The January/February Kids Indie Next List has been announced. Here are the books recommended by independent booksellers:

PICTURE BOOKS

Bored by Felicita Sala

Crouton by Kristine A. Lombardi

The Great Bear by Annie Booker

Love Finds a Way by Vern Kousky

Mungo on His Own by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Julie Benbassat

Plenty of Pancakes by Carrie Finison, illustrated by Brianne Farley

Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story by Sylvia Chen, illustrated by Thai My Phuong

A Stickler Valentine by Lane Smith

This Hair Belongs by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson

The Wildest Thing by Emily Winfield Martin

Your Truck by Jon Klassen

MIDDLE GRADE

Alice with a Why by Anna James

Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game by Kadir Nelson

Ella Josephine Resident in Charge by Nina LaCour, illustrated by Sonia ALbert

Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

Gumshoe by Brenna Thummler

The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller

Saber-Tooth by Robin Gow

Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders

Serendipity by Gabbie Benda

A Waffle Lot of Love! by Ben Clanton

YOUNG ADULT

An Archive Romance by Ava Reid

Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet

Gaslit by Megan Davidhizar

The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass

The Obsession by Natasha Preston

Persephone’s Curse by Katrina Leno

The Roommate Arrangement by Samantha Markum

The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi

There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson

This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers