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Ultimate Movie Mix (Jumbo Coloring Book)

November 29, 2008 – 1:17 pm

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: RH Disney
Publisher: Golden/Disney

Product Description
A greatest hits coloring collection of Disney/Pixar movies including Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Cars!

Decorative Tile Designs Coloring Book

November 15, 2008 – 2:32 pm

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Dover Publications

Product Description
The decorative richness and structure of tiles make them ideal coloring subjects. These striking renderings, adapted from Spanish, Islamic, and other cultures from around the world, burst with elegant florals, geometrics, and intricate, repeating patterns. 30 illustrations.

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged 4-for-3 Books, 4-for-3 Books Store, Activity Books, Age Range (age_range), Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Binding (binding), Coloring Books, Custom Stores, Dover Publications, Format (feature_browse-bin), General AAS, Marty Noble, Mass Market, Paperback, Printed Books, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Refinements, Specialty Stores, Trade | Comments (5)

The Doll People

November 14, 2008 – 5:47 pm

Rating: (70 reviews)
Author: Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, HPFC
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

Product Description
Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged 4-for-3 Books, 4-for-3 Books Store, Activities & Toys, Age Range (age_range), Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Ann M. Martin, Binding (binding), Custom Stores, Edition (format), Format (feature_browse-bin), General AAS, HPFC, Hyperion Book CH, Illustrated, Laura Godwin, Mass Market, Paperback, Printed Books, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Refinements, Specialty Stores, Trade | Comments (5)

Felicity Mini Doll (American Girl Collections)

November 14, 2008 – 12:53 pm

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Activities & Toys, Ages 9-12, American Girl, American Girl Publishing Inc, Binding (binding), Felicity, Format (feature_browse-bin), General AAS, Hardcover, Historical, Printed Books, Refinements, Series | Comments (5)

Paula Deen’s My First Cookbook

October 25, 2008 – 8:37 pm

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Paula Deen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
One of America’s most beloved cooks, Food Network personality and restaurateur, Paula Deen invites you to share in her favorite dishes and memories from childhood in this delightful cookbook for the very young. What better way to celebrate childhood than with [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Age Range (age_range), Ages 4-8, Cooking, Format (feature_browse-bin), Paula Deen, Printed Books, Refinements, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | Comments (5)

Mexican Folk Art Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)

October 18, 2008 – 11:01 pm

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Dover Publications

Product Description
Striking adaptations of authentic native art depict, among other subjects, a Mixtec circular design from an incised gourd rattle, religious figures from a Metepec candlestick, and images of jaguars taken from a Guerrero lacquered chest. An exciting challenge for coloring book enthusiasts, these 30 [...]

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Go Long! (Kickoff)

October 12, 2008 – 12:28 pm

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Product Description
It’s Tiki and Ronde’s second year on their junior high school football team, the Hidden Valley Eagles. The eighth-grade season is here, and the boys have come together as a team. Now key starters, Tiki and Ronde are ready [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 9-12, Binding (binding), Family Life, Fiction, Football, Format (feature_browse-bin), Hardcover, Issues, People & Places, Printed Books, Refinements, Ronde Barber, School, Siblings, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Sports, Tiki Barber, Twins | Comments (1)

Kickoff!

September 24, 2008 – 1:56 pm

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber
Publisher: Aladdin

Product Description
“Hut! Hut! Go long, Tiki!”Tiki and Ronde’s twelfth summer is winding down — the nights are gettingshorter and the evenings cooler. That means two things: The first day of junior high is just a few days away, and it’s almost the start of [...]

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The Clique Summer Collection #2: Dylan (Clique Series)

September 14, 2008 – 5:19 pm

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Poppy

Product Description
Game, Set, Match… Dylan? Dylan and her TV-host mom are off to Hawaii’s Aloha Tennis Open. While Merri-Lee interviews tennis’s wild child Svetlana “Tennis the Menace” Slootskyia, Dylan lets the tropical sun melt away the memory of getting dumped by two guys at the [...]

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Simon’s Hook; A Story About Teases and Put-downs

September 6, 2008 – 1:22 pm

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Karen Gedig Burnett
Publisher: GR Publishing

Book Description
Simon is having a bad day; a bad hair day. First his sister gives him a strange hair cut, then his friends tease him. Simon doesn’t know what to do. Lucky for him he runs into Grandma Rose. After listening to his sorrowful [...]

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Math Curse

August 26, 2008 – 2:14 am

Rating: (57 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Binding (binding), Counting, Fiction, Games, Hardcover, Humorous, Issues, Jon Scieszka, Math, Printed Books, Puzzles, School, Science, Nature & How It Works, Scieszka, Jon, Smith, Lane, Staff Favorites, Viking Juvenile | Comments (5)

You Can Do It!

August 7, 2008 – 7:54 am

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Tony Dungy
Publisher: Little Simon Inspirations

Product Description
Tony Dungy’s little brother, Linden, is a third grader who is having a bad day at school. Linden is the youngest of the Dungy family and the least motivated because he hasn’t found “it.” In a family where everyone seems to have found [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Binding (binding), Family Life, Fiction, Football, Hardcover, Little Simon Inspirations, Nonfiction, People & Places, Printed Books, Religions, School & Sports, Siblings, Sports, Teens, Tony Dungy | Comments (5)

Encylopedia of Immaturity (Klutz)

August 5, 2008 – 1:06 pm

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Editors of Klutz
Publisher: Klutz

Product Description
How to never grow up, the complete guide.

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Activity Books, Ages 9-12, Antiques & Collectibles, Children's, Editors of Klutz, Encyclopedias, Entertainment, Humor, Klutz, Printed Books, Reference, Sports | Comments (5)

Friends: Making Them & Keeping Them (American Girl)

July 23, 2008 – 2:36 pm

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Patti Kelley Criswell
Publisher: American Girl

Book Description
FRIENDS gives girls everything they need to know about making new friends and making the most of the friendships they already have. The interactive book is full of quizzes, crafts, and thoughtful advice, including tips and true friendship stories from girls. Five mini [...]

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Sharing Nature With Children (20th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Expanded)

July 18, 2008 – 2:20 pm

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Joseph Bharat Cornell
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)

Book Description
As Joseph Cornell’s classic book reached its 20th anniversary, Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature games—favorites from the field - and Cornell’s typically insightful commentary makes the second edition [...]

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Heat

July 17, 2008 – 4:02 pm

Rating: (65 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the familys escape from Cuba, Michaels only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If [...]

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Max’s Toys (Max Board Books)

July 15, 2008 – 1:49 pm

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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Max is an irresistibly cute but persistent little bunny who wants what he wants when he wants it–any parent with an active toddler will relate. And like most little kids, Max thinks the grass is always greener on the other side; to be more [...]

By admin | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Activities & Toys, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Archive, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Binding (binding), Board Book, Children's Books: Baby-3: General, Children's Books: Literature: General, Counting, Custom Stores, Early Reader, Family Life, Fiction, Humorous, Issues, Max, New Sibling, People & Places, Printed Books, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Rabbits, Rosemary Wells, Series, Siblings, Specialty Stores, Viking Juvenile, Wells, Rosemary | Comments (5)

Scribbles: A Really Giant Drawing and Coloring Book

July 8, 2008 – 3:15 pm

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Taro Gomi
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Product Description
This is no ordinary coloring book! With playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions, this book is not just for coloring, but for doodling, drawing, imagining and thinking! Here the art on the page is just the start. This book is paperback [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Activity Books, Archive, Art, Arts & Music, Audiobooks, Binding (binding), Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books: Arts & Music: Art: General, Children's Books: Sports & Activities: Activity Boo, Chronicle Books, Coloring Books, Crafts & Hobbies, Custom Stores, Drawing, Health, Mind & Body, History & Historical Fiction, Horror, Literature & Fiction, Manga, Mass Market, Mysteries, Paperback, Printed Books, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, School & Sports, Science & Technology, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Series, Social Issues, Specialty Stores, Taro Gomi, Teens, Trade | Comments (5)

Where is Baby’s Mommy?

July 3, 2008 – 1:38 pm

Rating: (38 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Little Simon

Product Description
Is Mommy behind the chair?Is Mommy behind the plant?Join baby as he plays hide-and-seek with Mommy. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps in this delightful interactive book are perfect for parents and children to share.

By admin | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Action & Adventure, All 4-for-3 Deals, Archive, Baby-3, Binding (binding), Board Book, Board Games, Card Games, Children's Books: Baby-3: General, Children's Books: Baby-3: Pop-Up & Movable: General, Children's Books: Literature: General, Children's Books: People & Places: Family Life: Gen, Children's Books: Sports & Activities: Games: Gener, Children's Literature Guides, Custom Stores, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Family Life, Fiction, Games, Humorous, Lift the Flap, Literary Criticism & Collections, Little Simon, Magic, Nonfiction, Parents, Party Games, People & Places, Poetry, Pop-Up, Pop-Up & Movable, Popular Culture, Printed Books, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Puzzles, Questions & Answers, Read-Aloud, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror, Short Story Collections, Specialty Stores, Travel, Video & Electronic, Word Games | Comments (5)

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

June 23, 2008 – 5:43 am

Rating: (204 reviews)
Author: Kate Dicamillo
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. [...]

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You Are Special

June 19, 2008 – 6:51 pm

Rating: (169 reviews)
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Crossway Books

Product Description
Every day the small wooden people called Wemmicks do the same thing: stick either gold stars or gray dots on one another. The pretty ones–those with smooth wood and fine paint–always get stars. The talented ones do, too. Others, though, who can do little [...]

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Best Travel Activity Book Ever (Backseat Books)

June 2, 2008 – 4:54 pm

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Rand McNally
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company

By admin | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Activity Books, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Archive, Arthur, Binding (binding), Books on Cassette, Children's Books: Ages 4-8: General, Children's Books: Ages 9-12: General, Children's Books: Sports & Activities: Activity Boo, Classic Books on CD, Classics, Coloring Books, Custom Stores, Cut & Assemble, Diaries, Dot to Dot, Dr. Seuss, Early Reader Series, Games, Hidden Picture, Mass Market, Mazes, Paperback, People & Places, Picture Books, Pokémon, Printed Books, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Rand McNally, Rand McNally & Company, Read-Aloud, Series, Specialty Stores, Staff Favorites, Trade, Travel | Comments (5)

Little Brother

June 1, 2008 – 9:24 am

Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen

Product Description
Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Animals, Arts & Music, Audiobooks, Baby-3, Binding (binding), Computers, Contemporary, Cory Doctorow, Educational, Hardcover, History & Historical Fiction, Issues, Literature & Fiction, Obsessions, People & Places, Popular Characters, Printed Books, Reference & Nonfiction, Religions, Science & Technology, Science, Nature & How It Works, Series, Teens, Tor Teen | Comments (5)

The Big Field

May 24, 2008 – 1:08 pm

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Philomel

Book Description
For Hutch, shortstop has always been home. It’s where his father once played professionally, before injuries relegated him to watching games on TV instead of playing them. And it’s where Hutch himself has always played and starred. Until now. The arrival of Darryl “D-Will” Williams, [...]

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