KidsSpring2025

36 Current Titles CHICKADEE & THE WHALE A Baby Chickadee’s Adventure Catherine E. Clark 978-0-7643-2950-0 • 11" X 8 1/2" (279 X 216 mm ) • 40 pp. • HC • LEXILE: 820L • $16.95 / £15.99 / 22.95 CAD A great introduction to a variety of wildlife in the forest, on the beach, and in the ocean. A Chesapeake Bay local-interest tale of pirates, picaroons, and scallywags set in colonial times features Captain John Bloodsworth and his buried treasure on Kent Island. The tugboat, Captain Tugalong, teaches the sailboat, Sun Dancer, about boating safety, including equipment, rules, and emergencies at sea. CAPTAIN TUGALONG Dee Cache 978-0-87033-515-0 • 11" X 8 1/2" (279 X 216 mm ) • 30 pp. • HC • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD CHANGE THE WORLD BEFORE BEDTIME 2nd Edition Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmers & Karen Good 978-0-7643-5581-3 • 8 1/2" X 11" (216 X 279 mm ) • 40 pp. • HC • LEXILE: 530L • $16.99 / £15.99 / 22.99 CAD —Midwest Book Review, Youth Services Book Review, Gold Mom’s Choice Award (first edition) Written in simple, engaging rhyme, this inspirational story looks at how the little things in life can change the world. Introduction to plants and animals in and around the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline habitats features the food chain in a way easy for this age group to understand. Two frisky puppies discover there is no place like home in Chesapeake country in this charming tale that explores the people, activities, and even some other local creatures. A story of girl power set in 1774 follows Amanda Wetherby, who decides to go to a men-only tea party dressed as a boy! Amanda is still celebrated each May in Chestertown. CHESAPEAKE BAY WALK David Owen Bell 978-0-87033-507-5 • 9" X 9" (229 X 229 mm ) • 30 pp. • HC • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD CHESAPEAKE PLAY DAY Zora & David Aiken, Illustrated by David Aiken 978-0-7643-4883-9 • 11" X 8 1/2" (279 X 216 mm ) • 32 pp. • HC • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD THE CHESTER TOWN TEA PARTY Brenda Seabrooke 978-0-87033-422-1 • 7" X 10" (177 X 254 mm ) • 30 pp. • HC • $8.95 / £8.99 / 12.95 CAD COLORS DE LA RUNWAY Clarence Ruth 978-0-7643-5683-4 • 9" X 11" (229 X 279 mm ) • 48 pp. • HC • LEXILE: NP • $18.99 / £17.99 / 24.99 CAD NUM8ERS DE LA RUNWAY Fashionable Counting in English and French Clarence Ruth 978-0-7643-6573-7 • 9" X 11" (229 X 279 mm ) • 64 pp. • HC • LEXILE: NP • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Smart, witty, and stylish, Colors de la Runway teaches kids the colors of the rainbow in both English and French. Readers will delight in vibrant hues and dynamic clothing sketches while learning numbers and counting in English and French. THE CYCLING WANGDOOS Kelly Pulley 978-0-7643-5406-9 • 8 1/2" X 11" (216 X 279 mm ) • 32 pp. • HC • LEXILE: 800L • $16.99 / £15.99 / 22.99 CAD DOUBT Pia Valentinis 978-0-7643-6438-9 • 11” X 8 3/4” (279 X 222 mm) • 36 pp. • HC • LEXILE: 300L • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD The Cycling Wangdoos is an imaginative, fun-to-read rhyming tale of a Tibetan racing team who ride on a six-seater bicycle with a wacky yak on the back. This colorful story celebrates the bond between kids and their pets, while suggesting that children can go far, literally and figuratively, by using their imagination. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PEANUT & BOSCO The Brothers Minor 978-0-7643-5607-0 • 8" X 8" (203 X 203 mm ) • 32 pp. • HC • LEXILE: 520L • $16.99 / £15.99 / 22.99 CAD BURIED TREASURE, A PIRATE’S TALE Carroll Harrison Kehne 978-0-87033-601-0 • 9" X 9" (229 X 229 mm ) • 34 pp. • HC • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD DIE-CUT COVER An authentic and relatable look at facing insecurity for little ones who struggle with worry and self-doubt.