Inspire a life-long love of books.
The joy of reading: it's a gift that the child in your life can keep with them always. Spend some time together with these great books.
The joy of reading: it's a gift that the child in your life can keep with them always. Spend some time together with these great books.
The Magician's Elephant
Hardcover | 208 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Siblings; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Elephants
978-0-7636-4410-9 (0-7636-4410-2)
September 8, 2009 | $20.00
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he...
Hardcover | 208 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Siblings; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Elephants
978-0-7636-4410-9 (0-7636-4410-2)
September 8, 2009 | $20.00
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he...
Finn the half-Great
Hardcover | 392 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables - Other; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-0-88776-931-3 (0-88776-931-4)
October 13, 2009 | $24.99
The story of a time when giants roamed the earth.
Finn the half-Great, Theo Caldwell’s first novel for young adults, tells the story of Ireland’s most beloved heroes with humor and heart. Finn McCool, at fourteen feet, thinks he is the tallest thing in the Emerald Isle. That is, until he ventures...
Hardcover | 392 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables - Other; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-0-88776-931-3 (0-88776-931-4)
October 13, 2009 | $24.99
The story of a time when giants roamed the earth.
Finn the half-Great, Theo Caldwell’s first novel for young adults, tells the story of Ireland’s most beloved heroes with humor and heart. Finn McCool, at fourteen feet, thinks he is the tallest thing in the Emerald Isle. That is, until he ventures...
Also available as an
eBook.
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
Hardcover | 112 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-895-8 (0-88776-895-4)
September 8, 2009 | $12.99
He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
Hardcover | 112 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-895-8 (0-88776-895-4)
September 8, 2009 | $12.99
He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
Also available as an
eBook.
Night-Night, Little Pookie
Board | 18 pages | Robin Corey Books | Juvenile Fiction - Bedtime & Dreams; Juvenile Fiction - Animals
978-0-375-85409-5 (0-375-85409-6)
August 11, 2009 | $6.99
It's evening, and mom patiently eases Pookie toward bed. Pookie cooperates (mostly)—though with that particular Pookie flair. And imagine who gets the last word.
Told in Boynton’s signature rhyme and illustrations, this humorous and gentle story will delight toddlers and those that love them.
Board | 18 pages | Robin Corey Books | Juvenile Fiction - Bedtime & Dreams; Juvenile Fiction - Animals
978-0-375-85409-5 (0-375-85409-6)
August 11, 2009 | $6.99
It's evening, and mom patiently eases Pookie toward bed. Pookie cooperates (mostly)—though with that particular Pookie flair. And imagine who gets the last word.
Told in Boynton’s signature rhyme and illustrations, this humorous and gentle story will delight toddlers and those that love them.
The Big Green Book of Beginner Books
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Beginner
978-0-375-85807-9 (0-375-85807-5)
August 11, 2009 | $19.99
What could make a better present than a Beginner Book written by Dr. Seuss? Six of them—for less than the price of two! We’ve taken the complete text and art of Great Day for Up! (illustrated by Quentin Blake); I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! (illustrated by James Stevenson)...
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Beginner
978-0-375-85807-9 (0-375-85807-5)
August 11, 2009 | $19.99
What could make a better present than a Beginner Book written by Dr. Seuss? Six of them—for less than the price of two! We’ve taken the complete text and art of Great Day for Up! (illustrated by Quentin Blake); I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! (illustrated by James Stevenson)...
Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia
Hardcover | 32 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-375-85823-9 (0-375-85823-7)
November 3, 2009 | $29.99
From the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle. Alagaësia comes alive in a lush and detailed look at an unforgettable magical land. From elves, dwarves, Urgals, humans, and dragons, to the natural landscape and...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-375-85823-9 (0-375-85823-7)
November 3, 2009 | $29.99
From the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle. Alagaësia comes alive in a lush and detailed look at an unforgettable magical land. From elves, dwarves, Urgals, humans, and dragons, to the natural landscape and...
The Yellow Tutu
Hardcover | 40 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Imagination & Play; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Celebrations - Birthdays
978-0-375-85168-1 (0-375-85168-2)
September 22, 2009 | $19.99
It’s just tutu much fun!
What do you do with a beautiful yellow tutu? Why, put it on your head and pretend you’re a ray of sunshine! Little girls will love the story of Margo, a girl with a tutu and a brilliantly imaginative mind. Lively text and charming illustrations that celebrate...
Hardcover | 40 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Imagination & Play; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Celebrations - Birthdays
978-0-375-85168-1 (0-375-85168-2)
September 22, 2009 | $19.99
It’s just tutu much fun!
What do you do with a beautiful yellow tutu? Why, put it on your head and pretend you’re a ray of sunshine! Little girls will love the story of Margo, a girl with a tutu and a brilliantly imaginative mind. Lively text and charming illustrations that celebrate...
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
The Gingerbread Pirates
Hardcover | 32 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Toys, Dolls, Puppets
978-0-7636-3223-6 (0-7636-3223-6)
September 8, 2009 | $20.00
What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure — and all the magic of Christmas morning.
It’s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jim’s favorite is...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Toys, Dolls, Puppets
978-0-7636-3223-6 (0-7636-3223-6)
September 8, 2009 | $20.00
What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure — and all the magic of Christmas morning.
It’s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jim’s favorite is...
Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion
Hardcover | 24 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Military & Wars; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Multigenerational
978-0-88776-951-1 (0-88776-951-9)
September 22, 2009 | $20.99
Much has been written about war and remembrance, but very little of it has been for young children. As questions come from a young grandchild, his grandpa talks about how, as a very young man, he was as proud as a peacock in uniform, busy as a beaver on his Atlantic...
Hardcover | 24 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Military & Wars; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Multigenerational
978-0-88776-951-1 (0-88776-951-9)
September 22, 2009 | $20.99
Much has been written about war and remembrance, but very little of it has been for young children. As questions come from a young grandchild, his grandpa talks about how, as a very young man, he was as proud as a peacock in uniform, busy as a beaver on his Atlantic...
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Anniversary Edition
Hardcover | 96 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas; Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings
978-0-375-83847-7 (0-375-83847-3)
September 25, 2007 | $31.99
INSIDE THIS VERY SPECIAL anniversary edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, you'll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr. Seuss, along with 32 fascinating pages of commentary, footnotes and archival images - written and compiled by renowned collector and Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. In chatty, conversational style...
Hardcover | 96 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas; Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings
978-0-375-83847-7 (0-375-83847-3)
September 25, 2007 | $31.99
INSIDE THIS VERY SPECIAL anniversary edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, you'll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr. Seuss, along with 32 fascinating pages of commentary, footnotes and archival images - written and compiled by renowned collector and Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. In chatty, conversational style...
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
A Book of Sleep
Hardcover | 24 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction
978-0-375-86223-6 (0-375-86223-4)
September 8, 2009 | $19.99
When the sky grows dark
and the moon glows bright,
everyone goes to sleep . . .
except for the watchful owl!
With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all...
Hardcover | 24 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction
978-0-375-86223-6 (0-375-86223-4)
September 8, 2009 | $19.99
When the sky grows dark
and the moon glows bright,
everyone goes to sleep . . .
except for the watchful owl!
With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all...
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Hardcover | 104 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-932-0 (0-88776-932-2)
November 10, 2009 | $24.99
Whether it’s to add to a collection of classics or to introduce new readers to Alice, this handsome large-format edition is a must-have for all ages. Lewis Carroll’s original text is illustrated as never before by Oleg Lipchenko to create a spectacular gift book. Sure to transport everyone down the rabbit...
Hardcover | 104 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-932-0 (0-88776-932-2)
November 10, 2009 | $24.99
Whether it’s to add to a collection of classics or to introduce new readers to Alice, this handsome large-format edition is a must-have for all ages. Lewis Carroll’s original text is illustrated as never before by Oleg Lipchenko to create a spectacular gift book. Sure to transport everyone down the rabbit...
Finn Throws a Fit
Hardcover | 32 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Nature & The Natural World - Weather
978-0-7636-2356-2 (0-7636-2356-3)
August 25, 2009 | $20.00
Who among us hasn't encountered that force of nature called "a fit"? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit? Author David Elliott
directs the event with...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Nature & The Natural World - Weather
978-0-7636-2356-2 (0-7636-2356-3)
August 25, 2009 | $20.00
Who among us hasn't encountered that force of nature called "a fit"? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit? Author David Elliott
directs the event with...
A Thousand Years of Pirates
Hardcover | 96 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Adventure & Adventurers; Juvenile Nonfiction - History
978-0-88776-924-5 (0-88776-924-1)
November 10, 2009 | $35.99
For as long as they’ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with...
Hardcover | 96 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Adventure & Adventurers; Juvenile Nonfiction - History
978-0-88776-924-5 (0-88776-924-1)
November 10, 2009 | $35.99
For as long as they’ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with...
Also available as an
eBook.
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection
Boxed Set | 360 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Cats; Juvenile Fiction - Classics
978-0-375-85156-8 (0-375-85156-9)
September 22, 2009 | $50.95
A perfect gift for new parents, birthday celebrations, and happy occasions of all kinds, this collection of five beloved Beginner Books by Dr. Seuss—The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and Fox in Socks—will be cherished by young...
Boxed Set | 360 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Cats; Juvenile Fiction - Classics
978-0-375-85156-8 (0-375-85156-9)
September 22, 2009 | $50.95
A perfect gift for new parents, birthday celebrations, and happy occasions of all kinds, this collection of five beloved Beginner Books by Dr. Seuss—The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and Fox in Socks—will be cherished by young...
A Star for Christmas
Hardcover | 40 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian
978-0-88776-836-1 (0-88776-836-9)
October 23, 2007 | $26.99
A gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years...
Hardcover | 40 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian
978-0-88776-836-1 (0-88776-836-9)
October 23, 2007 | $26.99
A gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years...
Classic Christmas Collection
Boxed Set | 240 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas
978-0-7636-4379-9 (0-7636-4379-3)
September 8, 2009 | $45.00
Three quintessential Christmas stories, superbly illustrated by the award-winning P.J. Lynch, are now available in a lavish three-volume slipcase.
P.J. Lynch’s incomparable artistic sensibility has brought warmth and depth to three cherished holiday stories:
— THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY by Susan Wojciechowski
— A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
— THE GIFT OF...
Boxed Set | 240 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas
978-0-7636-4379-9 (0-7636-4379-3)
September 8, 2009 | $45.00
Three quintessential Christmas stories, superbly illustrated by the award-winning P.J. Lynch, are now available in a lavish three-volume slipcase.
P.J. Lynch’s incomparable artistic sensibility has brought warmth and depth to three cherished holiday stories:
— THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY by Susan Wojciechowski
— A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
— THE GIFT OF...
