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Hello My Name is Bob
By Linas Alsenas
ISBN 9780545052443 / Hardcover
Ages 4-8 / January 2009
Bob is a bear who feels he's very boring, especially in comparison to his lively friend Jack. But in the course of this charming tale, Bob learns that every bear has his own way of doing things – and there isn't a right way or a wrong way.
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The Snow Day
By Komako Sakai
ISBN 9780545013215 / Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / January 2009
A young bunny wakes up to wonderful news: a snow day! His day is filled with fun and games and the excitement of snow. But the weather brings bad news as well, as his father is stranded in a faraway city until the weather clears.
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Tillie Lays an Egg
By Terry Golson & Ben Fink
ISBN 9780545003571 / Hardcover
Ages 4-8 / January 2009
Unlike the other hens on the farm, Tillie isn’t one to wait her turn to lay her eggs. And she’s certainly not one to stay cooped up all day. Off she goes! Come along as she explores the cozy world of Little Pond Farm – and lays her eggs in the unlikeliest of places.
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Boo Hoo Bird 
By Jeremy Tankard
ISBN 9780545065702 / Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / March 2009
Bird and Raccoon are playing ball, when Bird gets bonked on the head. "Boo hoo hoo!" he cries. What will make Bird feel better? A kiss? A cookie? A bandaid? Bird''s friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Beaver, Sheep, and Fox are full of sweet and funny ideas. Perfectly pitched and hilariously imagined, this charming story about a universal experience will put a smile on the face of every child who has suffered a boo-boo and every parent who has struggled to come up with just the right way to give comfort.
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Marcelo In the Real World
By Francisco X. Stork
ISBN 9780545054745 / Hardcover
Ages 12 & up / March 2009
Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear – part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify. But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo's differences, and he challenges Marcelo to work in the mailroom of his law firm for the summer…to join "the real world." There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm. He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file – a picture of a girl with half a face – that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.
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Frontier Magic Book 1: Thirteenth Child
By Patricia C. Wrede
ISBN 9780545033428 / Hardcover
Ages 12 & up / April 2009
Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, was born the seventh son of a seventh son. This means he’s supposed to possess amazing talent – and she’s supposed to bring only bad things to her family and her town. Undeterred, her family moves to Frontier, where her father will be a professor of magic at a school perilously close to the magical divide that separates settlers from the beasts of the wild.
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Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy)
By Alison McGhee & Drazen Kozjan
ISBN 9780545033503/ Hardcover
Ages 9-12 / April 2009
So far, fifth grade for Julia Gillian is not exactly a thing of joy for Julia Gillian. Her best friend is keeping a secret from her. Trumpet lessons are much harder than expected. And most upsetting of all, the kind lunch lady has been replaced by a tyrant known as the Dumpling Man. Where is the joy? Amidst all this, she starts keeping secrets of her own--secrets that feel an awful lot like lies. To set things right, she will have to learn a little bit about friendship and honesty.
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Gone With the Wand
By Margie Palatini & Brian Ajhar
ISBN 9780439727686 / Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / April 2009
Bernice, the godmother of all fairies, is having a very bad wand day. A very bad wand day, indeed. It’s time to look for another fairy tale! It’s up to Edith the tooth fairy to help Bernice find her magical powers again, or else Bernice will be forced to give up her wand. Margie Palatini’s heartwarmingly hilarious story about helping friends and finding your place in life along the way, and Brian Ajhar’s beautifully fun illustrations will have both children and adults giggling out loud.
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Just How Long Can a String Be
By Keith Baker
ISBN 9780545086615/ Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / April 2009
One day Ant encounters a great big ball of string, and can't see his way over or through it. Fortunately, when he asks his friend Bird "How long is a string?" Bird wisely shows him all the wonderful ways a string can be cut up and used, to the delight of both friends.
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When I Grow Up
By Leonid Gore
ISBN 9780545085977/ Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / May 2009
“What will I be when I grow up?” asks a little boy. The world around him supplies him with inspiring answers, but in the end, the boy’s greatest aspiration comes from the simplest of sources: his father’s love.
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The Princess Plot
By Kirsten Boie, translated by David Henry Wilson
ISBN 9780545032209/ Hardcover
Ages 9-12 / May 2009
Jenna has just won the starring role in a movie about a princess. Before she knows it, she is being whisked away to a remote, romantic kingdom for the “shoot.” But something’s amiss: Rebels firing very real guns are waging war for control of the country, and the legit princess – to whom Jenna bears a suspiciously striking resemblance – has bailed on her whole royal gig. Jenna realizes that this is no dress rehearsal. She’s got to act to save her life!
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Destroy All Cars
By Blake Nelson
ISBN 9780545104746 / Hardcover
Ages 15 & up / May 2009
So far, fifth grade for Julia Gillian is not exactly a thing of joy for Julia Gillian. Her best friend is keeping a secret from her. Trumpet lessons are much harder than expected. And most upsetting of all, the kind lunch lady has been replaced by a tyrant known as the Dumpling Man. Where is the joy? Amidst all this, she starts keeping secrets of her own--secrets that feel an awful lot like lies. To set things right, she will have to learn a little bit about friendship and honesty.
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Wishworks Inc.
By Stephanie Tolan & Amy June Bates
ISBN 9780545030547 / Hardcover
Ages 7-10 / June 2009
Max happens upon a store called Wishworks, Inc., which promises his wish will come true in real life, "guaranteed." – and of course he wishes for a real dog. But when he gets what he wished for, it may be a little more real than he expected.
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I’m Your Bus
By Marilyn Singer & Evan Polenghi
ISBN 9780545089180/ Hardcover
Ages 4-8 / June 2009
Welcome to a day in the life of a school bus and his road-hugging buddies. Morning, noon, and nighttime, too, that golden four-wheeled friend is at your service. Ready to drive you to and from school safely. ’Cause he’s your bus. And in between those pick-up and drop-off moments, your bus spends time with his friends, other vehicles who drive around town doing what they do best. Sweeping, zipping, parking, creeping.
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Dieppe
By Hugh Brewster
ISBN 9780545994200 / Hardcover
Ages 9 and up / July 2009
A powerful companion to On Juno Beach and At Vimy Ridge, Hugh Brewster’s new title explores the infamous battle of Dieppe — a WWII raid that went horribly wrong. Through meticulous research and interviews with veterans both in Canada and at Dieppe, Hugh Brewster has created a fascinating and haunting historical tour of the planning and execution of this tragic raid and its aftermath. Included are sections about the evacuation and the POW experiences.
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There Was an Old Monster
By Rebecca, Adrian, & Ed Emberley
ISBN 9780545101455 / Hardcover
Ages 3-5 / July 2009
There was an old monster who swallowed a tick
I don't know why he swallowed that tick
'Cause it made him feel sick!
When he swallowed some ants, he danced in his pants. He swallowed a lizard, a bat, a jackal, and a bear. Then he tried to swallow a lion . . . ROAR!--Now that monster is no more!
Children will laugh along with the funny text, bright bold illustrations.
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Bone Prequel: Rose
By Jeff Smith & Charles Vess
ISBN 9780545135436 / Paperback
ISBN 9780545135429 / Hardcover
Ages 9-12 / August 2009
When a terrifying dragon attacks the small towns of the Northern Valley, a young Princess Rose (known later as Gran'ma Ben) must defeat it. The beast is actually the ancient evil, the Lord of the Locusts, and while Rose faces danger with honor, her elder sister, Princess Briar, follows a more sinister path.
An unforgettable story with beautiful, sweeping artwork, this prequel explores the fateful beginnings of the epic BONE saga.
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