New Releases by Janet Schulman

The perfect addition to your child''s Easter basket, featuring the adorable kids from the New York Times-bestseller 10 Trick-or-Treaters and Lots of Fun With Counting! Wake up, Bunny, move those legs, You''ve not much time to hide those eggs! By dawn the kids will want to search. Please, please don''t leave them in the lurch. The adorable kids from 10 Trick-or-Treaters are back and they''re counting their way to Easter! Can you help them find all of the eggs the Easter Bunny has hidden in time for the Easter Parade?

It''s Valentine''s Day and the 10 little neighbors in this book are busy making Valentines for their closest friends. A dinosaur card, thinks little Pete, My pal Max would find really neat. Will everyone get a Valentine at the big Valentine''s Day party? You can count on it! With its fun counting element, bouncy text, and adorable illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for young lovebugs.

Ten young neighbors wear costumes as they decorate a Christmas tree with different items, from one shiny star on top to ten wrapped gifts below.

Ten friends make and exchange Valentine cards in this rhyming counting book.

Carve out family time for this not-too-scary Halloween counting book! 10 trick-or-treaters on a dark and spooky night out to get some candy or give someone a fright. Little do these ten trick-or-treaters know that they are the ones who will be frightened on Halloween night when a toad hops near, a skeleton tries to join their dance party, and a monster asks to share their candy. Featuring the bright, bold artwork of Linda Davick and the comforting, lively rhythms of Janet Schulman''s story! A spooktacular gift for the fall season!

A red tail hawk and his mate build their nest near the top of a Fifth Avenue apartment building and bird watchers gather hoping to see the chicks in the nest.

Classic Disney illustrations from the 1940s make this Little Golden Book retelling of an all-time favorite a keeper for Disney and Little Golden Book collectors alike!

A little brown bunny enjoys visiting a garden from summer to spring, especially when a gray bunny shares the fun.

What a wonderful way for preschoolers to practice counting and, at the same time, celebrate the coming of spring! From ten little ladybugs crawling all around the crocuses to one Easter basket brimful of carrots, corn, berries, and other treats for the animals, this book is a joy to share with a very young child. Meilo So''s inspired and deft watercolor paintings of bunnies, chicks, ducklings, and other little woodland creatures set against a tapestry of flowers capture the very essence of spring.

Classics, contemporary bestsellers, medal winners and family favourites chosen from over the last hundred years are brought together in a collection designed for sharing and reading aloud. Read about Pooh''s adventures, follow Max as he explores in Maurice Sendak''s Where the Wild Things Are and marvel at the exploits of John Burningham''s invincible Avocado Baby in this magical collection.

Each December, generations of children delight in the ballet version of the quintessential Christmas story The Nutcracker. But few have had the opportunity to revel in the richly detailed original tale. Now, in this glorious new edition, acclaimed children''s book author and editor Janet Schulman returns to the source''E.T.A. Hoffmann''s “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice.” Here we meet Marie, her Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and all the other delightful characters, and we discover the answers to questions left unanswered by the ballet, like why the Nutcracker and the King of Mice were enemies. Artist Renée Graef adds her own enchantment with stunning, jewellike paintings that bring the story thrillingly to life. As an added bonus, this must-have Christmas gift also includes a free audio CD with Tchaikovsky''s inimitable musical score and a reading of the complete story by actress Claire Bloom.

Unparalleled in scope and quality and designed for reading aloud and sharing, this splendid anthology brings together some of the most memorable and beloved children''s books of our time. Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day, soon to be a motion picture. The selections range from concept books and wordless books to picture books and short read-aloud stories, and represent the complete array of childhood themes and reading needs: ABCs, number and color books, stories about going to bed and going to school; tales about growing up, siblings, parents, and grandparents; animal stories, fantasies; fables; magical stories; stories about everyday life--and more. This beautiful edition includes a recommended list of books published in the time since this anthology''s original compilation, including Caldecott Honors Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Olivia, with descriptive annotations intended to guide parents to these new books and new voices of the 21st century. Also included are an introduction from editor Janet Schulman, capsule biographies of the 62 writers and artists represented in the collection, color-coded running heads indicating age levels, and indexes. As a gift, a keepsake, and a companion in a child''s first steps toward a lifelong love of reading, The 20th Century Children''s Book Treasury belongs in every family''s bookcase.

Jill Pole and Eustace Clarence Scrubb are sent by Aslan to recover Caspian the Tenth''s lost son, Prince Rilian. Jill has to memorize signs so that they can find the way, but she forgets and they fall foul of a tribe of giants who nearly eat them. This tape features the voice of Ian Richardson.

A little girl adjusts to her new life in California with the help of her doll.

Jenny''s father wants her to learn tennis, but she prefers gymnastics.

When Anna''s friends can''t play with her she creates a playmate of her own.

Jill''s softball talent helps her find her niche at camp.

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. This adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman''s tale includes the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky ballet.

A clever bum finds an unusual way to prevent the children''s pond and woods from being turned into a parking lot.

Jack the bum spends Halloween trying to get money for something to eat. But when he wins a prize for the best costume, he donates it to UNICEF.

Jack the bum decides to settle down and takes up residence in a haunted house which he finds isn''t haunted by ghosts.