It's a spring morning on the farm. Grandma is happy the grandkis are visiting—they've picked just the right day!—and Grandpa is fixing breakfast. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose! "Good gracious," Grandpa says as he pours himself a glass of milk.

Adam avoids accidents. Brianna is busy in the bathroom. Caleb is comfy and clean. Danny and his friends know twenty-six ways to be done with diapers. Rebecca O'Connell's familiar examples and Amanda Gulliver's bright, cheery art aim to help kids practice their potty knowledge and learn their letters, too.

Smelly Bill is back, and he's as smelly as ever ... but now he's in love! Can Bill win the affections of a perfectly preened pup without cleaning up his act? This book features the "return of a well-loved, funny and smelly dog,"Albert Whitman & Company Marketing Director Michelle F. Bayuk told TDmonthly.

Santa and Mrs. Claus must rush to find a home for a foundling kitten named Cookie. Santa would love to keep the kitten, but he's allergic, and there's a little girl out there with the perfect home. This book offers "A heartwarming peek behind the scenes at the North Pole," Albert Whitman & Company Marketing Director Michelle F. Bayuk told TDmonthly.

"My name is Buddy. I am a dog. I am also a detective." Dog lovers and mystery fans will be swept up in Dori Hillestad Butler’s appealing, easy-reading chapter books.

In this book written by Linda Glaser and illustrated by Daniel Howarth, a lovable family of bunnies explores the traditions of Hanukkah, including the lighting of one candle on the menorah each night. Launch date: September 2009.

When Zebby and Amr create the website thetruthabouttruman.com, they want it to be honest. They want it to be about the real Truman Middle School, to say things that the school newspaper would never say, and to give everyone a chance to say what they want to say, too.

In the rainforest, where Argentina meets Brazil, a frog with a very big mouth catches an enormous fly. Impressed with himself, he sets out along the path to find someone else to amaze. “I’ve eaten the biggest FLY in the whole world!” he brags. “Don’t you wish you were ME?”

Author Bob Raczka thinks it’s a neat coincidence that the word “spring,” like so many of its happy activities, ends in “ing.” Nature is busy budding and flowering; baby animals are being born; gardeners are planting; and everywhere children are running and playing.

It's winter, and a lonely abandoned kitten is trying to survive in the woods. Each night, as he hunts for food, the warm glow of houses fills him with longing. While a family carries in its Christmas tree, the kitten slips into their house. Then—danger—a fierce dog lives there! The kitten has not found a haven after all. But it is Christmas Eve, a night when magical things can happen. Robin Pulver's gentle story and Layne Johnson's dramatic paintings evoke the wonder and joy of Christmas.

It's that wonderful time of year, when once more cows have come back to the family home, to be together around the Christmas tree. But while dancing the Cowpoke Polka, Moosha crashes through the floor! The whole family tries to pull her out. But Moosha stays stuck, right in the only place the tree can go. Will Christmas even come this year? Then a baby calf named Dale hangs a star on Moosha's tail, and these clever cows come up with a way to save Christmas and begin a fine cow tradition.