FABLES YOU SHOULDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO by Heide & Van Clief, illus by Sergio Ruzzier
July 25, S+S/Atheneum

In this new edition of the classic, Sergio Ruzzier lends his signature humor to Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief's delectably subversive fables. Genevieve is careless. Muriel is discontented. Phoebe is always putting off until tomorrow what she should be doing today. And Chester is the laziest turkey you ever heard of. Caleb and Conrad, on the other hand, are polite and kind and thoughtful and gracious and truthful. But some good that does them! If the morals you find in these pages aren't exactly, well, moral...just don't pay any attention to them!

THE ROAD THAT TRUCKS BUILT 
by Susanna Leonard Hill,
illus by Erica Sirotich
July 25, S+S/LittleSimon

Join the ride as a team of adorable vehicles work together to build a new road in this fresh, cement-mixing spin on the classic nursery rhyme, "The House That Jack Built." This is the traffic that's moving too slow. Cars and buses have nowhere to go. What is the answer? I'm guessing you know. The trucks need to build a new road! Bulldozers, scrapers, graders, and more are hard at work making sure that every car, truck, and motorcycle can get where they're going fast! With smooth writing by Susanna Leonard Hill and heavy-duty illustrations by Erica Sirotich, The Road That Trucks Built shows the importance and effectiveness of teamwork in a picture book that's perfect for on the road readers.

YA - LOIS LANE: TRIPLE THREAT
by Gwenda Bond
5/1/17 - Switch Press/DC

She's cracked down on a mind-melding gang of bullies and saved the ex-mayor of Metropolis from the double who framed him. But now, Lois Lane embarks on a case even she isn't sure she can solve . . .

PB - AND THE ROBOT WENT....
by Michelle Robinson,
illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
​5/2/17 - Clarion/HMH

Starting with a box of parts, the Nosy Fox, the Bear in a Blazer, the Blue Gnu, and other remarkable builders assemble the Robot, step by step. Each stage of the process has its own sound effect, and the growing list of sounds is repeated in every spread. Young children will happily Click, Clang, andTappa Tappa along and relish the surprise ending of this winsome cumulative tale.

SUPERNORMAL SLEUTHING SERVICE Book 1: THE LOST LEGACY
by C. Rowe and G. Bond
​5/2/17- Greenwillow/HC

CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS Book 6
VANESSA'S DESIGN DILEMMA
by Jo Whittemore
5/2/17 - HarperChildren's

Three kids. A hotel full of monsters. And a stolen magical artifact that could disrupt the balance between the humans and the supernatural. Welcome to life at Hotel Monster! 'Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library' meets 'Hotel Transylvania' in the first book of this hilarious and spooky new series that blends mystery with monsters.

FAIREST OF THEM ALL
by Sarah Darer Littman
​5/9/17 - S+S

Aria Thibault--Sleeping Beauty's daughter--finds herself plagued by a curse of her own during a big design competition, and she must rely on ancient advice and help from her mother in order to break the spell in this spellbinding follow-up to 'Charmed, I'm Sure.'

In the sixth installment of the series that readers of 'The Cupcake Diaries' and 'The Baby-Sitters Club' will love, advice columnist and resident fashionista Vanessa Jacobs must avert a major disaster in order to save the school newspaper and her fashion show.

PIXIE PIPER AND THE MATTER OF THE BATTER by Annabelle Fisher
5/30/17 - Greenwillow/HC

In this sequel to The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper, Pixie Piper—who is a direct descendent of Mother Goose—and her adorable gosling, Destiny, head to Chuckling Goose Farm, where she bakes magical wishing cakes, makes new friends, and defends the farm from the evil Sinister Sisters.

OVER AND UNDER THE POND
by Kate Messner
illus. Christopher Silas Neal
Chronicle Books, 3/7/17

In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a mountain pond. Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. But under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, tadpoles growing. These and many other secrets are waiting to be discovered...over and under the pond.

IVY  by Katherine Coville
RH/Knopf, 3/7/17

Ivy's grandmother is a healer--to mostly four-legged patients of the forest. Although the woodland creatures love her, the residents of Broomsweep grumble about Grandmother's unkempt garden. When a kingdom-wide contest is announced to proclaim the tidiest town in the land, the people of Broomsweep are determined to win. That is, if they can get Ivy's grandmother to clean up her ways. Ivy is determined to lend a hand, but the task proves more challenging when a series of unexpected refugees descends on Grandmother's cottage. Before the week is over, an injured griffin, a dragon with a cold, and a tiny flock of temperamental pixies will cause a most untidy uproar in Broomsweep . . . and brighten Ivy's days in ways she never could have dreamed.

TALES FOR THE PERFECT CHILD
by Florence Parry Heide
Illus. Sergio Ruzzier
S+S/Atheneum, 3/7/17

Sergio Ruzzier brings his mischievous touch to a timeless favorite by Florence Parry Heide, beloved author of The Shrinking of Treehorn. This delightful new edition includes one never-before-published story. Ruby is reliable (kinda). Arthur is careful (sorta). Harry eats his carrots (though it depends on what you mean by "eat"). And just like all perfect children, Gloria helps her mother (well, that might be an exaggeration). As the eight deliciously wicked tales featured in this hilarious chapter book prove, it's perfectly nice to be a perfect child--but where's the fun in that?

LOVE, ISH  by Karen Rivers
Algonquin Young Readers, 3/14/17

"My name is Mischa “Ish” Love, and I am twelve years old. I know quite a lot about Mars. Mars is where I belong. Do you know how sometimes you just know a thing? My mom says that falling in love is like that, that the first time she saw Dad, she just knew. That’s how I feel about Mars: I just know. I’m smart and interesting and focused, and I’m working on getting along better with people. I’ll learn some jokes. A sense of humor is going to be important. It always is. That’s what my dad always says. Maybe jokes will be the things that will help us all to survive. Not just me, because there’s no “me” in “team,” right? This is about all of us. Together. What makes me a survivor? Mars is going to make me a survivor. You’ll see...."

YA: LOIS LANE: DOUBLE DOWN
by Gwenda Bond
DC/Switch - 5/1

Lois Lane has settled into life in Metropolis High, with new friends and a challenging job as a junior reporter--but after a visit to the "Suicide Slum" in search of a human interest story, she finds herself and her online more-than-friend SmallvilleGuy embroiled in a mystery involving a mysterious flying man, and the dirty criminal underbelly of Metropolis. "A must read for comics fans and mystery enthusiasts alike." -- Kirkus

PB: THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK
by Sergio Ruzzier
Chronicle - 5/3

A fanciful ode to the joy and power of reading, and a tribute to books of all kinds, THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK has garnered 3 starred reviews so far! Don't worry, it includes words AND pictures. ;-)

MG: THE SECRET DESTINY OF PIXIE PIPER
by Annabelle Fisher
Greenwillow/HC - 5/3

Pixie Piper, an ordinary fifth grader, discovers she is a direct descendant of Mother Goose and she has the magical ability and poetry power to prove it! A lively and funny twist on a classic character for fans of the Clementine books, Wendy Mass, and Lisa Graff.

MG: CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS #3
by Jo Whittemore
HarperKids - 5/3

This series about four best friends who write their school advice column is perfect for fans of The Cupcake Diaries and The Babysitters Club. In book 3, Heather has to decide if her new crush is worth losing her old friends over, and if liking Stefan will only lead to heartbreak.