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Rights Guide For Foreign Rights Inquiries, please contact: Jennifer Bassuk Director, Rights & Licensing Alexandra Levenberg Associate, Rights & Licensing Amazon Publishing 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor New York, New York 10019 [email protected] Rights Guide Table of Contents Spring 2013–Fall 2015 Picture Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28 Fall 2013–Spring 2015 Chapter Books and Middle Grade Novels . . . . . . . 29–31 Spring 2013–Spring 2015 Young Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32–57 Backlist Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58–76 For Media Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] 2 Frontlist Titles Picture Books Spring 2013–Fall 2015 3 The Typewriter Also available from Bill Thomson: Bill Thomson From award-winning illustrator Bill Thomson comes the third in a masterfully woven wordless picture book series about imagination. See page 19 for more information 10/6/2015 Picture Book His award-winning Chalk viewed imagination through the lens of art, Fossil viewed it through science, and now The Typewriter will show how words pecked out on a typewriter inspire a group of children to imagine a fantastical story. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Also available from J. R. Krause and Maria Chua: Happy Birthday, Poco Loco! J. R. Krause and Maria Chua 8/18/2015 Picture Book Poco is one crazy little mouse—so crazy that his friends call him Poco Loco. See page 24 for more information He invents all kinds of amazing things that lead him and his friends on unexpected adventures. And with his birthday coming up, Poco is determined that everything will be perfect—will he be able to pull off a celebration to remember? Peppered with Spanish words, this vibrant, engaging story is chock-full of fun. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Also available from Jennifer Ward and Steve Gray: There Was an Old Martian Who Swallowed a Moon Jennifer Ward Illustrated by Steve Gray 4/7/2015 Picture Book There was an old Martian . . . who swallowed a moon, a comet, a rover, and more! See page 64 for more information Then he blasts off in his spaceship—beep, beep, ZOOM! Zany digital illustrations by Steve Gray show the alien’s belly growing and growing as he eats a host of items throughout the galaxy. But what happens when the Martian gets to the sun? Jennifer Ward’s silly text entertains in a lively adaptation of the popular children’s song that’s “out of this world.” Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 4 Go to School, Little Monster Helen Ketteman Illustrated by Bonnie Leick 7/7/2015 Picture Book Also available from Helen Ketteman and Bonnie Leick: A companion book to Goodnight, Little Monster, in which Little Monster goes to school for the first time. BONNIE LEICK received her BFA in Film/Character animation from the California Institute of Art and Design. She has worked on several books and animated projects for children. HELEN KETTEMAN is the author of more than nineteen books for children, including At the Haunted House (page 10) and If Beaver Had a Fever (page 66). Ms. Ketteman lives with her husband in Sanibel Island, Florida. See page 66 for more information Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Twenty Yawns Jane Smiley Illustrated by Lauren Castillo 5/19/2015 Picture Book From the Pulitzer Prize– winning author of A Thousand Acres comes a calming bedtime story about a little girl who tries to get to sleep after a busy day at the beach. Everyone around her slowly yawns their way to sleep. But will she ever be able to get to sleep? JANE SMILEY is the author of many books for adults, including Private Life, Horse Heaven, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. LAUREN CASTILLO has illustrated numerous books for children, including The Reader by Amy Hest. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 5 Circus Train Jennifer Cole Judd Illustrated by Melanie Matthews 5/5/2015 Picture Book Circus Train is filled with evocative images and short, descriptive verses recreating the sights, sounds, smells, and excitement of a child’s day at the big top. Sample art The rhyming text, written by children’s poet Jennifer Cole Judd, makes for a nice readaloud, while Melanie Matthews’s bright illustrations bring to life the excitement of the circus. The story recalls images of days gone by when the circus came to town. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Small Wonders: The Story of Jean-Henri Fabre Matthew Clark Smith Illustrated by Guiliano Ferri 4/21/2015 Picture Book Introduce young readers to a fascinating pioneer of natural science. A picture-book biography of the pioneering nineteenth-century naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre, the father of Entomology. Sample art Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 6 Also available from Karen Rostoker-Gruber and Paul Rátz de Tagyos: Ferret Fun in the Sun Karen Rostoker-Gruber Illustrated by Paul Rátz de Tagyos 4/14/2015 Picture Book Ferrets get into mischief on vacation. Fudge and Einsteen, who starred in Ferret Fun, are back, joining their owner on a ranch for vacation, where they have some hilarious adventures. See page 62 for more information Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Twins Elizabeth Winthrop Illustrated by Jane Massey 3/17/2015 Picture Book A sweet, simple story following a set of young twins throughout their day at the park. Sample art Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Go to Sleep Maureen Wright Illustrated by Elizabeth Schlossberg 3/3/2015 Picture Book From the author of Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! comes a charming bedtime tale about a little girl whose toys don't want to go to bed. She has to tell them just what to do—will that make her sleepy too? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 7 Snowman’s Story Will Hillenbrand 11/18/2014 Picture Book Will Hillenbrand’s first wordless picture book is a story about a snowman who comes to life and captivates his new friends with a book. But when a mischievous rabbit hops onto the scene, a wintry chase ensues, leading up to a satisfying ending that affirms the power of storytelling. Sample art WILL HILLENBRAND has illustrated many beloved picture books, including Kiss the Cow! by Phyllis Root, Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! by Barbara Odanka, and What a Treasure! by Jane Hillenbrand. He also wrote and illustrated another Christmas story, Asleep in the Stable. Will enjoys visiting classrooms to talk about the creative process involved in making a picture book. He lives with his wife, Jane, and their son, Ian, in Terrace Park, Ohio. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio I Love My Hat Douglas Florian Illustrated by Paige Keiser 10/7/2014 Picture Book This silly farmyard romp offers simple, repetitive text that makes for a great read-aloud. Farmer Brown picks up a cat, a goat, an ox, a mouse, a pig, two turtle doves, a big brown bear, and two caribou as he heads into town on his tractor—and each animal sings a ditty about its clothes. When they reach the town, it’s Farmer Brown’s turn to sing about his clothes—after he gets some new ones. Sample art DOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed picture books, including Dinothesaurus, which received starred reviews in four major publications, and Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and Horn Book Fanfare List selection. He lives with his family in New York. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 8 Rudy and Claude Splash into Art Adam McHeffey 9/16/2014 Picture Book Dynamic duo Rudy and Claude bring big personalities to this basic introduction to art. Rudy is a curious mouse who wonders, “What is art?” Claude, his feathered friend, tries to teach him. Rudy works on a selfportrait, a still life, a landscape, found art, a sculpture—all with disastrous results! Then he tries to create an artistic masterpiece, but . . . SPLAT! Has Rudy finally become an artist? ADAM McHEFFEY is a musician and children's educator from Long Island, New York. Also an illustrator, he trained with Ronnie Herman at the Herman Agency, Inc., and subsequently wrote and illustrated Asiago, his first book. Sample art Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Duck in the Fridge Jeff Mack 9/2/2014 Picture Book From the author of Good News, Bad News comes a bedtime story about a boy who discovers a duck in the fridge. Then more ducks appear. So he gets some dogs to scare them away, and then some sheep, until the house is filled with animals having a good time. The silliness pours off each page, with visual humor and jokes in word balloons. Kids will eat it up, but parents will love what the boy does to get all his animal friends to sleep. JEFF MACK is the creator of picture books and early graphic novel readers including Hush Little Polar Bear and the Hippo and Rabbit series. He has also illustrated award winning picture books and chapter books such as Eve Bunting's Hurry! Hurry! and James Howe's Bunnicula and Friends. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 9 7/8/2014 Picture Book At the Old Haunted House Helen Ketteman Illlustrated by Nate Wragg HELEN KETTEMAN is the author of more than twenty books for children, including If Beaver Had a Fever, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley, Goodnight, Little Monster, illustrated by Bonnie Leick, and Swamp Song, illustrated by Ponder Goembel. She lives with her husband in Sanibel Island, Florida. Learn more at: www.helenketteman.com. NATE WRAGG works as an art director and illustrator for animation and book projects. His animation projects include Ratatouille, Puss and Boots, and Toy Story 3, for which Nate was one of the primary character designers. Nate also teaches courses about character design. His children’s books include Your Friend the Rat!, a collaboration of multiple authors and illustrators, and Too Many Cooks by Margaret McNamara. He lives in Southern California with his family. Learn more at: www.n8wragg.blogspot.com. This rhyming picture book features a host of Halloween creatures who live in and around the “old haunted house.” In the end, the creatures all come together at a Halloween party. At the old haunted house. In a room with no sun. Lived a warty green witch. And her wee witchy one. There are all kinds of creatures in the house: a big Ma monster and her wee monsters two, a scrawny black cat and her wee kittens three, a green Pa goblin and his wee goblins four, and more! Count along as the creatures prepare for the Halloween Fright. The text, written in the pattern of the popular poem “Over in the Meadow,” makes reading aloud fun, while the cinematic illustrations set the scene for an unforgettable romp through the old haunted house. Trick or treat! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 10 5/13/2014 Picture Book All Kinds of Strong Sharon Reiss Baker Illustrated by Kris Wiltse SHARON REISS BAKER was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Maryland. She speaks Spanish, French, and Hebrew; loves to travel; and studied in both France and Israel. Currently she is a high school administrator, and she and her husband, the parents of three children, live near Philadelphia. To research All Kinds of Strong, Sharon conducted oral histories with people who had grown up—or whose parents and grandparents had grown up—on Jewish-owned chicken and dairy farms in Eastern Connecticut. She also read documents at historical societies and consulted with Yiddishists at the University of Pennsylvania and Trinity College. Learn more at: www.sharonreissbaker.com. KRIS WILTSE has been creating illustrations for the publishing, editorial, and packaging industries for more than thirty years. She received her BA in painting from Western Washington University, Bellingham, and continued her studies in illustration at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle, Washington. She presently resides on Whidbey Island in Washington State, where she illustrates, paints, and teaches art. Learn more at: www.kriswiltse.com. Despite being small and frail, Sadie Rose is strong in other ways. She never forgets to check the chicken coops so the foxes can’t get in. She notices when the farm animals are sick. And she always has a new idea when it’s needed. Even so, her neighbors worry that she’s not strong enough for life on a farm. But when there’s a calamity and friends and family can no longer celebrate the Sabbath in their neighbor’s parlor, Sadie Rose comes up with an idea that proves that there are “all kinds of strong.” Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 11 Me and My Big Mouse Ethan Long 6/17/2014 Picture Book ETHAN LONG has never owned a big mouse, nor been responsible for one, but he has had a long line of dogs, cats, fish, and hermit crabs living under his roof. Most days he hangs out with his giant cat, Bailey, and with the rest of his family, and draws pictures and writes books. Most recently, the American Library Association awarded the Theodor Geisel Award to his book, Up! Tall! and High! He lives in beautiful and sunny Orlando, Florida. From the author and illustrator of the 2013 Geisel Award winner, Up! Tall! And High!, comes a comedic take on an unusual friendship. A boy has a big mouse who is his constant companion. This big mouse is lovable . . . but he can also be annoying. Like when he sticks too close, has bad breath, or shouts “Squeak-a-boo” when friends come over. So how can the boy get his adoring pet to change without hurting his feelings? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Water! Water! Water! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace 6/10/2014 Picture Book NANCY ELIZABETH WALLACE has written and illustrated many wonderful picture books about ponds, shells, leaves, seeds, art, rocks, stars, and more. She encourages children to explore the amazing world around them. Nancy lives by the water in Branford, Connecticut, with her husband, Peter. Filled with fun facts about water, this story features delightful collage illustrations. Walter, a warthog, sees water all around him: while brushing his teeth, doing the dishes, and looking at rain. He writes down everything he notices about water in a special blue notebook. And he wonders. And he does experiments. And he shares what he learns with his friend Willa . . . who wants to find out more about water too. And they do! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 12 Down by the Barn Will Hillenbrand 5/20/2014 Picture Book WILL HILLENBRAND wrote and illustrated Down by the Barn in response to fans of Down by the Station who wished for a companion book. Will has written and/or illustrated more than fifty books. He lives with his wife, Jane, and their son, Ian, in Terrace Park, Ohio. Learn more at: www.willhillenbrand.com. From the beloved illustrator of Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! comes a cumulative tale featuring a farmer who drives a tractor around a farm, picking up a new animal at each stop. Animal sounds add to the rhythmic text on each page, making this a perfect read-aloud for toddlers. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Ballpark Eileen R. Meyer Illustrated by Carlynn Whitt 3/4/2014 Picture Book EILEEN R. MEYER is the author of Who’s Faster? Animals on the Move, illustrated by Constance R. Bergum, as well as numerous published poems for children. She loves to present interactive writing workshops to grade school students. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three sons. Learn more at: www.eileenmeyerbooks.com Award-winning illustrator CARLYNN WHITT grew up painting, drawing, and “making stuff” in East Texas. She earned her degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two young sons. Learn more at: www.carlynnwhitt.com. This simple rhyming picture book shows a boy’s first trip to a baseball game with his grandpa. We see them watching all of the parts of the game from the stands. From the crack of the bat to the umpire calling, “Let’s play ball,” sound words and dialogue are pulled out and made part of the art. It’s a fun introduction to the world of baseball, with an intergenerational dynamic and delightful new art. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 13 Arlo Rolled Susan Pearson Illustrated by Jeff Ebbeler 4/8/2014 Picture Book SUSAN PEARSON lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts, where she grows peas and other vegetables in her huge garden. She has written three books about slugs: Slugs in Love, How to Teach a Slug to Read, and Slugger. JEFF EBBELER has illustrated many popular picture books, including Snow Day for Mouse and Haunted House, Haunted Mouse by Judy Cox and April Fool, Phyllis! by Susanna Leonard Hill. He and his wife, Eileen, both attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati. They currently live in Cincinnati with their twin daughters, Olivia and Isabel. From the author of How to Teach a Slug to Read comes a delightful story about a pea named Arlo who wants to be free. So off he rolls . . . and rolls . . . and rolls. He meets a slug, he meets a bug—and still he rolls until . . . you’ll see! Filled with charming illustrations and told in verse, this endearing tale explores the ideas of independence and striking out on one’s own. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Orangutangled Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Illustrated by Aaron Zenz 2/11/2014 Picture Book SUDIPTA BARDHAN-QUALLEN is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for children, including Pirate Princess, illustrated by Jill McElmurry, Hampire!, illustrated by Howard Fine, and Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig, illustrated by Sarah Dillard. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family. AARON ZENZ is the illustrator of Chuckling Ducklings and Nugget on the Flight Deck. He has worked as an illustrator, a graphic, multimedia, and toy designer, a college instructor, a fine artist, and an author. Filled with wordplay and bursting with fun, this rhyming cumulative tale features two orangutans who reach for some mangoes and fall down in a gooey, gummy mess, completely orangutangled. When other animals try to help, the pile just grows and grows, and before long they are all rolling so fast they cannot stop. A great choice for read-aloud story time. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 14 4/15/2014 Picture Book Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC Written and illustrated by Lisa Falkenstern LISA FALKENSTERN created steampunk gadgets in her studio in New Jersey as she worked on this book. Altogether, she made numerous sculptures and used 1,072 pieces of hardware before she started the artwork. She has written and illustrated one other highly praised book, A Dragon Moves In. She lives with her husband in Califon, New Jersey. Steampunk is fun! Steampunk is imaginative! It’s making something new out of something old. It’s dressing up in clothing from long ago. It’s inventing machines out of hardware and found objects. It’s creating a make-believe world! In Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC, two mice dressed in Victorian clothing use gadgets and found objects—each starting with a letter of the alphabet—to build something fantastic, which is revealed at the end. A wonderful and delightful surprise! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 15 3/11/2014 Picture Book A Perfect Day for Digging Cari Best Illustrated by Christine Davenier CARI BEST’s acclaimed picture books have delighted many young readers and include When We Go Walking, as well as Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, and Shrinking Violet, both selected School Library Journal Best Books of the Year. When she’s not writing, walking, or riding her bike, Cari Best can be found digging with her dog, Jennie, in her own backyard, where she never knows what treasures she’ll discover. Cari Best lives in Connecticut. CHRISTINE DAVENIER has illustrated many popular picture books, including Cari Best’s popular Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen and the bestselling The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. She lives in Paris and in Ligerolles, France, where she takes great joy in digging in her own garden—and in getting dirty. In the spring, when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, “Please plant me!” Nell and her dog, Rusty, can’t wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says “Ewww!” to digging and dirt—until Nell and Rusty begin to dig up unexpected treasures: a pretty striped marble, the mini stegosaurus, part of a tiny china doll. Now even Norman can’t resist. He rolls up his sleeves, picks up the extra trowel, and starts to dig in his own careful way—in the process discovering all the simple joys of digging, dirt, and the fun of trying something new. Words and pictures brimming with humor and exuberance capture one of the true rites of spring: Hooray for dirty digging! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 16 1/7/2014 Picture Book Grumpy Groundhog Maureen Wright Illustrated by Amanda Haley MAUREEN WRIGHT has written a number of popular picture books, including Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!, Sneezy the Snowman (illustrated by Stephen Gilpin), Earth Day, Birthday! (illustrated by Violet Kim), and most recently, Barnyard Fun (illustrated by Paul Rátz de Tagyos). She lives with her family in Athens, Pennsylvania. AMANDA HALEY graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. She has illustrated greeting cards and many children’s books, including leveled readers and the popular title Snowzilla (written by Janet Larson). She lives with her husband in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Kids will love the humorous antics of Groundhog in this delightful rhyming tale from the author of Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!. It’s Groundhog Day, and everyone is gathered to find out if it’s time for spring. But Groundhog does NOT want to leave his cozy bed in his cozy den. Will the townspeople be able to coax him outside to do his job? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) 17 The Poem That Will Not End: Fun with Poetic Forms and Voices Joan Bransfield Graham Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker Ideal for reading aloud or acting out, this chockablock book is a perfect way to spark creative thinking in readers of all ages and to celebrate the joy of poetry. Ryan O’Brien is riding a wave of inspiration—he can’t STOP writing poetry. In the cafeteria with French fries. In the bathroom with toothpaste. Even on the soccer field with mud. This innovative, inspiring picture book is three books in one: (1) a laugh-out-loud story poem full of hilarious antics as Ryan writes poems in one unlikely place after another, (2) a collection of the poems he writes—each introducing readers to a different poetic form—all cleverly imbedded in Kyrsten Brooker’s inventive illustrations, and (3) a helpful guide to poetic forms and voices. 1/28/2014 Picture Book JOAN BRANSFIELD GRAHAM is an award-winning poet who can’t stop writing poetry. Her poems have been featured in anthologies, magazines, textbooks, and on CDs. A former teacher, she lives near Los Angeles, California. KYRSTEN BROOKER’s distinct, inventive illustrations have appeared in popular and awardwinning picture books, such as When We Go Walking by Cari Best. She lives with her family in Alberta, Canada. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Gazpacho for Nacho Tracey C. Kyle Illustrated by Carolina Farías 1/14/2014 Picture Book This lively rhyming story, sprinkled with Spanish, will delight little chefs. A recipe for gazpacho and a Spanish glossary are included. Nacho likes to eat only one thing—gazpacho! Gazpacho for breakfast, gazpacho for lunch, gazpacho for dinner, for snacks, and for brunch. Nacho won’t even try other dishes— until he discovers miles and piles of mouthwatering vegetables at the market. TRACEY KYLE grew up in New Jersey and discovered her love of languages at an early age. She once lived in Madrid, Spain, where she discovered that gazpacho is her favorite soup. Today she lives and works in northern Virginia, where she teaches Spanish to middle school students. Gazpacho for Nacho is her first children’s book. CAROLINA FARÍAS lives in Argentina, where she works as an illustrator and a teacher. In 2007 she was selected by the National Cultural Secretariat of Argentina as the illustrator for the XVI Feria del Libro of Havana, Cuba. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 18 Mouse’s Christmas Cookie Patricia Thomas Illustrated by Jon Nez 11/12/2013 Picture Book PATRICIA THOMAS is the author of the classic picture book, “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I'm Going to Sneeze!” and a more recent picture book, Red Sled. She lives in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. JOHN NEZ has illustrated a wide variety of books, including the titles in the following series: Science Solves It, Math Matters, and Social Studies Connects. He lives in Seattle, Washington. When Cat sees Mouse take one of Santa’s Christmas cookies, the chase is on! “Stop Mouse!” Cat cries. Is Cat chasing Mouse because he wants the cookie, or is there some other reason? The chase ends happily, when Cat surprises Mouse with a gift—and Mouse reciprocates— showing that even unlikely friends can exchange gifts at Christmas. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Fossil Bill Thomson 11/5/2013 Picture Book BILL THOMSON was immediately embraced by the children’s book community when Karate Hour was released with his dramatic, extraordinary illustrations. But when Bill’s own book, Chalk, which he conceived and illustrated without an author, was released in spring 2010, his reputation really took off. That book was short-listed for the Caldecott Medal and has sold upwards of 30,000 print copies. Bill is an Associate Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford. He and his wife, Diann, have three sons and live in Southington, Connecticut. Told only through art, this “wordless story” will surely spark imagination and creativity. When a boy and his dog go for a hike, the boy trips on a fossil, and it comes to life, revealing an ancient plant. The boy is so intrigued that he breaks open two more fossils that also come to life—a dragonfly and a pteranodon. When these prehistoric creatures collide with present reality, the boy must figure out a way to make things go back to normal. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 19 11/12/2013 Picture Book One Hundred Snowmen Jennifer Arena Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin JENNIFER ARENA has written more than twenty children’s books and is an executive editor of a children’s books department at a large New York publisher. She lives on Long Island, New York. STEPHEN GILPIN has illustrated more than thirty children’s books, among them Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright and The Three Cabritos by Eric A. Kimmel. If he’s not drawing, he’s hanging out with his lovely wife Angie and their kids. He also likes to putter around, fix things, play the bagpipes, and write. He lives with his family and an uncomfortable number of pets in Hiawatha, Kansas. 1 + 1 = 2 snowmen. 3 + 4 = 7 snowmen. 5 + 6 = 11 snowmen. Finally, 100 snowmen! As you count and add, watch the snowmen enjoy a snowball fight, make funny faces, play hide-and-seek; and just plain have fun. And you’ll have fun, too! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) 20 Yukon: Sled Dog Judith Janda Presnall Illustrated by Mark Elliott 10/8/2013 Picture Book JUDITH JANDA PRESNALL is the author of more than twenty books for young readers. Her nonfiction writing projects have led to many research adventures, including dog sledding; visiting prisons; meeting inventors, circus performers, and cowboys; and even climbing Mount Rushmore. Judy is the recipient of several writing awards as well as the Jack London Award for meritorious service to the California Writers Club. Learn more at: www.JudithJandaPresnall.com. MARK ELLIOTT holds a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He recently illustrated When Jackie and Hank Met by Cathy Goldberg Fishman. His work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild and has appeared in numerous Spectrum. Learn more at: www.markelliottonline.com. Sled dogs must love to run. Sled dogs must be strong. Sled dogs must obey commands. Sled dogs must get along with teammates. Puppy Yukon is the only girl in her litter, and she’s got high energy. Could she be a leader of the sled dog team? Trainer Roberta works with the puppies. Yukon is faster and smarter than her brothers. Roberta thinks Yukon can help lead the team! Yukon continues to train with her team for two long years. Is she finally ready to race? Mush! Mush! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio The Very Crowded Sukkah Leslie Kimmelman Illustrated by Bob McMahon 9/10/2013 Picture Book LESLIE KIMMELMAN is the author of The Shabbat Puppy, illustrated by Jaime Zollars (“A gentle story introducing the concept of Shabbat as a time for peaceful contemplation,” Booklist), and The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah, illustrated by Paul Meisel (“Such a clever idea!,” starred review, Publishers Weekly). Leslie has also worked as a children’s book editor for a variety of publishers. She lives with her husband and family in a small town north of New York City. BOB McMAHON lives with his wife and daughter in sunny and hot Southern California, where they keep a tidy garden and a messy dog. He enjoys taking walks, going to the dog park, cooking, and splashing in the surf at the local beach. It’s Sukkot, and Sam, Ava, Mom, and Dad are building a sukkah, or little house, outdoors to celebrate the holiday. They can’t wait to share their first meal inside. But—pitter-patter, pitter-patter—it begins to rain. “Poor little sukkah,” says Ava. “All alone in the rain.” But is it? It may be just the right shelter for some very surprising guests. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 21 Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to School? Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson Illustrated by Laura Bryant 8/6/2013 Picture Book BILL MARTIN JR. (1916–2004) wrote many beloved books for children, some of which have become classics. He authored more than two hundred titles in his lifetime, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, and Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?. MICHAEL SAMPSON is a children’s book author of two other books about Kitty Cat: Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? and Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep?, both illustrated by Laura J. Bryant. In addition, he has collaborated with the late Bill Martin Jr. on more than twenty books. LAURA J. BRYANT has illustrated many popular picture books, including the first two Kitty Cat books. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Children will love Laura J. Bryant’s appealing illustrations, which bring Kitty Cat to life, along with the other adorable kittens at the school. On the first day of school, Kitty Cat discovers that there are lots of things to enjoy. She plays, she enjoys a snack, she paints, she sings, she listens to a story, and she shares something special during show-and-tell. The day ends with a big hug from her mom. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Slithery Snakes Roxie Munro 8/6/2013 Non-Fiction Picture Book ROXIE MUNRO is an award-winning author/illustrator of more than 35 children’s books, including Busy Builders (page 65) and Hatch! (page 66). Her art has been exhibited nationally, including in the Original Art Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. She lives in New York City. The snakes in this book are slithery . . . and maybe a little scary. But they’re also beautiful! Slithery Snakes offers clues about these creepy creatures and gives you an upclose look at their amazing skin patterns. Do you know which kind of snake is named after an article of clothing men once wore to hold up their socks? Or which snake has venom twice as lethal as a rattlesnake’s? Or which snake appeared on the first flag of the United States? Guess—and then turn the page to find out! A glossary and list of recommended books and web sites are included. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 22 Rainstack! Onur Tukel 6/4/2013 Picture Book The animals are suffering from a drought in the dry, dusty valley. They are worried that their river is drying up, but then Rabbit, who has always been a talented inventor, makes a robot. Still, the robot alone cannot solve the problem. All the animals have to work together to make it rain. ONUR TUKEL is an illustrator, painter, animator, and film maker. He divides his time between Durham, North Carolina, and New York City. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Baby Wants Mama Nancy Loewen Illustrated by Deborah Melmon In this fun, family-themed picture book, another busy day has come to an end. Everyone in the family wants something—Baby wants Mama. Cat wants fish. Daddy wants supper. Pup wants dish. But what do they ALL want? Dinner! This bright, simple rhyming text, great for reading aloud, is paired with adorable watercolor, colored pencil, and digital artwork. 5/7/2013 Picture Book NANCY LOEWEN has published more than 100 awardwinning books for children and young adults, including The Last Day of Kindergarten. Nancy lives in Prior Lake, Minnesota. DEBORAH MELMON lives in Menlo Park, California. She also illustrated Give Up, Gecko! by Margaret Read MacDonald. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 23 Poco Loco J. R. Krause and Maria Chua 4/30/2013 Poco Loco is one crazy inventor mouse . . . Meet Poco Loco. He’s a very unusual ratón. He likes to invent wacky things. When Poco Loco’s Waffle Iron-Weather Forecaster predicts mal tiempo, Poco Loco runs to tell his barnyard friends. But it’s still sunny out, and the other animals don’t believe him. Then a roar of wind whips through their picnic, and Poco Loco and his friends fly up, up, and away. But never fear! Poco Loco will use his wits (and one crazy invention) to save the day! Picture Book J. R. KRAUSE and MARIA CHUA are a husband–and–wife team and live near downtown Los Angeles. J. R. is an artist, designer, and animator working in television, and is currently a designer for The Simpsons. Maria is a bilingual psychiatric social worker in Los Angeles. Poco Loco is their first book. A Spanish/English glossary is included. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio When We Go Walking Cari Best Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker 4/23/2013 Picture Book Full of surprises on every page, this is a book that will inspire young readers to walk, discover, and create on their own. Wendy and her exuberant family of walkers discover new things on Rambling Road every day and in all kinds of weather. No one keeps the things they find except for Wendy: numbers and letters, ribbon and string, a bucket, a ball, a wheel from a wagon. But what will she do with all this stuff? One snowy day, when no one can go walking, Wendy uses her treasure trove of found objects to create her own special version of Rambling Road for her family to share and celebrate. Many of CARI BEST’s picture books depict real-life problems and joys that children encounter—disappointment, shyness, bullying, learning to ride a bike, baking a pie, celebrating a loved one’s special day—and show a realistic and satisfying outcome in each case, creating a sense of hope and accomplishment. She lives in Connecticut, where she walks, gardens, laughs, and reads a lot. KYRSTEN BROOKER’s wonderful books for children include Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack, an ALA Notable Book and a School Library Book of the Year. She lives in Alberta, Canada. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 24 Storm Song Nancy Viau Illustrated by Gynux 4/16/2013 Picture Book NANCY VIAU thinks thunderstorms are fascinating (and a little scary), and she enjoys watching them from a cozy spot inside her New Jersey home. She prefers, however, to be outdoors, and on sunny days she can be found hiking and biking in the country, swimming in the ocean, or gazing up at the stars. Learn more at: www.nancyviau.com. GYNUX lives in Lyon, France, where he works mainly for the children’s publishing industry. Learn more at: www.gynux.com. A fun, reassuring read-aloud about a thunderstorm. As thunder and lightning approach, a family gathers inside to play, sing, eat, and snuggle together until the weather clears. This sweet story captures both the excitement of a thunderstorm and the reassurance children need during a storm. The lively, rhythmic text mimics the storm sounds while the bold, playful art conveys this special family time. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Gandhi: A March to the Sea Alice B. McGinty Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez 4/2/2013 Non-Fiction Picture Book ALICE B. MCGINTY is the award-winning author of over forty books for children. Alice loves to hike, play the guitar, dance, and read. THOMAS GONZALEZ, the oldest of four siblings, was born in Havana, Cuba, and migrated with his family to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1970. He has received several advertising and design-related awards, including a gold and two silver Addys, two Print magazine awards, two Show South awards, and a bronze International Packaging Award. Mohandas Gandhi’s twenty-four-day March to the Sea, from March 12 to April 5, 1930, was a pivotal moment in India’s quest to become an independent country no longer ruled by Great Britain. With over seventy marchers, Gandhi walked from his hometown near Ahmedabad to the coast near Dandi. The march was a nonviolent means to protest the taxes that Great Britain had imposed on salt—not the salt that the Indians could get from the sea, but the salt that Great Britain forced them to buy. Gandhi believed that peaceful protests were an effective way to challenge British law, and his peaceful but ultimately successful movement became known as Satyagraha. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Korean, Book Club (English) 25 What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother’s Day Martha Simpson Illustrated by Jana Christy 4/2/2013 Picture Book MARTHA SIMPSON has written a variety of professional books for public librarians and media specialists, including Bringing Children into the Public Library. She is Head of Children’s Services at the Stratford Library Association in Connecticut, and lives in nearby Hamden. Martha and her husband have four grown children, and she fondly remembers all those Mother’s Day breakfasts. What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother’s Day is her first picture book. JANA CHRISTY has illustrated a number of picture books, including Around the Neighborhood by Sarah L. Thompson and How to Hug by Maryann Macdonald. She lives with her husband and two sons in North Adams, Massachusetts. A little boy offers advice on what NOT to give your mom on Mother’s Day–unless she’s an animal. For example, don’t give her a rotting log unless she’s a salamander, or a bunch of flies unless she’s a spider! What would Mom like best? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Hero Mom Melinda Hardin Illustrated by Bryan Langdo 4/2/2013 Picture Book MELINDA HARDIN was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan. She went to school at Western Michigan University for a degree in education. She has traveled extensively and has lived in many places. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her wonderful husband, two children, and the spirit of Katie the shar-pei. BRYAN LANGDO has been writing, editing, and illustrating (mostly illustrating) children’s literature for the past twelve years. During that time, he has worked with many clients, including Henry Holt & Co., HarperCollins, Scholastic, Harcourt, Sterling, Amazon Children’s, Grosset & Dunlap, and Hooked on Phonics. Bryan lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and two cats. The moms in the book are superheroes. They may not leap over tall buildings, and they may not have superhuman speed. But these moms construct buildings, fly planes, and make tanks roll. They do all kinds of things to help create a safer world. These superheroes are moms. Military moms. Hero moms. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 26 Slugger Susan Pearson Illustrated by David Slonim 3/19/2013 Picture Book Ollie is a slug who loves everything about baseball. More than anything in the world, he wants to make the team. Trouble is, he can’t hold a bat. He isn’t much of a pitcher either. And he is pretty slow at running the bases. But Ollie is one determined slug . . . and finally he gets his Big Chance. SUSAN PEARSON has written more than thirty-five books for children. She lives in an old farmhouse in Plainsfield, Massachusetts. Illustrator DAVID SLONIM is the author-illustrator of Oh, Ducky!: A Chocolate Calamity and the illustrator of Moishe’s Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed, which was recognized by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he lives in Chesterfield, Indiana. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Peep Leap Elizabeth Verdick Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello 3/12/2013 Picture Book A counting book about the giant leap that wood ducks make on their second day in the world. In the hollow of a tree, higher than the eye can see . . . nine wood ducks hatch, one by one. “That’s good!” says Mama. “We’re almost done.” One last egg is very still . . . Finally, the smallest egg hatches. Then it’s time for all the wood ducks to make the BIG jump from the tree where their mother made her nest to the water below. Ducklings One through Nine make the leap. But Duckling Ten isn't so sure . . . ELIZABETH VERDICK has been writing books since 1997, and her books have received numerous awards, including the Henry Bergh Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, and Gold Mom’s Choice Award. JOHN BENDALLBRUNELLO has over twenty -five years experience as a children’s book illustrator, working with the top publishers in both the UK and the USA with co-editions in nearly every country in the world. He has illustrated books written by some of the most prestigious authors of children’s books today. Rights Available: All Languages 27 Barnyard Fun Maureen Wright Illustrated by Paul Rátz de Tagyos 3/5/2013 Picture Book When Sheep found out it was April One, he said, “It’s time to have some fun!” Sheep set his alarm an hour ahead. It woke up Rooster in his bed. Sheep plays April Fool’s jokes on Rooster, Dog, Pig, and Cow. Then Horse decides to play a trick on Sheep—and the farm animals have the biggest laugh of all! MAUREEN WRIGHT has written a number of popular picture books, including Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!, Sneezy the Snowman (illustrated by Stephen Gilpin), Earth Day, Birthday! (illustrated by Violet Kim), and most recently, Barnyard Fun (illustrated by Paul Rátz de Tagyos). She lives with her family in Athens, Pennsylvania. PAUL RÁTZ DE TAGYOS went to Parsons School of Design quite some time ago. He is the author/illustrator of several children’s books. He lives in New Rochelle, New York. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Give Up, Gecko! Margaret Read MacDonald Illustrated by Deborah Melmon 1/29/2013 Picture Book Little gecko saves the day during a drought. Kids will love to chant and stomp along to this Ugandan folktale. “Elephant! Elephant! Heavy! Heavy! Heavy! Elephant! Elephant! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!” Elephant was shouting and stomping. But could he stomp a hole deep enough to reach water for the thirsty animals? Maybe . . . maybe not. All the animals tried until tiny Gecko Gecko takes a turn. He is small . . . but he is determined. And he’s not going to give up! DR. MARGARET READ MACDONALD travels the world telling stories and looking for more great tales to share. After over thirty years as a children’s librarian, and with a PhD in Folklore from Indiana University, MacDonald now spends her time offering storytelling workshops and telling stories in schools and at festivals in such delightful spots as Kota Kinabalu, Songhkla, and Penang. Raised in Southern Indiana, MacDonald still hears the voice of her grandpa when she tells stories. DEBORAH MELMON lives in Menlo Park, California. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 28 Frontlist Titles Chapter Books and Middle Grade Novels Fall 2013–Spring 2015 29 The Secret Knock Club # 3 Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud Illustrated by Adam McHeffey 2/24/2015 Chapter Book The Secret Knock Club is on to a new community service project— partnering with their kindergarten buddies on a “Weed and Read” event for the school garden. But will they be successful in recruiting a local author? Or in making a reading bench out of milk cartons in time for the event? Of course, some things do go wrong, but in the end, the intrepid Agnes Mary Murphy, her very special kindergarten buddy, and the five members of the Secret Knock Club achieve success. LOUISE BONNETTRAMPERSAUD has written two earlier books in the series, The Dyno-mite Dog Show and The Spring Un-Fair, and also a picture book called How Do You Sleep? She lives with her husband and children in Sandy Spring, Maryland. ADAM McHEFFEY is a musician and children’s educator from Long Island, New York. Also an illustrator, he trained with Ronnie Herman at the Herman Agency, Inc., and subsequently wrote and illustrated Asiago, his first book. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio The Missing Pieces of Me Jean Van Leeuwen 9/2/2014 Middle Grade Jean Van Leeuwen’s poignant, powerful novel introduces a feisty heroine who proves that even a life that’s missing important pieces can be chock-full of things that matter. Ten-year-old Weezie takes it upon herself to find the daddy she has never known–a brave search that leads her to a new understanding of herself and the unexpected blessings of her challenging world. JEAN VAN LEEUWEN is the author of more than fifty children’s books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. She has won numerous awards, among them the William Allen White Award, the South Carolina Children’s Book Award, and the Washington Irving Children’s Choice Award, as well as many ALA Notable Book citations. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 30 Secrets of the Book Erin Fry You don’t choose the book—the book chooses you. 2/4/2014 Middle Grade Sixth grader Spencer Lemon has a degenerative eye disease, and he’s rapidly losing his eyesight. So he has no idea why he was chosen to guard Pandora’s Book. When Ed, the old guy at the nursing home, hands over the book, he doesn’t get a chance to explain any of the rules to Spencer. Spencer only knows that the book contains famous dead people—people who can be brought back to life. ERIN FRY is also the author of Losing It and The Benefactor. Spencer and his autistic best friend, Gregor, soon figure out how to get people—from Teddy Roosevelt to Babe Ruth—out of the book, but not how to get them back in. Then Ed disappears, and a strange man shows up on Spencer’s doorstep—and he seems to know a lot about Spencer and about Pandora’s Book. Is he one of the bad guys? Or is here to help Spencer unravel the secrets of the book? But there are others interested in Pandora’s Book, others who might use its powers to take over the world. And it’s up to Spencer, along with Gregor and Ed’s mysterious (and cute) granddaughter, Mel, to protect the book—and save the world. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Billy the Kid is Not Crazy S. F. Guerra 10/15/2013 Generous black-and-white illustrations in every chapter, and a ton of heart and humor, help readers cheer for Billy as he struggles to find his place in the world—and discovers his true talent in the process. Billy March has been grounded for 63% of the past month. Every time he almost gets his parents’ trust back, his mind wanders off, and he causes another disaster! Like the time he and his best friend Keenan decided to play droid war in a parking lot—and ended up launching a shopping cart into a car. . . . Now Mom and Dad are threatening to send Billy to a psychologist. They may even make him take brain drugs! But deep down, Billy really worries that Dad wishes he had a different son. He’ll never be as perfect as his sisters. Maybe he doesn’t belong in this family at all. But maybe, just maybe, talking to a “shrink” won’t be as terrible as Billy thinks. Middle Grade S. F. GUERRA is the author of the young adult novel Torn. Guerra teaches children’s literature in the College of Education at Seattle University. Billy the Kid is Not Crazy is her first novel for middle grade readers. S. F. lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and children. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 31 Frontlist Titles Young Adult Spring 2013–Spring 2015 32 2/10/2015 Young Adult Mystery & Thriller Atlanta Burns Chuck Wendig CHUCK WENDIG is the author of The Heartland Trilogy and the Atlanta Burns series, as well as numerous novels for adults. He is also a game designer and screenwriter. He cowrote the short film Pandemic, the feature film HiM, and the Emmy-nominated digital narrative Collapsus. Chuck lives in Pennsylvania with his family. He blogs at www.terribleminds.com. Stay tuned for the next book in the Atlanta Burns series, which will be released in Fall 2015! Atlanta Burns is a teenager with a dark past, one who lingers at the fringes of high school existence. Until the day she’s drawn into a battle against two groups of bullies and saves a pair of new, unexpected friends. But actions have consequences, and when her new friend Chris ends up dead—by an apparent suicide—Atlanta and her pal Shane know foul play is involved. Afraid of stirring up the hornets further by investigating Chris’s death, Atlanta turns her focus to the death of a neighborhood dog. Strangely, there seems to be a connection between the two deaths. And when Atlanta uncovers a rural dog-fighting ring, she once more finds herself face-to-face with bullies of the worst sort. Atlanta cannot abide letting bad men do awful things to those who don’t deserve it. So she sets out to unleash her own brand of teenage justice. Will Atlanta triumph? Or is fighting back just asking for a face full of bad news? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 33 Color Song Victoria Strauss 9/16/2014 Young Adult Praise for Passion Blue: “A rare, rewarding, sumptuous exploration of artistic passion.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review This sequel to Passion Blue takes Giulia, disguised as a boy, from the convent of Santa Marta into the rich, fascinating world of Renaissance Venice, where she is determined to prove her mettle as an artist—even though women are not allowed to paint. Historical Fiction VICTORIA STRAUSS is the author of eight novels for adults and young adults. She has written hundreds of book reviews for magazines and e-zines, including SF Site, and her articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and elsewhere. In 2006, she served as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards. Rights Available: English, Audio The Stellow Project Shari Becker 5/12/2015 Young Adult A girl narrowly escapes a killer storm that hits Manhattan, finding refuge at her family’s lakeside cottage. But when her scientist father disappears, she finds herself at the center of a mystery involving an off-the-grid government research facility, the secretive boy who lives there, and the slow realization that her father may not be who she thinks he is. Science Fiction / Mystery SHARI BECKER has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. She worked at Nickelodeon as an Associate Producer after completing a Master of Arts in Children's Media at New York University. Since then Becker has consulted for Shadow Projects, the production company behind Disney's Emmy-awardwinning Bear in the Big Blue House and Book of Pooh, and she has written for Nickelodeon, BabyZone.com and TimeforKids.com, and publications such as Baby Years and Parents and Kids. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 34 11/4/2014 Young Adult Crossover Contemporary Betting Blind S. F. Guerra S. F. GUERRA is the author of the young adult novel Torn and the middle grade novel Billy the Kid is Not Crazy. Guerra teaches children’s literature in the College of Education at Seattle University. She also serves as the Seattle host for the teen fiction blog Readergirlz. S. F. lives in Seattle, Washington, with her family. Learn more at: www.stephanieguerra.com. Stay tuned for Out of Aces, the sequel to Betting Blind, which will be released in Spring 2015! Photo credit: Anna Reidy The cards are stacking up against Gabriel James: first there’s Phil, the guy who pays the bills for Gabe’s mom (but won’t leave his wife). Then there’s Gabe’s new school, filled with rich kids competing for the Ivies, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street—while Gabe’s just trying to swing enough Cs to graduate. Gabe’s luck seems ready to change when he meets Irina Petrova: a hot violinist who is homeschooled by her strict Russian parents. When Gabe gets her number, he impresses the top guys at his school. When he becomes the drug connection for parties, his reputation is solidified. How else is he going to afford hanging with his new crew and impressing Irina? Anyway, it’s not really dealing if you’re just hooking up friends . . . right? Gabe’s never been loyal to a girl before, but he finds himself falling for Irina hard. As the stakes are raised, Gabe will have to decide how high he’s willing to bet on school, on friends, on Irina—but most of all, on himself. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 35 Under the Empyrean Sky The Heartland Trilogy, Book One Chuck Wendig 7/30/2013 Young Adult Crossover “. . . A super-charged, genetically modified hybrid of The Grapes of Wrath and Star Wars.” —John Horner Jacobs, author of The Twelve-Fingered Boy Dystopian Fear the Corn. Corn is king in the Heartland, and Cael McAvoy has had enough of it. It’s the only crop the Empyrean government allows the people of the Heartland to grow—and the genetically modified strain is so aggressive that it takes everything the Heartlanders have just to control it. As captain of the Big Sky Scavengers, Cael and his crew sail their rickety ship over the corn day after day, scavenging for valuables. Stay tuned for the final volume in The Heartland Trilogy, which will be released in Fall 2015! But Cael’s tired of surviving life on the ground while the Empyrean elite drift by above in their extravagant sky flotillas. He’s sick of the mayor’s son besting Cael’s crew in the scavenging game. And he’s worried about losing Gwennie—his first mate and the love of his life—forever when their government-chosen spouses are revealed. But most of all, Cael is angry—angry that their lot in life will never get better and that his father doesn’t seem upset about any of it. When Cael and his crew discover a secret, illegal garden, he knows it’s time to make his own luck . . . even if it means bringing down the wrath of the Empyrean elite and changing life in the Heartland forever. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio Blightborn The Heartland Trilogy, Book Two 7/29/2014 Chuck Wendig Praise for Under the Empyrean Sky: “It’s a tense dystopian tale made more strange and terrifying by its present-day implications.” —Booklist Young Adult Crossover Dystopian Cael McAvoy is on the run. He’s heading toward the Empyrean to rescue his sister, Merelda, and to find Gwennie before she’s lost to Cael forever. With his pals, Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys across the Heartland to catch a ride into the sky. But with Boyland and others after them, Cael and his friends won’t make it through unchanged. Gwennie’s living the life of a Lottery winner, but it’s not what she expected. Separated from her family, Gwennie makes a bold move—one that catches the attention of the Empyrean and changes the course of an Empyrean man’s life. The crew from Boxelder aren’t the only folks willing to sacrifice everything to see the Empyrean fall. The question is: Can the others be trusted? They’d all better hurry. Because the Empyrean has plans that could ensure that the Heartland never fights back again. Cover art in progress CHUCK WENDIG is the author of The Heartland Trilogy, the Atlanta Burns series, and numerous novels for adults. He is also a game designer and screenwriter. Chuck lives in Pennsylvania with his family. He blogs at www.terribleminds.com. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 36 6/3/2014 Young Adult Fantasy The Shadows The Fianna Trilogy, Book One Megan Chance MEGAN CHANCE is the award-winning author of several adult novels, including Bone River (Amazon Publishing, December 2012). She is a former television news photographer with a BA from Western Washington University. Megan lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at: www.meganchance.com. Stay tuned for the next two titles in the Fianna Trilogy, which will be released in Spring and Fall 2015! Cover art in progress Grace Knox has grown up hearing the folktales of her Irish ancestors, especially about the warriors who fought for control of Ireland. In nineteenth-century New York City, however, these legends are far from Grace’s mind. She’s much more concerned with how to protect her family from debt collectors, and whether her childhood friend Patrick Devlin will propose. Patrick is a member of the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of young Irish American men intent on fighting for the independence of their homeland, whatever the cost. Patrick and the Brotherhood use ancient magic to summon mythical warriors to join their fight to protect Ireland. One of them, Diarmid, finds himself drawn to Grace, and she to him. When Diarmid discovers that, in their desperation, the Brotherhood has also summoned a rival group of ancient warriors, he warns Patrick that there will be bloodshed. Grace is caught in the middle of two men she loves, and discovers she alone holds the power to save Ireland—but at a dangerous price. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 37 Gilded The Gilded Series, Book One Christina Farley 3/1/2014 Young Adult Crossover Fantasy Sixteen-year-old Jae Hwa Lee is a Korean American girl with a black belt, a deadly proclivity for steel-tipped arrows, and a chip on her shoulder the size of Korea itself. When her widowed dad uproots her to Seoul from her home in LA, Jae thinks her biggest challenges will be fitting in at a new school and dealing with her dismissive Korean grandfather. Then she discovers that a Korean demigod, Haemosu, has been stealing the soul of the oldest daughter of each generation in her family for centuries. And she’s next. But that’s not Jae’s only problem. There’s also Marc. Irresistible and charming, Marc threatens to break the barriers around Jae’s heart. As the two grow closer, Jae must decide if she can trust him. But Marc has a secret of his own—one that could help Jae overturn the curse on her family for good. It turns out that Jae’s been wrong about a lot of things: her grandfather is her greatest ally, even the tough girl can fall in love, and Korea might just be the home she’s always been looking for. “This richly detailed novel kept me turning the pages well into the night. Jae Hwa starts off as a strong character and ends as a noble one, using both her brains and her brawn to win the day.” —Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of Across the Universe Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio Silvern The Gilded Series, Book Two 9/23/2014 Christina Farley Young Adult Crossover Jae Hwa Lee has destroyed Haemosu, the dangerous demigod that held her ancestors captive, and now she’s ready to forget about immortals and move on with her life. Fantasy Then the god of darkness, Kud, sends an assassin to kill her. She escapes with the knowledge that Kud is seeking the lost White Tiger Orb, and joins the Guardians of Shinshi to seek out the orb before Kud can find it. But Kud is stronger and more devious than Haemosu ever was. Jae is soon painfully reminded that by making an enemy of Kud, she has placed her closest friends in danger, and must decide how much she can bear to sacrifice to defeat one of the most powerful immortals in all of Korea. CHRISTINA FARLEY is a teacher and debut novelist who has traveled and taught internationally. Her short stories have been published in several magazines, including Highlights, FACES, Boys’ Quest, Fun for Kidz, and Hopscotch. Christina holds a master’s degree in education and has taught for eighteen years. As an active member of SCBWI Florida, she presents at conferences and in classrooms. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 38 Ticker Lisa Mantchev Penny is like any other sixteen-year-old girl—except she has a clockwork heart. She is “the first of the Augmented!” and “the girl with the amazing brass Ticker!” Her family’s dear friend, the brilliant young surgeon Calvin Warwick, operated on Penny to save her when her heart gave out—the same way it did for her two sisters. He engineered her heart with parts produced by the family business, a renovated Cogs & Rivets factory, that Penny and her twin brother, Copernicus, help run. But it turns out that Calvin also experimented on and killed dozens of Bazalgate’s citizens in order to attain the knowledge necessary to give Penny her clockwork heart. In the course of a day, the Cogs & Rivets factory is bombed, Warwick disappears, and the twins receive a ransom note demanding all his surgical notes and medical diagrams if they ever want to see their parents alive again. Suddenly, they have three missions: keep Penny’s outmoded Ticker running; locate Warwick’s notes; and rescue their parents from the kidnappers. It could be the Ferrum Viriae, the privatized army headed by the intense Marcus Kingsley, who is developing a mysterious machine dubbed the “Grand Design,” and whom Penny finds enigmatic and extremely attractive. Or it could be the Edoceon, a violent group of protestors who believe Augmentation violates all the principles of Man and Nature. Or perhaps it is a darker force, one that involves their two dead sisters and the chance to lift the veil between this world and the next. They are running out of time to solve these mysteries, and no one understands that threat better than a girl with a clockwork heart. 10/21/2014 Young Adult Fantasy LISA MANTCHEV is the author of the Theatre Illuminata series, which was well reviewed and has a strong fan base. Eyes Like Stars was nominated for an Andre Norton Award and the Mythopoeic Society Award for Children’s Literature, and received a starred review from Kirkus. The series was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature. Rights Available: English, Audio Girl on a Wire Gwenda Bond A ballerina, twirling on a wire high above the crowd. Horses, prancing like salsa dancers. Trapeze artists, flying like somersaulting falcons. And magic crackling through the air. Welcome to the Cirque American! Sixteen-year-old Jules Maroni’s dream is to follow in her father’s footsteps as a high-wire walker. When her family is offered a prestigious role in the new Cirque American, it seems that Jules and the Amazing Maronis will finally get the spotlight they deserve. But the presence of the Flying Garcias may derail her plans. For decades, the two rival families have avoided each other as sworn enemies. Jules ignores the drama and focuses on the wire, skyrocketing to fame as the girl in a red tutu who dances across the wire at death-defying heights. But when she discovers a peacock feather—an infamous object of bad luck— planted on her costume, Jules nearly loses her footing. She has no choice but to seek help from the unlikeliest of people: Remy Garcia, son of the Garcia clan matriarch, and the best trapeze artist in the Cirque. Photo credit: Christopher Rowe 10/14/2014 Young Adult Crossover Fantasy/Contemporary GWENDA BOND writes young adult fantasy. She is also a contributing writer for Publishers Weekly, and her nonfiction work has appeared in the Washington Post, Locus Magazine, Subterranean Online, and Lightspeed, among others. She has been a guest on NPR’s Weekend Edition, and also guest-edited a special YA issue of Subterranean Online. As more mysterious talismans believed to possess unlucky magic appear, Jules and Remy unite to find the culprit. And if they don’t figure out what’s going on soon, Jules may be the first Maroni to do the unthinkable: fall. Rights Available: English, Audio 39 Earth & Sky Megan Crewe 10/28/2014 Young Adult Seventeen-year-old Skylar has always been haunted by fleeting yet powerful feelings that something around her has gone wrong. Those impressions have never seemed to reflect anything real, and have only earned her stares and whispers behind her back. But after she meets a mysterious boy named Win, she learns an unsettling truth: We are not alone on Earth. Aliens have been altering our history for hundreds, even thousands, of years. As the essential fabric of our world—and life as we know it—starts to unravel, Skylar, and her heightened awareness, just may be the key to its salvation. Science Fiction MEGAN CREWE was born in Toronto, Canada. She still lives there, with her husband and three cats. She speaks English, a small bit of French, and dabbled in Latin in high school. She majored in psychology at York University and has spent much of the last twelve years working as a behavioral therapist and school aid for children and teens with special needs. She can also bake very delicious chocolate–chip cookies. Photo credit: Chris Blanchenot Stay tuned for the next two titles in the Earth & Sky series, which will be released in Spring and Fall 2015! Rights Available: English excluding Canada, Audio On Two Feet and Wings Abbas Kazerooni 10/21/2014 In this affecting memoir, Abbas Kazerooni recounts the story of his own survival when, as a young boy of ten, he was forced to leave behind his parents, friends, and all he had ever known—and flee from Tehran. It’s the early 1980s, the Iran-Iraq conflict is at its bloodiest, and the Ayatollahs have reduced the age of recruitment into the Iranian army. If Abbas doesn’t leave, even at the age of ten, he will have to go to war. His father insists he leave the country for Istanbul in hopes Abbas can then get to London and safety. In the strange and often frightening city of Istanbul the boy grows up quickly: learning to live on his own, navigate a foreign culture, and judge who is a friend—or enemy. Abbas lives by his wits, surviving because of his inventiveness and hutzpah. Young Adult Memoir ABBAS KAZEROONI is a lawyer in California, as well as an actor and graduate of the London Academy of Performing Arts. He has acted on the London stage in the lead role of Sleuth as well as in performances for the BBC and HBO. This is his first book. On Two Feet and Wings offers young readers an illuminating glimpse of life in the Middle East, specifically Iran, an increasingly important player in our world. Yet the real pull of this memoir is the true story it tells of a young boy whose family’s fate is controlled by a repressive regime. Full of adventure and everyday challenges, Abbas Kazerooni’s true story is poignant, funny, and inspiring, and middle grade readers will be swept up in it. Rights Available: Americas English, Audio 40 Ghosting Edith Pattou Told through multiple points of view in naturalistic free verse and stream of consciousness, Ghosting revolves around a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, when a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. Within minutes, as events collide, innocents becomes victims—with tragic outcomes altering lives forever, a grisly and unfortunate scenario all too familiar from current real-life headlines. But victims can also become survivors, and as we come to know each character through his/her own distinctive voice and their interactions with one another, we see how, despite pain and guilt, they can reach out to one another, find a new equilibrium, and survive. Ghosting is an unforgettable, haunting tale. 8/19/2014 Young Adult Contemporary EDITH PATTOU has found acclaim as a writer in middle grade fantasy with such award-winning books as East, which received starred reviews in Booklist and School Library Journal; was selected a Top Ten Book for YA, an ALA Notable Book, an SLJ Top Ten YA Book, and one of the “100 Best of the Best YA Books for the 21st Century” by the YALSA; and was nominated for numerous state awards. Rights Available: English, Audio Gates of Thread and Stone Lori M. Lee In the Labyrinth, we had a saying: keep silent, keep still, keep safe. In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her “brother” has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn’t know where her ability comes from—or where she came from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai’s only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper’s son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her. Stay tuned for the next title in the Gates of Thread and Stone series, which will be released in Spring 2015! Then Reev disappears. When keeping silent and safe means losing him forever, Kai vows to do whatever it takes to find him. She will leave the only home she’s ever known and risk getting caught up in a revolution centuries in the making. But to save Reev, Kai must unravel the threads of her past and face shocking truths about her brother, her friendship with Avan, and her unique power. 8/5/2014 Young Adult Fantasy LORI M. LEE was born in the mountains of Laos. Her family relocated to a Thailand refugee camp for a few years and then moved permanently to the United States when she was three. Now she lives in Wisconsin with her husband and works as a Web technician for a major newspaper company. Rights Available: English, Audio 41 1/1/2014 Young Adult Crossover Science Fiction Timebound The Chronos Files, Book One Rysa Walker RYSA WALKER grew up on a cattle ranch in the South. Her options for entertainment were talking to cows and reading books. On the rare occasion that she gained control of the television, she watched Star Trek and imagined living in the future, on distant planets, or at least in a town big enough to have a stoplight. These days, when not writing, she teaches history and government in North Carolina, where she shares an office with her husband and a golden retriever named Lucy. She enjoys yoga, über-dark chocolate, Galaga, and Scrabble. She still doesn’t get control of the TV very often, thanks to her sportsobsessed kids. Timebound is her debut novel. Stay tuned for the next two titles in the Chronos Files series, which will be released in Fall 2014 and Spring 2015! 2013 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Grand Prize and Young Adult Fiction Winner When Kate Pierce-Keller’s grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate’s present-day life. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence. Kate learns that the 1893 killing is part of something much more sinister, and her genetic ability to time travel makes Kate the only one who can fix the future. Risking everything, she travels back in time to the Chicago World’s Fair to try to prevent the murder and the chain of events that follows. Changing the timeline comes with a personal cost—if Kate succeeds, the boy she loves will have no memory of her existence. And regardless of her motives, does Kate have the right to manipulate the fate of the entire world? “Sharp writing, a flair for dialogue, and a big, twisting imagination.” —Kirkus Reviews Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio, German 42 In the Band Luminescent Juliet, Book One Jean Haus 10/22/2013 New Adult Eighteen-year-old Riley Middleton should be far away from home, about to start her freshman year of college on a full-ride scholarship she earned with her unmatched skills on the drums. But instead of marching-band practice and dorm life, Riley is stuck at home—her family needs her. In an effort to help her regain her rhythm, Riley’s best friends encourage her to try out as the drummer for the hot college rock band Luminescent Juliet. But when Riley shows up for the audition, the three band members aren’t what she expected: all of them have more ego than Riley wants to deal with, and they all are drop-dead gorgeous. Sparks immediately fly with Romeo, the band’s dark-haired and sexy lead guitar player, who doesn’t want Riley in his band and relentlessly pushes her to quit. But drumming is all that’s keeping Riley’s spirit alive—she has to make this work, and if that means ignoring both Romeo’s taunts and his dangerously smoldering looks, she’ll find a way to stay in the band. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio Ink My Heart Luminescent Juliet, Book Two Jean Haus 11/12/2013 New Adult Even if he wasn’t the lead singer of the insanely popular college band Luminescent Juliet, Justin Noel wouldn’t have to work at picking up women. It only takes one flash of his dimples to make ladies swoon. And they do—nightly. Which is perfect because Justin doesn’t have any interest in a relationship that might last longer than sunrise. For tattoo artist Allie Landon, guys like Justin are a joke. But when her ex unexpectedly shows up, desperation forces Allie to introduce Justin as her boyfriend. Justin’s more than happy to play along—after all, who wouldn’t want to be with Allie? She’s hot and she can ink a killer tattoo. When playing along starts to mean something more to Justin, he discovers that Allie exposes emotional depths within his soul that he didn’t know he had. But Allie’s life isn’t what it seems, and there’s little room in her shattered and confused heart to let Justin in. As Justin grapples with an increasing need to have her in his life, Allie finds that ignoring the growing attraction—both physical and emotional—between them is becoming more difficult than tattoo removal. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio With the Band Luminescent Juliet, Book Three Jean Haus 5/13/2014 New Adult When they get an offer to join a national tour, the musicians of Luminescent Juliet finally find their ticket to fame. But for Sam, the band’s dazzling but troubled bassist, making sure his past stays locked away during the tour feels more important than winning the spotlight. Then Peyton, a budding music journalist, joins the tour, tasked with chronicling the band’s every move. She and Sam have a history, one that has made them enemies. Neither wants to deal with old pain and misunderstanding, and they agree to keep the past in the past. Yet being forced to look at Sam in a new way brings Peyton a different perspective on the past—and his magnetic baby-blues and rippling muscles are hard to ignore. When the tour kicks into high gear, the real truth about their shared past comes to light and Peyton is rocked by forces as passionate and chaotic as the music she loves. JEAN HAUS lives in Michigan with her husband and son, where she spends almost as much time teaching, cooking, and golfing as she does thinking about the tough but vulnerable rockers featured in her books. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 43 Killing Ruby Rose The Ruby Rose Series, Book One Jessie Humphries 5/1/2014 Young Adult Crossover In sunny Southern California, seventeen-year-old Ruby Rose is known for her killer looks and her killer SAT scores. Mystery & Thriller But ever since her dad, an LAPD SWAT sergeant, died, she’s also got a few killer secrets. To cope, Ruby has been trying to stay focused on school (the top spot in her class is on the line) and spending time with friends (her Jimmy Choos and Manolo Blahniks are nothing if not loyal). But after six months of therapy and pathetic parenting by her mom, the District Attorney, Ruby decides to pick up where her dad left off and starts going after the bad guys herself. When Ruby ends up killing a murderer to save his intended victim, she discovers that she’s gone from being the huntress to the hunted. There’s a sick mastermind at play, and he has Ruby in his sights. Ruby must discover who’s using her to implement twisted justice before she ends up swapping Valentino red for prison orange. With a gun named Smith, a talent for martial arts, and a boyfriend with eyes to die for, Ruby is ready to face the worst. And if a girl’s forced to kill, won’t the guilt sit more easily in a pair of Prada peep-toe pumps? Cover art in progress Rights Available: English, Audio Resisting Ruby Rose The Ruby Rose Series, Book Two Jessie Humphries 10/21/2014 Young Adult Crossover Thriller Ruby’s adventures continue in this sequel to Killing Ruby Rose. JESSIE HUMPHRIES was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She received a BA from San Diego State University, where she cultivated her love of the beach; she then lived in France, where she cultivated her weakness for shoes. Finally, she earned a law degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she cultivated her interest in justice. Appropriately, her debut novel, Killing Ruby Rose, is a thriller about vigilante justice set in sunny Southern California and featuring a shoe-obsessed protagonist. Jessie currently writes and practices law in Las Vegas, where she lives with her husband and children. Rights Available: English, Audio 44 The Benefactor Erin Fry 2/11/2014 They come from different walks of life, with different problems and different hopes and dreams. But they have one thing in common: they need a scholarship to college. And they’re ready to battle seven other contestants on a reality TV show to get it. There’s: Mei, a budding artist with a secret disability; Henry, not in it for the money but for the chance to follow his true dream; Lucy, a tough Texan from a new kind of family; Tyrell, an injured football star with a sick sister at home; Sam, a musician with no family to fall back on; Allyson, a devout Christian with a good reason to pray; Cassidy, a beauty with a secret; and Hiroshi, a varsity swimmer who left behind his true love. Young Adult Contemporary ERIN FRY is also the author of Losing It and the forthcoming novel Secrets of the Book. She lives in Glendora, California, with her family. Learn more at: www.erinmfry.com. But only one contestant can win on The Benefactor. Who will take home the big prize? Tune in to find out. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio The Haunting Season Michelle Muto 1/21/2014 Be careful what you let in . . . Siler House has stood silent beneath Savannah’s moss-draped oaks for decades. Notoriously haunted, it has remained empty until college-bound Jess Perry and three of her peers gather to take part in a month-long study on the paranormal. Able to talk to ghosts, Jess quickly bonds with her fellow test subjects, who have their own “gifts.” One is possessed. Another just wants to forget. The third is a guy who knows how to turn up the August heat, not to mention Jess’s heart rate . . . when he’s not resurrecting the dead. The study soon turns into something far more sinister when they discover that Siler House and the dark forces within are determined to keep them forever. To escape, Jess and the others must open themselves up to the true horror of Siler House and channel the very evil that seeks to hold them in. Young Adult Crossover Fantasy MICHELLE MUTO lives in northeast Georgia with her husband and two dogs. She is the author of The Book of Lost Souls, an eFestival of Words winner for Best Young Adult 2012, and Don’t Fear the Reaper, an LDS Women’s Book Review Top Ten Pick 2011. Michelle loves changes of season, dogs, and all things geeky. Currently, she’s hard at work on her next book. Learn more at: www.michellemuto.wordpress.com. Rights Available: English, German Rights Sold: Audio 45 11/5/2013 Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy Perennial Ryan Potter RYAN POTTER has had numerous stories and novels published since he began writing in 2003, including the young adult novels Exit Strategy and Roman King and the Armies of Fire and Light, the adult novel The Cleaner, and the story collection Welcome to Detroit. He lives in the Detroit area with his wife, and enjoys baseball, yoga, and routinely suffering through Detroit Lions games. On the morning of the first day of senior year, Alix Keener awakens from a vivid, terrifying dream in which a ghostly boy warns her: Perennial is all around you. Shaking off the dream—and the cryptic message—is just what Alix doesn’t need as she starts a new life in Beaconsfield, the posh Detroit suburb she and her dad recently moved to after her mom’s death. Alix manages to ignore the mysterious message until one of her new classmates, the alluring Lewis Wilde, mentions it—he knows something about Perennial, and hints that it has to do with a boy who died in Alix’s bedroom. Suddenly wracked by waking visions, Alix finds herself teaming up with Lewis to uncover the truth. Alix’s developing psychic abilities become more powerful, but reality becomes increasingly unclear. Alix wants to trust Lewis, but a shadowy person named Vagabond hints that Alix’s trust may be misplaced. As things become more dangerous and complex, Alix must choose whether to use her burgeoning psychic powers or risk losing everything that matters to her. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 46 Skin Donna Jo Napoli How do you stay strong when you don’t even recognize the skin you’re in? Sixteen-year-old Sep stares into the bathroom mirror on the first day of school. It’s not some weird lipstick (she never wears lipstick); she didn’t bump her lips or chew on ice. Her lips are just—white. In a panic, she digs up an old lipstick and smears it on her colorless lips. But soon, more and more white spots begin to bloom, spreading their chalky tendrils across her olive-brown skin. Does she have a disease? Is she turning into some kind of freak? Sep is usually the one who knows all the answers. With a quicksilver mind and a supple body, she’s happiest when she’s delving into the mysteries of animal biology or giving herself over to sweet, hot moves in Jazz Dance Club. Unlike her best friend, Devon, she’s never been in a rush to get a boyfriend. But as the white blotches spread, her dating days— like the endangered species she studies—seem numbered. So when Josh, a boy she’s always liked, makes a flirty advance, she wonders: why not grab pleasure while she can? Frank, funny, and full of passion, this compelling novel tells the empowering story of a strong, gifted teen who, as her life spins out of control, desperately tries to prove to the world—and herself—that she is deeper than skin. 8/6/2013 Young Adult Social Issues DONNA JO NAPOLI is the distinguished author of some twenty novels for young adults, including the award-winning Hush and The Smile as well as popular fairy-tale retellings such as Zel and Bound. In talking about Skin she says, “Like Sep, almost all of us will discover something wrong with ourselves that we have to somehow cope with. Sep makes mistakes and her mistakes hurt, but she is able to reclaim her power and survive, realizing that despite it all, life goes on and is good.” Donna Jo Napoli lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio The Meme Plague Angie Smibert You, my friend, have been hacked. It begins with the name JONAS W. on the side of a cardboard coffin—right before the funeral procession blows up. Then it’s the whisper in the back of Micah’s head: Your father betrayed his country. You can’t always trust your own brain. Not when you have one of the mayor’s mandatory chips in your skull. Micah knows that the chip developed by TFC (the corporation that runs the Therapeutic Forgetting Clinics) does more than just erase unpleasant memories—it implants new ones. The MemeCast warns citizens to “fight the hack.” Micah and his friends have each lost something—a parent, a relationship, a home, maybe even their own identities as they remembered them to be. But, together, they can make sure some things are never forgotten. Election Day is coming, and Mayor Mignon is set to be elected to Congress. It’s time to build a new electronic frontier, one that’s not controlled by the mayor and his cronies. It’s time to get out the vote and shake up the system. It’s time to finally say enough. 8/13/2013 Young Adult Dystopian ANGIE SMIBERT was born in Blacksburg, a once sleepy college town in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. She grew up thinking she wanted to be a veterinarian; organic chemistry had other ideas. But she always had stories in her head. Eventually, after a few degrees and a few cool jobs—including a ten-year stint at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center—she wrote some of those stories down. A frequent contributor to Odyssey Magazine, Angie has published many, many short stories for both adults and teens. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 47 Sanctum Guards of the Shadowlands, Book One Sarah Fine “My plan: Get into the city. Get Nadia. Find a way out. Simple.” 10/16/2012 Young Adult Crossover Fantasy A week ago, seventeen-year-old Lela Santos’s best friend, Nadia, killed herself. Today, thanks to a farewell ritual gone awry, Lela is standing in paradise, looking upon a vast gated city in the distance—hell. No one willingly walks through the Suicide Gates, into a place smothered in darkness and infested with depraved creatures. But Lela isn’t just anyone—she’s determined to save her best friend’s soul, even if it means sacrificing her eternal afterlife. As Lela struggles to find Nadia, she’s captured by the Guards, enormous, not-quite-human creatures that patrol the dark city’s endless streets. Their all-too human leader, Malachi, is unlike them in every way except one: his deadly efficiency. When he meets Lela, Malachi forms his own plan: get her out of the city, even if it means she must leave Nadia behind. Malachi knows something Lela doesn’t—the dark city isn’t the worst place Lela could end up, and he will stop at nothing to keep her from that fate. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio, German, Italian Fractured Guards of the Shadowlands, Book Two Sarah Fine 10/29/2013 Young Adult Crossover In the week since Lela returned to Rhode Island as Captain of the Fantasy Guard with Malachi as her second in command, local news has been dominated by chilling sightings of humanlike creatures running on all fours. Lela knows there’s only one explanation: the Mazikin have arrived in the land of the living. Needing to maintain the appearance of a normal life for her foster mother, her probation officer, and her classmates, Lela returns to Warwick High along with Malachi. At night they secretly hunt for the Mazikin nest. As one painful revelation follows another and the Mazikin start targeting those closest to her, Lela finds herself more vulnerable than she’s ever been, wanting a future more than she ever has. With an enemy determined to separate soul from body, one question remains: how much is she willing to sacrifice to protect those she loves? Rights Available: English, German Rights Sold: Audio, Italian Chaos Guards of the Shadowlands, Book Three Sarah Fine The conclusion to the Guards of the Shadowlands series. 10/7/2014 Young Adult Crossover Fantasy Praise for Fractured: “High stakes and heart-pounding action continue in this satisfying sequel.” —Booklist Online “Between the expanded worldbuilding and well-paced suspense, Fine presents a bridge to carry readers to Book 3.” —Kirkus Reviews SARAH FINE was born on the West Coast, raised in the Midwest, and is now firmly entrenched on the East Coast, where she lives with her husband and two children. When she’s not writing, she’s working as a child psychologist. No, she is not psychoanalyzing you right now. Her first novel, Sanctum, was published by Skyscape in 2012. Find Sarah online at: http://sarahfinebooks.com or on Twitter @FineSarah. Rights Available: English, German, Audio Rights Sold: Italian 48 Someone to Love Someone to Love Series, Book One Addison Moore “If you don’t give your heart away, you can’t get it broken.” 10/29/2013 New Adult Romance When twenty-year-old Kendall Jordan transfers across the country to Garrison University, the last thing she’s looking for is a one-night stand. Unfortunately that’s exactly what gorgeous Cruise Elton offers. Kendall has long since come to realize that love is an illusion, and Cruise couldn’t agree more—but something deep inside her wants him all for herself. So Kendall devises a plan to “play the player” and proposes that Cruise tutor her in becoming a female version of himself—Garrison University’s own playboy. But as real feelings emerge, the game gets complicated, and Kendall and Cruise will find themselves questioning everything they thought they knew about love. “Someone to Love is . . . easy, frothy fun.” —Cosmopolitan Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Someone Like You Someone to Love Series, Book Two Addison Moore When coed Ally Monroe literally falls into the arms of a tattooed bad-boy one night, she can't seem to let go. 1/28/2014 New Adult Romance Morgan Jordan is everything Ally doesn't want—he’s a playboy from a blue collar background, and Ally’s looking for upper-class stability. Though their relationship starts off as a one-night stand, once Ally learns Morgan is her best friend’s brother, there’s no escaping him . . . or the growing fire between them. As Ally and Morgan become closer, they confront bitter enemies, his sister’s disapproval, and paths pulling them in different directions at summer’s end. When their greatest test arises, it’s one that threatens to destroy them both. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Someone for Me Someone to Love Series, Book Three Addison Moore Kendall and Cruise ignite the pages in the final installment of the nationally bestselling series Someone to Love. 7/1/2014 New Adult Romance Kendall Jordan knows she doesn’t need an elaborate wedding with a Vera Wang dress and a three-tiered cake. All she needs is the love of her life, the hot and romantic Cruise Elton. But she’s been dreaming of a picture-perfect wedding since childhood, and so with her finances in peril and a rock band squatting in the Elton B&B, Kendall must take extreme measures. She decides to pen a book about the kinky sexcapades of one Penny Whoredon and Cruz Belton, but in order to do the writing justice she’ll need to conduct some sexy research with the love of her life. It looks like Kendall might just pull it off—but when her protective older brother and Cruise’s jealous ex-girlfriend get involved, tempers and insecurities rise, threatening not just her dream wedding, but the possibility of having a wedding at all. ADDISON MOORE is a bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance. Addison lives with her family on the West Coast. Learn more at: addisonmoorewrites.blogspot.com. Rights Available: English, Audio 49 Silent Harmony Fairmont Riding Academy, Book One Michele Scott 5/28/2013 Young Adult Small town seventeen-year-old Vivienne Taylor is a talented Mystery & Thriller equestrian with Olympic dreams and a little something extra going on—she is also an “equine empath,” someone who has the ability to read horses’ minds and moods. When she receives a full scholarship to attend Fairmont Riding Academy, a prep school with a famous riding program, she struggles with homesickness, hazing by the school’s snooty drama queen, intense competition in the sport of three-day-eventing, and the not-altogether-unwelcome interest of a hot guy. On top of all of that the horse given to Vivienne via the scholarship is an animal that she cannot “read” or understand. When Vivienne learns that her new horse Harmony belonged to the school’s vet, who recently died in a freak accident, she senses that the horse’s aloof behavior may be the result of her witnessing this accident. But as a connection begins to unfold between Vivienne and Harmony, Vivienne begins to believe that the vet’s death was no accident at all—but rather murder—and she resolves, at considerable peril, to track down the killer. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Dark Harmony Fairmont Riding Academy, Book Two Michele Scott As seventeen-year-old Vivienne Taylor returns to Fairmont Riding Academy for the second semester, she just wants to get past the drama that dominated her first months at the school. 5/20/2014 Young Adult Mystery & Thriller Reunited with her beloved horse, Harmony, Vivvie vows to focus on riding, particularly with the announcement that a select group of students will be chosen to compete at a Three Day Event in Kentucky, with access to world-class coaches afterward. Making the team is exactly what Vivvie needs to get to the next level. Yet she’s hardly back before her talent for reading the animals’ minds gives her a slew of troubling insights, not the least of which is that certain horses seem to be walling themselves off from her. The horses make her increasingly suspicious of everything from new student Joel’s actions to her boyfriend’s troubled past. But it’s not until someone incredibly close to Vivvie goes missing that she realizes she must seek out the truth no matter the risks. As Vivvie trains for the hyper-competitive Three Day Event, she must not only solve the mysteries around her and tune into the horses she loves so much, but she must listen to her own heart, too. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Perfect Harmony Fairmont Riding Academy, Book Three Michele Scott 9/30/2014 Young Adult Mystery & Thriller The conclusion to the Fairmont Riding Academy trilogy. MICHELE SCOTT lives in California with her family. With her days spent in the barn or at the keyboard, Ms. Scott has forged a flourishing career as mystery writer and is also deeply involved in the world of horses and equestrian riding. Rights Available: English, Audio 50 Deviants The Dust Chronicles, Book One Maureen McGowan In Glory’s world, different means deviant—and dead. 10/30/2012 Young Adult Crossover Science Fiction In a post-apocalyptic world, where the earth is buried by asteroid dust that’s mutated the DNA of some humans, orphaned, sixteen-year-old Glory must hide and protect her younger brother. If their Deviant abilities are discovered, they’ll be expunged—kicked out of the dome to be tortured and killed by the Shredders. Glory would give anything to get rid of her unique ability to kill with her emotions, especially when Cal, the boy she’s always liked, becomes a spy for the authorities. But when her brother is discovered, and she learns their father, who was expunged for killing their mother, is still alive, she must escape the domed city that’s been her entire world. Outside in the ruins, they’re pursued by the authorities and by sadistic, scab-covered Shredders who are addicted to the lethal-to-humans dust now covering the planet. Glory’s quests to transport herself and her brother to safety make up the thrilling and fascinating first volume of The Dust Chronicles. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Compliance The Dust Chronicles, Book Two Maureen McGowan 2013 Winner—NJRW Golden Leaf Award for Young Adult Fiction 6/4/2013 Young Adult Crossover Science Fiction For Glory, life inside the domed city is anything but safe. After rescuing her brother, Glory returns to Haven as a double agent to locate and save fellow Deviants. Far from her family, Glory faces danger at every turn as she trains to be a Compliance Officer—to track down and subdue her own kind—while she works undercover to rescue as many Deviants as she can. When people she trusts turn against her, Glory questions everything she believes and can no longer tell her allies from her enemies. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Glory The Dust Chronicles, Book Three Maureen McGowan 6/10/2014 Young Adult Crossover Glory is a Deviant. That is what she was always taught, growScience Fiction ing up in the domed city of Haven. She has the power to kill with her gaze, but she’s learned to control this power and use it only against the monstrous Shredders who are addicted to the asteroid dust that mutated their DNA. Now, living in a settlement Outside, Glory has the chance to embrace her “Gift” and reunite her remaining family. But she can’t hide from the threat of Shredder attacks or the knowledge of what Management is doing to the employees of Haven. Can she face losing everything she has left to bring freedom to Haven? Will she choose the familiar safety of Cal’s love or risk Burn’s dangerous passion? Ultimately, Glory must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe, and what it really means to be a monster. This is the thrilling finale to The Dust Chronicles trilogy. MAUREEN MCGOWAN left a career in finance and software development to pursue her love of fiction, honing her craft as a novelist. She lives and writes in Toronto, Canada. Rights Available: English, Audio 51 Sketchy The Bea Catcher Chronicles, Book One 4/30/2013 Olivia Samms Young Adult Crossover Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Bea’s life has been a mess ever since she got kicked out of private school and sent to rehab. Now clean, Bea is starting over at Packard High School, in a city shaken from two assaults on young women. The latest victim, Willa Pressman—the one who survived—doesn't remember a thing. But Bea has a disturbing new “skill”: she can see—and then draw—images from other people’s minds. And when she looks at Willa, Bea is shocked by what she sketches. Bea might be the only one who knows Willa’s secrets—and who can take down the killer before he strikes again. “A page-burner that artfully combines suspense and the supernatural.” —bestselling author James Patterson “A fresh breath in the crowded YA paranormal genre.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “5 out of 5 Stars” —San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review “Gripping.” —Denver Post Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Snitch The Bea Catcher Chronicles, Book Two Olivia Samms 4/1/2014 Young Adult Crossover Mystery, Thriller & Suspense In the sequel to Sketchy, Bea goes undercover to solve the murder of a teen gang member while also unearthing secrets within her school, her friends, and even her own family. OLIVIA SAMMS is the author of the Bea Catcher Chronicles. Sketchy, her debut novel and the first in the series, received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Olivia lives with her husband and two children in LA, where she is working on the next book in the Bea Catcher Chronicles. Learn more at: www.oliviasamms.com. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio 52 The Curse: Touch of Eternity The Curse Series, Book One Emily Bold A centuries-old curse, a mysterious amulet, and a young love reignite a vendetta that had died down long ago . . . 4/16/2013 Young Adult Paranormal When seventeen-year-old Samantha goes on a school-exchange trip to Scotland, she takes with her an old pendant that she found among her grandmother’s belongings. As soon as she arrives at her host family’s home, she is drawn into the country’s tales and myths. Then she meets the dangerously attractive Payton—a mysterious Highlander who soon conquers Sam’s heart. Caught up in her feelings, she doesn’t realize how much danger she’s in. Payton’s past holds a dark secret. A secret that has bound together both their families’ fates for hundreds of years and is now also endangering Sam’s life. EMILY BOLD, born in 1980, has already published a number of books including her debut novel Gefährliche Intrigen, a bestselling eBook in Germany. She writes historical romance, and her novels are full of love, passion, and adventure. The Curse: Touch of Eternity is Emily’s first book translated into English. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Breath of Yesterday The Curse Series, Book Two Emily Bold 1/28/2014 Young Adult Paranormal Romance This second volume in Emily Bold’s mystical series about Samantha Watts and Payton McLean, a cursed Scotsman from another era, takes readers on a thrilling journey across time. After winning the battle to break a centuries-old curse, Samantha and Payton thought nothing could stand in the way of their happiness. But all too soon they learn the horrifying truth: Their struggle to keep Payton alive has only just begun. Samantha ventures into the past, back to eighteenth-century Scotland where it all began—and back into the arms of Payton, the handsome young Highlander who stole her heart. Will they unlock the secret to the legend of the five sisters in time to make their dreams come true? Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio 53 6/11/2013 Young Adult Mystery & Thriller Ghost Time Courtney Eldridge COURTNEY ELDRIDGE is the author of Unkempt, a story collection, and The Generosity of Women, a novel. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including McSweeney’s, BOMB, and the New York Times Magazine. She lives in Los Angeles. Praise for Courtney Eldridge: “Eldrige is a writer of extreme talent who writes smart, funny, and wellcrafted prose. She’s a strong voice in fiction today.” —The Believer Ghost Time is a beautiful, haunting book, a love story and mystery that artfully combines the believable and the strange. When fifteen-year-old Thea’s math-genius boyfriend, Cam, mysteriously vanishes from their upstate New York town, the weirdness is just beginning. The FBI gets involved. The stars on the school flag go missing. Then intimate videos of Cam and Thea start going viral online—videos they never took. Cam claimed to be the world’s foremost hacker . . . is he trying to reach her, send her a sign—or is Thea losing her mind? “Eldridge’s debut is a mind-bending blend of innovative science fiction and a stream-of-conscious writing style.” —School Library Journal “Courtney Eldridge’s Ghost Time grabs you on the first page and holds you captive until the last word. It’s a haunting, well-crafted, page turner. Eldridge is a talented author with an exceptional voice. She has written a book with a unique storyline which will have teens anxiously awaiting the sequel.” —Bonnie Shimko, author of You Know What You Have to Do Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 54 You Know What You Have to Do Bonnie Shimko “Dexter meets Judy Blume!” —Ellen Bass, author of The Human Line You do not kill a man in cold blood and then talk your way out of it. Other than her real name—Mary-Magdalene Feigenbaum—fifteen-year-old Maggie’s problems seem ordinary. She has tiffs with her too-critical mother, a crush on her cute psychologist, and worries that her only friend—fellow outcast Abigail—is morphing into a popular girl, leaving her behind. But Maggie has a few not-so-ordinary problems. A voice in her head is telling her to kill. And not just anyone. Each time the target is a person who has done something terrible to someone Maggie cares for. You know what you have to do, the voice commands. Maggie struggles to resist, but the voice is relentless. And as its demands escalate, her world begins to crumble. 3/26/2013 Young Adult Contemporary Thriller BONNIE SHIMKO is the author of The Private Thoughts of Amelia E. Rye, a 2011 ALA Best Book for YA, and Letters in the Attic, winner of the Lamdba Literary Award. She lives in Plattsburgh, New York. With rising suspense, this story of psychological horror introduces a narrator whose own unique voice and irreverent humor are unforgettable—an unlikely hero fighting a desperate battle against incomprehensible evil. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio Me & My Invisible Guy Sarah Jeffrey Shy Mallory’s imaginary boyfriend keeps the guys away—until everyone at school learns the truth. Mallory Dane has a great family (at least on the surface), is popular at school (as long as she doesn’t make waves), and dates an amazing boyfriend, Todd (who happens to be completely made up). Boys—and sex— are something Mallory just can’t deal with, so she created her “invisible guy” to avoid it all. But when Liam Crawford comes along—a real guy, flesh and bones and strumming his guitar—Mallory starts questioning her fictional relationship. Is she really willing to give up Todd for Liam? And can she make amends for the lies she’s told—even to her best friend, Tess? What if your biggest, most embarrassing secret was broadcast to the whole world? Letting go of her secret will be easier said than done, and Mallory will risk everything—her family, Tess, cheerleading, her reputation, and most of all, her heart. 2/5/2013 Young Adult Contemporary SARAH JEFFREY tries to squeeze writing time in between chauffeuring her kids around in a minivan (which she likes to pretend is a Volkswagen Bug convertible—red). She loves hanging out with her family, and is a pretty skilled barista, a talent that comes in handy since she drinks tons of coffee. She lives in Virginia with her husband, three daughters, and a variety of animals. Learn more at: www.sarahjeffrey.com. Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio 55 World After Penryn & the End of Days, Book Two Susan Ee In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. 11/19/2013 Young Adult Crossover When a group of people capture Penryn’s sister Paige, thinking she’s a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken. Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels’ secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go. Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can’t rejoin the angels, can’t take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose? Science Fiction SUSAN EE has eaten mezze in the old city of Jerusalem, surfed the warm waters of Costa Rica, and played her short film at a major festival. She used to be a lawyer but loves being a writer because it allows her imagination to bust out and go feral. Stay tuned for the third volume in the Penryn & the End of Days series, which will be released in Spring 2015! Rights Available: English Rights Sold: UK (English), Audio The Keeper Ellen Jensen Abbott Abisina is ready to assume the role of Keeper that has been her destiny, leading the future of the Watersmeet community. But the survival of the land depends on the north and south—the centaurs, dwarves, fairies, humans, and fauns— joining together to confront a gathering evil. The rift that opened in the Mountains Eternal has continued to spew forth terrible creatures: überwolves, leviathan-birds, minotaurs. Abisina knows that the most challenging creature of all has arrived—though what shape it will take is still a mystery. She sets out to bring the folk together to confront this unknown evil, but the land has never been more divided. As she faces hostile centaurs, ambitious fairies, the destruction of the only home she’s ever known, and separation from those who love her, Abisina doubts if she has the strength to be the leader that everyone needs. Even the power of the Keeper’s necklace doesn’t seem to be enough—and when that is taken from her, she’s left on the brink of hopelessness. Can Abisina’s faith in the power of love, acceptance, and unity that she’s learned from her friends and family survive this final test? 11/5/2013 Young Adult Fantasy ELLEN JENSEN ABBOTT thinks that life would be perfect if she could move her home, her job, her friends, and her family to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she grew up. Until she can convince everyone to join her, she’s content to be writing, teaching English, and living with her husband and their two children in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Learn more at: www.ellenjensen abbott.com Rights Available: English, Audio 56 Into That Forest Louis Nowra 9/3/2013 Young Adult Crossover Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are discovered and returned to civilization, neither can adapt to being fully human after their extraordinary experience. Totally believable, their story will both shock and captivate readers as it explores the animal instincts that lie beneath our civilized veneer. Historical Fiction LOUIS NOWRA is a critically acclaimed playwright and author. He was born in Melbourne and lives in Sydney with his wife, also a writer. Rights Available: Americas English Rights Sold: Audio Samurai Summer Åke Edwardson 6/25/2013 Looked at from the outside, the annual summer camp in the countryside seems idyllic. But for Kenny, a boy with a samurai soul, it is no more than a prison camp, run by a sadistic woman who is sometimes helped by her salacious son, Christian. To escape the adults, Kenny and his “samurai” friends sneak out to the forest to build a secret castle. It’s off-limits to the girls, but a female camper named Kerstin begs Kenny to show her the castle. But suddenly she disappears, and Kenny realizes something terrible must have happened to her. Something that points to the old woman who runs the camp but even more so to her strange, creepy son. Young Adult Mystery & Thriller ÅKE EDWARDSON is a Swedish author of novels, short stories, plays, and detective fiction, and is a three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for best crime novel. Set in Sweden in the early 1960s, Samurai Summer is Edwardson’s first novel for teens. Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio 57 Backlist Titles 58 59 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS 10 Little Hot Dogs All in One Hour John Himmelman Text by Susan Stevens Crummel Animal Fair An Apple Pie for Dinner Adapted and illustrated by Ponder Goembel Susan VanHecke Concept and pictures by Dorothy Donohue Illustrated by Carol Baicker-McKee Around the Neighborhood: A Counting Lullaby Adapted by Sarah L. Thomson Illustrated by Jana Christy Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A counting book about ten little dachshunds playing on a chair A mouse leads a wild chase through a town as the minutes tick by A playful rendering of the popular song for kids A delicious homemade apple pie is best when it’s shared A counting lullaby based on the classic “Over the Meadow” Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Traditional Chinese, Complex Chinese Asiago An Awesome Book of Thanks! Baby Bear Eats the Night The Ball of Clay that Rolled Away Ballet Bunnies Adam McHeffey Dallas Clayton Anthony Pearson Elizabeth Lenhard Joan Elizabeth Goodman Illustrated by Bonnie Leick Illustrated by Jason Wolff Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A young vampire meets the challenges of a day at the beach Inspired by the idea of being thankful for all that you have A little bear is afraid of the dark so he decides to eat the night A group of campers chase a sassy ball of clay Bunnies in ballet class! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Russian Bandit Bandit’s Surprise Baseball Hour Basho and the River Stones Basil’s Birds Karen Rostoker-Gruber Karen Rostoker-Gruber Carol Nevius Tim Myers Lynn Rowe Reed Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen Illustrated by Bill Thomson Illustrated by Oki S. Han Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A cat moves into a purr-fect new house A frisky kitten threatens Bandit’s comfortable lifestyle Hit, run, and slide as we play baseball A tricky fox learns a lesson from a wise poem A school custodian discovers that carrying a nest of birds on his head has its advantages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Korean, Audio 60 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS Bed Hog The Birthday Pet Building with Dad Georgette Noullet Ellen Javernick Carol Nevius Illustrated by David Slonim Illustrated by Kevin O’Malley Illustrated by Bill Thomson The Busy Tree Jennifer Ward Illustrated by Lisa Falkenstern Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale Barbara Diamond Goldin Illustrated by Jaime Zollars Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A dog tries to find the perfect place to sleep A little boy finally gets a turtle for his birthday A little boy joins his father at a construction site Many different types of wildlife live in and around a tree A blind boy makes hamantashen for Purim Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Korean Chalk Cinderella City Dog, Country Dog City Witch, Country Switch Cock-A-Doodle Christmas! Bill Thomson Retold by Sarah L. Thomson Susan Stevens Crummel Wendy Wax Will Hillenbrand Illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue Illustrated by Scott Gibala-Broxholm Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day A beautiful retelling of the classic fairy tale with stunning artwork A spin on the classic Aesop fable A city witch and a country witch visit each other, and mischief ensues A young chicken learns to crow the good news of baby Jesus’s birth. Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Cow Can’t Sleep De Colores: Bright with Colors A Dog’s Life Don’t Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! Don’t Wake Up the Bear! Ken Baker David Diaz Caroline Sherman Rights Sold: French, Korean, Hebrew Illustrated by Steve Gray Illustrated by Donald Wu Judy Cox Illustrated by Joe Mathieu Marjorie Dennis Murray Illustrated by Patricia Wittmann Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Belle the cow can’t find a comfy place to sleep The traditional Spanish folk song brought to life in brilliant color A day in the life of a dog from a dog’s perspective A very silly look at kindergarten Can a tiny mouse wake up a big sleeping bear? Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio, Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Audio 61 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS A Dragon Moves In A Dress for Me! Earth Day, Birthday! The Elephant from Baghdad Eliza’s Kindergarten Pet Lisa Falkenstern Sue Fliess Maureen Wright Alice B. McGinty Illustrated by Mike Laughead Illustrated by Violet Kim Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris Illustrated by Jon Cannell Illustrated by Nancy Speir Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A baby dragon outgrows the house of his two best friends A little hippo shops for a new dress It’s Earth Day—but silly Monkey wants to celebrate his birthday instead Charlemagne makes friends with an albino elephant, a gift from the caliph of Baghdad A kindergartner saves the day when the class guinea pig gets loose Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Eliza’s Kindergarten Surprise Fair Cow A Fairy in a Dairy Ferret Fun The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale Alice B. McGinty Leslie Helakoski Lucy Nolan Karen Rostoker-Gruber Caren McNelly McCormack Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Illustrated by Paul Rátz de Tagyos Illustrated by Martha Avilés Illustrated by Nancy Speir Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A kindergartner misses her mother at school until she makes a mommy doll Effie learns what it takes to be a state-fair cow A bovine fairy works dairy magic in Buttermilk Hollow Two ferrets try to dodge a cat that thinks they’re rats A little sister comes to the rescue at her big sister’s quinceneara Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Complex Chinese Flower Girl Frankie Stein Frankie Stein Stars School Fun Dog, Sun Dog Good-bye, Sheepie Barbara Bottner Lola M. Schaefer Lola M. Schaefer Deborah Heiligman Robert Burleigh Photographs by Laura Grier Illustrated by Kevan Atteberry Illustrated by Kevan Atteberry Illustrated by Tim Bowers Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book An endearing photographic tribute to a flower girl’s role in a wedding Mr. and Mrs. Stein are shocked when their baby boy arrives and is nothing like them Frankie Stein shows his classmates that he can be the scariest of all A boy and his dog enjoy summer fun in the sun A young boy comes to terms with the death of his beloved sheepdog Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Spanish, Basque, Catalonian, Complex Chinese Rights Sold: Complex Chinese Rights Sold: Audio 62 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS The Hand-Me-Down Doll Happy Birthday, Mrs. Millie! Steven Kroll Judy Cox Illustrated by Dan Andreasen Illustrated by Joe Mathieu The Hiccupotamus Hippo Goes Bananas! The House Takes a Vacation Aaron Zenz Marjorie Dennis Murray Jacqueline Davies Illustrated by Kevin O’Malley Illustrated by Lee White Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A lonely doll is passed from owner to owner until she’s adopted by just the right girl It’s time for everyone’s favorite silly teacher to celebrate her birthday! A hippopotamus with a bad case of the hiccups Hippo’s bad toothache gets all the animals talking A house takes its own vacation while its family is away on holiday Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Board Book (English) Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? The Last Day of Kindergarten Little Lost Tiger Look! Look! Look! At Sculpture Mary Had a Little Lamb Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson Nancy Loewen Jonathan London Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Sarah Josepha Hale Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa Illustrated by Ilya Spirin with Linda K. Friedlander Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Kitty Cat purr-crastinates as she gets ready for school A little girl, worried about first grade, wishes it were the first day of kindergarten again A tiger cub survives a forest fire and is reunited with his mother Three mice visit a museum and learn that sculpture comes in all shapes, sizes, and textures Lively illustrations of the popular song for kids Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: English, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Bilingual - English and Traditional Chinese, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) A Mountain of Blintzes My Pup The Night Before Christmas Old MacDonald Had a Dragon The Pink Party Clement Clarke Moore Ken Baker Maryann MacDonald Illustrated by Gennady Spirin Illustrated by Christopher Santoro Illustrated by Judy Stead Barbara Diamond Goldin Illustrated by Anik McGrory Margaret O’Hair Illustrated by Tammie Lyon Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book The children save the Jewish holiday of Shavuot A new puppy is lots of fun A classic look at old Saint Nick Old MacDonald sings about his new dragon, until the other animals complain Two girls who love pink try to outdo each other Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Russian, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Book Club (English) 63 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS Princess Peepers Picks a Pet The Rain Stomper Ralph Tells a Story The Reader The Shabbat Puppy Pam Calvert Addie Boswell Abby Hanlon Amy Hest Leslie Kimmelman Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Illustrated by Lauren Castillo Illustrated by Jaime Zollars Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Princess Peepers gets an unusual pet just in time for the royal pet show A baton twirler fights the rain to save her neighborhood parade It’s classmates to the rescue when Ralph has trouble writing stories A boy, a dog, a book—and a snowy day to remember A wiggly puppy proves that even a pup can lead a family to Shabbat shalom (Sabbath peace) Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Sherlock Bones and the Missing Cheese Silly Tilly Sneezy the Snowman Snowzilla Sophie’s Lovely Locks Susan Stevens Crummel Eileen Spinelli Maureen Wright Janet Lawler Erica Pelton Villnave Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue Illustrated by David Slonim Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin Illustrated by Amanda Haley Rights Sold: Turkish, Spanish Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Sherlock Bones uses his five senses to find clues to the missing cheese Tilly is not an ordinary goose What’s a snowman to do when he's sneezing and freezing and shivering, too? Cami Lou and her brother build a huge snowman Sophie donates her long hair to a child who needs it Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio, Chinese Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Super-Dragon Steven Kroll Steven Kroll There Was an Odd Princess Who Swallowed a Pea Illustrated by Steve Cox Illustrated by Douglas Holgate Jennifer Ward Jennifer Ward Illustrated by Lee Calderon Illustrated by Steve Gray The SpaghettiSlurping Sewer Serpent Laura Ripes Illustrated by Aaron Zenz There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A hilarious story about a mysterious sewer serpent, featuring the tongue-twisting letter S A packrat resists recycling, reducing, and reusing The smallest dragon in the family proves that he's a champ A wacky, fairy tale–inspired version of “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” A pirate rendition of the popular song Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Korean, Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Book Club (English) 64 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS The Three Little Tamales Tickle, Tickle! Itch, Twitch! Too Many Fairies: A Celtic Tale Eric A. Kimmel Julie Olson Margaret Read MacDonald Illustrated by Valeria Docampo Illustrated by Susan Mitchell Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A southwestern version of “The Three Little Pigs” Mouse uses a feather to have some wily fun with Gus, the ticklish groundhog! A troop of fairies won’t stop cleaning an old woman’s house Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! A Palestinian Tale Retold by Margaret Read MacDonald, Collected by Ibrahim Muhawai and Sharif Kanaana Illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian Picture Book A mischievous pot rolls into trouble Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio Turkey Trouble Wendi Silvano Illustrated by Lee Harper Picture Book Turkey needs Santa’s help so he won’t be eaten for Christmas dinner Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Book Club (English) The Twelve Days of Christmas Wendi Silvano Illustrated by Lee Harper Turkey Claus Illustrated by Gennady Spirin The Tyrannosaurus Game We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt We’re Going on a Lion Hunt Steven Kroll Susan Pearson Adapted by Margery Cuyler Illustrated by S. D. Schindler Illustrated by S. D. Schindler Illustrated by Joe Mathieu Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A turkey tries to hide on Thanksgiving by disguising himself as other farm animals Sumptuous paintings bring new life and spectacular beauty to this classic song School kids make up an imaginative story about a tyrannosaurus on the loose A seasonal twist on the popular children’s song It’s fun to leave the classroom and enter the imagination Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio What If Everybody Did That? What If Your Best Friend Were Blue? Zoo Day ¡Olé! Busy Builders Flamingo Sunset Ellen Javernick Vera Kochan Phillis Gershator Roxie Munro Jonathan London Illustrated by Colleen M. Madden Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli Illustrated by Santiago Cohen Illustrated by Kristina Rodanas Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Imagine what might happen if everybody broke the rules! Learn an important lesson about character while discovering colors Grandma teaches her grandchildren how to count from one to ten at the zoo Eight insects, one spider, and the amazing structures they build A beautifully illustrated, lyrical story about the life cycle of flamingos Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio 65 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS The Furry-Legged Teapot Tim Myers Illustrated by Robert McGuire Goodnight, Little Monster Hatch! Hero Dad How to Hug Helen Ketteman Roxie Munro Melinda Hardin Maryann MacDonald Illustrated by Bryan Langdo Illustrated by Jana Christy Illustrated by Bonnie Leick Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A mythical Japanese creature comes vividly to life in this thoughtful, funny tale A little monster gets ready for bed Nine birds and their eggs and nests A boy compares his father, a soldier, to a superhero Bear hugs, octopus hugs, and other hugs that make you feel good Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio If Beaver Had a Fever Inside-Outside Dinosaurs Karate Hour Susan Pearson Helen Ketteman Roxie Munro Carol Nevius Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? Illustrated by David Slonim Illustrated by Kevin O’Malley Rights Sold: Complex Chinese How to Teach a Slug to Read Illustrated by Bill Thomson Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A boy helps Mama Slug teach Little Slug how to read Mama Bear imagines she’s a doctor with some very creative cures An inside-outside look at eight dinosaurs A dynamic celebration of the martial arts Kitty Cat purr-crastinates as she gets ready for bed Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio, Spanish Rights Sold: Korean, Book Club (English) Rights Sold: Book Club (English) The Best Hanukkah Ever The Emperor’s Cool Clothes Barbara Diamond Goldin Lee Harper Illustrated by Avi Katz First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Amy Bates A Giraffe Goes to Paris Mary Tavener Holmes and John Harris Illustrated by Jon Cannell The Hanukkah Mice Steven Kroll Illustrated by Michelle Shapiro Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A family gives each other humorous gifts when it misunderstands the rabbi’s advice Even a penguin has a hard time being cool in this hilarious adaptation of “The Emperor's New Clothes” The story of our nation’s “first dog” A giraffe causes a sensation when she walks 500 miles to Paris A family of mice celebrates Hanukkah in a dollhouse Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Traditional Chinese 66 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah! Hello, Bicycle Olga and Aleksey Ivanov Ella Boyd Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds: The Story of a Food Web Looking for Luna Tim Myers Victoria Crenson Illustrated by Daniel Griffo Illustrated by Annie Cannon Maddie’s Monster Dad Scott Gibala-Broxholm Illustrated by Mike Reed Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Celebrating Hanukkah with a classic song A little girl leaves behind her tricycle to ride her new bike A food web of the horsehoe crabs and shorebirds of Delaware Bay When is a lost cat a found cat? Maddie makes a Monster Dad to play with when her real dad is too busy Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Missing Math: A Number Mystery Mother Goose Picture Puzzles Mother’s Day Surprise Mrs. Millie Goes to Philly! My Big Rig Loreen Leedy Will Hillenbrand Stephen Krensky Illustrated by Kathi Ember Judy Cox Illustrated by Joe Mathieu Jonathan London Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Without math, there would be a lot of confusion Familiar Mother Goose rhymes use pictures in place of words to entertain as they teach A snake dreams up an unusual Mother’s Day gift Mrs. Millie is back with more fun--and puns--on a class trip! A small boy imagines himself driving an eighteen-wheeler Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Korean My Dog Jack Is Fat Eve Bunting Illustrated by Michael Rex Rights Sold: Audio My Kitten My Teacher Is a Dinosaur: Prehistoric Margaret O’Hair Poems, Jokes, Illustrated by Tammie Lyon Riddles, and Amazing Facts Octopus Soup Mercer Mayer Old House, New House Phillis Gershator Illustrated by Katherine Potter Loreen Leedy Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Carson gets fatter as his dog gets thinner from diet and exercise A kitten is lots of fun An entertaining introduction to life on Earth from amoebas to dinosaurs and small mammals Wordless panels tell the story of a baby octopus that leaves home in search of adventure A sweet story about the ups and downs of moving to a new house Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages except English Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Korean 67 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS Olive and Snowflake Tammie Lyon The Outfoxed Fox Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie! Pirates, Ho! Tim Myers Judy Cox Sarah L. Thomson Illustrated by Ariel Ya-Wen Pang Illustrated by Joe Mathieu Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin Polar Opposites Erik Brooks Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Olive and her dog, Snowflake, are always getting into trouble— they both go to the obedience school! A young fox outwits a hunter Wordplay has never been so much fun as on a class trip to a farm Pirates discover they’re not so brave after all A penguin and a polar bear are polar opposites and best friends Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese Rights Sold: Audio Pond Walk Ready, Set, 100th Day! Recycle Every Day! Rocks! Rocks! Rocks! Seven Little Bunnies Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Julie Stiegemeyer Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Buddy Bear and Mama spend the day at a pond learning about wildlife Using math sets, Minna designs a unique 100th Day school project A busy family of rabbits demonstrates the three “R's” of recycling Buddy bear learns about the rocks he collects Seven little bunnies are distracted at bedtime Rights Available: All Languages except English, Audio Rights Available: All Languages except English, Audio Rights Available: All Languages except English Rights Available: All Languages except English and Asian Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Sitting in My Box Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! Soccer Hour Dee Lillegard Maureen Wright Maureen Wright Carol Nevius Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems Illustrated by Jon Agee Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand Illustrated by Bill Thomson Rights Sold: Book Club (English) Traci Dant Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book The box gets more and more crowded until a hungry flea comes along Big Bear misunderstands Old Man Winter’s message to hibernate Big Bear’s sneezes keep him from hearing what the fall wind is trying to tell him Time for soccer hour—run, kick, goal! An African American family reunion told in poems Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio, Chinese Rights Sold: Chinese, Book Club (English) 68 BACKLIST PICTURE BOOKS AND MIDDLE GRADE The Sound That Jazz Makes Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Swamp Song Ten-Gallon Bart Ten-Gallon Bart and the Wild West Show Ten-Gallon Bart Beats the Heat Helen Ketteman Susan Stevens Crummel Susan Stevens Crummel Susan Stevens Crummel Illustrated by Ponder Goembel Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A journey through the history and legacy of jazz When Gator starts tappin’ his toes, all the swamp animals sing to his beat Billy the Kid finally meets his match! Ride ’em, Cowboy! 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Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book Picture Book A rendition of the popular “Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” song set in the rain forest A cowboy is given a magic hat and becomes a hero The 1922 classic text illustrated with sumptuous new artwork A wild excuse for being late for school An old lady’s pets secretly decorate the house for Purim Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Korean, Russian, Chinese Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Spanish, Basque, Catalonian Little Swan An Eyeball in My Garden: And Other Spine-Tingling Poems A Field Guide to Aliens: Intergalactic Worrywarts, Bubblonauts, SilverSlurpers, and Other Extraterrestrials Celia and the Fairies Cloaked in Red Karen McQuestion Vivian Vande Velde Picture Book Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade The life cycle of a swan The magical tale of a plucky girl and her fairy friend Eight witty stories that parody Little Red Riding Hood tale Forty-four poems about things that go bump in the night Insights into the lives of twentyseven aliens Rights Available: English, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio Jonathan London Illustrated by Kristina Jennifer Cole Judd, Editor, Laura Wynkoop, Editor Illustrated by Johan Olander Johan Olander 69 BACKLIST MIDDLE GRADE A Field Guide to Monsters: GooglyEyed Wart Floppers, Shadow-Casters, Toe Eaters, and Other Creatures Fishtale Hans Bauer and Catherine Masciola Losing It The Marble Queen Erin Fry Stephanie J. Blake Johan Olander My Robots: The Robotic Genius of Lady Regina Bonquers III Johan Olander Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Insights into the lives of monsters from a monstrologist A boy sets out to find a mythical catfish Bennett joins the cross country team to see if there's more to life than French fries A ten-year-old girl longs to win the local marble-shooting competition A fictional scrapbook featuring twenty-three robots Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Film Rights Sold: Audio Nuts Odd Ball: Hilarious, Unusual, and Bizarre Baseball Moments Secrets of the Magic Ring Timothy Tocher Karen McQuestion Kacy Cook Rights Sold: Audio Shelter from the Wind Marion Dane Bauer Sizzle Lee McClain Illustrated by Stacy Curtis Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade An eleven-year-old girl cares for two orphaned squirrels Unusual baseball moments, told through black-and-white comic strips The eagerly anticipated sequel to Celia and the Fairies! A thirteen-year-old girl runs away from home across the Oklahoma panhandle Teen chef Linda must learn to accept new tastes in cooking and assimilate into a new, large, multi-ethnic family Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio The Truth About Horses, Friends, & My Life as a Coward Sarah P. Gibson Witch Dreams The Witches of Dredmoore Hollow Yellow Star The Case of the Purloined Professor Vivian Vande Velde Riford McKenzie Jennifer Roy Judy Cox With art by Glin Dibley With art by Omar Rayyan With art by Peter Ferguson Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade Middle Grade A hilarious first-person novel about growing up with horses A teenage witch enters other people's dreams to solve a murder A boy finds out that he comes from a family of witches Biographical poems from a Holocaust survivor Two rat brothers escape their classroom cage for a second adventure around the globe Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: French, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, German, Audio 70 BACKLIST ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES Alexander the Great Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina Written and illustrated by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Illustrated by Raúl Colón César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes We Can! Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Columbus Written and illustrated by Demi Diego: Bigger Than Life Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Illustrated by David Diaz Illustrated by David Diaz Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography A fascinating history of one of the most successful military leaders of all time A biography in free verse of Cuba’s most famous ballerina A collection of poems celebrating the life of the great labor leader The story of Columbus and his travels across the world A picture-book biography in free verse of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life! Genghis Khan Joan of Arc Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Written and illustrated by Demi Jesus: His Life in Verses from the King James Holy Bible Rights Sold: French Dolores Huerta: A Sarah Warren Illustrated by Robert Paintings by Frida Kahlo Written and illustrated by Demi Illustrated by Gennady Spirin Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography The story of labor leader Dolores Huerta Biographical poems about one of the twentieth century’s greatest painters Genghis Khan’s adventures as he rises to power in the great Mongolian Empire Gennady Spirin created one original, spectacular oil painting to illustrate thirteen principal events in the life of Jesus The life of a major figure in France’s history who is now one of its patron saints Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Marco Polo Michelle Obama: First Mom Obama: Only in America My Hands Sing the Blues Written and illustrated by Demi Carole Boston Weatherford Carole Boston Weatherford Jeanne Walker Harvey Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon Oprah: The Little Speaker Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by London Ladd Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Marco Polo’s adventures as he travels from Venice to Beijing A picture-book biography of the first US African American First lady From birth to getting elected as president, a biography told in lyrical prose A train journey in Romare Bearden's childhood, inspired by one of his collage paintings The first six years in the life of the world's most popular talk show host Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: French, Spanish Rights Sold: Audio 71 BACKLIST ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES AND FOLKLORE TALES Our Lady of Guadalupe Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Picasso: I the King, Yo el rey Illustrated by Tonya Engel Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Illustrated by David Diaz Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing’s AfricanAmerican Champion Rumi Written and illustrated by Demi Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Sonia Sotomayor: Jueza de la Corte Suprema Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography A retelling of the well-known Mexican legend about the Virgin who appears to be a peasant A look into the life and work of Pablo Picasso The story of the only black driver to win a race in NASCAR Grand National (Sprint Cup) Division A picture-book biography of a beloved Persian poet and mystic A free-verse biography of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, in Spanish Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Justice Tutankhamun When Jackie and Hank Met Cactus Soup Goldilocks and the Three Bears Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Written and illustrated by Demi Cathy Goldberg Fishman Eric A. Kimmel Illustrated by Phil Huling Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez Retold and illustrated by Gennady Spirin Illustrated by Mark Elliott Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Illustrated Biography Folklore Tale Folklore Tale A free-verse biography of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice Rich details of the king’s life in all of its golden glory The stories of Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg, and the prejudice they each faced in their lives and careers “Stone Soup” takes a trip south of the border A familiar tale illustrated by a master artist Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio, Traditional Chinese Rights Sold: Korean, Russian Sopa de cactus The Fisherman and the Turtle The Great Texas Hamster Drive Eric A. Kimmel Eric A. Kimmel Eric A. Kimmel Illustrated by Phil Huling Illustrated by Martha Avilés Illustrated by Bruce Whatley Rights Sold: French, Spanish, Catalan, and Hebrew Little Red Riding Hood Retold by Gennady Spirin Los Tres Cabritos (The Three Cabritos, Spanish) Eric A. Kimmel Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin, Translated by Marta Ramirez Rodenas Folklore Tale Folklore Tale Folklore Tale Folklore Tale Folklore Tale A classic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood's encounter A Mexican version of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” in Spanish “Stone Soup” takes a trip south of the border in Spanish An adaptation of the Grimm Brothers’ famous tale, The Fisherman and His Wife Thousands of hamsters get herded to Abilene, Texas, in this hilarious tall tale Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Korean, Russian Rights Sold: Traditional Chinese 72 BACKLIST FOLKLORE TALES, COOKBOOKS, CLASSIC COLLECTIONS AND CHAPTER BOOKS Little Britches and the Rattlers The Three Cabritos Eric A. Kimmel Eric A. Kimmel Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale Lucine Kasbarian Illustrated by Maria Zaikina The 2nd International Matthew Locricchio Photographs by Jack The International Cookbook for Kids Matthew Locricchio Photographs by Jack Folklore Tale Folklore Tale Folklore Tale Cookbook Cookbook A clever little girl outwits seven rattlesnakes A Mexican version of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” A sparrow’s greed gets the best of him Classic recipes from Greece, Thailand, Brazil, and India that the whole family can enjoy “Best Book for Children and Family (USA)—Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2005” Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio The Adventure Collection The Enchanted Collection The Adventures of Benny Bad to the Bone Home on the Range Illustrated by Ross McDonald Illustrated by Ross McDonald Steve Shreve Lucy Nolan Illustrated by Mike Reed Lucy Nolan Illustrated by Mike Reed Classic Collection Classic Collection Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Five beloved tales of extraordinary heroism and exceptional courage, with beautiful illustrations This beautifully illustrated collection includes five classic masterpieces Benny meets pirates, Bigfoot, monkeys, a mummy, and his very own Booger-Man Two canines have a ball trying to train their masters Two canines dude it up at a ranch Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: UK (English), Bilingual English / Complex Chinese On the Road Smarter Than Squirrels Life with Mammoth Meet Mammoth Little Friends Lucy Nolan Ian Fraser Ian Fraser Onur Tukel Illustrated by Mike Reed Illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser Illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser Lucy Nolan Illustrated by Mike Reed Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Down Girl and Sit go on a road trip! Down Girl and Sit protect their masters from the cat next door Further adventures of an energetic mammoth Two lovable cavemen, one rambunctious mammoth Three young neighborhood friends have three seasonal adventures Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English, Audio Rights Available: English, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Sold: Chinese Rights Sold: Chinese 73 BACKLIST CHAPTER BOOKS Rosetta, Rosetta, Sit by Me! Stan and the Toilet Monster Linda Walvoord Steve Shreve Sweet Farts #1 Sweet Farts #2: Rippin' it Old School Sweet Farts #3: Blown Away Raymond Bean Raymond Bean Raymond Bean Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Frederick Douglass’s daughter tells her family's story of triumph over segregation Stan finds a mutant chameleon egg in the sewer near his home Keith will attempt to make the greatest scientific discovery of all time, the cure for the common fart. Sure Keith made one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time, but the question facing him now is “What's next?” Sweet Farts Inc. has two geniuses in one company, and it’s on! Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio, German Rights Sold: Audio The Adventures of Shrinkman The Creatures from Beyond Beyond The 13th Warning My Alien Parents Three Faces of Me R. L. Stine R. L. Stine R. L. Stine R. L. Stine R. L. Stine Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Poor Danny, shrinking fast, faces danger everywhere as he grows tinier and tinier Randi and her brother think summer vacation will be boring—until they find themselves battling monsters Joseph had known good luck his entire life, but now he must battle an evil curse before the stroke of midnight on his thirteenth birthday When his parents start behaving mysteriously, Rob is convinced they've been replaced by space aliens Ira Fishman discovers to his shock that he has not one, but two clones Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese Rights Sold: Audio, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese Rights Sold: Audio, Italian, Simplified Chinese Rights Sold: Audio, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese Rights Sold: Audio, Italian, simplified Chinese Zombie Town R. 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Stine’s delightfully spooky take on the horror genre that’s infecting the world, bite by bite Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio, Spanish, Italian, simplified Chinese 74 BACKLIST YOUNG ADULT Angelfall Blackbriar Susan Ee William Sleator Bloggrls: NuGrl90 (Sadie) Bloggrls: Sistrsic92 (Meg) Deviants Cheryl Dellasega Cheryl Dellasega Maureen McGowan Illustrated by Karina LaPierre Illustrated by Tyler Beauford Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult A lightning-paced apocalyptic fantasy that’s a fan phenomenon A teenage boy unravels the sinister mysteries of his new home Sadie tells all in her blog—from her parents' marriage falling apart to sharing a bedroom with her goth sister Meg blogs about her “perfect” big sister, who has a BIG problem with food Meet Glory, a sixteen-year-old orphan who can kill with her eyes Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Sold: Audio, UK (English) Rights Sold: Audio Favorite Flat-Out Love The Forgetting Curve Hey, Dollface Kiss & Make Up Karen McQuestion Jessica Park Angie Smibert Deborah Hautzig Katie D. Anderson Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Angie Favorite’s brutal attack leads her to a creepy mansion But here’s the thing about love, in all its twisty, bumpy permutations—it always throws you a few curves This sequel to Memento Nora follows tech-wiz Aiden, who joins the growing underground resistance Sometimes Val and Chloe wondered if their friendship was too close A teen who can kiss and read minds uses her gift to get ahead in school Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages, Audio Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: English Rights Sold: German, Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio Rights Sold: Audio Life on Hold Memento Nora My Name Is Not Easy Passion and Poison Passion Blue Karen McQuestion Angie Smibert Debby Dahl Edwardson Janice M. Del Negro Victoria Strauss Illustrated by Vincent Natale Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Fifteen-year-old Rae Maddox begins yet another school in yet another town A teen struggles to hold onto her memories—and her identity—in a world that wants everyone to forget Can Luke and other Native Alaskan teens survive in an isolated boarding school? Eight original gothic tales about women who deal matter-offactly with the supernatural Her horoscope predicts a dire future. Can this orphan girl defy her stars and change her fate? 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Carter Jacqueline Davies Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young Adult A teen comes to terms with her mother’s death and her own identity Francie befriends a black girl in 1960s Alabama Stella tries to save her troubled best friend from a dangerous relationship with an older man High school can be challenging when your dad’s the strictest teacher A girl struggles with life while living with her scientist father who is working on the Manhattan Project Rights Available: English Rights Available: English Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Available: All Languages Rights Sold: Audio A Wish After Midnight Zitface Zetta Elliott Emily Howse Teen Cuisine Rights Sold: Audio Teen Cuisine: New Vegetarian Matthew Locricchio Matthew Locricchio Photographs by James Peterson Full-color photographs by James Peterson Young Adult Young Adult Cookbook Cookbook A fifteen-year-old girl wants out of her tough Brooklyn neighborhood A teenage actress finds her life turned upside down when she develops severe acne Gourmet recipes for teen cooks Teen vegetarian cooking for all types of vegans, raw-food fans, and meatless-dish lovers! 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