The On-Sale Calendar: January 2021 Children's Books

January 5

11 Paper Hearts by Kelsey Hartwell (Underlined, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-18007-5). 50,000 copies.

The Awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-374-31329-6). 50,000 copies.

Be Dazzled by Ryan LaSala (Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-4926-8269-1). 50,000 copies.

Biscuit and the Little Llamas by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories (HarperCollins, $4.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-290997-8). 100,000 copies.

Busy Little Ladybug by Salina Yoon (Little Simon, $7.99 board book; ISBN 978-1-534-48629-4). 75,000 copies.

C Is for Country by Lil Nas X, illus. Theodore Taylor III (Random House, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30078-7). 250,000 copies.

Elbow Grease: Teamwork Wins! by John Cena (Random House, $4.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-18204-8). 75,000 copies.

The Ever After by Amanda Hocking (Wednesday Books, $11.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-20430-1).

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-298283-4). 75,000 copies.

Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion, illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham (HarperCollins, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-274773-0). 50,000 copies.

Hello, World! Cars and Trucks by Jill McDonald (Doubleday, $7.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-593-30383-2). 50,000 copies.

Hello, World! Music by Jill McDonald (Doubleday, $7.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-593-30385-6). 50,000 copies.

Influence by Sara Shepard and Lilia Buckingham (Delacorte, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-12153-5). 100,000 copies.

It’s All Love by Jenna Ortega (Random House, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-593-17456-2). 100,000 copies.

Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-544-08477-3). 75,000 copies.

Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, illus. by Stephanie Yue (Random House, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-984895-63-9). 75,000 copies.

Legacy by Nikki Grimes (Bloomsbury, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-68119-944-3). 50,000 copies.

The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm (Random House, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-593-12181-8). 75,000 copies.

Moose, Goose, and Mouse by Mordicai Gerstein, illus. by Mordicai Gerstein and Jeff Mack (Holiday House, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-823-44760-2). 50,000 copies.

My Friend! by Taye Diggs, illus. by Shane W. Evans (Feiwel and Friends, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-13535-3). 50,000 copies.

My Purrfect Kittycorn by Danielle McLean and Prisca Le Tande (Random House, $9.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-593-30834-9). 50,000 copies.

Mustache Duckstache by Amy Young, illus. by AJ Young (Viking, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-20558-7). 50,000 copies.

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite (Inkyard, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-335-14580-2). 75,000 copies.

Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham (Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79835-0). 150,000 copies.

Pearl the Proper Unicorn by Sally Odgers, illus. by Adele K. Thomas (Feiwel and Friends, $13.99; ISBN 978-1-250-23554-1). 50,000 copies.

Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz (Puffin, $8.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-40393-8). 75,000 copies.

Purrmaids #9: Kitten Campout by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (Random House, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-30163-0). 50,000 copies.

Race Against Time by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace (Boyds Mills & Kane/Calkins Creek, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-62979-816-5).

She Persisted: Harriet Tubman by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illus. by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint (Philomel, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-11566-4). 50,000 copies.

Stella’s Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises (Imprint, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-26177-9). 50,000 copies.

There’s a Superhero in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illus. by Greg Abbott (Random House, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30462-4). 75,000 copies.

Tough Chicks Go to Bed by Cece Meng, illus. by Melissa Suber (HMH, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-358-34299-1). 60,000 copies.

Twinkle’s Fairy Pet Day by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Sarah Warburton (Little Simon, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-534-42919-2). 50,000 copies.

Uni Brings Spring (Uni the Unicorn) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Lissy Marlin (Random House, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-17806-5). 75,000 copies.

Unicorn’s Birthday by Lucy Golden (Random House, $9.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-593-18030-3). 60,000 copies.

Unplugged by Gordon Korman (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-06-279889-3). 100,000 copies.

VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison by Heather Alexander, illus. by Jennifer Bricking (HarperCollins, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-288970-6). 50,000 copies.

VIP: Lewis Latimer by Denise Lewis Patrick, illus. by Daniel Duncan (HarperCollins, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-288966-9). 60,000 copies.

Welcome Flower Child by Brigette Barrager (Random House, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-984830-39-5). 75,000 copies.

You Have a Match by Emma Lord (Wednesday Books, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-23730-9).

January 12

Alone by Megan E. Freeman (Aladdin, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-534-46756-9). 50,000 copies.

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink (Feiwel and Friends, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-76847-6). 50,000 copies.

The Animal Rescue Agency #1: Case File: Little Claws by Eliot Schrefer (HarperCollins/Tegen, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-06-298233-9). 50,000 copies.

The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Delacorte, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-984894-02-1). 75,000 copies.

A Changing Picture Book: Big Tractor by Roger Priddy (Priddy, $9.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-1-68449-121-6). 75,000 copies.

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne (Crown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-17639-9). 50,000 copies.

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-284671-6). 500,000 copies.

Easter, Here I Come! by D.J. Steinberg, illus. by Emanuel Wiemans (Grosset & Dunlap, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-22401-4). 75,000 copies.

Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent (Bloomsbury, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5476-0523-1). 50,000 copies.

Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-374-31415-6). 75,000 copies.

Halfway to Harmony by Barbara O’Connor (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-374-31445-3). 75,000 copies.

Make Teddy Better by Danielle McLean (Random House, $12.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30556-0). 50,000 copies.

Maze Book: Follow Me Farm by Roger Priddy (Priddy, $9.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-1-68449-123-0). 60,000 copies.

Mia Mayhem and the Super Switcheroo by Kara West, illus. by Leeza Hernandez (Little Simon, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-534-48439-9). 50,000 copies.

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio, illus. by Raissa Figueroa (HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-298224-7). 50,000 copies.

Royal Rescues #4: The Lonely Pony by Paula Harrison, illus. by Olivia Chin Mueller (Feiwel and Friends, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-250-77037-0). 50,000 copies.

Stella Díaz Dreams Big by Angela Dominguez (Roaring Brook, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-250-76308-2). 50,000 copies.

The STEM Night Disaster by Kate Biberdorf (Philomel, $12.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11661-6). 75,000 copies.

Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert (Flatiron, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-123-456789-0). 150,000 copies.

TBH #7: TBH, No One Can EVER Know by Lisa Greenwald (HarperCollins/Tegen, $12.99; ISBN 978-0-06-299181-2). 75,000 copies.

Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney (Greenwillow, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-073528-9). 50,000 copies.

Touch & Learn: Farm by Becky Davies and Mei Stoyva (Random House, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30413-6). 50,000 copies.

Touch & Learn: Things That Go by Becky Davies and Mei Stoyva (Random House, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30414-3). 50,000 copies.

A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Bloomsbury, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5476-0258-2). 125,000 copies.

Wah Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration by Doyin Richards, illus. by Joe Cepeda (Feiwel and Friends, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-26651-4). 50,000 copies.

January 19

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-297516-4). 150,000 copies.

Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris, illus. by Marissa Valdez (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-22969-2). 100,000 copies.

Bunny Ears by Jeffrey Burton, illus. by Julia Green (Little Simon, $7.99, board book; ISBN 978-1-534-48251-7). 50,000 copies.

Bunny Roo and Duckling Too by Melissa Marr, illus. by Teagan White (Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-525-51604-0). 50,000 copies.

Cliff the Failed Troll by Barbara Davis-Pyles, illus. by Justin Hillgrove (Little Bigfoot, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-63217-246-4).

The Comeback: A Figure Skating Novel by E.L. Shen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-374-31379-1). 50,000 copies.

Dream Big! by Abigail Harrison (Philomel, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-11675-3). 75,000 copies.

Ducks on the Road by Anita Lobel (S&S/Wiseman, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-534-46592-3). 75,000 copies.

Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast by Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Ruth Chan (Greenwillow, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-301913-3). 75,000 copies.

If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur (HarperCollins, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-291264-0). 50,000 copies.

Lincoln Clears a Path by Peggy Thomas, illus. by Stacy Innerst (Boyds Mills & Kane/Calkins Creek, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-68437-153-2).

Pet by Matthew Van Fleet (S&S/Wiseman, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-534-48247-0). 200,000 copies.

Peter Easter Frog by Erin Dealey, illus. by G. Brian Karas (Atheneum, $9.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-1-481-46489-5). 75,000 copies.

Playing with Fire by April Henry (Holt, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-250-23406-3). 50,000 copies.

See Touch Feel: 123 by Roger Priddy (Priddy, $12.99; ISBN978-1-68449-124-7). 75,000 copies.

Seeking an Aurora by Elizabeth Pulford, illus. by Anne Banock (Blue Dot, $17.95; ISBN 978-1-73312-127-9).

We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-374-31157-5). 100,000 copies.

Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (Dial, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-8037-4150-8). 150,000 copies.

Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall (Atheneum, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-534-46071-3). 60,000 copies.

January 25

Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco by James Patterson and Martin Chatterton, illus. by Anthony Lewis (Little, Brown/Patterson, $13.99 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-316-43377-8). 250,000 copies.

January 26

Bear Island by Matthew Cordell (Feiwel and Friends, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-31716-2). 50,000 copies.

Delivery to the Lost City: A Train to Impossible Places Novel by P.G. Bell (Feiwel and Friends, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-250-19007-9). 75,000 copies.

Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller (Delacorte, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-525-58120-8). 50,000 copies.

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Putnam, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-35380-6). 75,000 copies.

Magical History Tour Volume 1: The Great Pyramid by Fabrice Erre, illus. by Sylvain Savoia (Papercutz, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-5458-0633-3).

My First Big Book of the Bible (Little Bee, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-49-981160-5). 60,000 copies.

Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever! by Stephen Shaskan (Random House, $ 9.99; ISBN 978-0-593-12334-8). 75,000 copies.

Shadow City by Francesca Flores (Wednesday Books, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-22048-6).

Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles (Random House, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-593-17517-0). 50,000 copies.

What’s the Matter, Marlo? by Andrew Arnold (Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-22323-4). 50,000 copies.

The Wild by Owen Laukkanen (Underlined, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-17974-1). 50,000 copies.

Wild Rescuers: Sentinels in the Deep Ocean by StacyPlays (HarperCollins, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-296077-1). 100,000 copies.