Spring 2010 - Albert Whitman & Company

B O A R D B O O K SS P R I N G 2 01 0ALBERT WHITMAN& COMPANYENTERTAIN • EDUCATE • ENCOURAGEMonster Goes to School978-0-8075-5266-7 • $7.99Ages 2-5/Grades PreK-K8 x 8 • 16 pgsMarch 2010 • Full-color Board BookKEY SALE POINTS• Perfect for preschoolers andkindergartners off to schoolfor the first time• Funny monster charactersalways popular with young kidsABOUT THE AUTHORVirginia Mueller is the authorof many books for children. Shelives in Wisconsin.Underwear!978-0-8075-8310-4 • $7.99Ages 2-5/Grades PreK-K8 x 8 • 16 pgsMarch 2010 • Full-color Board BookKEY SALE POINTS• Funny story about underwear –a favorite early childhood topic• A great read-aloudABOUT THE AUTHORMary Elise Monsell isthe author of eight books forchildren, including Underwear!which has been in print for overtwenty years. She teaches giftedstudents in Illinois.ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORLynn Munsinger hasillustrated over fifty picturebooks including Monster Goes toSchool and Underwear! She dividesher time between Massachusettsand Vermont.MARKETING• 16-copy counter display (4 eachof 4 board books) 978-0-8075-9972-3. Contact your sales repfor discount information.B O A R D B O O K E D I T I O N S O FMonster Goesto SchoolVirginia MuellerIllustrated by Lynn Munsinger“I can tell time at school,”Monster tells Teacher. Andto prove it, he makes a schoolclock. It doesn’t have numbers,hands, or go tick-tock. Instead,Monster’s clock has picturesshowing playtime, storytime,lunchtime, naptime—in order, allthe “times” of his preschool day.Virginia Mueller’s simple textand Lynn Munsinger’s delightfulmonsters of all shapes and colorstell a fun story and introduceconcepts of time and sequencing,too.REVIEWS FROM ORIGINAL EDITION“Preschool and kindergartenteachers may want to use thebook to lead into some clockmakingat the beginning of theyear, when young kids want toknow what happens next. . . .Recommended storytime choicefor young children.”—BooklistUnderwear!Mary Elise MonsellIllustrated by Lynn MunsingerBismark the Buffalo is grumpyand unlovable until his friendsteach him how to laugh andshow him that wearing colorfulunderwear can be great fun.REVIEWS FROM ORIGINAL EDITIONPB 978-0-8075-8309-8 • $6.95“Just a’struttin’ and a’prancin’and bedecked to beat the bandin heart-spattered drawerscomes Bismark the Buffalo—but only after a remarkablemetamorphosis. . . . Munsinger’szany pen-and-ink perky-coloredillustrations are a perfect foil forthe text. . . . A great read-aloudchoice.”—Booklist“Her animals are full of frolicsomefun, and the variety ofunderwear is appropriately zany.Children will be unable to resistZachary and Orfo as they cavortin the trees with underweardonned as hats and numerouspairs trailing from their limbs.Sheer frivolous fun.”—SchoolLibrary JournalA L B E R T W H I T M A N F A V O R I T E SYou Go AwayDorothy CoreyIllustrated by Lisa FoxIt’s hard for young children tobe apart from ones they love.First published in 1976, DorothyCorey’s classic picture bookYou Go Away has helped reassuregenerations of children with itssimple story pattern: “You goaway...and you come back. I goaway—and I come back.” NowYou Go Away has been adaptedas a board book, a sturdy formatwith brand-new art. Lisa Fox’sgentle illustrations show adiverse cast of parents andchildren as they experience avariety of brief separations andhappy reunions.REVIEWS FROM 2000 EDITIONPB 978-0-8075-9443-8 • $6.99“The picture book of choicefor helping children deal withseparation anxiety”—BooklistPick of the Lists, AmericanBooksellers AssociationYou Push, I RideAbby LevineIllustrated by Margot AppleFun, easy rhymes and appealingillustrations describe theactivities of a little pig’s day,including watching his dad shaveand riding in the stroller with hismother.REVIEWS FROM ORIGINAL EDITION“Apple’s watercolor depictionsof the day are trim and airy….she captures many lovingmoments between parents andchild…. a happy, winning moodprevails.”—Publishers Weeklyu “A simple, neatly rhymedtext takes a family of threepigs from rising…to bedtime.Apple’s watercolors have lotsof easily recognized, homeydetails and are full of humorand affection.”—Kirkus Reviews,pointer reviewALBERT WHITMAN& COMPANYENTERTAIN • EDUCATE • ENCOURAGEYou Go Away978-0-8075-9440-7 • $7.99Ages 2-5/Grades PreK-K8 x 8 • 16 pgsMarch 2010 • Full-color Board BookKEY SALE POINTS• Popular story with new art• Separation anxiety a key issuefor toddlers• Great book for military familiesABOUT THE AUTHORDorothy Corey’s books includeWill There Be a Lap for Me? andWill It Ever Be My Birthday? Shelived in California until her deathin 2004.ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORLisa Fox has illustrated more thantwenty books for children. She livesin North Wales with husband, son,and dog.You Push, I Ride978-0-8075-9445-2 • $7.99Ages 2-5/Grades PreK-K8 x 8 • 16 pgsMarch 2010 • Full-color Board BookKEY SALE POINTS• Simple, rhyming text perfectfor preschoolers• Helps toddlers identify theirdaily routinesABOUT THE AUTHORAbby Levine is the author ofnumerous books for children. Sheworks full-time as a children’sbook editor. She lives in Illinois.ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORMargot Apple has illustratedmore than fifty books. She lives inMassachusetts.4 www.albertwhitman.com800 -255-76755NEWARTB O A R D B O O K S