MEREDITH COSTAIN; ILLUSTRATED by POLONA LOVŠIN Daddies Are Awesome
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HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • MAY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / PARENTS MEREDITH COSTAIN; ILLUSTRATED BY POLONA LOVŠIN Daddies Are Awesome Now available in board book, a sweet ode to fathers and all that they do with—and for—their kids, brought to life by adorable puppy dog illustrations. Daddies are awesome. They're warm and delicious. They tickle and hug you and give you some kisses. Loving and thoughtful, playful and daring, cuddly and caring—daddies are awesome. This gentle rhyming text celebrates the special bond between father and child. Adorable doggy daddy and pup MAY Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) illustrations make this completely charming. Now in Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents board book for the youngest of readers. On Sale 5/16/2017 Ages 2 to 6 Meredith Costain is the author of many books for Board Book , 28 pages children. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her 7 in H | 5.5 in W partner, Paul Collins, and their many pets. When she's not Carton Quantity: 56 ISBN: 9781250107206 writing, Meredith loves to sleep, read, eat chocolate, and $7.99 / $11.50 Can. play blues piano. meredithcostain.com Polona Lovšin grew up on her grandparents' farm in Also available Slovenia. Her dad gave her colored pencils and paints as a child, and she went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, Slovenia, before beginning her career as an illustrator. Mommies Are Amazing 9781627796514 $16.99/$23.99 Can. 2 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • MAY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / PARENTS 3 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • MAY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / PARENTS DAN ANDREASEN Saturday with Daddy Now available in board book--the heartwarming story of a little elephant and his daddy spending a Saturday together. Saturday with Daddy is the best day of the week! A little elephant and his Daddy spend the day running errands, playing together, and having a cookout. The simple text, with its emphasis on the step-by-step process of the day's events, together with charming artwork, celebrates a child's bond with a parent. An excellent choice for preschoolers. MAY A Christy Ottaviano Book Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents Dan Andreasen has illustrated more than twenty-five On Sale 5/16/2017 books for children, including The Treasure Bath, A Baker's Ages 2 to 5 Board Book , 26 pages Dozen, and Firebears: The Rescue Team. Dan lives in 6.5 in H | 6 in W Medina, Ohio, with his family. Carton Quantity: 60 ISBN: 9781250112651 Praise For... $7.99 / $11.50 Can. “Straightforward, matter-of-fact sentences and oil illustrations effectively capture the family's day. Also available Youngsters will enjoy snuggling up with their dads to share this one.” —School Library Journal “Adorable.” —Kirkus Reviews “Andreasen's bright illustrations pop from the page and do a great job of telling the story.” —School Library Journal, on The Treasure Bath Firebears, the Rescue Team 9781627792400 “The star here is the oil paint on gessoed illustration $7.99/$8.99 Can. board art, done in charming retro style.” —School Library Journal, on The Baker's Dozen “The illustrations . have a retro, naïve '50s look and add a light touch to the seriousness of the firefighters' duties.” —School Library Journal, on Firebears 4 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • MAY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / PARENTS 5 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • JUNE 2017 JUVENILE NONFICTION / ANIMALS / APES, MONKEYS, ETC. CHRISTENA NIPPERT-ENG, JOHN DOMINSKI, AND MIGUEL MARTINEZ What Is Baby Gorilla Doing? In this young, photographic concept book, baby gorilla is busy—eating, sitting, sleeping, playing, and more! Follow a baby gorilla throughout her day in this young, photographic concept book. Baby plays, looks, sits, smells, tastes, climbs, claps, smiles, and sleeps—just like the young readers of this book. Beautiful photographs capture an adorable baby gorilla in action; the background is dropped out for a clean, bright look. A gentle bedtime ending rounds out this action-word concept book. JUNE Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Christena Nippert-Eng, PhD is is a sociologist and Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes, Professor of Informatics at Indiana University Monkeys, Etc. —Bloomington. She has been watching zoo gorillas and On Sale 6/13/2017 teaching students how to do so for almost twenty years. Ages 2 to 6 Hardcover , 22 pages facebook.com/gorillasupclose/ 6.5 in H | 6.5 in W Carton Quantity: 40 ISBN: 9781627794794 $7.99 / $11.50 Can. Also available Gorillas Up Close 9781627790918 $19.99/$22.99 Can. 6 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • JUNE 2017 JUVENILE NONFICTION / ANIMALS / APES, MONKEYS, ETC. 7 FEIWEL & FRIENDS • JUNE 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / CATS TONI YULY Cat Nap A kitten doesn't want to take a nap in this board book about opposites from the author of Early Bird. It's naptime, and Cat is ready for Kitten to settle down. But Kitten has other ideas! In this book filled with opposites (big and little, black and white, sleepy and awake) Toni Yuly proves once again—as she did with Early Bird and Night Owl—that simple concepts come alive for the youngest readers through bold art and charming language. JUNE Feiwel & Friends Now available in board book format! Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats On Sale 6/20/2017 Ages 1 to 3 Toni Yuly's first picture book, Early Bird, was also Board Book , 32 pages published by Feiwel and Friends and was praised as 5.5 in H | 5.5 in W "extend[ing] the way kids think about words," by Booklist Carton Quantity: 64 in a starred review. A former librarian, Toni Yuly lives ISBN: 9781250112613 and paints in Bremerton, Washington. toniyuly.com $7.99 / $11.50 Can. Praise For... Also available Cat Nap: “When Cat agrees to play hide-and-seek with Kitten, he underestimates his relentless opponent. Delightful pre-nap read-aloud fare.” —Kirkus Reviews Early Bird: The Jelly Bean Tree 9781250094063 "Here's a book that is not just a smart story, but one $17.99/$24.99 Can. that has myriad uses as well. It's unusual for a Night Owl book this straightforward to accomplish several 9781250072917 things, but this succeeds. Yuly offers a story that has $7.99/$8.99 Can. action and tension, while at the same time—with the Night Owl 9781250054579 help of parents and teachers—extends the way kids $15.99/$18.50 Can. think about words. A fun way to learn." —Booklist, starred review Night Owl: "This charming exploration of sound words will stand up to repeat bedtime reads for young preschoolers." —Kirkus Reviews 8 FEIWEL & FRIENDS • JUNE 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / CATS 9 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • JULY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / TRANSPORTATION / CARS & TRUCKS LYNN MELTZER; ILLUSTRATED BY CARRIE EKO-BURGESS The Construction Crew Now available in board book--a construction crew tears down an old house in order to build a new home for a family. Bring in the Bulldozers, Backhoes, Cement Mixers, and Cherry Pickers! The construction crew is tearing down an old building and laying the foundation for a new home. Workers use all kinds of trucks and tools to get the job done—just in time for a family to move in. Bold, vibrant illustrations and an alliterative text complete with shout-out language that young JULY children will love make this a favorite for Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) preschoolers. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation / Cars & Trucks On Sale 7/4/2017 A Christy Ottaviano Book Ages 2 to 5 Board Book , 32 pages Lynn Meltzer is a preschool teacher. She lives in Carton Quantity: 42 Massachusetts with her family. ISBN: 9781250112675 $7.99 / $11.50 Can. Carrie Eko-Burgess is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer whose work has been featured in Print magazine. She lives with her family in San Francisco. cebillustrations.com Praise For... “A hit at toddler and preschool storytimes.” —School Library Journal “Ample fun for truck lovers and those interested in learning about what it takes to build a house from the ground up.” —Publishers Weekly “A rollicking, rhyming salute to a construction crew and the equipment they use.” —Kirkus Reviews 10 HENRY HOLT AND CO. (BYR) • JULY 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / TRANSPORTATION / CARS & TRUCKS 11 FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX (BYR) • AUGUST 2017 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / FARM ANIMALS LAURA GEHL; ILLUSTRATED BY JOYCE WAN Peep and Egg: I'm Not Trick-or-Treating In the second book in a funny new series for toddlers, a reluctant chick named Egg overcomes her fears of trick-or-treating— now in board book edition! Peep is so excited to go trick-or-treating with her friend Egg. She wants to visit the duck pond and the cow pasture to get treats. But Egg thinks Halloween is too scary, with frightening monsters possibly lurking everywhere! Peep tells her jokes because laughing helps you feel less scared. Egg is still not cracking. But soon Egg learns that maybe trick-or-treating is AUGUST Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) not so scary after all when you have a friend to hold on Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Farm Animals to. On Sale 8/8/2017 Ages 1 to 4 Laura Gehl is the author of the Peep and Egg series. She Board Book , 32 pages lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. lauragehl.com 6.5 in H | 6.5 in W Carton Quantity: 36 ISBN: 9780374305437 Joyce Wan is the author and illustrator of The Whale in $7.99 / $11.50 Can. My Swimming Pool, and many popular board books, including You Are My Cupcake. Joyce lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. wanart.com Also available Praise For..