This innovative counting book about a lonely boy introduces the concept of words within words using die-cuts and endearing imagery. Laura Vaccaro Seeger further demonstrates her ability to chart unknown territory in her mesmerizing concept books for children.

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The Magician
by Michael Scott

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Paris is home to Nicholas Flamel, but this is not a cheerful return, as Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and the city is swarming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He’s after them, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year, as their magic becomes weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophesy is becoming increasingly clear.

It’s time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic: Fire Magic. And there’s only one man who can teach it to her: Flamel’s old student, the Comte de Saint-Germain - alchemist, magician and rock star. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world’s only hope, if they don’t turn on each other first...

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Dog and Bear: Two's Company
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Dog and Bear are back in three more fresh and funny stories that will delight their growing legion of fans: Ice Cream, Happy Birthday Bear! and Sweet Dreams. These uplifting stories of friendship, selflessness and patience are accompanied by the heartwarming illustrations that readers fell in love with in Dog and Bear. Readers are sure to agree that the only thing better than one book about this winsome duo is two!

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Dog and Bear
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• 2007 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature
• Named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year, 2007

What do a frisky dachshund and a slightly timid stuffed bear have in common? They're best friends. Award-winning author Laura Vaccaro Seeger shares three funny, beguiling and meltingly tender stories about the ups and downs of friendship, ideal for emergent readers to read all by themselves, or better yet, to share with a friend.

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First the Egg
Written and Illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year
• Starred review Kirkus Reviews

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Die-cuts enhance clever metamorphoses from seed to flower, tadpole to frog, and caterpillar to butterfly. Acclaimed author Laura Vaccaro Seeger offers a fresh presentation to creativity and transformation, making the commonplace extraordinary as one turns the pages of this appealing book.

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Racing Stripes
by David Schmidt (screenwriter/creator)

When a baby zebra is abandoned by his traveling circus, he finds himself lost and alone in the Kentucky heartland. But a kind farmer and his daughter rescue him and bring him home to their barn. There he lives among the farm animals, believing he's a horse like any other. His name? Stripes, of course! Stripes grows up believing he's born to run. But he is teased about his unusual appearance by the snooty thoroughbreds at the horse farm next door. Determined to prove himself, Stripes begins to train for the greatest race in the world... the Kentucky Derby.

Racing Stripes is based on the Warner Bros. movie of the same name.

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Blast to the Past: Lincoln's Legacy
by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon

Abigail loves Mondays, and so does the rest of class 305. That’s the day Mr. Caruthers asks them cool questions about history. Today Mr. C asks, “What if Abraham Lincoln never freed the slaves?” Abigail and her friends are ready to plunk their thinking caps on. But this time Mr. C wants them to do more than put their heads together -- he wants them to travel back in time!  Turns out the “What If?” questions are real, and Mr. C has just come back from a visit to the past. He needs their help, because it looks like President Lincoln might quit and never free the slaves! With a time-travel gadget and only two hours to spare, Abigail and her friends are going back to the past. But even though time traveling isn’t hard, convincing Abraham Lincoln not to give up isn’t going to be easy.

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Love You Like a Sister
by Camy Baker

30 Cool Rules for Making & Being a Better Best Friend

• Rule #1: Always and forever cherish your true friends
• Rule #12: Show your friend you care.
• Rule #20: If a friend bothers you, it's okay to tell them

Having good friends is one of the most important things for a kid. I should know, because I, Camy Baker, once started at a new school in a new town, and I had absolutely no friends! And believe me, even if you're as outgoing as I am, making friends can be tough. Sometimes you just don't know how to make them. Other times a problem comes up between you and a friend and you're not sure what to do. Well, I have come up with a list of rules to help you make and be a better friend. Because having friends is great. Go, girls, go!

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Big Fat Paycheck: A Young Person's Guide to Writing for the Movies
by Colton Lawrence

Attention, aspiring screenwriters! Do you dream of being Hollywood's next big thing?

Well, if you don't have family connections and don't want to depend on luck alone, the best shot you have at hitting the screenwriting jackpot is to write a kick-butt screenplay. Big Fat Paycheck: A Young Person's Guide to Writing for the Movies will show you how simple it is to write a script (really, it's true).

You, however, have to supply the kick-butt!

From characterization and dialogue to structure and the rewriting process, this book tells you how to write a script that will land on the desk of a Big Fancy Hollywood Reader, getting you this much closer to seeing your ideas on the silver screen.

So get to work! A million bucks is calling your name!

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