There’s plenty of books for young readers to love in PW’s selection of notable series installments out this month, including a picture book about showing appreciation, a scary illustrated novel about food that bites back, a middle grade novel about international tween spies, and more.


Picture Books


America the Beautiful, illus. by Jill De Haan (Wide Eyed Editions, Feb. 3, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-83600-877-4). In the latest installment in the Americana series, readers trace the country’s history and landscape to the tune of the classic song.


Bunny and Clyde on the Lam by Megan McDonald. Candlewick, Feb. 3, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-4030-6. In the second installment of the Bunny and Clyde series, when a coin goes missing, the naughty duo are accused of the crime and must prove their innocence.


How Do You Jew? (RISE x Penguin Workshop, Feb. 10, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-593-75197-8). Readers discover how Judaism is celebrated across the globe through various traditions in the fourth book in Suzy Ultman’s board book series.


It’s Spring! by Renée Kurilla (Little, Brown, Feb. 10, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-57015-2). The third book in the Celebrate the Seasons series celebrates the warmth and pleasures of spring.


Leaf Thief: 1, 2, 3, Can You Count Along? by Alice Hemming, illus. by Nicola Slater (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, Feb. 3, $8.99 board; ISBN 978-1-4642-3941-0). Readers can follow along with Squirrel and Bird as they search for the source of a strange sound in the newest Leaf Thief book.


Leave Me Alone! by Becky Kennedy, illus. by Joanie Stone (Feiwel and Friends, Feb. 24, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-41311-6). When her brother has an accident while playing, Pia learns how to navigate big feelings in book two of the A Good Inside Story series.


We All Love by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids, Feb. 10, $18.95; ISBN 978-1-77840-327-9). In the second We Do Too? book, a variety of animals explain how they show appreciation and affection to a loved one.


Illustrated Books/Graphic Novels


Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief by Hannah Tunnicliffe, illus. by Erica Harrison (Flying Eye, Feb. 3, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-838-74297-3). In the latest installment in the Detective Stanley series, the titular dog detective investigates a string of robberies in the Narlybone Gardens.


DnDoggos: Spells Like Trouble by Scout Underhill (Feiwel andFriends, Feb. 24, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-83439-3; $21.99; ISBN 978-1-250-83437-9). The role-playing canines Magnus, Pickles, Tonka, and Zoey navigate the challenges of Level 2 gameplay in the second installment of the DnDoggos series.


Clock Striker, Volume 3 by Issaka Galadima and Frederick L. Jones (Rockport, Feb. 17, $13.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7603-8925-6). In the third title in the Clock Striker series, Cast confronts a disaster that threatens her kingdom without the help of her mentor.


Sew Much Trouble by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings, illus. by Pat Lewis (First Second, Feb. 17, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-250-35946-9). Bongo and Marsha look into the case of a stolen food truck and face troubles in their friendship in the fourth book in the InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. series.


I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis, illus. by Cassie Anderson (Scholastic/Graphix, Feb. 3, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-546-13771-9). In the 13th volume in the I Survived Graphic Novel series, Josh and his cousin Holly get trapped in a firestorm and must work together to escape.


Mousse’s Treasures by Claire Lebourg (Transit Children’s Editions, Feb. 3, $18.95; ISBN 979-8-893-380293-0). Mousse and his niece Pistachio search through a friend’s rummage sale and discover the meaning of true treasure in the third installment of the Mousse series.


The Princess and the Unicorn by A.M. Luzzader (Sourcebooks Wonderland, Feb. 3, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4642-6885-4). Princess Juniper navigates feelings of jealousy when her big sister gets to ride unicorns in the latest addition to A Fairy Tale Chapter Book Series for Kids.


To the Moon by Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna, illus. by Alison Acton (First Second, Feb. 3, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-78279-3; $22.99; ISBN 978-1-250-78278-6). Steven wishes his friends would treat him like a regular team member despite his injury in the second book in the Space Chasers series by astronaut Melvin.


Unsettling Salad! by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Peter Brown (S&S, Feb. 3, $13.99; ISBN 978-1-665-96111-0). Best friends Thadeus and Oliver Possum discover that their salad has a sinister energy in the second Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!, a chapter book series spin-off of Creepy Carrots and its sequels.


Novels


Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston (Storytide, Feb. 24, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-334002-2). Amari has no choice but to return to the Junior Special Agent Program when a curse starts turning people into machines in the fourth book of the Supernatural Investigations series.


The Beasts We Raise by D.L. Taylor (Henry Holt, Feb. 24, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-33170-0). Prime Mancella risks the fate of her country lest she accept a bid for marriage against the wishes of her love, in the conclusion to The Broken Citadel duology.


Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom by Jasmine Skye (Feiwel and Friends, Feb. 24, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-87261-6). Wrapping up the Witch Hall duology, Shaw struggles to escape her fate as Death’s Heir and the catalyst of a dangerous war.


Europa by James Ponti (Aladdin, Feb. 10, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-665-95998-8). The seventh installment of the City Spies series takes the titular agents across the continent of Europe to prevent an imprisoned villain’s plot from succeeding.


Hypergifted by Gordon Korman (Harper, Feb. 3, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-342929-1). In the sequels to Ungifted and Supergifted, tween genius Noah heads off to Wilderton University with his best friend Donovan, where acceptance into a secret club leads to danger.


Revenants Return by James Riley (Labyrinth Road, Feb. 3. $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-81322-5). Ciara and her dragon professor Scorch attempt to set the record straight about their magic use and escape the persecution of the prince in the second book of The Dragon's Apprentice series.


Time for a Change by Questlove with S.A. Cosby, illus. by Godwin Akpan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Feb. 17, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39317-5). Best friends Rahim and Kasia must avoid a catastrophic future across realities by traveling through time and navigating fellow time travelers who have their own incentives, in the second book of The Rhythm of Time series.