Independent Publishers Group and Trafalgar Square Publishing Children’s & Parenting Titles Fall 2019 Best-Selling Titles Fall 2019 9780807517352 9780807530757 9780807509234 9780807567135 9780807578506 9781936669653 9781936669684 9781936669707 9781933916972 9780975958001 9781613739433 9781613740286 9781556524554 9780979974625 9781555917241 9781782446187 9781846660894 9781846661679 9789888341528 99789888240494 9789888341511 9781940842240 9781884734717 9781629375885 9781629370033 Fall 2019 Best-Selling Titles 9781760633608 9781783442164 9781783446070 9781909767737 9781911509134 9781911509226 9781405294348 9781405266710 9781760129811 9781760129934 9781742975252 9781780553511 9781780555003 9781910552858 9781910552803 9781851034413 9780565092573 9780565093006 9781786750518 9780993166129 9781786750501 ISBN: 9781786751065 9781509820511 9781910258040 9781927262405 Don’t Miss Contents Art 138 2 How I Met My Activity 52-53, 60-61, 63, 65-75, 152 Monster Animals 29, 108 African American Interest 20, 131, 135-136 Board Books 51-52, 54-59, 61, 64 Classics 13, 75-79, 102 100 The Ghost in the Mirror Education Resources 33-34, 52, 126, 131, 153 Family & Relationships 110 Fiction 2, 5, 20, 22-25, 28, 37-41, 45, 59, 77-78, 80-101, 103-121, 151 Folklore & Mythology 12, 115 122 112 Eclipse the Skies Graphic Novels 92 History 136-139 Index 154–156 Libros en Español 45 114 The Hidden Code Mathematics 132-133 Music 43-44, 138 Nonfiction 21, 34, 42, 62, 123-138, 140-151, 153 Novelty 56–57, 60-61 Picture Books 1–44, 46–51, 60-61, 102, 127, 127 Love Your Body 131, 135-136, 139 Religious 46-49, 139 Romance 115 Science 2, 132, 134 Seasonal 14, 41, 50, 63, 74 129 Spycraft Cover art: How I Met My Monster, 9781947277090, Flashlight Press Artwork by Howard McWilliam See page 2 Animology The Big Book of Letter Art Alphabeasts Maree Coote “Readers will finish the book both awed and eager to embark on their own typographical experiments.” —Publishers Weekly on Spellbound A great way to improve spelling and letter-recognition, and to discover graphic design This stunning book takes Maree Coote’s Letter Art to the next level, while telling amusing stories of the very “human” idio- syncrasies of the animal kingdom. Striking color and exciting imagery make each page a masterpiece. Accompanied by an amusing verse, every image is a typographic portrait of each an- imal, created using only the letters of each animal’s name. The exact fonts used are provided in a key on each page to make it easier to hunt and find all the letter-shapes that spell each animal portrait. This is a beautifully produced book by an international award-winning illustrator. Includes Teachers’ Notes Information on typography and animal facts. Maree Coote is author/illustrator of a dozen children’s books, in- cluding the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention 2017 Award-win- ning Spellbound. Her graphic work for children is focused on the typographic illustrations (Letter Art) she has developed in her recent books. Childrens: Picture Books • 72 Pages • 9 x 13 Four-color Interior • Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2 • 9780992491796 February • $24.99 (Can $33.99) • Hardcover Picture Book Rights: US & Canada • Melbournestyle Books Also available: 9780992491727 $29.99 (Can $33.99) Hardcover Picture Book 1 How I Met My Monster Amanda Noll Illustrations by Howard McWilliam Find out how Ethan met his spooky pal in this sweet prequel to I Need My Monster and Hey! That’s My Monster One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: “Monsters! Meet here for final test.” Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from be- neath the bed. Soon, a colorful parade of quirky, squeaky little monsters compete to be- come Ethan’s monster. But only the little green monster, Gabe, has the perfect blend of stomach-rumbling and snorting needed to get Ethan into bed and keep him there so he falls asleep—which as everyone knows, is the real reason for monsters under beds. With its per- fect balance of giggles and shivers, this silly-spooky prequel to the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That’s MY Monster! will keep young readers entertained. Amanda Noll is the author of the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That’s MY Monster. She teaches full-time and lives in Spanaway, Washington. Howard McWilliam is the award-winning illustrator of I Need My Monster, Hey That’s MY Monster!, When a Dragon Moves In, and many other children’s books. He is the cover artist of The Week (US and UK), and he lives in Cheltenham, England. Childrens: Picture Books • 32 Pages • 10.25 x 10.25 • 32 Color Illustrations, Four-color Interior • Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2 • 9781947277090 • November $17.95 (Can $17.95) • Hardcover Picture Book • Rights: World • Flashlight Press Cookie & Milk A Scientifically Stunt-tastic Sisterhood Michele McAvoy Illustrations by Jessica Gibson The adventures of these two brilliant BFFs will encourage young girls interested in STEM Cookie is a genius—Milk, a daredevil. Cookie loves math and science. Milk loves adventure and adrenaline. What could two little girls who are nothing alike possibly have in common? Follow this dynamic duo through their skateboard stunts and tubular-tastic surfs to discover what lies beneath true friendship. Michele McAvoy has created a genuine story that breaks stereotypes and is sure to entertain, excite, and endear young readers and parents alike. Michele McAvoy is an award-winning children’s book author from New Jersey. As a child, she read Judy Blume and drew Garfield comics. Now all grown-up, she loves bringing joy to children through her own stories. Jessica Gibson is a self-taught professional illustrator based in Michigan who has been illustrating for children’s publishing since 2016. Besides picture books, her artwork has been featured in publications such as American Girl Magazine. Childrens: Fiction/Science • 32 Pages • 9 x 11 • Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2 9780997608588 • October • $16.95 (Can $22.95) • Hardcover Picture Book Also available in Trade Paper; 9780997608595 • $10.95 (Can $14.95) Rights: World • Cardinal Rule Press 2 This Is a Sea Cow Cassandra Federman A hilarious story about a manatee who wants her own voice heard in a second-grader’s essay about “sea cows” When an imaginative second-grader writes a school report about sea cows, the subject is not happy with her portrayal. Sea Cow—or Manatee, as she prefers to be called—comes to life on the pages of the report and decides to defend herself against unflattering comparisons to set the record straight with fascinating facts about manatees. Cassandra Federman is a writer and illustrator in California. She is originally from Mas- sachusetts, but like manatees, she hates to be cold. She studied abroad in Belize where she rescued an orphaned manatee. She hopes this book will result in the rescue of many more. Childrens: Picture Books • 32 Pages • 8 x 10 • Four-color Interior Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2 • 9780807578742 • September • $16.99 (Can $22.99) Hardcover Picture Book • Rights: World • Albert Whitman & Company Little Red Rhyming Hood Sue Fliess Illustrations by Petros Bouloubasis Can a bully become a friend? Because Little Red only speaks in verse, it’s tough for her to make friends. The schoolyard bully, Big Brad Wolf, is always picking on her. One day, her grandma shows her a flyer for a poetry contest, and Little Red thinks it could be her big chance to make a friend. But on the day of the contest, Big Brad Wolf sneaks up on Little Red and scares the rhyme right out of her—and into him! How will they rhyme their way out of this dilemma? Sue Fliess is the author of numerous books for children, including Mary Had a Little Lab, From Here to There, A Fairy Friend, Shoes for Me!, Calling All Cars, and The Hug Book. She lives with her family in Virginia. Petros Bouloubasis graduated from the Graphic Design Institute of Athens. He lives in Athens, Greece. Childrens: Picture Books • 32 Pages • 10.75 x 8.5 • Four-color Interior Ages 3–5 • Grades Pre-K–K • 9780807545973 • October • $16.99 (Can $22.99) Hardcover Picture Book • Rights: World • Albert Whitman & Company 3 Operation Photobomb Becky Cattie and Tara Luebbe Illustrations by Matthew Rivera The jungle animals want Chameleon to stop wrecking their photos! When Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb ev- eryone! But Chameleon’s photobombing starts to drive the other animals bananas. Can they find a way to stop his wild antics? Becky Cattie has always had a flair for the dramatic and loves all things entertainment— especially character-driven narratives. She was a casting producer for reality TV shows like NBC’s America’s Got Talent, ABC’s Extreme Makeover, and E!’s The Simple Life in Los Angeles. She lives in Chicago. Tara Luebbe is a self-described “picture book nerd.” In her previous life, she owned a toy and bookstore in Atlanta, which was a catalyst for writing her own books. She lives with her husband and their three boys in South Carolina. Matthew Rivera originally hails from Arizona. He worked many years as an art director for agencies, large corporations, and toy companies before becoming an illustrator. He now lives in Los Angeles. Childrens: Picture Books • 32 Pages • 9 x 9 • Four-color Interior Ages 3–5 • Grades Pre-K–K • 9780807561300 • September • $16.99 (Can $22.99) Hardcover Picture Book • Rights: World • Albert Whitman & Company Save the Day for Ada May Elizabeth Dale Illustrations by Patrick Corrigan A hilarious sibling adventure that encourages kids to participate in the story A highly interactive book in which the reader is asked to perform actions to save baby Ada May, as her brother is totally oblivious to the escalating consequences of the danger he has put her in, simply by bending over to feed the ducks! Children will scream with laughter as they tilt, shake, blow, clap and shout at the book to avert catastrophe and save the day! Elizabeth Dale is a bestselling author of more than twenty books, from picture books to novels for young readers.