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Alice Schertle is an award-winning poet who has written many well-loved books for children. She
lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
Jill McElmurry is the illustrator of Mad About Plaid and many other popular picture books, some
of which she also wrote. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her website at
www.jillmcelmurry.com.
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March 2013 "This is a winner in the tradition of Sam McBratney's Guess
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Joyce Dunbar has written more than fifty books for children. She lives in Norwich, England. Find
out more at www.joycedunbar.com.
Debi Gliori has illustrated many beloved picture books, including Joyce Dunbar's Tell Me What
It’s Like to Be Big and her own No Matter What. She lives near Edinburgh, Scotland. Visit her at
www.debiglioribooks.com.
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April 2013 Attention, car-and-truck-loving toddlers! This rhyming board
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April Jones Prince is the author of Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing. She lives in
Massachusetts with her family. Visit her website at www.apriljonesprince.com.
Giles Laroche also used his paper-relief art technique in his books What’s Inside? and If You Lived
Here. He lives in Salem, Massachusetts. Visit his website at www.gileslaroche.com.
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March 2013 A new gosling named Gideon joins Gossie’s gaggle in this
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Gideon
Olivier Dunrea
“With diminuitive heroes who assert a budding independence, these tales demonstrate
once again how well their creator knows his audience.” —Publishers Weekly, starred
review
Gideon likes to splash with the ducklings, hop with the frogs, play chase-the-piglets,
and scamper all over the farmyard. But one thing busy Gideon does not want to do is
take his nap, no matter how many times his mother asks . . . until he gets tuckered out,
of course.
Dunrea’s understated humor and signature illustrations make this one
spunky gosling story that his preschool fans (and their parents) won't want to miss!
Olivier Dunrea, a painter and sculptor, is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children’s books.
His work centers around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny village of
Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.
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March 2013 Otto is an octopus, and he's Gideon the gosling's favorite
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Olivier Dunrea, a painter and sculptor, is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children’s books.
His work centers around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny village of
Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.
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March 2013 Meet Jasper and Joop, the newest additions to Olivier
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Olivier Dunrea, a painter and a sculptor, is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children’s
books. His work centers around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny
village of Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.
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April 2013 One word says it all: BALL!
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Ball
Mary Sullivan
A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his
best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry
cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided
game of fetch until naptime’s wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a
thousand words in this comic book-style ode to canine monomania. Ball? Ball.
In her formative years, Mary Sullivan spent a great deal of time drawing. She received a BFA from
the University of Texas at Austin, and has shown her work in galleries and coffee shops in Dallas
and Austin. A freelancer for publishers from Pearson to Scholastic, she lives in Cedar Park, Texas.
Visit her website at www.marysullivan.com.
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March 2013 Is a rainy day a fun, froggy adventure or just a wet, gloomy
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Rain!
by Linda Ashman illustrated by Christian Robinson
One rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, “Rain!” Across town a grumpy
man grumbles, “Rain.” In this endearing picture book, a rainy-day cityscape comes to
life in vibrant, cut-paper-style artwork. The boy in his green frog hat splashes in
puddles—“Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy!”—while the old man curses the “dang puddles.” Can
the boy’s natural exuberance (and perhaps a cookie) cheer up the grouchy gentleman
and turn the day around?
Linda Ashman is the author of twenty-three acclaimed children’s books. She lives with her family
in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Visit her website at www.lindashman.com.
Christian Robinson is a freelance artist who lives in San Francisco, California. Visit his website at
www.theartoffun.com.
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March 2013 Langston Hughes’s lyrical lullaby poem from 1932 comes to
Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3
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The American poet Langston Hughes (1902–1967) penned many well-known poems, such as
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “I, Too, Sing America,” and “The Dream Keeper.”
Sean Qualls received a Coretta Scott King Honor for Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole
Boston Weatherford. He lives in Brooklyn with his family. Visit him at www.seanqualls.com.
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May 2013 The problem is not that the baby was born with a mustache.
Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3
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Mustache Baby
Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang
When Baby Billy is born with a mustache, his family takes it in stride. They are
reassured when he nobly saves the day in imaginary-play sessions as a cowboy or cop
and his mustache looks good-guy great. But as time passes, their worst fears are
confirmed when little Billy’s mustache starts to curl up at the ends in a suspiciously
villainous fashion. Sure enough, “Billy’s disreputable mustache led him into a life of
dreadful crime.” Plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor and cartoonish illustrations make
this the perfect baby-shower gift for a mustachioed father-to-be.
Bridget Heos is the author of thirteen young adult nonfiction books. She lives in Kansas City,
Missouri, with her husband and three sons. Visit her website at www.authorbridgetheos.com.
Joy Ang is the illustrator of I Will Not Read This Book and has worked in both the comic and
gaming industries. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Visit her website at www.joyang.ca.
Julia Liu’s picture books have been published in China, Korea, Brazil, and the United States. This
is her first book with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She lives in Taiwan.
Bei Lynn is an award-winning artist and illustrator who lives in Taiwan. The China Times has
selected her books for its Best Children’s Book of the Year list several times.
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Color explodes from Ehlert’s bold, beautiful cut-paper collages like seeds from an over-
ripe pod. Three gift-sized editions of her beloved hardcover picture books—Eating the
Alphabet (with a glossary of fruits and vegetables), Planting a Rainbow (a concept book
about colors and different flowers), and Growing Vegetable Soup (includes a recipe!)—
are packaged in a lovely slipcase with a 16" x 22" flower-garden poster. It’s a springtime
extravaganza!
A Caldecott Honor illustrator with a distinctive cut-paper collage style, Lois Ehlert has created
many celebrated picture books that reflect the world around her, including Leaf Man, Market Day,
In My World, Fish Eyes, and Red Leaf. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Irish-born Eve Bunting is the beloved author of more than two hundred books, including Tweak
Tweak. She lives with her husband in Pasadena, California.
Sergio Ruzzier, who also illustrated Bunting’s Tweak Tweak, was born in Milan, Italy, and now
lives in New York City. Visit his website at www.ruzzier.com.
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Paul Galdone was born in Budapest in 1907. Winner of a Caldecott Honor, he illustrated more
than three hundred books in his lifetime, many of which are classic retellings of fairy tales and
nursery rhymes.
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Cinderella
Paul Galdone
Praise for the Folk Tale Classics:
“Just as inviting today as when they first appeared decades ago.” —School Library
Journal
Paul Galdone’s version of the classic fairy tale stands above the rest. His gentle retelling
is resplendent with lush artwork and storytelling that weaves the magical tale
of a princess both beautiful and kind. This lovely story is now a Folk Tale Classic, with
gold foil stamping on the cover and saturated, full-color illustrations throughout. A
beautiful and value-priced edition of a classic, this book deserves a place in every
child's library!
Paul Galdone was born in Budapest in 1907. He was the winner of a Caldecott Honor and
illustrated more than three hundred books in his lifetime, many of which are classic retellings.
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Henny Penny
Paul Galdone
“A favorite nursery tale delightfully illustrated in strong line and color in Galdone's
familiar and likable style.” —Booklist
Another popular retelling by Paul Galdone joins the Folk Tale Classics series!
Convinced the sky is falling, Henny Penny and a band of gullible friends march off to
tell the king, only to meet their end at the hands of a wily fox. With its tongue-twisting
rhymes, rich illustrations, surprising ending, and beautiful gold foil cover accents, this
funny read-aloud will make a great addition to any child's library of classics.
Paul Galdone was born in Budapest in 1907. He was the winner of a Caldecott Honor and
illustrated more than three hundred books in his lifetime, many of which are classic retellings.
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Dozens of Cousins
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Shutta Crum, illustrated by David Catrow
Picture book “We are wild and fierce. We do not wait for invitations.” It’s time for the annual family
reunion, and the dozens of cousins are running wild like beasties. Like hungry ogres!
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dogs and watermelon. Hilarious side stories unfold in Catrow’s fantastically colorful,
chaotic spreads that gambol and splash with comical caricatures of grinning kinfolk
large and small. A lively, lyrical celebration of the sweet, sweet abandon of running
amok among those who love you best.
Shutta Crum is a Kentucky-born children’s book author and storyteller. She lives with her
husband in Michigan. Visit her website at www.shuttacrum.com.
David Catrow is an editorial cartoonist and the illustrator of more than seventy children’s books.
He lives in Springfield, Ohio, with his wife and three dogs. Visit his website at www.catrow.com.
Shirin Yim Bridges is an award-winning author (Ruby’s Wish, The Umbrella Queen) and the
founder of Goosebottom Books. She lives in Foster City, California. Visit her website at
www.goosebottombooks.com.
Maria Monescillo is the illustrator of Myra Wolfe’s Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime, and has also
worked as an animator. She lives in Askim, Norway.
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Lori Mortensen is an award-winning author. She lives with her family in California. Visit her
website at www.lorimortensen.com.
Michael Allen Austin is an award-winning illustrator who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife
and their sheepdog, who—unlike Dawg—likes to roll in laundry. Visit his website at
www.michaelallenaustin.com.
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Helen Lester, author of the Tacky the Penguin books and more, is a full-time writer who lives in
Pawling, New York. Visit her website at www.helenlester.com.
Full-time illustrator and Tacky the Penguin collaborator Lynn Munsinger divides her time
between Connecticut and Vermont. Visit her at
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Me First
Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
“This funny, fetching tale will bring chuckles—and a lesson—to any child with a
tendency to echo Pinkerton’s cries of ‘Me first.’” –Publishers Weekly
Pinkerton Pig will do anything to be first—first down the slide, first in line at
the trough-a-teria, first on the bus. His pushy ploys backfire on a Pig Scouts hike when
he hears the magic words “Would you care for a sandwich?” Little does he know, he’s
being tricked by a sandcastle-dwelling Sandwitch in need of care! How long will
PInkerton be doomed to powder her warty nose? This cheery look at the dangers of
piggishness is now part of a fun, 8” x 8” hardcover series about life lessons.
Helen Lester, author of the Tacky the Penguin books and more, is a full-time writer who lives in
Pawling, New York. Visit her website at www.helenlester.com.
The full-time illustrator Lynn Munsinger divides her time between Connecticut and Vermont.
Visit her at www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/helen_lester.
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It Wasn't My Fault
Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
“Lester and artist Munsinger . . . team up again for another rib-tickling, off-the-wall
tale.” –Booklist
Murdley Gurdson is a spectacularly accident-prone boy. He falls into wastebaskets! He
drops only the most valuable vases. Worse yet: “Whatever happened, it was usually his
fault.” One day, as Murdley is taking a walk, a bird lays an egg above him and it splats
on his head. How could that really be Murdley’s fault? Turns out, it sort of is.
Munsinger’s hilarious illustrations help make this silly story about cause and effect as
lighthearted as it is useful. This read-aloud favorite is now part of a fun hardcover series
about life lessons!
Includes downloadable audio!
Helen Lester, author of the Tacky the Penguin books and more, is a full-time writer who lives in
Pawling, New York. Visit her website at www.helenlester.com.
The full-time illustrator Lynn Munsinger divides her time between Connecticut and Vermont.
Visit her at www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/helen_lester.
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Helen Lester, author of the Tacky the Penguin books and more, is a full-time writer who lives in
Pawling, New York. Visit her website at www.helenlester.com.
The full-time illustrator Lynn Munsinger divides her time between Connecticut and Vermont.
Visit her at www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/helen_lester.
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Listen, Buddy
Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
“…this sprightly paced tale amiably nudges kids whose direction-following skills need
some honing.” —Publishers Weekly
“Buddy’s father had a beautiful big nose. He was a great sniffer. Buddy’s mother had
beautiful big teeth. She was a great chomper. Buddy had beautiful big ears. It didn’t
matter.” When someone says squash, Buddy hears wash. Tomatoes, you say? He buys
potatoes. One day—because he didn’t listen—Buddy accidentally ends up at Scruffy
Varmint’s scary cave. Unfortunately, he doesn’t listen to Scruffy, either…and almost
ends up as bunny stew! This delightful cautionary tale is now part of a fun, 8" x 8"
hardcover series about life lessons.
Includes downloadable audio!
Helen Lester, author of the Tacky the Penguin books and more, is a full-time writer who lives in
Pawling, New York. Visit her website at www.helenlester.com.
The full-time illustrator Lynn Munsinger divides her time between Connecticut and Vermont.
Visit her at www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/helen_lester.
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Tammi Sauer, former teacher and library media specialist, is the author of Princess in Training.
She lives in Edmond, Oklahoma. Visit her website at www.tammisauer.com.
Michael Slack is the illustrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie. He lives in Lafayette, California. Visit his
website at www.slackart.com.
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Crankee Doodle
Tom Angleberger, illustrated by Cece Bell
“Yankee Doodle went to town / a-riding on a pony / stuck a feather in his hat / and
called it macaroni.” Many know the song “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” but few understand
it. This unapologetically silly picture book reveals that the legendary ride to town (and
the whole macaroni thing) was all suggested by Mr. Doodle’s overeager pony. This just
makes Mr. Doodle cranky: “I do not want macaroni. I do not want a feather. I do not
want any other clothing, any other pasta, or any other parts of a bird. I do not want
anything that they have in town!” A historical note ends this colorful, comical take on a
nonsensical old song.
Tom Angleberger is the best-selling author of the Origami Yoda books. He lives in Virginia with
his wife, Cece Bell, and family. Visit his website at www.origamiyoda.com.
Cece Bell is the author-illustrator of Itty Bitty, Bee-Wigged, and the infamous Sock Monkey books.
She also illustrated Bug Patrol for Clarion. Visit her website at www.cecebell.com.
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Marilyn Singer is the author of more than ninety children’s books. She lives with her husband in
Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut. Visit her website at www.marilynsinger.net.
The illustrator Alexandra Boiger is originally from Munich, Germany, but she now lives with her
family in California. Visit her website at www.alexandraboiger.com.
Lauren Stringer discovered the connection between Stravinsky and Nijinsky at a performance of
The Rite of Spring. She is the award-winning author-illustrator of Winter Is the Warmest Season,
and the illustrator of many other picture books. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit her
website at www.laurenstringer.com.
Amy Novesky’s lyrical writing makes true stories about singers and artists come to life. She lives
in Sausalito, California. Visit her website at www.amynovesky.com.
Vanessa Brantley Newton is the author-illustrator of many picture books. She lives in Charlotte,
North Carolina. Visit her website at www.oohlaladesignstudio.blogspot.com.
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Eileen Christelow has written and illustrated many best-selling picture books, including the Five
Little Monkeys series. She lives with her husband in Dummerston, Vermont. Visit her websites at
www.christelow.com and www.fivelittlemonkeys.com.
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Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, creators of the Caldecott Honor book What Do You Do with a Tail
Like This? and many more popular titles, live with their three children in Boulder, Colorado. Visit
their website at www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.
Janet Wyman Coleman, the award-winning children’s author of Secrets, Lies, Gizmos, and
Spies, lives in Wayland, Massachusetts.
The celebrated international illustrator Yan Nascimbene has illustrated more than sixty books and
more than three hundred book covers. He lives with his family in both France and California. Visit
his website at www.yannascimbene.com.
When the Beatles burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s, they were just four
unknown lads from Liverpool. But soon their off-the-charts talent and offbeat humor
made them the most famous band on both sides of the Atlantic. Lively, informative text
and expressive, quirky paintings chronicle the phenomenal rise of Beatlemania,
showing how the Fab Four’s sense of humor helped the lads weather everything that
was thrown their way—including jelly beans.
The award-winning author Kathleen Krull and the author-illustrator Paul Brewer are a husband-
and-wife team who live in San Diego, California. Visit their websites at www.kathleenkrull.com
and www.paulbrewer.com.
Stacy Innerst, illustrator of Krull and Brewer’s Lincoln Tells a Joke, lives in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Visit his website at www.stacyinnerst.com.
Jan Pinborough is the managing editor of a children’s magazine called Friend. This is her first
children’s book. She lives in Utah. Visit www.janpinborough.com and
www.missmoorethoughtotherwise.com.
Debby Atwell is the acclaimed illustrator of many books, including Barn, Pearl and River. She
lives in Maine, close to Miss Moore's childhood home.
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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s poems have appeared in magazines and in children’s anthologies.
She lives with her family in Holland, New York. Visit her website at www.amylv.com.
Robbin Gourley is an art director, cookbook author, and illustrator. She lives in both rural
Pennsylvania and in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her website at www.robbingourley.com.
Early reader
Dodsworth in Tokyo
Tim Egan
With trips to New York, Paris, London, and Rome under their belts, Dodsworth and the
duck head for Japan: “The plane glided over Mount Fuji. Tokyo sparkled in the
distance. Dodsworth was a little nervous.” Dodsworth has good reason to be nervous—
the duck bumps into a rickshaw, falls into a koi pond (he can’t swim), and knocks over
a tray of wagashi! Readers will love the slapstick humor and the odd-couple friendship
between Dodsworth and the duck. Four engaging chapters of short sentences, clean
design, and gem-like little paintings of the Land of the Rising Sun make it easy for early
readers to enjoy the journey.
Tim Egan is the author and illustrator of the Dodsworth series, and is well known for his sense of
humor, both in words and pictures. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Ann, and their
two sons. Visit his website at www.timegan.com.
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Josh Schneider is the Geisel Award–winning creator of Tales for Very Picky Eaters. He lives in
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Gone Fishing
A novel
Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad. So when his pesky little sister, Lucy, horns
in on their fishing trip, he’s none too pleased: “Where’s my stringer? / Something’s
wrong! / The princess doll does not belong!” All ends well in this winsome book of
poems—each labeled with its proper poetic form, from quatrain to tercet. Together the
poems build a dawn-to-dusk story of a father-son bond, of sibling harmony lost and
found—and most of all, of delicious anticipation. Charming line drawings animate the
poetry with humor and drama, and the extensive Poet’s Tackle Box at the end makes
this the perfect primer to hook aspiring poets of all ages.
Tamera Will Wissinger has fond memories of night-crawler hunting with her father before fishing
trips. She shares her time between Florida and Chicago. This is her first book.
Matthew Cordell knows all about fishing trips from his South Carolina childhood. He lives with
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Shifty Business
Greg Trine, illustrated by Frank W. Dormer
Fourth-grade superhero Jo Schmo doesn’t know that a crime wave is about to hit her
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that’s just what she’ll do!
Greg Trine is the author of the Melvin Beederman, Superhero series. He lives in Southern
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Frank W. Dormer is the illustrator of the acclaimed Aggie and Ben series. Frank is an elementary
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Karen English, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Francie, taught elementary
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Laura Freeman has illustrated several books for children. She grew up in New York City and now
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Charise Mericle Harper is the author of many books for young readers in addition to the witty
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Andrea Cheng writes picture books and middle grade and young adult novels, and also teaches
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Patrice Barton's talents were discovered at age three, whens she created a mural with a pastry
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H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the big-hearted, fun-loving
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since. These books have new authors and illustrators, but carry on the proud monkey tradition.
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“The illustrations capture the spirit of the original characters and even make counting
entertaining.” –Booklist
George is quite curious about the numbers 1 to 100. On the 100th birthday
of his town, he counts everything: “There was a lot to do outside! / George played with
29 bugs / and gathered 30 acorns. / He found 31 snails / and arranged 32 sticks to
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H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the big-hearted, fun-loving
troublemaker-hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever
since. This book has a new authors and illustrators, but carries on the proud monkey tradition.
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Susan Meddaugh is the creator of Martha, the beloved talking dog. Martha was a real dog who
lived with Susan and her family. One day, her son wondered if Martha would be able to talk if he
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Massachusetts. Visit her at www.marthathetalkingdog.com.
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Susan Meddaugh is the creator of Martha, the beloved talking dog. Martha was a real dog who
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Susan Meddaugh is the creator of Martha, the beloved talking dog. Martha was a real dog who
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fed her alphabet soup. A star was born! Meddaugh now lives (with dogs, of course) in Sherborn,
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fed her alphabet soup. A star was born! Meddaugh now lives (with dogs, of course) in Sherborn,
Massachusetts. Visit her at www.marthathetalkingdog.com.
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Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise are the creators of Dying to Meet You, the first book in their
illustrated 43 Old Cemetery Road series, which landed on many state award lists and which Kirkus
Reviews called "a quirky, comedic romp." Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri, and leads writing
workshops all over the country. Sarah teaches art to children and adults in the Bay Area. Visit their
website at www.kateandsarahklise.com.
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Jacqueline Davies is the talented writer of several novels and picture books, including the
Lemonade War series and The Boy Who Drew Birds. Ms. Davies lives in Needham, Massachusetts,
with her family. Visit her website at www.jacquelinedavies.net.
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April 2013 Something unexpected—and downright unpleasant—happens
Ages 9 to 12, Grades 4 to 7
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Frogged
Vivian Vande Velde
One should be able to say of a princess “She was as good as she was beautiful,”
according to The Art of Being a Princess (third revised edition), which the almost-thirteen-
year-old Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. Not feeling particularly good, or
all that beautiful, she heads for a nearby pond, where, unfortunately, a talking frog
tricks her into kissing him. No prince appears, as one might expect. Instead, the
princess turns into a frog herself! Thus launches a funny, wonderfully spun fractured
fairy tale in which Imogene wonders if she will be forever frogified.
Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle grade readers,
including Three Good Deeds, Heir Apparent, Deadly Pink, and the Edgar Award–winning Never
Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at
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Jean Ferris has written more than a dozen popular teen novels, including the first two Marigold
books. Her honors include several ALA Best Book for Young Adults distinctions and a YALSA
Teens’ Top Ten Best Books award. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website at
www.jeanferris.com.
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Linda Urban’s debut novel, A Crooked Kind of Perfect, was selected for many best books lists and
was nominated for twenty state awards. Her novel Hound Dog True received four starred reviews
and was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2011. A former bookseller, she lives in Montpelier, Vermont,
with her family.Visit her website at www.lindaurbanbooks.com.
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The debut author Josanne LaValley traveled across the Taklamakan Desert to the Hotan region of
China, where she spent time among the Uyghur people. She has her MFA in writing children’s
books from Vermont College, and currently lives in New York City.
Chris Moriarty is an award-winning science fiction writer who grew up in New York surrounded
by a zany Jewish family much like Sacha’s. Her other books include Spin State and Spin Control,
winner of the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two
children. Visit her website at www.inquisitorsapprentice.com.
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Leanne Statland Ellis was inspired to write this novel by several visits to Peru and to Machu
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Joe Schreiber is the author of Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick and Perry’s Killer Playlist. He lives
in Pennsylvania. Visit his blog at www.scaryparent.blogspot.com.
The illustrator Matt Smith is best known for his work in Highlights for Children, Cricket, and Muse.
He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Visit his website at www.matt-illustrations.com.
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Kathleen Krull is well known for her innovative, award-winning nonfiction for young readers. She
is a book reviewer and former children's book editor. Ms. Krull lives in San Diego, California. Visit
her website at www.kathleenkrull.com.
Kathryn Hewitt illustrated the previous books in the Lives of the . . . series, as well as popular
picture books for younger readers. She lives in Santa Monica, California.Visit her website at
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This is the Sibert Medal author Sy Montgomery’s ninth nonfiction title with Houghton Mifflin.
She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire. Visit her website at www.symontgomery.com.
The Sibert Medal photographer Nic Bishop is a well-known nature photographer of many award-
winning children’s books. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Visit his website at
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Eruption!
Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
text by Elizabeth Rusch, photographs by Tom Uhlman
“At 11:35 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful music, a towering wave of mud and
rocks bulldozed through the village, roaring like a squadron of fighter jets.” Twenty-
three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz.
Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in volcanic danger zones. In this
riveting nonfiction book—filled with spectacular photographs and sidebars—Rusch
reveals the perilous, adrenaline-fueled, life-saving work of an international volcano
crisis team (VDAP) and the sleeping giants they study, from Colombia to the Philippines,
from Chile to Indonesia.
Elizabeth Rusch has been obsessed with volcanoes since she watched the 1980 eruption of Mount
St. Helens on television. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her website at
www.elizabethrusch.com.
Tom Uhlman has been a freelance photographer for twenty-five years. He lives in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Visit his website at www.tomuphoto.com.
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Parched
Melanie Crowder
In this haunting, lyrical novel told from three perspectives, Sarel has just witnessed the
violent murder of her parents. But she is not completely alone on the drought-ridden
land. Nandi is the leader of a pack of dogs who looks out for her pups and for skinny
Sarel-girl. Nandi knows they are all in trouble, and she knows, too, that a boy is
coming—an escaped prisoner with the water song inside him. A hard-hitting but
ultimately hopeful survival story.
Melanie Crowder is a ceramicist, painter, and sculptor who has taught K–8 art in many venues,
including the public school system. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults
from Vermont College. She lives in the foothills of the Rockies. This is her first novel. Visit her
website at melaniecrowder.net.
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Mary G. Thompson was born and raised in Cottage Grove and Eugene, Oregon. She was a
practicing attorney for more than seven years, including almost five years in the U.S. Navy. She
currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her website at www.marygthompson.com.
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The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) published The Little Prince in 1943.
Since then, the whimsical novella has sold more than 80 million copies in 230 languages.
Joann Sfar is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning French comic artist, and author of The
Rabbi’s Cat and The Little Vampire Goes to School, among other books.
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The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) published The Little Prince in 1943.
The translator Richard Howard is the author of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize–winning Untitled Subjects
and, most recently, Trappings. He lives in New York City.
Viggo Mortensen is an artist, writer, and actor whose work includes Tolkien’s The Lord of the
Rings trilogy.
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The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) published The Little Prince in 1943.
Since then, the whimsical novella has sold more than 80 million copies.
The translator Richard Howard is the author of eleven books of poetry, including the 1970
Pulitzer Prize winner Untitled Subjects and, most recently, Trappings. He lives in New York City.
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Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many
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Cuba, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, and Hurricane Dancers. She lives with her husband in
Northern California. Visit her website at www.margaritaengle.com.
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Kersten Hamilton has worked as a ranch hand, woodcutter, lumberjack, census taker,
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middle grade novels, but the Goblin Wars books are her first teen novels. She lives in
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Sarah Porter is the author Lost Voices, Waking Storms, and The Twice Lost. She is also an artist and
a freelance public school teacher. Sarah and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Sarah’s
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Operation Oleander
Valerie O. Patterson
Ninth-grader Jess Westmark had the best of intentions when she started Operation
Oleander to raise money for a girls’ orphanage in Kabul. She named her charity for the
oleander that grows both in her Florida hometown and in Afghanistan, where her
father is deployed. But on one of her father's trips to deliver supplies to the orphans, a
car bomb explodes nearby and her father is gravely injured. Worse, her best friend’s
mother and some of the children are killed, and people are blaming Operation
Oleander for turning the orphanage into a military target for the Taliban. Is this all Jess’s
fault?
Valerie O. Patterson was raised in Florida. She has an MFA in children’s literature from Hollins
University, where she twice received the Shirley Henn Award for Creative Scholarship. She also
won an SCBWI Work-in-Progress Award. An attorney by day, she lives with her husband in
Leesburg, Virginia. Visit her website at www.valerieopatterson.com.
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June 2013 Sid Criser likes horses way more than she likes most people . .
Ages 12 And Up, Grades 7 And Up
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Catch Rider
Jennifer H. Lyne
Tough-as-nails fourteen-year-old Sid may not have expensive boots like the privileged
teen riders in Virginia, but she knows her way around horses. Working with her Uncle
Wayne since childhood, she’s learned to evaluate horses, break and train them, care for
them . . . and ride like a professional. Amid turmoil at home, she dreams of becoming a
catch rider—a show rider who can ride anything with hooves. In this salty, suspenseful
teen novel, an unexpected opportunity to ride a top-notch horse in an equitation show
takes the small-town girl all the way to Madison Square Garden.
Jennifer H. Lyne was raised in Virginia, where she spent a lot of time around horses and
eventually owned her own show barn. She worked as a location scout for fourteen feature films,
and wrote and produced two independent features with her husband. She lives in New York City.
Visit her website at jenniferlyne.squarespace.com.
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The Elementals
Saundra Mitchell
Kate Witherspoon has lived a bohemian life with her artist parents. In 1917, the new art
form of the motion picture is changing entertainment—and Kate is determined to
become a director.
Meanwhile, midwestern farm boy Julian Birch has inherited the wanderlust
that fueled his parents’ adventures. A childhood bout with polio has left him crippled,
but he refuses to let his disability define him.
Strangers driven by a shared vision, Kate and Julian set out separately for Los
Angeles, the city of dreams. There, they each struggle to find their independence. When
they finally meet, the teenage runaways realize their true magical legacy: the ability to
triumph over death, over time. But as their powerful parents before them learned, all
magic comes with a price.
Saundra Mitchell is a screenwriter and author. Her novels The Vespertine and The Springsweet
have been praised for their rich historical settings, evocative language, and heart-pounding
romance. Her debut novel, Shadowed Summer, was a 2010 Edgar Award Nominee, a Junior
Library Guild selection, and an ALAN Pick. She lives in Indianapolis. Visit her website at
www.saundramitchell.com.
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Edward Averett—clinical psychologist and award-winning author of Homing and The Rhyming
Season—was born in the Pacific Northwest and, except for four years in the wilds of Spain, has
lived in Washington State all his life. Visit his website at www.edwardaverett.com.
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Tides
Betsy Cornwell
When high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live
with their grandmother in her island cottage for the summer, they don’t expect much in
the way of adventure. Noah has landed a marine biology internship, and Lo wants to
draw and paint, perhaps even to vanquish her struggles with bulimia. But then things
take a dramatic turn for them both when Noah mistakenly tries to save a mysterious
girl from drowning. This dreamlike, suspenseful story—deftly told from multiple points
of view—dives deeply into selkie folklore while examining the fluid nature of love and
family.
The debut author Betsy Cornwell graduated from Smith College in 2010. She was a columnist
and editor at Teen Ink before receiving an MFA in creative writing at Notre Dame, where she also
taught fiction writing as well as film and television studies. She is currently living in Inis Mór,
Ireland. Visit her website at www.betsycornwell.com.
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Infatuate
A Gilded Wings Novel, Book Two
Aimee Agresti
Haven Terra is still recovering from an internship that brought her literally to the brink
of hell when a trip to New Orleans leads to more trouble. There, while taking part in a
student volunteer program, Haven and her friends Dante and Lance run across an
enclave of devils known as the Krewe.
These shape-shifting devils are more reckless and vicious than any Haven,
Lance, and Dante have encountered. Yet the friends soon discover that their French
Quarter housemates are also angels in training, and together they must face off with the
Krewe in their quest for wings.
But Haven’s resolve is tested when Lucian, the repentant devil with whom she
was infatuated, resurfaces and asks her for help escaping the underworld. Can he be
trusted? Or will aiding him cost Haven her angel wings—and her life?
Aimee Agresti is the author of the Gilded Wings novels Illuminate and Infatuate. She is also an
entertainment journalist whose work has appeared in People, the Washington Post, Mademoiselle,
and the New York Observer. She lives in Washington, D.C. Visit her website at
www.aimeeagresti.com.
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Dianne K. Salerni was inspired to write this novel after finding two real-life caged graves. She is a
fifth grade teacher and children’s book author who lives in New London, Pennsylvania. Visit her
website at www.highspiritsbook.com.
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Laura Whitcomb grew up in Pasadena, California, where she lived in a mildly haunted house
for twelve years. She is the winner of three Kay Snow Writing Awards and currently lives in
Portland, Oregon . Visit her website at www.laurawhitcomb.com.
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Dark Triumph
Robin LaFevers
Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that
serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. The convent views
Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and seduction, as one of their most
dangerous weapons. But those assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent
returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice
wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she
discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find
something other than vengeance to live for?
Robin LaFevers was raised on a steady diet of fairy tales, Bulfinch’s Mythology, and nineteenth-
century poetry. It is not surprising that she grew up to be a hopeless romantic. She was lucky
enough to find her one true love, and is living happily ever after with him in the foothills of
Southern California. Visit her website at www.robinlafevers.com.
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Scott Blagden grew up in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and now makes his home on the coast near
Cape Cod, where he enjoys being a dad to his teenage twins. In addition to writing, he has been
self-employed in real estate for thirty years. Dear Life, You Suck is his first novel.
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Lisa Jahn-Clough has written many books for children, including Country Girl, City Girl and Me,
Penelope. She splits her time between southern New Jersey and Portland, Maine. Visit her website
at www.lisajahnclough.com.
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Evan Roskos completed his MFA at Rutgers University–Newark in 2009, and currently lives in
Collingswood, New Jersey. He was named one of Narrative’s 20 Best New Writers, and has had
stories in Best Fiction, StoryQuarterly, and other literary journals. Visit his blog at
www.evanroskos.blogspot.com.
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Sheep in a Jeep
Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot Apple
Beep! Beep! Out for a drive in the country, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple’s now well-
known and beloved sheep run into one mishap after another with their sturdy red jeep.
Now in a big book format, this rhyming adventure is a “shear” delight to read aloud.
Nancy Shaw is the author of seven beloved tales featuring the endearing and comical sheep. She
lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Visit her website at www.nancyshawbooks.com.
Margot Apple has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including the many
misadventures of sheep. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
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Wong Herbert Yee has written and illustrated several children’s books, including Mouse and
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of the Fireman Small books. He lives in Michigan with his family. Visit his website at
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Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award–winning author of The Penderwicks. She lives in
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Matt Phelan is the illustrator of the Newbery Award winner The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan
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Bubble Trouble
Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar
“Read this aloud and expect a lot of giggles and calls for a repeat performance.” —Horn
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Little Mabel blew a bubble, and it caused a lot of trouble . . .
When little Mabel’s bubble gets away from her, it’s her baby brother who gets
into trouble. Soon he’s floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! It’s
up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down.
Who knew that so much trouble could come from one little bubble?
Internationally acclaimed children’s author Margaret Mahy received many honors during her
lifetime (1936-2012), including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Carnegie Medal,
and citations from the American Library Association. She was from New Zealand.
Polly Dunbar lives in Brighton, England. She also illustrated Margaret Mahy’s The Man from the
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Button Up!
Wrinkled Rhymes
Alice Schertle, illustrated Petra Mathers
I'm a hand-me-down sweatshirt
with zipper and hood.
I'm everyone's favorite
and still looking good.
Clothes take on a personality all their own in this “fashionable” poetry collection. A
colorful array of outfits are brought to vivid life by Alice Schertle's wry poetry and Petra
Mathers's exuberant cast of animal characters. From Joshua's cozy jammies to Emily's
frilly undies, the duds on display in this perfectly stitched poetry collection are as
unique as the critters who wear them. Giggles galore!
Alice Schertle is an award-winning poet whose books include Little Blue Truck and Very Hairy
Bear. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
Petra Mathers has illustrated books by Jack Prelutsky and Rosemary Wells, as well as her own
Lottie books. She lives in Astoria, Oregon.
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Steve Jenkins and Robin Page share a burrow in Boulder, Colorado, where they work and forage
together, occasionally picking lint off each other’s sweaters. They enjoy a happy host/parasite
relationship with their son Jamie. Their two other nestlings have fledged.
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Erica Silverman received a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor for the original Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
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Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.
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Erica Silverman received a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor for the original Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
book. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Visit her website at www.ericasilverman.com.
Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.
She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her website at www.betsylewin.com.
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Marion Dane Bauer is a Newbery Honor winner who has written more than seventy children’s
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C. B. Canga is the illustrator of the Field Trip Mysteries. He lives in Pleasant Hill, California.
Marion Dane Bauer is a Newbery Honor winner who has written more than seventy children’s
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Celebrating Texas
50 States to Celebrate
Marion Dane Bauer, Illustrated by C.B. Canga
Meet Mr. Geo, everybody’s favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places.
Today, he’s visiting Texas, the Lone Star State. His first stop is a big rodeo show to ride a
bucking bronco and see real cowboys do amazing tricks. Then he’ll see how astronauts
train, experience life in the Old West, and even see native animals like armadillos and
rattlesnakes! Then he will visit big cities, historic sites, scenic wonders, sports events,
and more. Join Mr. Geo on his travels all around Texas. Together, you will discover
what makes this a state to celebrate. This e ntertaining and educational mix of travel,
geography, history, and pop culture includes maps and learning activities. Great for
beginning readers!
Marion Dane Bauer is a Newbery Honor winner who has written more than seventy children’s
books. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit her website at www.mariondanebauer.com.
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Celebrating Florida
50 States to Celebrate
Marion Dane Bauer, Illustrated by C.B. Canga
Meet Mr. Geo, everybody’s favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places.
Today, he’s visiting Florida, the Sunshine State. His first stop is the Everglades to see
alligators and other amazing animals. He’ll also go to Fort Myers beach and enter a sand
sculpting contest. He’ll visit the historic city of St. Augustine, go orange picking, dance
at the Florida Folk Festival and he’ll even get to swim with dolphins and manatees!.
Then he will visit fun-filled theme parks, sporting events, and other exciting places. Join
Mr. Geo on his travels around Florida. Together, you will discover what makes this a
state to celebrate. This entertaining and educational mix of travel, geography, history,
and pop culture includes maps and learning activities. Great for beginning readers!
Marion Dane Bauer is a Newbery Honor winner who has written more than seventy children’s
books. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit her website at www.mariondanebauer.com.
C. B. Canga is the illustrator of the Field Trip Mysteries. He lives in Pleasant Hill, California.
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Karen English, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Honor Award, lives in Los Angeles, California,
and taught elementary school in urban neighborhoods for many years.
Laura Freeman has illustrated several books for children. She grew up in New York City and now
lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit her website at www.lfreemanart.com.
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Charise Mericle Harper has written and illustrated many books for young readers, including nine
stories about Just Grace and her friends. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Visit
Charise’s
website at www.chariseharper.com. For videos, quizzes, and all sorts of fun things about the Just
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Gerald Morris lives in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his wife and their three children. In addition to
writing he serves as a minister in a church.
Aaron Renier is the recipient of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Talent Deserving
Wider Recognition, and received a nomination for best children's album in 2005. Visit his website
at www.aaronrenier.com.
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Lois Lowry has written many books beloved by children and adults alike, which have garnered
countless honors and awards, including two Newbery Medals. She and the illustrator Middy
Thomas have been friends for years and enjoy working on the Gooney Bird books together. Lois
Lowry lives in Massachusetts and Middy Thomas lives in Maine.
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Andrea Cheng writes picture books and middle grade and young adult novels, and also teaches
English as a Second Language and children’s literature. She walks daily near her Ohio home. Visit
her at www.andreacheng.com.
Abigail Halpin is an illustrator and a graphic designer. Away from the drawing table, she knits,
reads comic books, and plays the fiddle. She lives in New England. Visit her at
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Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise are the creators of Dying to Meet You, the first book in their
illustrated 43 Old Cemetery Road series, which landed on seventeen state award lists and which
Kirkus Reviews called "a quirky, comedic romp." Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri, and leads
writing workshops all over the country. Sarah teaches art to children and adults in the Bay Area.
Visit their website at www.kateandsarahklise.com.
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Jacqueline Davies is the talented, award-winning writer of several novels and picture books. She
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Jean Ferris has written more than a dozen popular books for teens, including several ALA Best
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Jean Ferris has written many popular novels for young people. She lives in San Diego, California.
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Loree Griffin Burns, Ph.D., was stung five times while researching this book: once by accident
and four times while trying to capture an image. She lives, writes, and watches bees in central
Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and three children. You can visit her at
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Deadly Pink
Vivian Vande Velde
“A fun fantasy for the female gamer set, with echoes of the importance of being
grounded in the real world in spite of the virtual world's seductive pull.” —Booklist
Grace Pizzelli is the average one, nothing like her brilliant older sister, Emily, who
works for Rasmussem, creators of the world’s best virtual reality games. The games
aren’t real, though—or at least, they weren’t. Now Emily has hidden herself inside a
pink and sparkly game meant for little girls. No one knows why, or how to persuade
her to come back out. Grace may consider herself average, but she’s the only one who
can save Emily. So Grace enters the game, hoping to talk her sister out of virtual suicide
before time runs out. Otherwise Emily will die—for real.
Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle grade readers,
including two other books about virtual reality games created by the Rasmussem Corporation,
Heir Apparent and User Unfriendly, and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She
lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her at www.vivianvandevelde.com.
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Polly Carlson-Voiles wrote and illustrated her award-winning first book, Someone Walks By. She
has worked as a secondary special education and English teacher and has been a pup nanny at the
International Wolf Center near her home in Ely, Minnesota, where on lucky nights she listens to
the music of the wolves with her husband and dog.
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Waking Storms
Sarah Porter
“Enchanting.”—Carolyn Turgeon, author of Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale
After parting ways with her troubled mermaid tribe, Luce receives news that the tribes
queen wants her dead. Dorian, the boy Luce broke mermaid law to save, is determined
to make her pay for the murder of his family. And while the mermaids believe that
humans never suspect their existence, there are ominous signs to the contrary.
But when Luce and Dorian meet, they wonder if love can overpower the
hatred they know they should feel for each other. Can Luce fulfill her rightful role as
queen of the mermaids without sacrificing her forbidden romance with Dorian?
Sarah Porter is also the author of Lost Voices and The Twice Lost. She is also an artist and a
freelance public school teacher. Sarah and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Sarah’s
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Breath
Jackie Morse Kessler
Contrary to popular belief, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse aren’t just harbingers
of doom—they actually keep life in balance. But what happens when their leader and
creator, Death, becomes suicidal?
Before the first living thing drew its first gasping breath, he was there. He has
watched humanity for millennia. And he has finally decided that humanity is not worth
the price he has paid time and again. When Death himself gives up on life, a teenager
named Xander Atwood is the world's only hope. But Xander bears a secret, one that
may bring about the end of everything.
This heart-pounding final installment of the Riders of the Apocalypse series
looks at the value of life, the strength of love, and how a small voice can change
everything . . . forever.
Jackie Morse Kessler is the author of the the Riders of the Apocalypse quartet for teen readers,
along with several paranormal and dark fantasy books for adults. She lives in upstate New York.
Visit her at www.jackiemorsekessler.com.
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Wuftoom
Mary G. Thompson
“Wildly imaginative . . . something utterly new and weird.”—Publishers Weekly
Everyone thinks Evan is sick. But Evan knows he is actually transforming. His
metamorphosis has him confined to his bed, terrified, and alone—except for visits from
the Wuftoom, a wormlike creature that tells Evan he is becoming one of them. Clinging
to his humanity and desperate to help his overworked single mother, Evan makes a
bargain with the Vitflies, the enemies of the Wuftoom. But when the bargain becomes
blackmail and the Vitflies prepare for war, whom can Evan trust? Is saving his humanity
worth destroying an entire species, and the only family he has left?
Mary G. Thompson was born and raised in Oregon. She was a practicing attorney for more than
seven years, including almost five years in the U.S. Navy, before she moved to New York City to
write full-time. Visit her at www.marygthompson.com.
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The Springsweet
Saundra Mitchell
“A lovely historical romance.”—Kirkus Reviews
When seventeen-year-old Zora Stewart arrives in the frontier town of West Glory,
Oklahoma, to help her widowed aunt, she discovers that she possesses the astonishing
ability to sense water under the parched earth. When her aunt hires her out as a
“springsweet” to advise settlers where to dig their wells, Zora feels the burden of
holding the key to something so essential to survival in this unforgiving land. Even
more, she finds herself longing for love the way the prairie thirsts for water. Maybe, in
the wildness of the territories, Zora can finally move beyond simply surviving and start
living.
Saundra Mitchell is a screenwriter and author. She has written two other novels starring Zora and
her cousin Amelia: The Vespertine and The Elementals. Her debut novel, Shadowed Summer, was a
2010 Edgar Award nominee, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an ALAN pick. She lives
in Indianapolis. Visit her at www.saundramitchell.com.
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Annabel Monaghan lives in Rye, New York, with her family. This is her first novel for teens.
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Illuminate
A Gilded Wings Novel, Book One
Aimee Agresti
“Smart, well-crafted and sophisticated; without a doubt, this belongs on the top of the
stack of the current crop of angel books. More, please!” —Kirkus Reviews, starred
review
Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But her life changes when she is
awarded an internship at a posh Chicago hotel. As Haven begins falling for Lucian, the
dashing sidekick to the glamorous hotel owner, she discovers that these beautiful
people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers
the evil agenda of the hotel staff: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they
succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to
thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the
hotel?
Aimee Agresti is the author of the Gilded Wings Novels Illuminate and Infatuate. She is also an
entertainment journalist whose work has appeared in People, the Washington Post, Mademoiselle,
and the New York Observer. She lives in Washington, D.C. Visit her website at
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Joe Schreiber is the author of adult novels Death Troopers, Chasing the Dead and Red Harvest. This
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Like Libby Kelting, Stephanie Kate Strohm is a blond, history-loving gal with a passion for
fashion. She grew up in Connecticut and attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where she was
voted Winter Carnival Queen. Currently she lives in New York City with a huge shoe collection
and a little white dog named Lorelei Lee.
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Mary Downing Hahn grew up in Maryland in the 1950s, and the crime on which this novel is
based touched her own life. She is the award-winning author of many popular tales of mystery and
suspense, including Closed for the Season, which won the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile
Mystery. Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland. Visit her website at
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Gathering Blue
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry won her first Newbery Medal in 1994 for The Giver. Six years later, she
ushered readers back into its mysterious but plausible future world in Gathering Blue to
tell the story of Kira, orphaned, physically flawed, and left with an uncertain future.
This second book in the Giver Quartet has been stunningly redesigned in paperback.
As she did in The Giver and later Messenger, in Gathering Blue Lois Lowry
challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve,
and what could be considered valuable.
Lois Lowry’s work has won numerous awards and honors, including two Newbery Medals—the
first for Number the Stars, and the second for The Giver. She is the author of The Willoughbys and
the Anastasia Krupnik series among many other books. To learn more, visit her website at
www.loislowry.com.
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Flora's Fury
How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog Confound Their Friends,
Astound Their Enemies, and Learn the Importance of
Packing Light
Ysabeau S. Wilce
“Offers some enjoyable twists . . . fans of Flora will not be disappointed.”—VOYA
Despite her troublesome attraction to magick, Flora has more or less spent her life
doing what's been expected of her. Now, at sixteen, she knows that this path has been
strewn with secrets. Sure that her true mother, Tiny Doom — long believed to be dead
— is alive, Flora becomes determined to find her and leave behind the lies she's been
told about who she is. Flora's quest takes her on a journey from lawless islands to the
deadly desert, and into an unexpected romance with a brooding stranger who reveals
himself to be a kindred spirit. And it all becomes far more dangerous when Flora
realizes how desperately their enemies want Tiny Doom — and Flora herself — dead.
Ysabeau S. Wilce is the author of the critically acclaimed Flora's Dare and Flora Segunda, which
Diane Wynne Jones called "highly original, strange, and amusing." Flora's Dare won the Andre
Norton Award, and Flora Segunda was nominated for the Andre Norton Award and the Tiptree
Award. She lives in San Francisco with her family. Visit www.yswilce.com.
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Russell Freedman has received nearly every children's literature award, including the Newbery
Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Sibert Medal, as well as a National Humanities Medal
and the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award. He lives in New York City and travels widely
to research his books.
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Grave Mercy
His Fair Assassin, Book I
Robin LaFevers
“Fiction and history coalesce in a rich, ripping tale of assassinations, political intrigue
and religion. . . . LaFevers’ ambitious tapestry includes poison and treason and murder,
valor and honor and slow love, suspense and sexuality and mercy. A page-turner—with
grace.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage to the
respite of the convent of St. Mortain. Here she learns that the god of Death has blessed
her with dangerous gifts and a violent destiny. To claim her new life, she must destroy
the lives of others. But how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who has
stolen her heart?
Robin LaFevers has long been fascinated with sacred rituals and the concept of the Divine. She
was lucky enough to find her one true love, and is living happily ever after with him in Southern
California. Visit her website at www.robinlafevers.com.
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L. A. Meyer is the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventures, praised for engaging characters
and vivid historical detail. This rollicking series follows the exploits of a spirited heroine who
climbs from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. L. A.
Meyer lives on the coast of Maine. Visit his website at www.jackyfaber.com.
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Katie Kacvinsky is also the author of Awaken and Middle Ground. She worked in the
entertainment industry and as a high school English teacher before deciding to write full-
time. She lives in Corvallis, Oregon. Visit her at www.katiekacvinsky.com.
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Ladies in Waiting
Laura L. Sullivan
“Entertaining. . . . a Philippa Gregory spin-off for teens.”—VOYA
Eliza dreams of writing plays, where she will be admired for her wit rather than her
father’s wealth. Beth is beautiful but poor, so she must marry well, despite her love for
her childhood sweetheart. Zabby comes to England to further her scientific studies—
and saves the life of King Charles II. Soon her friendship with the handsome king
becomes an obsession. Though she knows she should stay away from the court, the
queen needs ladies in waiting.
These three Elizabeths soon find themselves at the center of the most scandal-
filled court that England has ever seen.
Laura L. Sullivan is a former newspaper editor, biologist, social worker, and deputy sheriff who
writes because storytelling is the easiest way to do everything in the world. The author of two
middle grade novels, Laura lives on the Florida coast, but her heart is in England.
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Enchanted
Alethea Kontis
"If Neil Gaiman and the Brothers Grimm had a child who grew up to weave
fairy tales, she would be Alethea Kontis. Read this book—it’s an absolute winner."—J.T.
Ellison, best-selling author of Where All the Dead Lie
It isn’t easy being the overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the
days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories. Then she meets an
enchanted frog who asks about her stories, and the two become friends. Soon that
friendship deepens into something magical. A kiss from Sunday transforms her
frog back into Prince Rumbold—a man Sunday’s family despises. The prince hopes
Sunday will love him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to
woo, and it soon becomes clear that twisted secrets lie hidden in his past—and hers.
Alethea Kontis is the New York Times best-selling co-author of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s The Dark-
Hunter Companion. Alethea was a student of the science-fiction greats Andre Norton and Orson
Scott Card, and she has worked in a number of book-related jobs. She lives in Ashburn, Virginia.
Visit her at www.aletheakontis.com.
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Carolyn Meyer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books for young people, including
seven titles in the popular Young Royals series. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her at
www.readcarolyn.com.
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Jennipher Walters is a personal trainer, lifestyle and weight management coach, and health and
fitness specialist. She has written for online publications including Shape and Yahoo! Shine. Erin
Whitehead has a journalism degree from the University of Kansas. Jennipher and Erin cofounded
FitBottomedGirls.com and FitBottomedMamas.com.
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Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson write for children and live in the United Kingdom.
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Lesley Schwartz Martin is a professional teen academic coach and tutor. She is the creator of a
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The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide.
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Lauren Metz started her professional career at Seventeen magazine, and has since worked with
numerous national media outlets, including E!, Bravo, AOL, Alloy Entertainment, and more. In
2011, she cofounded Life2PointOh.com, an online resource that provides style, relationship,
career, and finance advice. She lives in Manhattan.
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Philip Mattheis has been an editor for one of Germany’s most popular youth magazines since
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Super Pop!
Pop Culture Top Ten Lists to Help You Win at Trivia,
Survive in the Wild, and Make It Through the Holidays
Daniel Harmon
Super-Pop offers a maximum-pleasure, minimum-effort means of becoming better at
trivia, more interesting at a party, and, if it really comes down to it, just a little bit more
likely to fight off a shark with a pair of pliers. In the course of fifty top ten lists
and more than five hundred entries, you’ll learn how to outwit death (hint: watch
Deliverance), melt a frozen heart (answer: fire up some Andrea Bocelli), and find your
spirit animal (delve into Planet Earth). So whether you’re wondering what to watch
tonight or how you’ll ever impress that date tomorrow, Super-Pop has the answer. It’s
time to put pop culture to work!
Daniel Harmon is the editorial director at Zest Books, as well as a longtime editor of pop culture
projects for a variety of publishers. He is a former staff writer at Brokelyn.com, and the author of
an essay about Tommy Wiseau’s film The Room, which was published in the anthology Cult Pop
Culture (2011).
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