Missy’s Super Duper Royal Deluxe #1: Picture Day

Missy is a very creative little girl who does everything in her own super duper royal deluxe way!

Looniverse #1: Stranger Things

When Ed finds a coin with the words "strange, stranger" on it, some very weird things start happening all around him . . .

Lotus Lane #1: Kiki: My Stylish Life

Kiki, Coco, and Lulu are the BEST of friends. They even have their very own club! Read their diaries to find out all about life on Lotus Lane.

The Notebook of Doom #1: Rise of the Balloon Goons

Alexander finds an old notebook, The Notebook of Doom, which contains top secret information about all kids of different monsters!

The False Prince: The Ascendance Trilogy Book One

The Runaway King: The Ascendance Trilogy Book Two

Ages 10 and up

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, a nobleman of the court devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince.

Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. As he moves from a rundown orphanage to the sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies together.

Author Jennifer A. Nielsen will be appearing at Chapters Peterborough on April 17th at 7 pm to launch The Runaway King, the second book in this thrilling series!

The Magnificent Tree

Ages 3 to 6

Bonny and Pop are bursting with ideas. Pop's ideas are big and brave, and Bonny's ideas are simple and clever. Their dream is to create a big, beautiful tree that will make the birds want to stay. So they come up with ideas for a brave tree, a clever tree . . . a magnificent tree.

There’s a Hole in my Bucket

Ages 2 to 7

Read and sing along! Hilariously illustrated by Jenny Cooper, this book and CD package brings the delightfully addictive, oh-so familiar infinite loop song “There’s a Hole in my Bucket” to uproarious life!

Lucky Ducklings

Ages 5 to 7

Mama Duck takes her babies for a walk. But one by one, Mama's little ducklings get separated when they disappear into the slats of the town's storm drain! How three firemen and a pickup truck rush to their rescue makes for a vivid and exciting drama that children will return to over and over again.

Klutz Make Clay Charms
Ages 8 and up

Clay charms are all over the stores these days. Girls love their style, their mini-cuteness, and — best of all — the way you can mix-and-match them to express your personality. Make Clay Charms features simple step-by-steps for more than 30 different designs — cute fruit, adorable animals, mini sweets, monsters — all picked with the help of our style experts (tween girls)!

Klutz Star Wars Thumb Doodles
Ages 8 and up

With Star Wars Thumb Doodles, the power to re-create the universe's most epic saga is now at your fingertips! Learn to make thumbprint versions of your favorite characters — clone troopers and battle droids, Ewoks and Wookiees, Jedi and Jabba the Hutt. Use the Force if you like, but gentle pressure works just as well.

Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

Ages 6 and up
In the last Captain Underpants adventure, Tippy Tinkletrousers and his time-traveling hijinks prevented George and Harold from ever having created Captain Underpants! Now that they’ve changed the course of human history forever, they’ll have to find a way to CHANGE IT BACK. Could this be the end for Captain Underpants?!! This all-new LAFF-tastic Captain Underpants adventure hits stores on January 15th!

Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #1: The Stone of Fire

Ages 7 to 10
This brand-new Geronimo Stilton series features our favourite mouse detective’s ancient ancestor, Geronimo Stiltonoot! He lives in the village of Old Mouse City, where he is the editor of The Stone Gazette. Life in the Stone Age is full of adventure, and he’s chiseled all of his outrageously funny tales into stone so everyone will know what it was like to live in the Stone Age!

And in celebration of Family Literacy Day on January 27th, this prize pack will also include a very special Captain Underpants “Reading Gives You Superpowers” cape!

Klutz Fashion Forms

Ages 8 and up

Create fully formed, three-dimensional outfits that are amazing from any angle! Fashion Forms comes with innovative plastic guides that you use like real sewing patterns to trace and cut the included designer papers. Mix and match to make tops, skirts, coats, and more. Embellish your fashions, accessorize, then display on the custom hangers and dress stands.

Klutz Paper Flying Dragons

Ages 8 and up

Beautifully illustrated and ready to fold and fly, these 12 fantastic dragon flyers are unmatched in the world of paper airplanes. Made of sturdy card stock, they swoop, glide, dive, crash… and are ready to fly again. The book also features fascinating true facts about dragons!

Finding Christmas, Ages 3-8

Celebrate a very Munsch Christmas with the first-ever festive story from Canada’s best loved author and illustrator team, Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko! Every year Julie finds the Christmas presents her parents hid: in the basement, under the bed, in the garage. But this year it's Christmas Eve and she has found nothing. NOTHING! She's worried — will be there no presents at all?

Wishes, Ages 3-8

If wishes were ice cream, our cones would be doubles.
If wishes were soapsuds, we'd blow shining bubbles.

In this charming new picture book, children and their wild imaginations take centre stage! In a true celebration of wishers and dreamers, Jean Little entertains readers with bouncy rhymes depicting kids' favourite wishes — from puppies to pancakes; and sundaes to snowflakes.

Giveaway Package 1: Hockey for ages 3-8

The Big Game

It’s the championship game and Nicholas’ team is facing the best team in the league. With advice flying faster than pucks, can Nicholas keep his cool and come up with the perfect winning strategy? http://scholastic.ca/titles/thebiggame/

Over at the Rink

Join in the fun as the whole town cheers on the home team on a sunny winter day at the rink. Set to the catchy rhythm of the traditional counting rhyme Over in the Meadow, Over at the Rink is the perfect way to count all the reasons we love hockey.
http://scholastic.ca/titles/overattherink/

Giveaway Package 2: Hockey for ages 9-12

Breakaway

Nugget McDonald couldn’t wait for his Christmas Break Hockey Camp — a solid week of coaching from retired Canuck Danny Holbrook.  But Mom signed him up late and instead of his NHL hero, Nugget will be training with coach Katie Gunnar…on a team that includes girls! Will the coach’s two Olympic gold medals be enough to win Nugget over — and will his team stand a chance of winning? http://scholastic.ca/titles/breakaway/

Game Time: Double Shift

Charlie's mom trusts him to close up the café one night, but he’s distracted and forgets to turn off the stove when he leaves. After his hockey game, he’s devastated to find there has been a fire. With the high cost of repairs, his mom wants to find a job in a new city. Can Charlie’s teammates find a way to help them stay?
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9781443119412

Skeleton Cat Ages 4-8

After nine lives, Skeleton Cat is back for his tenth. And he has big dreams: to be a drummer. So he rattles and shakes his way through town to find the perfect band. And this phantom cat causes quite a hilarious scene.

www.scholastic.ca/titles/skeletoncat

Monster Mash Ages 4-8

The "Monster Mash" gets Wolf Man, zombies, and other monsters to dance and party in this catchy, classic song! David Catrow takes it to new heights as a picture book, with his fun and wacky illustrations that are sure to get kids singing and "mashing" along.

www.scholastic.ca/titles/monstermash

It’s Halloween Night! Ages 3-5

Before Halloween night begins, everyone should have their costumes ready! Join a creative group of trick-or-treaters as they give each other hints about what they'll be for Halloween!

www.scholastic.ca/titles/itshalloweennight

GIVEAWAY #1: Ages 3-5

Clifford Collection

Celebrate Clifford's BIG 50th anniversary this year, and his BIG Ideas (like be kind, help others, and play fair) with a beautiful new collection of six classic stories! Also included in this book is a letter from Norman Bridwell, information about the creation of Clifford—including the original (and never-before-seen) 1962 painting that inspired the Clifford series—the story behind the real Emily Elizabeth, and more. Visit www.scholastic.ca/clifford for more on Clifford’s 50th anniversary and his BIG Ideas!

A Gold Star for Zog

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the beloved creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man, are back with the ultimate back-to-school quest! Zog is the most eager dragon in his class, but he’s also the most accident prone. With each test (and each bump, bruise, or scrape), his dream of earning a gold star seems further away than ever. Could the mysterious girl who keeps coming to his rescue be just the right person to help him win classroom glory? http://scholastic.ca/titles/goldstarforzog/

GIVEAWAY #2: Ages 8-12

Infinity Ring Book 1: A Mutiny in Time

Fix the past. Save the future. From James Dashner, bestselling author of The Maze Runner, comes the first book in an epic new time-travel adventure from the creators of The 39 Clues. History is broken, and three friends must travel back in time to set it right. First stop: Spain, 1492, where a sailor named Christopher Columbus is about to be thrown overboard in a deadly mutiny! This exciting new multi-platform series combines books, an interactive “Hystorian’s Guide” map, and an online game experience that allows YOU to help save history! http://www.infinityring.com/

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: James Dashner will be HERE at Indigo Yorkdale on Sept. 20 @ 7pm to celebrate the launch of the Infinity Ring series! More details to appear on www.indigo.ca/events.

Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

Captain Underpants is back in an all-new epic adventure that’s the zaniest, funniest, outrageousest, and time-travelingiest yet! Back in kindergarten, George and Harold have to face off against sixth-grade bully Kipper Krupp. And because George and Harold didn’t actually invent Captain Underpants until fourth grade, the two clever kindergartners are on their own—using their brains to beat the bully. www.scholastic.ca/captainunderpants

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Dav Pilkey will be HERE at Chapters Brampton (Sept. 14 @ 7pm) and Indigo Yorkdale (Sept. 15 @ 11am) to celebrate the release of the ninth epic Captain Underpants novel! Visit www.indigo.ca/events for details.

Both Infinity Ring: A Mutiny in Time and Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers will be available in bookstores on August 28th, 2012!

GIVEAWAY #1: Ages 6-9

Lucky Stars #1: Wish Upon a Friend

Ages 6-9
Cassie is so excited to turn seven! She's going to become a Lucky Star – to fulfill her destiny, she has to help grant wishes for seven different people. With each wish, she'll collect a charm that gives her a different magical power! Book One in the series comes with a bracelet and two charms.
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545419987

Scream Team: The Werewolf at Home Plate

Ages 6-9
All Karl wants to do is make the Junior Club Werewolves team. But when tryouts turn into a monster letdown, Karl decides to put together a squad made up of other creatures who didn't make their own teams. With their first game coming up, this group of misfits must use the qualities that make them special to overcome the odds and win.
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545341981

GIVEAWAY #2: Ages 8-12

Sleuth or Dare #1: Partners in Crime

Ages 8-12
When best friends Darcy and Norah have to create a fake business for a school assignment, they come up with a great idea: a detective agency! But then their pretend agency gets a real case. With the help of hidden clues, spy gadgets, and trusted friends, can Darcy and Norah crack the case in time?
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545389648

Confectionately Yours #1: Save the Cupcake!

Ages 8-12
Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes. She makes a batch for her new class only to learn that the PTA president's daughter is allergic to gluten. Before she even gets a chance to share her gluten-free cupcake recipe, Hayley finds out that the PTA may instate a school-wide cupcake ban. Now it's up to Hayley and her new friends to "Save the Cupcake!"
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545222280

GIVEAWAY #3: Ages 8-12

Ghost Buddy Book One: Zero to Hero

Ages 8-12
Billy Broccolli is a boy with a lot of questions, and Hoover Porterhouse is a ghost with all the answers. When a trick of fate makes them roommates, Billy discovers that having a ghost around might not be so bad after all.
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545298827

STAT #1: Home Court

Ages 8-12
When an older group of boys start bullying eleven-year-old Amar’e and his friends on the basketball court, Amar'e is forced to step in and use his athletic ability and intelligence to save the day. Based on the life of All-Star NBA sensation Amar'e Stoudemire, who overcame many obstacles to become one of the most popular figures in sports today.
http://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?ean=9780545387590

Dress Up Your Own Paper Pups - Ages 4+

Dress up two paper puppies, a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier, in fabulous punch-out wardrobes that include winter and summer outfits, rain  gear, and even a bikini! You'll also get fun accessories like food bowls, bones, and even a fluffy purple tutu. Best of all, you can carry your new best friend in style with a convertible doggie carrier.  http://scholastic.ca/kids/klutz/chickensocks/paperpups.htm

CHALK THE BLOCK - Ages 6+

Comes with 4 big pieces of chalk and a ton of bold ideas for adding temporary humor to the sidewalks, curbs, walls, rocks, and bricks of your neighborhood - colorful antics, caricatures, and tomfoolery, with a few extreme hopscotch grids thrown in. http://scholastic.ca/kids/klutz/art_drawing/chalktheblock.htm

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Remembering the Titanic

(Scholastic Reader Level 3) Ages 6-8
Just in time for the 100th anniversary of its voyage, learn all about the Titanic — including its tragic sinking in 1912 and its amazing discovery in 1985. Full colour photographs and clear, leveled text make history come alive for younger readers.
http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/​rememberingtitanic

882 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic

Ages 9-12
The book with all the answers to your questions about the Titanic! This is the complete, heart-stopping story of the legendary ship—from its building, maiden voyage and tragic sinking, to its high-tech discovery and exploration on the ocean floor. Illustrated with dozens of paintings, diagrams, and rare photographs.
http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/​882answers/

Titanic: Voices from the Disaster

Ages 8-12
This book weaves together the voices and stories of actual Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster. Packed with heart-stopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, archival photographs, and quotes from primary sources, this gripping story is sure to thrill and move readers.
http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/​titanicvoicesfromthedisaster/