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Preview: Mr. Zip’s Super Windy Day Board Book

Mr. Zip’s Super Windy Day Board Book

writer: Annie Auerbach
artist: Laura Catrinella
cover: Laura Catrinella
FC | 20 pages, 8″ x 7″ | Children’s Humor | Hardcover | $10.99 | Ages 2 to 5

Young readers will love the interactive lift-the-flap elements as they join Mr. ZIP for one windy adventure! Mr. ZIP and his trusty sidekick B. Franklin start their day in the mail room. Then it’s time to begin the mail route. We accompany Mr. ZIP as he makes his deliveries. Suddenly a huge gust of wind blows the letters away. Mr. ZIP and Franklin have to track them down. Will they be able to find every last letter — and deliver them all before the end of the day?

Mr. Zip’s Super Windy Day Board Book

Preview: Snow Boy

Snow Boy

writer: Darren Farrel
artist: Glenn Thomas
FC | 32 pages | Picture Book | Hardcover | $16.99 | Ages 3 to 8

Snow Boy is the charming story of friendship, community, and how a snow person finds a family.

What happens to a snow person after the child who made them goes inside? Are they sad? Are they lonely? Do they miss the child’s friendship? Perhaps they want to keep playing. What if the snow person happens to peek inside? Will they see a happy family gathering for dinner, or reading a bedtime story in front of the fire? Who is a snow person’s family?

Snow Boy answers those questions as our hero, Snow Boy, heads off in search of where he truly belongs. Where is Snow Boy’s family? With the squirrels? No. With the beavers? Nope. With the big brown bears? Certainly not!

Who can Snow Boy snuggle with? Who will take him in? How will Snow Boy find his perfect family?

Find out, as the entire forest community bands together to find the perfect solution!

Snow Boy

Preview: How the North Pole Works

How the North Pole Works

writer: Amber Stewart
artist: Kyle Beckett
FC | 64 pages | Fantasy | Hardcover | $19.99 | Ages 3 and up

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in Santa’s North Pole headquarters? Come along for a journey to a place like no other, where you will experience all the innovation and wonder the North Pole has to offer. This insider’s guide gives you an unforgettable and unprecedented view into one of the most magical places on the planet. Dive in to learn about the state-of-the-art robot and drone technology, remarkable reindeer, enchanting elves, as well as the best places to visit, stay, and shop. Whimsical text and vivid illustrations make this a book you’ll want to return to again and again!

How the North Pole Works

Preview: Baldwin’s Big Christmas Delivery

Baldwin’s Big Christmas Delivery

writer: Annie Auerbach
artists: David Molena and Terry Shakespeare
FC | 32 pages | Action Adventure | Hardcover | $16.99 | Ages 3 to 8

It’s Christmas and the train yard is busy! There are lots of trains with lots of packages to deliver. Baldwin, a switcher train, does his best to get all the big trains ready. But when he discovers one Christmas package that’s been left behind, Baldwin decides he must deliver the package himself — no matter what!

Baldwin's Big Christmas Delivery

Preview: Baldwin’s Big Adventure

Baldwin’s Big Adventure

Writer: Annie Auerbach
Artist: Ruiz Rommel
Cover: Ruiz Rommel
32 pages | Adventure | $16.99 | All Ages

Baldwin is a simple Switcher Train whose job is to move trains, cars, and cabooses around the train yard, readying them for their long-haul journeys. In reality, he aspires to be like his father, Big Al, the most famous of the world’s steam engines-but new and powerful diesel engines are now replacing the older steam engines. After Big Al doesn’t return from a long journey, Baldwin sets out along the wide-open rails in search of his father, along with his best friend Bobber the caboose. Baldwin’s Big Adventure is the story of the relationship between a son and father, friendship in the face of the unknown, and learning how to grow into who you want to become. This is a tale that continues to chug around every bend toward the horizon and ultimate goal-even if it starts with just a small, unassuming switcher train with a giant heart!

Baldwin's Big Adventure