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Holiday
COLOR & ACTIVITY
Crayola My Big American Road Trip Coloring Book
BuzzPop
9781499812503 BuzzPop | November 30, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN PB 8 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8, 192 pages
Road trip across the United States with this big coloring book that showcases the monuments, national parks, animals, and foods that make up America!
Discovery Rocks and Gems
Brenda Scott Royce
9781645176398 Silver Dolphin Books | September 28, 2021 $17.99 | $19.99 CAN KIT 9 x 11 1⁄4, 64 pages
With tons of photos and fun facts, this book is perfect for aspiring geologists. Learn all about rocks and gems, then use the six rock and gem samples to get your collection started!
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Angelina and the Valentine’s Day Surprise
Katharine Holabird
9781534496293 Simon Spotlight | December 7, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN POB 5 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2, 18 pages
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this Angelina Ballerina book with pull-tab Valentines that recreate the fun of getting cards in the mail.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
Eileen Spinelli
9781665907460 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers December 7, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN POB 9 x 10, 32 pages
One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named Mr. Hatch.
Insight Editions
9781683839668 Insight Kids | July 13, 2021 $14.99 | $19.99 CAN HC 8 1⁄2 x 10, 16 pages
Color and create haunting 3D paper models and bring the world of Star Wars to life in Star Wars: Make Your Own Ghoul‑actic Halloween Pop-Up Book.
How to Hide a Ghost
A Lift-the-Flap Book
Haley MacKenzie
9781534487635 Little Simon | July 20, 2021 $8.99 | $11.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 14 pages
This silly and interactive Halloween board book has chunky lift-the-flaps and adorable hidden ghosts on every spread—perfect for curious young readers!
Knock Knock, Trick or Treat!
A Spooky Halloween Lift-the-Flap Book
Amy E. Sklansky
9781534492677 Little Simon | July 20, 2021 $7.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 8 x 7, 14 pages
Knock, knock, trick or treat! Knock on the doors and lift the flaps to see who’s hiding inside this spooky haunted house!
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Monster Munch
Little Bee Books, illustrated by Allison Black
9781499812084 Little Bee Books | July 20, 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 make their favorite Halloween monsters find the perfect snack!
Vampenguin
Lucy Ruth Cummins
9781534466982 Atheneum Books for Young Readers July 20, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 11 x 9 1⁄2, 48 pages
A charming, wryly humorous story of adventure, mistaken identity, and a vampire family’s day at the zoo.
Amara and the Bats
Emma Reynolds
9781534469013 Atheneum Books for Young Readers July 20, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 9 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2, 48 pages
Environmental activism gets a nocturnal twist in this utterly charming picture book about a young girl and her mission to save the bats!
Hardly Haunted
Jessie Sima
9781534441705 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers July 20, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 9 x 11, 48 pages
From the bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a delightfully spooky story about an old house who wants to be a home…even if her new family isn’t what she expected.
How to Help a Pumpkin Grow
Ashley Wolff
9781481419345 Beach Lane Books | July 20, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 10 x 10, 40 pages
What does it take to help a pumpkin grow? Find out in this warm, rhyming tale of gardening and unexpected friendship.
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Peanuts® Countdown to Halloween!
With a Story a Day
Charles M. Schulz
9781534486096 Simon Spotlight | July 20, 2021 $10.99 | $14.99 CAN POB 8 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8, 64 pages
Little ones can count down to Halloween with this adorable collection of thirty-one stories featuring the Peanuts gang—one for every day in October!
Five Little Pumpkins
Vanja Kragulj
9781645176800 Silver Dolphin Books | July 20, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 x 9, 12 pages
This hands-on, interactive book features a classic Halloween rhyme and pumpkin pieces that disappear with each turn of the page!
Haunted Halloween Pencil Toppers
Maggie Fischer; Eric Wolfe Hanson; Luke Newell
9781645176817 Silver Dolphin Books | July 20, 2021 $9.99 | $11.99 CAN KIT 6 3⁄4 x 9 5⁄8, 64 pages
Have some spooktacular fun with this Halloween-themed activity book that comes with five colored pencils and ghoulish pencil toppers!
Boo! Baa, La La La!
Sandra Boynton
9781534452831 Little Simon | July 20, 2021 $5.99 | $7.99 CAN BB 5 5⁄8 x 5 5⁄8, 16 pages
BOO! BAA, LA LA LA! From the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton comes a terrific new Halloween board book. A long-lost cousin of her classic Moo, Baa, La La La!, this delightful little story begins:
Little Ghost
With Fun Finger Puppet!
IglooBooks
9781800228122 IglooBooks | August 3, 2021 $6.99 | $8.99 CAN BB 4 7⁄8 x 4 7⁄8, 10 pages
Little Ghost loves playing hide-and-seek! Join him on his spooky search in this fun and interactive finger puppet book.
Magical Witch
With Fun Finger Puppet!
IglooBooks
9781800228139 IglooBooks | August 3, 2021 $6.99 | $8.99 CAN BB 4 7⁄8 x 4 7⁄8, 10 pages
Violet’s cat has broken her wand! Help her make a magical potion to mend it in this fun and interactive finger puppet book.
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Little Pumpkin
Nature Stories Padded Board Book
IglooBooks
9781800228917 IglooBooks | August 3, 2021 $8.99 | $11.99 CAN BB 7 7⁄8 x 7 7⁄8, 24 pages
Have you ever wondered how a tiny seed can turn into a giant pumpkin? This stunningly illustrated story offers a perfect introduction to the life cycle of pumpkins.
Kid Classics Dracula
The Illustrated Just-for-Kids Edition
Bram Stoker; Maïté Schmitt; Margaret Novak
9781951511258 Whalen Book Works Kids | September 7, 2021 $17.95 | $23.95 CAN HC 6 3⁄8 x 8, 96 pages
Now the classic novel by Bram Stoker is an illustrated storybook perfect for children! Kid Classics: Dracula is a fun way for kids to experience classic literature at their reading level—and just the right amount of spooky!
Blippi I’m Thankful
Editors of Studio Fun International
9780794448240 SFI Readerlink | September 7, 2021 $7.99 | $9.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 12 pages
What is Blippi thankful for? Take a look inside this illustrated board book with six tabs and find out!
Disney Mickey & Friends Mickey’s Thanksgiving
Editors of Studio Fun International
9780794445034 SFI Readerlink | September 7, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 12 pages
Give thanks with Mickey and all of his friends as they prepare for the most delicious holiday of the year in this board book with four touch-and-feel elements and two scents to scratch and sniff!
You’re My Little Latke
Natalie Marshall
9781645177616 Silver Dolphin Books | September 7, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 3⁄8 x 7 3⁄8, 18 pages
From the best-selling You’re My Little series comes You’re My Little Latke! Celebrate Hanukkah with adorable latkes, dreidels, gelt, jelly donuts, and menorahs paired with sweet, rhyming text in this board book with cut-outs and raised elements.
You’re My Little Christmas Cookie
Nicola Edwards; Natalie Marshall
9781645177968 Silver Dolphin Books | September 14, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 3⁄8 x 7 3⁄8, 18 pages
Cuddle up with your little one and share this festive board book that’s part of the best-selling You’re My Little series. With cut-outs and raised elements, this hands-on holiday book features rhyming text paired with adorable Christmas cookies, reindeer, snowmen, and more!
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Nutcracker Crunch
Little Bee Books, illustrated by Allison Black
9781499812091 Little Bee Books | September 7, 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 the nutcracker find the perfect snack on Christmas Eve!
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore; Steph Lew
9781645177555 Silver Dolphin Books | September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $19.99 CAN HC 9 3⁄4 x 13, 48 pages
This beloved holiday favorite has been reimagined with colorful, warm illustrations and a cute little Christmas mouse to find on each spread.
Stories for Christmas
Bernadette Watts
9780735844674 NorthSouth Books | September 14, 2021 $25.00 | $34.00 CAN HC 8 1⁄2 x 11, 248 pages
Eight heartwarming classic tales for the Christmas season—illustrated by Bernadette Watts—in one beautiful volume.
The X-mas Files
Secrets from the North Pole (Holiday Books, Christmas Books for Kids, Santa Claus Story)
Pat Shand; Andy Ivanov
9781647224516 Insight Kids | September 14, 2021 $16.99 | $22.99 CAN HC 9 1⁄4 x 11, 48 pages
Find out what really happens behind the scenes at Santa’s workshop in a Christmas countdown book that reveals the secrets of the North Pole!
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Illustrated Holiday Classic Gift Set
(Christmas Gift Set, Christmas Bell Ornament, Classic Movie Picture Book)
Paul Ruditis; Sarah Conradsen
9781647224912 Insight Kids | September 14, 2021 $29.99 | $39.99 CAN KIT 15 x 9 1⁄2, 40 pages
Celebrate the beloved classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life with this beautifully illustrated storybook retelling and bell Christmas ornament gift set.
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens; Lisbeth Zwerger
9780735844216 NorthSouth Books | September 14, 2021 $25.00 | $34.00 CAN HC 8 1⁄2 x 11, 112 pages
A beloved Christmas title—with illustrations from Hans Christian Andersen Award recipient Lisbeth Zwerger!
The Star Tree
Gisela Cölle; Gisela Colle
9780735844483 NorthSouth Books | September 14, 2021 $17.95 | $23.95 CAN HC 8 1⁄2 x 11, 32 pages
Memory—and the Christmas spirit— can be powerful and miraculous!
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Christmas Is Coming
Traditions from Around the World
Monika Utnik-Strugala; Ewa Poklewska-Koziello
9780735844438 NorthSouth Books | September 14, 2021 $25.00 | $34.00 CAN HC 7 5⁄8 x 10, 136 pages
The perfect book for long wintery evenings—not just under the Christmas tree!
Disney Princess Enchanted Christmas
The Official Pop-Up Advent Calendar
Insight Editions
9781647224486 Insight Kids | September 14, 2021 $39.99 | $53.99 CAN HC 12 3⁄4 x 12 5⁄8, 28 pages
Celebrate the holidays with the Disney Princesses in this enchanting pop-up advent calendar.
Nickelodeon Blue’s Clues & You! Blue’s Sweet Smelling Christmas
Scratch & Sniff
Editors of Studio Fun International
9780794448134 SFI Readerlink | September 14, 2021 $9.99 | $11.99 CAN BB 7 x 8, 10 pages
Celebrate Christmas with Josh and Blue in this board book with five scratch-and-sniff scents and a large flap at the end!
Blippi Merry Christmas!
Thea Feldman
9780794448707 SFI Readerlink | September 14, 2021 $7.99 | $9.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 12 pages
YouTube sensation Blippi is preparing for a very merry Christmas in this illustrated, tabbed board book that’s just right for little hands.
LEGO® Iconic Build Christmas Fun!
AMEET Publishing
9780794448165 SFI Readerlink | September 14, 2021 $9.99 | $11.99 CAN PB 8 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8, 48 pages
Join Santa, one of his elves, and a reindeer as they have all sort of Christmas fun in this LEGO® Iconic activity book. It includes everything you need to build one of three exclusive LEGO® models—Santa, an elf, and a reindeer—at a time!
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Santa’s Squeaky Boots
Editors of Silver Dolphin Books
9781645177548 Silver Dolphin Books | September 14, 2021 $8.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 7 x 7, 10 pages
It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa has presents to deliver. There’s only one problem: his new boots are oh-so-squeaky! Squeeze the squishy Santa throughout the story to hear his boots squeak ‘round the world in this adorably illustrated board book.
American Girl Holiday Cookbook Collection
Holiday Baking, Cookies, Cupcakes
American Girl
9781681887883 Weldon Owen Kids | September 28, 2021 $39.99 | $53.99 CAN BOX 7 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, 360 pages
A perfect cookbook set for the emerging chef (and American Girl fan) in your family. This set not only helps young chefs and bakers develop their culinary skills with simple instructions, full-color photography, and guides to mastering basic kitchen skills, but creates experiences to last a lifetime.
This Little Piggy’s Night Before Christmas
Joe Rhatigan; Jomike Tejido
9781953344236 Little Genius Books | October 5, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN BB 8 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, 24 pages
This fun read-aloud mash-up follows the rhyme and rhythm of the original toe-play nursery rhyme, while also paying irreverent tribute to Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem.
Santa Mouse
Michael Brown
9781534437975 Little Simon | September 14, 2021 $8.99 | $11.99 CAN BB 5 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄4, 32 pages
Now available as a Classic Board Book, little ones will love this heartfelt, joyous story of how a kindhearted mouse becomes Santa’s littlest helper in this true Christmas classic.
Hooray for Snowy Days!
Susan Kantor
9781534482951 Little Simon | September 14, 2021 $7.99 | $10.99 CAN BB 6 x 7, 26 pages
The follow up to Here Comes Fall!, celebrate all that winter brings with this festive and cozy rhyming board book!
Deer Santa
Hannah Eliot
9781534495234 Little Simon | September 14, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN POB 5 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2, 18 pages
Even animals have Christmas wish lists in this novelty book with pull-tab flaps that reveal woodland creatures’ letters to Santa!
The Little Owl & the Big Tree
A Christmas Story
Jonah Winter
9781665902137 Beach Lane Books | September 28, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 7 x 9 1⁄2, 32 pages
One Christmas, a tiny owl stuck in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stole the hearts of the nation. Discover the true story in this heartwarming picture book.
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Carla and the Christmas Cornbread
Carla Hall
9781534494695 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers November 2, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 11 x 10, 40 pages
In this heartwarming tale inspired by her childhood, superstar chef and TV host Carla Hall shares the story of young Carla, who eats a sugar cookie meant for Santa on the night before Christmas and tries to make things right.
Christina’s Carol
Tomie dePaola
9781534418486 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 11 x 9, 32 pages
Based on the 1872 Christmas carol ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ by English poet Christina Rosetti, this stunning, wintry picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator Tomie dePaola will be cherished all through the holiday season.
Santa Mouse, Where Are You?
Michael Brown
9781534438026 Little Simon | September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 8 3⁄4 x 11 1⁄8, 40 pages
Santa’s littlest helper gets lost and must find his way back to Santa’s sleigh in time to save Christmas in this delightful holiday picture book.
Bulldozer’s Christmas Dig
Candance Fleming
9781534438200 Atheneum Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 9 x 9, 40 pages
A very little bulldozer digs up a most unexpected Christmas gift for his friends at the construction site in this holly jolly third book in the Bulldozer series from award-winning author Candace Fleming and Caldecott Medalist Eric Rohmann.
Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s for Dinner?
Tomie dePaola
9781534466500 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $7.99 | $10.99 CAN PB 10 1⁄2 x 11, 48 pages
With its brightly colored illustrations, playful narration, and seasonal cheer, this rambunctious picture book from Tomie dePaola is sure to be a holiday favorite for the whole family.
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The Story of the Three Wise Kings
Tomie dePaola
9781534466531 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $7.99 | $10.99 CAN PB 8 1⁄2 x 11, 32 pages
Tomie dePaola’s ‘gorgeous… sumptuous’ (Horn Book Magazine) retelling of the story of the three wise kings is perfect for sharing with little ones during the Christmas season!
Jingle the Christmas Clown
Tomie dePaola
9781534466562 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 9 x 12, 40 pages
With a little bit of magic, one plucky clown is determined to turn Christmas around for a village that’s down on its luck in this enchanting tale from Tomie dePaola.
The Cat on the Dovrefell
A Christmas Tale
Tomie dePaola
9781534466593 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 11 x 9, 32 pages
A very large cat may be the key to saving Christmas in this wryly humorous retelling of the Norwegian fairytale The Cat on the Dovrefjell.
The First Christmas
Will Moses
9781534478787 Paula Wiseman Books | September 14, 2021 $17.99 | $23.99 CAN HC 10 x 9, 32 pages
Based on the lyrics of the beloved carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,’ this beautiful picture book in Will Moses’s acclaimed folk art style is perfect for families to read together and cherish year after year.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore
9781534484450 Little Simon | September 14, 2021 $9.99 | $12.99 CAN HC 9 x 12, 40 pages
Enjoy the classic Christmas tale as never before with stunning illustrations by Antonio Caparo, who brought another holiday legend to life in Rudolph the Red‑Nosed Reindeer and Rudolph Strikes Again.
Countdown to Christmas!
With a Story a Day
Charles M. Schulz
9781534496989 Simon Spotlight | September 14, 2021 $10.99 | $14.99 CAN POB 8 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8, 64 pages
Get into the Christmas spirit with the Peanuts gang in this joyful collection of twenty-five stories—one for every day of December from the first through the twenty-fifth—with original illustrations and foil on the cover!
