Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a picture book celebrating an oft unpopular day, a picture book quest to find buffalo, a YA graphic novel about friends investigating new workers on their ship, and more.
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan. Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-66593-815-0. Mondays don’t get a lot of love—unless you’re the eponymous protagonist of this picture book, in which case, “Monday is the best day of the week.” The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The Gift of the Great Buffalo by Carole Lindstrom, illus. by Aly McKnight. Bloomsbury, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5476-0688-7. In a time after “the arrival of the settlers and their iron horses... eliminated most of the buffalo,” Rose’s family gathers with hundreds of other Métis families for a biannual buffalo hunt. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Hunger’s Bite by Taylor Robin. Union Square, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-45495-024-0; $17.99 paper ISBN 978-1-4549-5025-7. Emery Botwright and Neeta Pandey suspect nefarious intentions from the latest addition to their ocean liner SS Lark. The YA graphic novel received a starred review from PW.
Knucklehead by Tony Keith Jr. Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-329605-3. Often marginalized by society and labeled a “knucklehead” as a child, Keith highlights in this powerfully affirming assemblage the ability to use language as an essential force for rising above various societal challenges. The poetry collection received a starred review from PW.
A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa by Caroline McAlister, illus. by Jamie Green. Roaring Brook, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-31037-8. This picture book biography traces the early childhood and career of wire sculptor Asawa.
Little Freddie Two Pants: (The Dog with Too Many Pants) by Drew Daywalt, illus. by Lucy Ruth Cummins. Philomel, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-5936-9142-7. An unseen narrator written by Daywalt playfully admonishes Freddie for engaging in a host of clothing-related antics.
Max in the Land of Lies by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11211-3. British spy Max Bretzfeld returns to Germany in search of his parents in the second book of the Operation Kinderspion series.
On Thin Ice by Jessica Kim. Kokila, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-5936-9814-3. After their father’s death from cancer, 12-year-old Korean American twins Phoebe and Dex Bae notice that their “twintuition” has begun to deteriorate.
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor. Putnam, $20.99; ISBN 978-0-593-40454-6. Teen Maeve endeavors to exonerate her late father for a crime she suspects he did not commit in this pulse-pounding fantasy. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Shark Girl by Kate Beaton. Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-2501-8492-4. Shark Girl seeks vengeance on a sailor and his crew by boarding his ship and planning to foment mutiny.
Smiling Eyes by Linda Sue Park, illus. by Lenny Wen. Allida, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-3586-6392-8. Using rhyming couplets, this upbeat narrative by Park follows an East Asian–cued protagonist from awakening to bedtime.
Tear This Down by Barbara Dee. Aladdin, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-665917-67-4. Upon Freya’s discovery of the sexist writings of a town hero, she attempts to have his statue taken down and replaced. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
To the End of the World, Far, Far Away by Ronda Armitage, illus. by Victoria Turnbull. Candlewick, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-3588-3. When bear cub Louis makes a mistake and plans to leave forever, his mother reassures him of her love.
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman. Little, Brown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-3165-7572-0. Clare, the undead fox of Deadwood Forest, learns of a prophecy about his impending disappearance, forcing him to confront his loneliness and fear of death, and making him reckless in his grief. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah. Wednesday, $20; ISBN 978-1-250-88449-7. After awakening to a completely different kingdom than the one she left, Snow White must depose a girl from her visions to take her rightful place as the ruler.
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