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New Releases by Carolyn Crimi

Carolyn Crimi is the author of Jayden Noticed (2026), Where's My Mummy? (2024), Secondhand Dogs (2023), There Might Be Lobsters (2022), How to Haunt a House (2021).

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Jayden Noticed

release date: Feb 03, 2026
Jayden Noticed
"This picture book is a gem!" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) With the help of a rock he’s collected, a child moving to a new house learns to embrace change and make a like-minded friend in this story celebrating our most thoughtful little observers. Jayden notices everything. He notices the way the moon looks different every night as it peeks through the oak tree. He notices spiderweb wheels and egg freckles, mouse paws and rose petals. But most of all, Jayden notices rocks. Jayden collects a rock to go with everything: a homework rock, a Saturday rock, even enough wishing rocks to fill up a jar. But now that he and his family have moved to a different house, where the trees are too short, the color is off, and the mailbox is in the wrong place, will he find a rock to grant him courage—and help him make a new friend, maybe even a noticer like him? In a tender story for curious and observant little readers, Carolyn Crimi’s text joins with Shamar Knight-Justice’s expressive illustrations in a tale that offers comfort in the face of life’s many changes.

Where's My Mummy?

release date: Sep 30, 2024
Where's My Mummy?
This gently spooky read-aloud treat is also a satisfying bedtime book — sure to delight the youngest reader on many a deep, dark night. Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full of friendly creatures that click their clacky teeth and whoosh past on flippy-floppy wings. But who will comfort Little Baby Mummy if a small, scritchy-scratchy someone gives him a scare? Big Mama Mummy, of course! Fresh, comical illustrations complement this ever-so-slightly suspenseful story with a satisfying ending.

Secondhand Dogs

release date: Jul 18, 2023
Secondhand Dogs
Miss Lottie's home was for second chances. When she adopted Gus, Roo, Tank, and Moon Pie, Miss Lottie rescued each member of the pack-including herself, her helper, Quinn, and her reclusive cat, Ghost-and turned them into a family. But when a new dog

There Might Be Lobsters

release date: Feb 01, 2022
There Might Be Lobsters
Come on, Sukie, you can do it! A little dog’s paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller is in need in this humorous, tenderly sympathetic story. Lots of things at the beach scare Sukie. Lots. Because she is just a small dog, and the stairs are big and sandy, and the waves are big and whooshy, and the balls are big and beachy. And besides, there might be lobsters. With endearing illustrations and a perfectly paced text that captures a timid pup’s looping thoughts, here is a funny and honest read-aloud about how overwhelming the world can be when you're worried — and how empowering it is to overcome your fears when it matters the most.

How to Haunt a House

release date: Sep 15, 2021
How to Haunt a House
Clever ghosts-in-training solve a scary haunted house problem. Groana, Moana, and Shrieky are three little ghosties learning the tricks to giving a good scare. They stomp around, spook family pets, and slam toilet seats. They're all set to pass their Halloween test, until they find a family that doesn't scare easily. In fact, they LOVE everything the ghosties send their way—especially the bats and rats! What does it take to horrify a household like this one? Sometimes you have to think outside the box (or casket!) to find a way around a problem.

Weird Little Robots

release date: Apr 13, 2021
Weird Little Robots
"Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to choose between the best friend she's always hoped for and the club she's always dreamed of, and in the end it may be her beloved little robots that pay the price."--Amazon.com.

No necesito amigos

release date: May 01, 2013
No necesito amigos
En el vertedero hay un perro nuevo, ¡y menudo cascarrabias que es! Podría ser el amigo perfecto de Rata, que también es hosco y gruñón. Pero los dos animales sólo parecen interesados en gritarse el uno al otro. Pronto, este dúo malhumorado descubrirá que

Pugs in a Bug

release date: Mar 15, 2012
Pugs in a Bug
Watch out! Pug puppies are taking to the road in this catchy canine counting book Six pudgy pugs in a zip-zoom Bug. Beep, beep! Bow wow! Take a spin! Through country and city, from desert to beach, this rhyming, rollicking, chantalong book offers plenty of sights to see and count. Sheepdogs in their jeep, greyhounds in a bus, even bulldogs driving cabs! Award winner Carolyn Crimi and rising star Stephanie Buscema invite kids to read it loud, read it often, and read it silly.

Dear Tabby

release date: Feb 08, 2011
Dear Tabby
Got Troubles? Trying to kick the catnip habit? Itching to ditch those pesky fleas? Sick of the same old "fetch, roll over, stay" routine? Tabby D. Cat can help! Tabby D. Cat, longtime alley resident, has been help-ing the furry and feathered creatures of Critterville for all nine of her lives. From hamsters to hounds, Tabby's advice column has just the right advice for any pet . . . but can Tabby find happiness for herself? From Carolyn Crimi and David Roberts comes this hilarious and heartwarming tale of finicky felines, happiness-seeking hounds, and finding your own place to call home.

Rock 'n' Roll Mole

release date: Jan 01, 2011
Rock 'n' Roll Mole
Mole has a "rock-and-roll soul" and the groupies to prove it, but when his friend Pig organizes a talent show, Mole's stage fright may prevent him from performing.

Principal Fred Won't Go to Bed

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Principal Fred Won't Go to Bed
At bedtime, Principal Fred's wife, son, and dog help him search for his missing teddy bear so that he can go to sleep.

Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates
When the Buccaneer Bunnies receive a note from an unknown enemy, Henry researches and writes a book called "Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note," which helps him when the enemy finally arrives.

Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies

release date: Jul 01, 2009
Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies
Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm threatens the Salty Carrot and its crew. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Reprint.

The Louds Move In!

release date: Jan 01, 2006
The Louds Move In!
Louds Move In! is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Boris and Bella

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Boris and Bella
Bella Legrossi and Boris Kleanitoff, the messiest and cleanest monsters in Booville respectively, do nothing but argue until the night of Harry Beastie's Halloween party.

Tessa's Tip-tapping Toes

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Tessa's Tip-tapping Toes
Inspired by the rhythm of the rain, a mouse that loves to dance and a cat with a penchant for singing find that they can no longer control their impulses.

Don't Need Friends

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Don't Need Friends
After his best friend moves away, Rat rudely rebuffs the efforts of the other residents of the junkyard to be friendly, until he and a grouchy old dog decide that they need each other.

Three Evil Wishes

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Three Evil Wishes
Hannah won't open the bottle that she found in Fear Lake--not after she reads the label warning danger. Unfortunately, her younger brother, Jesse, isn't afraid. He pulls the cork and unleashes an evil genie.

Outside, Inside

release date: Jan 01, 1995
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