Spring 2010 - Albert Whitman & Company

S P R I N G 2 01 0Dear Friends,In 2009, Albert Whitman & Company celebrated 90 years of publishing high quality children’s bookswith celebrations at both BookExpoAmerica in New York and the American Library AssociationAnnual Conference in Chicago. Thank you to everyone who came by to say congratulations and eatsome cake! With Spring 2010, we continue this great tradition with 25 newbooks, including our first board books and a new early chapter book series.A L B E R T W H I T M A N & C OWe launch a collection of board books with some familiar titles: MonsterGoes to School, Underwear!, You Push, I Ride, and with new illustrations, YouGo Away. Each of these books is among AlbertWhitman & Company’s most popular titles. It isvery exciting to bring these successful stories toan even younger audience. More informationcan be found on pages 4-5.The Buddy Files, our new early chapterbooks series by Dori Hillestad Butlerfeatured on pages 2-3, launches with three books that together form alarger story arc. Our hero, a dog named Buddy (formerly named King),solves several mysteries while investigating the larger question of thedisappearance of his first family.Our best-known series, the Boxcar Children Mysteries ® , continueswith two brand-new Boxcar Children Mysteries ® and three newBoxcar Children Graphic Novels. Look to pages 16-18 for moredetails and to www.boxcarchildren.com for a complete backlist.Featured on our cover is a fabulous new book combining pottytraining and an alphabet book – what better way to combine twoskills often learned side-by-side! Danny Is Done with Diapers byRebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Amanda Gulliver, is the perfectbook for a toddler to “read” while waiting on the potty.Thank you again for celebrating over 90 years of independentchildren’s book publishing.All best wishes,Your friends at Albert Whitman & CompanyLucky BeansDuring the Great Depression of the1930s, Marshall Loman tries to figureout how many beans are in a jar to winhis mother a sewing machine...See page 13Zapato Power:Freddie Ramos Takes OffOne day Freddie Ramos comes homefrom school and finds a strange boxjust for him. What’s inside?See page 15New Picture Books & Novels ...................................... 2-15New Board Books...................................................... 4-5New Boxcar Children Graphic Novels& Boxcar Children Mysteries..................................... 16-18Picture Books on DVD Packages.....................................19New in Paperback.................................................. 20-21Fall 2009 Titles...................................................... 22-25Seasonal Titles....................................................... 26-27Black History Month.................................................... 28Financial Literacy/Autism............................................. 29Child Abuse & Domestic Violence/Asthma & Allergies...... 30Index........................................................................ 31T A B L E O F C O N T E N T Swww.albertwhitman.com