Abrams Books Frankfurt2014 Children's Rights Guide

Frankfurt 2014 Children’s Rights Guide 1

Table of Contents Highlights

P. 4 - 5

Diary of a Wimpy Kid P. 6 - 7 Young Education

P. 8 - 11

Picture Books

P. 12 - 18

Middle-Grade Fiction

P. 18 - 22

Graphic Novels

P. 23 - 24

YA Fiction

P. 24

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From The Rutabaga Adventure Chef

From Let Me Walk You Home

3 From 100 Things That Make Me Happy

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Whose Truck?

McToad Mows Tiny Island

Hiawatha dn the Peacemaker

By Toni Buzzeo | Illustrated

by Jim Datz 16 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 2-4 | Fall 2015

By Tom Angleberger | Illustrations by John Hendrix 32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

By Robbie Robertson | Illustrated by David Shannon 48 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

The First Book in the New Amy Ignatow Series!

LIKED TO Words by John Seven Pictures by Jana ChriSty

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I Am Yoga

Untitled Amy ignatow

Frankie LIked to Sing

By Susen Verde | Illustrated by Peter Reynolds 32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

By Amy Ignatow 208 Pages | B&W Illust. | 152 x 203 | Age 9-13 | 30000 Words | Fall 2015

By John Seven | Illustrated by Jana Christy 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

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Highlights

Inspector Flytrap In

The Da Vinci Cold and other BIG DEAL Mysteries

JAYME MCGOWAN

Co-starring Nina the Goat!

By Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell

ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS NEW YORK

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Inspector Flytrap Books 1 & 2

One Bear Extraordinaire

By Jayme McGowan 32 Pages | Full- color | 229 x 254 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

By Tom Angleberger | Illustrated by Cece Bell 112 Pages | 35 B&W Illust. | 140 x 191 | HC | Age 6-9 | 10000 Words| Fall 2015

i love ymouore than

moldy ham

Kindred

By Octavia Butler | Illustrated

by John Jennings 240 Pages | 4-color | 152 x 229 | HC | Age 17+ | 20000 Words | Fall 2015

The MiddleSchool Survival Guide

carey f. armstrong-ellis Abrams Books for Young Readers • New York

I Love You More Than Moldy Ham

The Middle-School Survival Guide

By Carey Armstrong-Ellis 32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015

By Neil Swaab 256 Pages | 140 x 210 | HC-POB | Age 8-12 | 25000 Words | Fall 2015

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

By Jeff Kinney The 9th Book Comes out November 4th, 2014!

224 Pages | 300 B&W Illustrations | 140 x 203 | Fall 2014 A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you’re the Heffleys.

The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig—not exactly Greg Heffley’s idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure—and this is one the Heffleys won’t soon forget.

“One of the most successful children’s series ever published.”

—The Washington Post

Available in 48 Territories, in 43 Languages Afrikaans | Basque | Bulgarian | British English | Catalan | Complex-Chinese | Croatian | Czech | Danish | Dutch | English | Estonia Finnish | French | German | Greek | Hebrew | Hungarian | Icelandic Indonesian | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Latin | Latvian | Lithuanian Luxembourgish | Norwegian | Polish | Portuguese | Romanian | Russian Serbian | Swedish | Simplified-Chinese | Slovakian | Slovenian | Spanish Thai | Turkish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese | Welsh

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Young Education Whose Truck?

By Toni Buzzeo | Illustrated by Jim Datz

16 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 | Board Book | Age 2-4 | Fall 2015 This nonfiction ode to trucks features six kinds of workers and their trucks—a utility truck, a firetruck, a snow plow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck—with four different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, engnaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.

Good Night!

By Ethan Long

20 Pages | Full-color | 191 x 191 |Board Book | Age 0-2 | Fall 2015 A string of comically stylized parent-and-child animal pairs say good night to each other in masterful couplets -- an chick’s “cheep cheep” is answered by a chicken’s “cluck cluck;” a puppy’s “ruff ruff” is returned with a dog’s “woof woof” -- all leading up to the “Good night!” and “Sleep tight!” of a human toddler and dad! This is the second title in a brand-new board book series on animal [and human] first words by award-winning author/illustrator, Ethan Long.

Mini Myths: Be Careful, Icarus

By Joan Holub | Illustrated by Leslie Patricelli

24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2015 After Icarus and his dad make a bird-shaped kite, Dad warns Icarus to hold on to the string and not to let it fly too high. But Icarus disobeys and soon, the kite gets caught in the trees. Icarus learns to be more careful and exercise his self-control. Joan Holub’s carefully crafted text is brought to life by Leslie Patricelli’s famously humorous illustrations.

Includes a summary of the original Icarus myth at the end.

Mini Myths: Please Share, Aphrodite

By Joan Holub | Illustrated by Leslie Patricelli

24 Pages | Full-color | 178 x 178 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2015 Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena are competing for Paris’s candy apple. When Aphrodite offers Paris a toy horse, she wins the prize! Her excitement leads to bragging, which results in the hurt feelings of others. But when Aphrodite stops boasting and offers to share her snack instead, the three friends happily play together. Joan Holub’s carefully crafted text is brought to life by Leslie Patricelli’s famously humorous illustrations. Includes a summary of the original Aphrodite myth at the end.

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I Am So Brave!

By Stephen Krensky | Illustrated by Sarah Gillingham

12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2014 This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it’s petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the “small wins” of growing just a little bit braver. Young children and their parents will revel in the encouraging text and the vintage screen-printstyle illustrations.

I Know a Lot!

By Stephen Krensky | Illustrated by Sarah Gillingham

12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2013 This third book in Stephen Krensky and Sara Gillingham’s empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with increased knowledge. Whether comparing heavy rocks to lighter flowers, or noting that the sunlight delineates the day from the night, Krensky and Gillingham acknowledge the “small wins” of understanding the world just a little bit more. Young children and their parents will revel in the uplifting text and boldly colored retro-fresh illustrations.

I Can Do It Myself!

By Stephen Krensky | Illustrated by Sarah Gillingham

12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2012 Children and parents alike will delight in this joyous declaration of toddler independence. This book celebrates the feats of growing out of babyhood and starting to embrace the world on your own terms.

Whether it’s being tall enough to reach a high shelf or brave enough to splash in the waves, Krensky and Gillingham address the small victories that come with growing just a little bit older. Energentic text and retro-fresh illustrations celebrate this important developmental stage with charm and relevance.

Rights Sold: French

Now I Am Big!

By Stephen Krensky | Illustrated by Sarah Gillingham

12 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | Board Book | Age 1-3 | Fall 2012 Children and parents alike will delight in this joyous declaration of toddler independence. This book celebrates the feats of growing out of babyhood and starting to embrace the world on your own terms. Whether it’s being tall enough to reach a high shelf or brave enough to splash in the waves, Krensky and Gillingham address the small victories that come with growing just a little bit older. Energentic text and retro-fresh illustrations celebrate this important developmental stage with charm and relevance.

Rights Sold: French

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Snuggle the Baby

By Sarah Gillingham

12 Pages | Full-color | 152 x 254 | Padded Casebound | Age1-4 | Spring 2014 This interactive novelty board book plays like a doll and reads as a gentle “How to Care for Baby” manual for young kids. From swaddling to shushing, Gillingham has incorporated real tactics for newborn care, giving the text an authenticity and purpose. Interactivities include tickling, feeding, diapering, swaddling, rocking, and tucking in the baby, all accompanied by tender, instructive narration. Perfect for soon-to-be older siblings or doll-crazy toddlers, this book encourages children to read while they play, and practice empathy and care.

Vegetables in Underwear!

By Jared Chapman

40 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 2-5 | Spring 2015 A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties— big, small, clean, dirty, serious, and funny—demonstrating for young ones the silliness and necessity of this item of clothing. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles, but the pride with which the “big kid” attire is flaunted in front of the baby carrots in diapers will tickle readers of all ages. With rhyming text that begs to be chanted aloud and art that looks good enough to eat, this vibrant story will encourage preschoolers to celebrate having left those diapers behind!

100 Things That Make Me Happy

By Amy Schwartz

40 Pages | Full Color | 216 x 279 | HC | Age 3-6 | Fall 2014 In the grand tradition of “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschool­er’s world—from slippery floors to dinosaurs, from goldfish to a birthday wish. Amy Schwartz weaves a masterful balance between art and text, with each of the 100 items portrayed as its own well-observed and warmly detailed vignette. The contents provide readers with a frame of reference for the quantity of “100” and the oversized pages envelop young children in the wonderful things surrounding them.

Rights Sold: French, Korean, Simplified-Chinese

I Can See Just Fine

By Eric Barclay

32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 216 | HC-POB | Age 4-6 | Fall 2013 Though Paige claims, “I can see just fine,” the comical illustrations tell a different story. Paige’s parents grow concerned and decide it’s time for Paige to visit the eye doctor. Paige remains defiant throughout the process, until she finds the perfect frames and more importantly, perfect eyesight! Barclay successfully depicts a very real and relevant issue with deliberate lightheartedness and gentle humor.

Rights Sold : Dutch, Japanese

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From Whose Tools?

From Vegetables in Underwear!

From Whose Tools?

From Vegetables in Underwear!

From Whose Tools?

From Vegetables in Underwear!

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Picture Books Frankie Liked to Sing

By John Seven | Illustrated by Jana Christy

32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 Just in time for Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday, Frankie Liked to Sing traces Sinatra’s colorful Italian upbringing in Hoboken--from his early work in the shipyard and as a newspaper delivery boy to sailing across the river to try to make it big in New York City. Incredibly atmospheric, this lively picture book conveys Sinatra’s irrepressible desire to keep singing no matter the circumstances, and to move people with his voice--and how his voice continues to move people today.

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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

By Robbie Robertson | Illustrated by David Shannon

48 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 A Native American picture book by legendary musician Robbie Robertson and Caldecott-winning illustrator David Shannon that tells the stroy of Hiawatha, a strong and articulate Mohawk, who translated the prophecy of the mystical Peacemaker, an Indian who brought his vision of peace to the five warring Iroquois nations during the 1500s. Written with a lyrical voice that recalls oral tradition and paired with breathtaking oil paintings.

I Love You More Than Moldy Ham

By Carey Armstrong-Ellis

32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 229 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 When a young monster sets out to make dinner for his loving mother, he finds all of the nastiest, grossest ingredients he can find: putrid muscous!

Toadstool jam! Moldy ham! But when he realizes that he doesn’t have every ingredient at his disposal, he must embark on a dangerous quest to acquire them! Equipped with his woolen socks (for toasty toes), knitted mitten (for his nose, of course), tool belt, gum boots, and well-worn sword, the young monster treks through muck and mire to find the juiciest, slimiest slugs to make his recipe complete--but will he be able to pull it off in time?

i love yomoure than

moldy ham

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One Bear Extraordinaire

By Jayme McGowan

JAYME MCGOWAN ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS NEW YORK

32 Pages | Full- color | 229 x 254 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 Bear is a rambling, one-man band, but one day his song just doesn’t sound as good as it used to. As he travels through the forest in search of the perfect song, he stumbles across a few new animal musicians along the way, but his song is still incomplete. Will Bear be able to find the perfect accompaniment? Bear soon realizes that he no longer wants to be a one-bear extraordinaire if he can have a loving band by his side.

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McToad Mows Tiny Island

By Tom Angleberger | Illustrations by John Hendrix

32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a plane, which flies to a helicopter, which goes to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows, drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it’s time to turn around and go back home. From master storyteller Tom Angleberger and accomplished illustrator John Hendrix comes this playful narrative that triumphs the journey over the destination, with lots of planes, trains, and automobiles to boot.

I Am Yoga

By Susen Verde | Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 Susan Verde and mega-bestseller Peter Reynolds team up again to celebrate the power of Yoga! As a little girl acts out various standard Yoga poses, she imagines herself in their respective environments: While doing “Boat Pose,” she glides along the sea; in “Airplane Pose,” she flies through the clouds; in “Crescent Pose,” she is a shining moon in the starry sky. And in the end, reflective of the beliefs in Yoga, she has calmed her mind and body and has made room in her heart for the big world around her.

The Museum

By Susen Verde | Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

32 Pages | Full-color | 241 x 241 | HC | Age 4-8 | Spring 2013 When I see a work of art, something happens in my heart!

As a little girl tours and twirls through the halls of the art museum, she finds herself on an exciting adventure. Each piece of art evokes something new inside of her: silliness, curiosity, joy, and ultimately inspiration. With exuberant illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds, The Museum playfully captures the many emotions experienced through the power of art, and each child’s unique creative process.

Rights Sold: Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplifed-Chinese, Complex Chinese, Japanese

You and Me

By Susen Verde | Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2014 You and Me is a loving tribute to how fate brought two best friends together. An adorable cat muses about the what-ifs in life: What if he had slept late that one special morning? What if he’d missed his train on that fateful day? Then he might never have met his favorite person in the world, and his entire life would be different!

Two friends delight in the incredible power of serendipity in this charming tale. Illustrated by the bestselling Peter H. Reynolds, You and Me is the ultimate gift for the closest of friends on Valentine’s Day or any day of the year.

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Wild Child

Wild Ch ild Steven Salerno

Abrams Books for Young Readers | New York

By Steven Solerno

32 Pages | Full-color | 216 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 The jungle can be a scary place, but there is one creature who is the fiercest of all: it grabs, it pulls, it cries, it poops--it’s the WILD CHILD! All the animals live in fear of this nasty baby who cannot be tamed or soothed. No matter what the animals try, the wild child just gets wilder! Can the animals join together bring peace back to the jungle and make the wild child a mild child?

Iggy Peck, Architect

By Andrea Beaty | Illustrated by David Roberts

32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2007 Iggy Peck has been building fabulous creations since he was two. His parents are proud of their son, though sometimes surprised by some of Iggy’s more inventive creations (like the tower he built out of used diapers). When a new second grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’ unique and stylish illustration, this book will charm creative kids everywhere.

Rights Sold: Complex-Chinese, Simplified-Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Turkish, Russian, German, French, Slovenian

Rosie Revere, Engineer

By Andrea Beaty | Illustrated by David Roberts

32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2013 From the powerhouse author/illustrator team of Iggy Peck, Architect comes Rosie Revere, Engineer, another charming, witty picture book about pursuing your passion. Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great, Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s dream come true.

Rights Sold: Simplified-Chinese, Turkish, Russian, German, French

Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau

By Andrea Beaty | Illustrated by David Roberts

32 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 5+ | Fall 2014 On her birthday, Madame Chapeau wears the perfect bonnet made by her late husband. But on the way to her birthday dinner, a crow snatches her hat and flies away with it, leaving Mme. Chapeau sans bonnet. As she chases the crow, everyone around her begins to follow her, offering their own hats for her to wear. None of them are quite right for Madame Chapeau, though, until one special little girl offers her a hat “knitted with love and [her] best birthday wish.” What appears “rather odd” to Mme Chapeau at first is actually the perfect gift for her. A delightful story about love, community, and friendship, with some fancy hats and a birthday thrown in for good measure.

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Library Mouse:

By Daniel Kirk

32 Pages | Full-Color | 216 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2007 Sam is a mouse who lives in a library. He loves to read all kinds of books.

And he learns that he also loves to make up and write his own stories, just like the books he finds in the library. He begins to leave his stories (that he also illustrates) in different parts of the library -- the mystery he writes he places alongside the other mysteries; the fairytale goes with similar books and so on. Humans find his stories and want to know who the writer is.

So Sam, who is a bit cautious around humans, devises a plan to introduce them to the writer inside themselves.

Rights Sold: Complex-Chinese, Simplified-Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Turkish, Japanese

You Are Not My Friend, But I Miss You

By Daniel Kirk

32 Pages | Full-Color | 216 x 267 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2014 When two friends, a sock monkey and a stuffed dog toy, get into an argument during playtime, Monkey gets his feelings hurt and proclaims, “You are not my friend!” But when he takes his ball to find someone new to play with, he quickly learns that maybe he hasn’t been a very good friend either.

Soon, the two friends make up. Bestselling author/illustrator Dan Kirk uses bold and funny illustrations to convey the important message that acts of sharing and friendship are two-way streets. When asked why he wrote this book, Dan says, “More than once I heard one of my kids tell another child— with great conviction—that they were not their friend anymore. Only to later see them happily playing together at a new game. This is an issue all parents have to deal with, and all kids will relate to.”

Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese

You Are the Pea, I Am the Carrot

By Pascal Lemaitre

32 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 203 | HC | Age 3-7 | Fall 2013 We belong together.

Combined, we make a dish.

We’re made for one another, ’Cause together we’re delish.

Some things in life are made for each other: peanut butter and jelly, pancakes and syrup, hot dogs and relish . . . and two best friends who together create the ultimate recipe for friendship! Sweet, rhyming text and sidesplitting illustrations welcome young readers into a whimsical world of tasty combinations and tender sentiments and make them hungry for another read. Perfect for friends of any age, You Are the Pea, and I Am the Carrot is a delicious gift for the one you love.

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Andrew Drew and Drew

By Barney Saltzberg

40 Pages | Full - color | 197 x 267| Hardcover | Age 3-6 | Fall 2012 When Andrew gets hold of a pencil, anything can—and does—happen in this innovative and artistic book. The story literally unfolds stepby-step as readers are invited to follow Andrew through flaps and gatefolds. After sharpening his drawing implement on the first page, Andrew challenges the boundaries of each spread by beginning with a line that leads . . . and leads . . . to unexpected finishes. Staircases become dinosaurs, kites become rockets, and even the most unassuming squiggle morphs into a giant chicken! This lighthearted depiction of artistic inspiration is sure to engage doodlers of all ages.

Rights Sold : French

The Monkey Goes Bananas

By C.P. Bloom | Illustrated by Peter Raymundo

40 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 254 | HC | Age 3-7 | Spring 2014 A determined monkey spies a banana tree across the water. What happens next is a wild romp, as the resourceful monkey attempts to grab a snack with hilarious consequences. Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, The Monkey Goes Bananas is an inventive, quick read that’s sure to make readers smile and leave them hungry for more.

Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese

The Monkey and the Bee

By C.P. Bloom | Illustrated by Peter Raymundo

40 Pages | Full-color | 203 x 254 | HC | Age 3-7 | Spring 2014 The monkey has finally gotten his banana, but now a bumble bee wants a bite! The monkey tries to swat away the bee, but in the process finds himself with a bigger problem on his hands. Will the monkey and the bee be able to work together and become friends?

Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, The Monkey and the Bee will once again charm readers with its fast-paced humor and high jinks.

The Bear Report

By Thyra Heder

48 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 254 | HC | Age 4-8 | Fall 2015 Sophie does not want to do her homework, a research report on polar bears. Bor-ing. They’re big. They eat things. They’re mean. What else is there to say about them anyway? As it turns out, plenty. And when a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the arctic, she soon learns all about the playful bear’s habits and habitat--from glacier mice to Northern Lights--and, against her first reservations, she even finds herself interested. The Bear Report showcases the power of curiosity and imagination to fill in any blank canvas, whether it’s an incomplete homework assignement, or the arctic ice.

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From The Bear Report

From The Monkey and the Bee

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Funny Bones: Jose Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras

By Duncan Tonatiuh

40 Pages | Full-color | 229 x 279 | HC | Age 6-10 | Fall 2015 José Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican artist whose work many Americans will recognize: His skeleton drawings are emblematic of Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and has inspired the 3-D skeleton skulls and figures that dominate the holiday’s festive celebrations. Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh explores the life of the man who created these iconic images, and who led an exciting life as a political cartoonist in a land where journalists and artists had no freedom of speech.

Middle-Grade Fiction The Middle-School Survival Guide

By Neil Swaab

256 Pages | 140 x 210 | HC-POB | Age 8-12 | 25000 Words | Fall 2015 Neil Swaab brings a unique hybrid of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Dangerous Book for Boys to middle grade readers in this hilarious, edgy new series. Combining comics and spot illustrations with witty narrative, middle school “expert” Max Corrigan takes us, the reader, through our first week of middle school, i.e. the Worst Place in the Entire World. How are we going to survive the tough kids who are twice our size, sadistic teachers, and restrictions that make jail look like a five-star resort? Easy, thanks to Max Corrigan’s epic plan to win over not just one, but all of the groups in school, from the Preps to the Band Geeks. Along the way, Max offers surefire advice and revealing tips on how to get through universal middle school experiences like gym class, detention, faking sick, dealing with jocks and bullies, and acing exams (without getting caught cheating).

Inspector Flytrap: Books 1&2

By Tom Angleberger | Illustrated by Cece Bell

Inspector Flytrap In

The Da Vinci Cold and other BIG DEAL Mysteries Co-starring Nina the Goat!

By Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell

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112 Pages | 35 B&W Illust. | 140 x 191 | HC | Age 6-9 | 10000 Words| Fall 2015 Welcome to Inspector Flytrap’s Detective Agency, home to the world renowned solver of BIG DEAL mysteries. Inspector Flytrap, a flytrap, works tirelessly with his assistant Nina the Goat, a goat, on his community’s unsolved cases. There’s no case too big, but there are definitely cases too small, for this endearingly self-important plant detective. On his first caper, Inspector Flytrap heads to the Art Museum’s Secret Lab, to discover what important message lies in a mysterious glob on a recently discovered Da Vinci flower painting. The ingenious solution: Da Vinci was allergic to flowers, and the glob is, er, evidence of that ancient sneeze. This wacky illustrated early chapter book series combines the masterful humor of Tom Angleberger, with the critically acclaimed art of his wife, author-illustrator Cece Bell.

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Untitled Amy Ignatow

By Amy Ignatow

208 Pages | B&W Illust. | 152 x 203 | Age 9-13 | 30000 Words | Fall 2015 Seventh-graders Nick, Farshad, Martina, and Cookie have nothing in common. Nick’s a chubby sci-fi nerd, Farshad is an outcast, Martina is an arty cartoonist, and Cookie’s the most popular girl in class. But when the four kids end up in a bus crash together on their way back from a class trip, they are each endowed with a very strange, very specific superpower. Nick gets incredibly limited teleportations skills, Farshad becomes super strong, Martina can change appearance, and Cookie acquires the ability to read minds--when people are thinking about directions. This motley group must work together if they’re going to figure out what happened during the mysterious accident and why.

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

By Joseph Marshall

208 Pages | 20 B&W Illust. | 152 x 203 | Age 10-14 | Words 30000 | Fall 2015 When Jimmy McClean a young Lakota boy embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage--in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota history. Drawing inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition and the Lakota cultural mechanism of the “hero story,” Joseph Marshall provides readers an insider’s perspective on the life of Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse.

Time Out of Time: Beyond the Door

By Maureen McQuerry

384 Pages | 165 x 203 | Age 10-14 | 87120 Words | HC | Spring 2014 Beyond the Door, the first in a duet from Maureen McQuerry, weaves a wonderful coming-of-age story with fantasy and mythology. With his love of school and the game of Scrabble, Timothy James feels like the only person who really understands him is his older sister Sarah, and he’s fairly certain nothing interesting will ever happen to him. But one night, while his parents and sister are away, he see something that changes everything: mythical creatures in his own living room! Soon, a mystery of unparalleled proportions begins to unfold, and Timothy has to team up with his sister and school bully Jessica in the name of the Light in order to defeat the powers of the Dark.

Time Out of Time: The Telling Stone

By Maureen McQuerry

368 Pages | 165 x 203 | Age 10-14 | 87120 Words | HC | Spring 2015 In book two of the Time out of Time series, the excitement and mystery continue as Timothy; his sister, Sarah; and their friend, Jessica, journey to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they seek the Four Treasures, especially the Telling Stone. They must keep the treasures from falling into the hands of Balor, who can use them to deprive the world of good. A code hidden in an ancient map is the key to finding the Telling Stone, and readers can work alongside Timothy, Sarah, and Jessica to decipher the message.

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The Popularity Papers Series

By Amy Ignatow

Rights Sold: German, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American), Czech, Hebrew, French, Turkish, Korean, Greek

Over 350,o00 copies in print in the US since launching in 2010!

The New York Times writes that “the two friends emerge as individual personalities . . . The girls feel very real,” Booklist calls them “laugh-out-loud funny . . . Ignatow offers a quick, fun, well-developed story that invites repeated readings”

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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

By Julie Sternberg | Illustrated by Matthew Cordell

128 Pages | 50 B&W Illustrations | 140 x 191 | Age 8-10 | 8000 Words | Spring 2011 When Eleanor’s beloved babysitter, Bibi, has to move away to take care of her ailing father, Eleanor must try to bear the summer without Bibi and prepare for the upcoming school year. Her new, less-than-perfect babysitter just isn’t up to snuff, and she doesn’t take care of things like Bibi used to. But as the school year looms, it’s time for new beginnings. Eleanor soon realizes that she will always have Bibi, no matter how far away she is. Written in a lyrical style with thoughtful and charming illustrations throughout, this remarkable debut novel tells a poignant story of friendship and the bittersweet feelings of growing up.

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Like Bug Juice on a Burger

By Julie Sternberg | Illustrated by Matthew Cordell

176 Pages | 50 B&W Illustrations | 140 x 191 | Age 8-10 | 8000 Words | Spring 2013 I hate camp. I just hate it. I wish I didn’t. But I do. Being here is worse than bug juice on a burger. Or homework on Thanksgiving. Or water seeping into my shoes.

In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, Eleanor is off to summer camp. At first she’s excited to carry on the family tradition at Camp Wallumwahpuck, but when she gets there she finds icky bugs, terrible food, and worst of all: swim class, where she just can’t seem to keep up with everyone else.

But as the days go on, Eleanor realizes that even the most miserable situations can be full of special surprises and that growing up is full of belly flops.

Rights Sold: Danish

Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake

By Julie Sternberg | Illustrated by Matthew Cordell

192 Pages | 50 B&W Illustrations | 140 x 191 | Age 8-10 | 8000 Words | Spring 2014 In the third installment from the team who created Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and Like Bug Juice on a Burger, Eleanor’s relationship with her best friend, Pearl, experiences its first growing pains. When a glamorous new student transfers to school, at first Eleanor’s excited about the possibility of a new friend. But when Pearl is assigned to be the new girl’s buddy, Eleanor fears she can’t compete. To make matters worse, Eleanor’s been chosen for the lead role in the springtime musical, which means she has to sing a solo in front of the entire school!

From overcoming stage fright to having a secret crush, young readers will relate to Eleanor as she navigates the bittersweet waters of growing up.

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The Origami Yoda Series

By Tom Angleberger

Rights Sold: Brazilian, Catalan, Complex-Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America), Turkish

The Origami Yoda series has over 6 Million copies in print and landed on the NYT, IndieBound, USA Today, PW, and WSJ bestsellers lists!

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Graphic Novels Kindred

By Octavia Butler | Illustrated by John Jennings

240 Pages | 4-color | 152 x 229 | HC | Age 17+ | 20000 Words | Fall 2015 Kindred, Octavia Butler’s literary science-fiction masterpiece, tells the story of a young black woman who is suddenly and mysteriously transported from her home in modern-day California to the antebellum South. Originally published in 1979 and now adapted to graphic novel format, Kindred explores the violence, sexuality, loss of humanity, and twisted relationships engendered by slavery. Frightening, compelling, and richly detailed and imagined, Kindred takes an unstinting look at our complicated social history.

El Deafo

By Cece Bell

248 Pages | Full-color | 152 x 229 | HC | Age 8-12 | 15000 Words | Fall 2015 The New York Times bestseller, El Deafo is a funny, deeply honest graphic novel memoir for middle graders. It chronicles the author’s hearing loss at a young age, and her subsequent experiences with a powerful and very awkward hearing aid called the Phonic Ear. It gives her the ability to hear-sometimes things she shouldn’t--but also isolates her from her classmates.

Finally, she is able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear, and become “El Deafo, Listener for All.” And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she’s longed for.

Nominated for the 2014 Kirkus Prize award.

Let Me Walk You Home

By Rachel Dukes

176 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 229 | PB | Age 14+ | Fall 2015 Let Me Walk You Home bravely and sympathetically takes on the topic of date rape—and speaking out about it—in a wordless but emotionally complex story. Debut author/artist Rachel Dukes uses the graphic novel format in a singular, striking way to create the story of a college-age girl whose recovery from an assault is complicated by the reactions of her social circle and her boyfriend—especially since his brother is the assailant. The art, with its clean lines, expressive faces, and interesting framing, lends itself to both the serious events and the humorous moments, and has clarity and impact without dialogue. The overall message is hopeful--Let Me Walk You Home is about finding strength in yourself and the supportive people around you.

The Rutabaga Adventure Chef

By Eric Colossal

128 Pages | Full-color | 165 x 191 | HC | Age 8-12 | Spring 2015 In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you’d figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his pet cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and save the day through tasty food. Rutabaga will dare any danger to discover new ingredients, and there’s a whole world full of food to try. His heroic recipes combine real ingredients, fantasy ingredients, and real foods that sound fantastical. Back matter includes some fun and easy recipes.

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The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book Four: Dinosaur Dilemma

By Frank Cammuso

96 Pages | Full-color | 140 x 191 | Age 7-9 | Spring 2015 The adventures of young witch Salem Hyde and her magical cat Whammy continue in the fourth volume of the series. While on a field trip to the Natural History museum, Salem casts a spell to bring a dinosaur display to life. But when she decides to bring a dinosaur egg home for the weekend, it hatches during the night. Good thing Whammy is there to help Salem keep the baby dinosaur out of trouble and clean up this magical mess!

Books 1-3 in the Misadventures of Salem Hyde Series:

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YA Fiction Beyond Clueless

By Linas Alsenas

224 Pages | 140 x 210 | Age 12-16 | 50000 | Words | Fall 2015 Fourteen-year-old Marty Sullivan has just started high school, which is difficult enough, but it’s even worse when you have to go to a new school on top of it. To make matters even more depressing, her best friend Jimmy ends up at Sequoia High School. But there is a silver lining: Jimmy, to no one’s surprise--especially Marty’s-comes out of the closet to her, and it seems he has found himself a new group of gay friends: Kirby (who has five boyfriends on the Internet), Derek (Jimmy’s boyfriend), and Oliver. And it’s too bad that Oliver is gay, because Marty would otherwise be all over him.

As Marty finds some stability in her new friends and the school musical, Into the Woods, she falls for Felix, the tall, dark, and handsome hunk in the school production. But all isn’t as it seems with Felix, and it seems everyone can see that--except for Marty. In fact, as observant as Marty can be about her friends’ personal lives, she seems, well, beyond clueless about her own. Her own misperceptions cause a rift between her and her friends, especially Oliver--who, as it turns out, is actually straight-but will she be able to repair the damage?

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