New Releases by Jonathan London

Even the smallest hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends in this imaginative picture book that will inspire young readers as they play their own games of make-believe. Little Hippo loves to play pretend, and today he’s going to be a shopkeeper! Little Hippo has a goal—he is determined to buy his mama a special gift. With goodies filling his shop, Shopkeeper Hippo is excited to see his many friends stopping by for a treat. Filled with silly animal antics and culminating in the beautiful bond between mother and child, this heartwarming story shows all readers the joy in being kind and the impact of being brave.

New York Times best-selling author Jonathan London explores how even the smallest Hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends. Little Hippo loves to play pretend, and today he’s going to be a truck driver! He zooms his dump truck through the savannah to deliver a surprise to the lion cubs. But when Little Hippo encounters roadblocks throughout his journey, he’s grateful he has such good friends to help him along his way. This heartwarming story shows the importance of helping others and being brave.

Today Little Hippo is playing firefighter. But as Firefighter Hippo pedals his fire truck through the jungle, he gets trapped in a mud hole, tangled in tall grass, and stuck on a hill. That''s nothing compared to the biggest surprise of all—a real fire. It''s a good thing the little firefighter knows exactly what to do!

Froggy is running for class president--and his opponent is Frogilina! Froggy is running for president---class president, that is---but so is Frogilina! Wearing a long, presidential-style tie, Froggy presents his platform, which includes ten snack times per school day and recess all day long. But Frogilina has a platform, too: a search party for lost things, a lunch-sharing program, and a talent show to benefit the school library. Which candidate will voters choose?

Froggy has a rollicking good time at his first Winter Carnival! It''s Winter Carnival day, and Froggy can''t wait to build a snowman. But school principal Mr. Mugwort says there is a lot to do first. Skating! Sledding! A snow fort! Finally it''s time to build a snowman, but Froggy builds a snow dinosaur instead. And of course the day wouldn''t be complete without a wild snowball fight. "That was my best winter carnival ever!" says Froggy. "That was your only winter carnival ever!" says his friend Max.

Froggy and friends enjoy a back-to-school ritual: a trip to the pumpkin patch. Froggy can''t wait to pick a pumpkin. He plans to carve a jack-o''-lantern and make a pumpkin pie. Prizes are given for the biggest, smallest, and prettiest pumpkin, but when Froggy trips and smashes his pumpkin, he takes home a special prize--for the ugliest pumpkin!

Froggy hopes to make lots of money at his lemonade stand--but things often go wrong for Froggy! Froggy sets up his lemonade stand on a very hot day. He dreams of all the things he will buy with his profits: a pogo stick, a hula hoop. But Froggy is very thirsty, and by the time customers appear, all the lemonade is gone. But Froggy has good friends and together they find a solution.

A perfectly pitched bedtime story and counting book for sleepy train lovers, illustrated in dramatic 3D sculptures! A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. "Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack," reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course! Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at. 3D illustrator, Lauren Eldridge, has sculpted an entire train full of intricate details. Part bedtime story, part counting book, part children''s fantasy, Sleep Train is a magical ride to dreamland.

Deep in the heart of the canyon, Little Pinto is just three weeks old. Still a bit unsteady on his feet, he must be ready to travel with his family, a band of rare wild mustangs, as they search for water along the desert flats. Led by the colt''s fath

“With gorgeous mixed-media illustrations and accessible, engaging language, this picture book will spur interest in the world of hippos.” — School Library Journal (starred review) The deadliest animal in Africa isn’t the lion or the crocodile — it’s the hippopotamus! Hippos have razor-sharp tusks, weigh as much as fifty men, and can run twenty-five miles per hour. Follow these hefty hulks as they glide underwater, play tug-of-war, swat balls of dung at one another, and nuzzle their young in the mud. Just don’t get too close — they could chomp you in two!

Froggy has a ball visiting Grandma! When Froggy and his family go to visit Grandma, they look forward to all kinds of fun: a baseball game, a trip to the amusement park, a visit to the museum to see the Frogga Lisa. But best of all is cooking with Grandma and learning to make her specialty, spaghetti with fly sauce. Froggy''s antics everywhere he goes will delight his many fans.

National Science Teachers Assoc. Outstanding Science Trade Book and National Outdoor Book Award winner. Watch Pup grow from his birth to first dive and from rambunctious play with other sea otter pups to a frightening encounter with a predator. Bestselling author Jonathan London tells Pup’s story in sparse, poetic text with vivid vocabulary while luminous illustrations by London’s son, Sean London, bring the adorable Pup and his loving mother to life within the swirling sea around them. London’s newest creation in his picture book collection about baby animals (including The Seasons of Little Wolf, Little Puffin’s First Flight, and Honey Paw and Lightfoot) will entertain children with a combination of learning and fun. An author’s note at the end shares fascinating facts about this popular keystone species.

A father-son river kayaking trip in the wilderness goes terribly wrong and leaves Aaron hungry, exhausted, and battered from a fall. Can he rescue his gravely injured father before time runs out on them both? Aaron’s latest thrill-packed adventure takes him river kayaking with his dad in the remote Canadian wilderness. The trip tests his confidence, perseverance, patience and survival skills in encounters with bears, moose, and life-threatening accidents. For more of Aaron''s Wilderness adventures, read Desolation Canyon and Bella Bella.

It''s Froggy''s birthday, but it seems that everyone has forgotten... No one seems to remember that it''s Froggy''s special day. Mom and Dad don''t say a word, and all of his friends are busy elsewhere. Until he gets back home to find everyone waiting to surprise him with a party, complete with a piñata filled with chocolate-covered flies! "Froggy''s natural exuberance and excitement are infectious..."—School Library Journal on Froggy Plays T-Ball "Perfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson."—The Orlando Sentinel on Froggy Learns To Swim

When Froggy, Mom, and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow but he is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice.

Froggy and his little sister Polly want a dog of their own, but Doggy proves harder to train than Froggy anticipated.

Little Wolf, pup of Gray Wolf and White Wolf, bounds into the world and through the seasons in this new children’s picture book. Inside the safety of the den, through fields of wildflowers, and in birch shimmering in an autumn moon’s glow, Van Zyle’s paintings depict Little Wolf’s adventures through a variety of perspectives from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London’s lyrical prose imparts a wisdom to the text, endearing the reader to the pup and creating a suspenseful read-aloud.

New York Times best-selling author Jonathan London explores how even the smallest Hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends. Little Hippo loves to pretend, and today he is playing a doctor. He tries to examine Big Hippo, Very Tall Giraffe, Giant Crocodile, Elephant, and other patients. But not everyone plays the way Doctor Hippo expected. Especially not Lion. Lion does not want to play Doctor Hippo''s game. When he lets out a huge roar, the little doctor races home to find that Mama Hippo''s medicine is the best of all. Jonathan London''s reassuring story is perfectly matched by Gilles Eduar''s warm and whimsical illustrations.

"Using Technology to Sell is filled with practical, effective techniques to sell more by leveraging the plethora of tools and information in today’s world. By applying these principles, you''ll open more doors, increase your productivity, speed up decisions, and close more deals." --Jill Konrath, author of SNAP Selling and Selling to Big Companies Using Technology to Sell: Tactics to Ratchet Up Results shows salespeople and sales managers the most effective ways to leverage a variety of technologies to increase sales and gain more customers. Topics include making the most of cloud-based customer relationship management software, putting social media to the best use, presenting on three continents simultaneously through advanced video conferencing, using advanced techniques to gain an information edge over competitors, and much more. As this book shows, while the sales process will remain pretty much the same from now until the end of time, technology used properly can increase sales power at every step of the cycle. Technology, in the right hands, is a strategic weapon and a competitive differentiation tool that can dramatically improve close rates, deal size, efficiency, total sales, and much more. Using Technology to Sell will show you how to: Expand your market through the use of technology. Employ software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to keep track of customers, stay organized, present, and sell more systematically. Use social media to increase sales. Maintain the personal element in a world wired with technology. Use the best sales methodology and integrate each step with technology. Overcome any aversion to using technology to sell. Avoid the trap of overuse or dependency on technology.

A play date with a girl? Froggy is horrified! What will his friends say? But when Dad bribes him with the promise of a movie outing, Froggy has to agree, even if he won''t sit next to Frogilina. She might try to kiss him. EEWW! This could be the worst play date ever. Children have enjoyed the misadventures of trouble-prone Froggy in more than twenty books. Froggy just never learns--and that''s why we love him!

A tiger cub survives a forest fire and is reunited with his mother

Froggy and his friends are building a treehouse-with a lot of help from Dad. Their plans don''t include Frogilina though, "Boys Only!" says Froggy. But in the end, it''s Frogilina who saves the day and joins the treehouse gang. Lovable Froggy returns in his 22nd laugh-out-loud adventure.

Froggy''s parents are going out for the night and they''ve left him with a brand-new babysitter! Froggy tries to help out by feeding his little sister and taking a bath on his own, but only Froggy could create havoc in the kitchen and turn bath time into mess time. Will the new babysitter survive his wellmeant antics until Froggy''s parents get home?

Froggy can''t wait to get to Hawaii. He''s got big plans! Surfing, swimming with the fish, learning to dance the hula -he''ll be busy every moment. But somehow, when lovable, trouble-prone Froggy''s around, nothing goes as planned.

In Antarctica, Little Emperor grows from a hatchling who depends on his parents for food and warmth, to an adult, ready to live in the sea on his own.

Easy-to-read, rhyming text describes the sounds of, and uses for, different kinds of airplanes.

Froggy''s off to camp! He packs a lot into one week: archery lessons, food fights, and scary stories around the campfire. But only Froggy could also manage to lose his trunks during swim class and overturn his kayak with the camp director in it. Froggy will keep his fans laughing with his latest antics.

The consummate sales pro helps entrepreneurs and their salespeople improve results by selling more goods or services more consistently—and at higher price points and greater margins. Unlike most sales books, which address a piece or "moment" of the sales process (like negotiating or presenting), The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Selling addresses selling as a holistic process. As award-winning sales pro Jonathan London demonstrates, each stage of the sales process positively or negatively affects the next. Following his selling principles will improve sales for any product or service, no matter how small or large the company. In this unique and practical book, London shows readers how to do the things that matter. Get a jump on the competition by starting out in the right place. Make people feel comfortable so they are more receptive to you. Explain benefits from technical, business/financial, and individual/company perspectives. Create solutions for customers that help differentiate the offer. Prospect using the Internet, Web 2.0, and other technologies. Deal with stress and rejection. Eliminate or soften objections to accelerate sales cycles and facilitate negotiations. Handle the most common negotiation issues or tactics.

It''s the first day of T-ball and Froggy can''t wait. In his dreams he''s hitting home runs and waving to the cheering crowd. But things never go quite right for Froggy. After he bonks his pal Max on the head with his bat, throws himself out at first base, and spends his time in the outfield catching real flies with his tongue, Froggy has one last chance to prove he''s a T-ball star.

With encouragement from his friends and family, Froggy learns how to ride his shiny new bike.