Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a new installment in a beloved ABCs franchise, a middle grade novel about a tween discovering her royal ancestry, a graphic novel about a deal with a spirit, and more.

Chicka Chicka Peep Peep by Julien Chung (S&S/Beach Lane, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-665-99064-6). In the newest installment in the beloved A Chicka Chicka Book series, the alphabet crew comes together to uncover a mysterious sound coming from a tree.

Destiny of the Diamond Princess by Sherri Winston. Bloomsbury, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5476-1702-9. Adopted tween Zahara-Grace traces her ancestry to King Babatunde of Maliwanda, who claims to be her biological grandfather and whisks her back to his kingdom. What Zahara-Grace doesn’t know about is the looming threat of a sinister cult with an interest in Maliwandan princesses.

Fustuk by Robert Mgrdich Apelian. Penguin Workshop, $25.99 hardcover; ISBN 978-0-5936-5889-5; $17.99 paper ISBN 978-0-5936-5890-1. Seventeen-year-old Katah has vivid dreams about his late father that soon lead him to a powerful spirit named Az who makes Katah an offer: Az will heal Katah’s sick mother if Katah can present a dish to Az that is comparable to what their father once made. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.

I Don’t Wish You Well by Jumata Emill. Delacorte, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-81102-3. In January 2020, Deuce Beales, a closeted Black teen, purportedly killed four beloved Moss Pointe, La., football players in an alleged murder-suicide. Five years later, 18-year-old Pryce Cummings stumbles upon a social media post proclaiming Deuce’s innocence and determines to prove his innocence.

If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince. Macmillan/Godwin, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-40646-0. Keller Hartman is ready to begin his intergalactic assignment, but struggles to connect with his new flight partner, pilot Lament Bringer. When a prophet foresees a cataclysmic event on Keller’s home world, Keller and Lament must prevent the disaster together.

Just Right by Torrey Maldonado, illus. by Teresa Martínez. Penguin/Paulsen, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-62496-8. A child navigates relationships that feel “just right” in this reassuring picture book that foregrounds dynamics difficult and easeful.

Magick Hoodoo Child by Amber McBride, illus. by Violeta Encarnación. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-339540-4. In this immersive intergenerational work, a Black child develops her bond with hoodoo during a joyful “rootwork summer.”

The March for Hope by Valerie Bolling, illus. by Monica Mikai. Norton, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-324-05390-3. A youth’s first foray into activism proves transformational in Bolling’s bright-eyed narrative.

Melodies of the Weary Blues: Classic Poems Illustrated for Young People by Langston Hughes, edited by Shamar Knight-Justice, illus. by Jenin Mohammed et al. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-332705-4. Editor and contributor Knight-Justice pairs 23 illustrators, including Reggie Brown, Oge Mora, and Andrea Pippins, with a poem apiece in this arresting illustrators’ anthology that riffs on works from Hughes’s first poetry collection, The Weary Blues. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

No Way, Wash Day by Adrienne Thurman, illus. by Kaylani Juanita. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-063-29005-1. A child loves everything about her hair except wash day in Thurman’s picture book debut, a tender ode to the intergenerational bonds behind the ritual. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Bryan Collier. Bloomsbury, $20.99; ISBN 978-1-68119-818-7. Boston Weatherford and Collier tell a history of the Alabama River from the water body’s perspective in this distinctive picture book. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Two Artists, Grandad and Me by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. Doubleday, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-57122-4. Pinkney Barlow pays homage to her late grandfather, illustrator Jerry Pinkney in a heartwarming reflection about artmaking’s improvisational process. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Worst-Case Scenario by Ray Stoeve. Amulet, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-6499-8. A hiccup in their plans to lead their school’s Queer Student Alliance negatively impacts a teen’s increasingly fragile mental health in this perceptive romance.

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