Sterling Speciality Catalog

PiCtuRe books
Arlo’s ArTrageous Adventure!
50 Flaps to Flip
by David LaRochelle
Arlo’s not thrilled when his grandmother says they’re
going to the museum WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR
NOT. But when the paintings start coming hilariously
to life, Arlo’s in for a big surprise. With 50 fabulously
funny flaps to flip, children will discover how cool art
can be . . . if you let your imagination run wild.
28 pp, 9¼ x 8½, Hard, ages 3 to 8
ISBN: 9781402792267 Rights: W
$14.95 ($15.95 CAN)
Chicken Dance
by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Dan Santat
Meet Marge and Lola, chickens on a mission: to win
tickets for the Elvis Poultry Show! But their toughest
competition is a pack of menacing ducks. Can our two
feisty chicks show those quackers how to rock the
barnyard? 40 pp, 8½ x 11, Paper with flaps, ages 4 to 7
ISBN: 9781454914778 Rights: W
$6.95 ($8.50 CAN)
A Dozen Cousins
by Lori Haskins Houran, illustrated by Sam Usher
What’s life like for one little girl with TWELVE male
cousins? Not easy! “They read her secret diary. They
used up all her paint. They put a lizard in her hat to
see if she would faint.” Loaded with infectious humor,
this rollicking, rhyming picture book features a happy
heroine who adores her big, boisterous boy family.
32 pp, 8½ x 10⅞, Hard, ages 4 to 6
ISBN: 9781454910626 Rights: W
$14.95 ($16.95 CAN)
Dinosaurs Mix & Match
by Agnese Baruzzi
Each card features half a dinosaur; complete
it by finding its other half. When these simple
match-ups are done, kids can go wild, mixing
up the cards however they want, and creating
such fantastic creatures as the brachodactyl
and tricerasaurus! 16 pp, 7⅝ x 7⅝, Kit, ages 3+
ISBN: 9788854409514 Rights: US/Can
$14.95 ($16.95 CAN) oCToBer
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Curious Animal Mix
by Agnese Baruzzi
Which invented animal is as long as two cars,
has armor on its back, and eats scraps and
leftovers on your back porch? The Croc-ocoon.
Never heard of that? It’s just one of the
crazy creatures kids can invent playing with
this book. Just turn the different sections of
the pages to mix-and-match heads, bodies,
and, legs—and create the funniest, most
imaginative animals ever! 68 pp, 6⅛ x 12,
Concealed Spiral-Bound Hard, ages 5 +
ISBN: 9788854409521 Rights: US/Can
$14.95 ($16.95 CAN) oCToBer
Crocodaddy
by Kim Norman, pictures by
David Walker
Celebrate the imagination—and the love
between father and son—with Kim Norman’s
fun, rhyming, and totally original
tale. On a hot summer’s day, a young
boy playfully sets out on a “crocodaddy
hunt” in the lake. And when he leaves
the water with the grinning croc, something
wonderful happens: Crocodaddy
transforms into . . . just DADDY. 32 pp,
10 x 10, Paper with flaps, ages 4 to 7
ISBN: 9781454914785 Rights: W
$6.95 ($8.50 CAN)
Fandango Stew
by David Davis; illustrated by
Ben Galbraith
No money? No problem! In this funny
western-style take on the famous
folktale "Stone Soup," two penniless
but wily vaqueros (cowboys) trick a
whole town into cooking a giant pot
of stew for all to share. 32 pp, 8½ x 11,
Paper with flaps, ages 4 to 8
ISBN: 9781454916802 Rights: W
$6.95 ($8.50 CAN)
The Chicken Who Had a
Toothache
by Bénédicte Guettier
Once upon a time, a chicken thought she
had a toothache. So she gathered up
her five children—four chicks and a baby
crocodile she’d hatched by accident—and
went to the dentist. But when it turns out
that only the sweets-loving little croc has
cavities, the stage is set for a big surprise
ending that will have kids giggling with
glee! 42 pp, 9⅜ x 12¼, Hard, ages 2 to 5
ISBN: 9781909645820 Rights: US/Can
$14.95 ($16.95 CAN)
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The Dad with 10 Children
by Bénédicte Guettier
For this hardworking dad, every day
“counts.” That’s because he has 10
children--and that means 10 T-shirts,
10 in the bath, and 10 goodnight kisses!
Now, he needs ONE day to rest. So dad
leaves his brood with grandma, builds a
boat, and sails away. But by the end of
this sweet story he realizes something’s
missing—10 somethings! 42 pp,
9⅜ x 12¼, Hard, ages 2 to 5
ISBN: 9781909645844 Rights: US/Can
$14.95 ($16.95 CAN)
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