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Children's Books for Spring: A-C

Compiled by Sally Lodge

-- Publishers Weekly, 2/11/2002

Spring 2002 Listing by Publisher =

A-C | D-F=20 | G-H=20 | I-L=20 | M-P=20 | Q-R=20 | S=20 | T-Z=20

ABINGDON PRESS
Zeek the Christmas Tree Mouse by Richard = Schneider, illus. by Florence Davis ($17). Zeek escapes from the family = cat by=20 posing as a Christmas tree ornament. (All ages)
Badger's Easter = Surprise=20 by Alan and Linda Parry ($15). Owl reminds a grumpy Badger about the = true=20 meaning of Easter. (3-8)
Alphabet Rhymes for Bible Times by = Pceg=20 Augustine and Daphna Flegal, illus. by Paige Easter ($9), is an alphabet = book=20 featuring biblical verse. (3-8)
The Wing by Ray Buckley ($14). = A=20 winged creature is comforted after she breaks her wing and is no longer = able to=20 fly. (6-10)
Paperbacks
In the = Beginning=20 by Judy Newman-St. John ($5) tells the = Christian=20 story of creation. (3-5)
Meeting Bible Characters by Peg = Augustine=20 ($5) collects puzzles, word searches and other activities featuring = biblical=20 characters. (6-10)

ABRAMS
Portables: Powerpuff Girls = (Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Mojo Jojo) ($6.95 each) are four board = books=20 featuring these animated characters. (up to 3)
Hello Kitty, Hello = Family!=20 and Hello Kitty, Hello Friends! by Thea Feldman, illus. by = Jean=20 Hirashima ($6.95 each) are die-cut board books starring this friendly = feline.=20 (up to 3)
Hello Kitty, Hello World! by Higashi Glaser ($14.95) = packages a miniature edition of this book with a plush doll. = (3-5)
Puss in=20 Boots by Steve Light ($14.95) is a retelling with collage art.=20 (3-6)
Can We Play? by Mara van der Meer, paper engineering by = Ron van=20 der Meer ($14.95), is a pop-up, lift-the-flap story about the days of = the week.=20 (3-6)

From = Sally Goes to=20 the Farm by Stephen Huneck=20 (Abrams)
Sally=20 Goes to the Farm by Stephen Huneck = ($17.95). Sally=20 the black Lab meets the animals on a farm. (4-8)
Pirate Pete = by Kim=20 Kennedy, illus. by Doug Kennedy ($16.95). A pirate and his parrot search = for=20 gold. (4-8)
Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert = Burleigh=20 ($16.95) offers a history of chocolate. (6-10)
Reissues
Babar's Battle and=20 Babar's Birthday Surprise by Laurent de Brunhoff ($16.95 each, = 4-8); and=20 de Brunhoff's Meet Babar and His Family and Babar's Little = Girl Makes=20 a Friend ($9.95 each, 4-8).

ALL ABOUT KIDS
The = Flight of=20 the Sunflower by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez, illus. by Nadine Takvorian = ($16.95). The wind takes a sunflower seed on a journey to see the world = before=20 setting it down to grow. (5-10)

ALLEN & = UNWIN
(Independent=20 Publishers Group, dist.)
A Moose Called Mouse by Martine = Murray=20 ($12.95, paper $6.95). A girl tells of her sunrise rendezvous with a = mouse.=20 (3-6)
Paperback
Guide Dogs: From = Puppies to=20 Partners by Diane Lawrenson ($7.95) = discusses the=20 breeding, raising and training of guide dogs. (8-up)
Paperback Series
New = Tashi=20 titles by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg, illus. by Kim Gamble, = are=20 The Big Book of Tashi ($11.95, 6-10) and Tashi and the Dancing = Shoes=20 ($5.95, 6-10).
Paperback = Reprint
Fishing=20 for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific = by John Nicholson ($7.95, 8-13).

ANDERSEN=20 PRESS
(Trafalgar Square, dist.)
Throwaway Bear by Sandy = Nightingale ($16.95) follows a discarded teddy's long journey home.=20 (4-6)
Quack, Quack! by Philippe Dupasquier ($16.95). A father = finds a=20 solution to a neighbor's noisy duck. (5-8)
Paperback Reprint
Two Can Toucan by David McKee ($8.95, 4-7).

ANNICK=20 PRESS
(Firefly, dist.)
A Cat Adrift by Maria Coffey, = illus. by=20 Eugenie Fernandes ($18.95, paper $6.95), tells of a cat who is washed = into the=20 sea on a log. (4-7)
The Dentist and You by Diane Swanson = ($19.95,=20 paper $7.95) examines the tools a dentist uses. (4-7)
Edward the = 'Crazy=20 Man' by Marie Day ($18.95, paper $7.95). Charlie wants to help a=20 schizophrenic homeless man. (4-7)
Grizzly Pete and the Ghosts = by Janet=20 Amsden, illus. by John Beder ($19.95, paper $7.95). A miner decides to = scare the=20 ghosts living in a ghost town. (4-7)
Mama's Babies by Gary = Crew=20 ($18.95, paper $6.95). In this novel, Sarah becomes suspicious when her = mother's=20 babies start disappearing. (10-14)
The Witch in the Lake by = Anna=20 Fienberg ($18.95, paper $7.95). A young wizard must fight a witch to = free his=20 village from a curse. (10-14)
My Crazy Life: How I Survived My = Family,=20 compiled by Allen Flaming and Kate Scowen ($18.95, paper $9.95). Ten = teens tell=20 of their experiences living in dysfunctional families. = (12-up)
Generals=20 Die in Bed: A Story from the Trenches by Charles Yale Harrison = ($18.95,=20 paper $7.95) presents the true tale of a WWI soldier. = (14-up)
Paperback
The Mess by = Jennifer=20 Wolfe, illus. by Cindy Revell ($6.95). This story about cleaning up a = messy=20 house includes reusable word stickers. (5-8)

ANTIQUE = COLLECTORS'=20 CLUB
Jessie and the Dolphins by Tatjana Tekkel ($12.95). = Dolphins=20 rescue a girl who gets into trouble after hiding on her father's fishing = boat.=20 (7-9)

AUGUST HOUSE
Series
Joining The = Books of=20 Nine Lives are Tales of Heroes, Tales of Holidays and = Tales=20 of Insects by Pleasant DeSpain, illus. by Don Bell ($14.95 each,=20 7-10).
Series Reissues
The Books of = Nine=20 Lives reissues Tales of = Tricksters,=20 Tales of Nonsense & Tomfoolery and Tales of Wisdom & = Justice=20 by DeSpain, illus. by Bell ($14.95 each, 7-10).

AZRO=20 PRESS
(505-989-3272)
Whatcha Doing? by Agatha = Featherstone,=20 illus. by Nicole Blau ($17.95). A boy finally finds someone who will = read to=20 him: his grandfather. (2-4)
One Bullfrog by Sid Hausman = ($18.95) is a=20 book and CD package presenting a song about animals who try to pile on a = log.=20 (2-up)
Ravens' Tale by the children of the Oz School ($14.95). = Ravens=20 fly to Hawaii for the winter in this story written and illustrated by = students=20 in a Santa Fe school. (3-8)

BAKER BOOK HOUSE
Little = Girls=20 Activity Bible for Toddlers and Little Boys Activity Bible for = Toddlers=20 by Carolyn Larsen, illus. by Caron Turk ($12.99 each), each compile = more=20 than 30 biblical stories. (1-4)
Little Girls Bible Library and = Little Boys Bible Library by Carolyn Larsen, illus. by Caron Turk = ($9.99=20 each), are slipcased collections of eight miniature books. = (1-4)
Cow in=20 the Rain and Cow Goes for a Ride by Todd Aaron Smith ($7.99 = each)=20 recount barnyard adventures. (2-7)
Paperback=20 Series
X-Country Adventures continues = with=20 California Gold Rush Fever and The Great Florida Chase by = Bob Schaller ($5.99 each, = 9-12).=20

BAREFOOT BOOKS
An Island in the Sun by Stella=20 Blackstone, illus. by Nicoletta Ceccoli ($15.99). A boy sets sail for a = distant=20 island with just a fishing rod and a telescope. (4-7)
How Loud Is = a Lion?=20 by Clare Beaton ($14.99). No other African creature can compete with = the=20 roar of a lion. (4-7)
The Barefoot Book of Knights by John = Matthews,=20 illus. by Giovanni Manna ($19.99). An armorer's tales of brave men = inspire a=20 boy. (8-up)
Paperback = Reprints
Bunbun, the=20 Middle One and Bunbun at Bedtime = by Sharon=20 Pierce McCullough ($6.99 each, 4-7); Jack and the Beanstalk by = Richard=20 Walker, illus. by Niamh Sharkey ($6.99, 6-8); and The Barefoot Book = of=20 Pirates by Walker and The Barefoot Book of Princesses by = Caitlin=20 Matthews, both illus. by Olwyn Whelan ($9.99 each, = 8-10).
Paperback Reprint in Spanish
Juan y los frijoles = m=EF=BF=BDgicos (Jack=20 and the Beanstalk) by Richard Walker, = illus. by=20 Niamh Sharkey ($6.99, 6-8).

BARRON'S
Old MacDonald = Had a=20 Farm and The Wheels on the Bus by Penny Dann ($3.95 each) are = board=20 books presenting these songs. (1-3)
Quack Quack, Who's That! = and=20 Yawn Like a Hippo by Delia Noel and Ruth Galloway ($4.95 each) = are=20 lift-the-flap board books featuring animals. (1-4)
Morning in the = Garden=20 by Heather Gondek, illus. by Mercedes McDonald ($9.95). In this = pop-up,=20 pull-the-tab tale, verse reveals what happens in a garden. = (3-6)
Oliver's=20 Party by Jenny Fry ($8.95). This story about a birthday party = presents the=20 concepts of counting, adding and subtracting. (3-6)
Flop Ear Boxed = Set=20 by Guide Van Genechten ($14.95) packages Flop Ear with a = plush bunny.=20 (3-6)
Looking After Murphy by Jamie Rix, illus. by John=20 Bendall-Brunello ($13.95). A woman takes care of her grandchildren's = hamster=20 when they go on vacation. (4-7)
I Want to Play! by Sue = Robinson,=20 illus. by Andy Beckett ($14.95). A kitten encounters the many critters = that live=20 in the backyard. (4-7)
The Totally Tea-Rific Tea Party by = Hallie=20 Warshaw and Tanya Napier ($13.95) provides menus for 16 tea parties.=20 (7-11)
Series
Baby Rattle Books=20 debuts with Colors, Food, = Numbers=20 and Zoo by Ana=EF=BF=BDl Dena, illus. by = J=EF=BF=BDr=EF=BF=BDme Eho ($3.95 each, up to 2).=20 Stroller Books offers My Animals, My Clothes, My = Room=20 and My Toys by Dena, illus. by Eho ($4.95 each, up to 3). = Baby=20 Action Rhymes by Nicola Smee introduces Peek A Boo Baby,=20 Sleepyhead, Splish! Splash! and Tickle Me Too = ($4.95 each,=20 1-3). Animal Shapes welcomes Guinea Pig, Kitten, = Puppy=20 and Rabbit by Rachael O'Neal ($2.95 each, 1-3). New 'I Am' = titles by Maria Prims and N=EF=BF=BDria Roca are I Am a Big Snake = and I Am=20 a Big Tyrannosaurus Rex ($9.95 each, 1-5). Flutterbugs = presents=20 Busy Buzzy Bee, Fly Little Butterfly, Helpful Little = Dragonfly=20 and Shy Little Moth by Elizabeth Lawrence, illus. by Katy = Rhodes=20 ($3.95 each, 2-4). New Jungle Flap Books are Whose Clothes Are = Those?=20 by Shaheen Bilgrami and Whose Food Is Whose? by Sally = Crabtree and=20 Robertha Mathieuson, both illus. by Sally Chambers ($4.95 each, 2-5). = Picture=20 Frame Books gains The Dream Fairies, The Rainbow = Treasure,=20 The Silvery Shiny Moon and The Wishing Star by Moira = Butterfield,=20 illus. by Suzy-Jane Tanner ($5.95 each, 2-5). New Chunky books = are=20 Chunky Boat, Chunky Car, Chunky Plane and Chunky = Train=20 by Sue Hendra ($4.95 each, 2-5). And Carry Me Tales offers = Billy=20 the Goat by Shaheen Bilgrami and Puddle the Duck by Angela=20 Brooksbank, both illus. by Katy Rhodes ($5.95 each, = 2-5).
Series in Spanish
'I Am' adds=20 Soy una gran serpiente (I Am a Big Snake) and Soy un gran = tiranosauro=20 by Maria Prims and N=EF=BF=BDria Roca ($9.95 each, = 1-5).
Paperbacks
Scared? From Fear... to Courage = and Boys and Girls of the World from Here... to = There by=20 N=EF=BF=BDria Roca, illus. by Rosa Curto ($6.95 each) examine childhood = fears and=20 children from various lands. (3-6)
Horrible Hair by Gerald = Rose=20 ($5.95). Lion has a bad hair day. (3-6)
Tiggy Tiger, Brave = Explorer by=20 Claire Freedman, illus. by Cecilia Johansson ($6.95). A young tiger = practicing=20 his growl encounters a grumpy rhinoceros. (4-7)
Paperbacks in Spanish
=EF=BF=BDTienes miedo? Del temor = al valor (Scared?=20 From Fear... to Courage) and = Ni=EF=BF=BDos y ni=EF=BF=BDas del=20 mundo de un extremo al otro (Boys and Girls of the World from = Here... to=20 There ) by N=EF=BF=BDria Roca, illus. by Rosa Curto ($6.95 each,=20 3-6).

BEAR & COMPANY/THE BOYDS = COLLECTION
Series
Digby in Disguise debuts=20 with Digby in Disguise and Digby Finds a Friend by KD = Wurtz,=20 illus. by Tracey Carrier ($17.95 each, 3-6). And My Home begins = with=20 Bluffy's Mighty Mountain, Flurry's Frozen Tundra and = Kingston's=20 Flowering Forest by Virginia Kroll, illus. by Michael Maydak = ($17.95=20 each, 4-10).
Paperback Series
Duke = the Bear=20 Detective starts up with Duke's First = Case:=20 Jessie and the Missing Yarn, Poker and the Cupcake Chase and=20 Babette and the Apple Bandit by Raymond Coutu, illus. by = Ren=EF=BF=BDe Graef=20 ($7.95 each, 5-9). And Suitcase Bear Adventures launches with=20 Sebastian in Central Park, Sebastian at the Tower of London = and=20 Sebastian in Egypt by M.C. Hall, illus. by David Wenzel ($7.95 = each,=20 6-10).

BELLE TRESS BOOKS
(Words, dist.)
My = Guardian=20 Angel, My Fairy Godmother and My Magical Mermaid by = Samara=20 Anjelae, illus. by Martha-Elizabeth Ferguson ($16.95 each), focus on = angels,=20 fairies and mermaids. (All ages)
Wonder Windows by Samara = Anjelae,=20 illus. by Martha-Elizabeth Ferguson ($42.95), is a boxed set containing = My=20 Guardian Angel, My Fairy Godmother and My Magical = Mermaid.=20 (All ages)

BETHANY HOUSE
The Book of Jesus for = Families=20 by Calvin Miller ($15.99) compiles stories, poems and songs about = Jesus.=20 (All ages)
Look What You Made, God by Elspeth Campbell Murphy = ($7.99)=20 is a book of prayers celebrating creation. (2-6)
Paperback Series
AstroKids gains=20 The Super-Duper Blooper and AstroBall Free-4-All by Robert = Elmer=20 ($4.99, 7-11). Elmer's Freedom Trap joins Promise of = Zion=20 ($5.99, 8-13). Girls Only (GO!) offers Star Status by = Beverly=20 Lewis ($5.99, 8-13). Bloodhounds, Inc. sniffs out Mystery of = the=20 Melodies from Mars ($5.99, 8-13). Brio Girls continues with=20 Opportunity Knocks Twice and Double Exposure by Lissa = Halls=20 Johnson ($5.99 each, 12-16). And Grave Matters by Patricia = Rushford is=20 new to Jennie McGrady Mysteries ($4.99, = 12-16).
Paperback Series Reprint
Holly's Heart = by Beverly Lewis reprints Sealed with a Kiss and = The=20 Trouble with Weddings ($4.99 each, 11-14).

BEYOND=20 WORDS
Paperbacks
Generation = FIX: Young=20 Ideas for a Better World by Elizabeth = Rusch,=20 illus. by Pamela Hobbs ($9.95), collects the true stories of 20 kids = whose=20 actions are making the world a better place. (9-16)
Authors by = Request: An=20 Inside Look at Your Favorite Writers by Janis Campbell and Catherine = Collison ($8.95) focuses on J.K. Rowling, Louis Sachar, Brian Jacques = and=20 others. (9-16)
Going Places: Real-Life Teen Adventures by = Michelle=20 Roehm McCann ($9.95) compiles stories about teens who learn to overcome = fears=20 and reach out to others. (10-up)

BLOOMSBURY=20 UK
(Trafalgar Square, = dist.)
Chester's=20 Big Surprise by Olivia Villet ($16.95). Why doesn't Chester the = dog's=20 special friend want to play with him? (2-4)
Paperbacks
Owen and the Mountain by Malachy Doyle, illus. by Giles Greenfield ($8.95). A = man and his=20 grandson learn important lessons when they climb a mountain together.=20 (5-8)
The Twilight Book by Jonny Boatfield ($8.95). Tom has = only one=20 hour to rescue a girl kidnapped by an ape. (6-9)
Paperback Reprints
The Emperor and the Nightingale=20 by Fiona Waters, illus. by Paul Birkbeck = ($9.95,=20 8-11); and Moon Tales: Myths of the Moon from Around the World by = Rina=20 Singh, illus. by Debbie Lush; and Chaucer the Cat and the Animal = Pilgrims=20 by Patricia Borlenghi, illus. by Giles Greenfield ($13.95 each,=20 8-11).

BLOOMSBURY USA
(Holtzbrink, dist.)
Five = Little=20 Fiends by Sarah Dyer ($16.95). Five fiends learn that the earth, = land, sea,=20 sky, moon and sun must exist in harmony. (All ages)
My First Book = of=20 Numbers and My First Book of Opposites by Kim Deegan ($7.95 = each) are=20 concept board books. (up to 5)
No Trouble at All by Sally = Grindley,=20 illus. by Eleanor Taylor ($15.95). Grandpa bear doesn't notice three = baby bears'=20 mischief-making. (2-6)
Busy Night by Ross Collins ($15.95). = Ben's=20 bedtime visitors include the Tooth Fairy and Santa. = (4-8)
Frankenstella=20 and the Video Store Monster by Herbie Brennan, illus. by Cathy Gale=20 ($15.95), reveals what happens to Stella when a monster eats her mother. = (4-8)
Sandbear by Shen Rodde, illus. by Jenny Jones ($15.95). = Hare=20 makes a bear out of sand. (4-8)
Whistler's Hollow by Debbie = Dadey=20 ($14.95) centers on a girl who goes to live with her aunt and uncle = after her=20 parents die. (9-up)
Hunted by N.M. Browne ($16.95). In = parallel=20 worlds, Karen is a girl battling a coma and a fox helping to overthrow = an=20 ancient monarchy. (10-up)
The Secret of Sabrina Fludde by = Pauline Fisk=20 ($15.95). The legend of a river comes to life when a girl seeks out the = truth=20 about her life. (10-up)
Georgie by Malachy Doyle ($13.95). A = teen=20 confronts his past and creates a new life for himself. = (12-up)

BOYDS=20 MILLS PRESS

From = Cuckoo Can't=20 Find You by Lorianne Siomades (Boyds Mills)=20
Cuckoo Can't=20 Find You by Lorianne Siomades ($12.95). = Readers=20 help animals find lost objects. (2-6)
What Color Is Nature? by = Stephen=20 Swinburne ($15.95, paper $8.95) is a photo essay focusing on the colors = found in=20 nature. (3-7)
Amazing Grazing by Cris Peterson, illus. by = Alvis Upitis=20 ($16.95), tells of three Montana ranches that practice rotational = grazing.=20 (4-8)
Barn Sneeze by Karen Winnick ($15.95). The animals in = Sue's barn=20 can't stop sneezing. (4-8)
Full Steam Ahead by Faye Gibbons, = illus. by=20 Sherry Meidell ($15.95). A boy and his grandfather ride through Georgia = on a=20 steam locomotive. (5-8)
My Grandma, My Pen Pal by Jan Dale = Koutsky=20 ($15.95). A girl and her grandmother exchange letters over the years. = (5-9)=20
Ali and the Magic Stew by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, illus. = by=20 Winslow Pels ($15.95). A beggar helps a Persian boy make a healing stew = for his=20 dying father. (5-up)
Rivers: Nature's Busy Waterways by David=20 Harrison, illus. by Cheryl Nathan ($15.95), describes how people and = nature=20 depend on rivers. (6-8)
Jemma's Journey by Trevor Romain, = illus. by=20 Pat Lopez ($15.95). Jemma plants a tree in honor of a man who was hung = in the=20 1920s. (6-up)
The Pied Piper of Peru by Ann Tompert, illus. by = Kestutis Kasparavicius ($15.95), relates the legend of Martin de Porres, = who rid=20 a monastery of mice. (6-up)
John Paul II, Every Child a Light: The = Pope's=20 Message to Young People, ed. by Jerome Vereb ($16.95) collects = inspirational=20 words. (7-up)
On the Trail of Lewis and Clark: A Journey Up the = Missouri=20 River by Peter Lourie ($19.95) follows the route taken by these = explorers.=20 (7-up)
Black-eyed Suzie by Susan Shaw ($14.95). A girl's stay = in a=20 mental hospital helps her break out of her psychological prison. (10-up) =
Paperbacks
Look What You Can Make with Craft = Sticks, ed. by=20 Kelly Milner Halls; and Look What You Can Make with Newspapers, = Magazines,=20 and Greeting Cards and Look What You Can Make with Plastic = Bottles and=20 Tubs, ed. by Kathy Ross, all illus. with photos by Hank Schneider = ($5.95=20 each). Each volume presents more than 80 craft projects. = (4-12)
The Big=20 Book of Fun: An Amazing Collection of Jokes, Riddles, Puzzles and = More, ed.=20 by Jeffrey A. O'Hare ($9.95), compiles jokes and activities. = (5-12)
The=20 Big Book of Mazes, ed. by Jeffrey A. O'Hare ($7.95), offers a = collection of=20 mazes. (5-12)
Beastly Behaviors: Find the Baffling Bonds Between = Amazing=20 Animals by Jeffrey A. O'Hare, illus. by Marc Nadel ($8.95), examines = various=20 animal habitats. (7-14)
Paperback=20 Reprints
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature = by Stephen Swinburne ($8.95, 3-7); Lost Treasure of = the Inca=20 by Peter Lourie ($9.95, 7-up); and The Fall of the Red Star = by Helen=20 Szablya, illus. by Peggy King Anderson; and Kat's Surrender by = Trevor=20 Romain, illus. by Pat Lopez ($9.95 each, 10-up).
Paperback Reissues
C Is for City by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Pat Cummings ($9.95, 4-8); and = Island=20 of the Loons by Dayton Hyde ($9.95, 10-up).

BOYDS MILLS=20 PRESS/WORDSONG
Some Folks Like Cats: And Other Poems by = Ivy=20 Eastwick, compiled by Walter Barbe, illus. by Mary Kurnick Maass = ($15.95),=20 collects poems about things real and imagined. (4-7)
A Grand = Celebration:=20 Grandparents in Poetry, compiled by Carol Hittleman and Daniel = Hittleman,=20 illus. by Kay Life ($16.95), presents poems featuring grandparents.=20 (4-up)
A Family Like Yours by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illus. by = Tammie=20 Lyons ($14.95), offers poetry celebrating families. (7-up)
Wham! = It's a=20 Poster Jam: Discovering Performance Poetry by Sara Holbrook ($14.95, = paper=20 $9.95) is a guide to performing poetry. (8-14)
Wild Wings: Poems = for Young=20 People by Jane Yolen, photos by Jason Stemple ($17.95). Photos and = poems=20 focus on birds in the wild. (10-12)
Reissue
Someone Could Win a Polar Bear = by John Ciardi, illus. by Edward Gorey ($9.95,=20 6-9).

BREAKWATER BOOKS
Reissue
Down by Jim Long's Stage: Rhymes for Children = and Young=20 Fish, 25th Anniversary Edition by Al = Pittman,=20 illus. by Pam Hall ($19.95, 2-6).
Paperback
Skippers at Cape Spear by Caroline Stellings ($9.95). Canine skippers help the = elves save=20 Saint Nicholas from the Vikings. (2-6)

BROADMAN &=20 HOLMAN
Series
New LullaBible titles are Baby's First Book of=20 Prayers, Baby's First Book of Blessings, Baby's First Book = of=20 Psalms and Baby's First Book of Bible Stories by Stephen = Elkins,=20 illus. by Ellie Colton ($6.99 each, up to 3). The Dove Award = Signature=20 series offers God Is in Control and Testify to Love by = Elkins,=20 illus. by Colton ($14.99, 4-10). Just Like Jesus Said adds = Don't Worry=20 About Tomorrow, Love Your Neighbor, Secretly Do Good Deeds = and=20 Show Each Other Forgiveness by Melody Carlson, illus. by Susan = Reagan=20 ($12.99 each, 4-10). And joining Word & Song Greatest Bible = Stories Ever=20 Told are God's Power, Special Families, Courage = &=20 Strength, Stories That Build Character and Stories of = Faith by=20 Stephen Elkins, illus. by Tim O'Connor ($9.99 each, 4-10). =
Paperback Series
Chip Hilton Sports = Series reissues Home Run Feud and Hungry Hurler = by Clair=20 Bee, updated by Cynthia and Randall Farley ($5.99 each, = 8-13).

CANDLE=20 BOOKS
(Kregel Publications, dist.)
Paperbacks
Talking with God: Sorry, Please and Thank You by Charlotte and = Gordon=20 Stowell ($4.99) is a set of three books of prayers. (2-5)
Jesus = and His=20 Friends by Gail Ann Minett, illus. by Rachel O'Neill ($9.99), = introduces New=20 Testament stories. (2-5)

CANDLEWICK
Tiny Teethers: = Farm=20 Animals, Ocean Animals, Pets and Wild Animals = by=20 Melanie Walsh ($4.99 each) are board books with teething rings. (3 = mos.-2=20 yrs.)
square triangle round skinny by Vladimir = Radunsky=20 ($14.99) is a boxed set of board books. (1-3)
Where Is Little = Black=20 Kitten? by Virginia Miller ($8.99). Ba searches for his lost kitten. = (1-3)
Flip's Day by Petr Hor=EF=BF=BDcek ($6.99). This tale of = a penguin has a=20 pull-the-tab finale. (1-3)
Giddy-up! Let's Ride! by Flora = McDonnell=20 ($16.99) reveals various characters on horseback. (2-4)
Baby Duck = and the=20 Cozy Blanket by Amy Hest, illus. by Jill Barton ($10.99). Baby Duck = copes=20 with blanket separation in this touch-and-feel story. (2-5)
I Love = My=20 Little Storybook by Anita Jeram ($12.99) celebrates the joy of = reading.=20 (2-5)
Bear's Good Night and Monkey's Play Time by Jane = Cabrera=20 ($4.99 each) are board-book tales. (2-5)
Maisy's Fire Engine = and=20 Maisy's Train by Lucy Cousins ($4.99 each) show Maisy in motion.=20 (2-5)
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley, illus. by Brita = Granstr=EF=BF=BDm=20 ($15.99), explores animal sounds. (2-5)

From = This Little=20 Chick by John Lawrence (Candlewick)=20
This = Little=20 Chick by John Lawrence ($15.99). A chick = imitates=20 the noises the other animals make. (2-up)
Do Like a Duck Does! = by Judy=20 Hindley, illus. by Ivan Bates ($14.99), is the story of a duck family = and a fox.=20 (3-5)
Maisy Cleans Up and Maisy Makes Lemonade by Lucy = Cousins=20 ($9.99 each, paper $3.29) are two capers starring Maisy. (3-5)
How = Kind!=20 by Mary Murphy ($14.99) shows how kindness is contagious. = (3-5)
Pizza=20 Kittens by Charlotte Voake ($15.99). Can three rambunctious kittens = sit=20 still through dinner? (3-5)
Treasure Hunt by Allan Ahlberg, = illus. by=20 Gillian Tyler ($14.99), celebrates family rituals. (3-6)
Maisy's = First=20 Clock by Lucy Cousins ($12.99) is a board book with a plastic clock = with=20 movable hands. (3-6)
Sally and the Limpet by Simon James = ($10.99)=20 tells of a girl who finds a treasure in the sea. (3-6)
Rosy's = Visitors=20 by Judy Hindley, illus. by Helen Craig ($14.99), reveals a child's = secret=20 world. (3-6)
Once Upon a Time... by Nick Sharratt ($8.99) = features=20 press-out pictures. (3-6)
The Big Meow by Elizabeth Spires, = illus. by=20 Cynthia Jabar ($15.99). A small feline overcomes his fear of using his = big,=20 brave voice. (3-7)
What Shall We Play? by Sue Heap ($13.99) = describes=20 play-time activities. (3-up)
A Present for Mom by Vivian = French,=20 illus. by Dana Kubick ($13.99), recounts a memorable Mother's Day.=20 (3-up)
Willow on the River and Willow by the Sea by = Camilla=20 Ashforth ($12 each) are two stories centering on Willow the bear.=20 (4-7)
Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child by Bob Graham ($15.99) is a = tale about=20 the rewards of paying attention. (4-7)
Bertie Was a Watchdog = by Rick=20 Walton, illus. by Arthur Robins ($10.99). A diminutive pooch chases a = robber.=20 (4-7)

From = The Bugliest=20 Bug, illus. by Scott Nash (Candlewick)=20
The = Bugliest=20 Bug by Carol Diggory Shields, illus. by = Scott Nash=20 ($15.99), tells of a contest in insect land. (4-8)
The = Birdwatchers by=20 Simon James ($15.99). A man shares the wonders of birdwatching with his=20 grandchild. (4-8)
Beany Goes to Camp by Susan Wojciechowski, = illus. by=20 Susanna Natti ($15.99). A worrywart goes to summer camp. (6-9)
The = Woman=20 Who Won Things by Allan Ahlberg, illus. by Katharine McEwen = ($14.99), relays=20 another adventure of the Gaskitt family. (6-9)
What Planet Are You = From,=20 Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child ($16.99). Clarice returns to assume = the role=20 of environmentalist. (6-10)
The Adventures of a Nose by = Viviane=20 Schwarz, illus. by Joel Stewart ($14.99), offers a story about seeking=20 acceptance. (6-up)
The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden=20 ($13.99). A girl from Thailand discovers the many aspects of being = American.=20 (7-9)
Trouble at Betts Petts by Kelly Easton ($14.99). Animals = vanish=20 from Aaron's parents' pet store. (8-12)
No More! Stories and Songs = of=20 Slave Resistance by Doreen Rappaport, illus. by Shane Evans = ($17.99), shares=20 stories and songs about enslaved African Americans. (9-12)
Seeing = the Blue=20 Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets, compiled by Paul B. = Janeczko ($17.99), presents advice and sample poetry from 32 poets.=20 (9-13)
Becoming Joe DiMaggio by Maria Testa, illus. by Scott = Hunt=20 ($13.99), is a novel about baseball, family and the American dream.=20 (10-14)
Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua ($15.99). This novel = about=20 friendship and race is set in a small Southern town. = (10-up)
Waiting for=20 Christopher by Louise Hawes ($15.99). A teenage girl takes a toddler = away=20 from his abusive mother. (12-up)
ChaseR: A Novel in E-mails by = Michael=20 J. Rosen ($15.99) centers on a lonely teen obsessed with e-mail.=20 (12-up)
Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett ($15.99) tells of a = girl=20 who comes of age during the Depression. (14-up)
Stoner & Spaz = by=20 Ron Koertge ($15.99) is a novel about two teens who make an unlikely = pair.=20 (14-up)
Paperback Series
Read and = Wonder=20 adds Jody's Beans by Malachy = Doyle, illus.=20 by Judith Allibone ($5.99, 3-6); and Gentle Giant Octopus by = Karen=20 Wallace, illus. by Mike Bostock; and My Goose Betsy by Trudi = Braun,=20 illus. by John Bendall-Brunello ($5.99 each, 4-8). Brand New Readers=20 gains Bleeper's Friends by Carole Lexa Schaefer, illus. by = Julie=20 Lacome; Bravo, Kazam! by Amy Ehrlich, illus. by Barney Saltzberg; = Mouse Goes Out by Phyllis Root, illus. by James Croft; and = Piggy and=20 Dad Play by David Martin, illus. by Frank Remkiewicz ($4.99 each = set, 4-7).=20 And Sisters of the Quantock Hills debuts with Sarah's = Story,=20 Frances's Story, Julia's Story and Gwen's Story by = Ruth=20 Elwin Harris ($5.99 each, 12-up).
Paperback Reprints
Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes=20 by Judy Hindley, illus. by Brita = Granstr=EF=BF=BDm ($5.99,=20 2-5); Good Job, Little Bear by Martin Waddell, illus. by Barbara = Firth=20 ($5.99, 3-6); Owl Babies by Waddell, illus. by Patrick Benson = ($5.99,=20 3-7); Happy Birth Day! by Robie Harris, illus. by Martin Emberley = ($6.99,=20 3-8); Science Fair Bunnies by Kathryn Lasky, illus. by Marylin = Hafner=20 ($5.99, 4-7); Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol = Diggory=20 Shields, illus. by Scott Nash ($5.99, 4-8); Zelda and Ivy by = Laura McGee=20 Kvasnosky ($6.99, 5-9); Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge? and = Wish=20 You Were Here (and I Wasn't) by Colin McNaughton ($7.99 each, 5-9); = The=20 Circle of Days by Reeve Lindbergh, illus. by Cathie Felstead ($5.99, = 5-12);=20 Zachary's Ball by Matt Tavares ($5.99, 6-10); It's So Amazing! = by=20 Robie Harris, illus. by Michael Emberley ($10.99, 7-up); The Dragon = of Lonely=20 Island by Rebecca Rupp ($5.99, 8-11); When I Was Your Age, Volume = Two:=20 Original Stories About Growing Up by Joseph Bruchac, Paul = Fleischman, Karen=20 Hesse and others ($7.99, 9-14); and Witch Child by Celia Rees = ($7.99,=20 12-up).

CANDY CANE PRESS
The Story of Jesus by = Patricia=20 A. Pingry, illus. by Rebecca Thornburgh ($6.95). This board book = recounts the=20 life of Jesus. (3-5)
How Do I Love You? by P.K. Hallinan = ($6.95)=20 emphasizes parents' unconditional love for their children. = (3-5)
The Story=20 of Passover by Rabbi Francis Barry Silberg, illus. by Stephanie = McFetridge=20 Britt ($6.95), explains the historical significance of Passover. = (3-5)
The=20 Story of Saint Patrick's Day by Patricia A. Pingry, illus. by Pamela = Levy=20 ($6.95), focuses on this saint and the day named in his honor.=20 (3-5)
Reissues
Today Is Valentine's = Day!=20 and Today Is Easter! by P.K. = Hallinan=20 ($7.95 each, paper $5.95, 3-6); The Easter Story by Carol Heyer = ($12.95,=20 5-8); and A Child's Story of Easter by Etta Wilson, illus. by = Mary Ann=20 Utt ($7.95, 5-8).
Paperbacks in = Spanish
La=20 historia de la Pascua (The Story of Easter) by=20 Patricia A. Pingry, illus. by Lorraine Wells; and La historia de los = Diez=20 Mandamientos (The Story of the Ten Commandments) by Pingry, illus. = by Stacy=20 Venturi-Pickett ($3.25 each, 5-8).

CAVENDISH
Is This = a Sack=20 of Potatoes? by Crescent Dragonwagon, illus. by Catherine Stock = ($15.95). A=20 mother and child share a hide-and-seek adventure. (3-6)
Rabbit = Moon by=20 Patricia Hubbell, illus. by Wendy Watson ($15.95). A rabbit family = celebrates=20 each month of the year. (4-8)
The Boy Who Was Generous with Salt = by=20 Corinne Demas Bliss, illus. by Michael Hays ($15.95). In the 1850s, a = boy=20 adjusts to a hard life at sea. (5-8)
I Am: I Am a Dancer by = Eleanor=20 Schick ($15.95). A girl dreams and dances her way through the day.=20 (5-8)

From = This Whole Tooth=20 Fairy Thing's Nothing But a Big Rip-Off!, illus. by Thomas = Payne=20 (Cavendish)
This Whole Tooth Fairy Thing Is Nothing but a Big Rip = Off!=20 by Lois Grambling, illus. by Thomas = Payne=20 ($15.95). Awaiting the Tooth Fairy, Little Hippo has an unexpected = adventure.=20 (5-8)
Butterflies & Lizards by Ruth Lercher Bornstein = ($14.95) is=20 a novel of love and forgiveness set in 1934. (8-12)
Strange = Animals, New=20 to Science by Laurence Pringle ($15.95) examines newly discovered = and=20 endangered animals. (8-12)
Where the Ground Meets the Sky by = Jackie=20 Davies ($14.95) offers a fictionalized account of the development of the = atomic=20 bomb. (10-14)
Borderlands by Jennifer Owens Dewey ($14.95) is = a novel=20 describing a teenage girl's mental illness and recovery.=20 (12-up)

CEDCO
Series
Flavia=20 Girl adds Holdin' On: A Brave Girl's = Guide to=20 Surviving Change by Lisa Weedn, illus. by Flavia ($14.95,=20 10-14).

CHARLESBRIDGE
Animal Friends by Maya = Ajmera and=20 John Ivanko ($6.95) introduces animal pals. (up to 6)
Henry = David's=20 House, ed. by Steven Schnur, illus. by Peter Fiore ($16.95), is an=20 adaptation of Thoreau's Walden. (5-9)
Birds Build Nests = by=20 Yvonne Winer, illus. by Tony Oliver ($16.95, paper $6.95), explains how, = why and=20 when birds build nests. (6-9)
Ice Cream by Jules Older, illus. = by Lyn=20 Severance ($16.95, paper $6.95), offers a history of this dessert.=20 (7-10)
The Official 'M&M's' Brand History of the Calendar = by Larry=20 Dane Brimner, illus. by Karen Pellaton ($16.95, paper $6.95). Candy = characters=20 guide readers through a history of time-tracking. = (7-10)
Series
Face-to-Face gains=20 Face-to-Face with The Dog by Val=EF=BF=BDrie Tracqui, photos by = Marie-Luce Hubert=20 and Jean-Louis Klein ($9.95, 3-7). And It Happens in the Month Of... = by=20 Ellen Jackson issues a volume for each month of the year ($8.95 each, = 5-8).=20
Paperback Reprint
The Jet Alphabet = Book=20 by Jerry Pallotta, illus. by Rob Bolster = ($7.95,=20 3-8).

CHARLESBRIDGE/TALEWINDS
Too Young for Yiddish = by=20 Richard Michelson, illus. by Neil Waldman ($15.95), is a tale about the=20 importance of heritage and culture. (5-9)
Paperback Reprint
The Big Buck Adventure = by Shelley Gill and Deborah Tobola, illus. by Grace Lin = ($6.95,=20 5-9).

CHARLESBRIDGE/WHISPERING COYOTE
Billy's = Big-Boy Bed=20 by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes ($15.95) centers on a boy who is = apprehensive=20 about making a big change. (2-4)
Paperback=20 Reprints
Row Row Row Your Boat by Iza = Trapani;=20 and Rub a Dub Dub by Kin Eagle, illus. by Rob Gilbert ($6.95 = each, 2-7);=20 and Dancing with Daddy by Willy Welch, illus. by Liza Woodruff = ($6.95,=20 4-8).

CHELSEA HOUSE
Series
People at Odds debuts with=20 The Bosnian Serbs and Macedonians and India and Pakistan = by John=20 Riddle, England and India by Michele Stephenson, The IRA and = England=20 and Israel and the Arab World by Heather Wagner and Native = Americans and the United States by Alison Kelly ($21.95 each, = 10-up).=20 Launching Who Wrote That? are six books, including Louisa May = Alcott=20 by Elizabeth Silverhorne, Gary Paulsen by Elizabeth Paterra = and=20 Mythmaker: The Story of J.K. Rowling by Charles Shields ($21.95 = each,=20 10-up). Battles That Changed the World starts up with 10 titles, = among=20 them Gettysburg by Earl Rice Jr., Midway by Richard Worth = and=20 Waterloo by Samuel Crompton ($21.95 each, 10-up). Behind the = Camera=20 gets rolling with six volumes, including James Cameron by = Bonnie=20 McMeans, Spike Lee by Charles Shields and Steven Spielberg = by=20 Elizabeth Budd ($21.95 each, 10-up). Six books launch Focus on Family = Matters, among them Dealing with Terminal Illness in the Family = by=20 Heather Wagner and Teen Pregnancy by Michele Alpern ($19.75 each, = 10-up).=20 And Major World Nations gets underway with Afghanistan by = Joan=20 Barnatt, New Zealand by Carol Ann Gillespie, Scotland by = Roger=20 Dendinger and seven additional titles ($21.95 each, 10-up).
Galaxy = of the=20 Superstars adds eight titles, including Drew Barrymore by = John=20 Bankston, Ben Stiller by Dawn Fitzgerald and Dave Matthews = by Erik=20 Anjou ($19.75 each, 10-up). Eight volumes join Great Disasters: = Reforms and=20 Ramifications, among them Love Canal by Jennifer Reed = ($21.95, 10-up)=20 and Terrorism by Hal Marcovitz and Pearl Harbor by Judy = Hasday=20 ($9.95 each paper, 10-up). Your Government: How It Works = continues with=20 six books, including The Electoral College by Martha Hewson and = The=20 Federal Aviation Administration by Andrea Canavan ($19.75 each, = 10-up).=20 There are 24 Bloom's BioCritiques due out, edited by Harold = Bloom,=20 including Maya Angelou, Lord Byron, Anton Chekhov, = Emily=20 Dickinson, Toni Morrison, Mark Twain and Tennessee = Williams=20 ($24.95 each, 13-up). Eight volumes join Crime, Justice, and=20 Punishment, among them Crimes Against Women by Gerda = Gallop-Goodman=20 and Victimless Crimes by Justin Fernandez ($21.95 each, 13-up); = and=20 Terrorism by Ann Graham Gaines ($9.95 paper, 13-up). Bloom's = Major=20 Short Story Writers and Bloom's Major Poets each have six = additions=20 ($21.95 each, 13-up).
Paperback Series = Reprints
Latinos in the Limelight reprints=20 Christina Aguilera by Susan Korman, Cameron Diaz by Kieran = Scott,=20 Jennifer Lopez by Leah Furman and Selena by Veda Boyd = Jones ($8.95=20 each, 8-up).

CHICAGO REVIEW=20 PRESS
Paperbacks
How the Earth = Works: 60=20 Fun Activities for Exploring Volcanoes, Fossils, Earthquakes, and More = by=20 Michelle O'Brien-Palmer ($14.95) collects games and experiments = involving earth=20 science. (6-9)
Oceans: An Activity Guide for Ages 6-9 by Nancy = Castaldo ($14.95) presents experiments exploring tides, currents and = waves.=20 (6-9)
Funny Bones: Comedy Games and Activities for Kids by = Lisa=20 Bany-Winters ($14.95) includes tips on improv and stand-up comedy, = writing songs=20 and using props. (9-12)
Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: = Their Lives=20 and Ideas, 21 Activities by Carol Sabbeth ($17.95) focuses on the = art and=20 lives of the Impressionists. (9-up)

CHICKEN=20 SOUP PRESS
Series
The = Lyon's Crown=20 by M.L. Stainer, illus. by James Melvin, concludes The Lyon Saga=20 ($9.95, paper $6.95, 10-up).

CHILDREN'S BOOK=20 PRESS
Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los meros meros remateros = by Juan=20 Felipe Herrera, illus. by Anita de-Lucio Brock ($16.95), is a bilingual = tale set=20 at a flea market. (6-10)

CHILDREN'S = PRESS
Paperback Series
Colonial America offers six books by Mark Thomas, including Clothes in = Colonial=20 America and School in Colonial America ($4.95 each, 4-7). = Math in=20 My World presents six titles by William Amato ($4.95 each, 4-7). = Real=20 People welcomes six volumes by Philip Abraham, among them Amelia = Earhart=20 and George Washington ($4.95 each, 4-7). Making Things = issues=20 six titles by Jack Otten, including Watch Me Build a Bird Feeder = and=20 Watch Me Paint a Picture ($4.95 each, 4-7). There are six new = Rookie=20 Read-About Health books by Sharon Gordon ($5.95 each, 4-7). Ten = titles join=20 Rookie Espa=EF=BF=BDol ($4.95 each, 5-7). Among the nine new = Rookie Readers=20 are Game Day by Cari Meister ($4.95, 5-6) and Here Comes = Trouble=20 by Larry Dane Brimner and Messy Bessy's Closet, Revised Edition = by=20 Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ($4.95 each, 6-7). Rookie Choices = adds=20 six tales by Larry Dane Brimner, including The Big Tee Ball Game = and=20 The Noodle Game ($5.95 each, 6-7). Rookie Read-About Geography = gains Africa, Asia and Europe by Allan Fowler = and=20 Looking at Maps and Globes by Carmen Bredeson ($5.95 each, 6-7).=20 Rookie Read-About Holidays has three additions by David Marx and = one by=20 Jacqueline Cotton ($5.95 each, 6-7). And four books by Allan Fowler join = Rookie Read-About Science ($4.95 each, 6-7).
Getting to = Know the=20 World's Greatest Artists greets Roy Lichtenstein by Mike = Venezia=20 ($6.95, 8-9). Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times issues four = volumes by=20 Susan Altman and Susan Lechner ($9.95 each, 8-10). True Books: = Animals=20 gains four books by Ann Squire; True Books: Environment = offers five=20 titles by Rhonda Lucas Donald; True Books: Geography: Countries = adds four=20 books by David Peterson and Christine Peterson and one by David = Peterson; and=20 True Books: Science Experiments gains six volumes by Salvatore = Tocci=20 ($6.95 each, 8-10). New Cornerstones of Freedom titles are The = Battle=20 of Midway by Tom McGowen, The Golden Gate Bridge by Sharlene = and Ted=20 Nelson, Medicine in the American West by Lucile Davis and The = Natchez=20 Trace by Linda and Charles George ($5.95 each, 9-11). Cities of = the World=20 travels to Jerusalem by Deborah Kent and Los Angeles = by=20 Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers ($9.95 each, 9-14).=20 Extraordinary African-Americans by Susan Altman joins = Extraordinary=20 People ($16.95, 11-up). There are five new Celebrity Bios, = including=20 Frankie Munoz by Mark Beyer and Rachael Leigh Cook by = Ursula=20 Rivera ($6.95 each, 9-12). Among the five additions to = Survivor=20 are The Donner Party by Scott Werther and The Shackleton=20 Expedition by Jil Fine ($6.95 each, 9-12). And What If? = continues=20 with five titles, including What if an Asteroid Hit Earth? by = Holly=20 Cefrey and What if the Polar Icecap Melted? by Katherine Friedman = ($6.95=20 each, 9-12).

CHILD'S PLAY
If You're Happy and You = Know It=20 by Annie Kubler ($4.99) presents this children's song. (up to = 2)
The=20 Helpful Shoelace by Michael Twinn, illus. by Tina Freeman ($9.99). A = tale=20 about a shoelace, plus instructions on lacing and tying shoes. = (3-6)
There=20 Were 10 in the Bed by Annie Kubler ($9.99) offers this counting = song.=20 (3-6)
Dragonfly by Sue Baker, illus. by Nikolay Nemzer = ($12.99),=20 follows a dragonfly's metamorphosis from birth to maturity.=20 (4-10)
Series
New = Roly=20 Poly titles are Little Box of Horrors and Countdown = to Christmas, designed by Kees Moerbeek ($10.99 each,=20 3-6).
Series Reissues
Roly Poly=20 reissues Old Macdonald, = Numbers and=20 Nursery Rhymes in a larger format ($10.99 each,=20 3-6).

CHOUETTE
Series
Tick-Tock offers Caillou: Toys, = On the=20 Farm, Sounds and Friends by Tip=EF=BF=BDo ($4.95 each, = 3 mos.-up). New=20 Merry-Go-Round titles are Caillou: Giraffe, = Crocodile,=20 Dominoes and Xylophone by Jeannine Beaulieu, illus. by = Tip=EF=BF=BDo=20 ($3.95 each, 3-5). Scooter issues Caillou: The Picnic by = Michel=20 B=EF=BF=BDlair, Caillou: Favorite T-Shirt by Jeanne = Verhoye-Millet, Caillou:=20 The Birthday Party by Claire St-Onge and Caillou Dresses Up! = by=20 Francine Allen ($4.95 each, 3-up). And Backpack continues with = Caillou=20 Goes Camping by Roger Harvey and Caillou Goes Birdwatching by = Francine Allen ($3.95 each, 3-up).

From = Castle of=20 Books, illus. By Yan Nascimbene (Chronicle)=20
CHRONICLE=20
Sam's Little Sister and = Sam Loves=20 Kisses by Yves Got ($6.95 each) are two board books starring this = bunny. (up=20 to 3)
In the Garden with Van Gogh and A Magical Day with = Matisse=20 by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober ($6.95 each) examine these = artists'=20 paintings. (up to 4)
Who Am I? Wild Animals by Alain Crozon = ($7.95) is=20 a lift-the-flap book. (2-4)
The Race by Caroline Repchuk, = illus. by=20 Alison Jay ($15.95), retells this Aesop's fable. (3-6)
Farmer = Smart's Fat=20 Cat by James Sage, illus. by Russell Ayto ($14.95). A farmer finds = the=20 purr-fect solution to ridding his field of mice. (4-7)
Dream = Carver by=20 Diana Cohn, illus. by Amy Cordova ($15.95), is a tale inspired by the = life of a=20 Mexican woodcarver. (4-8)
Loon Lake by Jonathon London, illus. = by=20 Susan Ford ($15.95). A father and daughter share a special moment.=20 (4-8)
Pig Giggles and Rabbit Rhymes: A Book of Animal Riddles = by Mike=20 Downs, illus. by David Sheldon ($13.95). Illustrations help solve = riddles.=20 (4-8)
Stars! Stars! Stars! by Bob Barner ($13.95) takes a trip = to=20 outer space. (4-8)
Stars in the Darkness by Barbara M. Joosse, = illus.=20 by R. Gregory Christie ($14.95). A boy devises a plan to save his = brother from=20 gang violence. (4-8)
Castle of Books=20 by Bernard Clavel, illus. by Yan = Nascimbene=20 ($14.95), pays tribute to books and to the bond between a father and = son.=20 (4-11)
Paperback Reprint
When = Dinosaurs Go to=20 School by Linda Martin ($6.95,=20 2-6).

CLARION
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer, = illus. by=20 John Manders ($15), is a cumulative counting tale featuring campers.=20 (2-6)
Martin and the Giant Lions by Caron Lee Cohn, illus. by=20 Elizabeth Sayles ($15). A boy meets a family of lions one night at the=20 playground. (2-6)
Small by Clara Vulliamy ($15). On his first=20 overnight at his grandmother's house, Tom forgets his favorite toy.=20 (3-6)
Missing Rabbit by Roni Schotter, illus. by Cyd Moore = ($15). A=20 girl and her toy rabbit discover where home is. (3-6)

From = Where Does=20 Thursday Go?, illus. by Stephen Michael King (Clarion)=20
Where Does=20 Thursday Go? by Janeen Brian, illus. by = Stephen=20 Michael King ($14). After Thursday ends, where does it go? = (4-7)
Little=20 Pig Figwort Can't Go to Sleep by Henrietta Branford, illus. by = Claudio Mu=EF=BF=BDoz=20 ($14), recounts a sleepless pig's fantasy adventures. (4-7)
The = Matzah=20 Man: A Passover Story by Naomi Howland ($15) adapts 'The Gingerbread = Boy.'=20 (4-7)
Grunt by John Richardson ($15). A pig learns that the = things=20 that make him different make him special. (4-7)
Aunt Minnie and = the=20 Twister by Mary Skillings Prigger, illus. by Betsy Lewin ($15). Nine = children and their aunt live through a tornado in the 1920s. = (4-8)

From = Aunt Minnie and=20 the Twister, illus. by Betsy Lewin (Clarion)=20
Wings on the=20 Wind: Bird Poems by Kate Kiesler ($14) = presents 23=20 poems celebrating birds. (4-7)
Little Dog and Duncan by = Kristine=20 O'Connell George, illus. by June Otani ($12). Poems tell of a large = canine's=20 visit to a girl and her little dog. (4-8)
The Saturday Escape = by=20 Daniel Mahoney ($14). Three friends sneak off to story hour at the = library.=20 (5-8)
The Bourbon Street Musicians by Kathy Price, illus. by = Andrew=20 Glass ($16), retells 'The Bremen Street Musicians' with a New Orleans = setting.=20 (5-8)
Three Rotten Eggs by Gregory Maguire ($16). Things go = awry when=20 a bully moves into a Vermont town. (8-12)
A Real American by = Richard=20 Easton ($15) is a coming-of-age story set in western Pennsylvania in = 1892.=20 (8-12)
The Great Blue Yonder by Alex Shearer ($15) is a novel = about=20 regrets and making peace with oneself in the afterlife. = (9-14)
Sparks Fly=20 Upward by Carol Matas ($15). At the turn of the 20th century, a girl = living=20 in a foster family struggles with anti-Semitism. (9-14)
When My = Name Was=20 Keoko by Linda Sue Park ($16) tells of a family's struggle to = maintain its=20 Korean identity during the Japanese occupation of Korea in WWII.=20 (10-14)
The No Place Cat by C.S. Adler ($15). After clashing = with her=20 stepsister, a girl runs away to live with her mother. (10-14)
Free = Radical=20 by Claire Rudolf Murphy ($15). A teen learns of his mother's past = violent=20 activities as a Vietnam War protester. (12-up)
Animals on the = Trail with=20 Lewis and Clark by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, photos by William = Mu=EF=BF=BDoz ($18),=20 documents the wildlife that these explorers encountered. = (9-12)
Angels=20 Sweep the Desert Floor: Bible Legends About Moses in the Wilderness = by=20 Miriam Chaikin, illus. by Alexander Koshkin ($19), examines 18 New = Testament=20 stories. (9-up)
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James = Cross=20 Giblin ($21). A biography. (10-up)
Reissue
Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train = the Best=20 Possible Dog for You, Revised Edition by = Jill=20 Pinkwater and Daniel Pinkwater ($17, paper $7.95, = 10-up).
Paperback Reprints
Good Night, Dinosaurs = by Judy Sierra, illus. by Victoria Chess ($5.95, 3-6); = Arturo's=20 Baton by Syd Hoff ($5.95, 4-8); and Jerome Camps Out by = Eileen=20 Christelow; Ananse's Feast: An Ashanti Tale by Tololwa M. Mollel; = Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting, illus. by Irving Toddy; and = Shaggy,=20 Waggy Dogs (and Others) by Stephanie Calmenson, photos by Justin = Sutcliffe=20 ($5.95 each, 5-8).

COMMONWEALTH = EDITIONS
Series
Joining the = Journey=20 series is Journey Around New York from A to Z by = Martha and=20 Heather Zschock ($17.95, all ages).

CONCORDIA
Hush, = Little=20 One: A Lullaby for God's Children by Anita Reith Stohs, illus. by = John=20 Kanzler ($12.99), presents a bedtime song. (6 mos.-up)
Why I Love = You, God=20 by Michelle Medlock Adams, illus. by Bill Clark ($5.99), is a board = book=20 celebrating God's gifts. (2-5)
Colors I See in Church by Julie = Stiegemeyer, illus. by Kathy Mitter ($5.99). This board book examines = the=20 symbolic colors found in church. (2-5)
God's Love at Easter by = Joy=20 Morgan Davis, illus. by Marion Eldridge ($9.99), focuses on Christ's = death and=20 resurrection. (4-7)
Only God Would've Planned It That Way by = Todd=20 Barsness, illus. by Shelly Hehenberger ($14.99), relays the story of = Holy Week.=20 (7-10)
The Hidden Prince by Jeffrey Burkart, illus. by Patrick = Whelan=20 ($16.99), retells a folktale that reveals God's love. = (7-up)
Paperback Series
Arch Books adds=20 Mary's Easter Story and Shipwrecked Paul ($2.29 each,=20 5-9).

COOK COMMUNICATIONS
Sun Song by Susan = Scott=20 Sutton, illus. by Sally Randall ($13.99), offers a bedtime song with a = CD.=20 (4-7)
What Do You See When You See Me? by Jeannie St. John = Taylor,=20 illus. by Kathleen Kemly ($7.99). A girl recognizes an elderly woman's = beautiful=20 spirit. (4-7)
Larry Burkett's How Our House Works by Ed = Strauss,=20 illus. by Ed Letwenko ($12.99), is a poem that aims to teach the = importance of=20 taking care of things. (4-7)
Series
New Pocket = Change=20 titles are A Purpose for Everything, A Place for = Everything=20 and A Time for Everything by Larry Burkett, illus. by Priscilla = Burris=20 ($6.99 each, up to 3). Godprints gains Rocket Takes Off;=20 Twinkle's Book of Hope; Think, Slink! Think! and Swoops = Book of=20 Seasons by Lois Keffer, illus. by Steven Brite ($9.99 each, 3-5). = And=20 joining Noah's Park are Howler Solves a Puzzle and = Field of=20 Dreamer by Richard Hays, illus. by Chris Sharp ($9.99 each,=20 4-7).
Reissue
Someone I Love Died=20 by Christine Harder Tangvald, illus. by = Victoria=20 Ponikvar-Franzier ($8.99, 4-7).
Paperbacks
A=20 Knight in the Forest by Dan Foote = ($9.99).=20 Benjamin's adventures in a magical world teaches him what it means to be = a=20 Christian. (4-7)
What Difference Does It Make? by Debi Little=20 Brazzale, illus. by David Sullivan ($8.99), sets out to explain = Christian faith.=20 (8-up)
Paperback Series
Godprints=20 offers What Digby Dug Up and = Good Job=20 Wally by Peggy Wilbur, illus. by Steven Brite ($9.99 each, 4-7). New = to=20 Heaven and Mirth are Action Heroes of the Bible: The = Sermonators,=20 Heroines of the Bible: God's Fair Ladies and Prophets of the = Bible:=20 God's Anchormen by Mike Thaler, illus. by Dennis Adler ($5.99 each, = 6-up).=20 Godprints Q Crew Diaries adds The Clubhouse Mystery and = Mystery=20 at Crestwater Camp by Jeanne Gowen Dennis and Sheila Seifert, illus. = by=20 Steven Brite ($5.99 each, 8-12). And Detective Zack welcomes = Secret of=20 Noah's Flood, Mystery at Thunder Mountain and Danger at = Dinosaur=20 Camp by Jerry Thomas, illus. by Lad Odell ($5.99 each, 8-12).=20

CRABTREE
Paperback=20 Series
Sports in Action has four = additions by=20 Bobbie Kalman and John Crossingham ($5.95 each, 6-9). Kalman's The = Life Cycle=20 continues with four titles ($5.95 each, 6-12). New Small Worlds=20 titles are A Coral Reef, On the Tundra and In a = Backyard=20 by Jen Green and In a House by James W.R. Martin ($8.95 each, = 7-14).=20 Arty Facts has six additions ($8.95 each, 8-9). And Lands, = Peoples and=20 Cultures presents nine new titles, including Philippines: The = Land by=20 Greg Nickles, Ireland: The People by Erinn Banting and = Vietnam: The=20 Culture, Revised Edition by Bobbie Kalman ($7.95 each,=20 9-14).

CREATIVE PUBLISHING = INTERNATIONAL/NORTHWORD
We Are=20 Dolphins by Molly Grooms, illus. by Takashi Oda ($15.95), describes = a=20 dolphin's first few days of life. (4-7)
Friendships in Nature = by James=20 Gary Hines II, illus. by Jan Martin McGuire ($15.95), focuses on = symbiosis in=20 the natural world. (5-8)
More Fun with Nature by Mel Boring, = Diane=20 Burns, Laura Evert and Christiane Kump Tibbitts, illus. by Linda Garrow = and John=20 McGee ($16.95), presents a guide to nature. (7-10)
Big Cats! = by=20 Patricia Corrigan, Kathy Feeney, Gwenyth Swain and Cherie Winner, illus. = by John=20 McGee ($16.95), compiles photos and facts about lions, tigers, leopards = and=20 cougars. (7-10)
Paperback = Series
Our Wild=20 World welcomes Caribou by Julia = Vogel,=20 Tigers by Gwenyth Swain, Penguins by Cherie Winner and = Leopards=20 by Kathy Feeney, all illus. by John McGee ($7.95 each,=20 7-10).

CROCODILE BOOKS
The Jade Necklace by Paul = Yee,=20 illus. by Grace Lin ($15.95). When Yenyee's father perishes in a storm, = her=20 family sells her into servitude. (3-8)
Aziz the Storyteller by = Vi=20 Hughes, illus. by Stefan Czernecki ($15.95). A boy discovers where = stories come=20 from. (3-8)

CROSSWAY = BOOKS
Reissue
On=20 the Wings of the West Wind by Joni = Eareckson Tada,=20 illus. by Michael Steirnagle ($14.99, 6-12).
Series
Yes or No? = Who Will Go?=20 by Melody Carlson, illus. by Steve Bj=EF=BF=BDrkman, is the sixth = installment in a=20 series of retellings of Jesus's parables ($9.99, = 3-up).
Paperback Series
Retta Barre's Oregon Trail = by Stephen Bly debuts with The Lost Wagon = Train,=20 The Buffalo's Last Stand and The Plain Prairie Princess = ($5.99=20 each, 8-12).