Upcoming Releases
Upcoming book releases for children and teenagers in a variety of genres and themes. A great place to find new and anticipated titles for young readers.
One Foggy Christmas Eve
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Children's hardcover
$23.99
Reader Reward Price: $21.59
"A bright and shiny new Christmas book." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
On a foggy Christmas Eve, a young girl's imagination runs away with her--and leads her back to a cozy night with her family. Kerilynn Wilson's luminous, magical picture book debut has all the makings of a perennial holiday classic for families and fans of Matt Tavares's Dasher and Chris van Allsburg's The Polar Express.
One little girl has the perfect present for her grandparents, and she can't wait to give it to them on Christmas Eve. So when her parents say it's not safe to travel because the weather is horrible and the fog is too thick, she has to find a way to save their Christmas tradition--even if she can barely see farther than her front porch. With a lot of imagination and maybe just a bit of magic, the girl lights a way to her grandparents' house. But--oh no!--she loses her present along the way. Luckily, Nana knows that the best gift of all is creativity and family.
With dazzling artwork and minimal text, Kerilynn Wilson's debut picture book presents one little girl's determined walk to her grandparents' house as an adventure full of magic, ingenuity, and courage. One Foggy Christmas Eve celebrates the gift of sharing your imagination and your story with those you love. For readers of Gideon Sterer's The Christmas Owl and Susan Jeffers's Jingle Bells.
An Anthology of Exquisite Birds
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Children's hardcover
$33.99
Reader Reward Price: $30.59
Soar through the sky with best-selling author Ben Hoare and discover some of the most exquisite birds on our planet.
The seventh book in the bestselling Children's Anthologies series, An Anthology of Exquisite Birds explores some of the most impressive birds on our planet.
Children aged 7-9 can marvel at the miniature bee hummingbird that flaps its wings 200 times a second or the oilbird that navigates pitch-black caves using echolocation, in this striking collection showcasing more than 90 birds.
This impressive bird anthology for kids offers:
- A wide selection of birds featured throughout, each accompanied by a beautiful photograph and an illustration.
- The 7th book in the bestselling Children's Anthologies series, selling more than 100,000 copies in the US.
- A quality gift book, with metallic foil all over, a ribbon and striking photographs on every page.
An Anthology of Exquisite Birds pairs photography with storybook descriptions that will captivate young readers, whether it's finding out about condors and cuckoos or swans and starlings. Features on eggs, feathers, nests, and other key topics explore the enormous variety of avian adaptations. There is also a visual index packed with reference information for young bird enthusiasts, including the size and range of each species.
More in the series
An Anthology of Exquisite Birds is part of the beautiful and informative Children's Anthology series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the natural world with The Wonders of Nature, let them walk with the dinosaurs in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life, explore the incredible ecosystems and geology of our planet with Earth, or dive into the deep with An Anthology of Aquatic Life.
Bitsy & Boozle Tell a Story!
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Children's paperback
$15.99
Reader Reward Price: $14.39
A School Library Journal Best Children's Book of 2024!
Explore story structure with narrator-in-training Bitsy and her grumpy wizard protagonist, Boozle, in this entertaining, educational chapter book graphic novel brought to you by cartooning experts Sara Goetter and Natalie Riess.
Once upon a time there was a narrator named Bitsy, and all she wanted to do was tell a story. Thankfully, she had just the right protagonist to help her with that--Boozle, a grumpy old wizard without a lot to say. Join them both on the adventure of a lifetime as they make the journey up Story Mountain, discovering the magic of storytelling along the way.
With a handy glossary chock-full of educational terminology at the end, readers will fall in love with storytelling and be excited to tell their own by the end of this delightful tale.
Black Star
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Children's hardcover
$23.99
Reader Reward Price: $21.59
The thrilling second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofi's granddaughter, Charley, who's set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball but who soon has to contend with the tensions about to boil over in her segregated town.You can't protect her from knowing. The truth is all we have.
12-year old Charley Cuffey is many things: a granddaughter, a best friend, and probably the best pitcher in all of Lee's Mill. Set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball, Charley doesn't need reminders from her best friend Cool Willie Green to know that she has lofty dreams for a Black girl in the American South.
Even so, Nana Kofi's thrilling stories about courageous ancestors and epic journeys make it impossible not to dream big. She knows he has so many more to tell, but according to her parents, she isn't old enough to know about certain things like what happened to Booker Preston that one night in Great Bridge and why she can never play on the brand-new real deal baseball field on the other side of town.
When Charley challenges a neighborhood bully to a game at the church picnic, she knows she can win, even with her ragtag team. But when the picnic spills over onto their ball field, she makes a fateful decision.
A child cannot protect herself if she does not know her history, and Charley's choice brings consequences she never could have imagined.
In this riveting second book of the Door of No Return trilogy, set during the turbulent segregation era, and the beginning of The Great Migration, Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination, and the unflappable faith of an American family.
Bounce!
- Robert Munsch 
, Michael Martchenko
Children's paperback
$8.99
Reader Reward Price: $8.09
A new laugh-out-loud tale from Canada's #1 storytelling team -- Munsch and Martchenko!
Ruth and Barbara are on their way home from school when Ruth falls and scrapes her knee. Luckily an ambulance is driving by, picks and takes them to the hospital.
Once there, the girls are left to wait, and wait . . . and WAIT. They are so bored that they start looking around and notice that the hospital bed has so many BUTTONS.
What are they all for??
Kids will love this new entry into the world of Munsch, in which a mundane life moment quickly becomes uproarious, and fun can be found everywhere.
A City Full of Santas
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Children's hardcover
$24.99
Reader Reward Price: $22.49
From the New York Times bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, comes a fun and festive holiday story about a little girl's enthusiastic hunt for the real Santa in a city that's bustling with joy.
One little girl has always hoped to stay awake long enough to meet Santa, and she knows this is her year. She just knows Santa smells like peppermint and laughs like the sun clapping its hands. When Mama takes her on a special journey to the city, they discover Santas ho-ho-ho-ing about everywhere, making it so much harder to find the real one. The little girl is sure she knows just what she's looking for, but will she find Santa in time for Christmas?
From award-winning author Joanna Ho and acclaimed artist Thai Phuong, comes a whimsical tale about the true magic of the season.
Cookie Time
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Children's hardcover
$24.99
Reader Reward Price: $22.49
From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a tasty picture book about two kids who get into time travel shenanigans while trying to skip waiting for cookies to bake!
Kat and Ari love cookie time, their special tradition with Grandpa and his dog, Biscuit. It's always fun and oh, so delicious! But waiting for the cookies to be ready is so hard. What better way to skip to the good part than a time machine?
The two plan to jump a little into the future, to when the cookies are out of the oven, but they overshoot and go way too far ahead! And when Kat and Ari try to return, they still can't get the timing right. They have fun meeting prehistoric dinosaurs, futuristic robots, and even past versions of themselves...but just wish they could get back to Grandpa. Could they have been wrong about the best part of cookie time?
Danica dela Torre, Certified Sleuth
- Mikaela Lucido , Joanna Cacao
Children's paperback
$14.99
Reader Reward Price: $13.49
Harriet the Spy meets Small Spaces in this heartfelt new paranormal mystery series for middle grade readers.
Danica and her partner Jack are Renley Crow's best kid detectives. Well, they're the only kid detectives . . . until Kennedy Fang moves to town. Kennedy's convinced his new house is haunted, and he needs Jack and Danica's help to figure out what's going on. The only catch? Kennedy wants to solve the case with them. Danica's not wild about working with her competition, but there's a bigger problem: her tita has forbidden her from meddling with the spirit realm. Not that Danica believes in spirits. But when Kennedy shows her a box of letters addressed to all three kids--letters that start to fly around his attic--Danica knows she can't turn down their biggest case yet. Even if it means uncovering scary truths about the world . . . and about herself.
Eyes on the Ice
- Anna Rosner
Children's paperback
$14.99
Reader Reward Price: $13.49
In 1963, under the brutal Communist regime, two hockey-loving brothers must throw a game in a Soviet-Czech tournament to help their imprisoned father.
Ten-year-old Lukas and his brother Denys want nothing more than to play hockey, but it's 1963, and they live in Czechoslovakia, where the secret police (the "Eye") are constantly on the lookout for anyone committing crimes against the state - whether that be reading a magazine about the NHL or saying anything negative about the Communist regime. Lukas's father works for a newspaper, and printing the truth is a dangerous activity.
The family is poor, but hockey is the one bright light for the boys. They learn to skate on a bumpy outdoor rink in a city park. And when their talent is noticed, they are encouraged to try out for a local youth league, where they are thrilled to play in a real arena for the first time.
Then the boys' father is arrested. No one knows where he has been taken or when he might be coming home. Lukas and Denys soon realize they are being watched, too, and when the secret police promise them information about their father if they help throw a game against a visiting Soviet team, Lukas must make some difficult decisions that may endanger his family and his friends, as he faces some tough questions about what loyalty really means.
Key Text Features
author's note
biographical information
chapters
dialogue
glossary
historical note
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.7
Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they "see" and "hear" when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
A Face Is a Poem
- Julie Morstad
Children's hardcover
$24.99
Reader Reward Price: $22.49
Look through the one-of-a-kind eyes of acclaimed author/illustrator Julie Morstad and explore the beauty, diversity and wonder of faces all around.
A face is a poem with all the parts put together, adding up to someone you love.
Have you ever stopped and looked, really looked, at a face? Do faces stay the same forever, or do they change? What if we could change faces to see through someone else's eyes? What if eyelashes were butterflylashes?
Julie Morstad guides readers through a playful and fantastical exploration of the unique eyes, noses, mouths, freckles, wrinkles, scars and all those one-of-a-kind marks that make up a face. Embracing commonalities and differences alike, A Face Is a Poem is an ode to the unique beauty of each and every person's appearance, with an empowering message of love.
Haunted Canada Graphic Novel, Volume 1
- Joel A Sutherland , Hannah Barrett , David Bishop
Children's paperback
$16.99
Reader Reward Price: $15.29
The bestselling Haunted Canada series is now a graphic novel!
For over 20 years, kids across Canada have delighted in the spooky stories of the Haunted Canada series!
And now, for the first time, four of these tales from award-winning author Joel A. Sutherland have been adapted into chilling graphic novellas and brought together in one terrifying volume. Illustrators David Bishop, Hannah Barrett, Jenn Woodall and Matt Salisbury each bring a different story to ghastly life.
In this first collection, horror lovers will read about:A corpse that haunts a crossroads . . .A creepy doll with a mind of its own . . .An island that is no vacation destination . . .A neighbour with a scary reputation . . .
Perfect for those who love graphic novels and existing fans of the original series, these four stories have it all: creepy Canadian settings, hair-raising history and super-scary storytelling. Illustrated in full colour, these blood-curdling tales are sure to keep any reader turning the pages -- and awake at night.
The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps Graphic Novel #1)
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Children's paperback
$16.99
Reader Reward Price: $15.29
Goosebumps now on Disney+!
Are you wearing the mask-- or is the mask wearing you?
Carly Beth needs the perfect Halloween mask. One that will scare everyone she comes across--including her annoying little brother and the bullies from her school. A visit to a strange costume store provides just the right one. An ugly green, with fierce fangs, the mask makes Carly Beth feel powerful and scary. But when the mask won't come off, will the monster take over?
The Heartbeat Drum
- Deidre Havrelock ,
Children's hardcover
$24.99
Reader Reward Price: $22.49
Author Deidre Havrelock's and illustrator Aphelandra's The Heartbeat Drum is an uplifting picture book biography of a Cree activist and musician who founded an Indigenous hand drumming group, led by women and children, that spreads joy, healing, and unity
nisôhkisinân (We are strong) . . .
ninikamonân (We are singing) . . .
mîna nika-âhkamêyimonân (And we will continue) . . .
Whenever young Carol Powder sang along to her family's music, her heart felt light and full of joy. Learning from her grandfather, Moshum, Carol listened closely to the drums' heartbeat until one day Moshum made her a drum of her very own.
As Carol grew up, she passed down her songs to her children, grandchildren, and many women in her community, just as Moshum taught her--even as women and children became increasingly excluded from sitting at the drum. Despite those who disapproved, she formed her own drumming group called Chubby Cree.
Today, Carol and her group share their music to advocate at climate events, to honor residential school survivors at special ceremonies, and to spread healing for anyone who needs it. Empowering and joyfully illustrated, The Heartbeat Drum is a radiant celebration of preserving Indigenous traditions, finding your voice, and speaking out.
Includes both an author's note and illustrator's note, as well as a personal note from Carol Powder herself.
I Definitely Don't Like Winter
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Children's paperback
$9.99
Reader Reward Price: $8.99
Hank and Hoog are best friends, but will their friendship survive the coming winter? A heartwarming friendship story perfect for the season!
Hank and Hoog are best friends! They do everything together in the summertime. But one morning, a single crisp brown leaf falls on the ground. Hank is devastated. Winter is coming... and Hank DEFINITELY hates winter. But Hoog LOVES winter: the snow, festive spirit, and snuggles.
Will their friendship survive the chilly weather?
I Definitely Don't Like Winter is a humorous and heartwarming picture book about the friendship and what it means to meet in the middle with someone you love.
The perfect read-aloud story for warm- and cold-weather lovers alike!
Into the Hidden World
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Children's paperback
$12.99
Reader Reward Price: $11.69
In the fifth installment of the action-packed Guardians of Horsa graphic novel series, the world of Horsa is turned upside down to reveal a dangerous new secret.
The Guardians never dreamed that there was more to Horsa than their four realms. But when a hidden world reveals itself on the back of the map, they are thrown into a strange land filled with Ice Horses, Gem Horses, and mountains that move. Can the Guardians face the whole new world that has been hiding right under their hooves?
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