The story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Family members all help each other out dusting off the old year, hanging decorations and making dumplings. Then they all put on new clothes and celebrate with friends and family eating and watching fireworks, lion dancers, the parade and more. The book is full of bright, colorful illustrations and includes a surprise foldout page at the end of the story. The story is tailor-made for reading aloud. Launch date: January 2008.

The cookbook, by Missy Chase Lapine, former publisher of “Eating Well” magazine, is a result of the challenges Lapine faced trying to get her two young daughters to eat healthy. Lapine offers over 75 recipes that disguise healthy ingredients in kids' favorite meals. Pack meals with more fiber, vitamins and antioxidants with the power of purees and ingredient substitutes. Sneaky recipes include No Harm Chicken Parm, Power Pizza, Incognito Burritos, Brainy Brownies and much more. Launch date: April 2007.

This book is the follow-up to Antoinette Portis’ Not a Box. Portis uses a concept similar to the one she used in Not a Box, but this time, introduces a pig and a stick. The pig demonstrates to kids the power of the imagination, turning the stick into anything but a stick. Launch date: December 2007.

Pinkalicious loves the color pink, but all the girls at school like black. They tease her, saying that pink stinks and pink is for babies. But Pinkalicious stands strong and ignores them — until her own friends begin to ignore her. Pinkalicious debates what to do and learns a valuable lesson. Launch date: October 2007.

The book is a manual equipped with everything girls need to know, including information about female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking. The book is for any girl who is a tomboy, girly-girl or a little bit of both. A version for boys is also available. Launch date: October 2007.

The 18” doll is soft and huggable, with a cloth and vinyl poseable body and hair that can be styled. She also comes with a Sparkle, Spirit, Style! book, which allows girls to create a personality for their dolls. A sing-along CD is also included.

Mia comes dressed in figure skating practice clothes. The 18” doll is soft and huggable, with a poseable body and hair that can be styled. She comes with a book, Mia, that tells the story of her following her dream to become a figure skater and the challenges she faces and the lessons she learns. Additional outfits and accessories are available separately. Launch date: 2008.

Ivy is Julie’s best friend. She comes dressed in a knit top, twill pants and 1970s boots. The 18” soft-cloth doll is soft and huggable, with a poseable body and hair that can be styled. The doll comes with a matching book, Good Luck, Ivy, which tells the story of Ivy growing up in 1970s San Francisco. This product is an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winner.

Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, author and illustrator Antoinette Portis captures the thrill of when one’s imagination takes over. Using a bunny, a cardboard box and simple illustrations, Portis demonstrates how a box can transform into a mountain, a rocket ship, a racecar and much more. This product is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Award and ALA Notable Children’s Book Award winner. Launch date: December 2006.

Drawn from countries and cultures around the world, these wonderful wintry stories express the magnificence of the season. From a group of courageous Russian animals to a legend about a bag of warmth that can keep winter away forever, these cozy stories will keep out the winter chill. Launch date: September 2007.

Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime, the Tear Thief carries her waterproof, silvery sack as she steals the tears of every child who cries. But what does she do with all those tears? This warm, poignant and beautifully illustrated story offers a thought-provoking message and a starting point to share children's emotional experiences. Launch date: September 2007.

From magical spirits in the northeastern mountains to sneaky robbers and brave heroines in the Indus Valley, these stories, each taken from a different state, are full of action and adventure. Cultural notes introduce every tale, giving readers a taste of India's rich and diverse heritage. Launch date: September 2007.

A folktale heard in synagogues, mosques and churches across the Near East and beyond, the story of how the city of Jerusalem came to be has been passed along for hundreds of years. In this gorgeously illustrated book, storyteller Chris Smith shows how two brothers find peace by seeing themselves in each other. Launch date: September 2007.

This book introduces young readers to the sights and sounds of the year, from summer's sizzling sun to winter's crackling snow. Featuring breathtaking illustrations by internationally renowned illustrator, Alison Jay, this book will open children’s eyes and ears to the world around them. Launch date: September 2007.

All your favorite princesses and their horses take you to a land of magical games and coloring. The activities include Magic Pen® Painting and Invisible Ink. The Special Pen also produces a rainbow of colors instantly. The Special Pen reveals the invisibly printed pictures. Each book includes 24 pages of fun and a special pen.
— Two of 40 retailers who spoke with TDmonthly in March 2008 singled out Lee Publications products as the best-selling travel items in their stores.
— In March 2008, over 22 percent of retailers who spoke with TDmonthly named activity books as their best-seller when it comes to travel products.
— Many other varieties are available, including Ratatouille, Disney Fairies and Finding Nemo.

Let the magic of the Tinker Bell and friends come alive! Magic Pen® Painting is a fun and easy way to paint - but with no mess! Use the Special Pen to paint each picture and watch the colors instantly appear. Each book includes 24 pages of fun and a special pen.

Written by #1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Riordan, this book is the first in a series of ten books. The books will be accompanied by 350 collectible cards and a dynamic online game — called 39 Clues — where readers can compete for prizes. Kids will embark on an adventure tracking their points and their clues, managing their card collections, digging through the Cahill archives for secrets and “traveling” the world to collect Cahill artifacts, interview characters and hunt down clues. Scholastic will be giving away more than $100,000 in prizes. Launch date: September 2008.

This doll and book set is all about Reina. Reina means "Queen" in Spanish. Reina wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up because of her love for animals. She works really hard in school so she can get good grades to become an animal doctor. She became friends with Marlee and Natalie when she and her family moved to the new neighborhood and became neighbors. Reina received a 10 Best Educational Products for 2008 Award from Dr. Toy.

With Colonial America as the backdrop, this true-story account of the life of Daniel Boone captures his childhood on Native American lands, his role as a fighter in the French and Indian War, and his adventures trailblazing the Wilderness Road.

First published in 1939, this classic story of the energetic tugboat is brought to new life in this restored edition. With the support of Hardie Gramatky’s estate, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, Penguin has used archived first editions and Hardie’s original paintings to restore "Little Toot" to its full glory, bringing back a richness of color lost in decades of reprintings. This edition also features some of the artist’s full-color manuscript sketches, never before seen in print, and reintroduces the book’s exquisite original endpapers. Launch date: September 2007.

This books grants awards to non-traditional winners in sports — a gymnast with a wooden leg, a sailor who sacrificed a win to save a drowning opponent, pistol dueling and much more. Launch date: 2007.

The 12-page book is derived from one of Dr. Dean’s 12 popular songs. Use the book in conjunction with the CD to allow students to listen to the story, or invite them to read along or sing along for a multi-sensory learning experience.

The 12-page book is derived from one of Dr. Jean’s 12 popular songs. Use the book in conjunction with the CD to allow students to listen to the story, or invite them to read along or sing along for a multi-sensory learning experience.

The reusable drawing book allows kids to draw on the pages without permanently marking them. The book comes with 20 laminated pages and four erasable markers. Each page contains a simple photographed image that is ready to be transformed into a work of art. Draw it Again is an ideal quiet-time busy book, equally at home, on a plane, in a restaurant or in your family room. Launch date: March 2008.

Anyone can turn his or her doodles into amazing motion pictures. The backs feature several sets of perforated pages, each with a sequence of partially finished pictures illustrating a funny story. Complete the drawings in one’s own inimitable style, tear out the pages, bind them with one of the included custom clips and flip the pages to see one’s art in action. The book comes with four sturdy clips, a set of colorful mini-markers, enough tear-‘em-out pages to make eight distinctive flip books and a how-to guide. Launch date: March 2008.
— “They are a wonderful price and they are all great,” Owner Michelle Beyer of Clever Kids Toy Shop in Rochester, Minn., told TDmonthly in late 2007. “Each book is packed full of great activities. We are the top seller of KLUTZ in Minnesota!”