January 2024
This curated list of new publications is a great resource for teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents.
All Charged Up! (Big Ideas That Changed the World #5)
By: Don Brown
ISBN: 9781419766732
Nonfiction, 7-12, Technology / Computers
April & Mae and the Soccer Match
By: Megan Dowd Lambert
Illustrated by:
Briana Dengoue
Briana Dengoue
ISBN: 9781623544126
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Barracoon
By: Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Ibram X. Kendi
Illustrated by:
Jazzmen Lee-Johnson
Jazzmen Lee-Johnson
ISBN: 9780063098336
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Be A Creative Changemaker
By: Paula Liz
Illustrated by:
Babmi Ramsey
Babmi Ramsey
ISBN: 9780760378021
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
Bear Finds Eggs
By: Karma Wilson
Illustrated by:
Jane Chapman
Jane Chapman
ISBN: 9781665936552
Fiction, 4-8, Animals
The Book of Denial
By: Ricardo Chávez Castañeda
Illustrated by:
Alejandro Magallanes
Alejandro Magallanes
ISBN: 9781592703623
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief
The Book of Whys
By: Gianni Rodari
Illustrated by:
JooHee Yoon
JooHee Yoon
ISBN: 9781592703647
Nonfiction, 7-12, Imagination / Play
Breath by Breath
By: Stephanie Wildman
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9781960137135
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Climbing the Volcano
By: Curtis Manley
Illustrated by:
Jennifer K. Mann
Jennifer K. Mann
ISBN: 9780823451661
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
The Code of Life
By: Dr Carla Hafner
Illustrated by:
Mike Scheier
Mike Scheier
ISBN: 9781838748845
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Come Dance in the Rain
By: Steppie Morris
Illustrated by:
Ina Kotanko
Ina Kotanko
ISBN: 9781960137166
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680557
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Fabulous Fannie Farmer
By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
Susan Reagan
Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781635926125
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Flowers for Sarajevo
By: John McCutcheon
Illustrated by:
Kristry Caldwell
Kristry Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682636749
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Frankenstein’s Matzah
By: K. Marcus
Illustrated by:
Sam Loman
Sam Loman
ISBN: 9781951365202
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
God Bless My Mommy
By: Samantha Sweeney
Illustrated by:
Sebastien Braun
Sebastien Braun
ISBN: 9781664350991
Fiction, 0-3, Religion / Spirituality
Grandma Kisses
By: Danielle McLean
Illustrated by:
Sarah Ward
Sarah Ward
ISBN: 9781664351004
Fiction, 0-3, Family / Community
The Hare-Shaped Hole
By: John Dougherty
Illustrated by:
Thomas Docherty
Thomas Docherty
ISBN: 9780711276079
Nonfiction, 4-6, Death / Grief
I Am a Masterpiece!
By: Mia Armstrong
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Thompson
Alexandra Thompson
ISBN: 9780593567975
Fiction, 4-6, Disability
In Search of Superpowers
By: Briana Lawrence
Illustrated by:
Joanna Cacao
Joanna Cacao
ISBN: 9781524880705
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Jump For Joy
By: Karen Gray Ruelle
Illustrated by:
Hadley Hooper
Hadley Hooper
ISBN: 9781662602023
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Meet the Mushrooms!
By: Sonali Fry
Illustrated by:
Melanie Demmer
Melanie Demmer
ISBN: 9781664351066
Fiction, 0-3, Science / Nature
Nessie and the Celtic Maze
By: Lois Wickstrom, Jean Lorrah
Illustrated by:
Sara Silvestris Strand
Sara Silvestris Strand
ISBN: 9781954519879
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Night Song
By: Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by:
Hyewon Yum
Hyewon Yum
ISBN: 9781592703944
Fiction, 4-6, Kindness / Generosity
Nimoshom and His Bus (softcover edition)
By: Penny M. Thomas
Illustrated by:
Karen Hibbard
Karen Hibbard
ISBN: 9781774921166
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Noob’s Diary of an 8-bit Warrior 2
By: Cube Kid
Illustrated by:
Jez, Odone
Jez, Odone
ISBN: 9781524884338
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
On This Day in Black History
By: Christin Farley
ISBN: 9781638191391
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Party at Arnie’s
By: Fynisa Engler
Illustrated by:
Milanka Reardon
Milanka Reardon
ISBN: 9781960137043
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Pepper & Me
By: Beatrice Alemagna
Illustrated by:
Beatrice Alemagna
Beatrice Alemagna
ISBN: 9781662640506
Fiction, 4-6, Mental / Physical Health
Poemhood
By: edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
Illustrated by:
(None)
(None)
ISBN: 9780063225282
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Princess Kira’s Kiwi Jubilee
By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
ISBN: 9781419766381
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Saint Valentine the Kindhearted
By: Ned Bustard
Illustrated by:
Ned Bustard
Ned Bustard
ISBN: 9781514008768
Nonfiction, 4-6, Holidays/Seasons/Celebrations
Searching for Home
By: Chantal Bourgonje
Illustrated by:
Chantal Bourgonje
Chantal Bourgonje
ISBN: 9781506488783
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Sleep
By: Wendy Bjazevich
Illustrated by:
Juliana Eigner
Juliana Eigner
ISBN: 9781638191728
Nonfiction, 7-12, Mental / Physical Health
The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree
By: Lucille Abendanon
ISBN: 9781631638206
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Too Much
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Bridget George
Bridget George
ISBN: 9781665911269
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Under the Umbrella
By: Catherine Buquet
Illustrated by:
Marion Arbona
Marion Arbona
ISBN: 9781772783056
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
We Dream a World
By: Yolanda Renee King
Illustrated by:
Nicole Tadgell
Nicole Tadgell
ISBN: 9781338753974
Nonfiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
We Need Everyone
By: Michael Redhead Champagne
Illustrated by:
Tiff Bartel
Tiff Bartel
ISBN: 9781774920114
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth
By: Sean Taylor
Illustrated by:
Zehra Nicks
Zehra Nicks
ISBN: 9780711277236
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
When Elephants Listen With their Feet
By: Emmanuelle Grundmann
Illustrated by:
Clemence DuPont
Clemence DuPont
ISBN: 9781772783032
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
When the Rain Comes
By: Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by:
Kim La Fave
Kim La Fave
ISBN: 9781772783049
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai
By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
Maithili Joshi
Maithili Joshi
ISBN: 9781338895087
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
