Paola Quintavalle seamlessly and subtly prompts a variety of discussion questions with the sparse text of Making Space, while Miguel Tanco’s sunny illustrations capture a wide range of emotions.
For all the laughs and silliness, It Is Okay has a well-rounded and important message about acceptance that goes beyond goat and bunny friendships.
Kyle Lukoff’s nearly wordless I’m Sorry You Got Mad is an incredible conversation starter, bolstered by Julie Kwon’s expressive character illustrations.
Whether you need a gift for an old friend, or a bedtime story for a little one who loves to watch the night sky, Comet & Star is the perfect choice. Just like Halley’s Comet, books with this unique magic don’t stop by every day.
Bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Jasmine Warga delivers artsy, sleuth-y fun in A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, a creative and compassionate tale featuring a stolen painting, a confused ghost and an inquisitive turtle.
Marissa Meyer, who has amassed a tremendous young adult following with The Lunar Chronicles and the Renegades series, finally brings her talents to middle grade with Let It Glow, her collaboration with author Joanne Levy (Sorry For Your Loss), who has previously worked with Meyer on “The Happy Writer” podcast. After Aviva Davids and Holly Martin discover they are long-lost identical twins at tryouts for a holiday pageant, the two girls plot to swap places and experience each other’s holiday traditions—and thus, one family’s Hanukkah and another’s Christmas are thrown into fun chaos.
We named The Puppets of Spelhorst one of our Best Middle Grade Books of 2023—which is why we can’t wait for two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo to return to her Norendy Tales series with The Hotel Balzaar. While her mother does housekeeping work at the Hotel Balzaar, Marta listens to seven tales told by an enigmatic countess with a parrot companion, all the while searching for clues that might lead to the truth behind her father’s disappearance.
Ruta Sepetys, winner of the Carnegie Medal for Salt to the Sea, has seen her books win a plethora of prizes as well as be adapted to film and translated in 40 languages. Meanwhile, Steve Sheinkin has received a Newbery Honor and thrice been a finalist for the National Book Award. The formidable pair is sure to mesmerize middle grade readers with The Bletchley Riddle, a historical novel that follows a pair of siblings at Bletchley Park in 1940, when it served as the center of British code breaking efforts in World War II.
Readers continuing Kwame Alexander’s Door of No Return trilogy, as well as those starting with Black Star, will be gifted with a reading experience that is equal parts difficult and beautiful.
From Ernesto’s warm, happy house to the busy sidewalks, the neighborhood of Emergency Quarters is alive and full of energy, and its story will resonate with kids of all ages.
From Ernesto’s warm, happy house to the busy sidewalks, the neighborhood of Emergency Quarters is alive and full of energy, and its story will resonate with kids of all ages.
Within the conversational free verse of Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple, Liz Garton Scanlon and Dung Ho combine an exuberant, endearing protagonist with an empowering, STEM-focused plot.
Within the conversational free verse of Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple, Liz Garton Scanlon and Dung Ho combine an exuberant, endearing protagonist with an empowering, STEM-focused plot.
The First Week of School is a sophisticated picture book that packs an amazing punch, brimming with atmosphere and personality
That Always Happens Sometimes is a delightful book guaranteed to bring on both laughs and greater understanding of the many Maxs in the world.
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