Judy Schachner

Yo Vikings $19.00 hardcover Yo-wee-o! In a milestone picture book, author-illustrator Judith Byron Schachner brings us an inspiring story about making dreams come true, seasoned with a hearty helping of heroic Viking history and lore.

The Grannyman $7.25 paperback Simon is a very old cat. He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano. Then one day his family drops something small and soft on his tummy-a tiny kitten! Suddenly Simon has a lot to do!

Cirque De Ole $19.00 hardcover In his newest adventure, the irresistible Skippyjon Jones swings out of his closet and into the spectacular Cirque de Ole, where his pals, the Chimichango gang, perform feats of derring-do. There are many acts to see, but only Skippito the Strong can perform the trickiest stunt of all.

Class Action $19.00 hardcover $7.00 paperback Skippyjon Jones really wants to go to school. School is for dogs, his mama tells him. It's where they go to get trained. But nothing can stop Skippy-once inside his closet, he finds himself on the playground of his imagination, surrounded by dogs of all kinds.

Lost in Spice $19.00 hardcover $6.50 paperback That’s right, spice. Skippy knows— from his big ears to his toes—that the planet Mars is red because it’s covered in spicy red pepper. To prove it, he’s off on a space jaunt replete with craters, crazies, and creatures from Mars.

Big Bones $19.00 hardcover $7.00 paperback Skippyjon Jones is crazy-loco for dinosaurs! The kitty boy enters (via his closet) the land of dinosaurs in search of the fabled Skipposaurus.

Mummy Trouble $7.00 paperback El Skippito is back! Avoiding a lecture from Mama Junebug, the kitty boy slips into his closet . . . and finds himself in ancient Egypt.

Skippyjon Jones PLUSH Handpuppet $21.25 8” Doll $15.00

Neal Shusterman

Bruiser $10.50 paperback Is it possible to experience joy if you don’t experience pain? Is absorbing someone’s pain a gift or a curse? Shusterman explores these central questions in this thought-provoking book.

Everlost – Skinjacker Trilogy $10.50 paperback Shusterman has reimagined what happens after death and questions power and the meaning of charity. While all this is going on, he has also managed to write a rip-roaring adventure. Book 1 in the series.

Everwild – Skinjacker Trilogy $10.50 paperback This action-packed, yet contemplative novel introduces many new characters and settings, continuing to pose important questions about morals, identity, mortality, and power. The fascinating and compelling tale leaves listeners breathless at its conclusion. Book 2 in the series.

Everfound – Skinjacker Trilogy $10.50 paperback Everfound is compellingly readable and a worthy finale to the Skinjacker trilogy. The exciting plot twists and interesting characters will draw readers into the story, and those who enjoyed the first two novels in the series will likewise devour this final installment.

Full Tilt $10.50 paperback With a nod to Ray Bradbury's classic Something Wicked This Way Comes, Shusterman has created a surreal, scary fantasy, packed with suspenseful psychological drama. Readers will savor the page-turning thrills in this wonderfully eerie story.

The Schwa Was Here $7.50 paperback Eighth-grader "Antsy" Bonano recounts how his accidental relationship with three quirky characters winds up being mutually beneficial. The catalyst in this social collision is Calvin Schwa, a classmate who has an almost supernatural knack for going completely unnoticed.

Antsy Does Time $7.50 paperback This novel is as cleverly plotted and well paced as The Schwa; it is brimming with amusing secondary characters and situations that add depth and interest. Fans won't be disappointed, and newcomers won't have any problem jumping right in.

Ship Out of Luck - NEW! $18.00 hardcover Equal parts clever and riotous, Ship Out of Luck brings back the beloved cast of characters from Neal Shusterman’s acclaimed The Schwa Was Here and Antsy Does Time.

Unwind $10.50 paperback This gripping, thought-provoking novel is guaranteed to lead to interesting discussions about abortion, adoption, organ donation, religion, politics, and health care. UnWholly $19.00 hardcover Rife with action and suspense, this riveting companion to the perennially popular Unwind challenges assumptions about where life begins and ends—and what it means to live.

Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama Red Pajama $19.00 hardcover $5.25 paperback In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama!

Llama Llama Time to Share $19.00 hardcover Llama Llama has new neighbors! Nelly Gnu and her mama stop by for a play date, but Llama's not so sure it's time to share all his toys. Maybe just his blocks? It could be fun to make a castle with Nelly . . . But wait--Nelly has Llama's little Fuzzy Llama!

Llama Llama Mad at Mamma $19.00 hardcover $5.75 paperback Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can’t leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. Lots of aisles. Long lines. Who knows what will happen!

Llama Llama Holiday Drama $19.00 hardcover $6.25 paperback If there's one thing Llama Llama doesn't like, it's waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cookies, decorating the tree . . . but how long is it until Christmas? Will it ever come? Finally, Llama Llama just can't wait any more!

Roly Poly Pangolin $18.00 hardcover Meet Roly Poly Pangolin a little pangolin who’d rather stick close to his mama instead of facing anything unfamiliar. Whether it’s a line of ants, a friendly monkey, or a loud noise, Roly Poly runs the other way.

Grumpy Gloria $17.00 hardcover $5.25 paperback Poor Gloria the bulldog thinks she has lost her best friend when the little girl who owns her receives a doll as a birthday present. Suddenly the girl Gloria does everything with now does everything with her new doll! Will Gloria ever be cheerful again?

Llama Llama Push Doll 13.5” $19.00 Hand Puppet $16.00

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat $19.00 hardcover Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him—walk away and tell someone. It works!

Barbara McClintock

Leave Your Sleep with CD $26.50 hardcover This collection of classic children's poetry, adapted to music by Natalie Merchant, opens the door to a wondrous world filled with witches and fearless girls, blind men and elephants, giants and sailors and dancing bears.

Twelve Kinds of Ice $18.00 hardcover With the first ice—a skim on a sheep pail so thin it breaks when touched—one family’s winter begins in earnest. Next comes ice like panes of glass. And eventually, skating ice! Take a literary skate over field ice and streambed, through sleeping orchards and beyond.

Adele and Simon in America $11.50 hardcover Adèle and her younger brother, Simon, have just arrived in New York City to visit their Aunt Cécile and prepare for a grand train trip around America.

Adele and Simon $19.00 hardcover When Simon’s older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has everything he needs. Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother?

Cinderella $5.25 paperback Poor Cinderella, who is relegated to a dingy garret room by her duplicitous stepmother and beleaguered by her nasty stepsisters, never gives in to hostility or revenge. Instead, this sweet heroine remains steadfast in her kind, gentle ways, and her generosity flows like a mountain stream.

The Mitten $6.50 paperback When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds it's the perfect place to warm his icy toes. So he sque-e-e-e-zes inside. But he's not the only animal with that idea. How many animals can fit inside a little boy's mitten?

The Gingerbread Man $6.50 paperback A new rendition of a beloved classic.

Marla Frazee

All the World $19.00 hardcover Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever $17.00 hardcover When James and Eamon go to a week of Nature Camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles, and playing video games is way more interesting than nature. But sometimes things work out best when they don't go exactly as planned.

The Boss Baby $19.00 hardcover From the moment the baby arrived, it was obvious that he was the boss. But when his demands aren't getting proper responses, he has to go to new lengths to achieve the attention he deserves.

Boot and Shoe $18.00 hardcover Boot and Shoe were born into the same litter, and now they live in the same house. This is exactly perfect for them. But then a crazy neighborhood squirrel arrives . . . and everything goes topsy-turvy!

Stars $18.00 hardcover $3.75 paperback A tender, evocative—and profound—exploration of stars both near and far.

Roller Coaster $7.50 paperback Get ready to experience the thrill of riding a coaster for the very first time in this vibrant adventure.

Clementine $6.25 paperback This "spectacularful," best-selling series about an unforgettable third grade girl begins with this first volume. Once you meet Clementine, you will want to read all of her adventures!

Clementine and the Spring Trip $16.00 hardcover NEW! For Clementine, spring is a really big deal. It’s the time for seeing her apple tree start to grow, for watching her friend Margaret go crazy with spring cleaning, and for going on the school trip. Here she discovers all sorts of adventure and challenges along the way!

Marc Tyler Nobleman

Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman $19.00 hardcover A struggling writer named Bill Finger was involved from the beginning. Bill helped invent Batman, from concept to costume to character.

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman $18.00 hardcover Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent—meek, mild, and myopic—than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories, and Joe illustrated them.

Vanished: True Stories of the Missing $5.25 paperback Have you heard about the lost explorer who may have been the real-life model for Indiana Jones? Some of the most haunting tales around are about real people who have disappeared, and readers will never forget the incredible true stories in this fascinating collection!

Vocabulary Cartoon of the Day – grades 2-3 $16.00 hardcover Make learning essential vocabulary words a favorite daily routine! Students will look forward to each day’s new vocabulary cartoon, which identifies the word’s part of speech, provides a simple definition, and uses the word in a sentence that is supported in context by the cartoon.

Vocabulary Cartoon of the Day – grades 4-6 $16.00 hardcover What better way to make vocabulary words stick than through funny and engaging cartoons? Just one cartoon a day, complete with clear, simple definitions and sentences, will help build students' vocabulary and boost their reading, writing, and test-taking skills.

Quick Nonfiction Writing Activities that Really Work $13.75 hardcover Developed by a widely published writer and humorist, these 15-minute reproducible activities teach key nonfiction writing skills—and have major kid appeal! Activities cover all the essentials, including finding and developing a topic, describing vividly, using quotations, organizing ideas effectively, strengthening sentence structure, and many more.

Candace Fleming

Oh No! $19.00 hardcover Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "OH, NO!" as one animal after another falls into a deep, deep hole in this lively read-aloud.

The Lincolns $26.50 hardcover An enthralling joint biography of our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln, and his complex wife—a scrapbook history that uses photographs, letters, engravings, and even cartoons, along with a fascinating text, to form an enthralling museum on the page.

Clever Jack Takes the Cake $19.00 hardcover What would you do if you were invited to the princess’s tenth birthday party but didn’t have money for a gift? Well, clever Jack decides to bake the princess a cake. Now he just has to get it to the castle in one piece. What could possibly go wrong?

Amelia Lost $20.25 hardcover With incredible photos, maps, and handwritten notes from Amelia herself—plus informative sidebars tackling everything from the history of flight to what Amelia liked to eat while flying!

On the Day I Died $18.00 hardcover Readers will meet walking corpses, all against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history—the Great Depression, the World's Fair, Al Capone and his fellow gangsters.

The Fabled 4th Graders of Aesop Elementary School $7.50 paperback Here’s a collection of contemporary fables about a hilariously rambunctious group of kids and their amazing teacher that is sure to delight students and teachers alike.

Muncha, Muncha, Muncha $19.00 hardcover Children will cheer for the bunnies -- or for Mr. McGreely -- as they delight in Candace Fleming's clever sound effects and vibrant, funny illustrations.

Papa’s Mechanical Fish – NEW $18.00 hardcover With a lot of persistence and a little bit of help, Papa—who is based on the real-life inventor Lodner Phillips—creates a submarine that can take his family for a trip to the bottom of Lake Michigan.

The Fabled 5th Graders of Aesop Elementary School $7.50 paperback The chaos of the 5th grade class is put into perspective by a moral at the end of each chapter. These morals highlight a lesson learned by the class or, in some cases, a particular student.

Eric Rohmann

Time Flies $7.25 paperback Time Flies, a wordless picture book, is inspired by the theory that birds are the modern relatives of dinosaurs. This story conveys the tale of a bird trapped in a dinosaur exhibit at a natural history museum. Through Eric's use of color, readers can actually see the bird enter into a mouth of a dinosaur, and then escape unscathed.

My Friend Rabbit $7.50 paperback When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind. From Caldecott Honor award winner Eric Rohmann comes a brand-new picture book about friends and toys and trouble, illustrated in robust, expressive prints.

Bone Dog $11.50 hardcover Gus doesn't feel like doing much after his dog Ella dies. He doesn't really even feel like dressing up for Halloween. But when Gus runs into a bunch of rowdy skeletons, it's Ella--his very own Bone dog--who comes to his aid, and together they put those skeletons in their place. A book about friendship, loss, and a delightfully spooky Halloween.

A Kitten Tale $8.50 paperback Four kittens have never seen the snow. The first three kittens are wary--snow is cold, it's wet, it covers everything. This unknown thing called snow is a little bit. . . scary. But the fourth kitten takes a different view. The fourth kitten is getting excited. Snow will cover everything?! "I can't wait!"

Cinder Eyed Cats $7.25 paperback Magnificent oil paintings and rhyming text bring to life a mysterious island where cinder-eyed cats move like shadows, boats float above the ocean, whales fly across the dawn sky, and a parade of fish dances in the light of a campfire.

Oh No! $19.00 hardcover Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "OH, NO!" as one animal after another falls into a deep, deep hole in this lively read-aloud.