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Dog lover? Nonconformist? An instant bestseller extends Maisy 87 Roll over laughing at Lauren its DIY passion to kids with Where’s Waldo? 92 Child’s Who wants to be a Show Off, a hip guide to Judy Moody and Stink 94 poodle I don’t (page 30). doing it all (page 46). MULTIMEDIA Storybook Animations 97 Read, Listen, & Wonder 98

PAPERBACKS August 101 September 109 October 118 December 123

Index by Category 125 Find comic relief when Matt Phelan stirs up a spellbinding Leonard S. Marcus interviews tale in The Storm in the Barn, a Index 126 humorous children’s authors timely graphic novel of Dust Bowl Ordering Information 128 in Funny Business (page 74). America (page 43).

A boy comes of age — as his Internationally best-selling And be sure to head over to Scream Street, Vietnam vet dad comes apart — author John Marsden brings home of two frightfully funny tales that in Eli the Good by novelist Hamlet to life in a riveting, will leave kids howling (page 114)! Silas House (page 52). highly charged novel (page 21).

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A Cybils Award Finalist (Easy Reader) ★ Publishers Weekly HC: 978-0-7636-3049-2 Ages 6–10 $17.99/$20.00 CAN A Horn Book Fanfare Selection

★ Publishers Weekly A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Winner ★ Kirkus Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection

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★ School Library Journal ★ Publishers Weekly ★ Booklist ★ School Library Journal

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IndieBound Kids’ Next List Selection A Cybils Award Winner An American Library Association (Fiction Picture Books) Notable Children’s Book A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year An American Library Association An Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children’s Book Notable Children’s Book Nominee A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Winner A Charlotte Zolotow Award Winner An Oprah’s Book Club Kids Reading List Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Winner

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Winner of a 2009 HC: 978-0-7636-3913-6 Age 6 and up $16.99/$20.00 CAN Michael L. Printz ★ Kirkus Reviews

A National Council for the Social Studies Honor Notable Trade Book for Young People

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book

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A Cybils Award Finalist (Nonﬁ ction) HC: 978-0-7636-3322-6 Ages 3–5 $16.99/$18.50 CAN A YALSA Quick Pick ★ The Horn Book IndieBound Kids’ Next List Selection ★ Booklist A Parents’ Choice Recommended Title A Cybils Award Finalist (Poetry) HC: 978-0-7636-2950-2 Age 14 and up $22.99/$25.00 CAN ★ The Horn Book

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A Cybils Award Finalist (Graphic Novels) ★ Booklist

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★ Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book

A New York Times Bestseller

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year HC: 978-0-7636-3931-0 Age 14 and up $18.99/$21.00 CAN An American Library Association HC: 978-0-7636-3611-1 Best Book for Young Adults Nominee ★ Booklist Age 10 and up $24.99/27.50 CAN A YALSA Best Book Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize PB: 978-07636-4502-1 A Horn Book Fanfare Selection An American Library Association Best Book Age 10 and up $17.99/20.00 CAN for Young Adults Nominee A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s ★ The Horn Book Book of the Year A YALSA Best Book ★ Kirkus Reviews A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Booklist Editors Choice ★ School Library Journal HC: 978-0-7636-3384-4 A Booklist Editors’ Choice Ages 5–7 $14.99/$16.50 CAN A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books ★ School Library Journal Blue Ribbon Winner

A Cybils Award Finalist (Easy Reader) A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Popping up — just in time for Halloween! Enter, if you dare, the bloodcurdling (and sidesplitting) world of Transylvania’s most infamous gourmet.

Featuring a spook-tacular pop-up finale with sound Open the Velcro tab on this cofﬁ n-shaped tomb — er, tome — for a peek effects at some little-known details of Dracula’s infancy, school days, cherished belongings, and lively nightlife. Peer inside a vampire’s fridge and closet, peruse photos of little Drac with boyhood friends, meet his many pets, and get a taste, so to speak, of what eternal life is like for the world’s biggest pain in the neck. Just beware of the ﬁ nal spread — who knows what creepy consequences might spring up if visitors don’t obey the signs? ✦✦✦ Featured in Dracula’s Tomb: • Drac-Facts Dracula’s Tomb by Colin McNaughton • My School Days Novelty • My School Report

1 13 8 /4 x 11 /16 24 pages • My Pets Ages 5–10 • Holiday Snaps Kindergarten–Grade 5 • Dracula’s Fridge Watercolor July LC: 98070722 • My Wardrobe

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4488-8 • My Stuff $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) • A Night in the Life of Count Dracula

Colin McNaughton, an International Reading Association Children’s Choice favorite, has created more than sixty books for children.

>> See page 56 for more from this author.

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“Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. . . . Unforgettable. . . . The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” — Booklist (starred review)

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Booktrust Teenage Prize Winner (U.K.)

Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful that Todd is forced to ﬂ ee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn’t ✦✦✦ she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled Chaos Walking by Todd’s gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey Book One in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he The Knife of knows in order to ﬁ gure out who he truly is. Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Patrick Ness, an award-winning novelist, has written for England’s Radio 4 and Sunday Young adult fiction

1 1 Telegraph and is a literary critic for The Guardian. This is his ﬁ rst book for young adults. 5 /4 x 8 /2 496 pages Born in Virginia, he currently lives in London. Age 14 and up Grade 9 and up >> See page 53 for more from this author. July LC: 2007052334

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4576-2 MARKETING $9.99 ($13.00 CAN) Literary blog tour to coincide with release | Online author Q & A

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Who among us hasn’t encountered that force of nature called “a ﬁ t”? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror — and hilarity.

Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a ﬁ t? Author David Elliott directs the event with wit, warmth, and appropriate wariness, while illustrator Timothy Basil Ering’s energy and whimsy match this tantrum turn for turn. At once empathetic and uproariously funny, this picture book speaks directly to anyone (young or old) who has ever had — or ✦✦✦ tried to contain — a real earth-quaking, ground-shaking, full-on ﬁ t. Finn Throws a Fit! by David Elliott David Elliott is the author of the New York Times best-selling picture book And Here’s to You!, illustrated by illustrated by Randy Cecil, and On the Farm, illustrated by Holly Meade. He lives in Warner, Timothy Basil Ering New Hampshire. Picture book

3 5 Timothy Basil Ering is the illustrator of the Newbery Medal–winning The Tale of Despereaux 9 /4 x 11 /16 32 pages by Kate DiCamillo and the author-illustrator of The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone and Necks Out for Ages 2–4 Preschool Adventure! He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Charcoal, oils, and grease pencil August LC: 2008021174 MARKETING Trade announcement advertising | Featured title in the downloadable ISBN: 978-0-7636-2356-2 Read to Us! Story-Hour Kit | Select author/illustrator appearances $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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Say “HEY!” to your neighbors and get your dance on! Jazzy rhythms, silly rhymes, and welcoming images are guaranteed to entice little readers.

Also by Elizabeth Bluemle and Randy Cecil:

Some days you wake up and you just gotta wokka. Wokka what? Wokka-wokka! It’s about movement. It’s about dance. It’s about shimmy-shakin’, be-boppin’, and more! It’s about gathering friends and My Father the Dog HC: 978-0-7636-2222-0 joining the party. The creative team behind My Father the Dog returns PB: 978-0-7636-3077-5 with a call-and-response for preschoolers, A Book Sense Children’s Pick an exuberant invitation to be part of the A Wanda Gág Book Award Winner (Minnesota) fun — and show your stuff!

Elizabeth Bluemle is the author of Dogs on the Bed, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf, and My Father the Dog, ✦✦✦ illustrated by Randy Cecil. Elizabeth Bluemle lives in Vermont, where she co-owns The Flying Pig Bookstore How Do You in Shelburne. Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle Randy Cecil is the illustrator of My Father the Dog by Elizabeth Bluemle; One Is a Snail, illustrated by Randy Cecil Ten Is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre; and David Elliott’s New York Times bestseller And Here’s Picture book to You! He is also the author-illustrator of Gator and Duck. He lives in Houston, Texas.

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Can ﬁ ve bears share four chairs? The infectious rhymes and easy charm of this winsome read-aloud will make young listeners sit up and take notice.

Also illustrated by David Walker:

Four happy bears On four small chairs.

Four chairs. Four adorable bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows Flip! Flap! Fly! HC: 978-0-7636-3109-3 up — what a stare! — and wants a seat. Can these clever bears put their heads together (among other things) and make space for one more? With endearing, expressive illustrations ✦✦✦ and a sustained rhyme in every line, Bears on Chairs here is a cozy tale that makes it clear by Shirley Parenteau there is room for all. illustrated by David Walker Picture book

Shirley Parenteau has written a number of books for children, including One Frog Sang. She 1 7 10 /4 x 8 /16 32 pages lives in Elk Grove, California. Ages 2–6 David Walker has illustrated several children’s books, including Domino by Claire Masurel Preschool–Grade 1 and Flip, Flap, Fly! by Phyllis Root. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Acrylic August LC: 2008937035

ISBN: 978-0-7636-3588-6 MARKETING $15.99 ($19.00 CAN) Featured title in the downloadable Read to Us! Story-Hour Kit

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Stop! Drop! Roll! Learning the rules of ﬁ re safety is a lot more fun (and less scary) when demonstrated by a charming and diverse group of animals.

More Miss Mingo:

Miss Mingo and the First Day of School HC: 978-0-7636-2410-1 PB: 978-0-7636-4134-4 It’s Fire Safety Week in Miss Mingo’s room, which means it’s time

★ “Young animal enthusiasts won’t to learn what to do in case of a fi re. Of course, this isn’t your typical soon forget these unique students classroom, and Miss Mingo isn’t your average teacher! Alligator, Panda, or Miss Mingo’s enthusiastic Octopus, and the others work hard to master the rules of fi re safety celebration of their diversity.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) and perform the perfect fi re drill, but thinking about fi re is a bit nerve- wracking, and each of them reacts differently — often with hilarious results. Sprinkled with fascinating facts about animal behaviors, this

✦✦✦ second story about the characters in Miss Mingo’s one-of-a-kind class is sure to appeal to readers of all stripes. Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill Jamie Harper is the author-illustrator of the ﬁ rst written and illustrated by book about this feisty ﬂ amingo teacher, Miss Mingo Jamie Harper and the First Day of School. She lives outside Boston. Picture book

5 5 9 /8 x 10 /8 40 pages Ages 4–7 Preschool–Grade 2 Watercolor and ink July LC: 2008939935

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BOWK! Buccaneers and book lovers will squawk with laughter as Henry and his hare-brained crew face another high-seas adventure.

Also by Carolyn Crimi and John Manders:

Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies HC: 978-0-7636-2449-1 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4540-3 >> See page 101 for details. Barnacle Black Ear and his band of Buccaneer Bunnies are back! The ﬂ oppy-eared scallywags are busy — shooting one another out of cannons; swinging from the masts of their ship — too busy to listen when Henry ﬁ nds a threatening message in a bottle. While Henry works frantically on his book, Henry’s Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note, his mates bowl with Where’s My Mummy? HC: 978-0-7636-3196-3 coconuts or dig for treasure, and his father, Black Ear, bellows that Midi HC: 978-0-7636-4337-9 Henry is wasting his time. But when Crazed Chicken Pirates attack the ✦✦✦ unsuspecting Bunnies, will Henry and his book save the day? Henry and the Crazed Carolyn Crimi is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Where’s My Chicken Pirates Mummy? and the award-winning Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, both illustrated by John by Carolyn Crimi Manders. Carolyn Crimi lives in Illinois. illustrated by John Manders Picture book John Manders has illustrated several books for children, including Henry and the Buccaneer 3 5 9 /4 x 11 /16 40 pages Bunnies, Where’s My Mummy?, The Perfect Nest, and Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu. He lives in Pennsylvania. Ages 4–8 Preschool–Grade 3 Watercolor, gouache, and pencil >> See page 101 for more from this author. August LC: 2008025454

ISBN: 978-0-7636-3601-2 $15.99 ($19.00 CAN)

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In a compelling and beautifully illustrated story, an award-winning author tells of the teacher who led him to love reading in spite of his ADHD.

Also by Douglas Wood:

Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth Douglas is the youngest, smallest, and newest student in his HC: 978-0-7636-0660-2 second-grade class, and he doesn’t like reading. He doesn’t like sitting NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-1865-0 >> See page 107 for details. still. And he doesn’t like Miss Little, especially when she makes him stay after class day after day, forcing him to sound out lines and blobs and squiggles when he’d rather be throwing a football. Luckily ✦✦✦ Douglas likes the pictures in the book Miss Little has chosen for him, pictures that remind him of the lake his family visits every summer. Miss Little’s Gift by Douglas Wood Award-winning author Douglas Wood — the boy in the story — illustrated by Jim Burke alludes to scenes from The Little Island, the ﬁ rst book that enticed him Picture book to read, in a tale that will resonate with many children with ADHD. 3 5 9 /4 x 11 /16 32 pages It is also a heartwarming ode to a special teacher whose gentle Ages 4–7 Preschool–Grade 2 Oils persistence changed one little boy’s life forever. August LC: 2008017915 Douglas Wood is the author of Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, a recipient of the ISBN: 978-0-7636-1686-1 Christopher Award, and the best-selling Old Turtle. He is also an artist, musician, $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) naturalist, and wilderness guide. He lives in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Jim Burke has illustrated many celebrated picture books and is the author-illustrator of Take Me Out to the Ball Game. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

>> See page 107 for more from this author.

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Breathtaking vistas and bustling scenes await a boy and his uncle when they ride the teleférico to the top of a mountain in Venezuela.

Today was the day! Finally it is time for Roberto to take his well-earned trip on the teleférico to the top of El Ávila, the mountain overlooking his village. Since Papá has to work, Tío Antonio will go with his nephew, who makes sure to pack his camera so he can share the sights with Papá. Up, up, up, the cable car goes, over gasp-inducing ravines, to an exciting new world of vendors, animals, and a spectacular view ✦✦✦ of Caracas below. Featuring lively illustrations and interwoven with Roberto’s Trip Spanish words that are translated in a glossary at the end, here is a to the Top warmhearted tale of a little boy’s ﬁ rst big adventure without his parents. by John B. Paterson Jr. and John B. Paterson Sr. John B. Paterson Jr. and John B. Paterson Sr., father-and-son authors, based this story on illustrated by Renato Alarcão their own 1970s trip to Caracas, where they rode the very teleférico featured in the book. John Picture book Sr. also collaborated with his wife, Newbery Award–winning author Katherine Paterson, on 1 5 9 /16 x 10 /8 40 pages Consider the Lilies, Images of God, and Blueberries for the Queen. They live in Barre, Vermont. John Jr., a ﬁ rst-time author, lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. Ages 4–9 Preschool–Grade 4 Acrylics Renato Alarcão has illustrated many children’s books, including Red Ridin’ in the Hood and August LC: 2008938426 Other Cuentos by Patricia Santos Marcantonio. He lives in Brazil. ISBN: 978-0-7636-2708-9 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson — perhaps the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.

Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or electricity. But this solitary artist didn’t much care what they thought as he spent weeks at a time on his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. ✦✦✦ Here Walter created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work he The Secret World of kept hidden during his lifetime. In a beautifully crafted picture book Walter Anderson biography, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator by Hester Bass illustrated by E. B. Lewis E. B. Lewis pay homage to an uncompromising American artist.

Nonfiction picture book Hester Bass is the author of So Many Houses, illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian. She lives in 5 5 9 /8 x 10 /8 48 pages Owens Cross Roads, Alabama. Ages 6–10 Grades 1–5 Watercolor E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children. Among his many honors September LC: 2008029674 are a Coretta Scott King Award for Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, as well as three Coretta Scott King Honors. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3583-1 $17.99 ($21.00 CAN) MARKETING Trade announcement advertising | Promotional postcard available | Select author/illustrator appearances

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FF09_cat_1-26_FINAL.indd09_cat_1-26_FINAL.indd 1144 33/25/09/25/09 8:17:188:17:18 AMAM e hardcover AUGUST Celebrate the Four Seasons Restaurant’s 50th anniversary in 2009. Quirky humor combines with a top restaurant owner’s expertise in this tale of a rambunctious pup who learns a few tricks about manners.

Advance Praise “A charming introduction to one of my favorite restaurants and to the fi ne art of good behavior. Th is enchanting book serves up delightful illustrations with a generous dollop of humor. . . . Good dog, Wiggens — and good job, Leslie and Alex.” — Martha Stewart “I’ve always believed dogs have the Wiggens is a Chocolate Labrador puppy who just can’t seem to best lives — and Wiggens has the best of all. Now if I could just get Wiggens mind his manners. His parents don’t know what to do, until they to recommend a bottle of wine.” discover a place that teaches puppies all about refi nement and how — Tom Brokaw to behave — the famous Four Seasons Restaurant! Wiggens is nervous at fi rst, but with the help of a Saint Bernard, he and the other puppies soon learn ten important lessons (and sample delicious food as well). Leslie McGuirk’s playful art and language enliven tips ✦✦✦ from Four Seasons owner Alex von Bidder in a truly fetching tale about mastering your manners. Wiggens Learns His Manners at the Four Leslie McGuirk is the author-illustrator of several books about Seasons Restaurant Tucker the dog, including Lucky Tucker, Tucker’s Spooky Halloween, and written and illustrated by Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker! She lives in Vero Beach, Florida. Leslie McGuirk with Alex von Bidder Alex von Bidder is the co-owner of the Four Seasons Restaurant. He is the Picture book coauthor of The Four Seasons: A History of America’s Premier Restaurant and has 5 5 9 /8 x 10 /8 32 pages written for Absolute magazine. He lives in Westchester County, New York. Age 3 and up Preschool and up MARKETING National consumer advertising | National publicity campaign | Gouache Promotional postcard available | Book trailer available online | August LC: 2008937596 Select author appearances ISBN: 978-0-7636-4014-9 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) >> See page 97 for more from this author.

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A lack of rain makes snapdragons snap and tiger lilies growl — until Bonnie gets an idea — in this silly tale by a master of wordplay and an acclaimed illustrator.

✦✦✦ One Thirsty Thursday on Thirsty Thursday Bonnie Bumble’s farm, by Phyllis Root everyone is dry and thirsty, illustrated by Helen Craig especially the ﬂ owers. Picture book 8 x 8 24 pages The black-eyed Susans are Age 2 and up Preschool spoiling for a ﬁ ght, and the Ink and watercolor clouds refuse to even drop by. August LC: 2008943333 But when a little cloud blows past at last, Bonnie comes up with a clever plan ISBN: 978-0-7636-3628-9 that calls for interspecies cooperation — and is sure to tickle little readers. $9.99 ($13.00 CAN) Phyllis Root is the author of more than thirty books for children, including Flip, Flap, Fly!; Looking for a Moose; Oliver Finds His Way; and One Duck Stuck. She lives in Minneapolis.

Helen Craig is the illustrator of such children’s books as A Finder’s Magic by Philippa Pearce, and the Angelina Ballerina series. She lives in England.

The ever-hungry Termite and his sidekick, Ostrich, are back to make mischief in a brand-new Brand New Reader.

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Termite Tales Whether writing, measuring, written and illustrated by tap-dancing, or canoeing, Kathy Caple favorite character Termite First reader

7 1 7 /8 x 5 /2 48 pages ﬁ nds new ways to get into Ages 4–7 trouble! Preschool–Grade 2 Kathy Caple is the author-illustrator Watercolor and gouache of a previous Brand New Reader about August LC: 2009923262 Termite, as well as Wow, It’s Worm! HC: 978-0-7636-3896-2 and Well Done, Worm! She lives in $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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A beautiful collectors’ volume showcasing the art, life, and inspiration of a celebrated author-illustrator.

“Your work, John, is stunning, luscious, sexy, hilarious and mysterious and frequently just plain nuts. . . . I am a loving and ever-excited fan.” — From the foreword by Maurice Sendak

Take a look behind the scenes at the work of John Burningham, one of the world’s most talented children’s book creators, in this fascinating masterwork showcasing everything from sketches to background stories, family photos to full-color art. Complete with a foreword by Maurice Sendak, an introduction by the distinguished children’s book author, critic, and curator Brian Alderson, and copious notes and revelations by the author-illustrator himself, this gorgeous showpiece

belongs on the shelf of everyone who loves — or aspires to — the art of ✦✦✦ children’s book creation. A signed book plate is included. John Burningham John Burningham, a two-time winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, is the author-illustrator by John Burningham of numerous picture books, including It’s a Secret and Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present. Adult He lives in London. 1 13 9 /16 x 11 /16 224 pages All ages Mixed media August LC: 2009920357

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4434-5 $70.00 ($84.00 CAN)

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Beware — these fairy tales are not for the faint of heart! Maisy creator Lucy Cousins shifts gears to retell her favorites with vivid, rousing illustrations.

Eight classic stories take on new energy as Lucy Cousins ramps up her artwork. In this bold, funny, and unﬂ inching collection, the beloved author-illustrator retains all the emotion and humor of the original fairy tales: the heroes are courageous, the villains are horrible, and the children are tasty. With her sly, simple language and vibrant illustrations, even the scariest ﬁ ends become the stuff of shared hilarity and shivery thrills. ✦✦✦ Relive the stories of: Yummy ✦ Little Red Riding Hood ✦ Goldilocks and the Three Bears Eight Favorite Fairy Tales ✦ The Three Billy Goats Gruff ✦ The Little Red Hen written and illustrated ✦ The Enormous Turnip ✦ The Three Little Pigs by Lucy Cousins ✦ Henny Penny ✦ The Musicians of Bremen Picture book

3 5 10 /16 x 11 /16 128 pages Lucy Cousins is the acclaimed creator of the Maisy series and other books for children. Age 3 and up About Yummy, she says, “It’s brilliant to be able to pass on these stories like this, with all their Preschool and up drama, excitement, and comedy. They are such fun and they touch such deep emotions. My Gouache paintbrushes were practically dancing on the paper.” She lives in Hampshire, England. August LC: 2008938763 >> See pages 87, 88, 89, 90, and 91 for more from this author. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4474-1 $18.99 ($22.00 CAN)

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The play’s the thing* when sibling rivalry takes center stage in a funny, spot-on, all-new Sisters Club story by the inimitable creator of Judy Moody.

* Also includes cupcake therapy and tips for curing a Little Women obsession!

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Don’t miss the ﬁ rst Sisters Club adventure:

The Sisters Club Alex has always been the Actor-with-a-capital-A in the Reel family, and PB: 978-0-7636-3251-9

middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But “Witty, amiable characters when the school play turns out to be a musical, Stevie (the natural-born with whom tweens will easily identify. . . . singer of the family), decides that she may just be tired of being the Engaging dialogue and Sensible One. Maybe, for once, she’d like to be the one in the spotlight! laugh-out-loud moments will leave readers hoping Alex isn’t so keen on vying for the same role as her younger sister, for another installment.” however, and soon the dueling divas — with little sister Joey egging — Kirkus Reviews them on — are engaged in a ﬁ erce competition to ﬁ nd out who’s got ✦✦✦

what it takes to play the Princess. Has Stevie broken the rules by going The Sisters Club for what she wants — or will it be Alex who hands down the biggest Rule of Three betrayal of all? by Megan McDonald Middle-grade fiction

3 5 Megan McDonald is the author of the immensely popular Judy Moody series and its 5 /8 x 7 /16 240 pages companion series starring Judy’s brother, Stink. The youngest of ﬁ ve sisters, Megan McDonald Ages 8–11 GradeS 3–6 lives in Sebastopol, California. August LC: 2008028859

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One pregnancy. Four friends. It all adds up to a profound time of change in this poignant, sensitively written YA novel.

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Also by Jo Knowles:

Lessons from a Dead Girl HC: 978-0-7636-3279-3 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4485-7 >> See page 110 for details. Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their “one-time thing” is far from perfect: Ellie gets pregnant. Josh reacts with shame and heartbreak, while their conﬁ dantes, Caleb and Corinne, deal with their own complex swirl of emotions. No matter what Ellie chooses, all four teenagers will be forced to grow up a little faster as a ✦✦✦ result. Told alternately from each character’s point of view, this deeply Jumping Off Swings insightful novel explores the aftershocks of the biggest decision of one by Jo Knowles fragile girl’s life — and the realities of leaving innocence behind. Young adult fiction

1 3 5 /4 x 7 /4 240 pages Jo Knowles is the author of the novel Lessons from a Dead Girl, an American Library Age 14 and up Association Quick Pick. The recipient of the 2005 PEN Literary Award, Jo Knowles lives Grade 9 and up in Vermont. August LC: 2009004587 >> See page 110 for more from this author. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3949-5 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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The Dane as never seen before — in a daring, dazzling, sexy prose retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy by best-selling author John Marsden.

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Advance Praise “John Marsden, the Pied Piper of Australian YA literature, has decided to lead his vast army of devotees into Shakespeare country. . . . Reluctant male readers in particular will be reassured that this prince in black jeans is just like them, Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, but Hamlet can’t be sure an adolescent grappling with what’s causing the stench. His rage at his mother’s infi delities — together problems of parents, fi rst love, with his greed for the sensual Ophelia and his dead father’s call to and raging hormones.” — Australian Book Review revenge a “murder most foul” — have his mind in chaos, and he wants to scatter his traitorous uncle’s insides across the fi elds. But was it really his father’s ghost that night on the ramparts, or a hell-fi end sent to trick him? “Action is hot,” he tells Ophelia, who lives shut up in a tower with her longings and lust. “Action is courage, and refl ection is cowardly. ✦✦✦ Picking up the knife has the colors of truth. As soon as I hesitate. . . .” In this dark, erotically charged, beautifully crafted novel, John Marsden Hamlet A Novel brings one of Shakespeare’s most riveting characters to full-blooded life by John Marsden in a narrative of intense psychological complexity. Young adult fiction

1 1 5 /2 x 8 /4 240 pages John Marsden is the author of thirty popular and acclaimed novels, including the classic Age 14 and up Tomorrow series and The Ellie Chronicles. He says, “Hamlet’s done a good job of haunting Grade 9 and up my life. I read the play when I was sixteen, saw a ﬁ lm of it when I was seventeen, and haven’t August LC: 2009007331 been able to shake the story since.” John Marsden lives in Australia. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4451-2 $16.99 (Available in the MARKETING U.S. only) Trade announcement advertising | A “Teen Buzz” title | Discussion Guide available

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A devilish debut by a brother-sister team invites us into the world of the elite Marlowe School, where some gifted students are having a hell of a year.

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One night, in cities all across Europe, ﬁ ve children vanish — only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the city’s most prestigious high school, where they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactor’s extraordinary “gifts.” But as the students claw their way up — reading minds, erasing scenes, stopping time, stealing power, seducing with artiﬁ cial beauty — they start to suffer the side- ✦✦✦ effects of their own addictions. And as they make further deals Another Faust with the devil, they uncover secrets more shocking than their by Daniel and Dina Nayeri most unforgivable sins. At once chilling and wickedly satirical, this Young adult fiction

1 6 x 8 /2 400 pages contemporary reimagining of the Faustian bargain is a compelling Age 14 and up tale of ambition, consequences, and ultimate redemption. Grade 9 and up Daniel Nayeri has held many book-related jobs, including editor, literary agent, and August LC: 2008940873 children’s librarian. He is also a professional pastry chef and award-winning stuntman. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3707-1 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) His sister, Dina Nayeri Viergutz, is a former teaching fellow in economics who holds both an MBA and a master’s of education from Harvard University. Both were born in Iran and now live in New York City and Amsterdam, respectively. 22 ✦ www.candlewick.com ✦

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What would you sell your soul for?

Victoria Needs to win at all costs — hog the awards, rule the debate team, get a perfect GPA. Why not kick up the Valentin cheating a notch by Hell-bent on being a reading people’s minds? famous writer — and doesn’t that give him a license to lie? Gets Christian practice by re-doing real-life scenes to Has dreamed of being a further his plot. killer athlete ever since he was a kid on the streets. Is stealing a rival’s energy any Bicé worse than copping On ﬁ re for languages; some bread? never met one she couldn’t own. Really likes her alone time — Belle and when she’s lost in a book, it’s like time Desperate to be actually . . . stops. drop-dead gorgeous. So what if her vanity gives off a nasty smell? The trick is to keep her admirers hooked on that awesome face.

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Follow a snifﬂ y girl on a hands-on trip to the zoo, and you’ll ﬁ nd one miserable menagerie — and a comical ode to the virtue of tissues.

All of the animals down at the zoo Are snufﬂ ing and snorting and sneezing ACHOO.

Why are the hyenas crying boo-hoo? And what gave the rhino a sickly green hue? It starts when Felicity Floo wipes her red, runny nose and transfers the goo. . . . Kids will be happily grossed out to follow the icky trail as she pets one hapless, bleary-eyed creature after another. With whimsical, stylized illustrations showing Felicity’s handprints on every spread, this cautionary tale will have readers roaring out loud — and ✦✦✦ racing off to wash their hands! Felicity Floo E. S. Redmond was inspired to write this, Visits the Zoo her ﬁ rst book, after a trip with her children written and illustrated by to a petting zoo. She says, “I remember E. S. Redmond watching all these smiling, wobbling Picture book toddlers surrounding the animals. Every 15 10 x 7 /16 32 pages little nose was running, and the sheep Ages 2–5 resembled very large mounds of tissue. It Preschool–Kindergarten struck me as altogether funny and ironic Pen, ink, and watercolor that the hand soap was mounted on the September LC: 2008936185 fence at the exit. Nice for us, not so great for the sheep.” E. S. Redmond lives in ISBN: 978-0-7636-3444-5 Massachusetts. $15.99 ($19.00 CAN)

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With stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart.

“On October 25, 1836, the Royal Tar, a side-wheel steamer, was sailing from St. John, New Brunswick, to Portland, Maine. On board were 103 passengers and a complete circus. . . . When the Royal Tar ran into a gale off the island of Vinalhaven, disaster struck . . . and the ship went up in flames. . . . It’s When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor believed that most of the animals animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering perished. There are, however, rumors that the elephant (named Mogul) onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople survived by swimming to nearby with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in Brimstone Island. . . . And on Crotch that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers Island, off Stonington, people reported seeing exotic serpents for many years of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard. With after.” — From the author’s note by buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking Chris Van Dusen the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community — and a rare ✦✦✦ hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages. The Circus Ship Chris Van Dusen is the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo. written and illustrated by He wrote and illustrated If I Built a Car, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award Winner. Chris Van Dusen He lives in Maine. Picture book

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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 hair each morning and tell her stories? Who will build boats with her made of twigs and leaves? How can you possibly say good-bye to someone you love so very much? Set in the time of the great westward expansion, this poignant story speaks to every reader who has ever been parted from someone he or she holds dear. It tells of a love that is big enough to span impossible distances — yet small ✦✦✦ enough to be carried inside our hearts. Kisses on the Wind by Lisa Moser Lisa Moser is the author of many books for children, including The Monster in the Backpack, illustrated by Kathryn Brown illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, and Squirrel’s World, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. Lisa Moser Picture book lives in Wisconsin.

7 1 9 /16 x 9 /16 32 pages Kathryn Brown is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including My Little Ages 3–6 Grandmother Often Forgets by Reeve Lindbergh. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Preschool–Grade 1 Watercolor September LC: 2008944071

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What better diversion for a rainy day? The cup of imagination overﬂ ows for a family of spirited pups in this comical picture book from Leslie Patricelli.

Also by Leslie Patricelli:

It’s a rainy day, and the Patterson puppies have run out of things to do. Higher! Higher! HC: 978-0-7636-3241-0 If only it were sunny and warm, they could go to the beach! But then Petra gets an idea. Indoor beach party! Buckets! A blue-carpet ocean! The surﬁ ng and undersea diving are a blast, until . . . mom and dad appear on the shore. Uh-oh! Will a mop-brigade party be as much fun? Rambunctious pups are sure to relate to this cautionary tale — and be eager to dive right in.

Leslie Patricelli is the creator of the best- ✦✦✦ selling board books starring her adorable bald baby, including Yummy Yucky, Big Little, Quiet The Patterson Puppies Loud, No No Yes Yes, and Baby Happy Baby Sad, and the Rainy Day and the picture books The Birthday Box and written and illustrated by Higher! Higher! She lives in Idaho. Leslie Patricelli Picture book

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A voracious guest makes a surprise visit in this ferociously popular tale, ﬁ rst published more than forty years ago.

Over 2 MILLION copies sold worldwide

Once there was a little girl called Sophie, and she was having tea with her mummy in the kitchen. Suddenly, there was a ring at the door.

When the doorbell rings unexpectedly one afternoon, Sophie and her mummy can’t imagine who might be there. Much to their surprise, a tiger with a very large appetite has come to tea! What will they tell Daddy when he returns home and ﬁ nds all the cupboards bare? First ✦✦✦ published in 1968, this classic and whimsical picture book from beloved The Tiger Who children’s author and illustrator Judith Kerr is a delightful (and delicious!) Came to Tea written and illustrated by story about the best way to entertain an unexpected houseguest, even Judith Kerr when that guest just so happens to be a tiger. Picture book

11 Judith Kerr was born in Berlin in 1923, but escaped from Hitler’s Germany with her family 8 /16 x 11 32 pages and eventually settled in England. She worked as an artist and BBC television scriptwriter Ages 3–6 before becoming a full-time author and illustrator of children’s books, including When Willy Kindergarten–Grade 1 Went to the Wedding, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, and the best-selling The Tiger Who Came to Tea. September LC: 2009003658 She lives in England. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4563-2 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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Elaborate, fanciful illustrations turn this counting book into a true adventure — and a delightful hunt for hidden clues.

Reissued to delight a new One dragon had a dream generation that two turkeys teased him . . .

Enter the strange and surreal dream world of a dragon — and pore over intricately detailed illustrations to discover a wealth of visual surprises. Each spread features a number from one to ten, and each illustration embodies bountiful examples of that number, if only you can spot them all! An instant classic in Australia when it was ﬁ rst published in 1978, ✦✦✦ this one-of-a-kind counting book continues to enchant. One Dragon’s Dream Peter Pavey, the creator of written and illustrated by many innovative picture books, Peter Pavey took three years to complete the Picture book

intricate artwork for One Dragon’s 7 11 x 8 /16 40 pages Dream. He lives in Australia. Ages 3–7 Preschool–Grade 2 Ink and watercolor September LC: pending

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4470-3 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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Lauren Child takes the lead with this wry and wooly tale of a pampered poodle who just wants to paddle in puddles — like REAL dogs do.

Trixie Twinkle Toes lives in the lap of luxury, with every creature comfort a manicured paw away. Adored by the glamorous Mademoiselle Bruleé, the little poodle has a maid to plump her pillows and a cook to prepare her nibbles. But Trixie isn’t happy. She doesn’t like the pufﬁ ng and pooﬁ ng and preening. She doesn’t like being dressed in little pink ponchos. She wants ✦✦✦ to be dazzlingly dangerous and daring. She wants to step in Who wants to be puddles! With a witty text that scampers across the pages and a poodle I don’t hilarious mixed-media illustrations, Lauren Child offers a one-of- written and illustrated by a-kind treat — sure to entice both spirited little readers and deeply Lauren Child Unjacketed picture book devoted dog-lovers alike.

1 5 9 /16 x 10 /8 48 pages Lauren Child, a winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, is the creator of the picture Ages 4–8 books about Charlie and Lola (who also star in their own TV series) as well as the series Preschool–Grade 3 of award-winning books about the irrepressible Clarice Bean. She lives in London. Mixed media September LC: 2009003659 MARKETING ISBN: 978-0-7636-4610-3 Trade announcement advertising | National publicity campaign | $16.99 (Available in the Downloadable activities available online | Online author Q & A U.S. only)

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Tenacious Suzy Goose aims to top her Christmas tree with a star from the sky — with unexpectedly wondrous results — in this vibrant, whimsical tale.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Suzy Goose and her friends are admiring their beautifully decorated tree. It’s perfect except for one thing: a star for the top. But Suzy sees just the right one, high in the sky, and no one can stop her from trying every possible way to get it! Bold, expressive illustrations follow the charmingly single-minded goose in a new adventure, a tale of seasonal magic found in surprising places. ✦✦✦ Petr Horáˇcek is the author-illustrator of Look Out, Suzy Goose and Silly Suzy Goose, as well as Run, Mouse, Run!; Bird, Fly High; A New House for Mouse; and Strawberries are Red. He lives in Suzy Goose and the England. Christmas Star More Suzy Goose: written and illustrated by Petr Horáˇcek Picture book

5 5 9 /8 x 10 /8 32 pages Age 3 and up Preschool and up Mixed media Silly Suzy Goose Look Out, Suzy Goose September LC: 2009922056 HC: 978-0-7636-3040-9 HC: 978-0-7636-3803-0 ISBN: 978-0-7636-4487-1 BB: 978-0-7636-4141-2 $15.99 ($19.00 CAN) ★ “A clever, clever book, alive in every way.” — Booklist (starred review)

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Sparkly gold foil on cover

What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure —and all the magic of Christmas morning.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jim’s favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. The captain is much too good to be eaten, so Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie step- taps away on a daring adventure to ﬁ nd his pirate crew — and rescue ✦✦✦ them from that mysterious character he’s heard about: a cannibal The Gingerbread named Santa Claus. At once contemporary and timeless, suspenseful Pirates and joyous, this masterfully illustrated tale is destined to be a new by Kristin Kladstrup holiday classic. illustrated by Matt Tavares Picture book Kristin Kladstrup is the author of the middle-grade novel The Book of Story Beginnings. She

3 5 9 /4 x 11 /16 32 pages lives near Boston, Massachusetts. Ages 4–10 Matt Tavares is the illustrator of Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport; Jack and the Beanstalk, Preschool–Grade 5 retold by E. Nesbit; and ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine. Watercolor and gouache September LC: 2007023171

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Three quintessential Christmas stories, superbly illustrated by the award-winning P.J. Lynch, are now available in a lavish three-volume slipcase.

P.J. Lynch’s incomparable artistic sensibility has brought warmth and depth to three cherished holiday stories: ✦ The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski ✦ A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ✦ The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Now offered together in a beautiful slipcase, this timeless Christmas ✦✦✦ collection, showcasing P.J. Lynch’s masterful artwork, is a gift to be savored for seasons to come. Classic Christmas Collection P.J. Lynch, the celebrated illustrator of many beloved and acclaimed books, has won the illustrated by P.J. Lynch prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice, for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Slipcased gift set Susan Wojciechowski and When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. He lives in Ireland. 1 1 7 /2 x 9 /16 Age 7 and up Grade 2 and up Oils September LC: NA

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4379-9 $40.00 ($45.00 CAN)

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Sweet illustrations and simple language bring the holidays to life for the youngest of children.

✦✦✦ At Christmastime, a tree Christmas Tree from the outside comes by David Martin inside, just waiting to illustrated by Melissa Sweet Board book be decorated. And did

1 1 5 /4 x 5 /4 26 pages you know that some of Ages 1–3 Preschool the tree’s ornaments are Watercolor and collage inspired by outdoor things, September LC: 2009920349 too — like a snowﬂ ake, ISBN: 978-0-7636-3030-0 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN) a ball, a bird, and a star? Spare language and luminous collage paintings offer a fresh, inviting look at well-loved traditions.

✦✦✦ Candles on the menorah, Hanukkah Lights ready to light! At Hanukkah, by David Martin there are many much- illustrated by Melissa Sweet anticipated rituals — latkes Board book

1 1 to eat, dreidels to spin, 5 /4 x 5 /4 26 pages Ages 1–3 Preschool presents to give and receive, Watercolor and collage and shiny gold treats. Add September LC: 2009920350 some free-form fun, from ISBN: 978-0-7636-3029-4 shadow puppetry to singing $5.99 ($7.00 CAN) and dancing, and you have a warm, truly child-friendly celebration.

David Martin is the author of We’ve All Got Bellybuttons!, illustrated by Randy Cecil, and Piggy and Dad Go Fishing, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, among other books for children. He lives in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

Melissa Sweet is the author of numerous books for children, including Love and Kisses and My Grandma Is Coming to Town. She lives in Rockport, Maine.

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★ “Refreshing. . . . A perfect birthday book for a toddler!” — School Library Journal (starred review)

Over 850,000 Leslie Patricelli books in print worldwide

What’s better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing ✦✦✦ with the box it came in! Climb in for a ﬂ ight across the ocean, a jaunt The Birthday Box on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and a brief stint written and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli as a robot. Good thing the toy pup that came inside the box is happy to Board book come along for the ride! Leslie Patricelli draws from the well of parental 7 x 7 26 pages wit and wisdom for another adventure starring everyone’s favorite baby Ages 1–3 Preschool character. Acrylic Oh, baby! More Leslie Patricelli board books: September LC: 2006049084

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4449-9 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

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Two new Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities.

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Oscar and the Bird A Book About Electricity written and illustrated When Oscar the kitten ﬁ nds a tractor in a ﬁ eld and accidentally turns on by Geoff Waring Nonfiction picture book the windshield wipers, he is full of questions about electricity. Luckily,

1 1 10 /4 x 7 /16 32 pages Bird knows the answers! With the help of his friend, Oscar ﬁ nds out Age 4 and up how electricity is made and stored, which machines need electricity to Preschool and up work — and why we always need to be careful around wires, batteries, Digital artwork September LC: 2009007351 plugs, and sockets.

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4032-3 $14.99 ($17.50 CAN)

Lesson summaries included!

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A Book About Things That Cover not ﬁ We Use written and illustrated One day Oscar comes across a nest made of twigs and leaves, perfect for by Geoff Waring sheltering eggs. It makes him wonder about all the things we use — Nonfiction picture book like glass, paper, plastic, and cloth. With the help of his friend Snail, the 1 1 10 /4 x 7 /16 32 pages Age 4 and up curious kitten learns why we choose speciﬁ c materials to do different Preschool and up jobs, where the materials come from, and what useful qualities they have. Digital artwork Geoff Waring is the author-illustrator of all the Oscar Start with Science books. He has worked September LC: 2009007352 as a graphic designer and is the illustrator of Black Meets White by Justine Fontes. He lives in ISBN: 978-0-7636-4039-2 London. $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) >> See page 112 for more from this author.

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The dastardly Scurvy Burr grabs the spotlight in this second graphic storybook about the exciting goings-on in Burrwood Forest.

Don’t miss Sticky Burr’s ﬁ rst adventure:

Sticky Burr Adventures in Burrwood Forest HC: 978-0-7636-3054-6 PB: 978-0-7636-3567-1 Welcome back to Burrwood Forest, where Sticky Burr and his friends A Cooperative Children’s are getting ready for a harvest fair. But not if Scurvy Burr can help it! Book Center Choice The most prickly burr of all (some even call him an evil genius),* Scurvy is stuck on jabbing squirrels, making trouble, and keeping all the burrs ✦✦✦ prickly through and through, whatever it takes. So say good-bye to Sticky Burr ukuleles and niceness and get ready for spiders and beetles and sinister The Prickly Peril villains as Scurvy schemes to give the hook to Sticky Burr’s cheerful written and illustrated by John Lechner plans! Graphic storybook

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HC: 978-0-7636-4145-0 $15.99 (19.00 CAN)

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The spirit of giving takes a twisty turn as Andy schemes to give Granny Webb the best present ever — and ends up with a mystery on his hands.

Over 100,000 Andy Shane books in print It’s Andy Shane and Granny Webb’s unbirthday, and Andy has thought of just the right gift for Granny Webb: a case to hold her beloved binoculars. The only problem is that Andy has no money. But with the help of his friend Dolores Starbuckle, he comes up with the perfect plan — a barn sale! And sure enough, the determined duo sells enough stuff to afford the binoculars case — but now where are the binoculars? The endearing Andy Shane and his enterprising pal Dolores call on their best detective skills in this witty mystery story. But can they solve the ✦✦✦ case of the missing case in time for the unbirthday party?

Andy Shane and the Jennifer Richard Jacobson has written many books for young readers, including four Barn Sale Mystery previous stories about Andy Shane. She lives in Yarmouth, Maine. by Jennifer Richard Jacobson illustrated by Abby Carter Abby Carter is the illustrator of the Andy Shane series and many other books for children, My Hippie Grandmother Full House: An Invitation to Fractions First chapter book including by Reeve Lindbergh and by

1 1 Dayle Ann Dodds. She lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut. 5 /2 x 8 /4 64 pages Ages 5–8 More Andy Shane stories: Kindergarten–Grade 3 Andy Shane and the Andy Shane and the Andy Shane Is Pencil and watercolor Queen of Egypt Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle NOT in Love September LC: 2008017974 HC: 978-0-7636-3211-3 HC: 978-0-7636-1940-4 HC: 978-0-7636-3212-0 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4404-8 PB: 978-0-7636-3044-7 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4403-1 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3599-2 >>See page 116 for details. >>See page 123 for details. $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick HC: 978-0-7636-2605-1 PB: 978-0-7636-3306-6

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Can a relentlessly cheery Mouse wear Follow-up to the New York Times down a party-pooping Bear? The unlikely bestseller A Visitor pair are back in a droll, utterly charming for Bear tale that early readers will celebrate.

Don’t miss the ﬁ rst Bear and Mouse adventure!

A Visitor for Bear HC: 978-0-7636-2807-9 Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards A Hicklebee’s Book of the Year or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at An Oprah’s Book Club Kids Reading List Selection all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house, A Junior Library Guild Selection but Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, has other ideas. The author An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year and illustrator who created the best-selling picture book A Visitor for Bear ★ “The lively repetition and return with another comedy about the curmudgeonly Bear and his eager superb pacing make this an friend Mouse, this time in an early-reader format. ideal choice for storytime.” — School Library Journal (starred review) Bonny Becker is the author of a number of award-winning picture books and ✦✦✦ middle-grade novels. She lives in Seattle. A Birthday for Bear Kady MacDonald Denton is the by Bonny Becker illustrator of Two Homes by Claire Masurel illustrated by and A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. She Kady MacDonald Denton lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Illustrated 6 x 9 first fiction 6 x 9 56 pages Ages 4–7 MARKETING Kindergarten–Grade 2 Trade announcement advertising | Select author appearances Ink and watercolor September LC: 2008021412

HC: 978-0-7636-3746-0 $15.99 ($19.00 CAN)

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In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.

Excerpt available at candlewick.com

What if? Why not? Could it be?

When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he ✦✦✦ needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he ﬁ nd her? The Magician’s The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will Elephant lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Yoko Tanaka that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With beautiful illustrations Illustrated middle-grade fiction by Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only

1 3 5 /4 x 7 /4 208 pages be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, Ages 8–13 Grades 3–8 she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and Acrylic compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch. September LC: 2008938397

HC: 978-0-7636-4410-9 International laydown date September 8, 2009 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) Visit www.themagicianselephant.com for an animated first chapter, Kate DiCamillo Signed Edition reading from the book, and other online assets HC: 978-0-7636-4634-9 $50.00 ($60.00 CAN)

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from The Magician’s Elephant

The elephant was imprisoned, too. She was locked in a horse stable. A chain was wrapped around her left ankle. The chain was attached to an iron rod planted ﬁ rmly in the earth. At ﬁ rst, the elephant felt one thing and one thing only: dizzy. If she turned her head too quickly to the right or the left, she was aware of the world spinning in a truly alarming manner. So she did not turn her head. She closed her eyes and kept them closed. There was, all about her, a great hubbub and roar. The elephant ignored it. She wanted nothing more than for the world to hold itself still. After a few hours, the dizziness passed. The elephant opened her eyes and looked around her and realized that she did not know where she was. She knew only one thing to be true. Where she was, was not where she should be. Where she was, was not where she belonged. V V

Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which was awarded the Newbery Medal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award; Because of Winn- Dixie, a Newbery Honor book; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; the picture book Great Joy; and six books starring Mercy Watson, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. She lives in Minneapolis.

Yoko Tanaka is a graduate of the Art Center College in Pasadena, California. She is the illustrator of Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers, and Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker. She lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok.

MARKETING Extensive nine-month pre-pub buzz campaign, including mailers, teasers, online assets, and more | Kate DiCamillo hosts a National Reading Group Month celebration in 12-copy floor display October with guided The Magician’s Elephant book groups nationwide | National ISBN: 978-0-7636-4667-7 $203.88 ($240.00 CAN) trade and consumer advertising campaign | National publicity campaign |

Ten-city tour | Deluxe press kit and online materials | Filmed reading and Counter display and discussion segments with Kate DiCamillo available | Online activity kit | 12-book prepack Book Group Discussion Guide | Teachers’ guide | Extensive ARC distribution ISBN: 978-0-7636-4708-7 $203.88 ($240.00 CAN)

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Fast-paced graphic storytelling and stunning full-color illustrations combine in an action-packed retelling of the heroic Robin Hood story.

How did Robin of Loxley become Robin Hood? Why did he choose to fi ght injustice instead of robbing for his own gain? Expressive and gritty, this graphic novel whisks readers back to Crusades-era England, where the Sheriff of Nottingham rules with an iron fi st, and in the haunted ✦✦✦ heart of Sherwood Forest, a defi ant rogue — with the help of his men and the lovely Maid Marian — disguises himself to become an outlaw. Outlaw The Legend of Robin Hood Lively language and illustrations follow the legendary hero as he by Tony Lee champions the poor and provokes a high-stakes vendetta in a gripping illustrated by Sam Hart and colorist Artur Fujita adventure sure to draw a new generation of readers. Full-color graphic novel Tony Lee, a prolifi c comic books writer, has worked on the titles X-Men, Doctor Who 11 1 6 /16 x 10 /2 160 pages Magazine, and Starship Troopers. He has also written for radio, television, and national Age 10 and up newspapers. He lives in England. Grade 5 and up Sam Hart is a comic books illustrator who has worked on Starship Troopers and Brothers: The Digital artwork Fall of Lucifer. He lives in Brazil. September LC: 2008943331

HC: 978-0-7636-4399-7 Artur Fujita is an illustrator and colorist who has colored sequential art for Markosia and $21.99 ($26.00 CAN) Marvel Comics. He lives in Brazil.

PB: 978-0-7636-4400-0 $11.99 ($14.00 CAN)

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Tall tale. Thriller. Gripping historical ﬁ ction. This artful, sparely told graphic novel — a tale of a boy in Dust Bowl America — will resonate with young readers today.

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In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father’s failed expectations, a little () sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of “dust dementia” would ✦✦✦

explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot’s abandoned The Storm in the Barn barn — a sinister ﬁ gure with a face like rain. In a land where it never written and illustrated by rains, it’s hard to trust what you see with your own eyes — and harder Matt Phelan Full-color graphic novel still to take heart and be a hero when the time comes. With phenomenal 1 7 /2 x 9 208 pages pacing, sensitivity, and a sure command of suspense, Matt Phelan Age 10 and up ushers us into a world where desperation is transformed by Grade 5 and up unexpected courage. Pencil, ink, and watercolor September LC: 2008938396 Matt Phelan is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including Always by Ann Stott and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3618-0 The Storm in the Barn is his ﬁ rst graphic novel. He lives in Philadelphia. $24.99 ($29.00 CAN)

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From the loremaster who brought us The Secret History of Giants comes an intriguing new chronicle revealing the mysterious ways of merfolk.

Also by Ari Berk:

The Secret History of Giants HC: 978-0-7636-4047-7 Since ancient times, seafarers and coast-dwellers the world over have reported encounters with merpeople. Variously known as Finfolk, ✦✦✦ Dinny Mara, Nereids, Blue Men, and Merrymaids, merfolk have been The Secret History the source of both gifts and disasters for humankind. Now a lavishly of Mermaids and illustrated resource offers insight into the lives, origins, language, and Creatures of the Deep by Ari Berk magic of these elusive peoples. Like a siren’s song, this fascinating tome illustrated by Wayne Anderson, is sure to enthrall all who fall under its spell. Gary Chalk, Matt Dangler, and Special features include: Virginia Lee ✦ paper novelties — including sundry ﬂ aps, booklets, and gatefolds Novelty gift book

11 1 ✦ 6 /16 x 8 /4 48 pages a lavish cover with foil, embossing, and glittery jewels Age 8 and up ✦ an elegant tassel dangling from the spine Grade 3 and up Ari Berk is a writer, visual artist, and scholar of literature, folklore, and myth. He has written Various media everything from academic works on ancient cultures to popular books about myths for September LC: 2008938424 children and adults. A professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, ISBN: 978-0-7636-4515-1 Ari Berk has traveled widely and made friends (aquatic and otherwise) in many parts of the $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) world.

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Are there monsters among us? Comb through this essential handbook to learn the secrets that even respected scientists don’t know. nal Cover not ﬁ

Is it true that a humble stone can summon a sea serpent to your aid? Do you know the best way to remedy a cyclops’s “lazy eye”? What ✦✦✦ bison-like creature burns its enemies with venomous dung (and must be approached from the front)? How does one reliably tell true beasts The Monsterology from false, and what do stitches and glue have to do with it? Even Handbook A Practical Course monsterologists who know their bigfoots from their bakus can be in Monsters stymied by the unexpected, and here is a no-nonsense source brimming by Dr. Ernest Drake edited by Dugald A. Steer with fun hands-on lessons guaranteed to leave the reader confi dent and illustrated by Helen Ward, prepared. Among this lavish handbook’s special features are: Wayne Anderson, and ✦ two envelopes with pull-out surprises Douglas Carrel Novelty book ✦ a removable certifi cate of achievement 1 1 7 /16 x 8 /4 80 pages ✦ four pages of monstrous stickers Age 9 and up ✦ fact fi les on beasts of the earth, water, and air — as well as monsters Grade 4 and up that are semi-human Various media September LC: pending Join over 25,000 registered Ologists on www.ologyworld.com for ISBN: 978-0-7636-4622-6 special access to games, videos, previews, and more. $12.99 ($15.50 CAN)

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How many cool things can YOU do? The answer will amaze you — and the secrets are all in this witty and nearly wordless book. nal

Contains 150 Cover not ﬁ fun, foolproof, and must-do Are you the crafty type? Try drawing some manga or customizing your activities! sneakers. Got a soft spot for science? Dazzle your friends with the old exploding volcano trick, then slyly ease an egg into a bottle. Or you can really get cooking by slipping fortunes into a batch of cookies and folding them like a pro. From taking funny fake photos to breeding butterﬂ ies, from running a ninja obstacle course to reading minds to, yes, whipping up some edible fake barf, here is the source for learning how to do absolutely everything. With minimal text and maximal humor, these simple illustrated instructions will have kids psyched to: ✦✦✦ ✦ Investigate (science projects anyone can do) ✦ Show Off Create (arts, crafts, and personal style) How to Do Absolutely ✦ Explore (adventures in the great outdoors) Everything. One Step ✦ at a Time. Cook (recipes for tasty — and terrifying — treats) by Sarah Hines Stephens ✦ Move (sports, games, and playground acrobatics) illustrated by Bethany Mann ✦ Amaze (tricks, pranks, and awesome acts). Nonfiction Flexi-binding Sarah Hines Stephens and Bethany Mann are not only versatile craft gurus; they’re also

3 1 8 /4 x 8 /2 208 pages sisters who hail from generations of do-it-yourselfers. Sarah Hines Stephens, the author of Ages 10–14 Grades 5–9 more than sixty children’s books, lives in Oakland, California. Bethany Mann’s projects have September LC: pending been featured in craft books for adults and on DIY TV. She lives in Brookdale, California.

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4599-1 $18.99 ($22.00 CAN) MARKETING Online excerpts available

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An updated, fi fteenth anniversary edition of the defi nitive book on kids’ sexual health brings this trusted resource into the twenty-fi rst century.

“A book about sex that manages to be honest without losing its sense of humor.” — The New York Times Book Review

Now offering a brand-new chapter focusing on safe Internet use — one of parents’ key concerns — this universally acclaimed classic by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley is a cutting-edge resource for kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares about the well- being of tweens and teens. Providing accurate and up-to-date answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It’s Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need — now more than ever — to make responsible ✦✦✦ decisions and stay healthy. It’s Perfectly Normal A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health A Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner by Robie H. Harris An Association of Booksellers for Children Booksellers’ Choice illustrated by Michael Emberley An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book Nonfiction

7 1 Five starred reviews (Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Kirkus Reviews, 8 /16 x 10 /4 96 pages Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal) Age 10 and up Grade 5 and up Robie H. Harris has written many award-winning books for children of all ages, including Watercolor and pencil the deﬁ nitive Family Library about sexuality: It’s Perfectly Normal, It’s So Amazing!, and It’s NOT September LC: pending the Stork! She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. HC: 978-0-7636-4483-3 Michael Emberley is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including the Family $22.99 ($27.00 CAN) Library. He lives in Wicklow, Ireland. PB: 978-0-7636-4484-0 $12.99 ($15.50 CAN) MARKETING Trade announcement advertising | Updated online materials available | Select author appearances

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The quintessential collection of classic princess tales, fondly and faithfully retold and lavished with rich, expressive illustrations.

Featuring the stories of: The Frog Prince The Princess and the Pea The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Snow White The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Wild Swans

Spirited or sacriﬁ cing, spoiled or innocent, the iconic heroines in these cherished tales have long had a hold on children’s imagination. Amy Ehrlich deftly recaptures these princess stories with warmth and wit, never diluting their central power. And Gary Blythe brings them to life in splendid paintings glowing with true enchantment. ✦✦✦ Amy Ehrlich has written more than thirty books for children, including The Girl Who Wanted A Treasury of to Dance, Baby Dragon, and Joyride. She also edited the anthology When I Was Your Age. She lives Princess Stories in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. by Amy Ehrlich Gary Blythe has illustrated numerous picture books, including I Believe in Unicorns, Bram Stoker’s illustrated by Gary Blythe Dracula, Ice Bear, and The Whales’ Song, which received the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives near Novelty Liverpool, England. 13 1 9 /16 x 9 /16 80 pages Age 7 and up Grade 2 and up Acrylic September LC: 2008943573

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4478-9 $19.99 ($23.00 CAN)

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The beauty of these fanciful creations will take your breath away — and inspire you to bring the colors and textures of nature into your own home.

Also by David Ellwand:

Includes pull-out color palette

Fairie-ality HC: 978-0-7636-1413-3 PB: 978-0-7636-3262-5 Photographer David Ellwand’s eye for natural beauty has brought him international renown. In this stunning new volume, a follow-up to Fairie-ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand, he uses the same gorgeous array of natural elements — feathers, ﬂ owers, stones, shells, and more — to explore the limits of imagination in home design as well as haute couture. Partly an inspirational sourcebook for ✦✦✦ imaginative DIY projects, partly a showcase of unique fantasy fashion, Fairie-ality Style Fairie-ality Style is an eco-designer’s dream — the ultimate exploration of A Sourcebook of Inspirations from Nature truly organic materials. by David Ellwand David Ellwand is the creator of the internationally renowned Fairie-ality: The Fashion Collection Gift book 13 from the House of Ellwand and the stunning graphic mystery novel The Mystery of the Fool & the 9 /16 x 12 144 pages Vanisher. He lives in West Sussex, England. All ages Photography September LC: 2008938405 MARKETING ISBN: 978-0-7636-2095-0 Online assets available | Online author Q & A $19.99 ($23.00 CAN)

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Philippa Fisher reunites with her spunky fairy godsister in a sparkling new adventure from the creator of Emily Windsnap.

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Don’t miss Philippa Fisher’s ﬁ rst adventure:

Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister HC: 978-0-7636-4070-5 Philippa Fisher is trying to have a good time on vacation with her NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4596-0 parents, but she’s feeling lonely. When she meets Robyn, a girl with >>See page 117 for details. sad eyes and a strict father, she enjoys the company, but can’t help “Kessler gives Daisy a winningly irascible wondering what Robyn and her dad might be hiding. Meanwhile, temperament.” Daisy, Philippa’s best friend (and fairy godsister), sneaks into her former — Kirkus Reviews charge’s room for a visit, but now has a furtive new mission and must ✦✦✦ dash away. Philippa longs to uncover the reasons behind her friends’ Philippa Fisher and odd behavior, but friendships can be tricky when there are secrets — and the Dream-Maker’s unexpected danger — involved! Best-selling author Liz Kessler is back Daughter with a sympathetic story about navigating between old friends and by Liz Kessler new, a tale full of mystery, whimsy, and all the magic tween readers Middle-grade fiction

1 5 5 /8 x 7 /8 288 pages could wish for. Ages 8–12 Liz Kessler is the author of a previous story about Philippa Fisher, as well as three wildly Grades 3–7 popular New York Times best-selling books about the half-mermaid Emily Windsnap. September LC: 2008938410 Liz Kessler lives in England. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4202-0 $15.99 (available in the MARKETING U.S. only) National consumer advertising campaign | National publicity campaign | Online activities available | First Liz Kessler ﬁ ve-city U.S. tour, September 2009

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A bearer of doom, or a bringer of change? As the Aztec empire falls, one girl deﬁ es her destiny.

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Also by Tanya Landman:

I Am Apache HC: 978-0-7636-3664-7 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4375-1 In the golden city of Tenochtitlán, the people live in awe of Emperor >> See page 109 for details.

Montezuma and in fear of blood-hungry gods. Under an ill-fated sky, “The lively narrative a girl is born, facing a life of submission and domestic drudgery. But is peppered with action scenes. . . . Itacate has a secret passion for goldwork, forbidden to women, and is Constantly engrossing.” forced to disguise her identity to protect herself and her family. When — Kirkus Reviews her city is shaken by Cortez’s invasion, Itacate challenges fate, culture, and faith by crafting golden statues — and pursuing the love of a man ✦✦✦ who should be her enemy. From the author of I Am Apache comes a tale The Goldsmith’s of clashing cultures, a rich and powerful depiction of Aztec life during Daughter the Spanish conquest of Mexico. by Tanya Landman Young adult historical fiction

3 Tanya Landman is the author of the acclaimed novel I Am Apache. 5 x 7 /4 304 pages She lives in Devon, England. Age 12 and up Grade 7 and up September LC: 2008940380

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4219-8 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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In his timely YA debut, a best-selling novelist revisits a summer of tumult and truth for a young narrator and his war-torn family.

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Author Praise “A writer of startling abilities . . . a master at rendering his characters’ emotional terrain as real and accessible.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bicentennial fi reworks burn the sky. Bob Seger growls from a transistor radio. And down by the river, girls line up on lawn chairs in pursuit of the perfect tan. Yet for ten-year-old Eli Book, the summer of 1976 is the one that threatened to tear his family apart. There is his distant mother; his traumatized Vietnam vet dad; his wild sister; his former war- protester aunt; and his tough yet troubled best friend, Edie, the only person with whom he can be himself. As tempers fl are and his father’s ✦✦✦ nightmares rage, Eli watches from the sidelines, but soon even he cannot escape the current of confl ict. From Silas House comes a tender Eli the Good by Silas House look at the complexities of childhood and the realities of war — Young adult fiction a quintessentially Southern novel fi lled with music, nostalgic detail, 1 1 5 /2 x 8 /4 304 pages a deep respect for nature, and a powerful sense of place. Age 12 and up Grade 7 and up Silas House is the nationally best-selling author of the award-winning novels Clay’s Quilt, September LC: 2009004589 A Parchment of Leaves, and The Coal Tattoo. He serves as writer-in-residence at Lincoln Memorial University and lives in eastern Kentucky with two daughters and two dogs. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4341-6 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) MARKETING Trade announcement advertising | A “Teen Buzz” title | Select author appearances

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Part two of the literary sci-ﬁ thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard — and secrets are never safe. Second in a three-book series Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com Book One of the Chaos Walking series:

The Knife of Never Letting Go HC: 978-0-7636-3931-0 NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4576-2 >> See page 5 for details.

Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Reaching the end of their tense and desperate ﬂ ight in The Knife of Never An Amazon.com Top Ten Books for Teens Selection Letting Go, Todd and Viola did not ﬁ nd healing and hope in Haven. They A Booktrust Teenage Prize Winner (U.K.) found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome A Booklist Editors’ Choice them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: ★ “Crack dramatic and comic Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are timing. . . . Unforgettable. . . . treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” aimed at overthrowing the tyrannical government. Todd, meanwhile, — Booklist (starred review) faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor’s oppressive ✦✦✦

new regime. In alternating narratives—Todd’s gritty and volatile; Chaos Walking Viola’s calmer but equally stubborn—the two struggle to reconcile their Book 2 own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion The Ask and the Answer and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other by Patrick Ness possibly survive? Young adult fiction

1 1 5 /4 x 8 /2 528 pages Patrick Ness, an award-winning novelist, has written for England’s Radio 4 and Sunday Age 14 and up Telegraph and is a literary critic for The Guardian. Born in Virginia, he currently lives in London. Grade 9 and up September LC: 2009007329

MARKETING ISBN: 978-0-7636-4490-1 Trade announcement advertising | Literary blog tour to coincide with release | $18.99 ($22.00 CAN) A “Teen Buzz” title | Online author Q&A

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The inspired Polly Dunbar wraps up her series about Tilly and Friends with two beguiling new adventures.

✦✦✦ When Doodle the alligator is Doodle Bites feeling bitey, the backside of written and illustrated by Tumpty the elephant looks very Polly Dunbar Picture book tempting. But now Tumpty

1 8 /4 x 11 32 pages is sore — in more ways than Ages 3–6 one — and promptly stamps Preschool–Grade 1 on Doodle’s tail. No wonder Mixed media October LC: 2009000875 everyone’s upset! Luckily, the friends agree to apologize, and ISBN: 978-0-7636-4327-0 $12.99 ($15.50 CAN) all is well — at least until Doodle starts to feel bitey again. . . .

Exceptional value at $12.99

✦✦✦ “I’m not sleepy,” insists Tiptoe Good Night, Tiptoe as Tilly gives him his good- written and illustrated by night kiss. Tilly tries singing Polly Dunbar Picture book him a good-night lullaby, but

1 8 /4 x 11 32 pages the rambunctious rabbit is busy Ages 3–6 banging away on his drums. It’s Preschool–Grade 1 not until Tilly reads a bedtime Mixed media October LC: 2009000897 story that Tiptoe ﬁ nally seems to drift off. But who will tuck Tilly ISBN: 978-0-7636-4328-7 $12.99 ($15.50 CAN) in and kiss her good night?

Polly Dunbar is the author-illustrator of Dog Blue and Penguin. She is also the illustrator of My Dad’s a Birdman by David Almond, Here’s a Little Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, and Shoe Baby by Joyce Dunbar. She lives in Brighton, England.

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Collect all the Tilly and Friends books:

Happy Hector Hello, Tilly Pretty Pru Where’s Tumpty? HC: 978-0-7636-4110-8 HC: 978-0-7636-4109-2 HC: 978-0-7636-4272-3 HC: 978-0-7636-4273-0

Praise for Where’s Tumpty? “Th e watercolor-and-ink art, simple, fresh, and clean, charms, imbuing this diverse group of friends with personality as they participate in activities right at the heart of children’s experiences. Fun to read aloud to lap sitters and groups, as is its companion book, Pretty Pru.” — Booklist

Praise for Pretty Pru “Dunbar’s spare, witty drawings underscore how much her characters resemble small children. . . . Th e dismay, rapprochement, and laughter could come from any nursery school or lively family — just where this series will ﬁ nd its most enthusiastic readers.” — The Wall Street Journal

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Includes poster on reverse of jacket, It’s a game-o-saurus! Readers search artwork for dinosaurs, 16 stickers, and 32-page pullout complete a poster with dino-name stickers, solve puzzles, and more. mini-book ✦✦✦ On the island of Rosa Turoso, there are lions Name That Dinosaur that speak, lizards that dance — and a girl by Amelia Edwards named Abba who is crazy about dinosaurs. illustrated by With her dinosaur poster, her dachshund, and Martina Jirankova-Limbrick Novelty her magical hat, Abba sets off on a journey,

5 7 10 /8 x 9 /16 40 pages spotting dinosaurs (and other surprises) all Age 4 and up the way. Readers are invited to follow along, Preschool and up afﬁ xing dinosaurs’ names on a poster just Ink and watercolor October LC: 2008053682 like Abba’s. Illustrations conceal sixteen dinosaurs, while puzzles and challenges boost the fun. The ﬁ nal bonus? A ISBN: 978-0-7636-3473-5 $17.99 ($21.00 CAN) pullout book of facts and rhymes helps children get to know the dinos better.

Amelia Edwards, a book designer and art director, is a recipient of the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her outstanding contribution to children’s books. She lives in Lincolnshire, England.

Martina Jirankova-Limbrick, author-illustrator of The Artful Alphabet, also exhibits as a ﬁ ne artist. Born in the Czech Republic, she now lives in Herefordshire, England.

A little boy’s unexpected guests look oddly familiar in this fanciful ode to birthdays — and big imaginations.

✦✦✦ Not last night but the night before, Not Last Night but Three black cats came knocking at the door. the Night Before by Colin McNaughton And before you know it, the man in the illustrated by moon is knocking, followed by three little Emma Chichester Clark pigs, Little Bo-peep, Miss Muffet, and many Picture book

1 more visitors, all in a rush. But where are 11 x 9 /4 32 pages Age 4 and up they going so willy-nilly, gifts in hand? Preschool and up Colin McNaughton’s energetic rhymes, Pencil and acrylic whimsically illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, transform one child’s quiet October LC: 2008938417 night into a celebration full of beloved fairy-tale characters. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4420-8 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) Colin McNaughton is the creator of more than seventy books for children, including Dracula’s Tomb and The Aliens Are Coming! He lives in London.

Emma Chichester Clark has written and illustrated many books for young readers, including the Blue Kangaroo stories. She lives in London.

>> See page 4 for more from this author.

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By the creator of the Amelia’s Notebook series

SIMULTANEOUS HARDCOVER & PAPERBACK

Max grapples with the outrageousness of divorced parents beginning to date — and other mysteries of evolution — in his third quirky notebook.

Welcome to Max’s book of inventions, experiments, comic strips, and

random thoughts about school, the universe, evolution, and parents ✦✦✦ who deﬁ nitely don’t act the way parents are supposed to act. Luckily for Max, he has a place to jot down his biggest questions and most Max Disaster #3 Alien Eraser Reveals the amazing discoveries. This zany mix of comics, concoctions, and Secrets of Evolution contraptions helps Max tells the story of his topsy-turvy life and how he written and illustrated by Marissa Moss comes to terms with a changing family. Graphic storybook

3 5 Marissa Moss is the creator of the More books about Max and Alien Eraser: 5 /4 x 7 /8 56 pages ﬁ rst two books in the Max Disaster Ages 8–12 series as well as many other books Grades 3–7 for young readers, including the Mixed media hugely popular Amelia’s Notebook October LC: 2008938433 series. She lives in Berkeley, California. HC: 978-0-7636-3579-4 $15.99 ($19.00 CAN) Max Disaster #1 Max Disaster #2 PB: 978-0-7636-4419-2 Alien Eraser to the Rescue Alien Eraser Unravels the HC: 978-0-7636-3577-0 Mystery of the Pyramids $6.99 ($9.00 CAN) PB: 978-0-7636-4407-9 HC: 978-0-7636-3585-5 PB: 978-0-7636-4408-6

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Relive one of the greatest adventure stories of all time in this stunning, unabridged edition featuring bold, dynamic woodcuts by John Lawrence.

Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest — yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!

A treasure map where X marks the spot, a schooner set to sail, a one- legged seaman with a parrot on his shoulder, a boy whose bravery will be tested by murder, mutiny, and betrayal — Robert Louis Stevenson’s well-loved tale is the ultimate swashbuckling adventure. Sweeping a path from the sleepy English coast to the raging high seas to a tropical ✦✦✦ island concealing a buried treasure, this story of friendship and greed, Treasure Island loyalty and courage stars an unforgettable cast of characters: young Jim by Robert Louis Stevenson illustrated by John Lawrence Hawkins, the terrifying Blind Pew, the wild man Ben Gunn, and one Illustrated classic of literature’s most dastardly villains, the charming, crafty, and utterly 1 13 8 /8 x 11 /16 272 pages unscrupulous Long John Silver. Superbly illustrated by the celebrated Ages 9–14 John Lawrence, this is the deﬁ nitive edition of an enduring classic. Grades 4–9 Vinyl engravings, watercolor, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), the Scottish-born, world-renowned poet and novelist, and painted wood texture is best known for Treasure Island but wrote countless books for children and adults, including A October LC: pending Child’s Garden of Verses and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4445-1 John Lawrence is the author-illustrator of This Little Chick, a New York Times Book Review $24.99 ($29.00 CAN) Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. He also illustrated Tiny’s Big Adventure by Martin Waddell and Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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Luminous illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline combine with Brian Alderson’s wry retelling for a gorgeous gift edition of a well-loved tale.

A childless woman visits a witch who gives her a barleycorn — and hidden in its bloom is a tiny girl. For one so small, Thumbelina’s life is full of misadventures as she ﬂ oats through the pages like a wisp on the wind, encountering kind and unkind creatures in succession. But old Mrs. Toad with her “rek-kek-kek” and the alarming Man in Gray cannot crush her spirits, and Thumbelina’s gentle concern for a winged soul in need paves the way to her freedom and happiness. In a warm, witty ✦✦✦ retelling accessible to younger children, Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina tale of a girl no bigger than a thumb is lavishly illustrated by Bagram retold by Brian Alderson Ibatoulline. Showcasing art evocative of Victorian storybooks — with a illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline touch of the dreamlike Rousseau — this is truly a breathtaking edition of Picture book

3 5 a treasured classic. 9 /4 x 11 /16 40 pages Ages 4–8 Brian Alderson is an esteemed children’s book author, critic, and curator whose translation Preschool–Grade 3 of some of his favorite Andersen tales was published as The Swan’s Stories, illustrated by Chris Riddell. Brian Alderson lives in England. Acrylic, gouache, and watercolor October LC: 2008027721 Bagram Ibatoulline has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including The ISBN: 978-0-7636-2079-0 Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Hana in the Time of the Tulips, and Great Joy. He lives in $17.99 ($21.00 CAN) Pennsylvania.

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A one-of-a-kind spectacular pop-up celebration of Sesame Street in honor of its 40th anniversary — featuring all the characters children have come to know and love. nal Cover not ﬁ

It’s a rare person who doesn’t want to know how to get to Sesame Street. The ground-breaking children’s television show has an indelible hold on our hearts and imagination. On November 10, 2009, Sesame Street marks its 40th anniversary, and Candlewick is proud publish the ﬁ rst full-scale pop-up book in over ten years featuring its beloved characters. Big Bird, ✦✦✦ Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Bert and Ernie, Super Grover, Oscar A Walk Down the Grouch, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, and Elmo are all here. Complete with Sesame Street spectacular pops and other novelties — and highlighting the letters, Novelty

1 13 numbers, early learning skills and other concepts Sesame Street is known 9 /16 x 10 /16 16 pages All ages for — this is truly a delightful gift for preschoolers, and a nostalgic All grades keepsake their parents will treasure. Photography and digital artwork October LC: pending MARKETING National consumer advertising campaign ISBN: 978-0-7636-4600-4 $19.99 ($23.00 CAN) >> See page 104 for more Sesame Street titles.

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It’s a Pop-up! and associated characters, trademarks, design elements ® , “Sesame Street” ®

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Aspiring ballerinas, musicians, and lovers of fairy tales will ﬁ nd everything they need to celebrate and reenact the magic of Swan Lake.

Also available:

The perfect gift for dancers and dreamers! A gorgeous, fold-out miniature stage, interchangeable scenery, and moveable fi gures offer hours of fun as children reimagine all four acts of Tchaikovsky’s great The Nutcracker Ballet Theatre HC: 978-0-7636-2453-8 ballet. The haunting story of Swan Lake comes to life through: ✦ A full-color book relating the story of the ballet and offering staging suggestions ✦ A sophisticated collection of scenery and backdrops ✦ Nine dancing fi gures and supporting cast ✦ The Sleeping Beauty An audio CD featuring music from Swan Lake Ballet Theatre HC: 978-0-7636-3467-4 Jean Mahoney, the author of The Nutcracker Ballet Theatre and The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Theatre, says she fi nds the fi rst moment of light and music in a performance to be an inspiration. She ✦✦✦ lives in Southampton, New York.

Swan Lake Viola Ann Seddon grew up surrounded by the performing arts, ballet, and opera. She is Ballet Theatre the illustrator of The Nutcracker Ballet Theatre and The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Theatre. She lives in London. by Jean Mahoney illustrated by Viola Ann Seddon Novelty

5 3 11 /8 x 9 /4 16 pages Age 6 and up Grade 1 and up Watercolor October LC: 2008938407

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4396-6 $24.99 ($29.00 CAN)

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Reimagine ancient feats of courage and strength — and relive gladiators’ triumph and despair — with this extraordinary set.

Unfold a spectacular model of the world’s most awe-inspiring amphitheater — the Colosseum — and enter an ancient world where, for three hundred years, gladiators pitted their strength and skill against one another. This exciting set includes: ✦ A sophisticated pop-up scale model of the Colosseum ✦ A forty-page book describing a day at the games — for both a Roman citizen and a slave ✦ Eight gladiator cards identifying weapons and ﬁ ghting styles ✦ A map of the streets and buildings of ancient Rome ✦ A diagram of the Colosseum and its underground tunnels ✦ Game pieces and rules for playing the ancient Roman game of tabula

Toby Forward is the author of Shakespeare’s Globe: ✦✦✦ An Interactive Pop-up Theatre. He lives in England. Gladiators written and illustrated by Toby Forward Novelty

3 5 10 /16 x 11 /8 40 pages Age 7 and up Grade 2 and up Ink and watercolor October LC: 2009921773

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4444-4 $27.99 ($33.00 CAN)

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Dragonologists, look no further! Here, in a single handsome, indispensable volume, is gathered a lifetime’s worth of knowledge about these magniﬁ cent creatures.

Call it an encyclopedia of dragonology — an authorized resource so ✦✦✦ defi nitive that dragon lovers everywhere are fi red up with excitement. From the esteemed Dr. Drake comes a beautifully illustrated, lovingly Drake’s Comprehensive assembled tribute to all things dragonological, featuring: Compendium of ✦ A guide to dragon species, with entries on everything from the Dragonology well-known European dragon to the lesser-known hydra — as well by Dr. Ernest Drake as pseudo-species such as the phoenix and the incognito illustrated by various artists ✦ Insight into dragon biology, from fl ight to reproduction (with tips Gift book

1 7 on how to tell the males from the females) 9 /4 x 10 /16 192 pages Age 8 and up ✦ An in-depth look at dragons’ habits, including migration, Grade 3 and up communication, camouﬂ age, and notorious hoarding practices October LC: pending ✦ A section on humans and dragons, offering secrets of tracking and ISBN: 978-0-7636-4623-3 taming, deciphering riddles, and becoming a dragon master $19.99 ($23.00 CAN) ✦ Practical essentials such as how to keep records, use spells, keep specimens, and care for sick dragons ✦ A comprehensive glossary, index, and much more!

>> See page 45 for more ’Ology titles.

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FF09_cat_53-76_FINAL.indd09_cat_53-76_FINAL.indd 6644 33/25/09/25/09 10:44:2810:44:28 AMAM hardcover OCTOBER Collect all the ’Ologies! Over 15 million ’Ology titles sold worldwide

Dragonology Egyptology Wizardology Pirateology HC: 978-0-7636-2329-6 HC: 978-0-7636-2638-9 HC: 978-0-7636-2895-6 HC: 978-0-7636-3143-7 On sale August 25

Mythology Monsterology Spyology HC: 978-0-7636-3403-2 HC: 978-0-7636-3940-2 HC: 978-0-7636-4048-4

Oceanology HC: 978-0-7636-4290-7

Visit OlogyWorld.com for special access to: ✦ A news section and members-only newsletter sign-up ✦ Online trivia challenges and games ✦ Downloadable wallpapers and icons ✦ A Cryptobox oﬀ ering a sneak peek at new content ✦ Downloadable activity sheets ✦ Audio excerpts from core titles ✦ Exclusive video trailers ✦ A special hidden room harboring a mission for spyologists and other top-secret features

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Crazy about cars? Get in gear — and get ready for action — as Robert Crowther’s info-packed, interactive pop-up book showcases some very cool wheels.

Hop in and take a drive in the smartest, fastest automobiles — from the earliest carriages to the cars of tomorrow. With the pull of a tab or the lift of a fl ap, fans can ride in the fi rst automobile, fi nd out how engines work, see their car slide off the production line, and plenty more. And the grand fi nale? Feel the thrill of the racetrack by taking pole position with stock car and Formula 1 stars!

Robert Crowther is the creator of a four-book transportation series, as well as numerous other pop-up ✦✦✦ books, including Robert Crowther’s Amazing Pop-up House of Inventions. Robert Crowther lives in Norfolk, England. Cars A Pop-up Book of Robert Crowther’s transportation series: Automobiles written and illustrated by Robert Crowther Novelty

1 7 9 /16 x 11 /16 12 pages Age 5 and up Kindergarten and up Collage Trains Flight Ships A Pop-up Railroad Book A Pop-up Book of Aircraft A Pop-up Book October LC: 2008943753 Novelty: 978-0-7636-3082-9 Novelty: 978-0-7636-3459-9 Novelty: 978-0-7636-3852-8 ISBN: 978-0-7636-4448-2 $18.99 ($22.00 CAN)

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Raising money to resurrect the banned school paper brings Adam in contact with some quirky characters in this sharp, funny novel starring the ace middle-grade reporter.

Excerpt available at www.candlewick.com

Author Praise “Winerip writes with lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids A “dirty” school election, suspicious state test scores — Adam Canfi eld who are in danger of being and his star reporters are chasing some red-hot leads. There’s only enriched to death. . . . one glitch: the school board has shut down The Slash for exposing Readers will eagerly await more adventures at Harris the town’s most powerful family, and now the staff has to fi nd a way Elementary/Middle School.” to publish it themselves. Enter the Ameche brothers: two goofy kid — School Library Journal entrepreneurs with a knack for refurbishing junk — and a talent for selling ads — but a shaky command of journalistic ethics. What’s worse, Adam hasn’t a clue why his coeditor, Jennifer, is suddenly acting weird. . . . With kid-friendly humor and a touch of budding romance, ✦✦✦ this new adventure revisits a winning cast of characters — and the excitement that comes from uncovering a really great story. Adam Canfield: The Last Reporter Michael Winerip is the author of two previous novels about Adam Canfi eld. A Pulitzer by Michael Winerip Prize–winning reporter and columnist for the New York Times, he lives in Lido Beach, New York. Middle-grade fiction

1 5 More Adam Canfi eld adventures: 5 /8 x 7 /8 384 pages (est.) Ages 8–12 Adam Canfi eld of the Slash Adam Canfi eld, Grades 3–7 Watch Your Back! HC: 978-0-7636-2340-1 October LC: 2009007347 PB: 978-0-7636-2794-2 HC: 978-0-7636-2341-8 An International Reading Association NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4412-3 ISBN: 978-0-7636-2342-5 Notable Book for a Global Society >> See page 107 for details. $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) A Cooperative Children’s Book A New York Times Center Choices List Selection Editors’ Choice A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild A Junior Library Guild Selection Selection ★ “Between laughs, readers will also be prompted to think.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) ✦ www.candlewick.com ✦ 67

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A rich, absorbing fantasy follows a rebellious teen on his journey through the Perilous Realm, where dreams, fairy tales, and reality intersect.

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When Will crashes his father’s motorcycle and stumbles into the Perilous Realm, all he wants is to ﬁ nd his way back to the world he knows. But he cannot get back the way he came, and as he soon discovers, his story is bound up with this mysterious land and with the very fabric of Story itself. Will is befriended by many strange people and creatures — including Rowen, a girl with a special destiny of her ✦✦✦ own, and Shade, an unusual wolf — but he is also pursued by dark The Perilous Realm forces under the control of Malabron, otherwise known as the Night Book One King, the Master of Fetches, and the Storyeater. As Will’s path crosses The Shadow of Malabron those of the inhabitants — both innocent and malevolent — of this by Thomas Wharton strange new world, his choices will determine not only his own fate, Middle-grade fiction but that of his new friends in the Perilous Realm. 1 6 x 8 /2 400 pages Age 10 and up Thomas Wharton is an award-winning writer whose work for adults has been translated Grade 5 and up into several languages. An assistant professor of English at the University of Alberta, he lives in Edmonton, Canada. October LC: 2009007768

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A taut adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterwork by Gareth Hinds — the standard-bearer of graphic-novel retellings of literary classics.

Advance Praise ★ “An excellent rendition of one of the bard’s great tragedies. . . . For powerful drama with quality art, this adaptation is the one to choose.” — Booklist (starred review)

In a graceful adaptation, Gareth Hinds transforms Shakespeare’s timeless tale of pride and deﬁ ance, loyalty and ambition, betrayal and revenge into graphic-novel format, packing it with visual drama and providing accessible notes. This artful edition — like an extraordinary stage performance — offers a striking new perspective on one of the most powerful and beloved tragedies in the English language. Incorporating excerpts from the bard’s own language, Gareth Hinds’s ✦✦✦ inventive format opens the experience of King Lear to students and fans King Lear of graphic literature. adapted and illustrated by Gareth Hinds Gareth Hinds says he sees the graphic novel form as “a perfect bridge between the printed Full-color graphic novel

3 7 word and theatrical performance.” He is currently at work on a graphic-novel edition of 7 /4 x 10 /8 128 pages Homer’s The Odyssey. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts. Age 12 and up Also by Gareth Hinds: Grade 7 and up Beowulf The Merchant of Venice Ink and watercolor HC: 978-0-7636-3022-5 HC: 978-0-7636-3024-9 October LC: 2008938399 PB: 978-0-7636-3023-2 PB: 978-0-7636-3025-6 HC: 978-0-7636-4343-0 An American Library Association ★ Great Graphic Novel for Teens “There have been many attempts $22.99 ($27.00 CAN) An American Library Association to adapt Shakespeare into graphic- Best Book for Young Adults novel format; Hinds’s beautiful PB: 978-0-7636-4344-7 A New York Public Library Book new offering sets the standard that $11.99 ($14.00 CAN) for the Teen Age all others will strive to meet.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ✦ www.candlewick.com ✦ 69

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He’s a young artist obsessed with myths. But can he ﬁ x his own fate? Acclaimed author Betsy Franco and her talented son collaborate on a hip YA novel of “epic” proportions.

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Actors James Franco and Dave Franco record their mother’s novel for audio!

For details and clips, Life. Love. Death. Identity. Ovid’s got a lot on his mind, and he pours it please contact your sales rep. all — as confessions, observations, narrative poems, and drawings — into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates’ dramas as modern-day Roman mythology. There’s Sophie and Caleb, the Psyche and Cupid of cyber-couples; poetic Paula, who pursues ﬁ lmmaker Franny like Apollo chasing Daphne; and graphic- novelist Duwayne, a Proserpina shuttling between divorced parents. Meanwhile, Ovid hides his own Olympian struggles: his meth addict sister Thena has run off, leaving him with a suffocating home life and a ✦✦✦ disturbing secret. In her striking YA debut, Betsy Franco introduces an Metamorphosis expressive soul with a heartbreakingly authentic voice. Fantastical ink Junior Year illustrations by her son Tom Franco enhance the intimate tone, delving by Betsy Franco deep into one intriguing teen’s imagination. illustrated by Tom Franco Young adult fiction Betsy Franco has written more than thirty books and anthologies for children. She originally 1 1 5 /2 x 8 /4 128 pages wrote Metamorphosis as a collection of poems, which called to mind her son Tom’s notebook Age 14 and up and journal drawings. She lives in California. Grade 9 and up Tom Franco has been a creative artist since the age of thirteen. The drawings in Metamorphosis Felt-tip pen were created during his high-school years and reworked as a series for this book. He lives in October LC: pending California. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3765-1 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) MARKETING Audio clips available online | Select author appearances

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Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet takes a searing look at the world of soccer and pop-celebrity culture — and the lives of three street kids caught in its glare.

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Advance Praise: “Totally electrifying. . . . Clever, funny, moving, and superbly well written, this is the work of a major author.” — The Times (London)

When a black South American soccer star signs on to a team in the “Packed with dramatic set country’s racist south, headlines blare. And when he falls for the sensual pieces and witty insights into celebrity culture.” Desmerelda, a stunning white pop singer and daughter of a wealthy — The Guardian (U.K.) politician, their sudden and controversial marriage propels the pair to center stage, where they burn in the media spotlight. But celebrity attracts enemies; some very close to home. And its dazzle reaches into the city’s hidden corners, exposing a life of grit and desperation the glitterati could never imagine. When a girl is found murdered, reporter Paul Faustino is caught between worlds as he witnesses the power of the media in making—and breaking—lives. Inspired by Shakespeare’s ✦✦✦ Othello, this modern tragedy of desire and betrayal, incisively and Exposure compassionately told, is a truly enthralling work of crossover ﬁ ction. by Mal Peet Young adult fiction

Mal Peet is the author of the Carnegie Medal–winning novel Tamar, as well two previous Paul 1 1 5 /2 x 8 /2 448 pages Faustino novels, Keeper and The Penalty. He lives in Devon, England. Age 14 and up Also by Mal Peet: Grade 9 and up Keeper The Penalty Tamar October LC: 2009007762 HC: 978-0-7636-2749-2 HC: 978-0-7636-3488-9 HC: 978-0-7636-3399-8 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3941-9 PB: 978-0-7636-3286-1 PB: 978-0-7636-4339-3 PB: 978-0-7636-4063-7 Audio CD: 978-0-7636-4121-4 $18.99 ($22.00 CAN)

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FEATURING President Jimmy Carter’s A CONTRIBUTION BY PRESIDENT compelling anecdotes CARTER inspire a personal look at Habitat for Humanity that is sure to ﬁ re up a younger generation. © Habitat For Humanity/Gregg Pachkowski

“I can walk down the aisles of Somewhere in West Virginia, a thirteen-year-old girl now invites airplanes, talking with people, and invariably the number-one friends home without embarrassment. In a Brazilian village, children thing that everybody says no longer sleep beneath a table when the heavy rains come. For a is, ‘Tell me about Habitat.’” quarter-century in over ninety countries, Habitat for Humanity has built — President Jimmy Carter homes with and for the people who need them, aided by more than a million multigenerational volunteers. Two of the most devoted are former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn — and now this captivating account, abundantly illustrated with photos, relays their favorite stories with special resonance for young readers. Exploring everything from creative home design (like using window bars in India ✦✦✦ to keep out monkeys) to the emotional rewards of helping to build a If I Had a Hammer house from the ground up, this is an essential resource for inspiring Building Homes and Lives future youth volunteers. with Habitat for Humanity by David Rubel with a David Rubel is the author of the Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times and the contribution by Jimmy Carter Scholastic Atlas of the United States. He lives in Chatham, New York. Nonfiction 1 Jimmy Carter served as the thirty-ninth president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and 7 /2 x 9 160 pages Age 10 and up was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. A proliﬁ c author, Jimmy Carter has published more than twenty books. He lives with his wife, Rosalynn, in Plains, Georgia. Grade 5 and up Photography October LC: pending MARKETING HC: 978-0-7636-4701-8 National trade and consumer advertising and publicity campaigns | Cross-promotion $19.99 ($23.00 CAN) with Habitat for Humanity and in Habitat World magazine | Online promotions, including audio clips with Habitat participants, building site blogs, and more | Online resources at www.candlewick.com and www.habitat.org | Select author appearances

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Based on Tim Flannery’s bestseller

Every young person who cares about preserving the planet needs to know what’s inside this book — and follow the authors’ call to action.

First published for an adult readership, The Weather Makers received critical kudos for its solid science and powerful message. Now this accessible new edition speaks directly to young adults, offering a clear Printed on look at the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next 30% recycled paper century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Here is an immediate and hard-hitting look backward — and forward — in climate ✦✦✦ history, bolstered by models and projections of current data. It includes interviews with people whose livelihoods have been directly affected by We Are the Weather Makers climate change, as well as individuals who make new technology and The History of renewable resources a part of daily life. Newly featured are twenty-fi ve Climate Change practical tips that give readers the tools for living a greener lifestyle — at by Tim Flannery adapted by Sally M. Walker home, in school, in the community, and ultimately, on Earth. Young adult nonfiction Tim Flannery is an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, conservationist, and author. 6 x 9 320 pages A contributor to the New York Times Book Review and The Times Literary Supplement, he is also a Age 14 and up familiar voice on ABC Radio, NPR, and the BBC. He lives in Adelaide, Australia. Grade 9 and up Graphs, maps, and photographs Sally M. Walker is the author of more than fi fty nonfi ction books, including Secrets of a October LC: 2008939840 Civil War Submarine, winner of both the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfi ction for Children, and Written in Bone: Buried Lives of ISBN: 978-0-7636-3656-2 Jamestown and Colonial Maryland. She lives in Dekalb, Illinois. $17.99 (Available in the U.S. only)

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What makes funny funny? An esteemed anthologist interviews thirteen favorite children’s authors — and asks them to share their trade secrets.

With contributions by:

Judy Blume Beverly Cleary Sharon Creech Christopher Paul Curtis Anne Fine Daniel Handler Carl Hiaasen Do you ever make yourself laugh while you are writing? Norton Juster Dick King-Smith “A joke isn’t a joke if you need to explain it,” notes Leonard S. Marcus. Hilary McKay “Even so, the hidden clockwork of comedy . . . has long been considered Daniel Pinkwater Louis Sachar one of the great riddles of life.” There are many kinds of humor, but Jon Scieszka capturing their essence on paper is a remarkably difﬁ cult (and often undervalued) skill. So how do authors create books that not only stand the tests of time but also make us laugh? In thirteen fascinating ✦✦✦ interviews, well-loved writers of humorous books for children discuss Funny Business an array of topics, from their sources of inspiration to the ways they Conversations with began writing, from their revision processes to childhood anecdotes Writers of Comedy edited by Leonard S. Marcus to the value they place on comedy in their work and lives. Beautifully Anthology designed and thoughtfully edited, this collection is bound to tickle the 1 1 6 /2 x 9 /4 224 pages fancy of children and adults alike. Age 12 and up Grade 7 and up Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s most respected writers about children’s literature. Photography His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review and many other Parenting October LC: 2008024231 publications, and he has a regular column for magazine. Among his numerous books are The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy and Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, ISBN: 978-0-7636-3254-0 Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature. He lives in Brooklyn. $21.99 ($26.00 CAN)

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One of today’s greatest storytellers explores the craft of writing in this collection of stories and essays by Michael Morpurgo.

Advance Praise “Michael Morpurgo has fused memory with imagination. . . . Convincing, heartfelt, and unforgettable.” — The Irish Times

Here is a literary journey that roams from the warmth of Provence in “Meeting Cézanne” to the war-torn town of “I Believe in Unicorns;” from the music-ﬁ lled streets of Venice in “The Mozart Question” to the quiet English marshes of Michael Morpurgo’s hometown in “Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew.” Complementing each tale is an original essay revealing the inspiration behind the story or offering a peek into the intricacies of the author’s craft. Readers and writers alike will be intrigued by this unique collection from a teller of tales who has captured hearts around ✦✦✦ the world. Singing for Michael Morpurgo, the Children’s Laureate of Britain from 2003 to 2005, has written more Mrs. Pettigrew than one hundred books and received numerous prestigious awards. He and his wife, Clare, Stories and Essays founded the organization Farms for City Children. They live in Devon, England. from a Writing Life by Michael Morpurgo Peter Bailey has been illustrating books for more than thirty-ﬁ ve years and has worked with illustrated by Peter Bailey such authors as Philip Pullman, Dick King-Smith, and Allan Ahlberg. He lives in Liverpool, Reference

England. 1 3 5 /2 x 7 /4 272 pages Age 10 and up Grade 5 and up Pen and ink October LC: 2008938403

ISBN: 978-0-7636-3624-1 $18.99 ($22.00 CAN)

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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 ﬂ ower bed, breaks a few things around the house, and gets a little too splashy in the bathtub. But Grandpa and Grandma will understand — really. With his trademark vibrant, energetic illustrations, ✦✦✦ Petr Horáˇcek introduces us to a delightfully enterprising child, some My Elephant wisely laid-back grandparents, and the most endearing elephant you’ll by Petr Horáˇcek ever want to meet. Picture book

13 1 Petr Horáˇcek is the author-illustrator 9 /16 x 10 /4 40 pages of Look Out, Suzy Goose and Silly Age 3 and up Suzy Goose, as well as Run, Mouse, Preschool and up Run!; Bird, Fly High; A New House Mixed media for Mouse; Strawberries are Red; and November LC: 2008940804 When the Moon Smiled. He lives ISBN: 978-0-7636-4566-3 in England. $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) >> See page 31 for more from this author.

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Gently absurd and delightfully entertaining, this rhyming tale of a curious king on a singular search evokes the playful tradition of Edward Lear.

The King of Quizzical Island Had a most inquisitive mind. He said, “If I sail to the edge of the world, I wonder what I’ll ﬁ nd?”

When his wily old Wizard and Whispering Witches can’t answer the ✦✦✦ king’s question, he makes up his quizzical mind to ﬁ nd out for himself. And so, in a ship made of wood from the Tea-Bag Tree — and despite The King of Quizzical Island the fears of his faithful that he’ll fall off the edge — the king sets off by Gordon Snell on a wondrous adventure across a topsy-turvy world. Fresh, funny, illustrated by David McKee 5 5 and imaginative black-and-white drawings by David McKee illustrate 9 /8 x 10 /8 40 pages Gordon Snell’s rhythmic text in a tale that begs to be read aloud. Picture book Age 4 and up Gordon Snell has written over seventy books for children and adults and worked as a Preschool and up broadcaster for the BBC. He and his wife, best-selling author Maeve Binchy, live in Dublin, Ink and watercolor Ireland. November LC: 2008026510

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The Bed and Biscuit is going wild! Kids will laugh at — and learn from — this new adventure, as Grampa takes in some ailing critters who are anything but tame.

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Don’t miss the ﬁ rst Bed and Biscuit adventure:

Ever since Grampa Bender opened his doors (and veterinary skills) to a despondent Canada goose, a cranky muskrat, and two tiny but Welcome to the rebellious fox kits, his animal boarding house has been turned upside Bed and Biscuit HC: 978-0-7636-2151-3 down. Luckily, Ernest the mini-pig is on hand to marshal the other NEW! PB: 978-0-7636-4621-9 animals into being good hosts — but since wild things are, well, wild >> See page 109 for details. by nature, it has been trickier than he imagined. Plus Ernest is trying to ✦✦✦ train Sir Walter, the Scottish terrier puppy who is the newest addition to Wild Times at the the family. But what if Sir Walter doesn’t want to be told what to do and Bed and Biscuit decides that running wild like a fox sounds like lots of fun? by Joan Carris illustrated by Noah Z. Jones Joan Carris has published more than a dozen books for children. She also teaches Illustrated middle-grade fiction

1 1 graduate-level writing at Duke University. She lives in Beaufort, North Carolina. 5 /2 x 8 /8 128 pages Ages 6–10 Noah Z. Jones is the illustrator of Not Norman by Kelly Bennett and The Monster in the Grades 1–5 Backpack by Lisa Moser. He lives in Camden, Maine. Pencil and watercolor November LC: 2008938398

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In exquisite three-dimensional scenes, Jane Ray retells and illuminates the story of Snow White, creating a gift book worthy of a fairy tale.

Also written and illustrated by Jane Ray:

Once there was a beautiful girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as dark as the winter branches. In six intricate spreads, delicate paper layers let children peer in the palace window at the wicked queen with her mirror, watch Snow White run to the house of The Apple-Pip Princess HC: 978-0-7636-3747-7 the seven dwarves, and gaze as the prince wakes her in her cofﬁ n. As ★ “Ray’s rich language and sure the familiar text unfolds on ﬂ aps evoking stage curtains, the scenes play pacing create a winning read- aloud, but it’s the shining collage out in dioramas of rare depth and beauty. artwork that really stands out.” — Booklist (starred review) Jane Ray is the author-illustrator of The Apple-Pip Princess and the illustrator of Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War by Kathy Henderson and Classic Fairy Tales by Berlie Doherty. She lives in London. ✦✦✦

Snow White written and illustrated by Jane Ray Novelty

5 7 10 /8 x 8 /16 10 pages Age 4 and up Preschool and up Mixed media November LC: 2009007774

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What is it like to be affected by HIV/AIDS? A moving ﬁ rst-person account offers insight —and basic facts.

One day I found out that someone I know — my brother-in-law, Jay — had HIV/AIDS. At the moment I heard his diagnosis, I realized that I had stepped into the quicksand of a new and terrible world — and I was sinking fast.

Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a secret and the importance of treating this condition like any other. With ✦✦✦ up-to-date medical information that has been thoroughly vetted by Quicksand experts, this ﬁ rst-person narrative offers an invaluable look at what it is HIV/AIDS in Our Lives by Anonymous like to watch someone you know battle HIV/AIDS. Middle-grade nonfiction

3 6 /8 x 9 112 pages Age 10 and up “It is my hope that Jay’s story will inspire compassion for those who do not feel Grade 5 and up able to be vocal about their HIV status, respect for those who are brave enough November LC: 2009007761 to speak openly about this disease, and determination to change the world so that one day, no person with HIV/AIDS will have to hide it ever again.” — The Author ISBN: 978-0-7636-1589-5 $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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Good heavens! A teen angel drops into Sin City in this wickedly funny YA novel from the author of the Blue Avenger trilogy.

Who is Noah Sark, really? And what is he doing in the men’s room at Angelo’s Donut Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada? No use asking him; he doesn’t know. But he’s gambling that an assignment from above will shed some light — after all, a life depends on it! Only master satirist ✦✦✦ Norma Howe could craft a provocative meditation on free will from Angel in Vegas blending one (or maybe two) budding teen romances, a psychic fair, The Chronicles of Noah Sark a dead frog, a headful of blond curls, and Las Vegas in all its glitz and by Norma Howe kitsch (hello, Elvis!) with the dramatic backstory of Princess Diana in Young adult fiction Paris. The jackpot? A wild and witty portrait of an unlikely guardian 1 3 5 /4 x 7 /4 256 pages Age 12 and up angel on a desperate mission to save a certain unknown girl from a Grade 7 and up certain unknown disaster. November LC: 2008028758 Norma Howe is the author of the acclaimed Blue Avenger trilogy and numerous other books ISBN: 978-0-7636-3985-3 for young readers. She lives in California. $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)

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In a gripping dystopian novel, four teenagers risk impossible odds to ﬁ ght against tyranny in a world of dangerous choices — and reemerging hope.

Winner of the prestigious Prix Saint-Exupéry in France and translated into ten languages

Escape. Milena, Bartolomeo, Helen, and Milos have left their prison- like boarding schools far behind, but their futures remain in peril. Fleeing across icy mountains from a terrifying pack of dog-men sent to hunt them down, they are determined to take up the ﬁ ght against the despotic government that murdered their parents years before. Only ✦✦✦ three will make it safely to the secret headquarters of the resistance Winter’s End movement. The fourth is captured and forced to participate in a by Jean-Claude Mourlevat translated by Anthea Bell barbaric game for the amusement of the masses — further proof of the Young adult fiction

1 1 government’s horrible brutality. Will the power of one voice be enough 5 /2 x 8 /4 432 pages to rouse a people against a generation of cruelty? Translated from the Age 14 and up French, this suspenseful story of courage, individualism, and freedom Grade 9 and up November LC: 2009008456 has resonated with young readers across the globe. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4450-5 Jean-Claude Mourlevat once wrote and directed burlesque shows for adults and children, $17.99 ($21.00 CAN) which were performed for more than ten years in France and abroad. The author of several children’s books, he lives in a house overhanging the River Loire, near Saint-Etienne, France.

Anthea Bell is an award-winning translator of French and German ﬁ ction, including the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. She lives near Cambridge, England.

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Tallulah’s present is not what she asked for. And it’s not what the other kids have. Would she be better off without him?

When no one can fi nd a pink fl uffy rabbit to buy for Tallulah on her birthday, Grandma gets creative with her knitting needles. But the surprise Tallulah lifts out of the box is not a rabbit, it’s a pink fl uffy . . . thing, named Milo Armadillo. He’s athletic, musical, and great for sharing adventures, but Tallulah’s friends say he’s funny-looking. What can poor Milo do to make Tallulah happy? With humor, poignancy, ✦✦✦ and a nod to the out-of-the-ordinary, this sweet story shows that if you Milo Armadillo can’t be with the one you want, you can defi nitely love the armadillo written and illustrated by you’re with. Jan Fearnley Picture book Jan Fearnley is the author-illustrator of Also illustrated by

5 5 9 /8 x 10 /8 40 pages Just Like You and the illustrator of Jan Fearnley: Age 2 and up Mommy, Do You Love Me? by Jeanne Willis. Preschool and up She lives in Surrey, England. Mixed media December LC: 2009004231

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4575-5 $15.99 ($19.00 CAN)

Never Too Little to Love HC: 978-0-7636-2267-7

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How do you deal with a bully? A stellar author-illustrator team shows that a touch of playfulness can go a long way.

Also by Michael Rosen and Bob Graham:

This Is Our House Little wind-up soldier A-One is in charge. At least that’s what he tells PB: 978-0-7636-2816-1 An American Bookseller the other toys: Sally, Maddy, and Sid. When he tells them to turn his “Pick of the Lists” Selection key, they do it. When he tells them they’re no good, they feel bad. He calls them all kinds of things: no good, hopeless, the worst. Or was that hope-use, good-no, and less-less? Somehow, stringing all those mean words together makes them start to sound, well, silly — and even though A-One doesn’t mean to, he ﬁ nds himself smiling too. From the ✦✦✦ incomparable Michael Rosen and Bob Graham comes an insightful, I’m Number One child-friendly tale about learning how to be one of the gang. by Michael Rosen illustrated by Bob Graham Michael Rosen, the current British Children’s Picture book

1 13 Laureate, has written many acclaimed books for 9 /16 x 9 /16 32 pages children, including We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, illustrated Age 3 and up by Helen Oxenbury, and This Is Our House, illustrated Preschool and up by Bob Graham. Michael Rosen lives in London. Ink, watercolor, and pastel Bob Graham is the beloved author-illustrator December LC: 2009004246 of many books, including “Let’s Get a Pup,” ISBN: 978-0-7636-4535-9 Said Kate; Dimity Dumpty; and How to Heal a $16.99 ($20.00 CAN) Broken Wing. He collaborated with Michael Rosen previously on This Is Our House. Bob Graham lives in Australia.

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Welcome to the neighborhood! Maisy fans can 26 million Maisy books unfold this bright accordion book to find over in print worldwide ten feet of lift-the-flap fun.

It’s a busy day in Maisy’s neighborhood — and with this amazing fold-out book, little fans are invited to join her there and say hello to all the characters that she meets. Guess who lives inside the blue house? What is Doctor Duck up to? Can you imagine what’s inside Tallulah’s ✦✦✦ shopping bag? And what’s behind the ﬂ aps found on every page? Maisy Maisy’s Street lovers are guaranteed to pay many repeat visits to this bustling street full written and illustrated by of new sights and familiar friends. Lucy Cousins Novelty

Lucy Cousins is the acclaimed creator of the beloved Maisy books, as well as Hooray for Fish!, 1 1 8 /4 x 6 /8 16 pages Jazzy in the Jungle, and other books for young children. She lives in Hampshire, England. Ages 3–5 Preschool–Kindergarten Gouache September LC: 2009921687

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4531-1 $9.99 ($13.00 CAN)

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✦✦✦ Maisy’s Animals Los animales de Maisy written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins Bilingual board book

1 1 6 /4 x 6 /4 16 pages Age 3 and up Preschool and up Gouache August LC: 2009922349

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4517-5 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN)

✦✦✦ Young children are invited to meet Maisy’s favorite animals, check out Maisy’s Clothes La ropa de Maisy her wardrobe, see what’s on her menu, and peek at what she has in written and illustrated by her toy box — all through vibrant, toddler-friendly illustrations by Lucy Lucy Cousins Cousins identiﬁ ed in both Spanish and English. Bilingual board book

1 1 6 /4 x 6 /4 16 pages Age 3 and up Preschool and up Gouache August LC: 2009922350

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4518-2 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN)

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For the ﬁ rst time, four classic Maisy toddler titles are available in dual Spanish-English editions.

✦✦✦ Maisy’s Food Los alimentos de Maisy written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins Bilingual board book

1 1 6 /4 x 6 /4 16 pages Age 3 and up Preschool and up Gouache August LC: 2009922348

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4519-9 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN)

✦✦✦ Maisy’s Toys Los juguetes de Maisy Visit MaisyFunClub.com for: written and illustrated by • An a-Maisy-ing story hour kit Lucy Cousins • An online gallery showcasing little artists Bilingual board book 1 1 • Interactive online games 6 /4 x 6 /4 16 pages • Kid-friendly recipes and crafts Age 3 and up • Scores of downloadable activities, including Preschool and up • counting games Gouache • connect-the dots August LC: 2009922347

• mazes ISBN: 978-0-7636-4520-5 • coloring sheets $5.99 ($7.00 CAN)

el caballo horse

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“Lucy Cousins’s primary-color palette is tailor-made for a Christmastime book.” — The Horn Book

✦✦✦ Maisy’s Snowy Christmas Eve written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins Board book

7 1 5 /8 x 5 /8 30 pages Ages 3–5 Preschool–Kindergarten Gouache September LC: 2003040939

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4553-3 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

It’s Christmas Eve, and snow is falling everywhere — on Maisy’s house, on her friends’ houses, even on Eddie the elephant. Everyone’s making their way to Maisy’s house through the snow, with Cyril on snowshoes and Charley and Tallulah on a sled. It’s warm inside, and there’s plenty to do, decorating the tree, making mince pies, and wrapping presents. But wait — has anyone seen Eddie?

Look for Maisy on the qubo channel.

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“A sweet evening serenade for toddlers. . . . Cousins branches out in a more poetic direction.” — Kirkus Reviews

✦✦✦ Sweet Dreams, Maisy written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins Board book

1 7 5 /8 x 5 /8 32 pages Ages 3–5 Preschool–Kindergarten Gouache September LC: 2005920799

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4532-8 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

Maisy and her friends have had a long day of play, and now the sun is setting, making pretty colors in the sky. Soon it’s time for the sleepy mouse to sing and read to Panda, snuggle in her cozy bed, and bask in the comforts of bedtime. What better way for young children to end their day than with a “sweet dreams” from Maisy? There’s a Maisy book for every occasion!

Maisy Goes to School Maisy’s Trick-or-Treat Maisy’s Thanksgiving Maisy’s Christmas Day Maisy’s Valentine ISBN: 978-0-7636-4095-8 Sticker Book Sticker Book ISBN: 978-0-7636-3948-8 Sticker Book $11.99 ($13.00 CAN) ISBN: 978-0-7636-2731-7 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3048-5 $5.99 ($6.50 CAN) ISBN: 978-0-7636-2713-3 $3.99 ($5.99 CAN) $3.99 ($4.50 CAN) $3.99 ($4.50)

>> See page 18 for more from this author.

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He’s a master of the paper trail! Keep your eyes peeled for Waldo’s amazing seventh adventure — his most interactive journey ever.

Take a page from Waldo’s sketchbook — but fi rst you’ll have to fi nd it! In this new classic title, fans follow the wily guy through more ✦✦✦ astounding scenes, each containing a maddeningly hard-to-fi nd Where’s Waldo? piece of paper torn from his sketchpad. Add in an exciting parade, The Incredible a confounding maze, the trickiest spot-the-difference challenge in Paper Chase written and illustrated by history, and Martin Handford’s incomparable artwork, and you’ve Martin Handford got one extraordinary hands-on expedition. Waldo lovers will have Unjacketed picture book tons of fun with: 15 7 9 /16 x 12 /16 24 pages ✦ A fold-out Muddy Swampy Jungle Game with press-out Ages 5–8 Kindergarten–Grade 3 counters—and tongue-twisting forfeit cards Watercolor and ink ✦ A press-out circus for fans to put on their very own show October LC: pending

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4689-9 $14.99 ($17.50 CAN)

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Collect all of Waldo’s wander-ful adventures!

Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? HC: 978-0-7636-0310-6 The Fantastic Journey The Great Picture Hunt in Hollywood PB: 978-0-7636-3498-8 HC: 978-0-7636-0309-0 HC: 978-0-7636-3043-0 HC: 978-0-7636-0311-3 Mini HC: 978-0-7636-1920-6 PB: 978-0-7636-3500-8 PB: 978-0-7636-3501-5 Mini HC: 978-0-7636-1922-0 Mini HC: 978-0-7636-1919-0

Where’s Waldo Now? Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? HC: 978-0-7636-0308-3 The Wonder Book The Ultimate The Complete Collection Travel Collection PB: 978-0-7636-3499-5 HC: 978-0-7636-0312-0 Boxed Set: 978-0-7636-4167-2 PB: 978-0-7636-3951-8 Mini HC: 978-0-7636-1921-3 PB: 978-0-7636-3502-2 Mini HC: 978-0-7636-2700-3

For all things Waldo, visit www.ﬁ ndwaldo.com

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Sparkly gold foil on cover

Judy and Stink co-star in their second full-color adventure — crawling with pirates and puzzles, carbuncles and chuckles.

Don’t miss the Moodys’ ﬁ rst double-adventure:

As soon as the Moody family drops anchor on “Artichoke” Island, they are greeted by Cap’n Weevil, a one-eyed buccaneer with a scraggly beard Judy Moody & Stink The Holly Joliday and a secret treasure map. Before you can say “Davy Jones’s Locker,” HC: 978-0-7636-3237-3 Stink and Judy are racing across the island in search of gold. But — shiver PB: 978-0-7636-4113-9 me timbers! — they’re not the only salty dogs lookin’ for loot. Can Mad ✦✦✦ Molly O’Maggot and Scurvy Stink beat out their rivals, Tall Boy and Judy Moody & Stink Smart Girl? Can they ﬁ nd the hidden clues, crack the secret codes, and The Mad, Mad, Mad, solve the tricky puzzles before time runs out! Aaarrr! Mad Treasure Hunt Megan McDonald is the author of the popular and award-winning Judy Moody and Stink by Megan McDonald series. She is also the author of The Sisters Club and many other books for children. She lives in illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds Sebastopol, California. Illustrated middle-grade fiction

1 5 5 /2 x 7 /16 128 pages Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of the Judy Moody and Stink books and the author- Ages 6–9 illustrator of The Dot, Ish, So Few of Me, and The North Star. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts. Grades 1–4 Digital artwork MARKETING National trade and consumer advertising campaign | July LC: 2008021533 National publicity campaign | Megan McDonald ten-city pre-publication buzz tour ISBN: 978-0-7636-3962-4 including community-wide “Get Moody” Days with activities, giveaways, contests, and $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) more | Online promotion at www.judymoody.com and www.stinkmoody.com

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Judy Moody Judy Moody Judy Moody Judy Moody Judy Moody, M.D. Judy Moody Judy Moody HC: 978-0-7636-0685-5 Gets Famous! Saves the World! Predicts the Future The Doctor Is In! Declares Around the World 1 Independence in 8 /2 Days PB: 978-0-7636-1231-3 HC: 978-0-7636-0849-1 HC: 978-0-7636-1446-1 HC: 978-0-7636-1792-9 HC: 978-0-7636-2024-0 PB: 978-0-7636-1931-2 PB: 978-0-7636-2087-5 PB: 978-0-7636-2343-2 PB: 978-0-7636-2615-0 HC: 978-0-7636-2361-6 HC: 978-0-7636-2832-1 PB: 978-0-7636-2800-0 PB: 978-0-7636-3572-5

Judy Moody Judy Moody’s The Judy Moody The Judy Moody The Judy Moody The Judy Moody Goes to College Double-Rare Mood Journal Star-Studded Double-Rare Totally Awesome HC: 978-0-7636-2833-8 Way-Not-Boring HC: 978-0-7636-2736-2 Collection Collection Collection Book of Fun PB: 978-0-7636-4322-5 Boxed set: Boxed set: Boxed set: Stuff to Do 978-0-7636-2563-4 978-0-7636-3687-6 978-0-7636-3706-4 PB: 978-0-7636-4431-4 www.judymoody.com Over 1 million Stink books in print Think Stink! worldwide

Stink Stink and the Stink and the Stink and the Great Stink-O-pedia Stink: The The Incredible Incredible World’s Worst Guinea Pig Express PB: 978-0-7636-3963-1 Super-Incredible Shrinking Kid Super-Galactic Super-Stinky HC: 978-0-7636-2835-2 Collection Jawbreaker Sneakers HC: 978-0-7636-2025-7 PB: 978-0-7636-4234-1 Boxed Set: PB: 978-0-7636-2891-8 HC: 978-0-7636-2158-2 HC: 978-0-7636-2834-5 978-0-7636-3986-0 PB: 978-0-7636-3236-6 PB: 978-0-7636-3669-2

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A holiday treat about a charismatic little terrier — certain to sweeten the dreams of children everywhere.

Tucker loves Christmas. He gets so carried away baking cookies this year that he gets a little too close to the hot pan. Ouch! But his sore red nose comes in handy when he makes a special friend, who invites him on the sleigh ride of a lifetime!

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Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker! written and illustrated by Leslie McGuirk Multimedia

3 9 9 /8 x 11 /16 32 pages Ages 2–5 Preschool–Kindergarten Gouache Tucker’s Spooky September LC: 2005920543 Halloween by Leslie McGuirk Each Candlewick Storybook Animation package includes: ISBN: 978-0-7636-4494-9 ISBN: 978-0-7636-4469-7 $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) • A full-color hardcover picture book “This simple story will • A dual-disk DVD/CD with a fully animated story and two audio >> See page 15 for more appeal to very young read-along versions of the text — one with page-turn prompts from this author. children just beginning to celebrate the day.” • A full-color poster, plus a sheet of reusable stickers! — School Library Journal

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★ “Cate performs a little magic trick of her own . . . conjuring up two instantly likable characters. . . . Readers will demand an encore.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices List Selection A Junior Library Guild Selection Three starred reviews (Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal)

Ray the magician and his bunny assistant are best The Magic Rabbit friends. They work together written and illustrated by all day, performing their act Annette LeBlanc Cate in front of admiring crowds, Picture book 5 1 and return each night to the 10 /8 x 9 /16 32 pages Ages 4–8 tiny apartment they share. But then comes the day downtown when Preschool–Grade 3 the friends become separated — and suddenly Bunny is lost and alone. Ink and watercolor How will he ever ﬁ nd Ray in the hustle and bustle of the city? With its August LC: 2007022789 wonderfully detailed black-and-white illustrations cleverly sprinkled with ISBN: 978-0-7636-4207-5 yellow (look carefully!), this story will have you believing in the magic of $6.99 ($9.00 CAN) friendship. “The illustrations are fresh and comical and send a clear message about the importance of reading.” — School Library Journal

A Junior Library Guild Selection Thirteen state awards or nominations

Step aboard, buccaneers and book lovers! On the Salty Carrot sails a Henry and the wild, rowdy band of Buccaneer Buccaneer Bunnies Bunnies, led by Barnacle Black by Carolyn Crimi Ear, the baddest bunny brute of illustrated by John Manders all time. His son, Henry, would Picture book 5 13 9 /16 x 10 /16 40 pages rather read books than shout Ages 4–8 “Shiver me timbers!” or make Preschool–Grade 3 prisoners walk the plank, even if Watercolor, gouache, and pencil it means swabbing the decks as August LC: 2004062936 punishment. But when a crashing, thrashing, bashing wildcat of a storm ISBN: 978-0-7636-4540-3 threatens them all, will Henry and his landlubbin’ library save the day? $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

>> See page 11 for more from this author.

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★ “Alborough celebrates the pleasure of giving and receiving good hugs, as well as the joy inherent in ﬁ nding just the right word.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A Book Sense 76 Selection An Association of Booksellers for Children Booksellers’ Choice A Parenting Reading Magic Award Winner An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Hug Platinum Award Winner written and illustrated by A Texas Library Association Jez Alborough Reading List Selection Picture book Bobo needs a hug, but his friends 8 x 8 32 pages Age 2 and up don’t seem to understand. “Hug,” Preschool and up he implores time and again, while Marker and pen his puzzled pals shrug and cuddle August LC: 39783 with their jungle mothers. As the ISBN: 978-0-7636-4510-6 lonely chimp’s plea escalates, his friends grow concerned. Can the elephants $3.99 ($4.50 CAN) lead Bobo to his heart’s desire? Jez Alborough, acclaimed author-illustrator of Where’s My Teddy?, transforms a total of three words — and some of the most expressive animals ever created — into a tender tribute to love and belonging.

“A simple narrative follows the growth of a pair of black bear cubs through the seasons. . . . Facts and attractive illustrations round out the volume.” — The Horn Book

Deep in a forest cave, a mother bear gives birth to two tiny cubs. As they Read & Wonder grow, she protects her cubs ﬁ ercely Bears in the Forest and teaches them all the things they by Karen Wallace illustrated by Barbara Firth need to know to survive in the wild. Nonfiction picture book The cubs must learn how to catch 1 13 9 /16 x 9 /16 32 pages ﬁ sh in the raging river, gather berries Ages 5–8 in the woods, and climb trees to Kindergarten–Grade 3 Back in escape from danger — for one day, print with a Watercolor new cover August LC: 9339668 during their second summer, they

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“The subject is inherently fascinating to kids, who will ﬁ nd a good deal of information. . . . The artwork adds a welcome comic veneer.” — Booklist

A Chicago Public Library Best Book for Children and Teens A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Winner

Mites and lice, ﬂ eas, ticks, and tapeworms — most living creatures What’s Eating You? Parasites — The Inside Story that have a habitat also by Nicola Davies are a habitat, including illustrated by Neal Layton you (are you itchy Nonfiction picture book 7 7 yet?). Unwelcome 9 /16 x 5 /8 64 pages Age 8 and up guests — parasites — are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride Grade 3 and up on a humpback whale’s head to the tiny ﬂ ies that control a bee’s brain Ink; digitally colored and make it dig its own grave. An expert team offers an in-depth look at August LC: 2007025634

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“Fresh, whimsical illustrations fairly ﬂ oat off the pages. Rhyming text invites readers. . . . A fun choice for reinforcing the concept of fractions.” — School Library Journal

Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors. All through the day she welcomes Full House a cast of hilarious characters An Invitation to Fractions until all the rooms are taken. It’s by Dayle Ann Dodds a full house! But in the middle illustrated by Abby Carter Picture book of the night, Miss Bloom senses 1 5 9 /16 x 10 /8 32 pages that something is amiss—and Ages 6–9 sure enough, the guests are all Grades 1–4 downstairs eating dessert. Readers Watercolor and colored pencil will be inspired to do the math August LC: 2006051847 and discover that one delicious ISBN: 978-0-7636-4130-6 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN) cake divided by ﬁ ve hungry guests and one doting hostess equals a perfect midnight snack at the Strawberry Inn. Piece of cake!

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Two more Big Books on Sesame Street®!

What is Elmo’s favorite letter? Is it A for delicious and crunchy apples, I for imagination . . . or maybe E for Elmo? Elmo can’t make up his mind, so it’s up to the readers of this upbeat alphabet book to decide. Elmo’s ABC Book A Sesame Street Big Book by Sarah Albee illustrated by Tom Brannon 16 x 16 24 pages Big Book Ages 3–7 Everyone loves something. Preschool–Grade 2 Just as babies love music August LC: 2009007771 and Bert loves pigeons, just ISBN: 978-0-7636-4366-9 as piggies love mud and $19.99 ($23.00 CAN) the Count loves to count, Elmo loves . . . you! A sweet poem from Elmo to his equally adoring fans. Elmo Loves You A Sesame Street Big Book by Sarah Albee illustrated by Maggie Swanson 16 x 16 24 pages Big Book More Sesame Street Big Books: Ages 3–7 Preschool–Grade 2 August LC: 2009007773

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4365-2 and associated characters, trademarks, design elements $19.99 ($23.00 CAN) ®

Happy and Sad, Hooray for Red or Blue, Watch Out for , “Sesame Street”

Grouchy and Glad Our Heroes! I Like You! Banana Peels ® PB: 978-0-7636-4257-0 PB: 978-0-7636-4258-7 PB: 978-0-7636-4259-4 PB: 978-0-7636-4256-3

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Welcome two new Candlewick Illustrated Classics! These collectible editions bring treasured stories to life with lavish full-color interior illustrations and elegant French ﬂ aps.

★ “Blends superb retellings of twelve favorite stories and sumptuous illustrations . . . and adds a multiethnic cast of characters.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A Book Sense 76 Selection: Five Books from Last Year That Should Be in Every Household A Parents’ Choice Classic Fairy Tales Recommended Title retold by Berlie Doherty Berlie Doherty’s inspired illustrated by Jane Ray Candlewick Illustrated Classic retellings of some of the 1 1 7 /16 x 8 /4 224 pages best-loved stories of all Age 10 and up time come alive in Jane Grade 5 and up Ray’s rich and vividly Mixed media detailed illustrations. August LC: 99089380 Here is a truly gorgeous ISBN: 978-0-7636-4212-9 $12.99 ($15.50 CAN) collection offering a diversity of fairy-tale worlds to engage all readers.

“Magniﬁ cent. . . . Illustrated with tremendous energy.” — The Wall Street Journal

A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner

Jan Needle abridges Herman Melville’s epic to focus on the intensely dramatic story of Captain Ahab’s ill-fated Moby-Dick quest for the white whale, by Herman Melville retold by Jan Needle while Patrick Benson’s illustrated by Patrick Benson powerful illustrations evoke Candlewick Illustrated Classic 1 1 the lost world of whaling 7 /16 x 8 /4 192 pages Age 10 and up in enormous detail. A Grade 5 and up compelling invitation to Ink and watercolor readers who may one day explore the full text of Moby-Dick. August LC: 2006049118

Herman Melville (1819–1891) worked as a bank clerk, farmhand, and teacher before going to ISBN: 978-0-7636-4213-6 sea, starting as a cabin boy and ultimately joining the U.S. Navy. He is best known for Moby- $12.99 ($15.50 CAN) Dick, one of the greatest works of American literature.

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The battle for Vermonia begins! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this graphic tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.

Includes a full-color gatefold On a distant Blue Star, Mel, Jim, Naomi, and Doug — friends obsessed with their garage band — don’t seem that different from any of the other twelve-year-old skateboarders at Union Middle School. But everything changes when Mel is kidnapped and imprisoned in a world called the Turtle Realm. As her friends rush to save her, guided by the magical squelp Satorin, they ﬁ nd a world terrorized by a conquering army, a Vermonia 1 Quest for the land whose villagers’ only hope is an ancient prophecy foretelling the Silver Tiger arrival of four heroes. Will they be brave enough to release their true written and illustrated by YoYo warrior spirits—and return the rightful queen to her throne? Middle-grade manga

1 3 5 /16 x 7 /16 208 pages YOYO is a cutting-edge Japanese manga studio. This is their debut novel. Age 8 and up Grade 3 and up MARKETING August LC: 2009008684 Check out the interactive website www.vermonia.com | Trace hidden clues in the ISBN: 978-0-7636-4554-0 book to play an online game | Explore the world of Vermonia and its characters $9.99 ($13.00 CAN)

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★ “Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A Book Sense 76 Top Ten Pick available in SEPTEMBER Winner of a Christopher Award A Children’s Book Council Book About

Trauma, Tragedy, and Loss e An Association of Booksellers for Children Booksellers’ Choice Grandad’s Prayers A Parents’ Choice Recommended Title of the Earth Grandad is the boy’s best friend. Being by Douglas Wood with him always makes the world illustrated by P.J. Lynch Picture book

seem right. And how vast that world 3 3 8 /4 x 10 /16 32 pages is: a world of tall trees that reach for Age 6 and up the clouds and sun and moon and Grade 1 and up stars — and what else is reaching for Oils September LC: 9847805 heaven but a prayer? Each time he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And ISBN: 978-0-7636-4675-2 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN) ﬁ nally the boy asks: “Are our prayers answered?” One day, long after Grandad is gone, long after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad’s reply: “If we >> See page 12 for more from this author. listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer.” Douglas Wood, author >> See page 33 for more from of Old Turtle, has written a wise and moving story for all ages, beautifully this illustrator. illustrated by the acclaimed P.J. Lynch.

“Lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids who are in danger of being enriched to death.” — School Library Journal

A New York Times Editors’ Choice A Junior Library Guild Selection

For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Adam Canfield, Canﬁ eld, a snow day is a dream come true — Watch Your Back! a chance to sleep late, take a break from by Michael Winerip The Slash, and make some quick cash with his Middle-grade fiction 1 5 5 /8 x 7 /8 352 pages shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare Ages 8–12 when high-school kids mug Adam for his Grades 3–7 shoveling money — and the star reporter August LC: 2007025245 himself becomes the next big scoop. This ISBN: 978-0-7636-4412-3 second look behind the scenes at a school $7.99 ($10.00 CAN)

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Praise for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ★ “Filled with magic and the transformational power of love. . . . available in JULY Th e reader will be transformed, too.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A New York Times Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the A Booklist Editors’ Choice Year A Booklist Top 10 Fantasy A Boston Globe–Horn Book Book for Youth Award Winner A School Library Journal Best A Book Sense Children’s Pick Book of the Year

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An Amazon.com Best Book A Child Magazine Best of the Year Children’s Book

An American Library A Parents’ Choice Gold Association Notable Award Winner Children’s Book A Nick Jr. Family Magazine A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year 100 Titles for Reading and Over Sharing Selection A Junior Library Guild 1.1 million Selection copies in print A Bank Street College Best worldwide Children’s Book of the Year More than twenty state awards or nominations An Association for Library Service to Children Book for Four starred reviews Gift-Giving (Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School A Cooperative Children’s Library Journal) Book Center Choices List Selection

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for The Miraculous good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him Journey of Edward Tulane completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . . Kate DiCamillo takes us by Kate DiCamillo on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline a ﬁ sherman, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Illustrated middle-grade fiction

1 5 Memphis. Along the way, we are shown a miracle — that even a heart 5 /8 x 7 /8 224 pages Age 7 and up of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again. Grade 2 and up This beloved classic is now available in an accessible paperback digest Acrylic and gouache edition with black-and-white interior illustrations. July LC: 2004056129 See page 40 for Kate DiCamillo marketing. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4367-6 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

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“An absorbing tale of a teenage Apache girl who becomes a warrior. . . . Constantly engrossing, it will engage young readers in a way no textbook can.” — Kirkus Reviews

After watching helplessly as Mexican raiders murder her little brother, fourteen- year-old Siki is ﬁ lled with a desire for I Am Apache vengeance. Turning away from a woman’s by Tanya Landman path to become a warrior of her Apache Young adult fiction 3 5 x 7 /4 320 pages tribe, she hones her skills under the Age 12 and up guidance of her tribe’s greatest warrior, Grade 7 and up Golahka. But even as Siki earns her place July LC: 2007932808

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into doubt everything she knows. In a >> See page 51 for more from sweeping and suspenseful tale of the this author. nineteenth-century American Southwest, Tanya Landman draws on available in JULY historical accounts to imagine the Black Mountain Apache as a tribe in a ﬁ ght for survival against the devastating progress of nations.

“Told with humor, the story celebrates family, no matter how unusual.” — The Horn Book

Grampa Bender wouldn’t be able to run the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse without the help of Ernest the pig, Gabby the mynah bird, and Milly the cat. In fact, Welcome to the the three animals have always thought of Bed and Biscuit themselves as Grampa’s family — and they by Joan Carris illustrated by Noah Z. Jones assumed he felt the same way. But when Illustrated middle-grade fiction

1 5 Grampa comes home with a mysterious 5 /8 x 7 /8 128 pages bundle and stops paying attention to his Ages 6–10 Grades 1–5 loyal companions, they start to question Pencil and watercolor September LC: 2004062857 his affections. Engaging illustrations by Noah Z. Jones, capturing every endearing ISBN: 978-0-7636-4621-9 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN) trait of this oddball family, complement Joan Carris’s humorous, heartwarming book for middle-grade readers. >> See page 79 for more from The Bed and Biscuit.

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“Portrays the tense and ﬁ nely crafted dynamics between two girls. . . . A razor-sharp examination of friendship, abuse, and secrets.” — Kirkus Reviews

An American Library Association Quick Pick

Leah Greene is dead. For Laine, knowing what really happened, and the awful feeling that she is in some way responsible, set her on a journey of painful self-discovery. Yes, she wished for this. She hated Leah that Lessons from a much. Hated her for all the times in the closet, when Leah made her do Dead Girl by Jo Knowles those things. They were just practicing, Leah said. But why did Leah Young adult fiction choose her? Was she special, or just easy to control? And why didn’t

1 3 5 /4 x 7 /4 224 pages Laine make it stop sooner? In the aftermath of the tragedy, Laine is left Age 14 and up to explore the devastating lessons Leah taught her, ﬁ nd some meaning Grade 9 and up in them, and decide whether she can forgive Leah and, ultimately, August LC: 2007025994 herself. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4485-7 $7.99 ($10.00 CAN) >> See page 20 for more from this author.

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★ “A reminder that sometimes, there is a good reason to break the rules. . . . This winsome pairing of text and illustration is a natural for storytime.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

The beloved New York Times bestseller — now in paperback

A New York Times Bestseller A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Book Sense Best Book of the Year Honor Selection An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year A New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Best Picture Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Cufﬁ e Award Winner A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book A Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection Nine state awards or nominations

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Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren’t any rules about lions in the library. As it turns out, this lion seems Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library illustrated by Kevin Hawkes ﬂ oor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And Picture book 3 3 he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something 8 /4 x 10 /16 48 pages terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way Ages 4–7 Preschool–Grade 2 he knows how. Michelle Knudsen’s disarming story, illustrated by Kevin Acrylic and pencil Hawkes in an expressive and timeless style, will win over even the most July LC: 2006042578

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Start with Start with Science books introduce kids to core science Science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and Books supplemental activities.

One day Oscar sees a ball in the grass. “Try Oscar and the Cricket pushing it!” says Cricket. A Book About Moving and Rolling Oscar learns that the ball written and illustrated by rolls slowly in grass and Geoff Waring faster on a path — until Nonfiction picture book

1 1 10 /4 x 7 /16 32 pages it bounces off a tree and Age 4 and up changes direction. Some Preschool and up things need a push to Digital artwork move, and others use their September LC: 2007052204 muscles to move themselves — and to move plenty of other things, too. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4512-0 $6.99 ($9.00 CAN)

When Oscar hears a blackbird singing in the Oscar and the Bat A Book About Sound meadow, Bat swoops written and illustrated by in to talk to him about Geoff Waring sound. A sudden Nonfiction picture book

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★ “The intimate, unpretentious talk about familiar songs will grab readers, who will want to ﬁ nd out more about the inspiring history.” — Booklist (starred review)

An International Reading Association Teachers’ Choice A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Book for Young People A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Chicago Public Library Best Book A Booklist Top Ten Black History Book for Youth On My Journey Now Ever since she was a little girl attending Looking at African-American three different churches, poet Nikki History Through the Spirituals Giovanni has loved the spirituals. Now, with by Nikki Giovanni the passion of a poet and the knowledge of Nonfiction a historian, she paints compelling portraits 6 x 9 128 pages of the lives of her ancestors through the Ages 11–14 Grades 6–9 words of songs such as “Go Down, Moses” and “Ain’t Got Time to September LC: 2006051695 Die,” celebrating a people who overcame enslavement and found a way ISBN: 978-0-7636-4380-5 to survive, to worship, and to build. $8.99 ($11.00 CAN)

★ “Immediate and accessible. . . . The best volume yet for readers wanting to learn about this region that affects the whole world.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Updated A ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner to reflect A Junior Library Guild Selection current events Three starred reviews (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews)

In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. War in the Middle East A Reporter’s Story: correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent Black September and the to report on unfolding events. Holed up in a Yom Kippur War by Wilborn R. Hampton hotel and caught in the crossﬁ re, he got the Illustrated middle-grade story out. Three years later, dispatched to Israel to cover the Yom Kippur nonfiction

1 War, he took it on himself to drive to the front lines. Now the award- 7 /2 x 9 128 pages winning author of Kennedy Assassinated!; Meltdown; and September 11, Age 10 and up Grade 5 and up 2001 relays his on-the-spot experiences covering two pivotal wars, while Photography offering a clear, balanced overview of the issues that have plagued the September LC: 2006051694

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Welcome to Scream Street — a hilarious middle-grade series that will spook kids silly.

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When Luke Watson turns into a werewolf for the third time, the Scream Street Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) moves his Fang of the Vampire family to Scream Street — a frightful community of vampires, zombies, by Tommy Donbavand Illustrated middle-grade fiction witches, and sundry undead. Though Luke quickly makes friends, he

1 13 5 /16 x 7 /16 160 pages vows to fi nd a way to take his terrifi ed parents home. The secret to Ages 8–10 opening the exit, he learns, is collecting six powerful relics the founding Grades 3–5 fathers left behind. But with a sinister landlord determined to thwart August LC: pending Luke at every turn, will he even get past the fi rst hurdle alive? ISBN: 978-0-7636-4608-0 $5.99 ($7.00 CAN) MARKETING Full-color postcards available | Downloadable activities available online

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Advance Praise “Exactly the sort of grisly, gross, and hilarious stuﬀ that kids will love!” — Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series

“Lightning-paced, blood-curdling fun. I wish I’d been able to visit Scream Street as a kid!” — Darren Shan, author of the Cirque Du Freak series

“Gags, gore, guﬃ ng goblins — Scream Street’s got the lot! Grab onto your gizzard, you’re in for a wild ride.” — Sam Enthoven, author of The Black Tattoo

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What better way to feed the neighborhood vampires than to pipe blood from residents’ cuts and nosebleeds straight into kitchen taps? And how Scream Street Blood of the Witch better to foil Luke’s mission to free his folks than to cut off this vital (if by Tommy Donbavand icky) blood supply to Luke’s best vampire friend? What’s more, the local Illustrated middle-grade fiction

1 13 sewer rats have been accidentally turned into raging vampire rodents. 5 /16 x 7 /16 128 pages Now Luke and his pals must keep the critters at bay while searching for Ages 8–10 Grades 3–5 the second crucial relic — a vial of witch’s blood — while avoiding being August LC: pending turned into vampires themselves. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4607-3 Tommy Donbavand is the author of the Too Ghoul for School series. An actor and writer for $5.99 ($7.00 CAN) several educational magazines, he also teaches writing and holds storytelling workshops. He lives in Northumberland, England.

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“Andy and Dolores tangle as they try to negotiate their bumpy friendship. . . . An upbeat volume for conﬁ dent beginning readers.” — The Horn Book

The school Culture Fair is coming up, and Andy Shane has to pick an African country to learn about. Deciding isn’t easy for Andy, so Andy Shane and the he’s glad when Granny Webb gives him an Queen of Egypt Egyptian scarab beetle to use for his project. by Jennifer Richard Jacobson But when Andy tries to tell Ms. Janice his illustrated by Abby Carter choice, Dolores Starbuckle springs up with her First chapter book

1 5 5 /8 x 7 /8 64 pages glitter sandals and claims that she is the queen Ages 5–8 of Egypt. Dolores always gets her way — but Kindergarten–Grade 3 this time Andy doesn’t feel like caving in! Pencil and watercolor Readers will be happy to see Andy holding his September LC: 2007032003 own in his third early-chapter-book adventure. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4404-8 $4.99 ($6.00 CAN) >> See pages 38 and 123 for more Andy Shane titles.

“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

An International Reading Association Notable Book for a Global Society A Chicago Public Library Best Book

Every day nine-year-old Binh sells fruit and sodas to the girls whose families can afford to send them to school, and every night When Heaven Fell she returns to her one-room home to share by Carolyn Marsden a simple meal with her family. Everything Middle-grade fiction

1 5 changes, however, when Binh learns that her 5 /8 x 7 /8 192 pages Ages 8–12 grandmother had a daughter during the war, a Grades 3–7 child who was sent away to America as a little September LC: 2006051712 girl. Now Binh’s aunt, a teacher, is coming to ISBN: 978-0-7636-4381-2 visit, and Binh can’t help but wonder what $8.99 ($11.00 CAN) luxurious gifts she will bring — and whether she might bring Binh back to America with her. With warmth and sensitivity, Carolyn Marsden ushers readers into the life and dreams of a young Vietnamese girl.

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“A light tone, imaginative fairy-world details, and gentle development of the theme of empathy make this a realistic story with a magical twist.” — The Horn Book

Philippa Fisher would like nothing more than to summon a fairy. Still, she is taken aback when Daisy, the new girl at school, announces that she is Philippa’s fairy godmother — or godsister, since they’re both the same age. Though Daisy is none too pleased with her mission, she is obliged to see it through and grant her human charge the customary Philippa Fisher’s three wishes. Now, if only Philippa would wish for something that Fairy Godsister by Liz Kessler makes her life better, not worse! With warmth and whimsy, the creator Middle-grade fiction

1 5 of Emily Windsnap whisks a traditional theme into a contemporary 5 /8 x 7 /8 288 pages setting to tell a story of friendship, luck, and how we decide what we Ages 8–12 really want. Grades 3–7 July LC: 2008933678 Liz Kessler is the author of a previous story about Philippa Fisher, as well as three wildly ISBN: 978-0-7636-4596-0 popular New York Times best-selling books about the half-mermaid Emily Windsnap. $5.99 (Available in the Liz Kessler lives in England. U.S. only) See page 50 for Liz Kessler marketing.

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★ “The realities of a winter storm lead the friends to use their imaginations. . . . Gentle, whimsical humor.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

The ﬁ rst snow of winter has fallen, and Houndsley is very happy, as he loves the quiet time. Catina does not Houndsley and Catina like the quiet time, however, and and the Quiet Time she does not enjoy being snowed in. by James Howe illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay What about all her plans for the day? Candlewick Sparks What if their evening concert has to be 6 x 9 48 pages canceled? With a bit of pretending, a Ages 5–7 few books and board games, a ﬂ ourish Kindergarten–Grade 2 of creativity, and some time to dream, Watercolor, pencil, and collage October LC: 2007940973 Houndsley helps Catina let go of her

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4533-5 worries and enjoy the snowy day, $4.99 ($6.00 CAN) wherever it might take them.

A New York Small mouse — big hero! Here is the story of Despereaux for Times bestseller early readers, featuring exciting images from the ﬁ lm.

Filled with lushly colored illustrations, this enticing tale follows Despereaux’s adventures from the mouse world, where he is born, to the castle library, the princess’s chambers, and even the rat-ﬁ lled dungeon. With the love of The Tale of Despereaux Princess Pea and the friendship of a No Ordinary Mouse by Candlewick Press unique rat named Roscuro, Despereaux Candlewick Sparks becomes a hero and saves the day! 6 x 9 32 pages This hugely engaging story about a Ages 5–8 tiny mouse is based on The Tale of Kindergarten–Grade 3 Digital artwork Despereaux, the animated adventure October LC: 2008927242 from Universal Pictures, which was

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4534-2 inspired by Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery $3.99 ($4.50 CAN) Medal–winning classic. of Despereaux is a trademark and copyright Universal Studios. The Tale All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP.

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Witty, engaging, and full of warm humor, Candlewick Sparks offer newly independent readers the chance to experience early ﬁ ction from some of today’s most talented authors and illustrators. Featuring high-quality production values in an affordable ($4.99) 6 × 9 paperback format, these irresistible Lighting the way to early ﬁ ction! books are guaranteed to ignite the imagination.

An E. B. White Read Aloud Award Winner

Houndsley and Catina Houndsley and Catina and The Monster in Tales from the Waterhole PB: 978-0-7636-3293-9 the Birthday Surprise the Backpack PB: 978-0-7636-3315-8 PB: 978-0-7636-3640-1 PB: 978-0-7636-3307-3

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Zelda and Ivy Zelda and Ivy: Zelda and Ivy and Squirrel’s World PB: 978-0-7636-3261-8 The Runaways the Boy Next Door PB: 978-0-7636-4088-0 PB: 978-0-7636-3061-4 PB: 978-0-7636-3799-6

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“Marriott notes Andersen’s ‘The Wild Swans’ as her inspiration, but the novel is entirely her own, full of narrative power and magic.” — Booklist

When Alexandra’s mother is slain by an unnatural beast, shadows fall on the once-lush kingdom. Too soon the widowed king is entranced by a cunning stranger — and in one chilling moment Alexandra’s beloved brothers disappear, and she is banished to a barren land. Rich in visual The Swan Kingdom detail, sparked by a formidable evil, and sweetened with familial and by Zoe Marriott romantic love, here is the tale of a girl who discovers powerful healing Young adult fiction

1 1 gifts — and the courage to use them to save her ailing kingdom. 5 /2 x 8 /4 272 pages Age 12 and up Grade 7 and up October LC: 2007038291

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Sequel to the National Book Award Winner!

“A novel of the ﬁ rst rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called ‘encyclopedic’ in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern.” — The New York Times Book Review

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Junior Library Guild Selection Six starred reviews (Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal)

Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to ﬁ nd shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows — the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause — Octavian hopes to ﬁ nd safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore’s proclamation offering freedom to slaves who The Astonishing Life join the counterrevolutionary forces. In Volume II of his unparalleled of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian’s experiences as Volume II the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into The Kingdom on the Waves intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. by M. T. Anderson Young adult fiction

Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply 3 5 /4 x 8 592 pages satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly Age 14 and up provocative light. Grade 9 and up October LC: 2008929919

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★ “Each lively and highly readable interview ends with advice to would-be writers. . . . An essential volume for fantasy readers of all ages.” — Booklist (starred review)

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices List Selection A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Three starred reviews (Booklist, The Horn Book, School Library Journal)

“Fantasy,” writes Leonard S. Marcus, “is storytelling with the beguiling power to transform the impossible into the imaginable, and to reveal our own ‘real’ world in a fresh and truth-bearing light.” Few have harnessed this power with the artistry, verve, and imagination of the authors encountered in this compelling book. How do they work their magic? Leonard S. Marcus’s incisive interviews range over questions of literary craft and moral vision as he asks thirteen noted fantasy authors about The Wand in their pivotal life experiences, their literary inﬂ uences and work routines, the Word Conversations with Writers and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and in our lives. of Fantasy Includes interviews with: edited by Leonard S. Marcus Anthology ✦ Lloyd Alexander ✦ Madeleine L’Engle 1 1 6 /2 x 9 /4 208 pages ✦ Franny Billingsley ✦ Garth Nix Age 12 and up ✦ Susan Cooper ✦ Tamora Pierce Grade 7 and up ✦ ✦ October LC: 2005046913 Nancy Farmer Terry Pratchett ✦ Brian Jacques ✦ Philip Pullman ISBN: 978-0-7636-4556-4 ✦ ✦ $14.99 ($17.50 CAN) Diana Wynne Jones Jane Yolen ✦ Ursula K. Le Guin

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“A tender tale of loss and reunion, From the and the saving grace of a mother’s illustrator of love.” Guess How Much — Kirkus Reviews I Love You™ Bunny knows how to do lots of special rabbity things,

e like running and hopping, digging, and thumping his Bunny My Honey great big feet. But when he written and illustrated by runs too far one day and Anita Jeram gets lost deep in the woods, Board book 1 3 6 /8 x 6 /4 24 pages there’s only one thing he Ages 2–5 wants: an adoring Mommy Preschool–Kindergarten Rabbit to cuddle him and Watercolor and ink put her twitchy nose on his. The incomparable Anita Jeram, illustrator of the December LC: 9814051 all-time classic series about the Nutbrown Hares and many other beloved ISBN: 978-0-7636-4645-5 tales, offers a sweetly reassuring read-aloud for the youngest of children. $7.99 ($10.00 CAN)

Anita Jeram is the illustrator of the New York Times best-selling Kiss Good Night and other stories about Sam and Mrs. Bear, as well as Little Chick, all by Amy Hest. She is also the illustrator of the Guess How Much I Love You books by Sam McBratney. She lives in Northern Ireland.

When a new girl comes to Andy’s school, a jealous Dolores thinks he’s in love — but Andy’s thoughts are on a companion of the four-legged kind.

When Ms. Janice introduces Lark Alice Bell to the class, Dolores is proud to be the new girl’s helper. But Dolores is not so glad to see her friend Andy scribbling LAB inside Andy Shane Is NOT in Love a heart in his notebook. Luckily, when by Jennifer Richard Jacobson Dolores pays a visit to Lark’s house — and illustrated by Abby Carter spies the squirming puppies in her First chapter book 1 5 basement — she ﬁ gures out what has been 5 /8 x 7 /8 64 pages Ages 5–8 on Andy’s mind all along. In his fourth Kindergarten–Grade 3 adventure, Andy learns about balancing old Pencil and watercolor friends and new, and discovers the joy of December LC: 2007052880 getting a dog of his own. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4403-1 $4.99 ($6.00 CAN) >> See pages 38 and 116 for more Andy Shane titles.

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Hopping into its 15th anniversary in 2010 Guess how much kids still adore it!

Over 22 million A FamilyFun Best Book of the Guess How Much I Love You Year Honorable Mention books sold worldwide A Publishers Weekly Available in twenty-ﬁ ve Best Children’s Book of the Year languages and thirty-one countries An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book An American Booksellers Best Book of the Year An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner

Guess How Much Guess How Much Guess How Much Guess How Much Guess How Much I Love You I Love You I Love You I Love You I Love You HC: 978-0-7636-4175-7 BB: 978-0-7636-4264-8 Book and Toy Gift Set: A Baby’s First Year My Baby Book Calendar $16.99 / $18.50 CAN $7.99 / $9.99 CAN 978-0-7636-1942-8 HC: 978-0-7636-1909-1 Calendar: 978-0-7636-1908-4 $12.99 / $18.99 CAN $18.00 / $20.00 CAN $12.00 / $13.00 CAN

Colors Everywhere Let’s Play in the Snow A Surprise for the When I’m Big A Nutbrown Hare A Guess How Much A Guess How Much Nutbrown Hares A Guess How Much Storybook Pair I Love You Storybook I Love You Storybook A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook Board Book Boxed Set: I Love You Storybook Board Book : Board Book : Board Book : 978-0-7636-4265-5 Board Book : 978-0-7636-3545-9 978-0-7636-4108-5 978-0-7636-3546-6 $14.99 / $16.50 CAN $7.99 / $9.99 CAN $7.99 / $9.00 CAN 978-0-7636-4163-4 $7.99 / $9.99 CAN $7.99 / $9.00 CAN

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Activity Books Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Where’s Waldo? The Incredible Paper Chase, 92 Hunt, 94 Sexual Health, 47 Adult Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit, 79 King of Quizzical Island, The, 77 John Burningham, 17 Illustrated Middle-Grade Fiction — Paperback Kisses on the Wind, 26 Milo Armadillo, 84 Anthologies Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The, 108 Miss Little’s Gift, 12 Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy, 74 Scream Street: Blood of the Witch, 115 Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill, 10 Wand in the Word, The: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy, Scream Street: Fang of the Vampire, 114 My Elephant, 76 122 Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit, 109 Name That Dinosaur, 56 Illustrated Middle-Grade Nonfiction — Paperback Big Books Not Last Night but the Night Before, 56 War in the Middle East: A Reporter’s Story: Black September Elmo Loves You: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 One Dragon’s Dream, 29 and the Yom Kippur War, 113 Elmo’s ABC Book: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 Patterson Puppies and the Rainy Day, The, 27 Bilingual Board Books Manga Roberto’s Trip to the Top, 13 Maisy’s Animals, 88 Vermonia 1: Quest for the Silver Tiger, 106 Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star, 31 Maisy’s Clothes, 88 Middle-Grade Fiction — Hardcover Thirsty Thursday, 16 Maisy’s Food, 89 Adam Canﬁ eld: The Last Reporter, 67 Thumbelina, 59 Maisy’s Toys, 89 Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker’s Daughter, 50 Tiger Who Came to Tea, The, 28 Walk Down Sesame Street, A, 60–61 Board Books Shadow of Malabron, The: The Perilous Realm: Book One, 68 Who wants to be a poodle I don’t, 30 Birthday Box, The, 35 Sisters Club, The: Rule of Three, 19 Wiggens Learns His Manners at the Four Seasons Restaurant, 15 Bunny My Honey, 123 Middle-Grade Fiction — Paperback Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales, 18 Christmas Tree, 34 Adam Canﬁ eld, Watch Your Back!, 107 Hanukkah Lights, 34 Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister, 117 Picture Books — Paperback Maisy’s Snowy Christmas Eve, 90 When Heaven Fell, 116 Classic Fairy Tales, 105 Elmo Loves You: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 Sweet Dreams, Maisy, 91 Middle-Grade Nonfiction — Hardcover Elmo’s ABC Book: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 Brand New Readers Quicksand: HIV/AIDS in Our Lives, 81 Full House: An Invitation to Fractions, 103 Termite Tales, 16 Multimedia Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, 107 Candlewick Illustrated Classics Candlewick Storybook Animation: Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker!, 97 Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, 101 Classic Fairy Tales, 105 Read, Listen, & Wonder: Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Hug, 102 Moby-Dick, 105 Bear, 98 Library Lion, 111 Candlewick Sparks Read, Listen, & Wonder: White Owl, Barn Owl, 99 Magic Rabbit, The, 101 Birthday for Bear, A, 39 Nonfiction — Hardcover Read & Wonder: Bears in the Forest, 102 Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time, 118 If I Had a Hammer, 72 Read, Listen, & Wonder: Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Tale of Despereaux, The: No Ordinary Mouse, 118 It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Bear, 98 Candlewick Storybook Animations Sexual Health, 47 Read, Listen, & Wonder: White Owl, Barn Owl, 99 Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker!, 97 Show Off, 46 Read, Listen, & Wonder First Chapter Books — Hardcover Nonfiction — Paperback Read, Listen, & Wonder: Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Andy Shane and the Barn Sale Mystery, 38 It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Bear, 98 Sexual Health, 47 Read, Listen, & Wonder: White Owl, Barn Owl, 99 First Chapter Books — Paperback On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt, 116 Reference Through the Spirituals, 113 Andy Shane is NOT in Love, 123 Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew: Stories and Essays from a Writing What’s Eating You? Parasites —The Inside Story, 103 Life, 75 Gift Books Nonfiction Picture Books — Hardcover Classic Christmas Collection, 33 Young Adult Fiction — Hardcover Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity, 36 Drake’s Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology, 64 Another Faust, 22 Oscar and the Snail: A Book about Things That We Use, 36 Fairie-ality Style: A Sourcebook of Inspirations from Nature, 49 Angel in Vegas: The Chronicles of Noah Sark, 82 Secret World of Walter Anderson, The, 14 Monsterology Handbook, The: A Practical Course in Monsters, Ask and the Answer, The: Chaos Walking: Book 2, 53 45 Nonfiction Picture Books — Paperback Eli the Good, 52 Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep, The, 44 Oscar and the Bat: A Book about Sound, 112 Exposure, 71 Snow White, 80 Oscar and the Cricket: A Book about Moving and Rolling, 112 Goldsmith’s Daughter, The, 51 Swan Lake Ballet Theatre, 62 Read & Wonder: Bears in the Forest, 102 Hamlet: A Novel, 21 Treasury of Princess Stories, A, 48 Read, Listen, & Wonder: Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Jumping Off Swings, 20 Bear, 98 Metamorphosis: Junior Year, 70 Graphic Novels — Hardcover Read, Listen, & Wonder: White Owl, Barn Owl, 99 Winter’s End, 83 King Lear, 69 What’s Eating You? Parasites — The Inside Story, 103 Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood, 42 Young Adult Fiction — Paperback Storm in the Barn, The, 43 Novelty Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Cars: A Pop-up Book of Automobiles, 66 Volume II, The: The Kingdom on the Waves, 121 Graphic Novels — Paperback Dracula’s Tomb, 4 I Am Apache, 109 King Lear, 69 Gladiators, 63 Knife of Never Letting Go, The: Chaos Walking: Book One, 5 Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood, 42 Maisy’s Street, 87 Lessons from a Dead Girl, 110 Graphic Storybooks — Hardcover Monsterology Handbook, The: A Practical Course in Monsters, Swan Kingdom, The, 120 Max Disaster #3: Alien Eraser Reveals the Secrets of Evolution, 45 Young Adult Nonfiction — Hardcover 57 Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep, The, 44 We Are the Weather Makers: The History of Climate Change, Red Ted and the Lost Things, 78 Swan Lake Ballet Theatre, 62 73 Sticky Burr: The Prickly Peril, 37 Snow White, 80 Graphic Storybooks — Paperback Treasury of Princess Stories, A, 48 Max Disaster #3: Alien Eraser Reveals the Secrets of Evolution, Walk Down Sesame Street, A, 60–61 57 Picture Books — Hardcover Red Ted and the Lost Things, 78 Bears on Chairs, 9 Sticky Burr: The Prickly Peril, 37 Circus Ship, The, 25 Illustrated 6x9 First Fiction — Hardcover Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book, 54 Birthday for Bear, A, 39 Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, 24 Finn Throws a Fit!, 7 Illustrated Classics — Hardcover Gingerbread Pirates, The, 32 Classic Christmas Collection, 33 Good Night, Tiptoe: A Tilly and Friends Book, 54 Treasure Island, 58 Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates, 11 Illustrated Middle-Grade Fiction — Hardcover How Do You Wokka-Wokka?, 8 Magician’s Elephant, The, 40–41 I’m Number One, 85

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Classic Fairy Tales, 105 ✦ H ✦ Author/Editor — bold Cousins, Lucy, 18, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 Hamlet: A Novel, 23 Illustrator/Photographer — bold italic Craig, Helen, 10 Hampton, Wilborn H., 113 Title — italic Crimi, Carolyn, 11, 101 Handford, Martin, 92, 93 Crowther, Robert, 66 Hanukkah Lights, 34 Harper, Jamie, 12 ✦ A ✦ ✦ D ✦ Harris, Robie H., 47 Adam Canﬁ eld: The Last Reporter, 67 Dangler, Matt, 44 Hart, Sam, 42 Adam Canﬁ eld, Watch Your Back!, 107 Davies, Nicola, 98, 99, 103 Hawkes, Kevin, 111 Alarcão, Renato, 13 Denton, Kady MacDonald, 39 Henry, O., 33 Albee, Sarah, 104 DiCamillo, Kate, 40–41, 108 Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, 101 Alborough, Jez, 102 Dickens, Charles, 33 Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates, 11 Alderson, Brian, 59 Dodds, Dayle Ann, 103 Hinds, Gareth, 69 Andersen, Hans Christian, 59 Doherty, Berlie, 105 Horáˇcek, Petr, 31, 76 Anderson, M. T., 121 Donbavand, Tommy, 114, 115 Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time, 118 Anderson, Wayne, 44, 45 Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book, 54 House, Silas, 52 Andy Shane and the Barn Sale Mystery, 38 Dracula’s Tomb, 4 How Do You Wokka-Wokka?, 8 Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt, 116 Drake, Dr. Ernest, 45, 64 Howe, James, 118 Andy Shane is NOT in Love, 123 Drake’s Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology, 64 Howe, Norma, 82 Angel in Vegas: The Chronicles of Noah Sark, 82 Dunbar, Polly, 54–55 Hug, 102 Anonymous, 81 Another Faust, 22 ✦ E ✦ ✦ I ✦ Ask and the Answer, The: Chaos Walking: Book Two, 53 Edwards, Amelia, 56 I Am Apache, 109 Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Ehrlich, Amy, 48 I’m Number One, 85 Nation, Volume II, The: The Kingdom on the Waves, Eli the Good, 52 Ibatoulline, Bagram, 59, 108 121 Elliott, David, 7 If I Had a Hammer, 72 Ellwand, David, 49 It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, ✦ B ✦ Elmo Loves You: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 Sex, and Sexual Health, 47 Bailey, Peter, 75 Elmo’s ABC Book: A Sesame Street Big Book, 104 Bass, Hester, 16 Emberly, Michael, 47 ✦ J ✦ Bears on Chairs, 9 Ering, Timothy Basil, 7 Jacobson, Jennifer Richard, 38, 116, 123 Becker, Bonny, 39 Exposure, 71 Jeram, Anita, 123 Bell, Anthea, 83 Jirankova-Limbrick, Martina, 56 Benson, Patrick, 105 ✦ F ✦ John Burningham, 17 Berk, Ari, 44 Fairie-ality Style: A Sourcebook of Inspirations from Jones, Noah Z., 79, 109 Birthday Box, The, 35 Nature, 49 Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Birthday for Bear, A, 39 Fearnley, Jan, 84 Treasure Hunt, 94 Bluemle, Elizabeth, 8 Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, 24 Jumping Off Swings, 21 Blythe, Gary, 48, 98 Finn Throws a Fit!, 7 Brand New Readers: Termite Tales, 16 Firth, Barbara, 102 ✦ K ✦ Brannon, Tom, 104 Flannery, Tim, 73 Kerr, Judith, 28 Brown, Kathryn, 26 Foreman, Michael, 99 Kessler, Liz, 50, 117 Bunny My Honey, 123 Forward, Toby, 63 King Lear, 69 Burke, Jim, 12 Franco, Betsy, 70 King of Quizzical Island, The, 77 Burningham, John, 17 Franco, Tom, 70 Kisses on the Wind, 26 Fujita, Artur, 42 Kladstrup, Kristin, 32 ✦ C ✦ Full House: An Invitation to Fractions, 103 Knife of Never Letting Go, The: Chaos Walking, Book Candlewick Storybook Animation: Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker!, Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy, One, 5 97 74 Knowles, Jo, 21, 110 Caple, Kathy, 19 Knudsen, Michelle, 111 Carrel, Douglas, 45 ✦ G ✦ Carris, Joan, 79, 109 Gay, Marie-Louise, 118 ✦ L ✦ Cars: A Pop-up Book of Automobiles, 66 Gingerbread Pirates, The, 32 Landman, Tanya, 51, 109 Carter, Abby, 38, 103, 116, 123 Giovanni, Nikki, 113 Lawrence, John, 58 Cate, Annette LeBlanc, 101 Gladiators, 63 Layton, Neal, 103 Cecil, Randy, 8 Goldsmith’s Daughter, The, 51 Lechner, John, 37 Chalk, Gary, 44 Good Night, Tiptoe: A Tilly and Friends Book, 54 Lee, Tony, 42 Chaos Walking: Book One: Knife of Never Letting Go, Graham, Bob, 85 Lee, Virginia, 44 The, 5 Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, 107 Lessons from a Dead Girl, 110 Chaos Walking: Book Two: Ask and the Answer, The, 53 Lewis, E. B., 14 Child, Lauren, 30 Library Lion, 111 Christmas Tree, 34 Lynch, P.J., 33, 107 Clark, Emma Chichester, 56 Circus Ship, The, 25 Classic Christmas Collection, 33

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✦ M ✦ Peet, Mal, 71 ✦ V ✦ Magic Rabbit, The, 101 Perilous Realm, The: Book One: The Shadow of Van Dusen, Chris, 25 Magician’s Elephant, The, 40–41 Malabron, 68 Vermonia 1: Quest for the Silver Tiger, 106 Mahoney, Jean, 62 Phelan, Matt, 43 von Bidder, Alex, 15 Maisy’s Animals, 88 Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker’s Daughter, 50 Maisy’s Clothes, 88 Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister, 117 ✦ W ✦ Maisy’s Food, 89 Walker, David, 9 Maisy’s Snowy Christmas Eve, 90 ✦ Q ✦ Walk Down Sesame Street, A, 60–61 Maisy’s Street, 87 Quicksand: HIV/AIDS in Our Lives, 81 Walker, Sally M., 73 Maisy’s Toys, 89 Wallace, Karen, 102 Manders, John, 11, 101 ✦ R ✦ Wand in the Word, The: Conversations with Writers of Mann, Bethany, 46 Ray, Jane, 80, 105 Fantasy, 122 Marcus, Leonard S., 74, 122 Read & Wonder: Bears in the Forest, 102 War in the Middle East: A Reporter’s Story: Black Marriott, Zoe, 120 Read, Listen, & Wonder: Ice Bear: In the Steps of the September and the Yom Kippur War, 113 Marsden, Carolyn, 116 Polar Bear, 98 Ward, Helen, 45 Marsden, John, 23 Read, Listen, & Wonder: White Owl, Barn Owl, 99 Waring, Geoff, 36, 112 Martin, David, 34 Red Ted and the Lost Things, 78 We Are the Weather Makers: A History of Climate Max Disaster #3: Alien Eraser Reveals the Secrets of Redmond, E. S., 24 Change, 73 Evolution, 57 Reynolds, Peter H., 94, 95 Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit, 109 McDonald, Megan, 19, 94, 95 Roberto’s Trip to the Top, 13 Wharton, Thomas, 68 McGuirk, Leslie, 15, 97 Root, Phyllis, 16 What’s Eating You? Parasites —The Inside Story, 103 McKee, David, 77 Rosen, Michael, 78, 85 When Heaven Fell, 116 McNaughton, Colin, 4, 56 Rubel, David, 72 Where’s Waldo? The Incredible Paper Chase, 92 Melville, Herman, 105 Who wants to be a poodle I don’t, 30 Metamorphosis: Junior Year, 70 ✦ S ✦ Wiggens Learns His Manners at the Four Seasons Milo Armadillo, 84 Scream Street: Blood of the Witch, 115 Restaurant, 15 Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The, 108 Scream Street: Fang of the Vampire, 114 Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit, 79 Miss Little’s Gift, 12 Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep, Winerip, Michael, 67, 107 Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill, 10 The, 44 Winter’s End, 83 Moby-Dick, 105 Secret World of Walter Anderson, The, 14 Wojciechowski, Susan, 33 Monsterology Handbook, The: A Practical Course in Seddon, Viola Ann, 62 Wood, Douglas, 12, 107 Monsters, 45 Shadow of Malabron, The: The Perilous Realm: Book Morpurgo, Michael, 75 One, 68 ✦ Y ✦ Moser, Lisa, 26 Show Off, 46 YoYo studio, 106 Moss, Marissa, 57 Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew: Stories and Essays from a Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales, 18 Mourlevat, Jean-Claude, 83 Writing Life, 75 My Elephant, 76 Sisters Club, The: Rule of Three, 19 Snell, Gordon, 77 ✦ N ✦ Snow White, 80 Name That Dinosaur, 56 Steer, Dugald A., 45 Nayeri, Daniel, 22 Stephens, Sarah, 46 Nayeri, Dina, 22 Stevenson, Robert Louis, 58 Needle, Jan, 105 Stewart, Joel, 78 Ness, Patrick, 5, 53 Sticky Burr: The Prickly Peril, 37 Not Last Night but the Night Before, 56 Storm in the Barn, The, 43 Suzy Goose and The Christmas Star, 31 ✦ O ✦ Swan Kingdom, The, 120 On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American Swan Lake Ballet Theatre, 62 History through the Spirituals, 113 Swanson, Maggie, 104 One Dragon’s Dream, 29 Sweet Dreams, Maisy, 91 Oscar and the Bat: A Book about Sound, 112 Sweet, Melissa, 34 Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity, 36 Oscar and the Cricket: A Book about Moving and Rolling, ✦ T ✦ 112 Tale of Despereaux, The: No Ordinary Mouse, 118 Oscar and the Snail: A Book about Things That We Use, Tanaka, Yoko, 40–41 36 Tavares, Matt, 32 Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood, 42 Termite Tales, 16 Thirsty Thursday, 16 ✦ P ✦ Thumbelina, 59 Parenteau, Shirley, 9 Tiger Who Came to Tea, The, 28 Paterson, John B., Jr., 13 Treasure Island, 58 Paterson, John B., 13 Treasury of Princess Stories, A, 48 Patricelli, Leslie, 27, 35 Patterson Puppies and the Rainy Day, The, 27 Pavey, Peter, 29

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