Spring/Summer 2015 Frontlist Catalog - Children's/YA Titles

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Spring / Summer 2015

Childrens and Young Adult Titles

Akashic Books ..............................................................................................................................1Arsenal Pulp Press ....................................................................................................................... 3Auzou ...................................................................................................................................... 5Blue Apple Books ........................................................................................................................ 9*Cicada Books ...........................................................................................................................23Cinco Puntos Press .....................................................................................................................27City Lights Publishers .................................................................................................................. 31Enchanted Lion Books .................................................................................................................33The Feminist Press at CUNY .........................................................................................................41The Gryphon Press .................................................................................................................... 43Ig Publishing .............................................................................................................................45Karadi Tales ..............................................................................................................................47Kube Publishing Ltd .................................................................................................................. 49Leapfrog Press ...........................................................................................................................53Nobrow Press ............................................................................................................................55Promopress ...............................................................................................................................63Redleaf Press .............................................................................................................................65Small Beer Press ........................................................................................................................ 69Text Publishing Company ............................................................................................................. 71*TOON Books ...........................................................................................................................75Uncivilized Books .......................................................................................................................85

*Indicates first season at Consortium

Index by Title ............................................................................................................................87Index by Primary Subject ............................................................................................................. 88

Table of Contents

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1Akashic Books

This is more than just a message book. . . . The imaginative premise is wrapped around a moving story about gender, identity, friendship, bravery, rebellion vs. conformity, and thinking outside the box. School Library Journal

Changers should appeal to a broad demographic. Teenagers, after all, are the worlds leading experts on trying on, and then promptly discarding, new identities. The New York Times

Changers Book Two: Oryon in the four- part Changers series for young adults finds our hero Ethan/Drew on the eve of her second metamorphosis into Oryon, a skinny, African American skater boy with more swagger than he knows what to do with. Enter a mess of trouble from the Changers Council, the closed- minded Abiders, the Radical Changers (RaChas), and his best friend Audrey at least she was his best friend when Oryon was Drew and now, its complicated.

But thats life (and life, and life, and life) for Changers, an ancient race of humans who must live out each year of high school as a completely different person. Before next summer, Oryon will learn what it means to be truly loved, scared spitless, and at the center of a burgeoning national culture war. Most of all, he will learn again how much the eyes of the world try to shape you into what they see and how only when you resist do you clearly begin to see yourself.

T Cooper is the author of four novels and the nonfiction book Real Man Adventures. His shorter work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Believer, and O, The Oprah Magazine. He is currently a visiting professor in fic-tion at Emory University.

Allison Glock- Cooper is the author of the New York Times notable book Beauty Before Comfort. Her writing has been published in GQ, Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, and she is cofounder (with T Cooper) of the empathy project WeAreChangers.org.

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Author Events

LosAngeles,CASanFrancisco,CAWashington,DCMiami,FLAtlanta,GA

NewYork,NY

ContributorHometown:Atlanta,GA

JUVENILEFICTION/FANTASYApril

BlackSheepChangers

5x8|288ppTradePaperUS$11.95|CAN$12.99

978-1-61775-307-7W*Ages12andup

eBookavailable

In this second of a four- part series, Drew Boehner is transformed into Oryon, a skinny, African American skater boy with swagger.

Changers Book TwoOryon

T Cooper and Allison Glock- Cooper

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ChangersBookOneDrew

TCooperandAllisonGlock-CooperJUVENILEFICTION5x8|288pp

TradePaperUS$11.95|CAN$12.99978-1-61775-195-0W*

Ages12andup

eBookavailable

2Akashic Books Akashic Books

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SanFrancisco,CAEugene,ORPortland,ORSeattle,WA

ContributorHometown:Eugene,OR

JUVENILEFICTIONApril

BlackSheep5x8|356pp


Ages12andup

eBookavailable

In Chris Scofields powerful debut, teenager Lily Asher takes her first steps toward a strange, loving journey to self- acceptance and belonging.

Set against the changing terrain of middle- class values and the siren calls of art and puberty, The Shark Curtain invites us into Lily Ashers wonderful, terrible world. The older of two girls growing up in suburban Portland, Oregon, in the mid- 1960s, her inner life stands in quirky contrast to the loving but dys-functional world around her.

Often misunderstood by her flawed but well- intentioned parents, teenage Lily orbits their tumultuous love affair, embracing what embraces her back: the ghost of her drowned dog, a lost aunt, numbers, shoe boxes, werewolves, rituals, and stories she pens herself (including one about a miscarried sibling she dubs Frog Boy). With regular visits from a wisecracking Jesus, an af-fectionate but combative friendship is born a friendship that strains Lilys grasp of reality as much as her patience.

From the violence of a peeping tom and catching Mom in flagrante delicto with the neighbor to jungles in her closet, butlers under her bed, and barking in public, Lily struggles to balance her familys expectations with the visions that continue to isolate her.

Dark, funny, and thoughtful, Chris Scofields debut novel, The Shark Curtain, details thirteen- to- sixteen- year- old Lilys first steps on her strange but loving journey to self- acceptance and belonging.

Chris Scofield is a novelist and short story writer. Shes worked with authors Ursula K. Le Guin and Tom Spanbauer and is a former special education, art, and preschool teacher. Scofield studies cello, travels internationally, and lives in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband and two goldfish.

The Shark CurtainChris Scofield

3Arsenal Pulp Press

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NewYork

AuthorHometown:Vancouver,BC


5x8|176ppTradePaperUS$15.95978-1-55152-574-7US

Ages12to18

eBookavailable

Meet Jude: a glamorous boy in high school who fends off the haters with his bulletproof heart.

Raziel Reid is a really extraordinary guy. Hes got a great thing going. Anne Rice

School is like a film set. Theres The Crew that make things happen, The Extras who fill empty spaces in rows of desks, and The Movie Stars, who everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But flamboyant high school student Jude Rothesay doesnt fit into any category: he isnt a part of The Crew because he isnt about to do anything unless its court- appointed; hes not an Extra because nothing about him is anonymous; and hes not a Movie Star because, even though everyone knows his name, hes not invited to the cool parties. Jude is the self- professed flamer who lights the set on fire, but before everything turns to ashes from the resulting inferno, he is determined to get Luke Morris to be his date to the Valentines Day dance.

Inspired by a true story, When Everything Feels like the Movies is an edgy, extrava-gant novel for young people, full of gender- bending teen glamour, dark mis-chief, and enough melodrama to incite the paparazzi. A boy who smells like Chanel Mademoiselle, calls Blair Waldorf his biggest childhood influence, and reads Old Hollywood star biographies like gospel doesnt have the easiest path to travel in life, but somehow, Jude paves his road with yellow bricks and makes us all wish we could join him over the rainbow.

Raziel Reid is twenty- three and a graduate of the New York Film Academy. He currently lives in Vancouver.

When Everything Feels like the MoviesRaziel Reid

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Selected Backlist from Arsenal Pulp Press

God Loves HairSecondEditionVivek Shraya

Illustrated by Juliana Neufeld

JUVENILEFICTION8x5|92pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutTradePaperUS$18.95978-1-55152-543-3US

Ages12to18

eBookavailable

One in Every CrowdIvan E. Coyote


TradePaperUS$15.95978-1-55152-459-7US

Ages14andup

eBookavailable

Adrian and the Tree of Secrets

HubertIllustrated by Marie Caillou

JUVENILEFICTION/COMICS&GRAPHICNOVELS

8x6|128ppColorillustrationsthroughout

TradePaperUS$18.95978-1-55152-556-3US

Ages12to18

eBookavailable

Blue Is the Warmest ColorJulie Maroh

COMICS&GRAPHICNOVELS7x10|160pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutTradePaperUS$19.95978-1-55152-514-3US

Ages18andup

eBookavailable

Escape to Gold MountainAGraphicHistoryoftheChineseinNorthAmerica

David H.T. Wong

JUVENILENONFICTION/SOCIALSCIENCE7x10|256pp

B&WillustrationsthroughoutTradePaperUS$19.95978-1-55152-476-4US

Ages12andup

eBookavailable

5Auzou

An interactive way to discover the sounds of five animals living in the forest!

Marketing PlansCo-opavailableAdvancereadercopiesNationalprintandonlinecampaign

JUVENILENONFICTIONMay

MyLittleSoundBooks6 x 6 | 12 pp

ColorphotographsandillustrationsBoardBookUS$11.95978-2-7338-3232-5US

Ages3to7

Forest Animals introduces some great first facts about five favorite forest animals the wolf, the bear, the deer, the frog, and the owl accompanied by bright, colorful photographs of each animal. A great noisy early learning book!

Christophe Boncens started his career as a graphic designer. Ten years ago, he decided he wanted to create stories for children, both as an author and an illustrator.

An interactive way to discover the different sounds of five musical

instruments found in a band!Marketing PlansCo-opavailableAdvancereadercopiesNationalprintandonlinecampaign


MyLittleSoundBooks6 x 6 | 12 pp

ColorphotographsandillustrationsBoardBookUS$11.95978-2-7338-3233-2US

Ages3to7

This book introduces some great first facts about five instruments the drum, the flute, the saxophone, the accordion, and the double bass accompanied by bright, colorful photographs of each instrument. A great noisy early learn-ing board book!

Christophe Boncens started his career as a graphic designer. Ten years ago, he decided he wanted to create stories for children, both as an author and an illustrator.

Band InstrumentsIllustrated by Christophe Boncens

Forest AnimalsIllustrated by Christophe Boncens

6Auzou Auzou

The incredible adventure of a little snail who wanted to see the top of flowers!


JUVENILEFICTIONJune

SquarePictureBooks10x10|32pp

PaperoverBoardUS$14.95|CAN$16.50978-2-7338-3237-0USC

Ages5to7

Shelby is a lovely snail, but he has a problem: he is too small to see the tops of plants. One day, he has an idea: why not try to fly like his friends!? There goes Shelby, collecting some feathers here and there in order to build his very own pair of wings!

Virginie Hanna has published several books for children, including Rosy Posey Is Not Dirty (Auzou, 2012).

Amandine Piu has been working as an illustrator for four years. She works with many magazines for young readers, creates characters for stationery, and would like to write stories as soon as possible.

Where is Little Rabbits toy hidden?

Marketing PlansCo-opavailableAdvancereadercopiesNationalprintandonlinecampaignPromotionthrough:www.chickengirldesign.com

ContributorHometown:Boston,MA


MyBabyStories7x8 | 20 pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutBoardBookUS$12.95|CAN$14.50

978-2-7338-3235-6USCAgesupto3

Little Rabbit is very sad. He lost his favorite cuddly toy. He looked everywhere and cant find it! Fortunately, all his friends will help him look for it. Where did the cuddly toy hide?

The My Baby Stories series deals with toddlers everyday themes (friend-ship, animals). Using bright colors and touch-and-feel elements, these books will help kids to understand the world around them.

Leslie Bulion shares a life-long love of poetry in award-winning, humor-ous collections including her newest, Random Body Parts: Gross Anatomy Riddles in Verse. Her most recent middle grade novel, The Universe of Fair, is a Bank Street Best Book.

Jannie Ho studied in New York and after working as a graphic designer and an art director (Time For Kids, Scholastic), she decided that illustration was her true calling. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Where is Little Rabbits Cuddly Toy?Leslie Bulion

IllustratedbyJannieHo

Shelby the Flying SnailVirginie Hanna

IllustratedbyAmandinePiu

7Auzou

A book that answers all your questions!



9 x 11|32ppColorillustrationsthroughout

TradeClothUS$14.95|CAN$16.50978-2-7338-3238-7USC

Ages5to7

American Fun Facts is one big book gathering all the important facts everybody should know! For example: What is the tallest mountain? What are the most popular sports? How did the United States get its name? Would you know all the answers? The graphic illustrations will give young readers even more fun to learn!

Gene Hult is the author of more than eighty books. He specializes in chil-drens books for all ages. Before being a writer, he worked as an execu-tive editor at Simon & Schuster, senior editor at Scholastic, and editor at HarperEntertainment, HarperCollins Publishers. He lives in New York.

Mehdi Dewalle is a Belgian illustrator, specializing in graphic novels. He has published several books with Erasme Publishing.

The funny story of Wolf who wants to change the colors in his life!


JUVENILEFICTIONJune

SquarePictureBooks10x10|32pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutPaperoverBoardUS$14.95|CAN$16.50

978-2-7338-3236-3USCAges5to7

The Wolf is in a very bad mood. This morning, he does not like his color any-more! He really wants to try another one, just to see what its like to be like someone else. It seems to be a good idea, but how can he change his color? The Wolf will ask himself many questions about who he really is.

Orianne Lallemand is a lover of books and writing. She spends her time writing stories and conducting book workshops in schools and libraries. She is the creator of the Wolf and all his great adventures!

Eleonore Thuillier left her career in fashion to dedicate herself to illustrat-ing books for children. She is the illustrator of numerous published titles.

The Wolf Who Wanted to Change His Color

Orianne LallemandIllustratedbyEleonoreThuillier

American Fun FactsGene Hult

IllustratedbyMehdiDewalle

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Selected Backlist from Auzou

My Book of SecretsCandybird

JUVENILENONFICTION6x8|144pp

Colorphotographsand illustrationsthroughout

PaperoverBoardUS$12.95|CAN$14.50978-2-7338-2313-2USC

Ages7andup

Search and Find National Parks

Maud Lienard

JUVENILENONFICTION9 x 11|24pp


978-2-7338-2705-5USCAges3andup

Its So Good!100RealFoodRecipesforKids!

Preface by Nevin MartellIllustrated by Rebecca Galera

JUVENILENONFICTION9x8 | 122 pp

Colorphotographsand illustrationsthroughout

ConcealedSpiralUS$19.95|CAN$21.99978-2-7338-2986-8USC

Ages8andup

My Book of AnimalsAWalkThroughthe NationalParks

Denis Pero

JUVENILENONFICTION9x11|96pp



In Search of HappinessJuliette Saumande

Illustrated by Eric Puybaret

JUVENILEFICTION9 x 11|48pp


978-2-7338-2708-6USCAges7to12

Sammy the Snails Amazing Day

Sandrine Lhomme


ColorillustrationsthroughoutBoardBookUS$9.95|CAN$10.99


9Blue Apple Books

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Outreachthroughauthorsignings,televisioninterviews,andauthorsanimalwelfareorganization,BroadwayBarks

JUVENILEFICTIONJune


TradeClothUS$17.99|CAN$19.99978-1-60905-535-6W*

Ages3to7

Stella is back barking on Broadway! Author and acclaimed actress/performer Bernadette Peters offers a charming tale of how two former shelter dogs, after a few ruff- patches, became devoted friends.

In this companion title to Peterss New York Times bestsellers Broadway Barks and Stella Is a Star, the beloved canine heroine Stella finds herself alone. Her mom (who looks a lot like Bernadette Peters) goes on a journey to bring a shelter dog named Charlie to live with them. After a car ride with stops in Oklahoma and St. Louis, Charlie arrives in what Stella thinks of as her territory!

At first, Stella is jealous of all the attention Charlie gets. But when shes hurt and needs a friend, Charlie shows her that he can be just that. In the end, Stella dances and Charlie yodels while Mom plays piano and sings.

Young readers with new siblings, or new pets, will connect emotionally to this pet pair. Kids will understand Stellas frustrations and will root for Charlie, too!

Praise for Stella Is a Star:

Murphys paintings with collage provide all the ideals of ballet, from frothy tutus to embroidered bodices, and her animals expressions are priceless. Her upright pigs in leotards are graceful and Madames stern expressions are flaw-less. . . . This story will please ballet fans, and any little girls who have felt left out. School Library Journal

Bernadette Peterss dazzling career includes starring roles on Broadway and in theaters and concert halls around the world. Her signature roles include the witch in Into the Woods, Mama Rose in Gypsy, and Sally in Stephen Sondheims Follies. She is also the passionate cofounder, along with Mary Tyler Moore, of Broadway Barks, a charity that finds homes for shelter animals. This organi-zation and her own beloved former shelter dogs are the twin inspirations for this book.

Liz Murphy was born in England and is a graduate of the Kingston Art College, where she majored in graphic design. She has fulfilled both her childhood ambitions of becoming a mom and being able to draw and paint to my hearts content. Among her slate of well-received childrens books are Bernadette Peterss Broadway Barks and Stella Is a Star.

Stella and Charlie, Friends ForeverBernadette Peters

IllustratedbyLizMurphy

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Blue Apple Books Blue Apple Books




Ages3to7

This cozy companion title to the authors beloved Its a Firefly Night is an ideal fit for home, preschool, and kindergarten bookshelves. Captivating narra-tive nonfiction, featuring nature and counting, is capped off with a spread about shells.

Sunny- summer- sky rhymes chronicle a mother and son sharing a day of sand digging, seashell collecting, and seashore exploring. Kids will count along with the boy as he totals up his collection, puts his shells away, then drifts off into sleep.

JUVENILEFICTIONMay



Ages3to7

Little Bird returns in this follow- up to the successful Little Bird, Be Quiet! Sabina Gibsons handcrafted dioramas give this eye- catching book a standout look, while Kirsten Halls endearing character connects with kids feelings.

Little Bird is excited to go camping with his family. He has many questions and many things to exclaim over! But his family would rather concentrate on the practical tasks of setting up camp than listen to chatty Little Bird. When he wanders off and has a little fishing adventure, the family is eager to hear Little Birds campfire tales.

Little Bird Goes CampingKirsten Hall

IllustratedbySabinaGibson

Its a Seashell DayDianne Ochiltree

IllustratedbyElliotKreloff

11

Blue Apple Books

JUVENILENONFICTIONAugust


PaperoverBoardUS$14.99|CAN$16.50978-1-60905-528-8W*

Ages3to7

Arch! Stretch! Crouch! A flexible, well- balanced menagerie teaches kids how to do basic, animal- inspired poses in this innovative, colorful introduction to yoga. An illustrated glossary of the Sanskrit names for the animal poses is in-cluded in a final spread.

A dozen yoga poses are conveyed by illustrations, which show a child doing the pose within each animal silhouette. This art uniquely captures the rela-tionship between the animal pose and the childs version of the position:

Stretch like a cat, high off your mat.Snuggle like a rabbit make it a habit.Rise like a cobra, now youre doing yoga!

JUVENILEFICTIONJune



Ages3to7

The critically acclaimed husband- wife duo, John and Ann Hassett, present a modern twist on the classic game of telephone in this charming tale featur-ing a shy hero and runaway dino- rumors.

Who could have imagined that timid Simons whispered description to the school librarian about his terrific new dinosaur book would be overheard (wrongly) and passed along (incorrectly), until it grew into a wild rumor that had the whole town running for cover? Will quiet Simon be able to speak up in time, and loudly enough, to stop the panicky populace?

Simons Dinosaur . . . and the Day It Almost Swallowed the School

John Hassett and Ann Hassett

Downward Dog with DiegoPamela Prichett

12


The world- famous Texas Tenors offer a tuneful, Western- style romp on a ranch full of frisky critters. This charming story, illustrated vibrantly and playfully by Brian Fitzgerald, is the debut picture book by the wildly popular trio, who were the highest- ranking vocal group in the history of Americas Got Talent in 2009.

When the stallion, Wyatt, runs after the mare, Ruby, he starts a chain reac-tion as a cowboy, cowgal, and assorted ranch animals join the chase- around. Whats all the hubbub about? Wyatt just wants to play a game with Ruby! He doesnt mean to cause such a ruckus!

The famed Texas Tenors whose performance home base is Branson, Missouri, and who have performed in more than five hundred concerts worldwide over the last four years will be recording a song version of the story and promoting it in their concerts, on their website, and in book sign-ings. The song will be available as a free download.

Whoa, Ruby! Whoa, Wyatt! Yall get back in place!Youre causin a ruckus on the ranch!Youre causin a ruckus on the ranch!

With the cowboy a- shoutinAnd the cowgirl a- yellinYoure causin a ruckus on the ranch!

The longhorns snortin,The dog went a- barkin,The hogs are gruntin,The chickens were a- cluckin,Getting in their way Hey! Hey!

JC Fisher sings country. Marcus Collins is a pop vocalist. John Hagen? Hes an opera singer. Together they are the world-renowned Texas Tenors! The group has a performing home base in Branson, Missouri, and tours the world, with sold-out shows in over twenty countries. They skyrocketed to fame on the television program Americas Got Talent. Subsequent albums earned slots among Billboards chart-toppers in the Classical, Country, and Independent Album categories.

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PromotionthroughTheTexasTenorsliveshows,website,andpublicityoutreach

JUVENILEFICTIONMay



Ages3to7

Ruckus on the RanchThe Texas Tenors

IllustratedbyBrianFitzgerald

13

Blue Apple Books

Blue Apple Books

14



BalloonToons8x11|40pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutTradePaperUS$9.99|CAN$10.99

978-1-60905-544-8W*Ages5to7

Paging Doctor Bugspit! And keep that Glurb away from the toilet paper! Comical creatures star in two wildly kooky cartoon episodes, full of rotten mustard smells, cures that definitely wont work, and strenuous eyebrow exer-cises. Elise Gravel offers two books in one in this new Balloon Toons format.

The dubious outer space medical practice of Doctor Bugspit featuring oddball patients, staff, and cases offers the perfect prescription for curing boredom and lack- of- humor- it is in A Day in the Office of Doctor Bugspit.

Adopt a Glurb is a primer on raising the teeny, stinky, bite- y creature known as the glurb, packed with tips, information, and zany advice.


BalloonToons8x11|40pp


978-1-60905-543-1W*Ages5to7

Dinosaurs, comics, and outer space together at last! This new, two- books- in- one format of Blue Apples acclaimed Balloon Toons series is sure to please kids, parents, and educators alike.

Dinosaurs in Space introduces ETDs (Extra- Terrestrial Dinos) and explains how they became galactic. Three short chapters chronicle alien encounters, the joys of zero gravity, and a carnivore vs. herbivore faceoff.

Crash Landing brings six ETDs back to present- day earth and shows their bumbling efforts to repair their spaceship and avoid some awkward encoun-ters with curious kids.

Dinosaurs in Space: Out of This World!

Pranas T. Naujokaitis

Odd CreaturesElise Gravel

15

Blue Apple BooksBlue Apple Books

Wave on! Heres the star- spangled journey of Americas most famous flag! This fourth book in Jessie Hartlands Museum series details those who brought the flag that inspired The Star- Spangled Banner from the battlefields of the War of 1812 to the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian).

The author personalizes the sojourn of this famous historical artifact by connecting it to the people who created it, raised it in victory, preserved it, and were inspired to create our national anthem in its honor. Hartland breaks down complex actions and processes in kid- friendly terms and includes fasci-nating historical details.

Hartlands first three books in the series have earned starred reviews. These titles chronicled the people and processes that helped bring a sphinx, a dino-saur, and a meteorite to major American museums. Now, Hartland makes a tattered cloth in the Smithsonian feel kid- interesting and personal.

Praise for How the Meteorite Got to the Museum:

As the Common Core State Standards place increased emphasis on non-fiction for young students, this groundbreaking effort fits the bill and does it well. School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum:

Whats special is the reminder of the wide range of tasks involved. The ex-cavators, movers, preparators, curator, night watchman, welders, riggers, exhibits team, and cleaner all have their parts. An excellent complement to any dinosaur- book collection, this enriches and extends that interest. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Praise for How the Sphinx Got to the Museum:

The overall elicited emotion is awe. Booklist, starred review

Jessie Hartland is an illustrator, cartoonist, artist, packaging, and window display designer with an illustrious worldwide clientele. Among her many acclaimed nonfiction picture books are the titles in the popular How the . . . Got to the Museum series.

JUVENILENONFICTIONApril

Howthe...GottotheMuseum11x9|40pp

ColorillustrationsthroughoutTradeClothUS$17.99|CAN$19.99

978-1-60905-540-0W*Ages7to9

How the Flag Got to the MuseumJessie Hartland

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JUVENILEFICTIONJune



Ages3to7

This companion activity book to Inside, Outside, Upside Down is fun from every angle, beginning to end! Yasmeen Ismails follow-up title offers tons of brain-entertaining activities for kids to tackle. Identifying differences, looking at things from a variety of perspectives, using color, and drawing all sharpen kids focus, visual acuity, and creativity.

Every drawing assignment is helped along by silly-meets-smart drawings of wacky rabbits, zany bears, and daffy ducks. Its portable, no-batteries-required entertainment!

Push, Pull, Empty, FullYasmeen Ismail

JUVENILEFICTIONMay

ICanReadChapters5x8|96pp


978-1-60905-555-4W*PaperoverBoardUS$12.99|CAN$14.50

978-1-60905-575-2W*Ages5to7

Want to know about ghostly goings- on? Just ask Seymour. He hears all about them from the ghosts themselves! Paranormal plots and an anxiously awkward almost- hero will draw phantom fans to this eerily funny debut authored by a co- creator of the Goosebumps series.

Susan Lurie offers a just- right mix of humor and kooky- creepiness for young readers with a taste for horror that isnt too intense or scary in this latest title in the I Can Read Chapters series. These paperbacks (with a smaller trim size and denser text) are just right for kids with growing reading compe-tence who are ready to move on from Blue Apples Jump- Into- Chapter series.

Seymour Strange: How to Trick a One- Eyed Ghost

Susan LurieIllustratedbyVictorRivas

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Blue Apple Books


Hola,English!7x10|28pp


978-1-60905-572-1W*Ages4to8

Teachers and parents of ESL students will cheer when they discover the Hola, English! series, as will those seeking to expose English-speaking kids to Spanish. Each story in the series contains material that reflects childrens daily lives. Sharing their own experiences, kids will build vocabulary, curios-ity, imagination, critical thinking, and motivation.

In Stop and Go!, stop and go are illustrated in different situations. In ad-dition, the meanings of red and green are extended into the wider world.

Stop and Go!Harriet Ziefert

IllustratedbySteveMack


Hola,English!7x10|28pp


978-1-60905-571-4W*Ages4to8

Say hello to English (or Spanish!) in the latest addition to Blue Apples bilin-gual series. Educators and parents can promote success in learning another language by starting with oral language development. Through shared story-book reading, the Hola English! series provides children with reasons to talk and things they will want to talk about.

In Greenie Grows a Garden, kids are introduced to common gardening words (e.g., seed, water, flower) in both languages as they follow adorable, eco-mascot Greenie through a season of planting, tending, and harvesting berries.

Greenie Grows a GardenHarriet Ziefert

IllustratedbyRyanSias

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JUVENILEFICTIONMay

Jump-Into-Chapters6x9|100pp


978-1-60905-556-1WPaperoverBoardUS$12.99|CAN$14.50

978-1-60905-502-8W*Ages5to7

Introducing Clover, the newest character in Blue Apples Jump- Into- Chapters series! Kids will make a great new friend- on- the- page when they meet the sunny- funny, no- holds- barred Clover in her debut school- centered adventures.

Whether shes trying to sit still during story time, or singing a little louder during music hour, or cracking the tough- girl shell of a new kid who says shes bad news, Clover is a fizz- and- pop girl! The school setting and everyday activities provide a relatable backdrop to the growing- up experiences showcased by Clover and other characters.

With a strongly appealing character at its center, kids will be excited to see what Clovers up to next. A follow- up title is scheduled for fall 2015.

Its Me, CloverLola Schaefer

IllustratedbySusanNees

JUVENILEFICTIONJune

Jump-Into-Chapters6x9|88pp


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Celery and Winston are a typical brother-and-sister pair. They play together and get along, but occasionallywell, more than occasionallythey engage in those oh-so-familiar sibling antics. The twins good-humored attempts to outwit each other, from stop copying me to its opposite day, will ring true to brothers and sisters everywhere.

This Jump-Into-Chapters title is actress Katie MacNichols debut chil-drens book. Its combination of fraternal affection and sibling rivalry, along with its plucky lead characters, will appeal to boys and girls alike.

Celery and Winston: Exactly the Same?Katie MacNichol

IllustratedbyAmandaHaley

Blue Apple Books

Blue Apple Books Launches Blue Banana Imprint

Blue Apple Books is pleased to announce the launch of a new imprint, Blue Banana. Blue Bananas emphasis on interactive formats will appeal to parents who want to engage their children in hands-on, non-digital activities that both strengthen literacy and entertain.

Blue Banana aims to integrate eye-catching, stylish illustration with cleverly conceived, early childhood educational content. While kids are coloring and drawing, or opening a gatefold to uncover a surprise, theyre also introduced to counting, color, shape recognition, compare-and-contrast, and other key concepts.

Many Blue Banana titles come with a value-added component. Bib pads include complementary coloring pages, activity books have pages of stickers, and surprises like wall decals, or a special airplane spoon, are included. What kids will find in every Blue Banana product, however, is fun-meets-smart content paired with bold, bright, kid-friendly illustrations.

All indications are that Blue Banana titles will be a great fit for the childrens marketplace, both in the United States and abroad. The imprint will publish ten to twelve titles annually.

The first six titles to be released in Spring 2015 are:DwellStudio Bibs to Go, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-564-6SAMi Bibs to Go, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-565-3Oops-a-Doodle by Seb Braun, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-568-4My Very First Activity Book by Simms Taback, $9.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-567-7The Big, Bigger, Biggest Book by SAMi, $16.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-566-0Flip-and-Color: A Gazillion Princesses by Elliot Kreloff, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-60905-574-5

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These disposable bibs and coloring pages offer modern mealtime fun to the crib chic set! Two of the premier creators of stylish books and products for modern babiesDwellStudio and SAMiput their signature stamp on pack-and-go bibs with accompanying coloring mats.

Fashionable and functional, each collection includes twelve tear-off, water-resistant bibs made of non-woven material, printed with baby-friendly images. The coloring books feature simple compositions that are just right for antsy babies waiting for their food to be served.

Perfectly portable, these sets are great on the go and can be used anywhere, from restaurants to picnics, to partieseven at home!

A hit with retailers from high-end to mass market, the DwellStudio and SAMi lines have sold over three hundred thousand units, offering smart, innovative content and modern design with tots in mind.

DwellStudio and SAMi Bibs to Go

Blue Apple BooksBlue Apple Books

JUVENILENONFICTIONJune

BlueBanana8x11|56pp


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When kids are creating art, they are often either afraid of making a mistake, or they make lots of them and think theyre bad at art. Oops-a-Doodle frees kids from both concerns by turning an oops into an artistic OOP-portunity! Watch a blotch turn into a bug! Got a messy mark from a cup of cocoa? Make one more and youve got a great pair of owl eyes!

This fun, clever, art-encouraging book helps kids discover how any mess can become a mess-terpiece! Portable, durable, and easy to follow, this activity book entertains, strengthens self-expression, and fosters important learning connections.

Oops-a-DoodleSebastian Braun

My Very First Activity BookSimms Taback

This first activity book offers coloring, counting, and conceptsSimms-style! Kids creative engines will be firing on all cylinders as they are entertained by this dynamic coloring book featuring the art of the man who illustrated the first McDonalds Happy Meal packageSimms Taback. A recipient of the Caldecott medal, Tabacks art has always been a hit with high-end consumers, critics, and the mainstream. Even his renderings of drums and dump trucks pulse with personality!

Tons of stickers add extra layers of interest and learning to this multi-faceted activity book, created especially for younger children.

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978-1-60905-567-7W*Ages3to7

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What is far? What is farther? What is farthest?This colorful concept book is like no other, with gatefolds that reinforce

a series of comparative adjectives. Kids are introduced to word sets like high, higher, highest and short, shorter, shortest.

The brightly colored fold-out illustrations make each concept easy to under stand: by unfolding the page, you can see a tall building get even taller, and then become the tallest one in the whole city!

Named a Best Childrens Book of the Year by Bank Street College, this new edition includes reusable growth-chart wall decals that kids can use to see themselves getting big, bigger, biggest!

The Big, Bigger, Biggest BookSAMi


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Heres a wire-o-bound activity book with a twistit flips! Every page is split into thirds. Color in the princesses, flip any section, and a brand new royal girl emerges.

Color and flip to change from tiara to crown, or see slippers go from pink-to-green-to-gold. Keep the shoes, change the gownthe possibilities are endless!

Young fans of art and fashion alike will find hours of entertainment in this activity book. With twenty four sturdy pages that transform into over six thou-sand possible princesses, kids will flip, too!

Flip-and-Color: A Gazillion PrincessesElliot Kreloff

first season at Consortium

Cicada BooksLondon, England

Cicada Books is a London- based publishing company specializing in illustrated books with high production values and edgy design. Our list is small but diverse, covering subject matters ranging from architecture and maps to human anatomy its all about presenting subjects were interested in from a new angle and in a beautiful way. All our books have a strong editorial concept at their heart, making them accessible to a broad audience.

Following the success of Draw Me a House, an interactive book of architecture, Cicadas nonfiction childrens list is developing and expanding. We pride ourselves on our keen eye for emerging artistic talent, and we have been working with some stellar illustrators on our upcoming titles. We endeavor to match production to content, experimenting with die-cuts, flaps, color effects, and foiling to create tactile books that reach out to adults as well as children.

We believe that in the digital age, the book as object is more important than ever, and we aim to create beautiful, engaging books that inform, delight, and inspire.

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10 x 12 | 32 ppColor illustrations throughout

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Ages 7 to 18A lavishly illustrated atlas of anatomy, which features die cut elements

to create a sense of traveling through the body.

This large- format, beautifully presented book presents a journey through the human body both figuratively and literally. With exquisite, painstakingly de-tailed pencil illustrations by Kanitta Meechubot, the body is separated into layers on each page, and each layer is die- cut to show the layers underneath. As the pages are turned, young readers will find themselves traveling through the body in a way that will delight and inspire.

In the second section of the book, text by ER doctor Vanessa Jessop ex-plains the functions of the bodys key organs in clear, accessible tones. Further illustrations accompany the text so that the heart, the lungs, the brain, the liver, etc., are all vividly brought to life.

Harking back to anatomy atlases of the last century, the book has a clas-sical simplicity to it, which is complemented by the clean, minimal design. Exquisite packaging sets it all off, including a fabric spine, a bold metal-lic cover, and creamy, heavy paper stock. A gorgeous gift book to keep and treasure.

Kanitta Meechubot is a paper engineer and illustrator known for her intri-cate papercuts, which have been featured in numerous publications includ-ing the cover of Granta magazine and a number of titles by Portobello Books.

Atlas of the Human BodyVanessa Jessop, MD

Illustrated by Kanitta Meechubot

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JUVENILE NONFICTIONJuly

8 x 5 | 112 ppColor and B&W illustrations and maps throughout

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Ages 7 to 13An illustrated introduction to maps in which children can draw and engage with maps of rooms, towns, countries, and continents.

A playful introduction to maps and global geography. Interactive, warm il-lustrations allow young readers to learn and engage with the fundamentals of maps by drawing maps of their room, house, and town. Cities are compared to one another in terms of geographical size and population size. Subway maps can be completed and colored in. Countries resources, foods, languages, and landmarks are brought to life, by doodling, completing, redesigning, and em-bellishing the illustrations. Weather maps, climate change, bird migration, and ocean geography also find their place. Plenty of space is left for maps to be drawn, flags to be designed, and transport systems to be built. Finally, a foldout poster slotted into the back of the book allows readers to create their own world.

The book is printed in four pantone colors, creating a bright, almost neon canvas for the fun within. Printed on heavy creamy paper stock, this is a great gift book that follows on from the success of Cicada Books Draw Me a House.

Kathrin Jacobsen is an emerging artist embedded in the East London de-sign scene. Her illustration style is humorous and accessible to both adults and children.

You Are HereAn Interactive Book of Maps and Worlds

Kathrin Jacobsen

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A delightful coloring book through which runs a neon line, turning from tightrope

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7 x 5 | 24 ppB&W illustrations throughout

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A delightful coloring book by emerging illustrator Alice Bowsher. An orange line runs through the book. It starts off as a tightrope and then turns into a washing line, a table, a road, etc., while circus animals, crazy garments, and unusual vehicles dance upon it in Alices bold brushstroke.

Every other page is gatefolded, so that each spread stretches over three pages. When the gatefold is closed, the concept of the previous spread meets the concept of the next, bringing a level of wit into play.

Saddle-stitched, with an elastic band wrapping around, this is a gorgeous gift book.

A warm, lighthearted introduction to signs of every description and

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5 x 6 | 64 ppColor illustrations throughout

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A Book About Signs is a whimsical look at the signs that surround us. From road signs to memorial plaques, from traffic lights to placards to semaphores, dif-ferent signs communicate in different ways. Russell Weekess sparkling wit and bold graphics play with the ways signs are presented and how we inter-pret them.

The book is aimed at children, but is presented with a layer of nuance that will delight adults as well, appealing to a graphically literate audience.

A Book About SignsRussell Weekes

The LineA Colouring Book

Alice Bowsher

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JUVENILEFICTIONJuly


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eBookavailableTwo baseball heroes die in a tragic accident.

What happens in the rural hometown they left behind?

People in the small town of Greenton mark their lives from that day in late summer when crowds lined the streets to see off high school athletic stars John Robison and John Mejia. That was the day the Johns, as they were known by adoring fans in Greenton, left for state college, and never made it there or back. The Johns had spent their high school years putting that nowhere los-ing town on the map with playoff runs in football and state championship bids in baseball. For Concepcin Chon Gonzales, the days that the Johns headed out and didnt return was the first day of his new life. He had waited all his growing-up years for a shot at Araceli when one of the Johns, John Mejia, stole her away. Now, while Greenton mourns, while the Johns families be-come actors in a spectacle of grief, while Johns memorabilia is sold in every gas station and convenience store in town, while Araceli has to endure a se-nior year in the watchful gaze of the whole town, Chon Gonzales makes his slow methodical move on the only girl hes ever loved, hoping maybe that she wont notice what he wants.

Rene S. Perez II was born in Kingsville, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi. He received a BA from the University of Texas and an MFA from Texas State University. He is the winner of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation Award and lives in Austin. His first book, Along These Highways, was released in 2012.

Seeing Off the JohnsRene S. Perez II

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JUVENILEFICTIONJune


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eBookavailableKinga and his classmates create a dance to honor the

cranes of Bhutan and to create awareness for their plight.

Every year, Kinga and his classmates wait for the black- necked cranes to return to the kingdom of Bhutan. The birds fly south over the highest mountains in the world to winter in the valley where Kinga lives, deep in the Himalayas. The cranes have been visiting the valley since ancient times, but every year, fewer cranes return. Kinga is concerned. What can I do? he wonders. He and his classmates approach the monks for permission to create and perform a dance to honor the cranes and to remind the Bhutanese people of their duty to care for them. The monks caution them to first watch the cranes to see how they move and learn from them. The children watch and practice. And prac-tice some more until the big day when they perform before the king of Bhutan.

Diana Cohn is an educator and writer with an active commitment to social justice work. She has published six picture books for children. Crane Boy was inspired by two visits to Bhutan and by her interest in how cultural traditions evolve and adapt over time.

Youme is an author, illustrator, and community- based artist who has worked internationally in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Her first book Selavi: That is Life won the 2005 Jane Addams Peace Award. Pitch Black: Dont Be Skerd, a graphic novel she co- authored with Anthony Horton, was named one of YALSAs Top Ten Great Graphic Novels in 2009.

Crane BoyDiana Cohn

IllustratedbyYoume

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8x11May|40ppColorillustrationsthroughout

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Ages7to11Spanishbilingual

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A bilingual story of family and traditional wisdom: Tata teaches grandson Aaron natural remedies through healing neighbors and family.

This charming little book will introduce young readers to safe and effec-tive natural remedies from the native traditions of the American Southwest. A good way to learn about the healing power of plants. Andrew Weil, MD

Aaron has asked his grandfather Tata to teach him about the healing remedies he uses. Tata is a neighbor and family elder. People come to him all the time for his soothing solutions and for his compassionate touch and gentle wis-dom. Tata knows how to use herbs, teas, and plants to help each one. His wife, Grandmother Nana, is there too, bringing delicious food and humor to help Tatas patients heal. An herbal remedies glossary at the end of the book in-cludes useful information about each plant, plus botanically correct drawings.

Roni Capin Rivera- Ashford grew up in Nogales on the Arizona Mexico border. Born into a pioneering Jewish family with roots in Eastern Europe, Roni embraced the languages, cultures, and people on both sides of the bor-der. Now a retired bilingual educator, her first book, My Nanas Remedies / Los Remedios de mi Nana, is a classic, a parents and teachers friend for teaching chil-dren traditional values.

Antonio Castro L. is nationally recognized for his illustrations of books by Joe Hayes. Teaming up with his son, book designer Antonio Castro H., he uses his exacting illustrative skills to bring to life this story of family and plants. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Antonio has lived in the JurezEl Paso area for most of his life.

My Tatas Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata

Roni Capin Rivera-AshfordIllustratedbyAntonioCastroL.

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Bedtime! Nikko wrestles all of the masked luchadores jumping on his bed. And he counts them at the same time!

Nikko loves bedtime. Why? Because thats when his bed turns into a magical wrestling ring for the masked luchadores that he loves. They bounce up and down like crazy. His mom, of course, doesnt believe Nikko. She accuses him of jumping on his bed. But thats just not true at all. She just cant see what Nikko sees. And to prove his point zoosh! Here comes luchador numero UNO with a golden mask and a silver cape. Oh, wow. Number TWO wears an orange mask with yellow flames. Another looks like a jaguar and he growls! A rooster! A bull with horns! And a dragon that breathes fire! And so it goes until TEN luchadores are jumping on Nikkos bed. Thats when the Great and Mighty Nikko puts on his mask, taking on all ten wrestlers at once and defeating them soundly. Ahh, a fresh victory under his belt, now its time for Mighty Nikko to catch some zzzzzs!

Artist and storyteller Xavier Garza is celebrated for his lucha libre picture books and chapter books. Maxmillian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel was a Pura Belpre Honor Book, 2012, and a ALA Notable Book, 2012. Xavier, who is a much requested storyteller for schools, has been a featured speaker at the American Library Association (REFORMA), the Tucson Book Festival, and the Texas Library Association.

The Great and Mighty NikkoXavier Garza

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JUVENILENONFICTIONApril

CityLights/SisterSpit7x9|64pp


978-0-87286-683-6WAges7to11

A book for children and their parents, teachers, and cool grown- up friends documenting Americas famous and unsung heroines.

Like all childrens A Z books, this one illustrates the alphabet but instead of A is for Apple, A is for Angela as in Angela Davis, the iconic political ac-tivist. B is for Billie Jean King, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports; C is for Carol Burnett, who defied assumptions about women in comedy; D is for Dolores Huerta, who organized farmworkers; and E is for Ella Baker, who mentored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped shape the Civil Rights movement.

And the list keeps getting better, spanning several centuries, multiple pro-fessions, and twenty- six diverse women. Each letter introduces us to a woman and her story, except for X, which stands for all the women whose names we dont yet and might not ever know. There are artists and abolitionists, sci-entists and suffragettes, rock stars and rabble- rousers, and agents of change of all kinds over half of whom are women of color, and many are queer or transgender. This accessible, inspiring, well- researched text is accompanied by gorgeous paper- cut portraits: artwork rooted in an aesthetic history of politically charged woodcuts and prints.

American history was made by countless phenomenal women. By offering a diverse and fresh array of female role models, we can remind readers that there are many places to find inspiration, and that being smart and strong and brave is rad. The book includes an introduction that discusses what it means to be rad and radical, a glossary of terms, a bibliography for further read-ing, and a resource guide for parents and teachers.

Rad American Women A- ZKate Schatz

IllustratedbyMiriamKleinStahl


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Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture- book biography about the poet E.E. Cummings. Here E.E.s life is presented in a way that will have children identifying with the young Estin, as well as playing with words and asking ques-tions. Lively and playful, the book also presents some of Cummingss most wonderful poems. It does so by integrating them seamlessly into the story to give the reader the cadence of his voice, along with an age-appropriate intro-duction to his poetry.

In keeping with the epigraph of the book, given by these words from Cummings, It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are, Matthew Burgesss narrative emphasizes the determination it takes to follow ones own vision and the encouragement E.E. Cummings had in doing so. The story of his life focuses on his childhood years, which nourished the seeds of the person Cummings would become.

Matthew Burgess teaches creative writing and composition at Brooklyn College. He is also a writer- in- residence with Teachers & Writers Collaborative, lead-ing poetry workshops in early elementary classrooms since 2001. He was awarded a MacArthur Scholarship while working on his MFA, and he re-ceived a grant from the Fund for Poetry. Matthews poems and essays have appeared in vari ous journals, and his debut collection, Slippers for Elsewhere, was published by UpSet Press. His doctoral dissertation explores childhood spaces in twentieth- century autobiography, and he completed his PhD at the CUNY Graduate Center in June 2014.

Kris Di Giacomo is an American who has lived in France since childhood. She has illustrated over twenty- five books for French publishers, which have been translated into many languages. This is her sixth book to be published by Enchanted Lion Books. The others are My Dad Is Big And Strong, But . . .; Brief Thief; Me First!; and The Day I Lost My Superpowers. Marketing Plans

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Enormous Smallness tells the story of poet E.E. Cummings in language and images that are just as fresh as Cummingss own.

Enormous SmallnessTheStoryofE.e.Cummings

Matthew BurgessIllustratedbyKrisDiGiacomo

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TheDayILostMySuperpowersMichalEscoffier

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Ages4to8

A surprising, humorous, and graphically exquisite presentation of sixteen classic animal poems that spark with fun and cleverness.

Poetry and children belong together, and for a long time the music and play-fulness of verse wove itself through childrens days and lives. Beastly Verse aims to return the wonder of poetry to childrens lives by presenting sixteen exqui-sitely illustrated poems, four of which have the surprise and pleasure of fold-outs. Consisting of playful as well as powerfully memorable poems, Beastly Verse transports the reader into a richly worded world of tigers, humming-birds, owls, elephants, pelicans, yaks, snails, and even telephones! A playful romp through verse, rhyme, and gorgeous images, this book carries children into the poetic realm in a way that is not only fun and inviting, but inspir-ing as well! Representing poems from Anonymous, and some less well- known poets, this volume also includes poems from Lewis Carroll, William Blake, Robert Desnos, Hilaire Belloc, William Cowper, Christina Rossetti, and D.H. Lawrence. Both short and long, these poems can be read and reread, commit-ted to memory, and enjoyed all life long.

JooHee Yoon is an illustrator and printmaker committed to the art of book-making. Since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, her work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Le Monde, and many other pub-lications. She also exhibits her original drawings and prints in gallery shows around the world and was the recipient of the Ars en Fabula Grant from the Bologna Childrens Book Fair in Italy.

Beastly VerseJooHee Yoon

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Ages5andupFrom the Williamsburg Bridge to Grand Central Station and Central Park, Americanine shows us New York City with fresh eyes!

Here, upon his return to Paris, a French dog recounts his amazing trip to New York City to his dog pals. Sharing his visit so they can really, truly see it through his eyes, the reader ends up seeing it from this perspective, too, in page after glorious page of vibrant, kinetically sketched images! Whether its the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island, the Guggenheim Museum, Grand Central Station, or a pug looking in a doughnut shop window, Americanine pulsates with aliveness and charm. Marked by energy and humor, and rendered from a haute dog perspective through starry French eyes, Americanine doesnt give us the elegant, platinum New York of Alfred Stieglitz, but rather a bold, contem-porary, color fully diverse city that feels bright, nonstop, and like no other. In these pages you will find real people in a real city, perceived with the romance and flair of a young French artist.

Yann Kebbi was born in Paris in 1987. After receiving a degree in illustration from the Estienne School of Art, he continued his studies in Paris, where he spent his time creating prints, monotypes, and pencil sketches. Yann has done editorial illustrations as well as book covers in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Americanine: A Haute Dog in New York is his first book.

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Inspired by the question, What are they doing at this moment on the other side of the world? The World In A Second focuses on natural and human events happening all over the world at the same time. Cleverly combining text and image, the variety of the world is recreated in these pages, depicting a mul-tiplicity of spaces, realities, and contexts and how these are felt by different characters. Here, landscapes, cultures, traditions, routines, and habits come together to give us an image of the things that separate us but also unite us. By fixing a particular second in time, the book depicts twenty-three different lo-cations, along with clues about how they are experienced.

Both a travel guide and a philosophical approach to difference and di-versity, time speeds around the world, and yet, as you focus on the illustra-tions, which stand as true evocations of place, time slows, and for moments it even feels as if time has stopped, as you are transported into the purity of a momenta moment of bird flight, of daydreaming while dish washing, of wondering about how something felt and what followed.

Isabel Minhs Martins is a Portuguese author and publisher whose words are found in works of poetry, childrens books, magazines, comic books, and scripts for animations. She is also the publisher of Planeta Tangerina, a Portuguese publishing company. Several of her books have already been pub-lished by the Tate.

Bernardo Carvalho is an illustrator and graphic designer from Lisbon whose work has been honored with multiple awards.

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Each time a second crosses the world, millions of big things and little things happen here, there, and everywhere!

The World In A SecondIsabel Minhs Martins

IllustratedbyBernardoCarvalho

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Ages4to8

Edmond, an expert at pompoms and jam, is content, though lonely, until Owl knocks on his door and everything changes.

In Edmond, The Moonlit Party, Edmond the squirrel is shy and a bit lonely, but he nevertheless believes that his life is just as it should be. Hes happy mak-ing his colorful pompoms, stirring his nut jam, and going to sleep early. But one evening, when theres once again a party in his apartment house tree, the fragrance of his jam brings an unexpected visitor to his door. With the en-trance of Owl, an aficionado of disguises and fun, into his life, everything begins to change for Edmond. Not only does he agree to attend Owls party, he goes and has the best evening ever, and the world seems deeper and more wonderful than ever before, and just right, too! Awash with rich color and the funniest, liveliest details ever, Edmond, The Moonlit Party is thoughtful and thought- provoking as well as just plain fun! Each page deepens the story while providing a rich serving of visual pleasure!

Astrid Desbordes received her degree in philosophy and has written a num-ber of books on philosophy and religion for adults. Currently, she divides her time between writing and editing. Her first book and her first to be published in the United States was Daydreams of A Solitary Hamster. This is her second book to be published by Enchanted Lion Books.

Marc Boutavant has created picture books in English, French, and Japanese. He also does editorial illustration and comics. Several of his books, including Around the World With Mouk, Ariol, and Ghosts, have been published in the United States. Marc lives in Paris and is nothing short of a genius. Take a close look at Edmond. Youll see!

Edmond, The Moonlit PartyAstrid Desbordes and Marc Boutavant

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GhostsSoniaGoldieandMarcBoutavant


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Ages4to8

DaydreamsofaSolitaryHamsterAstridDesbordes

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Comprised of fun and playfully surprising contemporary illustrations and a satisfying tall tale, Why Dogs Have Wet Noses is a refreshing and memorable take on an old story. Told with wit and humor, this is a secular story of how it started to rain not long after the world began, and it was the kind of rain that pounds down and never stops. Being not only wise but adventurous, a man named Noah decided to build a lifeboat, and he set about gathering as many kinds of creatures as he could think of. Fearless and friendly, he even had the good sense to invite slugs, spiders, and the other slimy, creepy- crawly creatures that most people try to get rid of by mushing or spraying. He also let a funny look-ing dog with a big soft nose trudge on board all by himself. Had he not done so, the Ark, as you may not know, would definitely have sunk. A lively tale of man and dog, Why Dogs Have Wet Noses is sure to delight with its quirky, highly witty illustrations!

Born in 1972, yvind Torseter is an artist, cartoonist, and one of Norways most acclaimed illustrators. He uses both traditional and digital picture tech-niques to create his illustrations and has created many picture books on his own, as well as several with different authors. As a cartoonist, he creates books for both adults and children. He has received numerous prizes and awards for his books.

Kenneth Steven was born in Glasgow in 1968 but moved to Highland Perthshire during his schooldays. He is a widely published poet, novelist, and childrens author. He has also studied and taught in Norway and translates from both Norwegian and Sami.

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Ages3to7

This retelling of the Ark story fills readers in on how it came to be that dogs have wet noses.

Why Dogs Have Wet Nosesyvind Torseter and Kenneth Steven

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MyFathersArmsAreABoatSteinErikLundeandyvindTorseter

TranslatedbyKariDicksonJUVENILEFICTION7x9|40pp



TheHoleyvindTorseter


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Ages6andup

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On a small square of cement sidewalk, there once lived a teeming colony of teeny tiny red spiders. These spiders were so tiny that when it rained they never got wet and when people stepped on them they never got squashed. And there were so, so, so many of them that names couldnt be found for all of them. Even so, they were all quite content living there on the same patch of sidewalk. All except one little spider, who decided that hed had enough and that the big, wide world was far more suited to him than a teeny tiny strip of sidewalk. So he stamped his feet and hollered and said he would run away. Seeing the little red spiders frustration, his grandfather stepped forward to explore the situation with his grandson and together, in a wonderful shared moment of conversation and imagination, the little red spider succeeds in going off on the grandest adventure ever! The books back matter includes a nonfiction section with photographs about red ants.

John Miller spent much of his grade school years with friends, tramping about the woods, lakes, rivers, and swamps of Morris County, New Jersey. These adventures inspired his childrens books and articles about beavers, trout, starlings, and other animals for many magazines. Johns first book, Winston & George, was published in March 2013, even thought it was created over fifty years ago. This is Johns second book.

Giuliano Cucco was an artist and illustrator. He and his wife were killed by a motor scooter driver in Rome in 2006. He is survived by his son Giovanni and two grandchildren. A master of style as well as a masterful colorist, Giuliano created illustrations that look as fresh today as the boldest contem-porary work, even though they were created over fifty years ago.

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Bold and quirky, The Red Spider Hero is an imaginative adventure story about a real insect: the red spider!

The Red Spider HeroJohn Miller

IllustratedbyGiulianoCucco

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ARTAvailableNow


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Ages6andup This collectors edition is a beautifully produced concertina volume, bound in cloth, numbered,

and with a letterpress bookplate signed by Arthur Geisert.

Based on the 2013 picture book edition of Thunderstorm, this foldout accor-dion realizes the book in its true form, since even the picture book was based on one continuous illustration that runs 415 inches long.

Here, those 415 inches of illustration are not broken up into pages, but rather they finally unfold into an astonishing and absorbing length of beau-tiful images. This edition gives us a midwestern landscape over the course of a storm with its continuous momentum, flowing as time actually does, natu-rally and unceasingly.

Bound in cloth, with a signed letterpress bookplate inside the front cover, and numbered, each copy of this edition is a true collectors volume.

It is our great pleasure to present this edition. We are publishing it as a celebration of Arthur Geiserts profound and beautiful commitment to his craft and to recognize and honor his devotion to depicting the Midwest in picture book form. We firmly believe that Geisert would be celebrated as a national treasure in Japan and that he should be celebrated as an American original in the deepest sense and as a true master of his craft. Without reser-vation, we stake his numerous picture books as part of our national heritage to be celebrated and treasured.

ThunderstormArthur Geisert

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IceArthurGeisert

JUVENILEFICTIONStoriesWithoutWords10x5|32pp


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TheGiantSeedArthurGeisert

JUVENILEFICTIONStoriesWithoutWords



Ages4to8

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The Feminist Press at CUNY

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OrdinaryTerribleThings8x8|64pp


978-1-55861-880-0WAges4to8

eBookavailableA refreshingly honest portrayal of divorce, this beautifully illustrated

book offers children the hope of staying whole as parents split.

How can you not love a childrens author who sees so clearly from her readers point of view? Julie Bowen, actress, Modern Family

This book provides, through honest language and evocative imagery, a uniquely realistic view of how children experience divorce. While neither softening nor white washing this difficult topic, Higginbotham offers an ulti-mately comforting message to parents and children experiencing separation and divorce. Lisa Spiegel, LMHC, director of Soho Parenting

Kids are told, its for the best and one day, it may be. But right now, di-vorce is the worst. With honesty and humor, Anastasia Higginbotham beau-tifully conveys the challenge of staying whole when your entire world, and the people in it, split apart. The first childrens book to tackle divorce from a child- validating point of view, Divorce Is the Worst is an invaluable tool for fami-lies, therapeutic professionals, and divorce mediators struggling to address this common and complex experience.

Divorce Is the Worst is the first book in a series of feminist childrens books, Ordinary Terrible Things, which deals with common childhood crises and how children themselves find their own way to cope and grow.

Anastasia Higginbotham is a writer and illustrator in Brooklyn, New York, whose childhood experience of divorce inspired this book.

Divorce Is the WorstAnastasia Higginbotham

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His Own WhereJune Jordan

Introduction by Sapphire


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Ages12andup

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Tatterhood and Other TalesEdited by Ethel Johnston PhelpsIllustrated by Pamela Baldwin Ford


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978-0-912670-50-8USCAges12andup

What Flowers SayAndOtherStories

George SandTranslated by Holly Erskine Hirko

Illustrated by Molly Crabapple


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The Gryphon Press

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Ages3to7

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Can a hen be a boys best friend? Aarn thinks so!

Hens are smart, savvy, and they like to cuddle, as Aarn explains in this pic-ture book about his relationship with his best friend, Margaret, a Rhode Island Red hen.

Award-winning artist Amelia Hansens illustrations and author Sandy De Lisles text engage young readers with the full range of joys and respon-sibilities of raising backyard hens. Aarns family interacts with their six adopted hens; they play with and pet the hens, tuck them in at night and keep the chicken coop clean and protected. When their mother bakes a birthday cake for Aarns younger brother, Eduardo, Aarn makes sure that Margarets eggs will be part of the cake.

Young readers will discover that hens are affectionate, that they can tell time, recognize people theyve met, and solve problems, as well as learning that hens require ongoing care after they stop laying eggs. The final page of the book lists additional resources for parents and other adults.

Sandy De Lisle is making her debut as a childrens picture book author. Sandy has worked as a public school teacher and currently as senior man-ager of content development for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

Amelia Hansen is the award- winning illustrator of Its Raining Cats and Cats!, Are You Ready for Me?, Its Raining Pups and Dogs!, and At the Dog Park with Sam and Lucy, all Gryphon Press titles, as well as nineteen other books exploring the connec-tions between people, animals, and the earth.

Hens for FriendsSandy De Lisle

IllustratedbyAmeliaHansen

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ItsRainingCatsandCats!JeannePrevost

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Ages3to7

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Selected Backlist from The Gryphon Press

Call the Horse LuckyJuanita Havill

Illustrated by Nancy Lane

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978-0-940719-10-1USCAges3to7

Max Talks to MeClaire Buchwald

Illustrated by Karen Ritz



978-0-940719-03-3USCAges3to7

A Home for DakotaJan Zita Grover




978-0-940719-05-7USCAges3to7

The Forgotten RabbitNancy Furstinger




978-0-940719-19-4USCAges3to7

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Maggies Second ChanceNancy Furstinger

Illustrated by Joe Hyatt



978-0-940719-11-8USCAges3to7

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Ig Publishing

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Ages9andup

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Mischief and Malice is a brand new work from an iconic figure in YA literature.

Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the eve of World War II, Mischief and Malice is a brand new work from an iconic figure in young adult literature. Following the death of her Aunt Eveline, fourteen- year-old Addie who we first met in Berthe Amosss classic Secret Lives is now living with her Aunt Tooise, Uncle Henry, and her longtime rival cousin, Sandra Lee. A new family has just moved into Addies former house, including a young girl who is just Addies age. Meanwhile, Louis, the father of Tom, Addies lifelong neighbor and best friend, suddenly returns after having disappeared when Tom was a baby. Between school dances, organizing a Christmas play, fretting about her hair, and a blossoming romance with Tom, Addie stumbles upon a mystery buried in the Great Catch All, an ancient giant armoire filled with heirlooms of her familys past, which holds a devastating secret that could destroy Louis and Toms lives. Once again, Amoss has created an indelible portrait of a young girl coming of age in prewar New Orleans.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Berthe Amoss is the author and illustrator of twenty- eight childrens and young adult books. Her picture book The Cajun Gingerbread Boy won a Childrens Choice Award, and her YA novel The Chalk Cross was a finalist for the Edgar Allen Poe Award. She lives on the Gulf Coast in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Mischief and MaliceBerthe Amoss

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Tall and thin, Ruth envies the golden femininity of her older sister, Janet, and the delicate wistfulness of her younger sister. Ruth tries to imitate Janet, even simulating her interest in a theatrical career, but in the end it becomes appar-ent to her that the source of her charms must lie within her own capacities.

JUVENILEFICTION/MYSTERY|July|LizzieSkurnickBooks|5x7|184ppTradePaperUS$12.95|CAN$14.50|978-1-939601-42-1W*


Angie Dupree thinks theres something strange happening in the Texas town where she and her family have just moved. When her brother Jeremy is struck down in a hit-and-run accident, Angie is determined to find out who ran him down, which leads her into a mystery that no one seems willing to unravel.

JUVENILEFICTION|June|LizzieSkurnickBooks|5x7|224ppTradePaperUS$12.95|CAN$14.50|978-1-939601-38-4USC


Fourteen- year- old Terri has lived with her father since the death of her mother in a car accident when she was four. Father and daughter move often, the reason for which becomes clear when Terri finds out that her mother is not dead, and that she was kidnapped by her father when her parents were getting a divorce.

JUVENILEFICTION|April|LizzieSkurnickBooks|5x7|224ppTradeClothUS$16.95|CAN$18.50|978-1-939601-47-6USC

Ages11andup

A young mother dying from cancer finds peace within herself and joy and ful-fillment with her husband and baby daughter during her last few months of life. Based on the true story of a dying young mother who used a tape player to record messages for her daughter to listen to after she was gone, Sunshine is Norma Kleins most famous and beloved work.

SunshineNorma Klein

Taking Terri MuellerNorma Fox Mazer

The Ghosts of NowJoan Lowery Nixon

The Middle SisterLois Duncan

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Karadi Tales

What happens to an elephant whose trunk is so long that he trips

and falls whenever he walks?

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JUVENILE FICTIONJune

Chitra10 x 9 | 36 pp

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Spring/Summer 2015 Frontlist Catalog - Children's/YA Titles