Blue Apple Books Warehouse Catalog

2022 WAREHOUSE CATALOG Now in paperback! This sequel to The Texas Tenors' beloved Ruckus on the Ranch opens with all the ranch animals getting ready for bed. But when Clem the dog spots the fiery orange of the moon and yelps, "Moon's on fire!", sleep is impossible! It takes a clever cowboy to convince the animals that the harvest moon is simply shining bright. The whole gang decides to take advantage of the extra light to spend the evening getting their ranch chores completed. The book ends with an original lullaby by The Texas Tenors. ★ Winner of the Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal for Children’s Literature Dianne Ochiltree has been writing stories and poems since she was a little girl. Today, she is a nationally recognized author of books for girls and boys, from toddlers to teens. Many of her earlier books have been translated into foreign language and Braille editions as well as audio and paperback versions. For more information about Dianne's books, go to www.dianneochiltree.com. Dianne lives in sunny Sarasota, Florida with her husband, Jim. Besides writing for kids, she loves to hike in the great outdoors, explore the local bay waters on a stand-up paddle board, and is a certified yoga instructor. She and her chocolate Lab, Sally, are a Therapy Dog team, visiting local nursing homes and schools. Moon's on Fire! illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald $17.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-585-1 11 x 9 inches 34 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 It's a Firefly Night by Dianne Ochiltree art by Betsy Snyder $8.99 paperback 978-1-60905-618-6 8½ x 8½ inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 Part counting book, part endearing daddy-daughter story, this not-just-for-bedtime title is great for a parent and child to share. Lilting rhymes chronicle a little girl's capture and release of fireflies, one by one, sparking the reader to count up to and down from 10. The book is capped off by a collection of fascinating firefly facts. A BOOK It's a Seashell Day by Dianne Ochiltree art by Elliot Kreloff $8.99 paperback 978-1-60905-650-6 8½ x 8½ inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 Sunny-as-a-summer-sky rhymes chronicle a mother and son sharing a day of sand digging, seashell collecting, and seashore exploring. Kids will learn about a variety of shells and count along with the boy as he totals up his collection, puts his shells away, and then drifts off into a well-earned bedtime. A spread of seashell facts caps off the story. New lower price! Lola Schaefer is an author and a national writing consultant. She travels across the country sharing her love of reading and writing in schools, at conferences, and at workshops. Lola is the author of more than 270 books for children, including picture books, easy readers, and classroom books. Susan Nees graduated with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has also received the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Award. Her artwork can be found at the Low Library of Columbia University and in special collections at Princeton, as well as in other collections. The Cow that Jack Milked by Margo Linn illustrations by Brian Fitzgerald $14.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-612-4 7 x 10½ inches 28 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Using the cumulative format of This Is the House That Jack Built, this story follows a farm family as it cares for its milk cow and uses the products that come from it. Kids will recognize the many dairy products they eat, which are made from the cow’s milk by the farmer and his wife for their family. The Jump-Into-Chapters series is designed for kids transitioning from easy-to-reads to chapter books. The books offer longer page counts than readers, but lower word counts than most chapter books. Margo Linn taught language arts in elementary schools for 30 years before embarking on a writing career. She is the author of dozens of children’s books, many of which are early readers. She lives and works in Westchester, New York. Brian Fitzgerald’s lively art can be seen in Ruckus on the Ranch! and Moon's on Fire! A graduate of Ireland’s National College of Art and Design, Fitzgerald’s illustrations can also be found in advertising, magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, and even on cereal boxes! He lives and works in Dublin. It's Me, Clover! by Lola Schaefer illustrations by Susan Nees $14.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-502-8 6½ x 9 inches 100 pages Full color illustrations Ages 5-8 Come along with Clover on her first day of school! Kids will make a great new friend on the page when they meet the sunny-funny, no-holds-barred Clover in her school-centered adventures. Clover navigates story time, art class, lunch, and her beloved recess with a perspective all her own! With a strongly appealing character at its center, kids will be excited to see what Clover’s up to next. The Bee Box that Jack Built by Margo Linn illustrations by Brian Fitzgerald $14.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-611-7 7 x 10½ inches 28 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 This is the bee box, made of painted wood, that stands in the shade of the yard... Using the cumulative format of This Is the House That Jack Built, this story follows a family as it maintains a handcrafted bee box in their yard and uses the products that come from it. Each family member does his or her part: the dad is the amateur beekeeper, the mom makes candles using the beeswax from the bee box, and the grandma sweetens the children’s breakfast yogurt with honey. $12.00 paperbacks 8 x 11 inches 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 5-8 Dinosaurs in Space: Out of this World 978-1-60905-543-1 by Pranas T. Naujokaitis Here’s a two-books-in-one package for fans of cartoons, dinosaurs, and hilarity. This new paperback Balloon Toons format features two comics-style readers that School Library Journal states will appeal to “emerging readers and younger fans of Dav Pilkey’s ‘Captain Underpants’ series.” “Dinosaurs in Space” introduces the ETDs (Extra-Terrestrial Dinos) and explains how they became galactic. “Crash Landing” brings six ETDs back to present-day earth and shows their bumbling efforts to repair their spaceship. In all these dino-stories, Pranas Naujokaitis brings wit and warmth to this critically acclaimed comics/early reader series. The Epically Awesome Tales of the Brave Boy Knight and the Animal Princess 978-1-60905-617-9 by Pranas T. Naujokaitis In “The Totally Awesome Epic Quest of the Brave Boy Knight,” a young boy and his best buddy Butterscotch, a hairy creature who helps him search for hidden treasure, save the city from an angry monster and patrol the kingdom. In “The Radically Awesome Adventures of the Animal Princess,” our heroine would rather tussle with slime monsters than go to some frilly tea party. She bests a three-headed wizard, then gets tricked into doing a crafty dragon’s chores. Pranas Naujokaitis grew up in a family whose artistic pursuits included dance, photography, and writing. As a kid, any blank inches of paper that came his way were sure to be covered with doodles and drawings. Pranas has illustrated a number of well-received Balloon Toons titles, as well as Belches, Burps and Farts, Oh My!. ★ A Junior Library Guild Selection These books are designed to fill an important gap in reading materials. It’s important to have books that challenge the new reader to remember what happened more than 80 pages after he/she began. Best of all, each of the books features fresh-and-funny, character-driven stories. Kids will feel like they’ve made some great new friends who reflect their lives and feelings, book after book. $14.99 unjacketed hardcovers 6½ x 9 inches Full color illustrations Ages 5-8 The Boulder Brothers: Meet Mo and Jo 978-1-60905-501-1 by Sarah Lynn illustrations by Pierre Collet-Derby 72 pages Andy Also! 978-1-60905-457-1 by Maxwell Eaton III 96 pages Mr. Ball Makes a To-Do List 978-1-60905-365-9 by Michael Townsend 88 pages Mr. Ball: An EGG-cellent Adventure 978-1-60905-458-8 by Michael Townsend 88 pages Scribbles and Ink: The Contest 978-1-60905-351-2 by Ethan Long 72 pages $12.00 paperbacks 8 x 11 inches 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 5-8 Outdoor Antics 978-1-60905-616-2 by Ethan Long Two tales of friendship in the great outdoors! In “Rick and Rack,” two animal friends embark on three rollicking (mis)adventures at a campground. In “Pooltime!”, Elephant, Alligator, and Stork share hilarious poolside hijinks as they mix up their towels, tussle over ice cream, and compare diving styles. $12.99 unjacketed hardcovers 7 x 10½ inches 28 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 10 Little Fish 978-1-60905-510-3 illustrations by Elliot Kreloff Are You My Brown Bear? 978-1-60905-512-7 illustrations by Christina O Donovan Greenie Grows a Garden 978-1-60905-571-4 illustrations by Ryan Sias I Say Yes! I Say No! 978-1-60905-513-4 illustrations by Seb Brown The ¡Hola, English! series is comprised of bilingual books great for both Spanish-speaking children learning English and English-speaking children being exposed to Spanish. These titles help educators and parents guide children into the “back-and-forth” dynamic of conversation in a new language. Odd Creatures 978-1-60905-544-8 by Elise Gravel Rotten smells, bad advice, and comical creatures: what could be better? Spend a day in a dubious outer space “medical” practice in “A Day in the Office of Doctor Bugspit.” Dr. Bugspit’s oddball patients, staff, and cases offer the perfect prescription for curing boredom. In “Adopt a Glurb,” readers will find tips, information, and zany advice on raising a glurb, a funny little monster who yells really loud, eats ten times his body weight daily, and loves unrolling toilet paper. Elise Gravel is both a graphic designer and accomplished illustrator. She has written and illustrated several books for children in both French and English, including the Blue Apple titles Blast Off with Doodle Tom and Let’s Draw and Doodle Together. Elise lives with her family in Montreal, Canada. Ethan Long is an internationally recognized children’s book author and illustrator with over 85 titles to his credit, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning Up, Tall and High! In the television world, he is the creator of the Emmy-nominated animated preschool series “Tasty Time with Zefronk,” which aired daily on The Disney Channel from 2008-2016. PBS has recently developed an interactive app based on his Blue Apple Books Scribbles and Ink characters. $12.99 unjacketed hardcovers 7 x 10½ inches 28 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 It's Raining Cats and Dogs! 978-1-60905-508-0 illustrations by Ethan Long Max and Sarah Build a Snowman 978-1-60905-511-0 illustrations by Ekaterina Trukhan Sleepy Barker 978-1-60905-509-7 illustrations by Elliot Kreloff Stop and Go! 978-1-60905-572-1 illustrations by Steve Mack “Children will be instantly attracted to the bold, colorful pictures in these books... These titles could be used with beginning readers or as an introduction to rhyming words.” –School Library Journal $12.99 unjacketed hardcovers illustrated by Yukiko Kido 6 x 9 inches 28 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-6 Crab Cab 978-1-60905-430-4 Frog Jog 978-1-60905-432-8 Ice Mice 978-1-60905-410-6 Pig Wig 978-1-60905-407-6 Quack Shack 978-1-60905-431-1 Snow Bow 978-1-60905-429-8 Stop Pop 978-1-60905-409-0 Wet Pet 978-1-60905-408-3 Each book in the Flip-a-Word series features three word families. Single words progress into short phrases and then very simple sentences. Featuring clever die-cuts that transform one word into another, this series offers an interactive, visually dynamic, and hands-on method of forging reading skills and making word connections. “Well-suited for today’s bilingual learning environments.” –Kirkus Reviews ★ 2012 New York Society of Illustrators Original Art selection “This simple introduction to adding and subtracting small amounts of money will delight and inform young readers.” –School Library Journal 41 Uses for a Grandma by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Amanda Haley $12.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-106-8 7½ x 8¼ inches 40 pages Full color illustrations All Ages “Children will enjoy this book on many levels. It can be read independently for pleasure or used in a variety of ways in the classroom.” –School Library Journal $17.99 unjacketed hardcovers by Jessie Heartland 11 x 9 inches, 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 6-9 How the Sphinx Got to the Museum 978-1-60905-032-0 Acclaimed author and illustrator Jessie Hartland beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the Hatshepsut sphinx: from its carving in ancient Egypt to its arrival in the hallowed halls of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is essential reading for junior Egyptologists! How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum 978-1-60905-090-0 Jessie Hartland presents the fascinating 145-million-year journey of a dinosaur, a Diplodocus longus, from its discovery in 1923 in Utah to its arrival in the hallowed halls of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. How the Meteorite Got to the Museum 978-1-60905-252-2 It came from outer space and crashed onto bookshelves! This third entry in the award-winning How It Got to the Museum series traces how a rock broke from its billion-year orbit to fall from space onto the trunk of a teenager’s car, then to several natural history museums. Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman illustrations by Steve Wilson $14.99 unjacketed hardcover with glitter line on cover 978-1-934706-54-1 7¾ x 10 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-8 You Can't Buy a Dinsosaur with a Dime by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Amanda Hakey $8.99 paperback 978-1-60905-146-4 8 x 10 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 5-8 ★ Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner I Can Doodle Rhymes illustrations by Travis Foster $12.99 paperback 978-1-60905-298-0 8½ x 11 inches 96 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-6 A clever combo of zany drawing lessons and rhyme reinforcement distinguishes this innovative activity book. Illustrator Travis Foster’s simple, cartoon-style drawings serve as great models for budding artists. Kids will gain a real sense of accomplishment, whether they imitate drawings, or make their own doodles. While comical, accessible illustrations ensure fun, stress-free doodling, the pictures also help pre-readers pick up the rhymes. DwellStudio Touch & Feel Farm $8.99 board book with touch-and-feel elements 978-1-934706-74-9 7 x 7 inches 12 pages Full color illustrations Ages 2-5 DwellStudio Touch & Feel Town $8.99 with touch-and-feel elements 978-1-60905-002-3 7 x 7 inches 12 pages Full color illustrations Ages 2-5 DwellStudio Good Morning, Toucan $8.99 board book with flaps 978-1-60905-085-6 7 x 7 inches 12 pages Full color illustrations Ages 2-5 Peek-A-Boo Who? illustrations by Simms Taback $8.99 board book with 8 die-cut flaps 978-1-60905-277-5 6½ x 6½ inches 14 pages Full color illustrations Ages 2-4 Where Is My Baby? by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Barroux $8.99 lift-the-flap board book 978-1-60905-280-5 6 x 6 inches 18 pages Full color illustrations Ages 1-4 Quack Like a Duck by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Simms Taback $8.99 board book with lenticular art on cover 978-1-60905-260-7 7 x 7¾ inches 12 pages Full color illustrations Ages 1-4 Swing Like a Monkey $8.99 board book with lenticular art on cover 978-1-60905-071-9 7 x 7¾ inches 12 pages Full color illustrations Ages 1-4 “Lively grandmothers... demonstrate 101 ways they play important roles. . . . The grandmother-directed text should leave readers with lots of options the next time they tackle the final suggestion: 'Have a sleepover!'” –Publishers Weekly Belches, Burps, and Farts– Oh My! by Artie Bennett illustrations by Pranas T. Naujokaitis $16.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-392-5 11 x 8.5 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Poopendous! by Artie Bennett illustrations by Mike Moran $16.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-190-7 11 x 8.5 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 It's Time to Go to Sleep by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Barroux $8.99 board book 978-1-60905-601-8 6½ x 8 inches 16 pages Full color illustrations Ages 1-3 It's Time to Take a Nap by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Barroux $8.99 board book 978-1-60905-600-1 6½ x 8 inches 16 pages Full color illustrations Ages 1-3 Downward Dog with Diego by Pamela Prichett $14.99 unjacketed hardcover with die-cut cover 978-1-60905-528-8 8½ x 8½ inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 101 Ways to Be a Good Granny by Harriet Ziefert illustrated by Katie Kath $14.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-514-1 7½ x 8½ inches 56 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Peter Panda Melts Down! by Artie Bennett illustrations by John Nez $16.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-411-3 9 x 9 inches 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 2-5 ★ “Shea’s book debut is a clever, rhymed test of kids’ notions of living and nonliving things...  Clear a space on the shelves for this one.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred) Animal Teachers by Janet Halfmann illustrations by Katy Hudson $17.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-391-8 6½ x 8 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Can You Whoo, Too? by Harriet Ziefert illustrations by Sophie Fatus $16.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-524-0 8½ x 10½ inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain? by Harriet Ziefert illustrated by Brigette Barrager $16.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-519-6 8½ x 10½ inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 ★ An ALSC Notable Book Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea illustrations by Tom Slaughter $18.99 jacketed hardcover with die-cut flaps 978-1-60905-062-7 9 x 10 inches 38 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Big, Bigger, Biggest by SAMi $16.99 unjacketed hardcover with flaps 978-1-60905-599-8 8 x 10 inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-6 Think About: Does a Camel Cook Spaghetti? by Harriet Ziefert illustrated by Emily Bolam $12.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-422-9 8 x 8 inches 32 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-6 “Be ready for surprises... Attractive, unusual, and unexpectedly informative.” –School Library Journal ★ Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner Long Tail Kitty: Come Out and Play! by Lark Pien $17.99 unjacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-394-9 7 x 9½ inches 64 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4-8 Animals by Ana Larranaga $17.99 box of puzzle cards 978-1-60905-225-6 8 x 4½ inch cards Full color illustrations Ages and up Numbers illustrations by Elliot Kreloff $17.99 box of puzzle cards 978-1-60905-221-8 8 x 4½ inch cards Full color illustrations Ages and up Stella Is a Star! by Bernadette Peters paintings by Liz Murphy $17.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-008-5 8½ x 11 inches 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever by Bernadette Peters paintings by Liz Murphy $17.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-535-6 8½ x 11 inches 40 pages Full color illustrations Ages 3-7 Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Carolyn Leigh illustrations by Amy June Bates $18.99 jacketed hardcover 978-1-60905-249-2 9½ x 11 inches 36 pages Full color illustrations Ages 4 and up Blue Apple Books are sold online and in shops around the world. 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