Winter/Spring 2010
Too Much Kissing!
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
Hot Rot Hamster
Sweet and Sunny
Scrapbooking Just for You!
Kiss
My Invisible Boyfriend
The Exile of Gigi Lane
Van Gogh's Sunflowers In-a-Box
Hello, Virginia!
Too Much Kissing! (McElderry Books / Dec 2009)
By Alan Katz ➤
Watch out, Mom!
Take heed, Dad!
From bestselling silly dilly superstars Alan Katz and David Catrow comes this new collection of songs that hilariously express every child's feelings about their parents!
With new lyrics to favorite familiar tunes, this child-size look at modern-day parenting tells it like it is—from the disgusting foods that Mom and Dad eat to laments about way-too-short bedtime storytelling...to trying to get a parent's attention when they're on their cell phone to wrangling for the biggest allowance.
With its signature flair for the silly dilliest aspects of kidhood, this collection is sure to set kids singing a happy tune—and parents running for cover!
By Alan Katz ➤
Watch out, Mom!
Take heed, Dad!
From bestselling silly dilly superstars Alan Katz and David Catrow comes this new collection of songs that hilariously express every child's feelings about their parents!
With new lyrics to favorite familiar tunes, this child-size look at modern-day parenting tells it like it is—from the disgusting foods that Mom and Dad eat to laments about way-too-short bedtime storytelling...to trying to get a parent's attention when they're on their cell phone to wrangling for the biggest allowance.
With its signature flair for the silly dilliest aspects of kidhood, this collection is sure to set kids singing a happy tune—and parents running for cover!
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux (HarperCollins / Jan 2010)
By Geraldine McCaughrean ➤
Destined to die by the time he's fourteen, Pepper Roux escapes his tragic fate by the skin of his teeth. Naive and trusting, he embarks on a dangerous journey, making outrageous friends and sinister enemies along the way. Now that he's escaped death, Pepper has to be ready for anything....
Renowned storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean has woven a gripping tale filled with dark humor and daring escapades, where the key to a boy's life lies in facing his own death.
By Geraldine McCaughrean ➤
Destined to die by the time he's fourteen, Pepper Roux escapes his tragic fate by the skin of his teeth. Naive and trusting, he embarks on a dangerous journey, making outrageous friends and sinister enemies along the way. Now that he's escaped death, Pepper has to be ready for anything....
Renowned storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean has woven a gripping tale filled with dark humor and daring escapades, where the key to a boy's life lies in facing his own death.
Hot Rod Hamster (Scholastic Press / Feb 2010)
By Cynthia Lord ➤
Old car, new car, shiny painted blue car
Rust car, clean car, itty-bitty green car.
Which would you choose?
Newbery Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson put the pedal to the medal in this endearing, rhythmic, rip-roaring race to the finish line where a hamster creates a sizzling hot rod with a little help from his new furry friends and YOU!
By Cynthia Lord ➤
Old car, new car, shiny painted blue car
Rust car, clean car, itty-bitty green car.
Which would you choose?
Newbery Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson put the pedal to the medal in this endearing, rhythmic, rip-roaring race to the finish line where a hamster creates a sizzling hot rod with a little help from his new furry friends and YOU!
Sweet and Sunny (Scholastic Press / Feb 2010)
By Coleen Murtagh Paratore ➤
Sunny Holiday starts off her new year as Junior Deputy Mayor of Riverton, New York. Her mission? To help create a Kid's Day and turn it into a national holiday. Kids should have a holiday, just for them! So Sunny takes it upon herself to make this new holiday shine, getting her friends and family involved. Sunny is headstrong, funny, and trying to make the best out of every situation—whether it involves holidays or family problems. She's got spirit to spare—and you can't help but love her for it.
By Coleen Murtagh Paratore ➤
Sunny Holiday starts off her new year as Junior Deputy Mayor of Riverton, New York. Her mission? To help create a Kid's Day and turn it into a national holiday. Kids should have a holiday, just for them! So Sunny takes it upon herself to make this new holiday shine, getting her friends and family involved. Sunny is headstrong, funny, and trying to make the best out of every situation—whether it involves holidays or family problems. She's got spirit to spare—and you can't help but love her for it.
Scrapbooking Just for You! (Sterling / Mar 2010)
By Candice Ransom ➤
Birthday parties, graduations, vacations, family time, and fun days with friends: girls want to remember every moment. They can, with this cool collection of irresistible and very doable scrapbooking ideas. Targeted to ‘tweens and teens, it explains how to make beautiful, personal, keep-them-forever memory albums.
The book is divided into three main sections: the first provides basic general information; the second features fabulous page layouts to try, plus writing tips; and the final section showcases gifts, journals, and other projects. There’s also a helpful glossary of scrapbooking terms. With its playful, appealing, and easy-to-follow design, Scrapbooking Just for You! will become the creative girl’s go-to guide!
By Candice Ransom ➤
Birthday parties, graduations, vacations, family time, and fun days with friends: girls want to remember every moment. They can, with this cool collection of irresistible and very doable scrapbooking ideas. Targeted to ‘tweens and teens, it explains how to make beautiful, personal, keep-them-forever memory albums.
The book is divided into three main sections: the first provides basic general information; the second features fabulous page layouts to try, plus writing tips; and the final section showcases gifts, journals, and other projects. There’s also a helpful glossary of scrapbooking terms. With its playful, appealing, and easy-to-follow design, Scrapbooking Just for You! will become the creative girl’s go-to guide!
Kiss (Roaring Brook Press / Mar 2010)
By Jacqueline Wilson ➤
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They’ve always played together, eaten with each other’s families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they’d end up married to each other. They even have a magical fantasy world that belongs to them alone—and the glass hut where it’s all created, at the bottom of Carl’s garden.
But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change. They each have different friends. Sylvie would still rather spend all her time with Carl. But Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his attention. And he seems much less happy to be called Sylvie’s boyfriend. And in a game of spin the bottle, he avoids having to kiss her. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed and that her plans for the future may be affected. But can she guess at the true reasons behind it all? A moving, compelling and delicately handled treatment of sexuality from the Children’s Laureate.
By Jacqueline Wilson ➤
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They’ve always played together, eaten with each other’s families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they’d end up married to each other. They even have a magical fantasy world that belongs to them alone—and the glass hut where it’s all created, at the bottom of Carl’s garden.
But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change. They each have different friends. Sylvie would still rather spend all her time with Carl. But Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his attention. And he seems much less happy to be called Sylvie’s boyfriend. And in a game of spin the bottle, he avoids having to kiss her. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed and that her plans for the future may be affected. But can she guess at the true reasons behind it all? A moving, compelling and delicately handled treatment of sexuality from the Children’s Laureate.
My Invisible Boyfriend (Scholastic Press / April 2010)
By Susie Day ➤
Heidi has the perfect solution to her popularity problems—a fake boyfriend. She's even made him an Internet profile that makes him look like a motorcycle-riding, poetry reading bad boy. *swoon* Heidi's friends are so impressed they start emailing Heidi's fake boyfriend with their problems…including their problems with Heidi.
As if that weren't bad enough, a delicious and possibly single person called "A Real Boy" emails Heidi to say he knows the truth. Can Heidi escape from her world wide web of lies? Or will her chance at romance disappear faster than you can type gtg?
By Susie Day ➤
Heidi has the perfect solution to her popularity problems—a fake boyfriend. She's even made him an Internet profile that makes him look like a motorcycle-riding, poetry reading bad boy. *swoon* Heidi's friends are so impressed they start emailing Heidi's fake boyfriend with their problems…including their problems with Heidi.
As if that weren't bad enough, a delicious and possibly single person called "A Real Boy" emails Heidi to say he knows the truth. Can Heidi escape from her world wide web of lies? Or will her chance at romance disappear faster than you can type gtg?
The Exile of Gigi Lane (McElderry Books / April 2010)
By Adrienne Maria Vrettos ➤
Heathers meets Bring It On in The Exile of Gigi Lane, where a high school queen bee's rise to glory is nothing compared to her fall from it.
Call it a mantra. Call it an affirmation. Or, quite simply, call it the truth. As incoming Head Hottie of the Hot Spot, it is Gigi Lane’s responsibility to see that the ducklings at Swan’s Lake Country Day School fall into line. But when one classmate exposes her as a “mean girl” in front of everybody at the Founder’s Ball, Gigi slowly and wretchedly falls to the bottom of the high school social ravine. Gigi’s first-person account of her plummet from popularity is insightful yet naïve, set in a humorous, satiric world.
By Adrienne Maria Vrettos ➤
Heathers meets Bring It On in The Exile of Gigi Lane, where a high school queen bee's rise to glory is nothing compared to her fall from it.
Call it a mantra. Call it an affirmation. Or, quite simply, call it the truth. As incoming Head Hottie of the Hot Spot, it is Gigi Lane’s responsibility to see that the ducklings at Swan’s Lake Country Day School fall into line. But when one classmate exposes her as a “mean girl” in front of everybody at the Founder’s Ball, Gigi slowly and wretchedly falls to the bottom of the high school social ravine. Gigi’s first-person account of her plummet from popularity is insightful yet naïve, set in a humorous, satiric world.
Van Gogh's Sunflowers In-a-Box (Sterling / April 2010)
By Sam Ita ➤
Sam Ita’s a paper wizard—and once again, he’s engineered a breathtaking work of art that’s spectacular to look at, yet easy for the novice to put together.
Following on the heels of his successful Christmas Tree In-a-Box, Ita’s gorgeous new gift set provides everything needed to create a three-dimensional version of Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings. The perfect size for a table or desktop, this cheerful display is simple to assemble from the pre-cut pieces inside; then, the box itself can become a stand. The eleven finished sunflowers will look lovely in any room, office, or cubicle, and make an ideal decoration for small living spaces, from a studio apartment to a dorm room.
The kit also comes with a beautifully illustrated, 48-page book about Van Gogh and his art by Wendy L. Ciarci Jackson, as well as step-by-step assembly instructions.
By Sam Ita ➤
Sam Ita’s a paper wizard—and once again, he’s engineered a breathtaking work of art that’s spectacular to look at, yet easy for the novice to put together.
Following on the heels of his successful Christmas Tree In-a-Box, Ita’s gorgeous new gift set provides everything needed to create a three-dimensional version of Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings. The perfect size for a table or desktop, this cheerful display is simple to assemble from the pre-cut pieces inside; then, the box itself can become a stand. The eleven finished sunflowers will look lovely in any room, office, or cubicle, and make an ideal decoration for small living spaces, from a studio apartment to a dorm room.
The kit also comes with a beautifully illustrated, 48-page book about Van Gogh and his art by Wendy L. Ciarci Jackson, as well as step-by-step assembly instructions.
Hello, Virginia! (Sterling / May 2010)
By Candice Ransom ➤
What’s up in Virginia? Fast thoroughbred horses, slow wagons at Colonial Williamsburg, tall ships at historic Jamestown, and much more. Spend a very special Virginia day with a little girl as she covers the state from dawn to dusk, ending as the moon rises over the gently rolling Blue Ridge Mountains.
By Candice Ransom ➤
What’s up in Virginia? Fast thoroughbred horses, slow wagons at Colonial Williamsburg, tall ships at historic Jamestown, and much more. Spend a very special Virginia day with a little girl as she covers the state from dawn to dusk, ending as the moon rises over the gently rolling Blue Ridge Mountains.