New Releases by Geoffrey Hayes

"In 1943, General Harry Crerar noted that there was still much confusion as to "what constitutes an ''officer.''" His words reflected the preoccupation of army officials to invent an ideal officer who would not only meet the demands of war but also conform to notions of social class and masculinity. Drawing on a wide range of sources and exploring the issue of leadership through new lenses, this book looks at how the army selected and trained its junior officers to embody the new ideal. It also sheds light on challenges these officers faced during the war--not only on the battlefield but from Canadians'' often conflicted views about social class and gender."--

★ "With humor, directness, and unfailing honesty, Hayes’s sensitive cartooning and sharp dialogue play up the big emotions of these little mice." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review ★ "Hayes’ grasp of children’s inner lives is deep and lovely, granting them not only the complexity to experience resounding sorrow and guilt, but also the tools—with a little help and understanding—to overcome these difficult feelings. Hayes’ meticulously delineated figures exude a nearly tactile softness and warmth, and his generously detailed panels are fluidly and imaginatively laid out so that, even without the bombastic action, readers will engage at every step. An exemplary installment in an already successful series."—Booklist, Starred Review ★ "A simple narrative make this ideal for budding young readers. VERDICT: A wonderful and sensitively handled offering; purchase where the series is popular or where titles on death are needed."—School Library Journal, Starred Review Why won''t Benny help? Penny found a dead salamander, but her brother Benny is refusing to help her bury it. Is it silly to hold a service for Little Sallie, or could this tiny salamander mean something more to the siblings? Geisel Award–winner Geoffrey Hayes shares this gentle tale of a child''s early encounter with death. Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated over forty children''s books, including the extremely popular series of early readers Otto and Uncle Tooth, the classic Bear by Himself, the Patrick Bear books, and When the Wind Blew by Caldecott Medal–winning author Margaret Wise Brown. His TOON Book series of Benny and Penny books has garnered multiple awards. In 2009, Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award given by the American Library Association for "the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English."

Otto the alligator wants to be a hero like Uncle Tooth, so he follows the shady figure who''s skulking around the riverboat docked in the harbor.

Otto and Uncle Tooth investigate mysteries and have great adventures in Boogle Bay in three separate tales.

Association for Library Service to Children Graphic Novels Reading List (Grades K-2) 2019 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2016 Association for Library Service to Children''s Graphic Novels Reading List 2016 ★ u200b"The text is easily accessible to young readers, with simple, repeating words, but also enforces ideas about controlling emotions and being responsible for one’s actions without being over-bearing. Children will easily relate to Penny and Benny as they grapple with sibling issues that are very real to this age group. The crafty charm of Hayes’s illustrations gives the book a timeless feel, while sleek panel variation and swooping action shots reestablish readers’s focus. Once again, Hayes has created a graphic novel that is inviting, relatable, but, most importantly, fun."—School Library Journal, Starred Review Geoffrey Hayes, winner of the Geisel for Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, tells the story of two tiny mice who learn what it takes to be a leader. School Library Journal declares, "Once again, Hayes has created a graphic novel that is inviting, relatable, but, most importantly, fun."

Collects more adventures of Patrick the little teddy bear as he dines, takes a bath, lends a hand, and goes to bed.

A new addition to the premier first chapter book. When Otto gets lost in a deserted fun house, he discovers that it has been invaded by ghosts who once were a band of cutthroats and thieves. Will Otto find the secret exit in time or will he be trapped inside forever?

Illustrated in black-and-white. When a creepy fortune-teller moves into Boogle Bay, spooky things start happening. One by one, people disappear, and those who remain begin acting very oddly. Otto is convinced that zombie monsters are up to some sneaky tricks--he even spotted one skulking by the movie theater! Will the swamp zombies take over the town before Otto, his Cousin Olivia, and their Uncle Tooth solve the mystery and save everyone?

At bedtime two mouse siblings take turns telling stories and calming night fears.

When Bunny asks for a night light his Papa suggests everything from the moon to a streetlamp, but Mama knows where to find just the right lamp. Images of the moon, stars, and a lantern glow in the dark. Full color.

Fred the dragon has a list of tasks he must complete in order to be a successful dragon—none of which comes naturally. But he''s determined to make #5—eat people—work. Before you can say "pass the salt" he''s gobbled up three people even though he doesn''t have the stomach for it. Luckily a local shepherd, with the help of a giant and a witch, knows how to cure what ails him and get those pesky people out of his belly. It''s happily-ever-after for everyone in ways you''d never expect. Geisel award-winning author/illustrator Geoffrey Hayes is a stepped reader maestro. The common threads between his wildly popular Uncle Tooth and Otto SIRs and the more recent Benny and Penny series (Toon Books) are clear and constant. The art is adorable, the characters are bursting with personality, and the stories are humorously subversive. From marauding pirates to misbehaving mice to a dragon who swallows people whole (and then continues to communicate with them in his belly!), Geoffrey always hits that sweet spot for the stepped reader audience—easy to decode, illustrative tales that tickle the funnybone.

"Learning to read is fun with TOON Books like Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker. Written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes, this book—like all the TOON Books graphic novel readers—allows kids to understand the story just by ''reading'' the picture, with the text adding key details...With his newest book, Hayes demonstrates his keen appreciation of the politics of childhood as he shows how Benny and his younger sister Penny deal with a visit from their ''toy breaker'' cousin Bo. In humorous contrast to the emotion-packed story, Hayes''s watercolor illustrations depict a cozy world reminiscent of Beatrix Potter."—The Washington Post Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can’t play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without something getting torn, ripped, or snatched away? Geoffrey Hayes, the uncontested master of children''s comics, thrills us with this hilarious tale of tiny cousins who discover a game that can’t ever be ruined.

Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared.

Many have questioned the wisdom of the international intervention in Afghanistan in light of the escalation of violence and instability in the country in the past few years. Particularly uncertain are Canadians, who have been inundated with media coverage of an increasingly dirty war in southern Afghanistan, one in which Canadians are at the frontline and suffering heavy casualties. However, the conflict is only one aspect of Afghanistan’s complicated, and incomplete, political, economic, and security transition. In Afghanistan: Transition under Threat, leading Afghanistan scholars and practitioners paint a full picture of the situation in Afghanistan and the impact of international and particularly Canadian assistance. They review the achievements of the reconstruction process and outline future challenges, focusing on key issues like the narcotics trade, the Pakistan—Afghanistan bilateral relationship, the Taliban-led insurgency, and continuing endemic poverty. This collection provides new insight into the nature and state of Afghanistan’s post-conflict transition and illustrates the consequences of failure. Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation

Benny wants to play pirates without his little sister Penny, and so he tries to get rid of her, but when Penny really disappears, Benny is worried.

Relying heavily on the regimental diarist along with other personal narratives, the author details the World War II regimental history of the Canadian Army''s Lincoln and Welland Regiment.

As Bella and her family prepare for Christmas, Bella cannot wait until Santa comes. On board pages.

When it is too dark for Bunny to sleep, Papa suggests using light like that of stars and fireflies, but Mama finds the right light in their own burrow.

On a topsy-turvy day, Patrick the bear is sick and cannot find his favorite toy, but he tries to bravely face a visit from the doctor.

Patrick the bear watches his father''s clown performance at the circus.

"Archaeological detection of population replacements over large regions in the prehistoric record is difficult given that culture can be geographically transmitted in the absence of wholesale population movements. The development of methodologies to analyze DNA from human remains several thousand years old affords a direct examination of genetic relationships between pre- and posttransition populations. Three to five mitochondrial DNA restriction sites and one length polymorphism were typed in pretransition Paleo-Eskimos and posttransition Neo-Eskimos from the eastern North American Arctic. Frequency comparisons of the haplogroups these markers define yielded significant differences between the two groups. Combined with radiocarbon dates of each skeletal sample examined genetically, this indicates the archaeologically defined Paleo-to Neo-Eskimo transition represents a true population replacement. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses suggest the transition was accompanied by a change in foraging strategies from reliance on sealing to open-sea hunting of bowhead whale. Similar genetic and radiocarbon examinations of the craniometrically defined pretransition Paleo-Aleuts and posttransition Neo-Aleuts in the western North American Arctic yielded haplogroup frequencies that are statistically indistinguishable from each other and from the contemporary Aleut population. This indicates a long, continuous, single human occupation of the Aleutian Islands"--Leaf iv.