CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2012
"Young fans of all things big and noisy will make trax for this dynamic dino-diversion. (Picture book. 6-8)"
The prehistoric metal monsters dug up and introduced in
Dinotrux! (2009) break out--twice!--in this smashing (crashing, roaring, grinding) sequel.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"Rest easy, regular people; you supervillains better watch out. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Chabon snags his youngest audience yet with this first-person profile of a superhero who battles both bad guys and anger issues.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2011
"Inventive, animated and irresistible. (Picture book. 3-6)"
Harry and Horsie return to battle a giant, cookie-eating robot in this winning tale that will satisfy sweet tooth and thrill-seeker alike.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
"This gearhead flight of fancy should have broad appeal. (Picture book. 3-6)"
When Clackentown wakes up to a "blizzard for the record books," school is canceled and all the little bots rush out to play, "remote control completely lost."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Touchdown on Jack's roof and a happy reunion. (Picture book. 5-7)"
In a robust tale for Traction Man fans, the diminutive pilot that Jack finds beneath the Christmas tree roars off in his newly assembled airplane for a series of wild adventures.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 22, 2009
"Zot! (Picture book. 3-8)"
Robot Zot invades Earth, vowing to destroy all earthly enemies—mostly kitchen appliances, as Zot measures a whopping four inches high.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2009
"Bellow on! (Picture book. 5-9)"
The tough working trucks in Kate and Jim McMullan's I Stink! (2002) and sequels look like lightweights next to their brawny prehistoric antecedents in Gall's rousing, grimy full-bleed spreads.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
"The fantastical gouache paintings awe the eye with taffy colors, depicting a world where Star Wars meets the Jetsons, a place where if you can imagine it, you can make it happen. (Picture book. 4-7)"
Beginning with the exhilarating sky-skiing invented by the children of Marveltown, this picture book will thrill budding science-fiction enthusiasts.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Young audiences will be happy to crash and bash right along with these familiar mechanical Wild Things. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Fans of Kate and Jim McMullan's I Stink! (2002) will welcome this look-alike, sound-alike return visit, as a pair of bright green trucks with backward-looking red eyes and huge mouths (even, in one startling scene, an oversized tongue) consume with relish a smorgasbord of broken furniture and garbage: "Rotten eggs? / Apple cores? / Pack 'em in—the engine ROARS. / Stinky diapers? / Coffee grounds? / Load it UP and smash it DOWN."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Shelve it next to Bob McLeod's Superhero ABC (January 2006) and Ross MacDonald's Another Perfect Day (2002). (Picture book. 6-8)"
Having extolled the merits of his superhero father in Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad) (2004), a lad discovers that his mom has hidden talents too in this engaging follow-up.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2006
"Full of kid appeal, this is sure to be a favorite with reluctant readers, those who revel in mud and all who love trucks. (Picture book. 4-8)"
From the creators of I Stink! (2002) and I'm Mighty! (2003) comes Backhoe Loader, a construction vehicle that is ready for business.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2006
"This frothy mix of laughs, giggles and expertly drawn, melodramatically posed Good Guys zeroes in on its target audience with superhuman accuracy and action. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Veteran comic-book artist McLeod presents an alphabetical gallery of newly minted superheroes—from Astro-Man, who is "Always Alert for An Alien Attack" to the Zinger, Zanily Zigzagging through the Zero Zone.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 12, 2005
"An absolutely, hilariously, dead-on perfect celebration of the relationship between child and toy. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Traction Man is ready for anything—but can he overcome the gift of an all-in-one knitted green romper suit with matching bonnet?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2002
"Three cheers for the mightiest mouse since, well, Mighty Mouse, who now looks so last-millennium. (Picture book. 7-9)"
Stronger than the Incredible Hulk, more agile than Spiderman, purpler than Barney, here's Sumo Mouse, mysterious, masked protector of Japanese mousedom and thunder-thighed bane of feline malefactors everywhere.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2001
"Pull this one out to read to a group of wiggly kids, and show them the power of a masterful picture book. (author's source notes) (Picture book. 5-9)"
Caldecott Medalist Wisniewski is clearly the "Master Man" of paper-cut illustration, powerfully demonstrated again with the delightful illustrations for this traditional tall tale from northern Nigeria.
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