Children's & YA

Shut Up, This Is Serious

By Carolina Ixta

Caroline Ixta doesn’t shy away from representing Oakland’s complexities—its vast socioeconomic inequalities, its legacy of racial tensions, its rich but complicated Mexican American community—in clear-eyed detail conveyed through protagonist Belén’s intimate first-person narration.

Caroline Ixta doesn't shy away from representing Oakland’s complexities—its vast socioeconomic inequalities, its legacy of racial tensions, its rich but complicated Mexican American community—in clear-eyed detail conveyed through protagonist Belén's intimate first-person narration.

Sky’s End

By Marc J Gregson

Marc J Gregson’s debut novel features a stunning, harrowing world of floating islands whose citizens most value surpassing everyone else—at any cost.

Marc J Gregson’s debut novel features a stunning, harrowing world of floating islands whose citizens most value surpassing everyone else—at any cost.

A Toni Morrison Treasury

By Slade Morrison, By Toni Morrison

Adults will enjoy sharing the stories of A Toni Morrison Treasury with young readers, as many Morrison fans may never have encountered her writing for children.

Adults will enjoy sharing the stories of A Toni Morrison Treasury with young readers, as many Morrison fans may never have encountered her writing for children.

Ink Girls

By Marieke Nijkamp, Illustrated by Sylvia Bi

Ink Girls will resonate with readers facing censorship in their own communities, while also delighting those just looking for a historical adventure.

Ink Girls will resonate with readers facing censorship in their own communities, while also delighting those just looking for a historical adventure.

The Magicians

By Blexbolex, Translated by Karin Snelson

Elevated word choice and spirited phrasing give a timeless quality to Blexbolex’s fantastic graphic novel, which muses upon mercy, change and possibility.

Elevated word choice and spirited phrasing give a timeless quality to Blexbolex’s fantastic graphic novel, which muses upon mercy, change and possibility.

A Pack of Your Own

By Maria Nilsson Thore

Maria Nilsson Thore captures the first day of an abiding friendship between two dogs through elegant details and energetic yet careful compositions that bustle with personality.

Maria Nilsson Thore captures the first day of an abiding friendship between two dogs through elegant details and energetic yet careful compositions that bustle with personality.

A Whale of a Time

By Lou Peacock, Illustrated by Matt Hunt

No matter what kind of day a young reader may be having, A Whale of a Time will spark a satisfying smile.

No matter what kind of day a young reader may be having, A Whale of a Time will spark a satisfying smile.

The Ferris Wheel

By Tülin Kozikoğlu, Illustrated by Hüseyin Sönmezay

A beautifully profound yet subtle story about refugees and global connection, The Ferris Wheel engages its text and illustrations in conversation, capturing the essence of what a picture book should be.

A beautifully profound yet subtle story about refugees and global connection, The Ferris Wheel engages its text and illustrations in conversation, capturing the essence of what a picture book should be.

Laolao’s Dumplings

By Dane Liu, Illustrated by ShinYeon Moon

Warm and soaked through with colorful cheer, Laolao’s Dumplings stays fun and fresh with plenty of innovative descriptions and alliteration.

Warm and soaked through with colorful cheer, Laolao’s Dumplings stays fun and fresh with plenty of innovative descriptions and alliteration.

Mika and the Gurgler

By Agata Loth-Ignaciuk, Illustrated by Berenika Kolomycka

Mika and the Gurgler is a lovely ode to imagination and the special bond between children and their favorite stuffed buddies.

Mika and the Gurgler is a lovely ode to imagination and the special bond between children and their favorite stuffed buddies.

The New Brownies’ Book

By Karida L. Brown, Illustrated by Charly Palmer

This treasury inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois acknowledges the past while celebrating modern times with illustrations throughout that are eye-catching in color, theme and style.

This treasury inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois acknowledges the past while celebrating modern times with illustrations throughout that are eye-catching in color, theme and style.

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea

By Leigh Hodgkinson

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea is a slyly funny, wonderfully rendered reimagining of children’s classics that will have kids clamoring for a reread—and a giant bowl of green peas, too.

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea is a slyly funny, wonderfully rendered reimagining of children’s classics that will have kids clamoring for a reread—and a giant bowl of green peas, too.

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