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Picture Book Nominees

Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin By: Gene Barretta

Who is Melvin Bubble? By: Nick Bruel

Bob and Otto By: Robert O. Bruel

Dogku By: Andrew Clements

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale By: Carmen Agra Deedy

This Jazz Man By: Karen Ehrhardt

The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating By: Alice Flaherty

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County By: Janice N. Harrington

Rough, Tough Charley By: Verla Kay

Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly By: Alan Madison

Across the Alley By: Richard Michelson

Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf By: Judy Sierra

Knock, Knock! By: Various authors

Scaredy Squirrel By: Melanie Watt

Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart By: Elvira Woodruff

Grades 4-6 Nominees

The Puzzling World of Winston Breen By: Eric Berlin

No Talking By: Andrew Clements

The Story of Jonas By: Maurine Dahlberg

The Ghost of Poplar Point By: Cynthia DeFelice

The Thing About Georgie: A Novel By: Lisa Graff

Witch Catcher By: Mary Downing Hahn

Out of Order By: Betty Hicks

A Friendship for Today By: Pat McKissack

How to Steal A Dog By: Barbara O'Connor

The Big One-Oh By: Dean Pitchford

Children's Bestsellers

1.	Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3 Jeff Kinney
2.	Max James Patterson
3.	Scat! Carl Hiaasen
4.	39 Clues Book 3 Peter Lerangis
5.	Magic Tree House #41 Mary Pope Osborne
6.	Miles to Go Meet Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus
7.	Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
8.	Tales of the Beedle Bard J.K. Rowling
9.	Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne
10.	The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart

Newbery and Caldecott Winners

Newbery Medal 2009

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Newbery Honor Books 2009

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle

After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Caldecott Medal 2009

The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson

Caldecott Honor Books 2009

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee

How I Learned Geography, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant

Not sure which ones you may want? We have store copies available of all the award winners. Pop by the store to check out the selections! Hope to see you soon.

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Author Spotlight

Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children and the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas.

His Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. The Lightning Thief was a New York Times Notable Book for 2005. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. The Sea of Monsters was a Child Magazine Best Book for Children for 2006 and a Publishers Weekly and BookSense national bestseller. The third title, The Titan’s Curse, made the series a #1 New York Times bestseller, and the fourth title, The Battle of the Labyrinth, had a first printing of one million copies. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller. Film rights for The 39 Clues have been purchased by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and two sons.

Most frequently asked question: Rick’s last name is pronounced Ryer’-dan. (First syllable rhymes with fire)

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by: Don Wood

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself. The Little Mouse will do anything to save his Strawberry from the big, hungry bear. The Bear Holds all the cards, but who is playing the fox’s role?

Pick of the Month

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by: J.K. Rowling

In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images and reviews of this incredible artifact. Now J.K. Rowling is giving millions of Harry Potter fans worldwide cause for celebration with a new edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

Mrs. Starch – fearsome biology teacher – never returned from a field trip to Black Vine Swamp.

The principal says she was called away on a "family emergency," but Nick and Marta don't buy it. They think Smoke, the class delinquent, has something to do with her disappearance.

And he does! But not in the way that they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. And Nick and Marta will have to reckon with an eccentric eco-avenger, a stuffed rat named Chelsea, a wannabe Texas oilman, a singing substitute teacher, and a ticked-off Florida panther before they'll really begin to see the big picture.

That's life in the swamp, kids.

Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire!

By: Jane O’Conner

For the fanciest girl around, the outdoors are out of this world! Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, set out to explore the fascinating world of wildflowers, trees, leaves, birds, and, of course, butterflies in their exclusively glamorous Explorers' Club. With recipes for pinecone bird feeders and extra-fancy lemonade, an official club bird, and an exclusive map of the territory, Fancy Nancy is one Explorer Extraordinaire!

Take a look at Nancy's very own enlightening discoveries and find out just how fancy the outdoors can be!

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