New Releases by Margery Cuyler

A second-grade math whiz tackles telling time in this second book in the Addy McBean series—part of the Aladdin QUIX line! Addy McBean, a second grader at PS #8, is up to her eyebrows (two) in myriad (lots) of adventures. She’s never met a number she hasn’t liked! Lately, she’s found a lot to love in clocks, watches, and anything that tells time. But on their class trip, will Addy and her friends find themselves in time out?

A second-grade math whiz uses her beloved numbers to get herself out of trouble and ace a class project in this first book in the Addy McBean series—part of the Aladdin QUIX line! Addy McBean, a second grader at PS #8, is up to her eyebrows (two) in myriad (lots) adventures. She’s never met a number she hasn’t liked! When she’s paired with Willard—a classmate who’s not exactly her favorite—for a math project, Addy has to figure out a way to juggle Willard, numbers, and finishing the project!

This 5-book bundle of bestselling picture books is an entertaining and educational way to get into the Halloween spirit. Celebrate the spookiest season with stories that will inspire chills, thrills, and giggles! This collection includes e-book editions of Pumpkin Jack, Dia De Los Muertos, Fright School, Trick Arr Treat, and Skeleton for Dinner.

Help your 1st grader learn to read with 5 books from the #1 early reader line, Step into Reading! Remember, a lifetime love of reading starts with a single Step! This boxed set of five Step 1 books is perfect for independent reading at home or in the classroom. Emergent readers will be engaged by the simple words, rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, and picture clues that support word identification while being entertained with friendship stories, sharks, dogs, cats, and more! Titles chosen especially for your 1st grader are: Drop It, Rocket; Big Shark, Little Shark; Best Friends; Duck & Cat''s Rainy Day; and StoryBots: The Amazing Planet Earth.

A charming winter picture book about friendship and dogs set against the perfect snowy day. Snow! Snow! And more snow! It’s the perfect day to play in the newly fallen snow. Oscar can’t contain his excitement—and before his boy Matt knows it, Oscar is off on a wintry adventure. Dashing through the woods, Oscar finds another dog playing in the snow—Daisy! Together they find all sorts of adventures—ice skating making dog angels in the snow, and they even build an igloo! Snow Friends is a seasonal friendship story with all the timeless understated charm of The Biggest, Best Snowman, by the same bestselling team of Margery Cuyler and Will Hillenbrand. Christy Ottaviano Books

Carve out family time for this clever and humorous picture book about a skeleton who is falling to pieces that needs help pulling himself together. Bonaparte is having a tough time. It’s hard for this young skeleton to just hang loose when he can’t keep hold of himself. When he plays catch, his throwing arm literally takes a flyer. Eating lunch can be a real jaw-dropping occasion. How can he start school when he has so many screws loose? Luckily, Bonaparte hit the bone-anza when it came to his friends. Franky Stein, Blacky Widow, and Mummicula all have some bonehead ideas to help pull him together. But will it be enough to boost his confidence and get him ready for the first day of school?

Baseball is back--and so is Bonaparte! Join one anxious skeleton, Bonaparte, and his monster friends as they celebrate America''s favorite pastime by competing in the Weird Series and stand up to bullies on the field. It''s the Weird Series and Bonaparte''s team, the Little Monsters, are gearing up to play against the Mighty Aliens for the championship title. The competition is fierce and Bonaparte, of course, is a jumble of bones. What if he loses his backbone while at bat? What if the Mighty Aliens make fun of him? With bullies on the other team and the bases loaded, will Bonaparte be able to hold himself together and hit a home run without losing his head? Fans of Bonaparte Falls Apart will delight in seeing this cast of monstrous friends band together to overcome their nerves and remain good sports as they play the game of their lives!

It’s Purim and the animals on the farm are planning their celebration! They decide to sing songs, wear costumes, and put on a play about Queen Esther. It’s fun until Quack the duck, the star of their show, goes missing! Cluck the hen must be brave like Queen Esther and go in search of Quack near the fox’s den. But when Cluck finds Quack, the duck''s feathers are ruffled from her time with the fox. She can''t perform! Will Cluck have enough courage to play Queen Esther and save the show?

Everyone smiles when the little ice cream truck, loaded up with tasty treats, shows up at parties, baseball games, parks, and zoos.

A happy little school bus and Driver Bob wake up early to pick up children, drop them off at school, then head to the garage for some minor repairs.

A happy little fire truck, driven by Jill, zips all over town helping to put out fires and rescue animals.

Can you have more than one best friend? This relatable Step into Reading story is for every young reader navigating new friendships. Friendships can be complicated, even when you’re only in elementary school! This leveled reader, about two best buddies whose friendship is disrupted by a new kid at school, will reassure children that there is enough friendship to go around when you widen your circle to include everyone! And the simple, rhyming text will be readily mastered by emergent readers, leading to a feeling of accomplishment. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

AV2 Fiction Readalong by Weigl brings you timeless tales of mystery, suspense, adventure, and the lessons learned while growing up. These celebrated children’s stories are sure to entertain and educate while captivating even the most reluctant readers. Log on to www.av2books.com, and enter the unique book code found on page 2 of this book to unlock an extra dimension to these beloved tales. Hear the story come to life as you read along in your own book.

A happy little dump truck, driven by Hard Hat Pete, hauls stones, rocks, and debris from a construction site to a landfill.

A class of kindergarteners sets out bravely in search of a lion, going through mud, long grass, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the lion forces a headlong retreat.

Tick tock, nine o’clock. The twins are here to run amok! Meet a pair of spirited siblings who show Grandma an afternoon like no other! Filled with lively illustrations and simple text, this rhyming I Can Read book reinforces time-of-day concepts with humor, warmth, and a touch of mischief.

Two weeks before Christmas, Kevin and Sally decide to build a snowman. One night they look out the window and are amazed to see Mr. Snow—their snowman—making snow angels, sledding, and even skating on the pond. But when the weather warms up just before Christmas and Mr. Snow starts to melt, Kevin and Sally come up with a plan to save their friend by imploring the help of Santa Claus. Johanna Westerman’s elegant drawings compliment Margery Cuyler’s touching story to create a book that is perfect for children and parents to share during the holiday season. Ages 4-8.

Jessica and her best friend Lizzie do everything together. But when Lizzie starts copying words from Jessica’s spelling test, Jessica knows it isn’t right. Then Jessica tries to help Lizzie write a poem for their homework, but Lizzie takes credit for it in class! Jessica doesn’t want to lose her friend, but she can’t take it anymore. What should she do? With simple text and engaging illustrations, young readers will relate to Jessica’s latest worry—and they’ll have a great example to follow after they see how Jessica handles her problem.

When fourth grader John and his sister Lisa move into an old house in Princeton, New Jersey, they find it haunted by the ghost of a Hessian soldier from the Revolutionary War and try to reunite him with the ghost of his beloved horse.

In bouncy, appealing rhyme, young readers are introduced to a classroom with a hairy problem-guinea pigs that keep adding and adding! From one lonely guinea pig to two to five and all the way up to twenty, the kids find that having a classroom pet is more than they bargained for. Finally, each student gets to take a guinea pig home, until they are left with zero. That is, until Mr. Gilbert brings in a rabbit with a growing belly . . . ! From master storyteller Margery Cuyler and with energetic illustrations from Tracey Campbell Pearson, Guinea Pigs Add Up is perfect for budding mathematicians-or anyone with a love for unruly animals.

While delivering presents on Christmas Eve, accident-prone Santa has a series of mishaps, with both good and bad results.

When the class bully, Brenda Bailey, makes fun of Jessica’s skinny legs and her boyish lunch box, Jessica doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t want to be a tattletale, but she also wants the bullying to stop. Can Jessica find the courage to stand up for herself? From the team behind the first three books about Jessica and her worries, Bullies Never Win is immediately relatable, relevant, and a must-have for every school and library.

First-grader Jessica, a big worrier, is especially afraid that she will make a mistake when she is reading in front of her class and parents on Reading Theater Day, but after lots of practice reading to her dog Wiggles, she performs perfectly.

Mrs. Ruler guides her students in discovering ways of being kind to their family members, each other, and their community.

During a class trip to Washington, D.C., a young boy has a series of mishaps, with both good and bad results, as he and his friends visit the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Zoo, and other landmarks.

Penguin''s rambunctious animal friends can''t seem to behave at the playground. They throw sand - and run so fast they knock each other down! By the end of the day, however, the friends have learned what''s safe in playground play. "Required reading for parents and children alike." - Kirkus Reviews

Stubborn Groundhog simply can’t wait until February 2 to wake all his friends up! Groundhog loves to run and play. When winter comes, Groundhog does not want to hibernate. His friends warn that he’ll be hungry and cold and lonely, but he just won’t listen. Yet he soon discovers his friends were right. Then he has a brilliant idea! He’ll have an EARLY spring! All his friends will wake up, and they can all have fun together again. But his friends aren’t too happy when they find out Groundhog has played a trick on them. A great new twist on the groundhog’s annual February ritual, this story is guaranteed to entertain, with a willful hero that children and adults will instantly recognize.

What''s the best way to help a skeleton get over his hiccups?

Little Nell chooses an unusual pumpkin for her Halloween jack-o-lantern, despite her big sisters'' criticisms.

Jessica, who worries about everything from her spelling homework to remembering to fill her dog''s water dish, learns that fire safety begins with extinguishing her fears.