>A selection of the fall season's best bets in books for kids 12 and under:
BUNNY MONEY by Rosemary Wells
When Ruby and Max shop for Grandma's birthday, they come home with plastic vampire teeth—and a new feel for how far a dollar goes. (Dial, $14.99)
ALLIGATOR BABY by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko Every kid who ever cursed baby brother for not being a pet instead will delight in this tale of mistaken identity (Scholastic, $10.95)
FLOATING HOME by David Getz, illustrated by Michael Rex An 8-year-old's fantasies blast her into orbit as the world's youngest astronaut. (Holt, $15.95)
MORDANT'S WISH by Valerie Coursen Serendipity, and the power of longing, win a friend for an adorable mole. (Holt, $15.95)
COLOR SURPRISES by Chuck Murphy The chartreuse snake alone is worth the price of a pop-up master's latest. (Simon & Schuster, $12.95)
THE CINDER-EYED CATS by Eric Rohmann A small boy journeys to a surreal creature kingdom where felines and fish frolic the night away. (Crown, $17)
LULLABIES: AN ILLUSTRATED SONGBOOK Edited by Carolyn Vaughan Aptly chosen paintings from New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art enhance this anthology to dream by. (Gulliver/Harcourt Brace, $23)
BURNT TOAST ON DAVENPORT STREET by Tim Egan What happens when a housefly grants you three wishes? Arthur Crandall and his wife, Stella, find out the hard way. (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95)
OVER THE MOON: AN ADOPTION TALE by Karen Katz For the adoptive parents in this brightly illustrated, reassuring story, meeting their new daughter is the stuff of dreams. (Holt, $15.95)
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