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Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 21, 2012
Kirkus Star CRAFTY CHLOE
by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Heather Ross
"Required reading for any child going to a birthday party. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Crafty Chloe is the creative cousin of Clementine. Ginger haired, with an adorable taste in free-to-be-me outfits and a heart of gold, this young heroine finds original and kind-hearted solutions to big problems. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2012
EARWIG AND THE WITCH
by Diana Wynne Jones, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
"Earwig, as a spunky as any Jones heroine, keeps young and old readers chuckling through sadness at an era's end. (Fantasy. 7-9)"
A cunning heroine learns magic in Jones' last, posthumous offering. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
THE MONSTER RETURNS
by Peter McCarty, illustrated by Peter McCarty
"It might lack the mild menace of its predecessor, but it satisfies in its supply of companionship all around. (Picture book. 3-6)"
Jeremy hatches a plan to cope with his monster's unexpected return. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
Kirkus Star ANOTHER BROTHER
by Matthew Cordell, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
"This is not just another new-baby book: Cordell's humorous text and mischievously silly, expressive cartoon art will have readers bleating to read it again and again. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Davy, a little sheep, has trouble adjusting to the arrival of not one but 12 baby brothers in this humorous twist on the tried and true new sibling theme. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
PRINCESS OF THE WILD SWANS
by Diane Zahler
"A pleasant magical outing. (Fairy tale/fantasy. 8-12)"
In her third fairy-tale novelization, Zahler (The Thirteenth Princess, 2010, and A True Princess, 2011) dips into Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild Swans" and mixes in a bit of Celtic folklore. Read full book review >
Cover art for HANS MY HEDGEHOG
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 24, 2012
Kirkus Star HANS MY HEDGEHOG: A TALE FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM
retold by Kate Coombs, illustrated by John Nickle
"Prickly, a bit funny and a bit dark: classic Grimm, modernized. (author's note) (Picture book/fairy tale. 4-10)"
Hans, half hedgehog and half human, lives as a hermit, deep in a forest with a rooster steed and an entourage of pigs, happily playing his fiddle, until two kings make promises that send him looking for his just reward: a princess. Read full book review >