New Releases by Annie Auerbach

Punch is looking for his best friend. Where could he be? Join Punch on his quest through the zoo to find him.

Time to get your toothbrush out—not your hairbrush! Try again, Stitch! Stitch tries and tries again to brush his teeth in this silly, sweet board book perfect for read aloud fun with little ones! Toddlers will love joining their favorite blue alien on his hilariously chaotic journey to master the art of brushing his teeth. With Lilo by his side patiently displaying the correct way to do it, Stitch tries, fumbles, and tries again to get every step right in Toothbrushes Are for Teeth. With special features like textured glitter toothpaste on the cover and a surprise mirror inside, little ones won't be able to resist smiling along with Lilo and Stitch and showing off their own pearly whites. A repeated refrain of “Try again, Stitch!” makes this 12-page story perfect for read aloud fun with young children as they start to tackle one of life’s earliest milestones: brushing their teeth!

Hardworking Mr. ZIP and B. Franklin have to deliver the mail to all sorts of places. Come along on the journey as the duo delivers mail to cities, an airport, a construction site, a movie set, and more. Along the way, readers can search for 145 different things to spot.

IT’S PENGUIN PANDEMONIUM! Ready for a tour of the North Pole? Then join your tour guide — Yanni the Yeti! Yanni’s tour moves along swimmingly until the penguins show up. Silly and playful, the penguins are always where they shouldn’t be. And Yanni doesn’t like it one bit! Will Yanni be able to do his job, or will the penguins cause too much pandemonium? There’s only one way to find out!

Today, Mr. ZIP and his trusty sidekick B. Franklin are delivering mail to different places in the countryside. Along the way, they see farms, pumpkin patches, horses, and more. Everything is going well until their mail route has to take a surprise detour to deliver a "special package." Young readers will love the interactive lift-the-flap element as they join Mr. ZIP in this countryside adventure. Art note: Flaps will vary between reveals of art like a tree in an orchard without pear (flap reveals pears/Text: How many pears do you see?), or Horse with rider (flap reveals B. Franklin taking a ride/text: B. Franklin is "horsing" around!") Key Words: Teamwork, Mail, Post Office, ZIP Code, Countryside, Llama, Horse, Pumpkin, Vegetable garden, Henhouse, Imagination, Play

When Mickey and the gang dino-sit for a Triceratops named T-Top and five dino eggs, the friends must keep their young dino-charges safe from harm, especially when the eggs start to hatch.

It's Christmas and the train yard is busy! There are lots of trains with lots of packages to deliver. Baldwin, a switcher train, does his best to get all the big trains ready. But when he discovers one Christmas package that's been left behind, Baldwin decides he must deliver the package himself - no matter what!

Baldwin is a simple Switcher Train, whose job is to move trains, cars, and cabooses around the train yard, readying them for their long- haul journeys, but in reality, aspires to be like his father, Big Al, the most famous of the world's steam engines--but new and powerful diesel engines were now replacing the much older steam engines. After Big Al doesn't return after a long journey, Baldwin sets out along the wide-open rails in search of his father along with his best friends Bobber the caboose. Baldwin's Big Adventure is the story of the relationship between a son and father, friendship in the face of the unknown, and learning how to grow into who you want to become. This is a tale that continues to chug around every bend toward the horizon and ultimate goal - even if it starts out with just a small, unassuming switcher train with a giant heart!

When a two-ton baby blue whale named Wyatt appears for a delivery, Pip, Freddy, and the storks compete in a fly-off to try to prove who is the best delivery bird for such a big baby. But when no one wins the fly-off, the birds realize that when they

‘A beguiling exploration of how flexibility can contribute to creativity, purpose and happiness.’ Justine Roberts, founder of Mumsnet ‘Straight-talking self-help... Inspiring words, practical help and a fresh way of seeing things that we’ll be forcing on just about everyone we know.’ Stylist

"Based on the episode written by Jessica Carleton for the series created by Harland Williams."

Featuring a charming tale about Peppa Pig's day at the park, this storybook prompts young readers to follow along with the 10 duck-shaped counters, adding ducks as they read. Two additional pieces shaped like Peppa and George add an extra special play element. Full color. Consumable.

As Baby Bunny explores the fields, the reader is invited to find objects in the pictures.

A princess fairytale, Peppa Pig-style! It is bedtime for Peppa and George, but Peppa isn't sleepy. So Mummy Pig tells them the magical story of Princess Peppa and Sir George the Brave Knight. Join along on their fairy-tale adventure in this adorable storybook based on everyone's favorite bossy little piggy!

Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. must try to trap the monster that is stealing pieces from the contraptions at the Coolsville Contraption Contest.

Ever since the young bear entered the Browns' home, everything from having tea to taking the London Underground has been an incredible adventure. But when Paddington meets Millicent, an evil taxidermist, the whole family takes off on their biggest ad

Come along with Paddington as the Browns introduce him to his new home, London. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that Big Ben isn't a man, but a bell in a clock tower, and that England has a queen who lives in a palace. The city is full of wonders for a bear from Peru!

Meet Paddington, the extraordinary bear from Peru, and his many friends who help him out of lots of curious situations—as well as a few characters who lead him into trouble! Filled with full-color images from the film Paddington, this I Can Read storybook is an exciting introduction to this classic character. Meet Paddington is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Paddington, the first-ever live-action film with CGI animation based on the classic book series, lights up theaters on Christmas Day 2014. With Harry Potter producer David Heyman and an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, and Sally Hawkins, Paddington is a film that is sure to capture your heart.

After saving a cat from a tree, Boulder, a construction-bot, decides to adopt a lion from the zoo as a pet.

The storybook Plants vs. Zombies: Brains and the Beanstalk is a mash-up of the insanely addictive video game and a classic fairy tale. In Plants vs. Zombies, winner of more than 30 Best Game of the Year Awards, plants—including Sunflowers, Peashooters, Wall-nuts, and Cherry Bombs—defend humans against an array of brain-chomping zombies, such as the Pole-Vaulting Zombie and the Cone Zombie. Now in a thrilling picture book for kids, Jack—of Jack and the Beanstalk fame—enters the fantastical world of the game. He will battle the zombies with his magical beanstalk fighting by his side. The fun never dies in this action-filled adventure for kids with full-color illustrations.

In this colorful storybook, Plants vs. Zombies: The Three Little Pigs Fight Back, the famous fairy-tale pigs are thrown into the fun-dead world of Plants vs. Zombies, the award-winning video game. Instead of the big bad wolf, the brave pigs must escape a mob of fun-loving, brain-eating zombies from the wildly popular game. The pigs will have to think fast and team up with some zombie-fighting plants to stay alive. The fun never dies in this action-filled adventure for kids with full-color illustrations.

From the creators of Ice Age and Rio, Epic tells the story of a hidden civilization. The battle between good and evil rages until a teenage girl is magically transported into this forest kingdom to help save their world, and ours. The Jinn are tiny forest creatures who love all growing things. Their enemies, the Boggans, want to destroy the forest by spreading decay. When a human girl named M.K. magically shrinks and joins forces with the Leafmen— the brave warrior Jinn—the Jinn may have a chance of survival. Join M.K., the Leafmen, and other curious creatures on a dangerous journey to save this miraculous forest world! Epic: The Junior Novel retells the whole exciting story and features eight pages of full-color images from the movie!

From the creators of Ice Age and Rio, Epic tells the story of a hidden civilization. The battle between good and evil rages until a teenage girl is magically transported into this forest kingdom to help save their world, and ours. Moonhaven, a beautiful city deep in the woods, is home to the Jinn—remarkable forest creatures no taller than a blade of grass! The Leafmen, the brave warrior Jinn, are trying to protect the forest from the Boggans, who want to destroy all growing things. With a little outside help, can the Leafmen save their world? Filled with full-color illustrations from the film, this 8x8 is sure to be a hit with young fans.

Gru used to be one of the most villainous villains in the world. He and his army of Minions even stole the moon! But when he adopted Margo, Edith and Agnes, Gru became a dad. Instead of stealing landmarks, he makes pancakes, blows up unicorn balloons and dresses like a fairy princess! Little does this dad know, though, he's about to make another career change - as a spy for the Anti-Villain League... Based on the animated feature from Universal Pictures and with colour artwork from the movie!

The zombies want Jack's brains! He must work together with the plants -- especially the beanstalk -- to stop them.

Aladdin and Jasmine are happily married, and the Genie has returned from a trip around the world! But the Genie has been feeling blue. All his traveling has made him lonely, and he wishes he could find another genie to share his life with. So when Aladdin runs off to catch a kangaroo the Genie brought back from Australia, Jasmine recounts the story of how she found her one true love: Aladdin! Will Jasmine be able to cheer up the Genie and help him find his one true love?

The trucks work together to build a fort, finding items in the junkyard from A to Z to use in its construction. On board pages.

A smart, funny junior novelization of Despicable Me, an animated movie about "world's greatest villain" Gru, coming from Universal Studios in Summer 2010! Includes a color insert of stills from the film!

When Starscream escapes, Prowl and Lockdown both go after the Decepticon, only to lose him while battling over who gets to bring Starscream in, so they agree to work together, but Lockdown is secretly working for Megatron.