Children’s Frontlist
Simon & Schuster Gift Catalog 2021
BOARD BOOKS Dragon Dinner
Courage Is…
Little Bee Books, illustrated by Allison Black
Jason Kander; True Kander
9781499812077 Little Bee Books | May 4, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN BB 6 3⁄4 x 8 1⁄4, 12 pages
In this interactive board book, kids will love pulling the tabs to help Drake the Dragon as he prepares the perfect dish for dinner at the palace!
Smithsonian Kids
A is for Astronaut
An Out-of-this-World Alphabet Adventure Dr. Jennifer Levasseur; Vanessa Port
Jason Kander knows what courage is. With help from his son, True, he introduces the concept to future leaders in this powerful board book.
Can You Find It?
Cars and Trucks on the Road Alessia Girasole; Little Genius Books
9781645176749 Silver Dolphin Books | May 18, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 16 pages
9781953344144 Little Genius Books | May 25, 2021 $10.99 | $14.99 CAN BB 8 1⁄2 x 11, 24 pages
Blast off into space and learn the ABCs with the Smithsonian!
This charming and witty “can‑you‑find‑it?” large‑format board book follows one purple car from road to road while an increasing number of other vehicles joins it. Each spread also features a certain number of hidden items for children to find. BONUS: Includes a fun fold‑out out traffic jam for extra fun!
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
A Nursery Rhyme Adventure
Joe Rhatigan; Carolina Farias 9781953344151 Little Genius Books | June 1, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN BB 8 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, 24 pages
The classic nursery rhyme…now the beginning of a sweet and silly rhyming adventure for toddlers! Itsy’s caterpillar friends play leap frog in the trees, ladybugs play hide‑and‑seek, a beetle builds a swimming pool for his ant friends, and busy bees jump rope with a worm.
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9781950587162 Downtown Bookworks | May 18, 2021 $11.99 | $15.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 24 pages
A Nursery Rhyme Adventure
Joe Rhatigan; Carolina Farias 9781953344168 Little Genius Books | June 1, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN BB 8 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, 24 pages
The classic nursery rhyme…now the beginning of a sweet and silly rhyming adventure for toddlers. Four kittens devise different contraptions to launch them up, up, up in the sky! When their ideas don’t work, the kittens and Twinkle learn what it means to be a friend.