MACMILLAN/FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Carl's Snowy Afternoon ($12.99) by Alexandra Day. Carl and Madeleine sneak outdoors to play in the snow. (All ages)
Wow! Said the Owl ($14.95) by Tim Hopgood explores the world of colors. (2—4)
The Terrible Plop ($15.99) by Ursula Dubosarsky, illus. by Andrew Joyner. An unexplained noise creates pandemonium among the animals. (3—6)
Cake Girl ($15.95) by David Lucas. On her birthday, a witch bakes a girl made from cake to be her servant for the day, but the clever confection turns the tables. (3—6)
Have You Ever Seen a Sneep? ($16.95) by Tasha Pym, illus. by Joel Stewart. A Sneep and its mischievous friends try to spoil a boy's fun. (3—6)
When You Meet a Bear on Broadway ($16.99) by Amy Hest, illus. by Elivia Savadier, tells of a girl's romp in the streets of New York. (3—6)
Bartleby Speaks! ($16.99) by Robin Cruise, illus. by Kevin Hawkes. A wise grandfather realizes that a silent child will speak when he is ready. (4—8)
Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer ($15.99) by Carol Brendler, illus. by Ard Hoyt, reveals a girl's creativity at the county fair. (4—8)
When I Wore My Sailor Suit ($16.95) by Uri Shulevitz. This story based on the author's Warsaw childhood recounts a boy's imaginary adventures on the high seas. (4—8)
Mr. and Mrs. Portly and Their Little Dog, Snack ($16.99) by Sandra Jordan, illus. by Christine Davenier. How can a dog win the heart of his persnickety new owner? (4—8)
Annie Glover Is NOT a Tree Lover ($15.99) by Darleen Bailey Beard, illus. by Heather Maione. Annie finds that her tree-loving grandmother isn't so nutty after all. (7—10)
The Naming of Tishkin Silk ($15.99) by Glenda Millard, illus. by Patrice Barton, is a story of love, loss, friendship and the importance of family. (7—10)
Frameup on the Bowery ($15.99) by Tom Lalicki. A young sleuth and his mentor, Harry Houdini, try to crack a murder case in 1911 Manhattan. (8—12)
Blessing's Bead ($16.99) by Debby Dahl Edwardson. This story about Alaskan Native Americans is split into two voices: a teen and, 70 years later, her teenage great-granddaughter. (10—up)
Signal ($16.99) by Cynthia DeFelice. Owen agrees to help a girl contact her parents on another planet. (10—up)
A Family Secret and The Search ($18.99 each, paper $9.99) by Eric Heuvel are stories about the Holocaust, told in graphic-novel format. (10—up)
More About Boy ($24.99) by Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake, augments Dahl's autobiographical Boy with new material, including a quiz. (10—up)
The Runaway Dragon ($16.99) by Kate Coombs is a follow-up to The Runaway Princess. (10—up)
The Espressologist ($16.99) by Kristina Springer centers on a matchmaking barista who links up her friends based on their coffee orders. (12—up)
Crossing Stones ($16.99) by Helen Frost. This novel in verse captures nine months in the lives of two families during WWI. (12—up)
Lockdown: Escape from Furnace ($14.99) by Alexander Gordon Smith. Wrongly convicted of murder, Alex attempts to escape from a nightmarish penitentiary. (12—up)
Bug Boy ($16.99) by Eric Luper is a novel set in 1934 in the world of Thoroughbred horse racing. (14—up)
The Brothers Story ($16.99) by Katherine Sturtevant. When Kit goes to London in 1683 to find work, he must leave behind the “simple” twin he has long cared for. (14—up)
Series
Children of Crow Cove welcomes Eidi by Bodil Bredsdorff, trans. by Kathryn Mahaffy ($16.99, 8—12).
MACMILLAN/FSG/FOSTER
What's Coming for Christmas? ($15.99) by Kate Banks, illus. by Georg Hallensleben. Everyone eagerly anticipates a Christmas surprise. (3—6)
The Champion of Children ($17.99) by Tomek Bogacki tells of a courageous man who dedicated his life to children during a grim moment in history. (5—up)
The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis ($16.99) by Barbara O'Connor reveals the joys of being a Royal Rule Breaker. (8—12)
Timelock ($17.99) by David Klass completes the Caretaker Trilogy. (14—up)
MACMILLAN/FEIWEL AND FRIENDS
Puffling ($16.99) by Margaret Wild, illus. by Julie Vivas. A young puffin dreams of the day he can leave the nest and strike out on his own. (up to 5)
Trouble Gum ($16.99) by Matthew Cordell. Two pigs playing with their gum get into big trouble. (2—6)
The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow ($14.99) by Andy Griffiths. This follow-up to The Cat on the Mat Is Flat offers 10 rhyming tales. (4—8)
Only a Witch Can Fly ($16.99) by Alison McGhee, illus. by Taeeun Yoo. A girl who longs to fly gives it a try on Halloween night. (4—8)
The Spirit of Christmas ($16.99) by Nancy Tillman celebrates this holiday. (4—8)
The Time Travelers' Handbook ($9.99) by Lottie Stride, illus. by Dusan Pavlic, offers a tour of ancient history and provides tips for developing skills from ancient times. (7—12)
Everything for a Dog ($16.99) by Ann M. Martin is a companion to A Dog's Life. (9—12)
Spellbinder ($17.99) by Helen Stringer. A girl who sees ghosts must discover why they have suddenly disappeared. (9—12)
Buck Fever ($16.99) by Cynthia Chapman Willis. A boy who is expected to hunt deer with his father hates the idea of shooting living things. (9—13)
The Eyeball Collector ($14.99) by F.E. Higgins draws from settings and characters from The Bone Magician and The Black Book of Secrets. (10—14)
Eyes Like Stars ($16.99) by Lisa Mantchev centers on a girl who lives in a magical theater inhabited by characters from every play ever written. (12—up)
The Sweetheart of Prosper County ($16.99) by Jill S. Alexander. A Texas girl picks up the pieces of her family and her friendships, finding herself in the process. (12—up)
In the Path of Falling Objects ($17.99) by Andrew Smith. Two brothers searching for their father unknowingly hitch a ride with a violent killer. (13—up)
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder ($16.99) by Julie Halpern. After her best friend chases her crush, Jessie searches for new friends. (13—up)
Paperback Series
Wind Dancers continues with Heads Up, Horses!, Horses Her Way, A Horse, of Course! and Hungry as a Horse by Sibley Miller, illus. by Tara Larsen Chang and Jo Gershman ($6.99 each, 6—up). And Doodlemaster introduces Fashionista! and Rock Star! by Maria Barbo, illus. by Chuck Gonzales ($9.99 each, 7—11).
MACMILLAN/FIRST SECOND
Paperbacks
Cat Burglar Black ($16.99) by Richard Sala is a graphic novel about a girl who tries to abandon her cat-burglar life when she goes to boarding school. (11—up)
Refresh, Refresh ($17.99) by Danica Novgorodoff. In this graphic novel, three teens whose fathers are serving in Iraq struggle to find their own identities. (15—up)
MACMILLAN/HENRY HOLT
Chief Rhino to the Rescue! ($14.99) by Sam Lloyd. A rhino and his fellow firefighters extinguish a blaze and save the day. (3—6)
Jeremy Draws a Monster ($16.99) by Peter McCarty. The monster Jeremy draws is hungry and bossy. (3—6)
That's Good! That's Bad! on Santa's Journey ($16.99) by Margery Cuyler, illus. by Michael Garland, follows an accident-prone Santa on Christmas Eve. (4—7)
Christian the Lion ($16.99) by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall chronicles the authors' quest to return the young lion they befriended to the African wild. (4—8)
The Knitting of Elizabeth Amelia ($16.99) by Patricia Lee Gauch, illus. by Barbara Lavallee. A girl whose mother knitted her out of wool wants a child of her own. (4—8)
Our World of Water ($16.99) by Beatrice Hollyer reveals how children around the world use water. (4—8)
Yonderfel's Castle: A Medieval Fable ($16.99) by Jean Gralley. An ogre steals half of the mountain on which a generous king's castle is perched. (4—8)
Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudí by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez, illus. by Julie Paschkis, is a biography of this Spanish architect. (5—8)
Life in the Boreal Forest ($16.99) by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illus. by Gennady Spirin, focuses on the animals and plants of this northeastern forest. (5—10)
Boo's Surprise ($15.99) by Betsy Byars, illus. by Eric Brooks. Boo receives a giant egg in this sequel to Boo's Dinosaur. (6—9)
An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers ($16.99) by Natasha Wing, illus. by Julia Breckenreid, presents a portrait of this artist. (6—9)
The Mammoth Academy in Trouble! ($16.99) by Neal Layton is a follow-up to The Mammoth Academy. (7—10)
Peter Peter Picks a Pumpkin House ($16.99) by Christine Graham, illus. by Susan Boase. What happens when Peter Peter and his wife discover a giant pumpkin? (7—10)
The Secret of Zoom ($16.99) by Lynne Jonell. Christina and Taft discover the mysteries behind an orphanage, a laboratory and Christina's mother's supposed death. (9—up)
The Great Death ($15.99) by John Smelcer. After surviving the plague that killed all of the other villagers, can Mille and Maura make it through the Alaskan winter? (10—up)
The Goodbye Season ($16.99) by Marian Hale. Alone and penniless after the 1918 flu epidemic, Mercy finds a job and uncovers a web of murder and intrigue. (12—up)
Running on the Cracks ($16.99) by Julia Donaldson. An orphan on the run finds family in unlikely places. (12—up)
Betraying Season ($16.99) by Marissa Doyle is a companion to Bewitching Season. (14—up)
Demon Chick ($16.99) by Marilyn Kaye. Jessica's presidential candidate mother sells her daughter's soul to the devil. (14—up)
Give Up the Ghost ($17.99) by Megan Crewe centers on a teen who prefers ghosts to living people. (14—up)
The Miles Between ($16.99) by Mary E. Pearson tells of a road trip on which nothing may be as it seems. (14—up)
My Invented Life ($17.99) by Lauren Bjorkman. This novel about feuding friends involves ambiguous sexuality, mistaken identities and drama geeks. (14—up)
Paperback
Katman ($12.99) by Kevin C. Pyle. In this graphic novel, a lonely teen's artistic friend transforms him into a cat-loving superhero. (12—up)
MACMILLAN/HENRY HOLT/OTTAVIANO
The Treasure Bath ($16.99) by Dan Andreasen. This wordless book reveals what lies beneath the bubbles in a boy's bathtub. (2—6)
The Little Dump Truck ($12.99) by Margery Cuyler, illus. by Bob Kolar. Hard Hat Pete and his dump truck spend a busy day at work. (3—6)
When Lucy Goes Out Walking: A Puppy's First Year ($16.99) by Ashley Wolff follows a pup through the seasons. (4—7)
Cool Cars and Trucks ($12.99) by Sean Kenney shows how to build LEGO vehicles. (4—8)
Me and My Animal Friends ($16.99) by Ralph Covert, illus. by Laurie Keller, presents this song about animal pals. (4—8)
Muktar and the Camels ($16.99) by Janet Graber, illus. by Scott Mack. A Somali boy's respect and care for camels inspires others. (4—8)
Hands of the Rain Forest: The Emberá People of Panama ($16.99) by Rachel Crandell introduces these artisans and caretakers of the rainforest. (5—8)
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci ($16.99) by Gene Barretta shows how da Vinci's notes and drawings foreshadowed modern inventions. (5—9)
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott ($17.99) by Yona Zeldis McDonough, illus. by Bethanne Anderson, is a biography of this novelist. (6—10)
The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children ($15.99) by Keith McGowan, illus. by Yoko Tanaka. This retelling of Hansel and Gretel stars two junior sleuths. (9—12)
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales ($16.99) by Ying Chang Compestine, illus. by Coleman Polhemus, compiles Chinese ghost stories and recipes. (12—up)
Series
Piper Reed returns in Piper Reed Gets a Job by Kimberly Willis Holt, illus. by Christine Davenier ($14.99, 8—11).
MACMILLAN/PRIDDY BOOKS
My Giant Fold-out Books: Animals and Machines ($9.99 each) by Roger Priddy. Photos illustrate these foldout board books introducing words. (1—4)
Little Jack ($6.99) by Roger Priddy. This Halloween board book features a removable flashing safety light for trick or treating. (3—7)
12 Cats for Christmas ($12.95) by Roger Priddy is a touch-and-feel, pull-tab holiday book. (3—7).
Series
Simple First Words releases Let's Learn Our Animals and Let's Say Our Colors ($12.95 each, 1—3) and Let's Say Our Alphabet ($19.95, 2—4) by Roger Priddy. Sing-Along welcomes Princess Stories with CD and Sing-Along Songs with CD by Priddy ($12.95 each, 1—8). Bright Baby Slide and Find issues Priddy's Words/Palabras ($4.95, 1—2); and Animals and Trucks ($4.95 each, 2—4). Bright Baby Touch and Feel offers Priddy's Merry Christmas ($4.95, 3—5). Baby Touch and Feel adds Honk! Honk! by Priddy ($8.95, 3—5). Puzzle Town gains In the City and On the Farm by Priddy ($12.95 each, 3—6). Let's Pretend releases Priddy's Race Driver Set ($14.95, 3—7). Fun Things to Make and Do adds Farmer's Market by Priddy ($15.95, 5—9). And Big and Busy introduces How Things Go and Where Things Come From by Priddy ($9.95 each, 5—10).
Paperback Series
Let's Go Green offers Coloring Fun, Number Puzzles, Picture Puzzles and Word Fun by Roger Priddy ($3 each, 3—6). New Giant Activity Books are I Love Animals, I Love Dinosaurs, I Love the Farm and I Love Trucks by Priddy ($9.99 each, 3—8). And 1000 Books gains Priddy's 1000 Activities ($9.95, 4—7).
MACMILLAN/ROARING BROOK
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book ($29.99) by Anita Silvey. More than 100 individuals discuss what book changed the way they see the world. (All ages)
Here Comes Jack Frost ($12.99) by Kazuno Kohara. A lonely boy befriends Jack Frost. (3—6)
When a Monster Is Born ($12.99) by Sean Taylor, illus. by Nick Sharratt, imagines monsters in absurd situations that have unexpected results. (3—6)
Applesauce Season ($16.99) by Eden Ross Lipson, illus. by Mordicai Gerstein, celebrates a family's tradition of making applesauce in the fall. (4—8)
Track Attack ($15.99) by Betty Hicks, illus. by Simon Gane. Can Jazz stop her father's argumentative, loud behavior at her track meets? (7—10)
Cookie ($16.99) by Jacqueline Wilson. Cookie's mother has a plan to change the plain, shy girl's image—but her father doesn't approve. (9—12)
Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage ($16.99) by Kaye Umansky, illus. by Johanna Wright. Tidy Clover lands a job working for the world's messiest witch. (9—up)
The Midnight Charter ($17.99) by David Whitley. In a society warped by materialism, two youngsters must discover the secrets of the future. (11—14)
Episodes: My Life as I See It ($16.99) by Blaze Ginsberg. The author shares his perspective on his life as a highly functioning autistic 21-year-old. (12—up)
Three Witches ($17.99) by Paula Jolin. Three teens have their own reasons to summon a boy after his car goes over a cliff. (14—up)
Series
Polo is back in Polo and the Dragon and Polo and the Magician! by Régis Faller ($9.99 each, 4—8). Cat Royal Adventures adds Cat o' Nine Tails by Julia Golding ($16.99,10—14). And Something Wickedly Weird continues with The Darkling Curse by Chris Mould ($12.99, 10—14).
MACMILLAN/ROARING BROOK/FLASH POINT
Long Walk to Freedom ($16.99) by Nelson Mandela, illus. by Paddy Bouma, adapts Mandela's autobiography for young readers. (6—up)
Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures ($19.99, paper $12.99) by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol, trans. by Arnold J. Pomerans. This biography includes photos never before published. (9—12)
Digital Revolutionaries: The Men and Women Who Brought Computing to Life ($10.99) by Steve Lohr chronicles the history of computers. (9—12)
Paperback
How Loud Can You Burp? ($10.99) by Glenn Murphy is a follow up to Why Is Snot Green? (8—12)
Sally Ride Science: Clean Air by Andrew Bridges and Clean Water by Beth Geiger ($6.99 each) are guides from the Sally Ride Science organization. (8—12)
MACMILLAN/ROARING BROOK/PORTER
Whoo Goes There? ($17.99) by Jennifer Ericsson, illus. by Bert Kitchen. An owl listens to little creatures scurrying far below. (2—6)
Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast ($16.99) by Philip Christian Stead. What happens when Mama Jane serves Wild Man Jack the one dish he detests? (2—6)
Cool Cat ($17.99) by Nonny Hogrogian. With a paint box and some helpful animals, Cool Cat turns his barren neighborhood into a work of art. (3—6)
If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now ($17.99) by Ed Briant. In this wordless tale, a boy encounters a creature made of leaves in the park, and a wrecking crew that threatens the park's future. (3—6)
The Everything Machine ($17.99) by Matt Novak. The Quirkians' easy life changes when a machine that does everything for them stops working. (4—8)
Django ($17.99) by Bonnie Christensen profiles Django Reinhardt, a child prodigy guitarist who overcomes adversity. (5—9)
Series
Dog and Bear return in Three to Get Ready by Laura Vaccaro Seeger ($12.99, 3—7). And Bad Kitty stars in Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel ($13.99, 7—10).
MARSHALL CAVENDISH
The Twelve Days of Christmas ($17.99, limited edition $125) by Gennady Spirin. Paintings illustrate this traditional carol. (4—8)
First Dog: Picking a Pet for the White House ($16.99) by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Amy Bates, focuses on the presidential pup. (4—8)
Cool Dog, School Dog ($15.99) by Deborah Heiligman, illus. by Tim Bowers, is the tale of a boy and his book-loving dog. (4—8)
Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie ($15.99) by Judy Cox, illus. by Joe Mathieu, recounts a class trip to the farm. (4—8)
Turkey Trouble ($15.99) by Wendi Silvano, illus. by Lee Harper. On Thanksgiving, a turkey attempts to disguise himself as other animals on the farm. (4—8)
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! ($16.99) by Maureen Wright, illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Big Bear misunderstands Old Man Winter's message to hibernate. (4—8)
Stars! Stars! Stars! ($17.99) by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Bunnies learn about the stars they see each night. (4—8)
By the Light of the Halloween Moon ($16.99) by Caroline Stutson, illus. by Kevin Hawkes. A girl's toe tapping attracts some spooky characters. (5—9)
Dinosaurs Inside-Out ($17.99) by Roxie Munro presents dinosaur skeletons and exteriors. (5—11)
Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing's African-American Champion ($17.99) by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Eric Velasquez, profiles this NASCAR driver. (7—11)
Letters to a Soldier ($16.99) by David Falvey, compiles letters exchanged between the author, a soldier in Iraq, and fourth-grade students in Long Island. (8—10)
The Adventures of Benny ($15.99) by Steve Shreve. In these five tales, Benny meets Bigfoot, pirates and others. (8—11)
Tutankhamen ($19.99) by Demi is an illustrated biography of this pharaoh. (8—12)
Dragonfly ($17.99) by Julia Golding. In this fantasy, a teenage couple is forced to marry to unite their two kingdoms. (12—up)
Series
Pinwheel Books debuts with The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz and Snore, Dinosaur, Snore! by John Bendall-Brunello ($12.99 each, 3—7). Marshall Cavendish Classics adds The Rabbi and the Twenty-nine Witches by Marilyn Hirsh ($17.99, 5—9); Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub by Jamie Gilson ($15.99, 8—12); and Blackbriar by William Sleator ($16.99, 12—up). Ms. Wiz is back in We Got You, Ms. Wiz? and In Control, Ms. Wiz? by Terence Blacker, illus. by Tony Ross ($12.99 each, 6—9). The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu offers The Case of the Purloined Professor by Judy Cox, illus. by Omar Rayyan ($16.99, 10—up). And Blggrls releases Sistrsic92(Meg) by Cheryl Dellasega, illus. by Tyler Beauford ($16.99, 12—up).
MILET
(IPG, dist.)
Paperbacks
Minutka the Bilingual Dog and Friends/English-Polish and Minutka the Bilingual Dog and Friends/English-Spanish ($9.95) by Anna Mycek-Wodecki are the latest bilingual tales about this pooch. (up to 3)
MILKWEED EDITIONS
(PGW, dist.)
Floramel and Esteban ($16.95) by Emilie Buchwald, illus. by Charles Robinson, tells of the friendship between a cow and an egret. (8—12)
Beyond the Station Lies the Sea ($14) by Jutta Richter, trans. by Anna Brailovsky. Two misfits embark on a journey to realize their dreams. (8—12)
Border Crossing ($17, paper $8) by Jessica Anderson reveals one young man's struggle with identity and the havoc caused by schizophrenia. (10—up)
MIRRORSTONE
The Shadowmask ($17.95) by R.A. and Geno Salvatore is the second installment of the Stone of Tymora trilogy. (10—up)
Series
Joining Practical Guides is A Practical Guide to Vampires by Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer, illus. by Eva Widermann, et al. ($12.95, 6—up). And The Dragon Codices adds Silver Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham ($9.95, 8—12).
MODERN PUBLISHING
Paperback Series
Giant Coloring and Activity Books offers Batman the Brave and the Bold, Fisher-Price Laugh, Smile & Learn, Fisher-Price Precious Planet, Fisher-Price Spike the Ultra Dinosaur and Let's Color ($2.49 each, 3—up). Disney Princess and the Frog joins Bath Time Bubble Books ($4.99, 3—up). Jumbo Coloring Poster Pad with Stickers gains Bodies ($14.99, 5—up). And The Electric Company is a new Photo Album with Full-Size Poster ($6.99, 5—up).
