Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a picture book about connecting through hobbies, a picture book about a bird learning to embrace friendship, a middle grade novel following a sentient snowperson, and more.
The Language of Birds by Jon-Erik Lappano, illus. by Zach Manbeck. Random House Studio, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-5938-0665-4. Two kindred spirits connect over adjacent interests in this sensitive interpersonal portrait.
Love Finds a Way by Vern Kousky. Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-33475-6. A curmudgeonly yellow bird’s best efforts to avoid affection result in an opposite outcome in this friendship story that underscores love’s indomitable qualities.
The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson, illus. by Reggie Brown. Simon & Schuster, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-66598-534-5. In the author’s warm children’s debut, the longest winter in more than 300 years leads to a tween encountering a sentient snowperson.
The Uninvited by Nancy Banks. Delacorte, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-5939-0029-1. In this immersive debut, Banks sets a familiar premise—a vampire terrorizing unsuspecting teens after dark—against a quaint Parisian backdrop.
For more children’s and YA titles on sale throughout the month of December, check out PW’s full On-Sale Calendar.
