New Releases by Keith Faulkner

One morning all the animals in the jungle woke up to find that their calls had been mixed up. The fish roared like a lion, the elephant hissed like a snake, and the snake chirped like a parrot. The voice mixing mishap turns the jungle upside down until a shy giraffe discovers his own amazing roar. Children will have a blast imitating the strange animal calls in this fun picture book!

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"Brilliant...One of the best books of the season." ASSOCIATED PRESS A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and New York police as he performs the impossible--and tries to stay alive doing it. From the Paperback edition.

When their mother complains about all the lost socks, Max and his brother come up with fantastical reasons for why they are missing.

If you mix a crab with a penguin, is it a cruin, or a pengab?. But if you mix a shark with an octopus, is it a shapus or an octork?. Bright, zany art, amusing pop-ups and split pages allow you to mix''n''match these fun creatures to create a mad menagerie of crazy creatures with wacky names.

If you mix a tyrannosaurus with a diplodocus, is it a tyrannodocus or a diplosaurus? Bright, zany art, amusing pop-ups and split pages allow you to mix''n''match these fun creatures to create a mad menagerie of crazy creatures with wacky names.

Hippo''s friends come together to find a cure for his hiccups.

"On Easter morning, little Chick hatches to find his new world bustling with Easter preparations."--P. [4] of cover.

Through fold-out pages and colorful pop-ups, youngsters can help Santa, who can''t see very well, find his missing reindeer as Santa and his elves search the stables, the workshop, and Mrs. Claus'' s kitchen.

Piggy''s mommy warns him not to push his belly button. So do all the animals in the barnyard. But Piggy is oh-so-curious. Can this persistent piglet resist the temptation? This is a deliciously silly tale that ends with a big surprise when Piggy indeed presses his belly button and his bottom (attached with a ribbon) falls out of the back cover!

Rhyming verse, simple guessing games, lift-the-flaps, and bright illustrations enhance this fact-filled introduction to insects and the world in which they live.

When Elephant and Giraffe disagree over who is bigger, they start an argument over this and other characteristics among their fellow jungle animals. Includes fold-out pages and one pop-up.

Animals demonstrate the five senses--hearing, taste, touch, smell, and sight--through a series of pull-tab examples.

Features a "dinosaur" version of the Cinderella story with colorful pop-out pages.

Is Crocodile really so sad that he can''t stop crying, or is he just pretending? Monkey, Parrot, Frog and Fish all try to cheer him up, but it seems that nothing will stop him crying! Or are they just crocodile tears?

A lift-the-flap book which describes the different kinds of animals that can be found at the zoo.

After Mouse finishes his bananas, he throws away the peels and watches in amusement as the other animals slip and fall on them.

It''s Christmas Eve, and the carolers think they see Santa Claus. But it isn''t Santa at all. It''s Mom holding a baby! Christmas warmth abounds in this festive book as the young carolers seem to see Santa, a reindeer, and a snowman when they peek into the windows in their neighborhood. Look through the windows in this acetate-window surprise book to find out what the kids are really seeing. Young readers will be delighted with the guessing game, and they''ll keep turning the pages right to the special surprise at the end.

Lui sees the reflection of the moon in the sea and tries to find it.

When messy mouse dines on his favorite fruit, the whole jungle goes bananas!