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New Client Books, April - June 2026

3/30/2026

These will be in stock or orderable after their release dates wherever fine books are sold. Click the book jackets for more information about them, or to order or pre-order from Bookshop.Org!

THE WHALE'S TALE & THE OTTER'S SIDE OF THE STORY
by Kate Messner
illus. Brian Biggs
HC/Clarion, 4/21/26

MY FATHER / MI PADRE
by Raúl the Third & Elaine Bay
HC/Versify, 5/5/26

AXOLOTL-ELLA
by Kate Messner
illus. Lian Cho
PRH/Crown, 6/2/26

THE WISE PICKLE
by Sarah Howden
illus. Sabina Hahn
PRH/Tundra, 6/23/26

OTIS KNOWS (HOW TO BE A BEAR)
by Liz Garton Scanlon & Martha Brockenbrough
illus. Stephanie Laberis
S&S/Beach Lane, 5/5/26

JIA HAS A DOG PROBLEM
by Stephanie Ellen Sy
Illus. Isabella Kung
PRH/Kokila, 5/12/26

ALIGHT: HOW URBAN PARROTS FOUND NEW PLACES TO BELONG
by Jennifer Torres
illus. Molly Magnell
S&S/Atheneum, 6/9/26

New Client Books - October/November 2025

10/5/2025

These titles are listed in approximate readership-age order, from Picture Book through Adult. They will be in stock or orderable after their release dates wherever fine books are sold. Click the book jackets for more information about them, or to order or pre-order from Bookshop.Org!

PB: NUNU & THE SEA
by Isabella Kung
Knopf - 10/14

CH: KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS - THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE
by Martha Brockenbrough
Workman 11/4

MG GN: BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD - KEEP IT CLEAN
by Don Brown
Abrams - 10/21

MG: CHRIS MAKES A FRIEND
by Alex Gino
Scholastic - 11/4

CH: WILDLIFE RESCUE - HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER & HOW TO SAVE AN OWL
by Kate Messner
Bloomsbury - 10/21

MG: NINA & THE KEEPER OF THE KEYSTONE
by Marti Dumas
Rebel Girls - 10/14

Adult NF: SQUIRREL
by Nancy F. Castaldo
Island Press - 10/28

MG NF: HISTORY SMASHERS ANCIENT EGYPT
by Kate Messner
RHBFYR -10/7

Poetry: NIGHTMARE JONES
by Shannon Bramer
Illus: Cindy Derby
Groundwood - 10/7

MG: AT THE EDGE OF LOST
by Martha Brockenbrough
Scholastic - 10/21

New Client Books - April through July 2025

3/31/2025

Click the book covers below for more details, or to order or pre-order from Bookshop.Org!

Picture Books:

PB: OLD BLUE IS MY HOME
by Lita Judge
Abrams - 4/8/25

PB: THE GOLEM'S LATKES
by Eric A. Kimmel
Two Lions - 5/20/25

PB: WHEETLE
by Cindy Derby
Roaring Brook - 4/22/25

PB: SHARK AT SISTER TEA
by Barbara Joose
illus by Sergio Ruzzier
PRH/Schwartz - 5/20/25

PB: O.K. IS GAY
by Vincent X Kirsch
Abrams - 5/2/25

PB NF: A GIFT OF DUST
by Martha Brockenbrough &
Juana Martinez-Neal
PRH/Knopf - 5/27/25

Middle Grade Fiction & Nonfiction, Chapter Book, YA Graphic Novel

MG: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES
by Kate Messner
Bloomsbury - 4/29/25

MG NF: RIVERKEEPER
by Nancy Castaldo
Holiday House - 4/22/25

MG - THE GARDEN JUST BEYOND
by Lindsey Leavitt
Macmillan/Holt - 5/20/25

Chapter Book: KIDS IN MRS Z'S CLASS #7 - OLIVE GETS A LITTLE CRAFTY
by Linda Urban
LittleBrown - 7/8/25

MG - SOMEONE'S GONNA END UP CRYING
by Jo Knowles
Candlewick - 5/27/25

YA GN: LOVE MISHA
by Askel Aden
FirstSecond - 6/10/25

New Client Books: Spring 2024

3/19/2024

For more info about any of these books, or to purchase or pre-order from Bookshop.Org, please click the book covers!

YA NF: FUTURE TENSE
by Martha Brockenbrough
3/19/24 - Macmillan

Chapter Book: THE KIDS IN MRS Z'S CLASS Book 1: EMMA McKENNA, FULL OUT
by Kate Messner
4/30/24 - Algonquin Young Readers

Early Reader: FERGUS & ZEKE & THE GREAT FARM FIELD TRIP
by Kate Messner & Heather Ross
4/9/24 - Candlewick

Young GN: MATZAH MAN TO THE RESCUE
by Eric A. Kimmel & Charlie Fowkes
3/12/24 - Apples & Honey

YA GN: THE WORST RONIN
by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Faith Shaffer
HarperAlley - 5/21/24

Chapter Book: SHIVER-BY-THE-SEA book 3: CREATURE FROM THE GLOOPY GREEN POOL
by Erin Dionne
5/28/24 - Pixel + Ink

PB: SIGNS OF HOPE
by Mara Rockliff & Melissa Sweet
4/16/24 - Abrams

PB: CAN YOU FIND MY EID PRESENTS
by A.M. Dassu
Scholastic UK - 3/14/24