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The Arrival on NPR! During a recent Morning Edition broadcast, Shaun Tan's The Arrival was included in Nancy Pearl's list of great "carry-on books" to read on the plane.

�Tan conveys so much in each of the pictures that every one � whether full page or smaller � calls out to be pored over. The power of visual art to tell a narrative tale that is both nuanced and complex has seldom, if ever, been demonstrated more clearly than here.�

To read and/or listen to the full feature, please click here.

To read reviews and see a full list of awards for The Arrival, please click here.

New books for fall! Fall is upon us, and that means a new list of books from AALB! We're proud to be presenting a few "firsts" on our fall list: novels from debut authors Kevin Emerson and Sally Nicholls, as well as Roddy Doyle's first picture book. The Book of Time series continues with a new adventure from Guillaume Pr�vost, and we're delighted to present Kevin Crossley-Holland's Crossing to Paradise, starring the irrepressible Gatty from his Arthur trilogy.

To read more about our Fall 2008 list, please click here.

Three stars for Gatty! The starred reviews have been pouring in for Kevin Crossley-Holland's Crossing to Paradise, and here's a taste of what they're saying:

"Impeccably written, with rich sensory details, memorable characters and a well-orchestrated plot."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Crossley-Holland and his band of pilgrims, with effervescent Gatty, tell us much about life�s journey."
-- KLIATT
"Sweeping, vibrant... a completely satisfying coming-of-age story." -- School Library Journal

To read more about Crossing to Paradise, click here.

Booklist stars Carlos! Carlos Is Gonna Get It received its first starred review in the October 1st issue of Booklist. Here's what they had to say:

"[Emerson] perfectly captures the classroom power struggles of friends and enemies, as well as the terror of being an outsider if you don't go along with the group. The dialogue is right on, as is the hurt of betrayal and the guilt that cannot be resolved."

To learn more about Carlos Is Gonna Get It and read other great reviews, please click here.

Another award for Ways to Live Forever! In addition to winning the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, Sally Nicholls has just been awarded the Glen Dimplex New Writers Award for Ways to Live Forever, both in the children's book category and as overall winner of the prize.

To read more about the award, please click here, and to learn more about Ways to Live Forever, click here.