Here are the books I’m looking forward to in April:

PICTURE BOOKS

Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & Publishers Weekly)

Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & Publishers Weekly)

His Fairytale Life: A Book about Hans Christian Andersen by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes (2 stars: Booklist & Kirkus)

Mistaco by Eliza Kinkz (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & Publishers Weekly)

Peddler of Puzzles by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld (2 stars: Booklist & Kirkus)

Night Light by Michael Emberley (2 stars: Horn Book & Kirkus)

CHILDREN’S FICTION

Benny on the Case by Wesley King (2 stars: Booklist & Publishers Weekly)

Candle Island by Lauren Wolk (2 stars: Booklist & Publishers Weekly)

The Pecan Sheller by Lupe Ruiz-Flores (2 stars: Booklist & Kirkus)

The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & Publishers Weekly)

YA

The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & Publishers Weekly)

Run Away with Me by Brian Selznick (3 stars: Booklist, Kirkus, & School Library Journal)