Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a YA novel inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire in California, a picture book about a notable road trip, a picture book about a child’s friendship with their own echo, and more.
A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl. Dial, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-59340-551-2. Moved by the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed her Paradise, Calif., hometown, Youngdahl delivers a wrenching story of resilience and healing.
Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA by Stacy McAnulty, illus. by Elizabeth Baddeley. McElderry, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-66593-747-4. This picture book follows Horatio Nelson Jackson, who in 1903 accepts a wager of $50 to drive to Vermont from San Francisco in less than three months, a journey that takes on epic dimensions.
Echo by Adam Rex. Dial, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-69932-4. In this socio-emotional picture book, young Junior Junior finds a seemingly ideal friend in the echo that bounces off an adjacent mountain near his high-altitude home.
His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le. Roaring Brook, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-88154-0. In the conclusion of the Last Bloodcarver duology, heartsooth Kochin, able to heal any wound but death, determines to find a way to push their power to its limits to bring a friend back from the dead.
The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes, illus. by Ben Mantle. McElderry, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-7187-4; $8.99 paper ISBNÂ 978-1-6659-7186-7. Orphaned thief Nine enters a magical abode, only to be cursed by its witch inhabitant.
At Home in a Faraway Place by Lynne Rae Perkins. Greenwillow, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-063378-42-1. In this illustrated travelogue by Perkins, a tween discovers friendship that transcends a language barrier and the exhilarating mysteries of an unfamiliar environment.
Monty and the Mushrooms by Dev Petty, illus. by Jared Chapman. Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-3259-2. Monty the bear struggles to deal with the loud mushrooms living around him.
Pencil by Hye-Eun Kim. Toon, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-66266-553-0. Lamenting the exploitation of trees and ecosystems, this spare, elegant narrative by Kim tells a larger story about the destruction of natural resources, seeding hope that the next generation will restore them.
Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird, illus. by Andrea Tsurumi. Union Square, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4549-6046-1. Bird and Tsurumi imagine the giggly-good havoc wrought by ending myriad nursery rhymes with “POP! Goes the Weasel.” The picture book received a starred review from PW.
So Tortoise Dug by Emmy Kastner. Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-66593-135-9. After both Tortoise and Mouse’s home floods, a community of animals rely on Tortoise to help rebuild everyone’s houses.
Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer. Atheneum, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-66592-663-8. Beckmeyer views the history of life on Earth from within a cave, via a conversation between a stalactite and stalagmite. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
True Life in Uncanny Valley by Deb Caletti. Labyrinth Road, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-70861-3. Using an alias, high school senior Eleanor Diamond accepts a nannying job for her estranged father and famed inventor in hopes of learning more about him. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen by James Robinson, illus. by Brian Rea. Penguin Workshop, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-52395-7. Filmmaker Robinson crafts an accessible and immersive account of growing up with strabismus, a condition of eye misalignment that causes difficulties with tracking objects, depth perception, and reading. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
Words with Wings and Magic Things by Matthew Burgess, illus. by Doug Salati. Tundra, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-77488-028-9. Tracing themes of autonomy, fantasy, flight, and perception, this collection, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Salati, offers fantastical fragments and affirming messages.
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