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by Richard Paul Evans
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by Bryan Sykes
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by Juliet Bell
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by Leland Myrick
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by Lucia Perillo
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by Lynn Shepherd
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Dinotrux Return!
Award-winning children's author and illustrator Chris Gall says he’s been drawing pictures and writing stories for as long as he can remember. In addition to his widely published commercial illustrations, he authored and illustrated the enthusiastically received Dinotrux, which introduced the prehistoric metal monsters that now return in Revenge of the Dinotrux. read more
The Simply Divine ‘Man in the Clouds’
I’ve expressed on more than one occasion my love for international picture book imports. They are always exciting to see, breathing life into the contemporary American picture book landscape. read more
‘A Game of Thrones,’ in Graphic Form
Whether you are a fan of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy novels set in the fictional world of Westeros, or the hit HBO series now in its second season, you’ve probably heard the title A Game of Thrones. read more
North Carolina Museum of Art Presents Works of Ashley Bryan
If you live anywhere in the South (or even if you don’t) and love picture books, and the traveling gods allow for it, there’s a very special exhibit you won’t want to miss. I haven’t seen this exhibit yet myself, but I feel compelled to tell others about it. Exhibits of such beauty deserve such rooftop yawps. read more
Cover art for CAPTAIN SKY BLUE
by Richard Egielski
Cover art for DINOTRUX
by Chris Gall
Cover art for TRACTION MAN IS HERE!
by Mini Grey
Cover art for MARVELTOWN
by Bruce McCall
Cover art for SUPERHERO ABC
by Bob McLeod
Cover art for I’M DIRTY!
by Kate McMullan
Cover art for SNOWBOTS
by Aaron Reynolds
Cover art for ROBOT ZOT!
by Jon Scieszka
Cover art for MASTER MAN
by Aaron Shepard
Cover art for COOKIEBOT!
by Katie Van Camp
Cover art for SUMO MOUSE
by David Wisniewski
Cover art for THE BUFFALO ARE BACK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOG
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for SNOW BEAR
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE MISSING 'GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE FIRE BUG CONNECTION
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ANIMALS WHO HAVE WON OUR HEARTS
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for JULIE
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for EVERGLADES
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THERE'S AN OWL IN THE SHOWER
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for LOOK TO THE NORTH
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for JULIE'S WOLF PACK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for NUTIK, THE WOLF PUP
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for NUTIK AND AMAROQ PLAY BALL
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for CLIFF HANGER
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for TREE CASTLE ISLAND
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for FRIGHTFUL’S DAUGHTER
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for FIRE STORM
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for CHARLIE’S RAVEN
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for LUCK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for GOOSE AND DUCK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE WOLVES ARE BACK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE CATS OF ROXVILLE STATION
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE LAST POLAR BEAR
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ALL UPON A SIDEWALK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ALL UPON A STONE
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for BEASTLY INVENTIONS
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for COYOTE IN MANHATTAN
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for GOING TO THE SUN
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for HOLD ZERO
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for HOOK A FISH, CATCH A MOUNTAIN
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for HOW TO TALK TO YOUR ANIMALS
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE JOURNEY INWARD
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for JULIE OF THE WOLVES
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ONE DAY IN THE ALPINE TUNDRA
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ONE DAY IN THE DESERT
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ONE DAY IN THE PRAIRIE
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ONE DAY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for ONE DAY IN THE WOODS
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for RIVER RATS, INC.
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for SHARK BENEATH THE REEF
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for SPRING COMES TO THE OCEAN
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE AMERICAN WALK BOOK
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE CRY OF THE CROW
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE MOON OF THE DEER
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE MOON OF THE MOLES
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE MOON OF THE WINTER BIRD
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE SUMMER OF THE FALCON
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE WENTLETRAP TRAP
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for THE WOUNDED WOLF
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for WATER SKY
by Jean Craighead George
Cover art for WHO REALLY KILLED COCK ROBIN?
by Jean Craighead George
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Kenneth Brower
Pub Date 5/17/2012
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Mike Scotti
Pub Date 5/15/2012
Unflinchingly honest account of an ex-Marine's struggle to re-acclimate to civilian life after returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Christopher de Bellaigue
Pub Date 5/15/2012
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Bruce Holbert
Pub Date 5/15/2012
A bloody Western set during the 1930s, Holbert's debut novel follows an amoral lawman hunting an amoral killer in ...
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John Sandford
Pub Date 5/15/2012
Lucas Davenport takes the scenic route toward a confrontation with the two practiced crooks who had the bad luck to ...
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Peter W. Barnes
Pub Date 5/21/2012
A mouse with a smile as wide as Ike's and outstretched arms as expansive as Nixon's runs a ...
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Richard Ford
Pub Date 5/22/2012
A great American novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
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Kim Stanley Robinson
Pub Date 5/22/2012
Another textbook disguised as a novel: the first of a projected trilogy from Robinson (Galileo's Dream, 2009, etc.) set ...
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Jennifer L. Holm
Pub Date 5/22/2012
Summer swim camp and a reckless new friend test a young amoeba's courage and moral compass alike.
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Brianna Caplan Sayres
Pub Date 5/22/2012
Another good old truck book; they never come amiss.
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John Claude Bemis
Pub Date 5/22/2012
A compassionate bear defies everything to save a boy from certain death in this original story blending creation myth with ...
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