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BookExpo America, or BEA as it is more commonly called, is happening in May. It is taking place in New York City at the Javits Center. Dates for it are May 28, 2009 – May 31, 2009.

You can meet over 500 authors. Hear about the new trends. See hot titles before they are on the bestsellers lists!

Even more interesting than the most interesting bookstores of the world -

The Most Interesting Libraries of the World

Here’s a little something fun -

The Most Interesting Bookstores of the World

Images of the most interesting bookstores in the world.

Here are a few titles that you kids will love reading!

Raucous Royals: Test your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce WhichRoyal Rumors are True by Carlyn Beccia

Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog by Mini Grey

Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon, Dean, and Nathan Hale

Simms Taback’s Great Big Book of Spacey, Snakey, Buggy Riddles by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg

Batmobile Owner’s Manual by Mike McAvennie

Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex

There Was a Man Who Loved a Rat: and Other Vile Little Poemsby Gerda and Lissa Rovetch

2 Book Set–I Love My New Toy & I Will Surprise My New Friend by Mo Willems

Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary – The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga by David West Reynolds

Into The Volcano by Don Wood

Want to introduce your kids to diverse cultures? If so, here are some great multicultural books for kids.

Alfredito Flies Home (Groundwood Books) by Jorge Argueta

The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges

Portraits of Jewish American Heroes by Malka Drucker

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola

Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford

What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

The Wakame Gatherers by Holly Thompson

Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lyn Williams and Khadra Mohammed

Good Morning China by Hu Yong Yi