Terrific New Children's Titles

	Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus    Collects the further stories of Christopher Robin and his imaginary animal friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, where the animals anticipate Christopher Robin's return, meet a new friend, and solve the mystery of missing bees.    Eighty years ago, at the end of The House at Pooh Corner, Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood; now they are back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties, in this companion volume that truly captures the style of the A. A. Milne classic.    View an interview with the author here!
	Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica    Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney   In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
	The Lion & The Mouse by Jerry Pinkney    In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
	The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale by Randall De Seve     Expecting nothing less than the most fanciful and fabulous things from life, the Duchess of Whimsy is distraught when her cook gets sick and she is left without any assistance for her big event, until a hungry Earl with simplistic tastes comes up with a perfect, yummy, and speedy solution to her problem.