FALL 2014 FALL 2014 FALL LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP FEATURING Carolrhoda Books Carolrhoda Lab™ Darby Creek Graphic Universe™ Kar-Ben Publishing Lerner Publisher Services Millbrook Press TABLE OF CONTENTS 1-85 NEW FOR FALL 2014 58-59 CLOVERLEAF BOOKS™ 2-18 PICTURE BOOKS 68-69 WORDS ARE CATEGORICAL® 19-20 EARLY READER SERIES 80-85 JEWISH INTEREST 21-24 EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS 86-113 BACKLIST 25-34 MIDDLE GRADE NOVELS 114-115 HOLIDAY & EVENT CALENDAR 35-41 HIGH-LOW READING 116-124 INDEX 42-49 YOUNG ADULT FICTION INSIDE BACK COVER Award Symbols, Review Symbols, Ordering Information 1, 50-56 GRAPHIC NOVELS and Sales Representatives 57-79 NONFICTION THE LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP TRADE FAMILY DISTINCTIVE CHILDREN’S BOOKS THAT INSPIRE THE IMAGINATION EXCITING, DRAMATIC & EXPLOSIVE YA FICTION OUTSTANDING JUVENILE FICTION TITLES GRAPHIC UNIVERSE™ SUPREME ARTWORK. ACTION-PACKED STORYLINES. KID SAFE! A GROWING JEWISH LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN LERNER PUBLISHER SERVICES I’M A LERNER. ANDERSEN PRESS USA, GECKO PRESS, JR COMICS©, KANE PRESS, MVP PRESS, SCOBRE EDUCATIONAL, STOKE BOOKS, WE DO LISTEN FOUNDATION j MILLBROOK PRESS ENTERTAINING & INFORMATIVE CHILDREN’S BOOKS eBOOKS AVAILABLE. COVER ART Illustrations by Merixtell Bosch from BirdCatDog. See page 1. For more titles by Lee Nordling, see page 90. GRAPHIC NOVELS BirdCatDog Lee Nordling Illustrations by Meritxell Bosch Look out! A bird escapes from its cage and flies out the window. A napping cat wakes up hungry and tries to catch a snack. A dog stands guard in his backyard, ready to bark at anything that comes near. Follow the tales of three animals on one wild afternoon. In this clever wordless comic, each animal is a hero in its own story and all three stories are connected. Lee Nordling's simple storytelling engages young readers and provides a gateway into understanding multiple perspectives and points of view. GRAPHIC UNIVERSE™ ISBN: PB: 978-1-4677-4523-9 PRICE: PB: $6.95 3 1 PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 7 ⁄4 x 10 ⁄4 GRADES: K-3 AGES: 5-9 NOVEMBER 2014 illus. by Meritxell Bosch Lee Nordling is an award-winning writer who has worked at Disney Publishing, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon Magazine. His book The Bramble won the 2013 Moonbeam Gold Medal for Picture Books. He lives in Pennsylvania. Meritxell Bosch is a graphic novel artist and writer, character designer, and teacher living in Barcelona, Spain. Her comic-art short story in the Once Upon A Time Machine comics anthology introduced her to American readers. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising National Review Attention Special Publicity Mailing to Children’s Media Outlets Promotional Materials Featured in eNewsletter Digital Press Kit WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 1 PICTURE BOOKS A Big Day for Migs Jo Hodgkinson It’s a big day for Migs—he is starting school! He is looking forward to it, but he is also feeling a bit apprehensive, until he finds the perfect thing to help him overcome his shyness… ANDERSEN PRESS USA DISTRIBUTED BY LERNER PUBLISHER SERVICES ISBN: TH: 978-1-4677-5014-1 PRICE: TH: $16.95 PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 10 x 11 GRADES: PREK-3 AGES: 4-9 OCTOBER 2014 Jo Hodgkinson won first prize in the Emerging Talent category of Cheltenham Illustration Awards celebrating narrative illustration. She lives illus. by Jo Hodgkinson in England. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising National Review Attention Special Publicity Mailing to Children’s Media Outlets 2 WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 PICTURE BOOKS A Book is a Book Jenny Bornholdt Illustrations by Sarah Wilkins This book asks "what is a book?" It celebrates books and reading. It captures the value and magic of books felt by all voracious readers and is a perfect gift for book-lovers of all ages. A beautifully produced, small-format jacketed hardcover with simple illustrations that are whimsical yet humorous. A book to read. A book belongs in a library, on a bookshelf, in a bookshop, in your house. A story belongs wherever a story belongs. GECKO PRESS If it's Sunday and raining, a book is the perfect thing. Even a DISTRIBUTED BY LERNER PUBLISHER SERVICES small book, because boredom can be very big. ISBN: TH: 978-1-877579-92-9 You can read a book while you walk, but you have to be PRICE: TH: $14.95 EB: $9.99 1 PAGES: 40 TRIM SIZE: 7 ⁄4 x 5 GRADES: K-12 AGES: 4-18 careful not to bump into things. SEPTEMBER 2014 Jenny Bornholdt is a poet. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand, and A Book is a Book is her first book for children. illus. by Sarah Wilkins Sarah Wilkins lives in Wellington, New Zealand, and sometimes in Paris, France. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 3 PICTURE BOOKS For more titles by Chris Monroe, see page 90. Bug on a Bike Chris Monroe Chris Monroe's latest picture book is a fun, rhyming romp of an are-we-there-yet? story. The Bug on a Bike is on his way somewhere, and every animal he meets decides to follow along, confident that the long, strange trip will be worth it. Monroe is at her madcap, intricate best, creating pages of Richard Scarry-like busy-world illustrations that readers will pour over for hours. CAROLRHODA PICTURE BOOKS ISBN: LB: 978-1-4677-2154-7 PRICE: LB: $16.95 3 3 PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 9 ⁄4 x 9 ⁄4 GRADES: PREK-2 AGES: 4-8 OCTOBER 2014 Chris Monroe is the author and illustrator of Sneaky Sheep and the illus. by Chris Monroe Monkey with a Tool Belt series. She's also the illustrator of Big Little Brother by Kevin Kling. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising National Review Attention Special Publicity Mailing to Children’s Media Outlets Promotional Materials Featured in eNewsletter Digital Press Kit 4 WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 PICTURE BOOKS The Cake Dorothée de Monfreid Tiger wants to bake a cake. A chocolate cake, obviously. But Rabbit has a weakness for carrot cake. That's understandable. Monkey wants a banana cake. Dog is already licking his chops thinking about a bone cake. And little Bear, of course, really wants a fish cake. Is there a way to satisfy everyone? A bright, funny picture book full of twists and surprises. GECKO PRESS DISTRIBUTED BY LERNER PUBLISHER SERVICES ISBN: TH: 978-1-877579-45-5 PRICE: TH: $16.95 1 1 PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 9 ⁄4 x 9 ⁄4 GRADES: PREK-1 AGES: 3-6 SEPTEMBER 2014 illus. by Dorothée de Monfreid Dorothée de Monfreid worked as a graphic designer before writing and illustrating children’s books. She is best known for illustrating the picture book I Really Want to Eat a Child. Dorothée lives in Paris. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Review Attention WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 5 PICTURE BOOKS For more titles by Michael Foreman, see page 87. Cat & Dog Michael Foreman When Cat is accidentally whisked away in a fish van, her litter of kittens are left to fend for themselves. A heart- warming tale about an unusual friendship from two-time Kate Greenaway award-winner Michael Foreman. ANDERSEN PRESS USA DISTRIBUTED BY LERNER PUBLISHER SERVICES ISBN: TH: 978-1-4677-5124-7 PRICE: TH: $16.95 PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 12 x 9 GRADES: PREK-3 AGES: 4-9 OCTOBER 2014 illus. by Michael Foreman Michael Foreman is an award-winning creator of children's books. He divides his time between St. Ives in Cornwall and London, England. MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising National Review Attention Special Publicity Mailing to Children’s Media Outlets 6 WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 PICTURE BOOKS Dear Wandering Wildebeest And Other Poems from the Water Hole Irene Latham Illustrations by Anna Wadham Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble, and elephants wallow. Irene Latham's gorgeous poems are accompanied by additional facts that provide further details about the animals and their environment. Imaginative illustrations from Anna Wadham complete this delightful collection. “In Dear Wandering Wildebeest, Irene Latham asks readers MILLBROOK PRESS to 'Wander with me, meander with me . .' They will—and ISBN: LB: 978-1-4677-1232-3 they will return for more—again and again. In addition PRICE: LB: $16.95 3 3 to lyrical poems, Latham offers a host of fascinating facts PAGES: 32 TRIM SIZE: 9 ⁄4 x 9 ⁄4 GRADES: 3-6 AGES: 8-12 about varied creatures and environs, adding depth to the SEPTEMBER 2014 collection. Anna Wadham's beautifully crafted artwork well accompanies the verses. Wander. Meander.” – Lee Bennett Hopkins (NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award-winning author of Sharing the Seasons) Irene Latham is a Birmingham poet and novelist who writes heart- touching tales of unexpected adventure. Her debut historical novel Leaving Gee’s Bend was awarded the Alabama Library Association's 2011 Children's Book Award. Anna Wadham is from Norwich, UK. She finds inspiration from many sources—memory, great painters, pattern, and a bit of imagination. illus. by Anna Wadham MARKETING National Publicity Campaign National Advertising National Review Attention Special Publicity Mailing to Children’s Media Outlets Promotional Materials Featured in eNewsletter Digital Press Kit WWW.LERNERBOOKS.COM 800-328-4929 7 PICTURE BOOKS For more titles by Lisa Wheeler, see page 92. Dino-Boarding Lisa Wheeler Illustrations by Barry Gott Team Green Machine battles the Shredding Crew for dino- boarding domination! Allo and Diplo thrill the surfing crowd, while Compy comes up short on a short board.