New Releases by Emily Jenkins

Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic—the toys from the beloved chapter books Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home—are back in a glorious full-color picture book, perfect for gift-giving this holiday season. Acclaimed author Emily Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Paul Zelinsky have created a book destined to become a classic. Children who have loved listening to the Toys trilogy, as well as those meeting the toys for the very first time, will be thrilled to see Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic venture outdoors to play in the snow. Together the toys build a snowman, make snow angels, and, when day is done, head back inside their cozy house and wait for the return of the Little Girl. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego. Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.

The adventures of Brooklyn boy Hank Wolowitz and his invisible—but not imaginary—friend continue with The Whoopie Pie War, the third book in the Invisible Inkling series by Emily Jenkins. A truck selling ice-cream whoopie pies sets up right in front of the ice-cream shop belonging to Hank''s family, and it''s taking away all the shop''s business. His dad is going crazy. His mom is furious. Hank and Inkling, his invisible bandapat, aren''t going to take it. The Whoopie Pie War is on! They''ll do whatever it takes to beat the whoopie pie truck—unicorn costumes, extreme kindness, an army of supervillains. The illustrated chapter book''s mix of silliness, fantasy, strong sense of place, and a realistic family make it a great pick for middle-grade readers.

Fourth grader Hank Wolowitz hates Halloween. Every year his older sister, Nadia, scares him half to death. But Inkling—the invisible bandapat who lives in his laundry basket—loves Halloween. Pumpkins are his favorite food. Hank has serious trouble stopping Inkling from devouring every jack-o''-lantern in their neighborhood. And that''s not his only problem: Will he figure out a cool costume? Will he ever get revenge on Nadia? Inkling has stopped listening to Hank''s worries. Inkling is taking action.

A lemonade stand in winter? Yes, that''s exactly what Pauline and John-John intend to have, selling lemonade and limeade--and also lemon-limeade. With a catchy refrain (Lemon lemon LIME, Lemon LIMEADE! Lemon lemon LIME, Lemon LEMONADE!), plus simple math concepts throughout, here is a read-aloud that''s great for storytime and classroom use, and is sure to be a hit among the legions of Jenkins and Karas fans. "A beautifully restrained tribute to trust and tenderness shared by siblings; an entrepreneurship how-to that celebrates the thrill of the marketplace without shying away from its cold realities; and a parable about persistence." —Publishers Weekly, Starred

Es stimmt schon, Hank hat eine blühende Fantasie. Aber was den unsichtbaren kleinen Kerl angeht, der seit neuestem bei ihm wohnt: Den hat er sich nicht ausgedacht. Der ist echt. Und er heißt Wink. Auf der Suche nach Kürbis ist er in der Eisdiele von Hanks Familie gelandet, die Der große runde Kürbis heißt. Doch Wink muss feststellen, dass sie seine Leibspeise dort leider nicht verkaufen. Aber vielleicht kann er Hank dabei helfen, sich gegen den gemeinen Bruno zu wehren. Ein Plan muss her. Und der hat mit viel Kürbis zu tun, mit dem Pizzafreitag und einem beherzten Sprung von den Rohren an der Mensadecke.

In words and pictures, a girl describes the three humans and two cats that live in her house, and details some of the traits that they share.

From award-winning author Emily Jenkins and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss comes the first book in a sweet, quirky chapter book series about a boy and his invisible friend, Inkling. Perfect for fans of Clementine and Ivy and Bean. This series is a great choice for emerging readers who are ready for chapter books. The thing about Hank''s new friend Inkling is, he''s invisible.No, not imaginary. Inkling is an invisible bandapat, a creature native to the Peruvian Woods of Mystery. (Or maybe it is the Ukrainian glaciers. Inkling hardly ever gets his stories straight.) Now Inkling has found his way into Hank''s apartment on his quest for squash, a bandapat favorite. But Hank has bigger problems than helping Inkling fend off maniac doggies and searching for pumpkins: Bruno Gillicut is a lunch-stealing, dirtbug caveperson and he''s got to be stopped. And who better to help stand up to a bully than an invisible friend?

Truffette n''a pas d''odorat. Les autres chiens adorent renifler les fleurs et les poubelles, mais pour Truffette, tout cela n''a aucun sens. Le rsultat : la pauvre chienne n''a pas d''amis et elle s''ennuie. Un jour, la chienne dmnage la campagne. Ds son arrive, elle rencontre une jolie mouffette. Pssstt! Celle-ci arrose Truffette avant de prendre la fuite. Les rencontres suivantes sont toutes aussi odorantes que la premire, mais Truffette ne sent rien alors... Tranquillement, la chienne et la petite bte puante se lient d''amiti, ce qui ne fait pas l''affaire de tout le monde. Pssstt! Pssstt! Pourront-elles rester amies?

“A bit like the great movie Toy Story and a bit like the wonderful Kate DiCamillo book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This is a great family book.” —The Washington Post Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys trilogy, which includes the companion books Toy Dance Party and Toys Come Home and chronicles the unforgettable adventures of three brave and loving toys. In these six linked stories from Emily Jenkins, and illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Paul O. Zelinsky, readers will meet three extraordinary friends. Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed stingray. And Plastic... well, Plastic isn''t quite sure what she is. They all belong to the Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. A very nice person to belong to. Together is best for these three best friends. Together they look things up in the dictionary, explore the basement, and argue about the meaning of life. And together they face dogs, school, television commercials, the vastness of the sea, and the terrifying bigness of the washing machine. A Parents'' Choice Silver Honor Winner, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children''s Book, and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award Winner, Toys Go Out is truly a modern classic.

Dumpling is a dog of enormous enthusiasm, excellent obedience skills – and no sense of smell. She doesn''t care about flowers, garbage, or any of the other smelly things most dogs enjoy. As a result, Dumpling has no dog friends. With a useless nose, she can''t relate. Dumpling is lonely . . . until she and her people move to the country. And then the good dog has to choose between obedience and friendship – with a skunk! Ridiculous, touching, and a little bit disgusting, Skunkdog, with its lively storytelling and comic pictures, will spark conversations and giggles.

Have you ever known a child who doesn’t occasionally whine? Or hit, or forget to say please, or refuse to share, or interrupt, or throw a tantrum, or ask for every toy in the store? We may like to pretend otherwise, but these are things small children do . . . and we continue to love them even when they misbehave. This amusing catalog of bad behaviors is playfully illustrated in warm watercolors. Together, text and art present funny and familiar scenes that grownups and children everywhere will recognize and want to talk about. Love You When You Whine is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year.

When Bea, the hippo, climbs a ladder, Haha, the ferret, begs her to come down and play.

A large hippo named Bea and a small ferret named HaHa discover music is best when made together.

Triplet sisters Rose, Violet, and Daffodil grow tired of wearing the colorful party dresses that match their names.

In this warmhearted novel, a thirtysomething woman looks back on the year she became the most notorious child in the history of the Cambridge Harmony PTA.

Il y a cinq créatures dans cette joyeuse famille : trois êtres humains et deux chats. Chacun est différent mais partage beaucoup avec les autres.

A smart, humorous exploration of bodily thrills and paranoia from aerobics to acupuncture, strip shows to sensory deprivation. Your perception of your body will change when you read this book. You will be pulling on your boxer shorts or your black lace bra, and suddenly consider why you decorate yourself the way you do. You will shake up your martini, kiss your beloved, read a dirty magazine, go for a jog, and think about what your bodily behavior says about your soul. And what it is doing to your soul. You will notice the defenses you erect for yourself. Perhaps a tube of lipstick. Perhaps an addiction. Testing the boundaries between fear and temptation, Emily Jenkins takes us on a journey from ordinary physical experiences (going to the dentist, putting on stockings) to extreme ones (snorting heroin, shaving her head). She interviews people whose bodies are radically different from hers and enters communities where people share unusual ideas about physicality. Sometimes you will recognize your own habits. Other times you''ll be shocked or repulsed. Always you will find yourself questioning the ordinary things you do, rethinking your relationship to your body.

During the annual magical scavenger hunt, Sebastian cannot join his team since loud sounds hurt him, so his friends must come to his rescue, proving that friendship is what''s needed to win this night.