September-December Bloomsbury Fall 2015 • September through December PICTURE AND BOARD BOOKS MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Penguin’s Big Adventure Princess Ponies: A Special Surprise Snow Bear Princess Ponies: A Singing Star Zombelina Dances the Nutcracker A Curious Tale of the In-Between My Jolly Red Santa Activity and Sticker Book Little Shaq Draw It! Christmas The Quirks and the Freaky Field Trip The Awesome Book of Awesomeness OCTOBER OCTOBER The Quirks and the Quirkalicious Birthday Draw It! Animals The Golden Match The Silly Book of Sidesplitting Stuff The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker The Day the Mustache Took Over NOVEMBER Magic in the Mix Specs for Rex Zoo Zoom! NOVEMBER Apocalypse Meow Meow DECEMBER Monkey Business Groundhog’s Day Off Chick ‘n’ Pug: The Love Pug DECEMBER Carry and Play I Love You . Women. Who Broke the Rules: Coretta Scott King . The Shape of My Heart . .Women . Who Broke the Rules: Mary Todd Lincoln. TEEN BOOKS DISTRIBUTION TITLES SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Queen of Shadows Archie Loves Skipping Heir of Fire Dino-Daddy The Cloudspotter OCTOBER Yikes, Stinkysaurus! Red Girl, Blue Bloy The Wombles: Great Uncle Bulgaria Takes Charge The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp The Wombles: Orinoco Follows His Nose Alfred Kropp and the Seal of Solomon The Royal Wedding Crashers Alfred Kropp and the Thirteenth Skull OCTOBER NOVEMBER Yikes, Santa-CLAWS! Undeniable First Animal Encyclopedia Polar Animals Everything But the Truth Curse of the Evil Custard Mutant Rising Cover image from A Curious Tale of the In-Between by Lauren DeStefano NOVEMBER For the most update-to-date Edelweiss catalog information, Yikes, Ticklysaurus! visit www.edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com Fearless DECEMBER Sir Scaly Pants the Dragon Knight BLOOMSBURY USA CHILDRENS • SEPTEMBER 2015 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / FRIENDSHIP SALINA YOON Penguin's Big Adventure Salina Yoon's beloved character Penguin returns in a story about taking chances and trying new things. Penguin embarks on his next journey—becoming the first penguin to explore the North Pole! Along the way, he says hello to all of his old friends. But when he finally reaches his destination, he realizes he's all alone in a strange, foreign place . How will Penguin overcome his SEPTEMBER fears of the unknown and enjoy this new adventure? Bloomsbury USA Childrens Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship Countless readers and reviewers have already come to On Sale 9/1/2015 love the adorable Penguin, and Salina Yoon continues to Ages 3 to 6 Hardcover 40 pages expand this still­growing series with a timeless story of 9.3 in W | 9.3 in H firsts and friendship. And Penguin is sure to find even Carton Quantity: 0 more fans in board—the format is the perfect fit for ISBN: 9780802738288 Salina's sweet art and simple text. $14.99 / $17.99 Can. SALINA YOON is an award­winning author/illustrator of Also available nearly 200 books for children, including Penguin and Pinecone, Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love, Penguin and Pumpkin, Found, and Stormy Night. She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family. Visit her online at www.salinayoon.com and Penguin's Big Adventure www.facebook.com/PenguinandPinecone. 9781619637306 $7.99/$19.99 Can. Penguin on Vacation Praise For... 9780802738370 $7.99/$8.99 Can. A 2014 SCIBA Award Finalist (Found) Found "Crisp illustrations that capture a genuinely loving 9780802737793 heart."—Kirkus Reviews on Penguin and Pinecone $7.99/$8.99 Can. "This picture book, like many before it, proves that love comes in many forms." —Booklist on Penguin and Pinecone "Readers will respond to this warm tale of finding love." — Kirkus Reviews on Penguin in Love "A thoughtful, flawlessly executed exploration of theory of mind and emotional intelligence." —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Found 3 BLOOMSBURY USA CHILDRENS • SEPTEMBER 2015 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / FRIENDSHIP SALINA YOON Penguin's Big Adventure Salina Yoon's beloved and popular character Penguin returns to board book format in a story about taking chances and trying new things! Penguin embarks on his next journey—becoming the first penguin to explore the North Pole! Along the way, he says hello to all of his old friends. But when he finally reaches his destination, he realizes he's all alone in a strange, foreign place . How will Penguin overcome his SEPTEMBER fears of the unknown and enjoy this new adventure? Bloomsbury USA Childrens Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship Countless readers and reviewers have already come to On Sale 9/1/2015 love the adorable Penguin, and Salina Yoon continues to Ages 3 to 6 Board Book 32 pages expand this still­growing series with a timeless story of 6.6 in W | 6.6 in H firsts and friendship. And Penguin is sure to find even Carton Quantity: 0 more fans in board—the format is the perfect fit for ISBN: 9781619637306 Salina's sweet art and simple text. $7.99 / $19.99 Can. SALINA YOON is an award­winning author/illustrator of Also available nearly 200 books for children, including Penguin and Pinecone, Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love, Penguin and Pumpkin, Found, and Stormy Night. She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family. Visit her online at www.salinayoon.com and Penguin's Big Adventure www.facebook.com/PenguinandPinecone. 9780802738288 $14.99/$17.99 Can. Penguin on Vacation Praise For... 9780802738370 $7.99/$8.99 Can. A 2014 SCIBA Award Finalist (Found) Found "Crisp illustrations that capture a genuinely loving heart." 9780802737793 —Kirkus Reviews on Penguin and Pinecone $7.99/$8.99 Can. "This picture book, like many before it, proves that love comes in many forms." —Booklist on Penguin and Pinecone "Readers will respond to this warm tale of finding love." — Kirkus Reviews on Penguin in Love "A thoughtful, flawlessly executed exploration of theory of mind and emotional intelligence." —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Found 4 BLOOMSBURY USA CHILDRENS • SEPTEMBER 2015 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / BEARS TONY MITTON, ILLUSTRATED BY ALISON BROWN Snowy Bear This friendship story from award­ winning author Tony Mitton and breakout illustrator Alison Brown will melt any heart. In the icy­cold heart of winter, a little bear wanders through the snow, searching for a place to call home. But where can he go? Each woodland nook and cranny has been claimed by other animals. There is no room for a bear. SEPTEMBER Suddenly, Snowy Bear sees a warm flickering of light, Bloomsbury USA Childrens orange and bright in the distance. It's a house with a Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Bears lonely little girl inside! Could this be Snowy Bear's new On Sale 9/1/2015 home? Ages 3 to 6 Hardcover 32 pages 9.6 in W | 10.8 in H This comforting and homey story, featuring I Love You Carton Quantity: 0 Night and Day illustrator Alison Brown's tremendously ISBN: 9781619639058 appealing art paired with a gorgeous text by seasoned $16.99 / $19.99 Can. wordsmith Tony Mitton, tells a timeless tale of love, home, and finding one's place in the world. With a wintry Also available backdrop and a core message of love, this is the perfect read for Christmas or Valentine's Day. Tony Mitton was born in North Africa and has also lived in Germany and Hong Kong. Now settled in Cambridge, England, Tony has written a number of picture books, I Love You Night and Day including the Amazing Machines series. Visit him online at 9781619634077 www.tonymitton.co.uk. $7.99/$8.99 Can. I Love You Night and Day 9781619632226 Alison Brown studied fine art in Liverpool and then became $16.99/$18.99 Can. a graphic designer. She is also the illustrator of I Love You I Love You Night and Day 9781619632233 Night and Day. Alison lives in the United Kingdom. $17.89/$19.95 Can. Praise For... I Love You Night and Day "Brown's soft, full­spread artwork nicely matches Prasadam­Halls's brief rhyming verse… This gentle, reassuring story is a calming tale just right for family or group sharing." —School Library Journal 5 BLOOMSBURY USA CHILDRENS • SEPTEMBER 2015 JUVENILE FICTION / PERFORMING ARTS / DANCE KRISTYN CROW Zombelina Dances The Nutcracker The dancing zombie brought to life by Caldecott­Honor winning illustrator, Molly Idle, is back in a Christmas­themed friendship story. In another rhyming read­aloud tale full of delightful macabre humor Zombelina once again steals the show! This time Zombelina and her friend Lizzie are dancing in The Nutcracker. On the night of the big show, Zombelina is ready, but Grandpa Phantom has other plans for the opera house. Zombelina will need to think fast to save the SEPTEMBER show, and she'll need Lizzie's help. When best friends Bloomsbury USA Childrens work together, the show will go on! Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Dance On Sale 9/8/2015 Young dancers and readers will love this family­filled, Ages 4 to 8 friendship­inspired picture book that brings Zombelina Hardcover 40 pages 8.5 in W | 11 in H home for the holidays in another scary­good story! Carton Quantity: 0 ISBN: 9781619636408 KRISTYN CROW is the author of Cool Daddy Rat and The $16.99 / $19.99 Can. Middle­Child Blues. She enjoys demonstrating rhythm and rhyme with percussion instruments at school visits and lives Also available in Layton, Utah, with her seven creative children and policeman husband who doubles as a mad scientist/inventor. Visit her online at www.kristyncrow.com or follow her on Twitter @kristyncrow.