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Series: Out the Window Board book Cybele Young 9781554983704 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 1 - 4 Oct 26, 2013

Ingenuity saves the day in this cleverly constructed board book! Bestselling author/illustrator Cybèle Young is back with a board book for the very young. The main character of this charming, nearly wordless story is a small unidentified mammal who accidentally loses his ball one day. Too small to look out the window, the little creature is frustrated at first in his attempts to see where his precious ball has gone. But undeterred, he perseveres until he comes up with a solution to his problem, at which point he discovers that an unusual parad... + Read More
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Series: Numeralia Hardcover Jorge Luján 9781554984442 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Mar 01, 2014

From the first page of this unusual and original collaboration between Jorge Luján and Isol, readers will realize that this is not just another counting book. Whether they are discovering that three is for bedtime kisses, or that five is for secret creatures hiding in a glove, children will delight in the poetic and sometimes surreal text. The illustrations by Isol, winner of the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, depict a world at once familiar and strange, a place where the three musketeers can suddenly become six, and the ugly duckling is ... + Read More
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Series: 101 Things to Do with Baby New edition Hardcover Jan Ormerod 9781554983797 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K Apr 01, 2014

Celebrating its 30th year in print, now back in hardcover, a classic picture book from renowned author and illustrator Jan Ormerod. What do you do with a new baby? An imaginative older sister and her parents explore this question in this sweet and authentic depiction of a day in the life of a young family. Whether Big Sister is feeding, entertaining or dressing her baby brother (in Mom’s hat or Dad’s shoes!), Jan Ormerod illustrates a warm, and occasionally challenging story of family, perfect for older siblings getting to know their new brothe... + Read More
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Series: The Tweedles Go Electric Hardcover Monica Kulling 9781554981670 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2014

Meet the Tweedles: Papa, Mama, daughter Frances and her brother, Francis. It’s the dawn of a new century—the twentieth century! — and the Tweedles have decided to buy a car. But no gas guzzler for this modern family. Only an electric car will do for them. Frances is the only member of her eccentric family who is not delighted when Papa decides they need an electric car. She would rather read a book. Frances knows that cars go fast, which can only lead to trouble. She is even less impressed when the family takes possession of the car and faces r... + Read More
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Series: Norman, Speak! Hardcover Caroline Adderson 9781554983223 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2014

Norman, Speak! tells the comical yet thought-provoking story of a boy and his family who adopt a dog that just can’t seem to learn the things other dogs do. Overwhelmed by dogs in need at their local animal shelter, a young boy chooses Norman, the stray that’s been there the longest. But, upon bringing him home, the family quickly learns that Norman won’t respond to commands. He doesn’t even know his own name. During a chance encounter with another dog owner in the park, the family is very surprised to learn the reason for Norman’s confusion; h... + Read More
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Series: From There to Here Hardcover Laurel Croza 9781554983650 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 May 01, 2014

A little girl and her family have just moved across the country by train. Their new neighborhood in the city of Toronto is very different from their home in the Saskatchewan bush, and at first everything about “there” seems better than “here.” The little girl’s dad has just finished building a dam across the Saskatchewan River, and his new project is to build a highway through Toronto. In Saskatchewan, he would come home for lunch every day, but now he doesn’t come until supper. The family used to love to look at the stars, and the northern li... + Read More
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Series: Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress Hardcover Christine Baldacchino 9781554983476 $17.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 May 01, 2014

Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center and its tangerine dress. Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. He dreams about having space adventures, paints beautiful pictures and sings the loudest during circle time. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center — he loves wearing the tangerine dress. But the children in Morris’s class don’t understand. Dresses, they say, are for girls. And Morris certainly isn’t welcome in the spaceship s... + Read More
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Series: Why Are You Doing That? Hardcover Elisa Amado 9781554984534 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 01, 2014

Chepito is full of questions. Why is his mother cooking eggs and frying beans? Why is Manuel digging around the corn? Why is Ramón milking the cow? Why is Maria slapping dough between her hands? In this simply told story, a little boy learns all about food and where it comes from.Following on the success of What Are You Doing? Elisa Amado and Manuel Monroy have created another gem of a picture book, this time about food — where it comes from, how we nurture food plants and animals, and what we eat to be healthy and strong.Manuel Monroy sweetly ... + Read More
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Series: Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! Hardcover Pat Mora 9781554983438 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2014

In this sweetly funny picture book, a tiny mouse, Chico Canta, saves his entire family from the clever kitten, Little Gato-Gato, when he uses his quick wits and ability to speak another language. Chico Canta, the youngest of twelve, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, “Bravo, bravo!” as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta has her hands full trying to keep track of all her children, especially Chico Canta. She is always telling the... + Read More
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Series: Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! Spanish Edition Paperback Pat Mora 9781554983445 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2014

En este encantador libro-álbum, un ratoncito, Chico Canta, salva a su familia del pequeño pero astuto Gato-Gatito, gracias a su agilidad mental y su conocimiento de otro idioma. Chico Canta, el menor de doce hermanos, es un ratoncito travieso y temerario que vive con su familia en un viejo teatro. A todos les encanta subir al palco. Desde allí miran los espectáculos y luego gritan, “¡Bravo, bravo!” con el público, cuando cae el telón. La señora Canta vive arreando a todos sus hijos de un lado a otro, y a Chico en particular. Siempre les dice: “... + Read More
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Series: I Wish I Could Draw Hardcover Cary Fagan 9781554983186 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 May 01, 2014

When the narrator of this sneakily clever book decides he will try to draw even though he believes he isn’t very good at it, a world of silly possibilities opens for him. By the end of the story, he has vanquished a dragon, been given a medal, published a book, and seen his artwork on display in a real museum—and all because he refused to be held back by his own perceived limitations. The narrator of I Wish I Could Draw shares a name with creator Cary Fagan and has the same curly hair and glasses. Perhaps most interesting of all, though, the na... + Read More
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Series: Just So Stories, Volume II Hardcover Rudyard Kipling 9781554982134 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 Apr 01, 2014

Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories is one of the best-loved story collections ever written for children. In this companion to Volume I, published in fall 2013, acclaimed children’s book illustrator Ian Wallace once again reinterprets the famous tales with luminous art, bringing Kipling to a new generation of young readers. Many of the tales are origin stories, explaining, for example, how an animal came to be, or the how the alphabet and writing began. They all display Kipling’s vivid imagination, inventive vocabulary and engaging word play. And... + Read More
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Series: The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta Hardcover Fatima Sharafeddine 9781554984800 $18.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11 May 01, 2014

The true story of a fourteenth-century traveler, whose journeys through the Islamic world and beyond were extraordinary for his time. In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was just twenty-one, he bid farewell to his parents in Tangier, Morocco, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca. It was thirty years before he returned home, having seen much of the world. In this book he recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures and places he encountered. After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta was filled with a desire to see more of the world. ... + Read More
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Series: Lord and Lady Bunny — Almost Royalty! Paperback Polly Horvath 9781554983629 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Feb 21, 2014

Literature’s most endearing rabbits are back in this sequel to Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire! While the Bunnys' human friend, Madeline, worries about saving money for college, Mrs. Bunny is more concerned about how to become a queen.Unexpectedly, Madeline’s family inherits a sweet shop (candy store!) in England, and it looks for a while as if everyone’s problems are solved. England proves to be full of eccentric characters, strange customs, and even royalty — but holding onto money is difficult for Madeline’s family, and becomi... + Read More
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Series: Outside In Hardcover Sarah Ellis 9781554983674 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13 May 01, 2014

Lynn’s life is full — choir practice, school, shopping for the perfect jeans, and dealing with her free-spirited mother. Then one day her life is saved by a mysterious girl named Blossom, who introduces Lynn to her own world and family — both more bizarre, yet somehow more sane, than Lynn’s own. Blossom’s family is a small band of outcasts and eccentrics who live secretly in an ingenious bunker beneath a city reservoir. The Underlanders forage and trade for the things they need (“Is it useful or lovely?”), living off the things “Citizens” throw... + Read More
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Series: Shadow Mother Hardcover Seán Virgo 9780888999719 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 12 Jun 01, 2014

In the Selkie legends of Scotland and Ireland, a seal sheds its skin and comes ashore as a woman. When a man falls in love with her, he hides the skin to prevent her from returning to the sea. In Seán Virgo’s story, the master of a tall ship hides the shadow of his beloved, with moving consequences. While on a voyage far from home, his ship at anchor among islands and palm trees, a ship’s master sees a girl laughing in the sea. He is entranced and searches for her on his way home. A wise old woman tells him where to find her, and also tells him... + Read More
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Series: Lost Girl Found Hardcover Leah Bassoff 9781554984169 $16.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 Mar 01, 2014

In war-torn Sudan, a girl must make heart-rending choices as she fights for survival and a chance at a future.“This short, quickly paced narrative will stay with readers for the rest of their lives.” School Library Journali, STARRED REVIEW “Moving and necessary.” Kirkus, STARRED REVIEWFor Poni, life in her small village in southern Sudan is simple and complicated at the same time. Stay in school. Beat up any boy who tries to show attention. Watch out for the dangers in the river. But then the war comes. And when soldiers arrive in her village a... + Read More
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Series: This One Summer Paperback Mariko Tamaki 9781554981526 $18.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 May 01, 2014

Winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis. From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults. Sure, Rose’s dad is still making cheesy and embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn’t even want to be there. Plus, being at the cottage isn’t just about going to the beach... + Read More
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Series: Nobody Knows Paperback Shelley Tanaka 9781554981182 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 10 Aug 01, 2012

A powerful and moving novel about four children who are abandoned by their mother and forced to survive on their own. Based on the award-winning film Nobody Knows, inspired by actual events that took place in Tokyo.It’s autumn in Tokyo, and twelve-year-old Akira and his younger siblings, Kyoko, Shige and little Yuki, have just moved into a new apartment with their mother. Akira hopes it’s a new start for all of them, even though the little ones are not allowed to leave the apartment or make any noise, since the landlord doesn’t permit young chi... + Read More