New Releases by Peter Catalanotto

Monkey and Robot are back with more adventures. In this beginning reader graphic novel, the two show how much fun opposites can have together. They try to become superheroes, to travel back in time, to study turtles, and to become famous. Robot is the practical one while Monkey has the creative ideas. The two combine for a lot of zany humor and sweet friendship.

Using plays on words and humorous misunderstandings, Monkey & Robot tells stories that will delight the most reluctant reader. Catalanotto has created an unforgettable pair with the all-too-literal Monkey and the all-too-careful Robot.

Luke finds out that family can be fantastic just the way it is in this witty picture book from the author-illustrator of Matthew ABCs and Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All. Luke is used to having Mom and Dad all to himself, to play soccer and build forts with. But now that they are expecting a new baby, they always are too tired or too busy to play. So Luke dreams of having new parents to play with—the newbies! His new parents have all the time in the world for Luke, but some things just aren’t quite right...like the way new Dad’s pancakes are different, and how new Mom doesn’t cut sandwiches into triangles. Getting all the attention is wonderful, but Luke wonders if perhaps his original parents are still the best parents for him!

Meet Emily, and her new friend—sort of . . . Emily loves her shiny black lunch bag—the jewels, the way it sparkles. But one day a new school bus picks her up, and in the confusion she forgets her lunch bag on the bus. Will she get a ticket, like that loud girl Vincetta Louise said? Or will Emily be forced to eat the Secret Lunch Special? From fickle friendships to mystery meat, kids everywhere will identify with Emily as she navigates the rough waters of second grade.

"What a gorgeous painting," exclaimed the judge of Ms. Fair''s first-grade art contest. "What a beautiful rabbit!" For Emily, the words are a shock. Her painting is of her dog, Thor. Not a rabbit. But instead of thinking: What''s wrong with this judge? Emily takes the words, and the judgment, to heart. Just as she takes her art. Not everyone, not Ms. Fair, or even Emily''s best friend, Kelly, can see that. At first.

Four stories about best friends Monkey and Robot, who try out Halloween costumes, visit the beach, consider what to do with a tire they find, and figure out if it''s morning or night.

It’s a factual face-off in this superhero picture book from all-star Peter Catalanotto, now with an audio recording. Question Boy wants answers. He lives for them. But none of the town’s action heroes—Oil Man, Paperboy, Police Woman—can satisfy Question Boy’s heroic need to know! Enter Little Miss Know-It-All. She has an answer for every who-what-where-when-and-how…and what she doesn’t know she simply makes up. And what about you? Ready for a wrangle? Keen on a quibble? Then come along to the town park to cheer the two of them on! Vibrant, rich illustrations merge fantasy with reality in this exploration of questions, answers, and what it means to be right.

Second-grader Emily worries that her grandfather, who has narcolepsy, will fall asleep when he visits her class to talk about Veterans Day.

Ivan loves a good story. Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats. Where else can a dog find such playmates action fun... or a cookie? Ivan''s own good story lands him just where he loves to be. In your lap.

Second-grader Emily is tired of pumpkins being at the center of every lesson in school, but she is not prepared when a jealous friend damages the jack-o-lantern portrait Emily made for Open House.

When Mr. Mumble gets a bird in his throat, no one can understand him.

Mrs. Tuttle has her hands full with a class of twenty-five boys -- and to make matters worse, they''re all named Matthew! Could there be room for one more Matthew? Mrs. Tuttle thinks so...and she doesn''t even have trouble figuring out which boy is which. The new Matthew fits right in with the others as readers discover that each Matthew is unique in his own special, alphabetical way.

Sixteen calico kittens -- the number of colors in a crayon box. Their mother, Sophie, knows one from another...but how do you think Mrs. Tuttle tells those kittens apart? Peter Catalanotto''s sequel to his Matthew A.B.C. and Daisy 1, 2, 3 invites long looking, counting, and laughing!

Mrs. Tuttle teaches a dog obedience class to twenty Dalmatians who are all named Daisy, but each one has some feature that makes her easily identifiable.

Lively watercolor illustrations complement a family treasury of retellings of Bible stories, recipes, craft projects, a historical map, and commentary that introduces young readers to the eight major Jewish holidays through engaging activities. Reprint.

Tommy is eager to listen with his father to the first American spacewalk, but his father has to go to work, and when he comes home in the evening they have some trouble reconnecting.

In a story where almost everything is black and white, Dylan, a dalmatian, escapes from his home and becomes involved in a soccer game between penguins and skunks.