PICTURE BOOKS

Bunny Ballet by Nora Ericson, illustrated by Elly MacKay

A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond, illustrated by Kate Cosgrove

Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman, illustrated by Kalen Chock

A Knot Is Not a Tangle by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Vesper Stamper

Look Up by Azul López, translated by Shook

Making Art by Diana Ejaita

Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George

Night of the Hedgehog by Tanya Rosie, illustrated by Chuck Groenink

Old Sleigh by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey

Salmon Run by Annie Chen

Snowball Fight by Beth Ferry

CHILDREN’S

Chris Makes a Friend by Alex Gino

Last Ember by Lily Dodd

Treasure of Ocean Parkway by Sarvenaz Tash

Welcome to the Best Bakery by Yue Zhang

Xolo by Donna Higuera

YA LIT

Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland

Coldwire by Chloe Gong

Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody

Gilded in Vengeance by Lyssa Mia Smith

House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo

Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker

Time Traveler’s History of Tomorrow by Kendall Kulper

We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart

This bi-monthly list features the top picks from independent booksellers across the country of books for children and teens releasing these months. Here are the selected books:

#1 PICK

Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney

PICTURE BOOKS

Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe

Bob the Vampire Snail by Andrea Zuill

Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo by Bess Kalb and Erin Kraan

Cat Nap by Brian Lies

Everything Grows in Jiddo’s Garden by Jenan Matari, illustrated by Aya Ghanameh

Fox and the Mystery Letter by Alex G. Griffiths

If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall

Seven Ways Through the Woods by Jenn Reese, illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz

A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Zombie and Brain Are Friends by Stephie V.W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Laan Cham

MIDDLE GRADE

Cabin Head and Tree Head by Scott Campbell

Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress and Jade Zhang

The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly

The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall

Lost on Doll Island by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez

The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser

Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson

Troubling Tonsils by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown

Witchycakes: Sweet Magic by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Ariane Moreira

Zeyna Lost and Found by Shafaq Khan

YOUNG ADULT

All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi

Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis

The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala

An Embroidery of Souls by Ruby Martinez

The Executioners Tree by Susan Dennard

Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance

Here are some of the exciting books coming out in July!

PICTURE BOOKS

Dawn: Watch the World Awaken by Marc Martin

Everyday Bean by Stephanie Graegin

The Moving Book by Lisa Brown

Recess by Lane Smith

Seven Skies All at Once by Ted Kooser, illustrated by Matt Myers

This Year, a Witch! by Zoey Abbott

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson

An Encantadora’s Guide to Monstros and Magic by Sarah Mendonca

Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina

Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley

Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom by Allan Wolf

Schoolbot 9000 by Sam Hepburn

YA LIT

After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp

Fateless by Julie Kagawa

Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury

Of Flame and Fury by Brittney Morris

Pretty Girl County by Lakita Wilson

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone

Here are some of the June releases that I’m looking forward to:

PICTURE BOOKS

Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Ji-Hyuk Kim

The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito, illustrated by Jessica Lanan

Island Storm by Brian Floca, illustrated by Sydney Smith

When You Go to Dragon School by Chelsea Campbell, illustrated by Charlene Chua

Where Deer Slip Through by Katey Howes, illustrated by Beth Krommes

CHILDREN’S LIT

The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino

Incorruptibles by Lauren Magaziner

Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom by Allan Wolf

Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw

YA LIT

Among Ghosts by Rachel Harman

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Kill Creatures by Rory Power

We Can Never Leave by HE Edgmon

PICTURE BOOKS

Blue Sky Morning by Kim Jihyun

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey Tabor

Firefly Season by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Fireworks by Matthew Burgess

Frank’s Red Hat by Sean Avery

The Gathering Table by Antwan Eady, illustrated by London Ladd

The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Khoa Le

The History of We by Nikkolas Smith

Hurricane by Jason Chin

Jim!: Six True Stories about One Great Artist: James Marshall by Jerrold Connors

Lighthouse Ladies: Shining a Spotlight on Hardy Heroines by Kris Coronado, illustrated by Islenia Mil

One Day in June: A Story Inspired by the Life and Activism of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline, illustrated by Charlot Kristensen

So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story by Anne Wynter, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey

Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States by Rajani LaRocca

Where Are You, Bronte? By Tomie DePaola, illustrated by Barbara McClintock

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon by Grace Lin

J vs. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft

El Niño by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Malcolm Lives! by Ibram X. Kendi

The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell

One Crazy Summer: the Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrated by Sharee Miller

YA LIT

And They Were Roommates by Page Powars

Come As You Are by Dahlia Adler

Invisible Wild by Nikki Van De Car

This Moth Saw Brightness by A.A. Vacharat

Out of Air by Rachel Reiss

Song of the Lioness Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel by Tamora Pierce, adapted by Vita Ayala, illustrated by Sam Beck

This Thing of Ours by Frederick Joseph

Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

Wake the Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma

You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne