New Releases by Nancy Carlson

Inspired by the true story of the students at Glen Lake Elementary in Hopkins, Minnesota, A Swing for Samara shows the power of community and compassion and highlights the right for all children to have accessible playgrounds—the right that all children have to play.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Henry likes kindergarten. He gets to paint pictures, sing songs, and learn his letters and numbers. But there''s one thing Henry doesn''t like: show and tell! His legs get all shaky and he''s too shy to speak. Just in time, Henry''s kind teacher, Ms. Bradley, comes to the rescue with a great plan for helping him overcome his fears.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Feeling sad? Think happy! You can cheer yourself up in lots of ways. Try being friendly to someone in need of a friend. Do something you think is fun, like riding a bike or putting on a show. And keep thinking happy thoughts. Even when you don’t feel lovable, remember that you are loved by many people. When you think happy, anything can happen!

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! When facing down a bully, a trip to the dentist, or your mom''s prune oatmeal, there''s only one thing you can do—smile a lot! And you''ll pull through! In this appealing new offering from best-selling author/illustrator Nancy Carlson, a determined little frog discovers that even when you don''t want to, smiling can make any situation better.

Everybody barfs. Dogs, cats, chickens, alligators, and even you. It happens to everyone, and sometimes it even happens . . . at school. With her characteristic humor and compassion, Nancy Carlson helps young readers through what is often a scary and embarrassing rite of passage. Sometimes you barf. But it''s OK. You get better!

Poor George is in trouble again. He''s been called to the principal''s office. But before the principal can tell him why he''s there...he confesses. He was late to class, didn''t finish his math assignment, spilled paint, and set a cage of mice loose. One mishap has led to another and now George is up to his ears in trouble—but it''s not his fault! George has an excuse for everything, but as his bad choices catch up with him, George runs out of others to blame.

A young bunny and his friend come up with a creative and humorous way to deal with a bully in this charming picture book. The first day of school can be scary enough as it is without a bully stealing your lunch! And that’s just what happens to poor George when he runs into Big Mike, the sixth-grade bully, on the walk to school. Every day George is tormented—not to mention hungry—and too afraid to tell anyone, until his good friend Harriet steps in and helps George give Big Mike a taste of his own medicine. “The text crackles with verbs and vernacular, while bright full-color illustrations on every page extend the broad humor with amusing detail.” —The Horn Book Magazine “Carlson’s illustrations, engaging watercolor paintings of human-sized animal characters, flesh out the text and endow the animals with distinct personalities.” —Booklist

It''s Halloween, and although sharing might be okay the rest of the year, on this day Harriet''s determined not to share her treats with her little brother, Walt. She is running out of places to hide her stash, and there''s only one thing she can do... Hariet''s hilarious—and tummy-aching—solution will delight everyone who reads this comical tale of a hard lesson learned. This 20th anniversary edition of a Halloween classic is now in a larger format.

"Eight-year-old Sam has a powerful brain but needs some help focusing. The doctor gives Sam lots of strategies to try, like staying organized, eating better food, and asking for help when he needs it. Sam''s favorite strategy? Make time for imagination"--

The most thorough step-by-step guide to ocular examination procedures. Presents detailed step-by-step procedures for over 125 ocular evaluation techniques. Revised and updated, this edition features at-a-glance summaries of multi-step procedures as well as new procedures including corneal topography, pharmacological pupil testing, and photostress test.

Patrick has difficulty sitting still until his mother comes up with a plan to help him.

Kelly can''t ice skate. To make matters worse, the neighborhood kids tease her about it. BUt when Kelly hangs a special pair of ice skates around an ordinary snowman, things suddenly start to look a little brighter. Magic and skating go hand in hand in this lively tale about a very special friendship.

Tina the beaver and her family constantly rush off in different directions, until a storm keeps them snowbound at home.

When Arnie is challenged to skateboard down a dangerous hill, he has to decide how far he is willing to go to be "cool."

Carl''s big brother doesn''t think it would be easy to be a baby, but he also realizes Carl is lucky to have someone to play with and protect him.

After a long day at work, bunnies come home, change their clothes, eat dinner, and do the dishes. Then it''s time for bunnies and their hobbies. Young children will gleefully recognize the unlikely similarities between people and Nancy Carlson''s active bunnies in this charming book, sure to be a bedtime favorite.

Everyone is excited to try out for the school talent show. Everyone but Louanne, that is. "I''m just a big, no-talent dope!" says Louanne. All of her friends make it into the show. When the big night arrives, Louanne is miserable as she stays home alone. Will Louanne miss out completely on one of the most exciting events of the year?

Louanne can''t get off the ground with her split jumps. Arnie drops every pass he tries to catch. So every day after school, the two friends meet to practice for tryouts just one week away. The only problem is that neither Louanne''s cheerleading routines nor Arnie''s football skills seem to improve much. Will Louanne make the squad? Will Arnie make the team?

When a new second grader begins bullying Henry and the other first graders, Henry stumbles onto a secret that just might save them.

After the first day of first grade, Henry''s not sure how he feels about it. The teacher isn''t like his kindergarten teacher, and the fifth-graders hog the monkey bars. But as Henry tells his mother about a new friend who likes soccer and about how he''ll learn to read books, he begins to realize that maybe first grade won''t be so bad after all.

Louanne trips and sprains her ankle as she and her friends cut through the yard of the spooky house on the top of the hill. Suddenly the witch lady appears and yells, "Scat!" Harriet, George, and Arnie run for their lives. But Louanne is caught! Does the witch lady put kids in cages to fatten them up? Or is Louanne''s imagination running wild? Readers will chuckle as Louanne discovers what the witch lady is REALLY like.

Poor George is in trouble again. He''s been called to the principal''s office. But before the principal can tell him why he''s there...he confesses. He was late to class, didn''t finish his math assignment, spilled paint, and set a cage of mice loose. One mishap has led to another and now George is up to his ears in trouble--but it''s not his fault! George has an excuse for everything, but as his bad choices catch up with him, George runs out of others to blame.

Harriet overcomes her stage fright and dances successfully and proudly at her ballet recital.

Harriet overcomes her stage fright and dances successfully and proudly at her ballet recital.

Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother''s advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small.

George is always bragging. He says he runs the fastest, reads the thickest books, and catches the biggest fish. When Harriet invites him to join her family’s fishing trip, George is nervous. What if Harriet finds out the only fish he’s ever caught was in the pet store? Readers will delight in what happens when George’s bragging finally catches up with him.

Harriet and her pals are playing baseball in the park near Mrs. Hoozit’s house. When George hits a fly ball, Harriet’s determined to catch it. She’s concentrating so hard, she runs right into Mrs. Hoozit’s garden of prize flowers. Harriet panics and runs away. That night Harriet feels terrible—she can’t even eat the special treat her mom makes for her. What can she do?

The first big snow of the winter has finally arrived. Harriet can''t wait to enjoy it. But her mother insists that Harriet take along her little brother, Walt. As he soon shows, Walt has a real knack for messing things up—and Harriet tells him so. But when George starts picking on him, Harriet puts her criticism aside and gives George a piece of her mind. Brothers and sisters everywhere will relate as Harriet’s protective side gets the best of her, in this delightful tale about learning to love—and live with—a younger sibling.

Louanne s an only child. She thinks that it would be fun to have a big family, just like her neighbor George. He has five sisters and four brothers the perfect size. When her parents have to leave town for the weekend, Louanne jumps at the chance to stay with George. But during her stay, there s too much snoring, a long line for the bathroom, and absolutely nowhere to be alone. Maybe three is the perfect number after all!

Loudmouth George has just started playing the coronet and he’s awful! Awful—according to everyone but George, who thinks he’s the best coronet player ever born. George is full of hot air, but it’s hard not to admire his complete lack of self-consciousness. George is soon on to big, better, and LOUDER things