Here are 11 upcoming picture books this month that have gotten starred reviews. There are some lovely treats from established authors, ones newly published in the U.S., and hopefully some nice surprises too.

Anteaters, Bats, and Boas: The Amazon Rainforest from the Forest Floor to the Treetops by Roxie Munro

Be Strong by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

The Fastest Girl on Earth!: Meet Kitty O’Neil, Daredevil Driver! by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

Moon Pops by Heena Baek

Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall

New in Town by Kevin Cornell

Poultrygeist by Eric Geron, illustrated by Pete Oswald

A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Sara Palacios

Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen, illustrated by Aaron Becker