Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a YA debut following two aro-ace teens running competing romance columns, a picture book about chaos on a boat, a picture book about embracing the day, and more.
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-88500-5. Wellesley College freshmen Sophie and Jo unknowingly run rival anonymous romance advice columns on Instagram that spiral out of control as they become friends in real life. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat by Em Lynas, illus. by Matt Hunt. Nosy Crow, $17.99; ISBN 979-8-88777-052-9. When Goat jumps, uninvited, onto a sailboat, havoc ensues with stoat, and the pair’s tussling causes them to fall overboard—naturally, into a moat.
Hello Day: A Child's-Eye View of the World by Charlie Mylie. Abrams, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-6813-2. Having greeted the day, a toddler salutes everything they encounter. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The Heart Never Forgets by Ana Ot, illus. by Hayden Goodman. Atheneum, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-66591-305-8. Community members gather to celebrate day of the masquerade: the annual festival for honoring ancestors. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The One That Got Away with Murder by Trish Lundy. Holt, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-2502-9216-2. New girl Lauren O’Brian discovers that her casual hookup partner, Robbie Crestmont, is rumored to have murdered his former girlfriend, and in opening an investigation she risks her own past coming to light.
Painting the Game by Patricia MacLachlan. McElderry, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-53449-994-2. Eleven-year-old Lucy becomes determined to find the courage to overcome her fear of baseball in the final book from the late Newbery Medalist.
Pretty Furious by E.K. Johnston. Dutton, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-9848-1613-9. What begins as a passing frustration turns into a full-fledged vigilante mission when five best friends make birthday wishes to challenge the narrow-minded viewpoints of their small Canadian town.
Puzzled: A Memoir of Growing Up with OCD by Pan Cooke. Rocky Pond, $23.99; ISBN 978-0-593-61561-4; $13.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-61562-1. Irish cartoonist Cooke’s debut graphic novel memoir articulates his childhood and teenage experience managing persistent anxious thoughts that he deems “the Puzzle,” which he later learns is undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder.
We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America by Joanna Ho, illus. by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya. Orchard, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-3388-4665-2. This picture book highlights Asian American communities and the expansive diversity within cultures. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
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