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978-1-53411-046-5 July

Ages 4-8

32 pages, 9 x 11 inches

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The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng

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A Boy Like You

Frank Murphy, Kayla Harren

The feminist movement has helped provide a platform and community for many ongoing issues that girls and women face, from pay inequality to health and safety concerns. But while the definition of what it means to be female has evolved, the same cannot be said for males. Today’s male youth is exposed to confusing messages of what society expects from them and conflicting signals of masculinity.

A Boy Like You is a loving tribute to boys, celebrating all the wonderful ways to be a boy and encouraging readers to be the most true version of themselves— while embracing empathy and kindness. Written by a teacher and coach who is committed to helping expand the definition of what it means to be a boy and a man, this is an important and timely message for anyone who cares about today’s male youth.

• Includes an author’s note.

Frank Murphy is a prolific children’s author whose books include The Legend of the Teddy Bear. He lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.

Kayla Harren’s children’s books include The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Also by Frank Murphy

The Legend of the Teddy Bear978-1-58536-013-0 | $16.95

Also illustrated by Kayla Harren

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978-1-53411-013-7July

Ages 4-8


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Experiment #256

Marty Kelley, Marty Kelley

It’s hard to say no to a good idea or what seems like a good idea. So when budding inventor Ian is inspired to build a jet pack for his dog, Wilbur, Experiment #256 begins! What could go wrong?

But what may seem like a good thing on paper is often quite another thing to execute. Jet packs are complex machines. For instance, what might happen if one forgets to add brakes? Are turbo blasters ever a bad idea? And it’s always tricky to combine a science career with family.

Young Ian has his hands full as he tries to keep up with airborne Wilbur. But all’s right in the end when Wilbur returns safely and soon Ian is off on Experiment #257.

Marty Kelley’s children’s books include Missile Toe: A Very Confused Christmas, Santa’s Underwear, and M is for Money: An Economics Alphabet. He lives in New Hampshire.

Also by Marty Kelly

Santa’s Underwear978-1-58536-954-6 | $16.99

“Kids will love this adorably funny Christmas story for all its kooky details and for its underlying message of love. The illustrations add all the joy that can be imagined to this funny holiday tale.” —Midwest Book Review

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978-1-53411-039-7July

Ages 4-8


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Back Roads Country Toads

Devin Scillian, Tim Bowers

When Hank and Buckeroo, two country toads, overhear some local fishermen discuss going fly fishing, they think they’ve hit the jackpot. Fishing FOR flies? Fantastic! Flies are their favorite thing to eat. It’s going to be a big-time fly barbecue! The toads stow away in the fishermen’s truck and head to a nearby stream.

But when they get to the stream, their pal Emmitt, the raccoon, educates them on what fly fishing is and what it is not. And it’s not at all what they thought. Are they out of luck on their all-you-can-eat fly buffet? Not if Hank has anything to say about it.

Does his scheme work? Toadally!

The author-illustrator team of Memoirs of a Goldfish gives readers a humorous hopping-good story of ingenuity . . . on the fly.

Devin Scillian is an award-winning author and Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist. His children’s books include Memoirs of a Goldfish. He lives in Michigan and anchors the news for WDIV-TV in Detroit.

Tim Bowers is an award-winning artist who has illustrated nearly 50 children’s books, gar-nering such awards as the Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best” list. Tim lives in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Also by Devin Scillian and Tim Bowers

Memoirs of a Goldfish978-1-58536-507-4 | $15.95

Memoirs of a Hamster978-1-58536-831-0 | $15.99

“Scillian’s low-key sense of humor is perfect for our daffy protagonist.” —Booklist


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978-1-53411-026-7August

Ages 4-6


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One Red Sock

Jennifer Sattler, Jennifer Sattler

A little purple hippo faces a dilemma. While getting dressed one day, she realizes that she is missing a red sock.

But as she searches throughout her sock drawer, she cannot find a suitable replacement. From blue to green and gray to white, nothing she finds will match. But in the end does that really matter?

This new picture-book offering from Jennifer Sattler (Bully) reminds readers of all ages of the enjoyment that may occur when one lets go and embraces imperfection.


Jennifer Sattler is the award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books including Bully, board books (Oink-Oink! Moo! Cock-a-Doodle-Doo!; Bundle Up; Dirty Birdies; and Jungle Gym), as well as the Chick ’n’ Pug series. She lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Also by Jennifer Sattler

Bully978-1-58536-416-9 | $16.99


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978-1-58536-404-6August

Ages 4-8


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Can U Save the Day?

Shannon Stocker, Tom Disbury

When haughty letter B says consonants outnumber vowels in the alphabet and therefore must be more important, insulted letters A, E, I, and O decide to disappear.

With their absence the dog can’t bark, the birds can’t tweet, the horse can’t neigh, and the cow can’t moo. Communication on the farm comes to a halt.

But while the consonants are enjoying their victory, danger in the form of a runaway sleeping tractor is heading their way. With no vowels to make complete words, how can someone sound a warning? Who will step up to save the day? A clever lesson on cooperation and teamwork—and the parts of the alphabet.

Shannon Stocker is a children’s author, singer, and songwriter. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky. This is her debut picture book.

Tom Disbury is a children’s book illustrator whose books include Junk: A Spectacular Tale of Trash. He lives in Rugby, United Kingdom.

Also illustrated by Tom Disbury

Junk: A Spectacular Tale of Trash978-1-58536-400-8 | $16.99


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978-1-53411-010-6August

Ages 4-8


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Common Threads: Adam’s Day at the Market

Huda Essa, Mercè Tous

Adam and his parents visit Eastern Market. It is a busy, bustling place with many people of different ethnicities shopping, selling, eating, and visiting. It would be easy to get lost in the crowd.

When a blue jay catches his eye, Adam can’t help but follow it. Wanting to share the experience with his mother, Adam tugs on what he’s sure is her traditional blue tunic. But he finds he’s holding the blue habit of a smiling nun. And then the bright kanga dress of a woman who is also not his mother. When Adam tries to find his father, he is confused again, mistaking a man’s yarmulke for his father’s taqiyah and a shopper’s kurta for his dad’s shalwar kameez. He is lost in a sea of colors and shapes and faces.

But in this sea of diversity, Adam is not alone. For every adult he meets is helping to get him back to his parents. Bright, colorful artwork and spare text remind readers that cultural dress is universal, opening young readers’ eyes to the many ways we are all connected.


Huda Essa is a children’s book writer, TEDx speaker, and founder of Culture Links, a diversity and inclusion training organization. She lives in Dearborn, Michigan.

Mercè Tous is a children’s illustrator and art teacher. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.


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Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank’s Diary

Meeg Pincus, Jordi Solano

For two years, during World War II, Anne Frank and her family lived in a secret annex in an Amsterdam office building, concealed from the Nazis who had invaded The Netherlands. In her diary Anne recorded her thoughts and feelings of their life in hiding. In 1944, the Frank family was discovered, arrested, and sent to concentration camps.

Miep Gies (Meep Geese) was an employee of Anne’s father, Otto. She sheltered the Franks, and others, in the attic hideaway. After the family’s arrest, Miep kept Anne’s diary safe, planning to return it. But Otto Frank was the only family member to survive the war. Miep gave the diary to Otto, and he was inspired to have it published. Anne’s book was published to international acclaim and the world learned her story. Meeg Pincus writes a stirring account of Miep Gies’s extraordinary courage, compassion, and determination to do what was right in the face of so much evil.

• Includes an author’s note and timeline.

Meeg Pincus is a children’s author and speaker who loves telling stories about real people who have helped others, animals, and the planet. She lives in San Diego, California.

Jordi Solano’s work includes Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.

978-1-53411-025-0August

Ages 6-10


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Also illustrated by Jordi Solano

Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon978-1-58536-977-5 | $16.99

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Write On, Irving Berlin! 978-1-58536-380-3 | $16.99

✎ “Kimmelman focuses on Berlin’s love for his adopted country, and notes his progressive leanings,

including performing for integrated audiences of soldiers during the war.”— Publishers Weekly

Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize

978-1-58536-281-3 | $17.95

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978-1-53411-016-8August

Ages 6-10


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A Fist for Joe Louis and Me

Trinka Hakes Noble, Nicole Tadgell

Gordy and his family live in Detroit, Michigan, the heart of the United States auto industry. Every night after coming home from work at one of the plants, Gordy’s father teaches him how to box. Their hero is the famous American boxer Joe Louis. But the Great Depression has come down hard on the

auto industry, and thousands of people lose their jobs, including Gordy’s father. When his mother takes on work with a Jewish tailor, Gordy befriends Ira, the tailor’s son. They bond over their shared interest in boxing.

As their friendship grows, Gordy feels protective of Ira, wanting to help the new boy fit in. At the same time, America is gearing up for the rematch between Joe Louis and the German boxer Max Schmeling. For many Americans this fight is about good versus evil (U.S. against Nazi Germany). Against the backdrop of the 1938 Fight of the Century, a young boy learns what it means to make a stand for a friend.


Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books, including Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade: A Thanksgiving Story and The Orange Shoes. She lives in northern New Jersey.

Nicole Tadgell’s children’s books include With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School. She was born in Detroit and now lives in central Massachusetts.

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The Orange Shoes978-1-58536-277-6 | $16.95

Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade: A Thanksgiving Story

978-1-58536-960-7 | $17.95

“All ends well in this parade filled with good spirits and optimism.” —Kirkus Reviews

Also by Trinka Hakes Noble

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978-1-53411-005-2August

Ages 4-6


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Little Sock

Kia Heise, Christopher D. Park

Little Sock is tired of his routine.

Day after day, it’s the same old thing. He gets worn, he gets dirty, and he gets washed. Nothing ever changes. The other socks in the drawer don’t seem to mind but Little Sock wants something different.

He has heard of a place, Sock City, where everything is new and exciting, so one night he makes his escape from his drawer. Will Little Sock reach his destination? And what will he find there?

Kia Heise spends her days teaching students about the world around them as a sociology professor. Little Sock is her debut picture book, written with her husband, Christopher Park. Christopher D. Park has been an artist his entire life, illustrating professionally for more than ten years, and he just recently started writing. Kia and Chris live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


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Tip and Tucker Hide and Squeak

Ann Ingalls and Sue Lowell Gallion, André Ceolin

Say hello to Tip and Tucker! These hamsters are best friends and like to stick together. But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things. Everything changes when Mr. Lopez purchases them from the pet store and takes them to his classroom.

In Hide and Squeak, Tip gets loose from their cage and lost in the school. Will Tucker be able to find him?

In this new reader series written especially for the K-1 audience, Tip and Tucker will help beginning readers explore new feelings and learn to navigate classroom dynamics and relationships.

Ann Ingalls’s children’s books include Biggety Bat: Hot Diggety! Sue Lowell Gallion is the author of Pug Meets Pig. They both live in Kansas City, Missouri.

André Ceolin also illustrated Hanukkah Hamster. He worked in advertising before turning to chil-dren’s book illustration. He lives in Brazil.

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Tip and Tucker: Road TripHC: 978-1-53411-006-9 | $9.99 PB: 978-1-53411-007-6 | $4.99

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Also by Ann Ingalls and Sue Gallion


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978-1-53411-018-2August

Ages 4-8


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Lulu & Rocky in Detroit

Barbara Joosse, Renée Graef

Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting the city of Detroit, the Motor City! There are so many fun things to see and do, like visiting Campus Martius to make sand castles, eating cherries at the Eastern Market, riding the carousel at the Riverfront, and seeing the works of Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Written by Barbara Joosse and illustrated by Renée Graef, this second book in the Our City Adventures series explores the city of Detroit, visiting well-known sites like Comerica Park, Fox Theatre, and “Hitsville, U.S.A,” (where the Motown sound came alive), as well as unexpected gems.

Barbara Joosse has written 50 books for children, including Mama, Do You Love Me?, Lovabye Dragon, and Sail Away Dragon. She lives in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Renée Graef has illustrated more than 80 books for children, including books for HarperCollins’s My First Little House series. She splits her time between Wisconsin and California.

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join us on all of our adventures!

Also by Barbara Joosse and Renée Graef

Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee978-1-53411-017-5 | $16.99

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978-1-53411-038-0August

Ages 4-8


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Santa’s Secret

Denise Brennan-Nelson, Deborah Melmon

The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year. There are carols to sing, trees to decorate, holiday parades to watch. Everywhere everyone is happy and joyful. And everywhere there is . . . Santa? When one little girl notices an abundance of Santas, she gets extremely suspicious. Just who is the real Santa? Her grandmother tells her it’s Santa’s secret, “just as it should be.”

But that won’t stop this young detective. With her notepad of questions and top-notch sleuthing skills, she seeks to uncover the truth and find the one and only Santa. Will she?

Colorful, cheerful artwork and jaunty rhyming text combine to create a sure-to-be-a-favorite holiday treat for readers of all ages.

National speaker and author Denise Brennan-Nelson has written more than 20 children’s books, including Good Night, Library and Good Night, Reindeer. She resides in Howell, Michigan.

Deborah Melmon graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and has illustrated more than 50 children’s books. She lives in the Bay area of California.

Good Night, Reindeer978-1-58536-370-4 | $16.99

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978-1-58536-414-5August

Ages 9 and up

240 pages, 5½ x 8 inches

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Someplace to Call Home

Sandra Dallas

In 1933, driven by severe economic hardships caused by the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, thousands of people take to the road to seek whatever work they can find. Three orphaned siblings—twelve-year-old Hallie Turner and her two brothers—find themselves swept up into a new migratory way of life.

As the Turner children move from town to town, searching for work and trying to cobble together the basic necessities of life, they are met with suspicion and hostility. They are viewed as outsiders in their own country. When their car breaks down in a small town in Kansas, they’re forced to stay, even if not everyone is welcoming. Will they ever find a place to call home?

New York Times–bestselling author Sandra Dallas gives middle-grade readers a timely story of young people searching for a home and a better way of life.

Sandra Dallas’s other middle-grade novels are Hardscrabble, The Quilt Walk, and Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Skies. Her numerous best-selling adult titles include Prayers for Sale and The Diary of Mattie Spenser. Sandra’s awards include two Western Writers of America Spur Awards and four Women Writing the West Willa Awards. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

“Dallas, a prolific author of adult westerns, and a Spur Award winner,

has written a story young readers drawn to historical fiction like the Little House

series will find satisfying.” —Booklist

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Invisible Lizard in Love

Kurt Cyrus, Andy Atkins

Napoleon, the spiffiest chameleon in the jungle, is a pretty happy guy. And why shouldn’t he be?

After all, he loves living on his spiffy limb and blending in with its colorful foliage. And after a few missteps, he now has friends. Mike the monkey and Polly the parrot often come to play. The spiffy limb shakes with fun, and it seems like the laughter will never stop.

Except it does—when Mike meets his Mooka and Polly meets her Pedro. His friends have found their perfect mates, and now Napoleon is back to being on his own.

What will it take for the loneliest chameleon in the jungle to find his own true love? The author–illustrator team behind Invisible Lizard gives readers another humorous reason to venture into the jungle.

Kurt Cyrus’s numerous children’s books include Invisible Lizard, Be A Good Dragon, and Billions of Bricks. He lives in Oregon.

Andy Atkins’s adventures in tropical rain forests proved to be a valuable resource for illustrating picture books. He lives in Ventura, California.

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Ages 4-8


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“This amusing, heartwarming tale will appeal to a wide audience and would also make a great read-aloud addition to a friendship- or rain forest–themed storytime.

Highly recommended.” —School Library Journal

Also by Kurt Cyrus and Andy Atkins


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978-1-53411-031-1September

Ages 4-8


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Snow Globe Wishes

Erin Dealey, Claire Shorrock

On a cold blustery winter’s day, a severe snowstorm causes power outages, snarls traffic, and drives people indoors to hunker down. While the snow accumulates and the wind blows outside, one family seizes the opportunity to slow down and make the most of this “night off,” having a picnic supper by candlelight and building a blanket fort they all can share.

When the next day dawns with clear skies and crisp snow that beckons, friends and neighbors gather together to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season.

Peace on earth. Right now. Right here. Peace for all throughout the year!

Told in gentle rhyme this is a lovely reminder of the wonderful restorative gift a snow day can give a family and a community.

Erin Dealey’s children’s books include Deck the Walls, K is for Kindergarten, and Babies Come From Airports. She lives in northern California.

Claire Shorrock is an illustrator of children’s picture books, magazine articles, and greeting cards. She lives in Bristol, United Kingdom with her dog, Ponyo.

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Deck the Walls: A Wacky Christmas Carol

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“ ’Tis the season to be jolly, after all, and this rollicking parody neatly fits the bill.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Soar High, Dragonfly!

PB: 978-1-53411-056-4September

Ages 4-8


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Soar High, Dragonfly!

Sheri Mabry Bestor, Jonny Lambert

The author-illustrator team of Good Trick, Walking Stick! explores the fascinating life cycle of the green darner dragonfly, from egg to high-flying adult!

Sheri Mabry Bestor has an MA in Curriculum and Instruction, has taught elementary school, and has written for newspapers and magazines. She lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Jonny Lambert is an illustrator, a designer, a paper engineer, and a former Group Design Director at Templar Publishing. He lives in Wisborough Green, England.

Grandma’s Christmas Wish

Helen Foster James, Petra Brown

In tender rhyming text, Grandma Bunny tells her precious little one about the joys they will share as they celebrate their first Christmas together.

Helen Foster James’s books include the Loves You! series and Grandma Loves You! She lives in San Diego, California.

Petra Brown’s work with Sleeping Bear Press includes When the Wind Blew and the Loves You! series. She lives in Wales, United Kingdom.

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Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon

Virginia Loh-Hagan, Timothy Banks

Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it’s only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian’s hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming.

But this year on the night before the first day of spring, a magical warrior visits Mei in her dreams. He tells Mei that it is her destiny to face and defeat Nian. But she must do it within 15 days or the dragon will be free forever. Author Virginia Loh-Hagan (PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year) gives this retelling of the Nian legend an original twist, while explaining the origins of Chinese New Year traditions.


Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan was born in the Year of the Dragon. She’s the author of PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year. She lives in San Diego, California.

Timothy Banks’s children’s books include There’s A Norseman in My Classroom and A Valentine For Frankenstein. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Ages 6-10


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“One of the best of its genre . . . a must for the growing Chinese New Year shelf.”

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