NEW RELEASES
NOVEMBER 2016
CHILDREN
GRADES PreK-K
Bauer, Jutta
EMMA JUEGA AFUERA
Emma Plays Outside
Board Bk (LG41605) 2016 9788494565342 $12.99
16 pp.    Grades PreK-K
Join Emma as she has fun playing outside rain or shine!

Palmero Cáceres, Ana
CUÉNTAME DEL 1 AL 10
Count to 10 with Me
HC (EK41572) 2016 
9789802573790 $11.99
32 pp.    Grades PreK-K
The Yekuana people are known for the intricate patterns they weave into their baskets.  This book uses their artistic symbols to teach young children how to count to ten in an engaging, visual manner.  Information on their craft and symbols is provided. 

Prassadam-Halls, Smriti
TE QUIERO NOCHE Y DÍA
I Love You Night and Day
Translated by Ana Galán
HC (COR41488) 2016
9788484705376 $24.99
32 pp.    Grades PreK-K
How you can show someone just how much you love them?  In this tender picture book, Bear and Bunny discover the perfect way to tell each other how much they care about one another.

Rubio, Antonio
AURELIO
Aurelio
Board Bk (KA41586) 2016 
9788484642633 $16.99
28 pp.    Grades PreK-K
This rhyming board book about a bat named Aurelio teaches children about vowels.  It mixes phonics with endearing illustrations and even shows readers that there are words that contain all five vowels, just like our title character.
GRADES PREK-1
L itwin, Eric
PETE EL GATO
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Illustrated by  James Dean
HC (LDS41564) 2016 9788494469893 $24.99
36 pp.    Grades PreK-1
Pete the Cat loves his white shoes, but he keeps stepping in different things that change their color.  The songs that he sings about his footwear were intentionally left in English to match the recording that can be downloaded from the publisher's website.

GRADES K-2
Hauviller, Gastón
LA RECETA SECRETA 
DE LA ABUELA MAGDALENA
Grandma Magdalena's 
Secret Recipe
HC (OC41534) 2016 
9786077355243 $20.99
48 pp.    Grades K-2
The day has finally arrived for little Maggie to learn how to make her grandmother's secret recipe.  She comes from a long line of great cooks, all with the same name as her.  Will things go according to plan?  Readers will love this intergenerational story.


Llenas, Anna
EL MONSTRUO DE COLORES
The Color Monster
HC (FLA41543) 2016 
9788494504235 $22.99
44 pp.    Grades K-2
The color monster does not know what's going on.  All of the emotions and their representative colors are all jumbled up.  Will he be able to put everything back in its rightful place? This picture book offers children a wonderful way to express their feelings.

Morgan, Allen
EL BARCO DE CAMILA
Nicole's Boat
HC (EK41542) 2016 9788494429163 $12.99
24 pp.    Grades K-2
It's bedtime, but Nicole doesn't want to sleep, so her father tells her a soothing story about a boat going out to sea...and the best part is that she is the captain!


Panzieri, Lucia
EL COCODRILO AMABLE
The Friendly Crocodile
HC (UNA41524) 2016 9789871849291 $22.99
28 pp.    Grades K-2
Once upon a time, there was a crocodile that longed to be a pet.  Knowing that no family would accept him, he decides to enter a home and live inside a book during the day.  At night, he leaves the pages and does all sorts of chores for the family.  Once they discover who is behind all this, will they let him stay? 
Pernaudet, Christophe & Sébastien Chebret
EL LOBO HACE HUEGLA
Wolf Goes on Strike
HC (JV41480) 2016 9788426143693 $21.99
32 pp.    Grades K-2
One day, the Wolf from classic stories such as the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood decides to go on strike because he is tired of being the bad guy.  Will any of the characters be able to convince him to get back to work? 

Slegers, Liesbet
DORMIDO O DESPIERTO EN LA SELVA
Asleep or Awake in the Jungle
HC (LV41128) 2016 
9788414001943 $16.99
32 pp.    Grades PreK-K
This fun, interactive book teaches young children opposites like asleep and awake and short and long while introducing them to the colorful variety of animals that live in the jungle.

GRADES 1-3
Charlat, Benoît
EL TORNEO
The Tournament
PB (PV41581) 2015 9789583050008 $8.99  52 pp.    Grades 1-3
Sebastian does not want to participate in judo, but he does it to please his father.  There's an important tournament coming up.  Will he be able to confess his secret to his father before then and, if so, what will his reaction be?

GRADES 2-4
Rippin, Sally
BILLIE B. ES INCREÍBLE
Billie B. Brown: The Copy Cat Kid/The Deep End
HC (BU41568) 2016 
9788469606582 $14.99
92 pp.    Grades 2-3
In book one, Billie B. is asked to show Mika, the new student from Japan, around.  When Mika begins to copy everything Billie does, she gets really annoyed.  In the second story, Billie B. must learn to overcome her fear of swimming.  Help comes in a way she never expects.

Alcántara, Ricardo
EL TIEMPO DIRÁ
Time Will Tell
PB (ED41290) 2016 
9788468324647 $12.99
48 pp.    Grades 2-4
Andres has trouble coming to grips with his parents' separation because he never heard them argue.  When his mother begins a new relationship, he worries that she will no longer love him.  She makes him feel safe and cared for in this realistic look at divorce and blended families.

GRADES 3-5
Gray, Kes
COLECCIÓN "DAISY"
Daisy Series
Grades 3-5
Daisy is a little girl who is always getting into trouble, but there is always a reason why!  Children will love this character and the fun illustrations in these chapter books.

DAISY Y LO MALO 
DE ESTAR CASTIGADA
Daisy and the Trouble with Life
HC (BU41478) 2016 9788469605431 $14.99
DAISY Y LO MALO DE LOS ZOOS
Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos
HC (BU41479) 2016 9788469605424 $14.99

Higgins, Chris
MI LOCA FAMILIA TIENE TALENTO
My Funny Family's Got Talent
PB (ED41284) 2016 
9788468316338 $9.99
138 pp. Grades 3-5
It's almost time for Mom's birthday.  With Lucinda's help, Mattie and her best friend prepare a special surprise.  Performances, however, are not so easy to organize and Mattie's List of Concerns just keeps getting longer and longer...

Higgins, Chris
MI LOCA FAMILIA CAMBIA DE CASA
My Funny Family Moves House
PB (ED41285) 2016 
9788468324821 $9.99
146 pp. Grades 3-5
Things are cramped at the Butterfield's house. Mom wants to move, but that would mean changing schools.  Is Mattie's worst nightmare on her List of Concerns coming true?

GRADES 5 AND UP
Curtis, Christopher Paul
ME LLAMO BUD, NO BUDDY
My Name is Bud, Not Buddy
PB (LC41101) 2016 9781632456397 $12.99
240 pp. Grades 5 & Up
Bud does not want to return to the orphanage after his disastrous night at the Amos's house; therefore, he decides to go in search of the band leader whom he believes to be the father he has never known. 

Curtis, Christopher Paul
LOS WATSON VAN A BIRMINGHAM-1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
PB (LC41102) 2016 9781632456403 $12.99
200 pp. Grades 5 & Up
Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons head South to Birmingham, Alabama...toward one of the darkest moments in America's history. 

Vaccarino, Lucia
EL MISTERIO DE LA HABITACIÓN NO. 11
The Mystery of Room 11
PB (ED41485) 2015 
9788468315850 $12.99
184 pp. Grades 5-7
A dead man is found in a locked room at the Three Crowns Inn.  Emily and Linda Wright begin their investigation and discover secrets and intrigues going back for generations.

Vaccarino, Lucia
UNA SERIE DE MISTERIO
A Mystery Series
PB (ED41486) 2015 
9788468316246 $12.99
178 pp. Grades 5-7
A TV crew comes to Blossom Creek to film a popular mystery series.  A few days later, after a string of suspicious events, Emily and Linda realize the true mystery is not in the script; it's on the set...

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