GALLOPADE/CAROL MARSH

Series

Postcard Mysteries debuts with Dear Alien... The Little Green Man Mystery; Dear Bats... The Creepy Cave Caper and Dear Granny... The Spooky State Fair Fiasco by Carol Marsh ($14.95 each, paper $5.99, 7-14). And Marsh's The Masters of Disasters Mysteries launches with three titles: The Treacherous Tornado Mystery, The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery and The Horrendous Hurricane Mystery. (paper $5.99 each, 7-14)

GETTY PUBLICATIONS

My Travels with Clara ($17.95) by Mary Tavener Holmes, illus. by Jon Cannell, tells the true story of a rhinoceros that toured 19th-century Europe. (8-up)

GIBBS SMITH

Alphabad: Mischievous ABCs ($12.95) by Shannon Stewart, illus. by Dusan Petricic. Bad behavior takes center stage in this alliterative alphabet book. (4-8)

Just Me and 6,000 Rats: A Tale of Conjunctions ($15.95) by Rick Walton, illus. by Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon. This story of a boy's first visit to the city introduces conjunctions. (4-8)

The Only Boy in Ballet Class ($15.95) by Denise Gruska, illus. by Amy Wummer. A passionate dancer proves what ballet can do when he joins a football game. (4-8)

NASCAR ABCs ($15.95) by Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, illus. by Aaron Zenz, is a car racing-themed alphabet book. (4-up)

Fairies Cookbook ($14.95) by Barbara Beery, photos by Kirsten Shultz and Marty Snortum, is a sequel to Pink Princess Cookbook. (6-up)

Easy Cut-Up Cakes for Kids ($14.95) by Melissa Barlow offers a guide to baking and decorating cakes. (6-up)

Presidential Trivia: The Feats, Fates, Families, Foibles, and Firsts of Our American Presidents ($12.95) by Richard Lederer. This volume focuses on U.S. Presidents. (12-up)

GOBO

(NBN, dist.)

Series

Magnix Little Learners offers Ready to Read & Write and Ready for Numbers ($14.95, 3-6) And Baby Sing & Play presents Sleepytime Songs and Animal Songs ($12.95 each, up to 2)

GOOD BOOKS

Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure ($16.95) by Jason Chapman. Three friends on a raft at sea befriend a family of polar bears. (2-7)

Bedtime for Little Bears! ($16.95) by David Bedford, illus. by Caroline Pedler. After watching other creatures prepare for bed, Mother Bear coaxes her cub to sleep. (3-7)

The Little Lost Robin ($16.95) by Elizabeth Baguley, illus. by Tina Macnaughton. An old hare and a young robin endure a winter storm together. (3-7)

A Christmas Wish ($16.95) by Julia Hubery, illus. by Sophy Williams. A treasured ornament gets broken in this tale about sibling forgiveness and Christmas magic. (3-7)

A Star So Bright: A Christmas Tale ($14.95) by M. Christina Butler, illus. by Caroline Pedler. Animals follow a star to find a child in a stable. (3-7)

GREAT RIVER BOOKS

(Midpoint, dist.)

Now for My Next Number!: Songs for Multiplying Fun ($16.95) by Margaret Park, illus. by Sophia Esterman, presents easy-to-sing, easy-to-learn songs that help children learn multiplication. (8-11)

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Jelly Belly: Numbers ($5.99) is a counting board book with jellybean stickers. (3-5)

I Love You: Verses & Sweet Sayings ($6.99), illus. by Bessie Pease Gutmann, compiles poems about friendship and love. (3-8)

Series

Baby Strawberry stars in Baby Strawberry's First Halloween, Baby Strawberry's First Christmas and Baby Strawberry Loves to Count! ($4.99 each, 3 mos.-2 yrs.). Dick and Jane return in My First Words, illus. by Larry Ruppert and Ted Enik ($7.99, 3-5). The World of Eric Carle issues The Very Busy Spider's Favorite Words and The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Favorite Words, illus. by Eric Carle ($3.99 each, 3-6). Strawberry Shortcake reappears in The Berry Blossom Festival by Megan E. Bryant ($9.99, 4-7). David Kirk's Miss Spider is back in The Prince, the Princess, and the Bee ($12.99, 4-7); and The Bug Flu and The Most Perfect Parent ($6.99 each, 4-7). Hank Zipzer the World's Greatest Underachiever returns in two novels by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver ($13.99 each, $4.99 paper, 8-12). And The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff adds Wishful Thinking and Wishing Well by Jason Lethcoe ($9.99 each, 8-12).

Paperbacks

Valentines Are for Saying I Love You ($4.99) by Margaret Sutherland, illus. by Amy Wummer. A girl makes a Valentine card for everyone she loves. (3-5)

Undercover Kid: The Comic Book King ($3.99) by Ronald Kidd, illus. by Andy Sklar. Using an aging machine, Maggie goes undercover to find a thief. (7-9)

Paperback Series

Max & Ruby reappear in Sticker Stories: Max & Ruby's Winter Adventure ($5.99, 3-5); Ruby's Falling Leaves ($3.99, 3-5); and Max & Ruby's Christmas Tree ($7.99, 3-5), based on the characters of Rosemary Wells. Charlie and Lola star in Boo! Made You Jump! ($3.99, 3-6); and This Is Actually My Party ($6.99, 4-7), based on the characters of Lauren Child. Corduroy returns in Sticker Stories: Halloween Is Here, Corduroy! ($4.99, 3-6); and Sticker Stories: Christmas Is Here, Corduroy! ($5.99, 3-6), based on the characters by Don Freeman. Angelina Ballerina twirls on in Christmas in Mouseland ($6.99, 3-6); Sticker Stories: The Nutcracker ($5.99, 3-6); and Jewel Sticker Stories: A Day at Miss Lilly's ($4.99, 3-6), based on the stories of Katharine Holabird and the illustrations of Helen Craig. And Strawberry Shortcake is back in Let's Go Apple Picking! by Molly Kempf, Josie Lee, Jim Durk and Lisa Workman ($3.99, 3-6); Dance with Me! by Megan E. Bryant ($3.99, 4-6); and Strawberry Shortcake Friendship Club: Halloween Hideout and Christmas Wishes by Bryant, illus. by Laura Thomas ($3.99 each, 6-8).

All Aboard Readers adds Fake Out! Animals That Play Tricks by Ginjer Clarke, illus. by Pete Mueller ($3.99, 6-8). All Aboard Science Readers releases Emperor Penguins by Roberta Edwards, illus. by Carol Schwartz ($3.99, 6-8). Pirate School enrolls Attack on the High Seas! and Port of Spies by Brian James, illus. by Jennifer Zivoin ($3.99 each, 6-8). Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo is back in Something's Fishy ($3.99, 7-10) and Super Special: On Thin Ice ($4.99, 7-10) by Nancy Krulik, illus. by John & Wendy. Who Was...? welcomes Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub and Who Was Elvis Presley? by Geoff Edgers, both illus. by John O'Brien ($4.99 each, 7-11). Dish continues with Deep Freeze by Diane Muldrow, illus. by Barbara Pollak ($4.99, 8-12). Launching Pretty Freekin Scary by Chris P. Flesh is You Smell Dead and Me So Pretty! ($4.99 each, 8-up). And Camp Confidential by Melissa J. Morgan offers Freaky Tuesday and And the Winner Is... ($4.99 each, 9-12).

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS

Be a Baby and $17.95 by Sarah Withrow, illus. by Manuel Monroy, is a rhyming lullaby. (up to 3)

Please, Louise! ($17.95) by Frieda Wishinsky, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay. A pesky sister won't leave her big brother alone. (2-5)

Pink ($17.95) by Nan Gregory, illus. by Luc Melanson, is a tale about longing for something beyond reach and finding something better close to home. (4-7)

A Small Nativity ($9.95) by Aquiles Nazoa, trans. by Hugh Hazelton, illus. by Ana Palmero Cáceres, gives the Christmas story a contemporary Latin American setting. (4-8)

Marja's Skis ($17.95) by Jean Pendziwol, illus. by Jirina Marton. Marja's strength is tested as she skis home alone. (4-8)

Alfredito Flies Home ($17.95) by Jorge Argueta, trans. by Elisa Amado, illus. by Luis Garay. A family returns to its El Salvador homeland for Christmas. (4-9)

Light Foot/Pies ligeros ($17.95) by Natalia Toledo, trans. by Elisa Amado, illus. by Francisco Toledo. In this bilingual tale, Grasshopper challenges Death. (6-up)

Jack Pine ($18.95) by Christopher Patton, illus. by Cybèle Young, is a poem celebrating the pine tree. (7-12)

Other Goose: Recycled Rhymes for Our Fragile Times ($17.95) by Barbara Wyn Klunder brings an environmental theme to classic nursery rhymes. (7-up)

Becca at Sea ($16.95) by Deirdre Baker. Becca faces mystery and challenges on a remote island. (9-12)

Sacred Leaf: The Cocalero Novels ($16.95) by Deborah Ellis is a sequel to I Am a Taxi. (10-14)

Old Dog ($15.95) by Teresa Cárdenas, trans. by David Unger. An old Cuban slave helps a young runaway escape. (12-up)

Weird Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Climate Change but Probably Should Find Out ($15.95) by Kate Evans. An illustrated treatment of this topic. (12-up)

Apart ($16.95) by R.P. MacIntyre and Wendy MacIntyre. Two teens—one bookish and one pool-playing—establish a long-distance relationship. (13-up)

Series

Groundwork Guides offers Sex for Guys by Manne Forssberg, trans. by Maria Lundin ($15.95, 14-up).

Titles in Spanish

Sé un bebé(Be a Baby) by Sarah Withrow, illus. by Manuel Monroy ($17.95, up to 3); Alfredito regresa volando a su casa (Alfredito Flies Home) by Jorge Argueta, trans. by Elisa Amado, illus. by Luis Garay ($17.95, 4-9); and Perro Viejo (Old Dog) by Teresa Cárdenas, trans. by David Unger ($15.95, 12-up).

GRYPHON PRESS

(Consortium, dist.)

Series

Sit! Stay! Read! introduces Are You Ready for Me? by Claire Buchwald, illus. by Amelia Hansen ($15.95, 5-up).