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19S Macm MCPG Complete Bug Off! A Story of Fireflies and Friendship by Cari Best, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas Maude wants to be a member of the Bug-of-the-Month Club in her new neighborhood, and decides that her entrance speech will be about fireflies. She reads, she researches, she prepares, and she delivers a speech that all the club members love-except for hard-to-please Louise. Louise won't even let Maude in the club! So Maude vows to really let Louise have it for being so rude-but when she does, it's not in the way anyone expects. A sparkly story about friendship, kindness, and inclusion-packed with info about fireflies, too! Author Bio Location: Cari Best - Weston, Connecticut; Jennifer Plecas - Kansas City, MO Cari Best has written many award-winning picture books, including In the Farrar, Straus and Giroux Country of Queens, which earned a starred review from Kirkus Reviews; Sally On Sale: Jun 25/19 Jean, the Bicycle Queen, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; and 8 x 10 • 32 pages Are You Going to Be Good?, a Parents' Choice Award Winner. She lives in full-color illustrations throughout Weston, Connecticut. 9780374380625 • $23.50 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, Etc. • Jennifer Plecas has illustrated over thirty books, including I, Fly: The Buzz Ages 4-8 years About Flies and How Awesome They Are by Bridget Heos and the beloved Good Knight series by Shelley Moore Thomas. She is also the author and Notes illustrator of Bah! Said the Baby, which was a 2016 CCBC Choice Selection. She lives in Kansas City. jenniferplecas.com Promotion Advance Materials Mailings to Key Reviewers, Media, and School and Library Contacts Dedicated Title Page on Macmillan.com Featured at Applicable School, Library, and Bookseller Conferences and Conventions Digital F&G Available on Edelweiss • Page 1/ 19S Macm MCPG Complete Little Juniper Makes It BIG by Aidan Cassie, illustrated by Aidan Cassie What Juniper lacks in size, she makes up for in heart. And her heart is dead- set on growing up and getting taller. She's tired of having to reach for the cookie jar or use a stepping stool for the toilet. Everything in Juniper's world seems to be made for adults. Ugh! Juniper is industrious, however, and builds several silly contraptions to help reach her goals. But it isn't until she makes a fun new friend at school, Clove, who is even smaller than Juniper, that she is able to see her world from a new perspective - and appreciate all sizes, big or small. Aidan Cassie, the creator of Sterling, Best Dog Ever, employs her pitch- perfect humor and heartwarming illustrations here again to help little ones love themselves at any size. Author Bio Farrar, Straus and Giroux On Sale: Jul 23/19 Aidan Cassie studied animation and earned a media arts degree at the Emily 8.5 x 11 • 40 pages Carr University of Art and Design as well as Edinburgh College of Art. 9780374310455 • $23.50 • cl Sterling, Best Dog Ever is her first picture book. She lives on a small island, Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General • Ages 4-8 years surrounded by other artists, in the Salish Sea of British Columbia. Aidan Cassie studied animation and earned a media arts degree at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design as well as Edinburgh College of Art. Sterling, Notes Best Dog Ever is her first picture book. She lives on a small island, surrounded by other artists, in the Salish Sea of British Columbia. Promotion Advance Materials Mailings to Key Reviewers, Media, and School and Library Contacts Dedicated Title Page on Macmillan.com Featured at Applicable School, Library, and Bookseller Conferences and Conventions Digital F&G Available on Edelweiss • Page 2/ 19S Macm MCPG Complete Flying to the Moon An Astronaut's Story by Michael Collins Based on the adult bestseller Carrying the Fire In time for the 50th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon, this re- release of Michael Collins's autobiography is a bold, sparkling testament to exploration and perseverance. In this captivating account, space traveler Collins recalls his early days as an Air Force test pilot, his training at NASA, and his unparalleled experiences in orbit, including the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing. The final chapter to this autobiography is an exciting and convincing argument in favor of mankind's continued exploration of our universe. Originally published in 1976 and updated for this new edition, Collins's voice and message are sure to resonate with a new generation of readers. Author Bio Farrar, Straus and Giroux On Sale: Jun 11/19 Location: Marco Island, Florida, and Quincy, Massachusetts 5.38 x 8.25 • 224 pages Includes three four-color inserts Michael Collins flew in both the Gemini 10 and the Apollo 11 space missions 9780374312022 • $25.99 • CL - With dust jacket in the 1960s. He currently lives in South Florida. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography / Science & Tech • Ages 10-14 years Notes Promotion National Media Campaign Teacher & Librarian Blogger Outreach MacKids Social Media Engagement Campaign Outreach to Middle Grade Book Clubs Digital Galley Promotions on Netgalley and Edelweiss Promotion at National School and Library Conferences Extensive Outreach to Key Educators and Library Contacts • Page 3/ 19S Macm MCPG Complete Pout-Pout Fish: Back to School by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Dan Hanna Get ready to go back to school with the Pout-Pout Fish! Mr. Fish is going back to school to be a substitute teacher, and he's nervous - until he meets a little guppy who can help him! At an affordable price point, and with two pages of stickers, this new format is fun and accessible for Mr. Fish's fans and newcomers alike. The Pout-Pout Fish series: "Winning artwork . Hanna's cartoonish undersea world swims with hilarious bug-eyed creatures that ooze personality." - Kirkus Reviews "Appealing . the cartoon illustrations of undersea life are bright and clean and the protagonist's exaggerated expressions are entertaining." - School Library Journal "The playful, rhyming verse is well matched with Hanna's funny cartoon Farrar, Straus and Giroux illustrations." - School Library Journal On Sale: May 14/19 8 x 8 • 24 pages "Fans of this series will appreciate Diesen's rhythmic - and ultimately full-color illustrations throughout reassuring - text, and Hanna's sunny illustrations contain many clever details." 9780374310479 • $7.99 • pb - Booklist Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Fishes • Ages 2-5 years Series: Pout-Pout Fish Adventure Author Bio Notes Location: Deborah Diesen - Grand Lodge, Michigan; Dan Hanna - Oxnard, California Promotion Deborah Diesen is the New York Times bestselling author of The Pout-Pout Advance Materials Mailings to Key Reviewers, Media, Fish, named by Time Magazine as one of the Ten Best Children's Books of and School and Library Contacts 2008, and The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark . Diesen grew up in Series Website at PoutPoutFish.com Midland, Michigan, and started writing poems at a young age. She has Featured at Applicable School, Library, and Bookseller worked as a bookseller and a librarian, and now works for a small nonprofit Conferences and Conventions organization, but her greatest joy comes from writing for children. She lives Digital F&G Available on Edelweiss with her family in Grand Ledge, Michigan. DAN HANNA has over ten years' experience in the animation industry, and his work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. He is the illustrator of the Pout-Pout Fish books. • Page 4/ 19S Macm MCPG Complete Pout-Pout Fish: Haunted House by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Dan Hanna It's time for Halloween, and there's no better way to enjoy it than with Mr. Fish and his friends! At an affordable price point, and with two pages of stickers, this new format is fun and accessible for Mr. Fish's fans and newcomers alike. Praise for the Pout-Pout Fish series: "Winning artwork . Hanna's cartoonish undersea world swims with hilarious bug-eyed creatures that ooze personality." - Kirkus Reviews "Appealing . the cartoon illustrations of undersea life are bright and clean and the protagonist's exaggerated expressions are entertaining." - School Library Journal "The playful, rhyming verse is well matched with Hanna's funny cartoon illustrations." - School Library Journal Farrar, Straus and Giroux On Sale: Jul 9/19 "Fans of this series will appreciate Diesen's rhythmic - and ultimately 8 x 8 • 24 pages reassuring - text, and Hanna's sunny illustrations contain many clever details." full-color illustrations throughout - Booklist 9780374310523 • $7.99 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Fishes • Ages 2-5 years Series: Pout-Pout Fish Adventure Author Bio Location: Deborah Diesen - Grand Lodge, Michigan; Dan Hanna - Oxnard, Notes California Deborah Diesen currently works for a small nonprofit organization and has Promotion also worked as a reference librarian and a bookseller. She lives in Grand Advance Materials Mailings to Key Reviewers, Media, Ledge, Michigan. deborahdiesen.com and School and Library Contacts Series Website at PoutPoutFish.com Dan Hanna has over ten years of experience in the animation industry, and Digital F&G Available on Edelweiss his work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Oxnard, California. danhanna.com • Page 5/ 19S Macm MCPG Complete The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Dan Hanna Mr. Fish and his friends have noticed something strange in their ocean - a big, big MESS! How did it get there? What can they do about it? The closer they look, the more they see where the mess came from .