Publishers offer up plenty of reissued books to read against the background hum of cicadas this summer. Read on for familiar books with fresh faces, from a collection of stories originally published in the 19th century, to rejacketed movie-tie ins for nostalgic ’90s horror fans, and more.

My Map Book

By Sara Fanelli (June 4, HarperCollins, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-289887-6).

This picture book from 2001 is brought out in a newly redesigned edition, offering up maps of the world from the perspective of children.

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

By Paul Fleischman, illus. by Eric Beddows (June 18, HarperCollins, $6.99 ISBN 978-0-06-446093-4).

The 1989 Newbery Medal-winner, a collection of poetry about insects, is repackaged for its 30th anniversary.

Mio, My Son

By Astrid Lindgren (June 18, NYRB, $11.99, ISBN 978-1-68137-350-8).

This novel, translated from the Swedish and published for the first time in English in 1954, is now reissued in a paperback edition. The story, written by the Pippi Longstocking author, follows a missing boy recovered in a fantasy land.

Walk Two Moons

By Sharon Creech (June 18, HarperCollins, $8.99, ISBN 978-0-06-440517-1).

For the 25th-anniversary edition of this Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel about an Indigenous girl and her quirky grandparents, the book gets a new cover and additional material.

Julie of the Wolves

By Jean Craighead George, illus. by John Schoenherr (July 2, Harper/Tegen, $7.99, ISBN 978-0-06-440058-9); Julie (ISBN 978-0-06-288431-2); Julie’s Wolf Pack (ISBN 978-0-06-288432-9); There’s an Owl in the Shower (ISBN 978-0-06-440682-6).

To celebrate what would have been the author’s 100th birthday, Scholastic is reissuing the 1973 Newbery Medal winner and its sequels with new designs and additional backmatter, as well as There’s an Owl in the Shower, a middle grade novel about a family that has adopted an owl.

Who Really Killed Cock Robin?

By Jean Craighead George (July 2, HarperCollins/Tegen, $6.99, ISBN 978-0-06-440405-1).

This environmental mystery originally published in 1971 is repackaged with a new cover.

Rapunzel

By Barbara Rogasky, illus. by Trina Schart Hyman (July 9, Holiday House, $18.99 ISBN 978-0-8234-4280-5).

This fairy tale retelling from these longtime collaborators is reissued with digitally restored illustrations. 

Bug City

By Dahlov Ipcar (July 23, North Atlantic Books, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-62317-344-9).

In this reissue of Ipcar’s 1975 picture book, the members of a realistically rendered insect family go about their busy day.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns

By Rae Carson (July 23, Harper/Greenwillow, $10.99, Book 1 ISBN 978-0-06-202650-7; The Crown of Embers (Book 2) ISBN 978-0-06-202653-8; The Bitter Kingdom (Book 3) ISBN 978-0-06-202656-9).

Carson’s debut YA trilogy about a teen coming into her own in a fantastical setting gets covers and additional material from the author. Carson was shortlisted for the Morris Award on publication of the first volume.

Angelina Ballerina

By Katherine Holabird, illus. by Helen Craig (July 27, S&S/Little Simon, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-5344-5151-3).

The ballerina mouse takes the stage in a refreshed reissue of the bestselling picture book originally published in 1983.

The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

By Tomie dePaola (Aug. 6, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $7.99, ISBN 978-1-328-62265-5).

In this reissued picture book with a new cover, a town is saved by a statue. The book was first published in 1988.

The Glassblower’s Children

By Maria Gripe, illus. by Harald Gripe (Aug. 6, NYRB Kids, $11.99, ISBN 978-1-68137-378-2).

Originally published in Sweden in 1964, this novel intertwined with Norse folklore follows the adventures of two children. In 1974 Gripe was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award for children’s literature.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Movie Tie-In Edition)

By Alvin Schwartz, illus. by Stephen Gammell (Aug. 9, HarperCollins, $7.99, ISBN 978-0-06-296128-0; ISBN 978-0-06-296130-3).

To coincide with the August 9 release of a feature film adaptation produced by Guillermo del Toro, Schwartz’s chilling stories and Gammell’s iconic original interior artwork are reissued with movie tie-in covers. All three of the Scary Story books have also been collected in a boxed set, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones (July 30, HarperCollins, $19.99, ISBN 978-0-06-296897-5), featuring the original art.

Me and the Measure of Things

By Joan Sweeney, illus. by Katie Kath (Aug. 20, Knopf, $12.99, ISBN 978-1-984829-59-7; paper $7.99, ISBN 978-1-984829-61-0).

Sweeney’s books have sold more than 800,000 copies since their publication in the early 2000s. These volumes are now reissued with simultaneous hardcover and paperback release. Me Counting Time includes new illustrations.

Me Counting Time

By Joan Sweeney; illus. by Alex Willmore (Knopf, $12.99, ISBN 978-0-525-64684-6; Dragonfly, paper $7.99, ISBN 978-0-525-64685-3).

The Lady from Philadelphia: The Peterkin Papers

By Lucretia P. Hale (Aug. 27, NYRB Kids, $12.99, ISBN 978-1-68137-377-5).

This collection of stories, first published serially in 1868 over nine years, follows the humorous daily adventures of an American family.

Divorce Is the Worst

By Anastasia Higginbotham (Sept. 3, Dottir, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-948340-20-5).

Originally published by Feminist Press, this book kicked off Higginbotham’s Ordinary Terrible Things series, which aims to help parents talked to their kids about uncomfortable subjects. The book was followed by Death Is Stupid, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, and Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness.