New Releases by Elissa Haden Guest

Caution: Babies at Work! These babies are busy building a wonderful playhouse in this bustling picture book for fans of Mighty, Mighty Construction Site. Wearing their hard hats, safety goggles, and work boots, a team of toddlers are busy building away. Using excavators, shovels, and bulldozers, they are hard at work making their perfect playhouse blueprint come to life. Jaunty rhyme perfectly complements the playful and bouncing illustrations in this kid pleaser.

In the vein of Eloise and Marley, here''s an adorable tale of two well-intentioned rule breakers who show each other how friends deserve to be treated Bella knows her family''s rules by heart, but she much prefers her own: Candy for breakfast, no hair-washing, and no such thing as bedtime. And then . . . Bella the wild child gets a new pet! At first, Bella and Puppy are the very best of friends. But when it turns out that Puppy doesn''t like the family rules either (including the rule not to gnaw off Bella''s teddy bear''s arm), well...it''s time for a little puppy training. And Bella might just learn a thing or two herself!

Who’s my pumpkin, my pancake, my red jellybean? Who’s my cinnamon spice, my peaches and cream? Sweet and tasty text from Elissa Guest affectionately describes a loved one using a variety of food-themed petnames. Classic illustrations from Marina Fedotova bring "dumpling," "pumpkin," and more to life in this adorable padded board book that ends with the assurance that the deliciously described honey, cookie, or sweetie pie is in fact the reader.

Harriet the raccoon and her mother exchange mean words when Harriet refuses to pick up her toys, until an apology saves the day and everyone sits down to a spaghetti dinner.

Iris is devastated when she has to miss her first school play when she is sick.

After all their big plans for a sleep over at Walter''s house, Iris feels homesick. Full color.

Walter''s favorite cousin is coming to visit, but Iris is disappointed when Howie does not turn out to be so great--or friendly--after all.

The second title in the acclaimed easy reader series, now with a new look!

Iris thought that having a baby sister would be just like playing with a doll. But newborn Baby Rose is a crabby cake. She fusses and cries and wails so much that Iris decides she needs a newbaby sister.

Castro''s Curveball

At Walter''s birthday party his guests are supposed to go for horseback rides, but his horse Rain has other plans on the day of the party.

A guide for girls explaining both the physical and psychological aspects of puberty.

When best friends Iris and Walter go on a field trip to an aquarium, Walter gets lost and a worried Iris helps Miss Cherry look for him.

When Iris''s grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students.

Walter shows Iris how to make friends with his horse Rain, and in turn, Iris helps Walter deal with a problem at school.

Over protests from her family, sixteen-year-old Kate makes a difficult journey to see her beloved older sister, who ran away without explanation four years before.

Alexandra''s attraction to a good-looking stranger becomes an obsession.