New Releases by Barney Saltzberg

A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.

Illustrations and rhymes celebrate what makes each season special, from baby chicks in the spring through a snowman in the winter.

Pull, touch, lift, squeak, and SMOOCH!

Meet Egg. Cuter than a button, enormously personable, and talented, too. Say "sit," and Egg sits. Good Egg! Say "roll over," and egg rolls over. What a good Egg! Of course, Egg does all of this with a toddler''s help, who lifts the flaps and pulls the tabs and operates the wiggle behind the wiggle-waggle. But that''s the most fun part: interacting with the Egg. Then comes the pay-off. "Speak," is the command, and children will crack up in delight and surprise with what happens next. Created by Barney Saltzberg, Good Egg is that rarest of rare books where utter simplicity is utterly irresistible. The Egg has neither eyes nor smile nor furrowed brow, yet exudes an adorable, eager-to-please charm. No sentence is longer than two words, yet in the eight board book pages, an engaging story is told. Add the flaps and the tabs and the pleasure of movement, and Good Egg will be read again and again.

Cornelius the pig has doubts about his new baby brother since the baby cannot talk, eat pizza, or play.

All kids want a dog, and the little girl in I Want a Dog! is no different. She begs, wheedles, and promises anything if she can only have a dog. She really will take care of it and after all, it’s only a dog—not a hippo or a pig. This common plea will ring true to all kids and caregivers (and a few folks in the White House). I Want a Dog! is loaded with pull-tabs, lift-the-flaps, a changing-picture wheel, and a pop-up finale. (And it doesn’t require walking, feeding, or grooming.)

In a cheering tale of kindness and friendship, Stanley''s worst day ever takes a surprising turn when his classmates concoct a creative show of solidarity. Stanley Birdbaum couldn’t be more excited. He has rolled and wrapped and dyed his hair. He has dipped it and sprayed it and made it, well, perfect. He is ready to celebrate Crazy Hair Day at school. But when Stanley saunters up to the classroom, he learns, to his horror, that Crazy Hair Day is . . . next week. To make matters worse, today is School Picture Day, and everyone is expected to line up for the class photo! What’s Stanley to do?

Stanley is excited about bringing the class pet, a bird, home for the weekend, but when his friend Larry urges him to open the cage and let Figgy out to fly, it is hard to know who is to blame for the ensuing disaster.

Where is Blueberry? Peekaboo!

Blueberry Bunny says hello and goodbye to his friends, until he meets them all again at his birthday party, in a book that features textured cloth, flaps to lift, and a light bulb.

Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for school in the morning, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a kiss.

Excited about being "star of the week" at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes. 20,000 first printing.

Lift-the-flaps, glow-in-the-dark stars, a noisy squeaker, and fun illustrations enhance this colorful bedtime book about a toddler searching for his goodnight kisses before settling down to sleep.

A little boy who loves dogs describes their various characteristics.

A little girl who loves cats describes their various characteristics.

Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for bed, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a hug.

Open the flaps to see and feel different animals.

Describes a noisy game. 6 mths - 3 yrs.

Barney Saltzberg''s bestselling board book published for the first time in the Spanish language!

Stanley is excited about Crazy Hair Day at his school, until he discovers that he has gotten the date wrong and it is actually Class Picture Day, but his classmates come to his rescue in a show of solidarity. Jr Lib Guild. 15,000 first printing.

The night before Lena''s first soccer game of the season, her father, Ruben Drinkwater, tells her the amazing story of his own first season playing soccer. His mom was like any ordinary parent watching the Atomic Pickles play. But soon, she began to act very differently-she started to look like a pickle, and she started to roar in a very loud voice when the team was scoring goals. In fact, she turned into an alien! Ruben spied on her at home, but she seemed to turn into an alien only during soccer games. Finally, he confronted her and asked her to act like all the other parents. That''s when they discovered how much Mrs. Drinkwater''s cheering meant to the team-especially to the parents, who took up where her cheerleading left off and renewed the whole team''s spirit for the game.

Offers toddlers a colorful, interactive board book where playful animals of various shapes and sizes are hiding behind numerous lift-the-flaps, and comes complete with a squeaker to press and a peek-at-yourself mirror. Children''s BOMC Main. 75,000 first printing.

A hippo-sized birthday disaster!

In this companion to the award-winning "Animal Kisses", readers can share in the kisses with animals in this touch-and-feel book. Full-color illustrations.

Hip and Hop''s friendship is tested when Hop insists they can''t both be pumpkins for Halloween.

Now in paperback, here''s a birthday book with a twist, involving a circus family, a flying cake, and a guessing game that keeps readers wondering what baby Beanie will do. Saltzberg is the author-illustrator of numerous children''s books, including "The Soccer Mom from Outer Space".

Because the restaurant has no more stew, and the grandmother who makes it is out for the evening, two friends find a different way to enjoy themselves.

Mrs. Morgan, who is very fussy and protective about her front yard, confiscates all the soccer balls, baseballs, and other kinds of balls that land there while neighborhood children are playing.