Walk the decks of ghostly galleons, explore fright-filled theme parks, and plan the best trick-or-treat routes between pumpkin-bedecked houses as you delve into this spook-tacular selection of Halloween mazes. Each maze is more challenging than the last, and all the answers are at the back if you get stuck.
Ages: 6 years + Size: 9 3/4 x 12 Pages: 64pp Series: Maze Books Author: Sam Smith Price: $9.99 (Paperback)
Little children will love the creepy crafts and puzzles in this spook-tacular activity book. It’s packed full of exciting ideas for making Halloween decorations, pictures, and more, from straw skeletons and spooky spiders to paper chains and pumpkins, with clearly illustrated instructions and tips. There are also plenty of drawing, spotting, counting, and matching activities, perfect for keeping young witches and wizards busy.
Ages: 3 years + Size: 9 3/8 x 12 Pages: 48pp Author: Kate Nolan Price: $9.99 (Paperback)
Caring for the Earth is the biggest challenge facing us all today, but what can YOU do to help? This practical, hands-on guide is filled with helpful checklists of actions to take and choices to make in your daily life. There are chapters on planet-friendly eating, shopping, and traveling, and on ways to save energy and cut down on waste. There’s also clear advice on getting drastic about plastic and taking better care of the natural world, and links to recommended websites with more information. With the help of this book, you can really make a difference to the future of our planet.
Ages: 8 years and up Size: 5 1/8 x 7 3/4 Pages: 240 Author: Jane Bingham Price: $6.99 (Paperback) or $12.99 (Library)
It’s autumn, which means it’s time for CARNIVAL! But the rainy season comes early, and high winds and torrential rain lash down across Animal Boulevard. Can Anna save the day?
Series: Hotel Flamingo
When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel, she’s determined to restore it to its former glory, but this is no ordinary hotel – all of her staff and guests are animals! As she soon finds out though, running an animal hotel is no easy task.
Ages: 6-9 years Size: 5 x 7 1/4 Pages: 192 Series: Hotel Flamingo Author: Alex Milway Price: $5.99 (Paperback) or $14.99 (Library)
A month-by-month guide to pregnancy, including developmental facts, designed to encourage curiosity and bonding between soon-to-be siblings, while allaying fears about changes to come. Gently, the size of the growing baby is compared to something familiar, such as a speck of sand at the seaside or an egg.
Ages: 3-6 years Size: 8 4/5 x 9 3/5 Pages: 32 Series: Kane Miller Nonfiction Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Ill. by Britta Teckentrup Price: $14.99 (Hardback)
What is art? Where do artists get their ideas from? How do artists make pictures look “real”? This lively book answers these questions and many more, to explore how art works. It features scores of cartoons and over 65 full-color reproductions, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Bridget Riley, and Damien Hirst.
Ages: 9 years and up Size: 1/8 x 10 1/4 Pages: 96pp Series: Art Author: Sarah Hull Price: $14.99 (Hardback)
This stylish atlas features key moments of American history in an innovative format, with each die-cut spread building on the last as more states are added to the union, culminating in a modern-day map of America. From the 1700s through today — one layer at a time — it’s filled with dates, facts, and historical figures.
Ages: 7-11 years Size: 10 x 11 Pages: 16pp Series: Kane Miller Nonfiction Author: Kristine Carlson Asselin, Ill. by Kristine Carlson Asselin Price: $24.99 (Board)
This fantastic activity book is packed with things to do, so just grab a pen and have fun.
Series: Activity Books for Little Children Activities include step-bystep instructions for drawing, spot the difference and matching puzzles, mazes, coloring, and dot-to-dots.
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 Pages: 64pp + 4 sticker pp Series: Activity Books for Little Children Author: Rebecca Gilpin Price: $9.99 (Paperback)