November 2007 New Toys — Books

The Mighty Pigeon Club by TRICYCLE PRESS

Pigeons seem like great fun until it comes time to clean up after the messy birds. The Clubhouse kids go on a hilarious adventure as they try to find a good home for their newfound pigeon friends. Launch date: October 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $15.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The New Baby's Baby Journal by TRICYCLE PRESS

The journal is full of eye-catching, full-color pages that parents can use to capture baby’s special moments. With keepsake pockets and photo corners included, the book is comprehensive and easy to use. Launch date: October 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Winter Babies Wear Layers by TRICYCLE PRESS

Part of the Urban Babies Wear Black series, this book finds the tiny tots creating snow sculptures, warming themselves by the fire and ringing in the new year on a cold winter’s night. Launch date: November 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $6.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Graphix - Amulet Book 1: The Stonekeeper by SCHOLASTIC

In this adventure series by comic artist Kazu Kibuishi, a grieving family moves into an ancestral house. On the family’s very first night in the house, a mysterious creature kidnaps the mother and it is up to the kids to journey to the magical world behind their basement door and save her. A hardcover version is also available, with an MSRP of $21.99. Launch date: January 2008. 11/15/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Girls' Book: How to be the Best at Everything by SCHOLASTIC

The book serves as a guide for girls who want to know how to do everything. Girls will learn how to do everything from speaking in code to reading someone’s mind. Launch date: September 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Boys' Book: How to be the Best at Everything by SCHOLASTIC

The book serves as a guide for boys who want to know how to do everything. Boys will learn how to do everything from fighting off a crocodile to speaking in code. Launch date: September 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Orchard Books - Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy by SCHOLASTIC

The pop-up book takes readers on a 3-D journey into the Star Wars universe. Each spread contains a variety of novelty features, including pop-ups, side flaps and working light sabers. Launch date: October 2007. 11/15/2007 (Price: $32.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Very Own Fairy Tale by I SEE ME! INC.

This personalized book features the child’s full name and birth date, along with a personalized dedication from the sender. The illustrated book invites little girls into a magical garden where fairies crown her as their fairy princess. The fairies spell-out the girl’s name, while describing character traits that make her alone the perfect princess. The book is also designed to help children learn to recognize letters, spell their names and build vocabulary. Launch date: July 2006. 11/14/2007 (Price: $35.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Very Own Name by I SEE ME! INC.

The personalized book features the child’s first name, last name and birth date. In the illustrated book, animal characters bring letters one by one to spell the first and last names of the child. This educational book helps young children learn to recognize letters and spell their own names. “Each hard cover, high quality personalized storybook is especially made for each child and becomes a one-of-a-kind keepsake,” I See Me! Inc. Marketing Manager Nancy Severson told TDmonthly. “Specialty retailers love our books which help them differentiate their merchandise mix and ensure repeat visits by customers to pick up their completed books.” Launch date: May 2000. 11/14/2007 (Price: $35.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Uncle John's Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader for Kids Only by BATHROOM READERS' PRESS

Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader for Kids Only has everything a landlubber could want including nautical jokes, puzzles, quizzes and bizarre tales of the sea that report on shipwrecks and sunken treasure, mermaids, shark attacks, sea serpents and thermal vents — all presented in entertaining and engaging format that can be enjoyed by even the youngest bathroom readers. Launch date: June 2007. 11/14/2007 (Price: $8.95)

Uncle John's KID-TOPIA Bathroom Reader for Kids Only by BATHROOM READERS' PRESS

What happens when kids find a book so irresistible that they can’t wait to dive in? They’ve found utopia. Uncle John’s KID-TOPIA is packed with puzzles, activities, wordplay, jokes, cartoon strips and games combined with the kind of stories, trivia and other cool stuff that has made Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader a household name. Launch date: April 1, 2008. 11/14/2007 (Price: $11.95)

The Hugawugs ABCs by WUGABOO LLC

This book tells about an alphabet adventure as the Hugawugs find letters all around them — at the park, in the kitchen and at the zoo. From Squidget’s apple to Jasper’s zebra friend, the Hugawugs learn their way from A to Z. “The Hugawugs products pair a book series with plush characters to offer children and their parents many sweet and silly ways to learn and play together,” Laurie Christomos of Dave Syferd & Partners told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 1, 2007. 11/14/2007 (Price: $7.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Meet the Hugawugs by WUGABOO LLC

Kids can join the eight Hugawugs friends as they share their favorite ways to have silly fun. From playing on the swings to jumping in the leaves, the Hugawugs have a fun-filled day that ends with a quiet nap. “Each Hugawugs character has a unique personality based on some of the wonderful characteristics of young children,” Laurie Christomos of Dave Syferd & Partners told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 1, 2007. 11/14/2007 (Price: $7.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Uncover a Dog by SILVER DOLPHIN BOOKS

This book offers an inside look at the special anatomical and behavioral characteristics that make dogs our most trusted and lovable animal companions. Readers can learn why certain dogs have certain behaviors and why others don’t. This extraordinary title brings together the best elements of a traditional book with an incredible 3-D model that provides an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the subject at hand. It’s a fascinating adventure, filled with wild facts, cool illustrations and diagrams that bring this awesome animal to life. Launch date: May 31, 2008. 11/14/2007 (Price: $18.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Field Guide to Rain Forest Animals by SILVER DOLPHIN BOOKS

This book lets readers leap into an interactive journey through the jungle and learn about exotic animals and their habits. They can follow the trail of the jungle’s most magnificent creatures, including silent jaguars, leaping monkeys and pink river dolphins. And then assemble their own animals for a museum-ready display. It includes 51 pieces to assemble eight rain forest animals. Launch date: March 2, 2008. 11/14/2007 (Price: $15.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Rogues by PENGUIN GROUP USA

This 320-page, hardcover novel concludes a four-book series and is written by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris. Roddy Macallan’s search for treasure in the Scottish Highlands turns into even more of an adventure when he meets up with a roaming rogue. Launch date: September 2007. 11/14/2007 (Price: $18.99)

Ancient Rome: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Rome's Past by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Excavated writing tablets, a famous mosaic and various artifacts are all clues to the history of the Italian people, which is discussed through archaeological research in this book. 11/14/2007 (Price: $17.95)

Ancient Pueblo: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of America's Past by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

This book reveals what researchers have learned about the Pueblo people through petroglyphs and studies of prehistoric sites in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. 11/14/2007 (Price: $17.95)

Fully Woolly by KIDS CAN PRESS

This book in the Planet Girl series includes three project levels and instructions on knitting, crocheting and felting. It is written by Ellen Warwick and illustrated by Bernice Lum. 11/14/2007 (Price: $12.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Owl and the Pussycat by KIDS CAN PRESS

Part of the Visions in Poetry series, this book features a nonsensical poem by Edward Lear, involving a bohemian pussycat and an aristocratic owl, accompanied by whimsical illustrations by Stéphane Jorisch. 11/14/2007 (Price: $16.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Peek-a-Boo Zoo by TRANSGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.

Written by Dian Curtis Regan and illustrated by Amanda Gulliver, this bright, lift-the-flap book lets little ones explore fun animal characters. “One, two, peek-a-boo! I may be small but I’m not a runt. I am baby …” The interactive book for toddlers is filled with riddles about the zoo, and the correct answer for each makes the stanza rhyme. "Gulliver’s art includes painted cut-paper collage illustrations which are bold, rich and practically palpable. This unusual style complements a toddler’s curiosity with the interactive lift-a-flap adventure and is the perfect pairing for Regan’s catchy stanzas. Simply lift-the flaps to reveal the clues," Kimberly Walsh of Transglobal Communications Group told TDmonthly. 11/12/2007 (Price: $8.95)

The Lonely Little Monster by THE MONSTERS IN MY HEAD LLC

The Lonely Little Monster, winner of a MoonBeam Children's Book Award, stars Nola our wide-eyed Monster of Loneliness. She seems to have a problem... she can't find any friends!  Join her as she wanders through her fanciful world in search of a companion. Will she find a friend?  The Lonely little Monster was named  "One of Three Great Books About Loneliness" by "Time Out New York Kids." “The WorryWoos are a unique series that brings human emotions to life by personifying feelings as main characters. For the first time, author [and illustrator] Andi Green deals with aspects of our inner self, presented as quirky and loveable monsters who go on amusing introspective journeys in search of understanding and acceptance,” Green told TDmonthly. Nola and "The Lonely Little Monster" won a 2009 Hot Product Award from iParenting Media and a 2009 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine. ( Watch Video) 11/9/2007 (Price: $14.50) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Curses, Inc. by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

A spell that gets you land, money, long golden hair, or a date to the prom can't be a curse, can it? A curse just gets you dead. Or does it? In these 10 stunning short stories, boys and girls learn firsthand just what magic spells, enchantments and curses really can do. Launch date: September 2007. 11/9/2007 (Price: $6.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Where the Giant Sleeps by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

In soothing rhyme, bestselling author Mem Fox explores the sleeping habits of our favorite inhabitants from the world of fairy tales. Vladimir Radunsky fills a dreamy, picturesque landscape with surprising and fun details. Fairies, wizards, goblins and children all find peace under the same bright moon. Launch date: October 2007. 11/9/2007 (Price: $16.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Blackthorn Winter by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

In this book by Kathryn Reiss, 15-year-old Juliana discovers unsettling parallels to her past as she tries to solve a murder mystery in an artists’ colony in England. Launch date: October 2007. 10/31/2007 (Price: $6.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]