant throughout the process, until she finds the perfect frames and more importantly, perfect eyesight! Barclay successfully depicts a very real and relevant issue with deliberate lightheartedness and gentle humor. Rights Sold: Dutch, Japanese

SNUGGLE THE BABY BY saraH GillinGHaM 12 Pages | Full- color | 154 x 254 | Padded Casebound | Age 1-4 | $12.95 Spring 2014

This interactive novelty board book plays like a doll and reads as a gentle “How to Care for Baby” manual for young kids. From swaddling to shushing, Gillingham has incorporated real tactics for newborn care, giving the text an authenticity and purpose. Interactivities include tickling, feeding, diapering, swaddling, rocking, and tucking in the baby, all accompanied by tender, instructive narration. Perfect for soon-to-be older siblings or doll-crazy toddlers, this book encourages children to read while they play, and practice empathy and care.


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