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• Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden

  George Levenson

  
  Tricycle Press is proud to present two new editions of the critically acclaimed Pumpkin Circle. Pumpkin seedlings grow, sprout, bud, and bloom, offering up their golden fruit, then break down into rich soil from which seeds sprout again—a circle without end. The skillfully translated Spanish language edition and a first-time paperback version are sure to create a whole new crop of pumpkin lovers.
  
   

• How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends (How Do Dinosaurs)

  Jane Yolen

  
  What if a dinosaur's friends come to play? Does he mope, does he pout if he can't get his way? Does he hide all his dump trucks, refusing to share? Does he throw his friends' coloring books up in the air? Time and time again, children are told to "play nice." This brilliantly illustrated board book is packed with rhymes that will teach children how. Mark Teague's laugh-aloud illustrations, along with Jane Yolen's playful text, will show children that "playing nice" can be easy and fun. Perfect for parents to read aloud with their children, this book is as humorous as it is instructive.
  
   

• Richard Scarry's Please and Thank You Book (Pictureback(R))

  Richard Scarry

  
  Illus. in full color. The animal residents of Busytown learn useful lessons about manners, thoughtfulness, and caring in this perky, funny paperback.  
  
   

• The Survival Guide for Kids With ADD or ADHD

  John F. Taylor

  
  What are ADD and ADHD? What does it mean to have ADD and ADHD? How can kids diagnosed with ADD and ADHD help themselves succeed in school, get along better at home, and form healthy, enjoyable relationships with peers? In kid-friendly language and a format that welcomes reluctant and easily distracted readers, Free Spirit's newest survival guide helps kids know they're not alone and offers practical strategies for taking care of oneself, modifying behavior, enjoying school, having fun, and dealing (when needed) with doctors, counselors, and medication. Includes real-life scenarios, quizzes, and a special message for parents.
  
   

• The Grouchy Ladybug

  
  Grouchy Ladybug Board Book Eric Carle. For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted readers of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won't say "please" or "thank you," won't share, and thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else. As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners. 44 pages. Trim sizeÊ7" x 7".
  
   

• How to Lose All Your Friends (Picture Puffins)

  Nancy Carlson

  
  With exuberant pictures and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, the author of I Like Me! takes a light-hearted look at bratty behavior that will have children laughing in recognition while learning exactly how not to behave. Colored-pencil illustrations throughout.
  
   

• My Big Boy Potty

  Joanna Cole

  

  "What a big boy you are!"

  Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.

  
   

• The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups: The Second File

  
  
   

• Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

  Betty MacDonald

  
  
   

• I Spy Spooky Night (I Spy)

  Jean Marzollo

  
  From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.
  
   

• The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners (First Time Books(R))

  Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

  
  "When Mama Bear's efforts to improve her family's manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan--a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. Basic etiquette is presented in a practical way. Berenstain illustrations add humor and understanding."--School Library Journal.  
  
   

• No, David!

  
  
   

• Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly

  Gail Carson Levine

  

  Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as Ella Enchanted, as touching as Dave at Night, as captivating as Fairest?

  Well, now you can find out! In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire.

  With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.

  
   

• I Spy Treasure Hunt (I Spy)

  Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick

  
  
   

• David Goes To School (David)

  
  
   

• MANNERS CAN BE FUN REV PB

  Leaf

  
  If we want something
  we
  say
  PLEASE
  We say THANK YOU
  if you help us or
  give us something or
  do things for us.
  Before we leave the table
  we ask if
  we
  may
  be
  excused.
  And say THANK YOU
  if we are told we may.
  
  Continuing the success of How to Behave and Why-with hundreds of thousands of copies sold, 50,000 in the last year and a half alone!-comes another gem from the trove of Munro Leaf.
  
  Considered his second most popular book, Manners Can Be Fun was first published in 1936 and is among Munro Leaf's acclaimed "Fun" series, which includes Grammar, Reading, and History. In his signature style of stick-figure illustrations and wholesome text, this charming guide, in which courtesy does not have to be a chore or a response to scolding, makes manners a delight to learn. With such characters as the Mefirsts and the Whineys, children can laugh while absorbing the elementary rules of thoughtfulness and etiquette. To listen, cooperate, act graciously, and share, among others, are invaluable lessons that should never be underestimated, and that help make happy, well-adjusted, and secure children who will one day grow up to be happy, well-adjusted, and secure adults.
  
  
   

• No Hitting!: A Lift-the-Flap Book

  Karen Katz

  
  With the help of this book, toddlers will love learning to say NO to hitting—and screaming and squeezing and yelling—and YES to fun! Refreshingly honest and all too true, this funny book is perfect for toddlers, and parents will find it a painless way to steer their little ones toward, shall we say, more acceptable behavior!
  
   

• David Gets in Trouble

  
  
   

• Doodles: A Really Giant Coloring and Doodling Book

  Taro Gomi

  
  Doodles -- Renowned children's book illustrator Taro Gomi invites kids of all ages to not only color, but also draw, imagine, and create. Unfinished pictures and intriguing prompts foster children's powers of visualization, and at nearly 400 pages, this book provides plenty of room to stretch the imagination.
  
   

• From Seed to Pumpkin (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

  Wendy Pfeffer

  

  Pumpkins can be baked in a pie.

  Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns.

  Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack.

  But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin?

  Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!