Tuesdays with Tundra is a monthly post on our new releases. The following books are available today in stores and online!
All Aboard!
Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine
By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
ISBN 978-0-88776-945-0
US $17.95 / CAN $19.99
Ages 5-8
“All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine is an intriguing and readable introduction to Elijah McCoy that whets the appetite for more, but it also touches on other thought-provoking themes such as slavery, the Underground Railroad, racial discrimination, railroad history, everyday inventions and belief in one’s own ideals…. The wonderful effervescent illustrations of Bill Slavin bring the story to life, capturing the atmosphere of the age with authenticity…. Highly recommended.” – CM Magazine
Dear George Clooney
Please Marry My Mom
By Susin Nielsen
ISBN 978-0-88776-977-1
US $15.95 / CAN $17.99
Ages 11-14
“Nielsen (Word Nerd) has created a narrator as sassy and candid as this memorable novel’s title….Nielsen skillfully balances her story’s keen humor…with poignancy. Especially affecting are Violet’s struggles to accept her father’s new family….” – Starred Review, Publishers Weekly
Lucy Unstrung
By Carole Lazar
ISBN 978-0-88776-963-4
US $12.95 / CAN $14.99
Ages 10-14
Teens who get pregnant and raise their babies are often in the news. But what about those children who are growing up with parents scarcely half a generation older than themselves?
Lulu’s Piano Lesson
By Arlene Alda
Illustrated by Lisa Desimini
ISBN 978-0-88776-930-6
US $16.95 / CAN $18.99
Ages 4-7
“…Collage and digital art make for flattened surfaces and stylized shapes, enlivened by varying perspectives. Lulu has a beautiful head of bushy, curly hair and bright blue eyes. As lessons go, it’s a mighty nice one.” – Kirkus Reviews
A Night on the Town
By Caroline Merola
ISBN 978-1-77049-200-4
US $15.95 / CAN $17.99
Ages 3-6
“… Caroline Merola’s bold illustrations saturate every page with colour and create a rich, expressive backdrop to the story. The narrative flows naturally, with light, playful dialogue and a lively pace that will make reading aloud a pleasure. Pickles McPhee and Martha made loveable, spirited heroines…. A Night on the Town is a good-natured, charmingly illustrated book – just the ticket for a vicarious nighttime romp.” – Quill & Quire
Pub Date Giveaway: Which book would you love to get your hands on? Leave us a comment below and one lucky reader will receive a copy of their requested book, courtesy of Tundra! One request per person please. This offer ends on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010!
Would love a chance to read All Aboard!
Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine
I would love to see Lulu’s Piano Lesson. I love books about music and it sounds like it is wonderfully illustrated.
I’d love to read Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom. The title just brings a huge smile to my face, and it sounds adorable. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to read Lucy Unstrung it is a topic of which I am trying to gain insight.
Lulu’s Piano Lesson sounds like something we’d love to read considering everyone started piano lessons this summer.
Thanks!
Well they all look great but I would love to read All Aboard to my children!
Lucy Unstrung looks like a very good book. I’d love to read it!
Dear George Clooney… sounds fantastic! Not only funny, but also heartfelt!
“All Aboard” would be a wonderful gift for Alexander whose baby brother Adam makes frequent trips to Boston Children’s Hospital. He still is confused about these trips that take his mother away from him. Books have become his companions as volunteer “Ciocias” (aunt in Polish), take him to the library and read to him.
A Night on the Town by Caroline Merola really caught my eye. Heroines Pickles McPhee and Martha sound like wonderful book friends to meet 😀
Would love to read A Night on the Town by Caroline Merola. It looks like a fun read for my youngest son and daughter.
I would love to read Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom”. It has got to be a book to warm up the heart.
I would love to get a copy of Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom for my sister, to add to her autographed copy of Word Nerd. But first I’d read the book myself!!
Oh, I really want to read Lucy Unstrung. Anything with a dog on the cover. 🙂
Would love to read “Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mother”.
Lulu’s Piano Lesson by Arlene Alda sounds like something I could definitely read to my nieces 🙂
I would love a chance to read “Dear George Clooney Please marry my Mom”. I have been looking forward to it’s release since I first read about it. Thanks.
All Aboard! My son would love it!
misusedinnocence@aol.com
I would like to win Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom.
Would love a copy of ‘Lucy Unstrung’–sounds like a great premise and a new take on the topic!
I’d love to read lucy unstrung!! thanks for the opportunity!
“A Night on the Town” looks delightful! Thank you for the generous offer!
~Melissa
http://www.squeakycleanreads.com
melissa@squeakycleanreads.com
(in addition, we would love to do giveaways with any YA or adult Tundra books that are clean reads!)
I’m intrigued by Lucy Unstrung.
Lucy Unstrung is a book my nice would enjoy.
would love A night on the town for my little guy
I would love to win A Night On the Town. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’d love to read Lucy Unstrung 😀
I would love to get a chance to read All Aboard with my three boys, as it touches on subjects which we often discuss.
Would like All Aboard for my nephew!
A Night On the Town looks fantastic! I just love the car and the premise for the book. It’s one I know my son would just love!
Congratulations!
Would love a chance to read A Night On The Town to my little girl!
This ones sounds very interesting Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom By Susin ielsen
Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom definately gets my vote! They all look great though….hmmmm….choices, choices!
They all look fantastic, but I’d love to win Lucy Unstrung to review on my blog.
I definitely want to check all of these out as possibilities for my elementary school library . . . Since I have to pick just one for this contest, I’ll go for All Aboard. I’m always looking for historical fiction for younger readers.
I’d love to read Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom.
I want to read the novels prize pack. Thanks!