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

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)

Here are 13 buzzy YA books that have gotten starred reviews. All are coming out in November. Enjoy!

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Graceling: The Graphic Novel by Kristin Cashore, illustrated by Gareth Hinds

Himawari House by Harmony Becker

Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

Sway with Me by Syed M. Masood

Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed edited by Saraciea J. Fennell

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

Here are ten children’s books released in November that have received buzz and starred reviews. There is a nice mix of nonfiction and fiction to enjoy.

Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution by De Nichols

Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee

Four Streets and a Square: A History of Manhattan and the New York Idea by Marc Aronson

Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper

Rise of the World Eater by Jamie Littler

Second Sleep by Diane Stanley

Stuck by Jennifer Swender

The Swag Is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist

A Tale As Tall As Jacob by Samantha Edwards

Tangled Up in Luck by Merrill Wyatt

Here are twelve new picture books getting released in November that have gotten lots of buzz and starred reviews. There is a lot of movement in release dates for books due to supply chain issues, so some may be delayed.

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith

Amos McGee Misses the Bus by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Gracey Zhang

Dear Little One by Nina Laden, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon

Dream Street by Tricia Elam Walker, illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Daniel Egneus

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein, illustrated by Abhi Alwar

Little Red and the Cat Who Loved Cake by Barbara Lehman

The Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Peggy Collins

Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham, illustrated by C. G. Esperanza

Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Kekly Sews Her Way to Freedom by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

The Story of a Story by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Hadley Hooper