New Releases by Jon Buller

On her first day at her new school, Anne is saddled with the nickname Anne of Green Bagels, thanks to the health-food sandwich her grandmother has made her for lunch. Can things get any worse? Already her father has left home to try out his newest crackpot invention, the Pedestrian Mobile Home, and her mother has moved them from New Mexico to the cookie-cutter community of Megatown. Then she meets Otto, who shares her interest in music and in her favorite TV show, The Blimptons. Together they prepare to enter the school talent show with an original composition - Wolfman Stomp. When Anne sees the drawings in a childhood notebook of her father''s, she wonders -- could it be that he was the real inventor of the Blimptons? And can she somehow get him to come home and claim the credit he deserves?

Scarlett is a small, harlequin-colored cat and a huge movie star. And what''s more—she talks! However, abused by her producer, she dreams of but one thing: escaping! So, when the occasion presents itself, she runs for her life. In the company of Trotter, a dog who''s escaped the same torment, she is taken in by Mr. Bougnon. But with the noose getting tighter, will they manage to elude their terrible pursuers?

Three birds said TWEET TWEET TWEET. Two ducks said WAK WAK. And one big frog said GA-DUNK! In this beloved classic title from husband-and-wife team Susan Schade and Jon Buller, a boy goes to the pond to fish but is interrupted by noisy animals that count their way from one to six with silly sounds. Toddlers love to count along and imitate the animals as they count. The big frog''s trademark GA-DUNK becomes more fun to say with every page. Thanks to this new edition, parents, teachers, and librarians who have searched in vain for an affordable used copy will finally be able to share this gem with a whole new generation of GA-DUNKing toddlers at story time.

At bedtime, mother and child tell how much they love each other.

Continues the adventures of Thelonious the chipmunk and his friends, who meet a human, build a boat, and go searching for the land called Faradawn. Chapters alternate between text and comics.

At a time when animals only know myths about the talking humans who once dominated and nearly destroyed the world, a young chipmunk escapes danger in the City of Ruins and, with new friends, finds the Fog Mound, where all creatures live in peace and harmony.

Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.

The kids in Ms. Brandt''s class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There''s a double-spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every state jam-packed with trivia, interesting facts, handwritten captions, and jokes. At the end of the book is a map showing how the United States grew over time, a spread on the presidents and what states they hailed from, as well as a "bibliography" of books the kids used in their research. Written by a team of well-known author/artists, this 64-page Smart About History book is a great guide for kids.

Perry and Cosmo love to draw comics starring their very own made-up characters: superhero Captain Zap and his villainous archenemy, the evil Baron von Fishhead. But what happens when the two boys uncover a couple of magic pencils that bring whatever they draw to life? A larger-than-life battle ensues between Captain Zap and Fishhead. Will Perry and Cosmo get control of their creations before truly "comical" disaster results?

When two scientists put an electronic transmitter on Max the hedgehog''s head, his friends mistake him for a long-lost hedgehog king. This charming tale is from the bestselling author of Babe, the Galant Pig. Illustrations. Digest.

At first the too-short, too-slow Pig gets cut from the basketball team. But hard work pays off when Pig wins the game!

On his way to baseball camp, a young boy is zapped to the Planet of the Eyeballs, where he teaches the inhabitants to play ball.

Ten-year-old Ron is at the mall when it is hijacked and flown into space by small but horrible extraterrestrials.

Steve finds a magic yo-yo in his attic and uses it to save Earth from being destroyed by the Blobs of Kazoo.

Mike''s trip to the store for animal cookies results in magical changes in each member of his family.

Roger & Kenneth use a sea vehicle to take them to an underwater cave where they find valuable old baseball cards.

Illus. in full color. Poor Walter has not only lost a tooth, he''s also managed to lose his lost tooth. His chances of getting his quarter look slim, and the apprentice tooth fairy assigned to pick up the tooth is in hot water in this imaginative romp for young readers.

Bob helps a talking rock return to the planet Kal-dor.

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