$16.99

by Nick Bruel

Puppy gets his own book! Kitty's best friend stars in this zany companion to the best selling Bad Kitty. Poor, poor Puppy: Kitty isn't interested in playing, so all puppy's left with are: 1 Airplane, 2 Balls, 3 Cars, 4 Dolls... and 22 other toys. When he's done, Puppy's so tired, he takes a nap--and dreams of playing apple bobbing in Antarctica, Baseball in Brazil, Checkers in Canada, Dodgeball in Denmark... and 22 other games. Who else but Nick Bruel could combine the alphabet, a counting game, a whirlwind geography course, and a screamingly funny story... all in 40 pages?
Recommended for ages 4-8.

$16.99

by Karma Wilson
and Jim McMullan

Those horses didn't sleep one bit. They frolicked on the loose. They joined in games like Hide-n-Seek, Leapfrog, and Duck, Duck, Goose.
When his stubborn horses play games all night instead of sleeping, one determined farmer wears himself out trying to change their habits. Told in clever rhyming verse throughout, Horseplay will engage parents and kids alike as they follow mischievous horses who just won't go to bed.
Recommended for ages 4-6.

$12.99

by Lucy Rosen

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman, starring in his own series of stories for early readers. Each of the twelve stories focuses on a different phonics element, from short vowel sounds to common sight words. The set of miniature books comes in a little box with a carrying handle -- so that Superman can always be close at hand for phonics emergencies! Full color illustrations.
Recommended for ages 4-8.

$16.99

by R. A. Spratt and Dan Santat

The world's most fabulous nanny pig is back in this side-splitting sequel to R.A. Spratt's award-winning debut, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins! When Mr. Green announces his diabolical plan--he has decided to get married--his children are horrified. Because if he finds a wife, he'll fire their beloved nanny. Breakfast without chocolate? Never! Someone must stop him, and Nanny Piggins is just the pig to do it! Whether the characters are being blasted out of a cannon with an arrogant armadillo or dueling a Gypsy Queen over a pit of fire, Dan Santat's quirky, charming illustrations capture all the hilarious fun.
Recommended for ages 8-11.

$6.99

by Jon Scieszka, Gordon Korman
and Chris Rylander

Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate, from the following perennial all-stars:

• Dustin Brown
• James Brown
• Joseph Bruchac
• Chris Crutcher
• Tim Green
• Dan Gutman
• Gordon Korman
• Chris Rylander
• Anne Ursu
• Jacqueline Woodson

Illustrations by Dan Santat
Recommended for ages 8-12.

$17.99

by Ann Kelley

No parents. No rules. No way home. Fourteen-year-old Bonnie MacDonald couldn't be more excited for a camping trip on an island off the coast of Thailand with her fellow Amelia Earhart Cadets--the daughters of the men and women stationed there during the Vietnam War. But then things take a turn for the worse: A powerful storm comes to destroy their campsite, the smallest of the junior cadets is found dead, and their boatman never returns. What once seemed like a vacation in paradise has become a battle against the elements. Peppered with short, frantic entries from Bonnie's journal, Lost Girls is a page-turning, heart-pounding adventure about a group of girls fighting for their lives.
Recommended for ages 12-22.

$17.99

by Tera Lynn Childs

When Lily Sanderson decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia, she knew she couldn't just coast along in the current. To keep her promise to Tellin, whose kingdom is suffering in the changing ocean climate, she'll need to create some serious waves -- even if that means facing one of the iciest queens in the mer kingdoms. Just when Lily thinks her double life on land and sea can't get any more complicated, an ancient mer law might separate Lily and Quince after all. In this third book of the Fins series, Lily will have to find a way to balance safety and justice for the mer people as well as for the humans she loves.
Recommended for ages 12-17.

$15.99

by B.G. Hennessy
and Erwin Madrid

Take a tour of seven spooky places, among them the Wicked Woods, a Ghostly Galleon, and the Western Terror-tories. Along the way, avoid booby traps, search for hidden objects, and learn basic map reading skills! A map key, search items and points of interest are included. Lots of giggles and goose bumps are in store for kids who love a mix of ghoulishness and humor!
Recommended for ages 5-9.

$9.99

by Georgia Bragg
and Kevin O'Malley

Over the course of history men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying was often be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost. Readers will be fascinated well past the final curtain, and feel lucky to live in a world with painkillers, X-rays, soap, and 911.
Recommended for ages 11-14.

$26.99

by Eric Manheimer

In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings Twelve Patients is a memoir from the Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons-to illustrate larger societal issues. Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others.
Recommended for ages 18+.