WALKER
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet ($16.95) by David McLimans turns each alphabet letter into a depiction of an endangered animal. (All ages)
Mommy and Baby Pets and Mommy and Baby Jungle ($6.95 each) by Melanie Mitchell are book-and-puzzle combinations featuring animals. (1-4)
The Toolbox ($6.95) by Anne and Harlow Rockwell is a tale for curious young builders. (1-4)
Winston the Book Wolf ($16.95) by Marni McGee, illus. by Ian Beck. In this takeoff on Little Red Riding Hood , the wolf likes to eat books. (3-7)
Trouble at the Dinosaur Café ($16.95) by Brian Moses, illus. by Garry Parsons. T-Rex cooks up a surprise for the plant eaters at the diner. (3-7)
Jake the Philharmonic Dog ($16.95) by Karen LeFrak, illus. by Marcin Baranski. Jake introduces readers to the orchestra. (4-7)
Backyard Bear ($15.95) by Anne Rockwell, illus. by Megan Halsey. With humans encroaching on nature, how will the bear population survive? (4-7)
How the Hibernators Came to Bethlehem ($9.95) by Norma Farber, illus. by Barbara Cooney. The star of Bethlehem awakens animals to visit the newborn Jesus. (4-7)
Melrose and Croc: A Christmas to Remember ($16.95) by Emma Chichester Clark. A dog and crocodile share the magic of the holiday season. (4-8)
Barnum Brown: Dinosaur Hunter ($16.95) by David Sheldon discloses a dinosaur discovery. (4-8)
Look Closer: Art Masterpieces Through the Ages ($18.95) by Caroline Desnoëttes is a lift-the-flap look at masterpieces of art. (6-12)
Children of Alcatraz: Growing Up on the Rock ($17.95) by Claire Rudolf Murphy visits this island prison. (8-12)
Confessions from the Principal's Chair ($16.95) by Anna Myers. What would youngsters do if they were principal for two days? (10-14)
The Return of Death Eric ($16.95) by Sam Llewellyn. The children of a former heavy-metal star plot to get their father back on stage again. (10-14)
It's a Mall World After All ($16.95) by Jeanette Rallison. Will shopping for love cost Charlotte her dignity? (12-up)
Shelter ($16.95) by Benette Whitmore introduces a family on the verge of a meltdown. (12-up)
Skinny ($16.95) by Ibi Kaslik is a tale of sisters, obsession and anorexia. (14-up)
Paperback
101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring ($9.95) by Richard Horne and Helen Szirtes is a guide to living life to its fullest. (12-up)
Ready or Not: A Girls' Guide to Making Her Own Decisions About Dating, Love, and Sex ($9.95, hardcover $16.95) by Tina Radziszewicz offers advice on making wise personal choices. (14-up)
FREDERICK WARNE
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales ($40) by Beatrix Potter collects all 23 of Potter's tales with their original art. (All ages)
Peter Rabbit Book and Toy ($14.99), inspired by Beatrix Potter, packages the original Peter Rabbit tale with a plush rabbit. (3-up)
Beatrix Potter's Journal ($21.99) by Beatrix Potter is an illustrated chronicle of Potter's life as a young woman in Victorian England. (9-up)
Paperback
Flower Fairies Masks and Wings ($5.99), inspired by Cicely Mary Barker, shows youngsters how to disguise themselves as Flower Fairies. (3-up)
Paperback Series
New Flower Fairies Friends Chapter Books are Wild Cherry Makes a Wish and Rose's Special Secret , inspired by Cicely Mary Barker ($3.99 each, 7-up).
WATERBROOK PRESS (Random House, dist.)
God Gave Us Christmas ($12.99) by Lisa Tawn Bergren, illus. by David Hohn, is a holiday tale from the author of God Gave Us You . (3-8)
Series
Seedling and Sprout: Seeds of Faith for a Lifetime of Growth by the de Villiers family sprouts Splish, Splash, Seeding ($12.99, up to 3); and The Best Bad Day ($12.99, 4-7).
WATSON-GUPTILL
Series
Art Encounters offers A Brush with Napoleon: An Encounter with Jacques-Louis David by Laban Carrick Hill and Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad by Deborah Ellis ($15.95 each, 12-up).
Paperbacks
Way to Crochet! 20 Cool, Easy Projects for Kids of All Ages ($12.95) by Sherri and Michelle Haab, outlines crocheting projects. (8-12)
Get Hooked: Simple Steps to Crochet Cool Stuff ($11.95) by Kim Werker, illus. by Cynthia Frenette, shows how to crochet various items. (12-up)
Paperback Series
Art Explorers adds Make It Pop! Activities and Adventures in Pop Art by Joyce Raimondo ($12.95, 5-12). And Miss O & Friends star in The Miss O & Friends Book of Fabulous Fun! Cool Stuff to Make, Recipes, Quizzes, and More! by Devra Newberger Speregen ($9.95, 8-12); Speregen's Caught in the Net and Picture Perfecto! ($5.99 each, 8-12); and Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin' Fiction ($4.99, 8-12).
FRANKLIN WATTS
Paperback Series
Inventions That Shaped the World presents The Camera by Trudi Straine Trueit, The Cotton Gin by Nancy Robinson Masters, The Microscope by Christine Petersen and The Telephone by Patricia K. Kummer ($9.95 each, 10-13). Enchantment of the World, Second Series visits Honduras by Sara Louise Kras and Jordan by Patricia Kummer ($36 each, 12-16). Great Sports Heroes introduces six titles, including Baseball Stars by Virginia Buckman and Soccer Stars by Therese Shea ($24 each, 12-18). There are six additions to High Tech Military Weapons , among them Combat Fighter by Steve White and Tank of Tomorrow by Bill Cain and Larry Hama ($24 each, 12-18). Stock Car Racing adds six titles, including Dale Earnhardt, Jr. by Janey Levy and Track Trucks! by Joanne Mattern ($24 each, 12-18). Natural Disasters offers six books, among them First Response: By Air by Barbara Somervill and Hurricanes by Jil Fine ($24 each, 12-18). Joining Extraordinary People are Extraordinary Hispanic Americans by Cesar Alagre and Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights Movement by Sheila and P. Stephen Hardy ($40 each, 13-18). And F.W. Prep releases Extraordinary Blogs and Ezines by Lynne Rominger, Extraordinary Debates and Extraordinary Research Projects by Tamra Orr and Extraordinary Poetry Writing by Margaret Ryan ($9.95 each, 13-18).
WELCOME BOOKS
Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still ($18.95) by Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson introduces a stubbornly motionless horse. (4-8)
WHITE MANE KIDS
Paperback
On Their Own: A Journey to Jamestown ($8.95) by Marie Stone. Alone in the New World, three girls struggle to survive the hardships of 1620 Jamestown. (9-13)
WHITE STAR (Rizzoli, dist.)
Alex and Penny make their debut in Alex and Penny Ballooning over Italy ($14.95, 7-10).
ALBERT WHITMAN
Little Elephant's Trunk ($15.95) by Hazel Lincoln. By watching the other animals, a newborn elephant discovers many uses for his trunk. (3-6)
When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up ($15.95) by Jana Novotny Hunter, illus. by Carol Thompson. A boy eagerly waits for his father to pick him up from school in his truck. (3-6)
How Do You Count a Dozen Ducklings? ($16.95) by In Seon Chae, illus. by Seung Ha Rew. How many ducklings will it take to trick a hungry wolf? (4-7)
One Smart Cookie ($15.95) by John Nez. When a dog who can read and write goes to school, he inspires children and helps avert disaster. (5-8)
Substitute Groundhog ($15.95) by Pat Miller, illus. by Kathi Ember. Too sick to perform his once-a-year job, Groundhog tries to find a replacement. (5-8)
An Apple for Harriet Tubman ($15.95) by Glennette Tilley Turner, illus. by Susan Keeter, tells of Tubman's love for apples and the freedom they symbolized. (7-9)
Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage ($15.95, paper $6.95) by Jeff Weigel is a sequel to Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad) . (7-10)
Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water? ($15.95, paper $6.95) by Robert Wells explains the water cycle. (7-10)
The Man Who Named the Clouds ($15.95) by Julie Hannah and Joan Holub, illus. by Paige Billin-Frye, intersperses the story of Luke Howard, who created a system for naming the clouds, with a child's weather journal. (7-10)
Three Names of Me ($15.95) by Mary Cummings, illus. by Lin Wang. A girl adopted from China explains the significance of her three names. (8-13)
Series
The Way I Act Books introduces Cristina Keeps a Promise by Virginia Kroll, illus. by Enrique O. Sanchez; and Good Neighbor Nicholas by Kroll, illus. by Nancy Cote ($15.95 each, 6-8). And the Boxcar Children Mysteries adds The Creature in Ogopogo Lake and The Rock 'n' Roll Mystery , characters created by Gertrude Chandler Warner ($14.95 each, paper $4.50, 7-12).
WILEY/JOSSEY-BASS
Paperbacks
Hands-On Bible Explorations ($14.95) by Janice VanCleave compiles Bible stories and activities. (6-12)
Janice VanCleave's Great Science Project Ideas from Real Kids ($14.95) by Janice VanCleave rounds up projects devised by youngsters. (8-12)
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge ($14.95) by Rosanna Hansen profiles participants in this competition as well as the challenge they solved. (8-14)
WORKMAN
Your Personal Penguin ($6.95) by Sandra Boynton is a board book tale starring a bewildered hippo and the penguin who wants to be his pal. (1-4)
Paperbacks
You Gotta Be Kidding! ($7.95) by Randy Horn outlines dilemmas for kids to solve. (8-12)
The Brainiest, Insaniest Puzzle Book! ($9.95) by Robert Leighton, Mike Shenk and Amy Goldstein, collects mazes, word games and puzzles. (9-up)
How to Spell Like a Champ ($10.95) by Barrie Trinkle, Carolyn Andrews and Paige Kimble is a book-and-CD package for spelling bee participants. (9-up)
