New Releases by Tammi Sauer

Princess Viola aims to trade her fiesty moves for frilly princess skills in this picture book that zip-zup-zooms! Full color.

Bernadette might seem like an ordinary monster, but sometimes she likes to do some very unmonsterlike things, like pick flowers. And pet kittens. And bake. When the time comes for Bernadette to go to Monster Academy, she''s just a teensy bit nervous. Her classmates just don''t understand her. They''d rather uproot trees than sing friendship songs. And they prefer fried snail goo to Bernadette''s homemade cupcakes with sprinkles. Can Bernadette find a way to make friends at school and still be herself?

What Mr. Duck wants most in the world is a little bit of peace and quiet, but the other animals on the farm simply don’t understand. But as Mr. Duck discovers, sometimes peace and quiet can be just a little bit lonely. And making friends might mean making a little noise. Award-winning author Tammi Sauer presents a simple, short text that emphasizes the importance of friendship in a fun and effective way, with a sweet—but not too sweet—ending that will have children clamoring for repeated readings.

Determined to win tickets to an Elvis Poultry concert, hens Marge and Lola enter the Barnyard Talent Show, then, while the ducks who usually win the contest jeer, they test out their abilities.

Although Avery cannot stand to eat the grub, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burns from lassos, he learns at cowboy camp that he is uniquely qualified in the most important cowboy quality.