Hitting bookshelves next week are a love ode from a familiar insect, a short story collection set in a dystopian world, and many more.
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright. FSG, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-374-34690-4]. In Love Monster’s third picture book appearance, he faces the daunting task of deciding whether to store, share, or snack on gifted chocolate.
Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99; ISBN 978-0-448-48932-2. The Caterpillar makes an appearance in this picture book ode to a beloved.
Untamed: A Splintered Companion by A.G. Howard. Abrams/Amulet, $16.95; ISBN 978-1-4197-1869-4. This book acts as a companion to the YA series Splintered, a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Untamed offers three novellas that add backstory to Howard’s version of Wonderland.
Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes. Razorbill, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-59514-707-3. This fourth volume in the YA high fantasy Fallen Kingdoms series centers on a world where peace has long reigned, but unrest begins to simmer.
UnBound by Neal Shusterman. Simon & Schuster, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4814-5723-1. From the Unwound dystology, this collection of stories follows the lives of characters after the Proactive Citizenry has been brought down.
Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper. Holt, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-62779-404-6. The husband-and-wife team introduce Horace and Hattie in this picture book, two hedgehogs who are “the very best of friends” but can’t figure out how to hug each other.
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