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Disney/Melissa de la Cruz Studio Pet Placement Society by Primo Gallanosa (Mar. 31, $24.99, ISBN 978-1-368-09729-1) launches a graphic novel series of the same name following 12-year-old Mia as she and her friends navigate middle school drama and try to find perfect homes for the animals at the local shelter her parents own. Ages 8–12. DK Pickles’ Prickly Problem by Lydia Ripper (May 26, $17.99, ISBN 979-8-217-13844-9). Pickles the prickle-less hedgehog sets off on a journey of self-acceptance. Ages 3–5. Heartman: Dad’s Love Can Save the Day by Stephen Hogtun (Apr. 7, $16.99, ISBN 978-0-593-95933-6). A child discovers that their father’s limitless capacity for love is the best superpower of all. Ages 5–7. All the Tiny Things: Discover the Wondrous World of Small Animals and Bugs by Ben Newell (July 28, $29.99, ISBN 979-8-217-30813-2) introduces young readers to the tiny frogs, spiders, insects, and macro-creatures that make up our planet. Ages 7–12. Nature Is the Answer: A Toolkit for Eco-positivity by Chris Packham (May 5, $16.99, ISBN 979-8-217-13439-7). Naturalist Packham offers a roadmap for how young readers can turn eco-anxiety into constructive advocacy. Ages 7–12. Series First Seasonal Stories adds The Cranky Cranberry: A Thanksgiving Story About Gratitude and Friendship (July 7, $8.99, ISBN 979-8-217-30658-9), ages up to 3. Saint Who welcomes Pope Leo XIV: A Story of Unity and Peace (Feb. 3, $9.99 board book, ISBN 979-8-217-30599-5), ages 3–5. New to Who’s the Biggest? is The Biggest Cat in the Book by Ben Lerwill, illus. by Mark Chambers (June 9, $17.99, ISBN 979-8- 217-13846-3), ages 3–5. Earth’s Incredible Habitats picks up Forest: Walk Through the Fascinating World of the Wild by Derek Harvey (Feb. 10, $24.99, ISBN 978-0- 593-97196-3), ages 7–9. And DK Science Stories , presenting great moments in science as adventure stories, blasts off with Moon Landing: The Incredible Story of the Apollo 11 Mission by Stephen Krensky (Mar. 24, $12.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-217-13415-1), ages 9–12.
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she sets out to build the perfect real-life friend that meets all her requirements. Ages 3–7. Griffin Speaker by Jan M. Flynn, illus. by Matt Rockefeller (May 5, $17.99, ISBN 978- 1-368-10912-3). When 12-year-old orphan Rain bonds with the last wild griffin, she has the chance to change her fortune—and possi- bly her world—if she can survive a dangerous quest. Ages 8–12. In Between Days by Camryn Garrett (May 12, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-368-11435-6). In this epistolary YA, 17-year-old Mira mourns her father’s death as she goes against her mother’s wishes and forms a bond with a stranger—her father’s boyfriend—who shows up at the funeral. Ages 13–17. Body Count by Codie Crowley (May 5, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-368-10142-4). A prom weekend at the Jersey Shore turns into a blood-soaked reckoning when Sundae returns to face the monster she made a deadly deal with seven years ago. Ages 14 and up. The Ruins Beneath Us by Sasha E. Sloan (Mar. 3, $20.99, ISBN 978-1-368-11751-7). Eighteen-year-old elf Lyria is in a love triangle with human crowned prince Finn and the royal court’s jaded healer Cygnus, in this romantasy duology launch by TikTok star Sloan. Ages 14 and up. Series Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins makes a pillow fort for Goodnight, Bruce (Mar. 3, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-368-10873-7), ages up to 2. Habitat Heroes by Daniel Bernstrom, illus. by Carolina Coroa (Mar. 31, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-368-11395-3) and The Honeybee Highway by Shanna Upchurch and Dagmar Smith (Apr. 7, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-368- 11602-2), kick off the Habitat Heroes series in which a team of kids use research and available resources to protect and improve the habitats of the local wildlife in their com- munity, ages 3–5. And Storm Dragon by Julie Kagawa ends with Skyshattered (Apr. 7, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-368-09032-2), ages 8–12. Disney/Freedom Fire Rayana Johnson’s Giant Leap by Jill Tew (Apr. 21, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-368-10476-0). When 13-year-old space-obsessed Rayana gets her first period at Galaxy Camp, her world feels like it’s spinning out of orbit. Ages 8–12.
Rosehall by Claire Karwowski, illus. by Sian Roberts (July 28, $16.99, ISBN 979-8-217- 13854-8), kicks off the Penny & Luck series, based on a popular podcast and starring nine-year-old Penny and her corgi sidekick as they use STEM skills to solve problems in a portal fantasy world. Ages 7–12. Minotaur Boy: With Great Power... Comes Great Embarrassment by Shane Hegarty (June 23, $12.99, ISBN 979-8-217- 30784-5). Twelve-year-old Alex learns he is half Minotaur and is being hunted by a demi-god, and he still has to navigate middle school. Ages 8–12. Youngest Faircrest and the Search for a Sorcerer by Ollie George Clark, illus. by Tom Knight (June 9, $16.99, ISBN 979-8- 217-13851-7), launches the fantasy quest series Youngest Faircrest . Ages 8–12. Series Dinosaur Club , featuring a global network of kids who love all things prehistoric, kicks off with Call of the Parasaurolophus by Rex Stone (Feb. 17, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-217- 13391-8), ages 5–7. Drawn & Quarterly The Definitive Yokai Field Guide by Shigeru Mizuki, trans. by Zack Davisson (Apr. 14, $20 paper, ISBN 978-1-77046-820- 7). Cartoonist Mizuki introduces young readers to the world of Japanese folklore via 80 yokai profiles in this volume available in English for the first time. Ages 8–14. Eerdmans Arthur’s Cat by Johan Leynaud, trans. by Sarah Ardizzone (Mar. 10, $18.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-5658-6). High-spirited Arthur and his distrustful cat Zeffo struggle to bond. Ages 3–7. The Visit by Núria Figueras, illus. by Anna Font, trans. by Lawrence Schimel (Apr. 14, $18.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-5655-5). When a young fox is home alone, she must find comfort in a new arrival: silence. Ages 3–7. Little Monk Writes Rain by Hsu-Kung Liu, trans. by Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin (Mar. 3, $18.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-5657-9). A young Buddhist monk practices calligraphy and
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