New Releases by William Boniface

A told B, and B told C, "I''ll meet you in the branches of the Christmas tree." In this holiday alphabet rhyme, the crew of beloved letters get their chance to shine as decorations on the Christmas tree! (Companion Book).

A small fish sets off to become the biggest fish of all, only to learn to appreciate himself as he is.

This interactive board book with sixty play pieces allows young readers to spell out surprises of all sorts! There’s a dinosaur, and it’s floating in my soup. If you look even closer, you’ll find a whole group. Spell it D-I-N, followed by the letter O, then S-A-U-R, and that’s how you’ll know! Intrepid alphabet explorers will be surprised to discover some unexpected creatures in their bowls of soup! But that’s only half the fun: with sixty play pieces to fit into the appropriate slots, readers can spell out all the things that they find too, such as pigs, pirates, and of course—dinosaurs! This hilarious, hands-on tale is sure to entertain beginning readers and help them recognize familiar words. This book contains small pieces that could be a choking hazard, and is not intended for children under age 3.

As night falls, nocturnal animals begin to move. Striped acetate overlays give illustrations the illusion of movement.

In Superopolis everyone has a superpower! Well…almost everyone. Meet Ordinary Boy. In a town where everyone is a superhero, what if you were the only person with no superpowers at all? Welcome to the life of Ordinary Boy. He’s...well, he’s pretty much exactly as his name suggests. But things are not so super in Superopolis these days, with the evil Professor Brain-Drain on the loose. To make matters worse, Ordinary Boy and his friends are thrown into the middle of a baffling mystery. Forget superheroes. In a city where everyone is extraordinary, this just might be a job for...Ordinary Boy! With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this “celebration of the comics genre” (Kirkus) is perfect for readers who love the New York Times bestselling Captain Underpants series and Michael Buckley’s New York Times bestselling NERDS series, as well as young fans of Marvel and DC Comics—and anyone who’s ever longed to be super.

Crunch! There''s something strange going on in Superopolis! The entire population has turned its back on its favorite potato chips of all time. Everyone has switched to the Amazing Indestructo''s Amazing Pseudo-Chips. And all because someone named Comrade Crunch told them to. Look out! The weird thing is, no one has ever heard of Comrade Crunch. Who is he, and how is he getting the supercitizens to follow his every command? There''s more! That''s not the only mystery in town. The superheroes of Superopolis are losing their superpowers! Without their special gifts, they''re just . . . ordinary! Luckily, there''s one person in town who understands ordinary. In a city where everyone is—well, was— extraordinary, this might just be a job for ordinary boy!

Crunch! There''s something strange going on in Superopolis! The entire population has turned its back on its favorite potato chips of all time. Everyone has switched to the Amazing Indestructo''s Amazing Pseudo-Chips. And all because someone named Comrade Crunch told them to. Look out! The weird thing is, no one has ever heard of Comrade Crunch. Who is he, and how is he getting the supercitizens to follow his every command? There''s more! That''s not the only mystery in town. The superheroes of Superopolis are losing their superpowers! Without their special gifts, they''re just . . . ordinary! Luckily, there''s one person in town who understands ordinary. In a city where everyone is—well, was— extraordinary, this might just be a job for ordinary boy!

Uh-Oh! The super town of Superopolis is hiding a gigantic secret! Years ago, a young superhero named Meteor Boy mysteriously vanished during a dangerous mission. But what really happened to him? Not only that! There may be more to the Meteor Boy secret than anybody suspected! As Ordinary Boy begins to investigate, he discovers that nobody knows where Meteor Boy came from in the first place . . . and clues start to indicate that he may in fact still be alive. Who is Meteor Boy? As the Amazing Indestructo plots to exploit the memory of Meteor Boy for profit, Ordinary Boy knows that the time has come to solve the mystery once and for all. And then Superopolis will finally know the real truth about Meteor Boy. . . . In a town where everyone is extraordinary, this might just be a job for . . . Ordinary Boy.

The hottest new fitness trend is pumping up ... down under the sea. In Max Makes Millions: The Adventures of Max Continue ..., Max is back and he''s bigger than ever. In fact the little guy is helping everyone bulk up as the "King of Fitness Fun". But success can be a heady thing for a fish so low on the food chain. Will Max realize that money isn''t everything? The adventures of Max continue in William Boniface''s side-splitting (ahem, side-bending) sequel to an old favorite, Max the Minnow. Dan Vasconcellos jumps right in to give your imagination an all out workout with his underwater renderings of Max and his fitness followers. Max Makes Millions: The Adventures of Max Continue ... features a fun underwater workout routine that will surely hook readers on a regular routine of fish-ups and fin-lifts.

Five Little Christmas Angels are holiday counting books featuring plastic pieces.

Five little, four little, three little...two little adorable books that will let little kids count their way down through two exciting Easter adventures that end with a surprise! With a unique trim size, a plastic-molded counting piece on each spread that disappears as kids count down, and an exciting pop-up at the end, these clever little Easter books are bound to be a hit. William Boniface supplies clever new versions of the old counting-down rhyme, and Lynn Adams provides illustrations that will charm both little kids and their parents.

Now you see them, now you don''t! Five little ghosts seem to disappear. But that doesn''t mean that there''s no one there!

The first Christmas begins as the one by one, stars appear in the sky over Bethehem.

As much fun for kids as a trip to the pizza parlor, this puzzle book features 35 thick shapes to place in the appropriate slots on each of the five plain pizza slices served up throughout the story. Full color.

An adventurous and outrageous treasure hunter travels in search of wealth and knowledge which he, in turn, shares with others. Includes nonfiction glossary.

Inspector Cricket investigates when gangster Charlie Roach is nearly murdered at the Bugtown Insects'' Ball. Die cut holes show wiggling eyeballs on each of the featured insects.

A small boy is escorted through a department store by the doorman who explains the wonders of the store.