Desiring a child of her own, Rosina the witch fashions one out of straw and scraps, but when she cannot bring the rag child to life she becomes enraged and turns the village children into shrubs, where they stay until a kind girl discovers the discarded doll and saves her. 15,000 first printing.

When a little boy stumbles into a house to find his mother, he gets the surprise of his life when he finds a collection of monsters, including a vampire, mummy, and werewolf, in a slightly spooky holiday tale with pop-ups on every spread engineered by Matthew Reinhart. $350,000 ad/promo.

After inviting two spacemen to stay for dinner, Shirley and Moe are asked to return with them to their planet Nextoo to cater their sister's rather large wedding.

In this slyly humorous tale of visitors from outer space and a nicecouple from Bellmore, we learn that the key to intergalactic human-alienrelations is... spaghetti and meatballs. That and a few common courtesies. Whena spaceship quietly lands next to Moe and Shirley`s tool shed and two aliens askto use the bathroom, Moe becomes slightly hysterical while Shirley tries to keepher cool. Later that evening, when Shirley`s cousins arrive for a spaghettidinner, the aliens return, bearing a gift. Meanwhile, Moe has alerted the FBI,the Pentagon, the Army, the Air Force, and the Marines. The relatives and Moetake turns fainting while Shirley politely offers her new visitors appetizers. But what is in the gift box the aliens have brought? " It`s a bomb! It`s gas! It`s a laser! " Cousin Etta yells, before swooning again. Ever the charminghostess, Shirley slowly unwraps the gift, which, as it turns out, is none of theabove. First published in 1988, Company`s Coming received several prestigioushonors, including The New York Times Book Review`s Notable Books and theRedbook Children`s Picture Book Award. It`s one of those rare books thatwill delight adults as well as children, passing on an easy-to-swallow messageof human kindness and grace under pressure. Al Yorinks is the author of theCaldecott-winning Hey,Al, and David Small is well known for his artwork in Caldecott HonorBook The Gardener. (Ages5 to 9) --Emilie Coulter

A precocious group of bees loves to wreak havoc at picnics, in the backyard, and around the beehive--especially when bears come to steal honey--in a vibrant picture book that is accompanied by a CD of ten silly songs about bees.

With the help of some matzoh balls, Moses leads the Jews out of slavery in Egypt.

When sleep eludes the seven little monsters, Mama tells them the story of her life.

Relates what happens when Monster Five is unable to tell time, Mamma attempts to help using a watch, and his brothers and sisters must try to end the resulting confusion.

The seven little monsters try to think of something special to do for Mama to celebrate her birthday.

Seven members of a monster family take a trip into space.

Quack, a young duck, builds a rocket and goes to the moon, only to find that he misses home.

Speaking in his native tongue, a language known as 'quack,' a little duck recounts his magical adventure to the moon and his safe return back to Earth, in an entertaining tale that is illustrated with quilts made from antique fabrics.

A family argument over a Buick on the first night of Chanukah results in a food fight, and when Uncle Izzy throws a latke out the window, the FBI mistakes it for a UFO. Reprint.

A family argument on the first night of Chanukah results in a food fight and a flying latke that is mistaken for a flying saucer.

A series of fantastic adventures involving Lulabell the cow and other animals which live on a farm.

Forced to take over his parents' butcher shop even though he absolutely hates meat, Louis grows ill, the business begins to fail, and all seems lost until the night Louis is changed in a profound and startling way

With no rustlers left, the townsfolk lay off Sheriff Whitefish Will, but when outlaws show up, Will returns to prove that a harmonica tooting is mightier than a pistol shooting

A family argument over a Buick on the first night of Chanukah results in a food fight, and when Uncle Izzy throws a latke out the window, the FBI mistakes it for a UFO. 25,000 first printing.

When vicious Martian fruits invade Earth and threaten to cover it in sauce, the whole world looks to one man, one genius--Dr. Schtickle--to save it from becoming the second red planet.

An original alphabet book, which includes vibrant quilt illustrations, introduces the letters of the alphabet, as well as interesting facts about the countries of the world. By the Caldecott Medal-winning author of Hey, Al.

Product Description: Lulu desperately wants a real dog. So you can imagine her frustration and anger when her parents hand her Harry, a stuffed dog! She doesn't realize, however, that stuffed animals have feelings, too, and Harry is no exception. He explains to her that he is a real dog--and that he's from France! Lulu is skeptical until he takes her there...read more

When construction worker Frank produces a six-foot-long sandwich for lunch, his buddy Joey asks for a bite. On board pages.

When constuction worker Joey gets stuck in a tub of cement, his buddy Frank tries to help him get free

Santa Claus loses his pants and gets arrested, so Christmas is postponed until July