13 Upcoming March Children’s Books

Here are 13 books for children in elementary and middle school that are being released in March. Lots of new faces and old friends. Enjoy!

Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter

Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Julia Iredale

Amina’s Song by Hena Khan

The House That Wasn’t There by Elana K. Arnold

Infinity by Pablo Bernasconi

The Memory Thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson

The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty

These Unlucky Stars by Gillian McDunn

Too Small Tola by Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

We Belong by Cookie Hiponia Everman

Your Heart, My Sky by Margarita Engle

15 Upcoming March Picture Book Releases

Here are some great new picture books coming out in March to look forward to. Lots of authors you will recognize and a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Enjoy!

Be a Tree! by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Felicita Sala

Blue Floats Away by Travis Jonker, illustrated by Grant Snider

Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery

Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renee Felice Smith and Chris Gabriel, illustrated by Sydney Hanson

Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelly Anand, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali

The Lost Package by Richard Ho, illustrated by Jessica Lanan

My Nana’s Garden by Dawn Casey, illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

On the Other Side of the Forest by Nadine Robert, illustrated by Gerard DeBois

Out of Nowhere by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

The Ramble Shamble Children by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Lauren Castillo

Rissy No Kissies by Katey Howes, illustrated by Jess Engle

Walking Toward Peace: The True Story of a Brave Woman Called Peace Pilgrim by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Annie Bowler

Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin

The Wisdom of Trees by Lita Judge

Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

21 New and Upcoming #OwnVoices Books to Celebrate Black History and Black Lives

The Awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership and Legacy by Kekla Magoon, illustrated by Laura Freeman

J. D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard

Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara

The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake

Like Home by Louisa Onome

Love Is a Revolution by Renee Watson

One of the Good Ones by Martiza Moulite

Root Magic by Eden Royce

Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shepard, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Separate No More: Brown v. Board of Education and the Fight for Equality in School by Lawrence Goldstone

Stella’s Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises

Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles

Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

We Wait for the Sun by Katie McCabe

When You Look Like Us by Pamela Harris

18 Buzzy New YA Books Coming in February

Here are 18 of the upcoming YA books coming out this month that have gotten starred reviews and plenty of praise:

As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper

City of the Uncommon Thief by Lynne Bertrand

The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard

Destination Anywhere by Sara Barnard

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis

Like Home by Louisa Onome

Love in English by Maria E. Andreu

Love Is a Revolution by Renee Watson

Love Is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann

Mazie by Melanie Crowder

Prepped by Bethany Mangle

The Project by Courtney Summers

The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney

We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

The Wide Starlight by Nicole Lesperance

16 Great New Children’s Books Coming in February

Here are sixteen new books for children and middle grade readers that are being released in February. All of them have gotten starred reviews and lots of positive reactions.

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia L. Smith

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

How to Change Everything: The Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other by Naomi Klein with Rebecca Stefoff

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard, illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts

The Last Rabbit by Shelley Moore Thomas

Life in the Balance by Jen Petro-Roy

Meltdown: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima by Deirdre Langeland

One Jar of Magic by Corey Ann Haydu

Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by Maria Garcia Esperon, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos

Spin with Me by Ami Polonsky

Super Detectives: Simon and Chester by Cale Atkinson

Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan

Twelve Nights by Andrew Zurcher

We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance by Deborah Hopkinson

The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold

10 Great New Picture Books Coming in February

Here are ten new picture books coming out this month that have garnered starred reviews and buzz:

13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich, illustrated by David Clark

Early One Morning by Mem Fox, illustrated by Christine Davenier

Follow That Frog! by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Home Is In Between by Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson

My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien

Sato the Rabbit by Yuki Ainoya

The Tale of the Mandarin Duck by Bette Midler, photographs by Michiko Kakutani

Wolfboy by Andy Harkness

10 Top YA Books Coming in January

Here are 10 YA titles released in January that have received starred reviews!

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Girl on the Line by Faith Gardner

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe

When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

16 New Children’s Books Coming in January

Here are 16 new children’s books arriving this month that have received starred reviews!

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas by Kimberly Willis Holt

Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen

Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast and Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Ruth Chan

The In-Between by Rebecca K.S. Ansari

Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance Cover

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes

Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis

Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica by Rebecca E.F. Barone

Root Magic by Eden Royce

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles

The World Between Blinks by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin

Unplugged by Gordon Korman

16 New Picture Books Coming in January

Here are 16 picture books released this month that are getting starred reviews!

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership and Legacy by Kekla Magoon, illustrated by Laura Freeman

I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne, illustrated by Julia Kuo

Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara

Moose, Goose, and Mouse by Mordicai Gerstein, illustrated by Jeff Mack

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

Outside Inside by LeUyen Pham

Over the Shop by Jonarno Lawson, illustrated by Qin Leng

The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin

Runaway: the Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shepard, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Seeking an Aurora by Elizabeth Pulford, illustrated by Anne Bannock

Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga

Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

We Wait for the Sun by Katie McCabe, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

What’s the Matter Marlo? by Andrew Arnold