New Releases by Arthur Yorinks

The ant, the fly, and the flea are stuck doing tricks for circus-goers every night and twice on Sundays, but with the help of the moth, a fellow performer with a spectacular trick, the four plan their escape.

In a sidesplitting sequel to One Mean Ant, comedic masters Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier set loose a fugitive from the flea circus. Ant and Fly are back! And this time they’re joined by Flea, newly escaped from the flea circus. Our mean Ant, the meanest ant there ever was, doesn’t think much of the tiny, annoying Flea, until Flea’s wits get them out of one sticky situation and . . . straight into another. Ant’s famous temper can’t save them now. The bugs are truly stuck with one another! Author Arthur Yorinks and illustrator Sergio Ruzzier return for the second story in a planned trilogy that introduces a new insect in each book. Picking up where the last tale left off, the text crackles with snappy banter and silly wordplay, while expressive illustrations capture all the entomological action. At heart an ode to the small but mighty, this zany sequel will deliver big laughs for the read-aloud crowd.

An astonishingly disagreeable ant meets his match in this pitch-perfect picture book comedy from Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier. Was there ever an ant as mean as this mean ant? Not likely. This ant is so mean that leaves fall off trees when he walks by. This ant is so mean that grapes shrivel when he looks at them. But when this mean ant finds himself lost in the desert and meets a fly that defies explanation . . . well, nothing is the same again. With this first in a planned trilogy, celebrated picture book creators Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier team up for a hilariously slapstick tale that will make a raucous read-aloud for any storytime.

So later, after a nice dinner at Shirley and Moe''s, after all the soldiers, pilots, Marines, FBI men, and the cousins had said their goodbyes, the visitors from outer space made a momentous announcement. There''s going to be a wedding on planet Nextoo! And, after having tasted Shirley''s meatballs, the spacemen ask Shirley and Moe a teeny weeny favor: would they be so kind as to cater the simple celestial celebration for four hundred and eighty-seven alien guests (give or take a few)? Shirley is thrilled, but Moe has his doubts-after all, who wants to travel past Uranus in a spaceship the size of a barbecue?

On the day Shirley had invited all of her relatives to dinner and Moe, her husband, was pleasantly tinkering in the yard, a flying saucer quietly landed next to their toolshed. /DIVDIV Shirley and Moe. Just a regular couple from Bellmore. Today, all they are expecting is a nice, quiet dinner with a few cousins. But what do they get? Spacemen! From outer space! They don''t know it yet, but with a touch of human (and alien) kindness and a heaping bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, the galaxy is about to get a little bit smaller.

Mickey isn''t quite like his brothers and sisters. They''re all stronger, faster, and have a much better sense of smell. That’s because his "brothers and sisters" are dogs—bloodhounds, to be exact. Mickey’s mom and dad are crazy about canines. Their dogs are the loves of their lives and their livelihood. So, naturally, they’re raising their son as if he was a dog, and Mickey wants nothing more than to make his parents proud. Just as Mickey is mastering the art of sniffing, a tragic accident forever changes his happy family. Mickey is sent to live with relatives he''s never met—relatives who are not fond of kids . . . and who hate dogs! Making Scents, a laugh-out-loud graphic novel for young readers from Arthur Yorinks, with illustrations by Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline.

Flappy and Scrappy are friends - the kind who know just what to say when one feels sad. They′re the kind of friends who will play even when they don′t really want to, just to make the other happy. The kind who never forget a birthday. What kind of friends are they? Best friends. These three easy-to-follow stories about friendship will delight beginning readers everywhere.

Sy sold fruit. Peaches, plums, pears. And he knew how to cater to his customers: Any ailment they had, Sy could cure it with a piece of fruit. So what kind of world is it when one day, out of nowhere, Sy becomes invisible? Doctors are baffled; even prunes don''t help. Although at first it''s fun—sneaking into theaters and onto planes—Sy is soon forced into a life on the run, blamed for everything and anything. It doesn''t last long. It couldn''t last long. Sy''s adventure, full of surprising twists and turns, is a hilarious riff on a favorite story.

Just in time for the back-to-school season, this imaginative story captures every kid''s wildest dream-homework that does itself! When Tony falls asleep without finishing his homework, his unruly school tools come to life to get the job done. Pencil and Pen get the story started, along with Eraser, but when Fountain Pen joins in, all ink breaks loose! A little creativity goes a long way, as Tony''s homework turns into a wacky tale about the Planet Splotch. Tony might not be able to hand in this particular assignment, but it deserves an A+ for originality.

Great primary grades reading.

Mel, an ordinary kid from New Jersey, is walking down the street one day when he trips and lands in another dimension. A pointy dimension! There are pointy dogs, pointy clouds, pointy cars, pointy houses--everything is pointy. When Mel finds his way back home and reports his astonishing discovery, his parents are skeptical. Even his friends don''t believe him. Mel is about to give up, but his next visit to the pointy dimension leads to a topsy-turvy climax and total vindication for our hero. With this hilarious picture book, the matchless team of Yorinks and Egielski makes a triumphant return.

Desiring a child of her own, Rosina the witch fashions one out of straw and scraps, but when she cannot bring the rag child to life she becomes enraged and turns the village children into shrubs, where they stay until a kind girl discovers the discarded doll and saves her.

A pop up book.

They''re all here! Everybody''s favourite monsters are just going about their business when a plucky little boy wanders into their zany house. In one hilarious pop-up extravaganza after another, this tiny tot shows those monsters a thing or two. This is the first pop-up book from award-winning Maurice Sendak, who has received the Caldecott Medal for ''Where the Wild Things Are'', the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Rhythmic text describes the carefree life of bees as they sting knees, munch on Swiss cheese, and laugh in the breeze.

The Seven Little Monsters love a good story, but they do not like to go to bed! A bedtime story from Mama helps the monsters go to sleep.

Five wants to learn to tell time just like his brothers and sisters. The monsters set out to help. Soon time is flying by as they have fun teaching an important lesson.

It''s Mama''s birthday and the seven little monsters want to do something special. Each monster gets to work planning their own present, but one of the monsters doesn''t know what to do to make his present special enough. Will the seven little monsters be able to think of something that the whole group can do?

The Seven Little Monsters are about to blast off on a major adventure. A rainy Saturday afternoon makes way for an exciting trip to Pluto! With the help of every member of the family and some pretty wild imaginations, the seven little monsters get an out of-this-world ride.

Quack, a young duck, builds a rocket and goes to the moon, only to find that he misses home.

With the help of some matzoh balls, Moses leads the Jews out of slavery in Egypt.

Speaking in "quack," a little duck recounts how he travels to the moon.

Lulu, who has always wanted a dog, instead gets a very unusual stuffed animal that takes her on a trip to France.

A family argument on the first night of Chanukah results in a food fight and a flying latke that is mistaken for a flying saucer. Full color art & digital photography.

Here''s an alphabet book that introduces young explorers to the beauty, shape, and habitat of twenty-six areas of the world ...