Children's galleys to grab.(Retail Nation)(Recommended readings)

Publishers are positioning their lead fall children's titles--and upcoming spring books--to take full advantage of the season's regional gatherings. Below is a selected listing of books and galleys; unless otherwise indicated, these will be at all the shows. For a complete list, go to www.publishersweekly. com/2011regionalskids.

CANDLEWICK

Chanukah Lights by Michael J. Rosen, illus, by Robert Sabuda. $34.99, ISBN 978-0763655334; Sept. A pop-up master and a poet celebrate the spirit of Chanukah. GLiBA.

CHRONICLE

Best Shot in the West: The Lifo and Adventures of Nat Love by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr., illus, by Rand DuBurke. $19.99, ISBN 978-0811857499; Feb. '12. This graphic novel tells the real-life biography of Nat Love, aka Deadwood Dick, who became the most famous African-American cowboy.

CREATIVE EDITIONS

Lineup for Yesterday by Ogden Nash, ills. by C.F. Payne. $19.99, …