Spring Children’s Preview
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 47
Lee & Low/Bebop Series
fans around the world with their accomplish- ments. Ages 7–11. Choir Grrrl by Ashley Granillo (Feb. 3, $19.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-7135-1). Thirteen- year-old Alondra fronts an alt-rock band she formed with her sisters under her famous musician father’s guidance, but secretly joins a choir group at school for a quieter outlet, hoping she won’t have to choose between the two. Ages 10–14. The Summer Scrapbook by Florence Migga (May 5, $19.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-7092-7). To get through their first summer apart, best friends Ava, Becca, and Cat plan to compile materials for a joint scrapbook. Ages 10–14. Wild Mountain Ivy by Shannon Hitchcock (Mar. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-7082-8). Twelve-year-old Ivy, still sick months after catching a common virus, starts dreaming about another sick girl who lived in the same house a century ago. Ages 10–14. Lerner/Carolrhoda Lab When It’s Your Turn for Midnight by Blessing Musariri (Apr. 7, $18.99, ISBN 979- 8-7656-8913-4). When 15-year-old Chianti finds out her dad isn’t her biological father, she also discovers that families are about more than biology. Ages 13 and up. Beyond Seven Forests by Amanda McCrina (Feb. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-7081-1). In 1916, amid World War I, a blizzard traps 18-year-old Polish countess Renata in her home with two Polish deserters from the Russian army. Ages 14 and up. Lerner/Gecko Josephine by Chloé Alméras (Mar. 3, $9.99 board book, ISBN 979-8-7656-7304-1). In this concept book, curious and optimis- tic giraffe Josephine discovers a bright new world of shapes, patterns, friends, and nature. Ages 1–4. Stop the Ball! by Susanne Strasser (Feb. 3, $12.99 board book, ISBN 979-8-7656-8915- 8). Duck kicks a wayward soccer shot on goal, then one animal after another chases the run- away ball until it lands in the pool with a big splash and a twist ending. Ages 1–4.
7656-8320-0). A boy’s pet tiger is apprehen- sive about his first trip to the dentist. Ages 4–7. Tomorrow I’m in Charge! by Jörg Mϋhle (Feb. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-7053-8). Forest pals Weasel, Bear, and Badger debate vital childhood questions: who’s allowed to play, what game, and who decides. Ages 4–7. Edith: The Girl Who Was 100 Years Old by Catharina Valckx (May 5, $18.99, ISBN 979- 8-3480-2419-2). When Edith was born, she received two magical gifts: the ability to bring any object to life and eternal childhood. Now celebrating her centenary as a 10-year-old, she sets off to find the fairy who bewitched her and reverse the spell. Ages 6–10. Frank the Monster by Mats Strandberg, illus. by Sofia Falkenhem (Apr. 7, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-3480-2728-5), launches a series of the same name, following a warm-hearted boy-turned-werewolf trying to find his pack. Ages 6–10. Lerner/Graphic Universe Hmong: A Graphic History by Vicky Lyfoung (Apr. 7, $18.99 paper, ISBN 979-8- 7656-5982-3) tells the true story of life in a Hmong family as they struggle to preserve their traditions in their often dangerous homeland. Ages 11 and up. Red Stones: A Graphic Account of the Salvadoran Civil War by Ernesto Saade (Mar. 3, $17.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-7656- 7136-8). This graphic account of conflict, displacement, and the Red Stones massacre was inspired by one villager’s experience during the 1981 Salvadoran Civil War. Ages 14 and up. Series Bird! by Raymond McGrath, about a young bird’s search for friends, begins with Along Came a Spider (Feb. 3, $12.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-7656-4813-1) and The Worm Turns Up (May 5, $12.99 paper, ISBN 979- 8-7656-4814-8), ages 4–8. And Magda, Intergalactic Chef by Nicolas Wouters, illus. by Mathilde Van Gheluwe, greets Beyond the Tournament (Apr. 7, $15.99 paper, ISBN 979- 8-7656-4326-6), ages 10–14. Lerner/Kar-Ben The Right Blessing: An Identity Story by Kerry Olitzky and Samantha Orshan Kahn,
Drumbeat Decodables by Sandra Samatte, illus. by Julian Grafenauer, rolls on with Bree, Dee, and Reed (May 19, $9.95 paper, ISBN 978-1-64379-781-6) and June Bug and Duke (May 19, $9.95 paper, ISBN 978-1- 64379-786-1), ages 3–5. Lee & Low/Children’s Book Press Lucía’s Goals/Los goles de Lucía by Angela Quezada Padron, illus. by Christina Barragan Forshay (Apr. 7, $20.95, ISBN 978- 1-64379-681-9). After finally getting the chance to join an all-female soccer team, Lucía works to defy stereotypes and break through barriers to become a professional futbolista in this bilingual picture book. Ages 6–8. Lee & Low/Tu My Name Is Harriet Mansoor (Not Hairy Man Suit!) by Haleh Massey, illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh (May 26, $19.95, ISBN 978-1- 64379-754-0). Eleven-year-old Hangameh “Harriet” Mansoor faces bullies, bad grades, puberty, and her family’s potential move back to Iran. Ages 9–12. Monarchs in the Wild by Israel Moya (June 2, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-64379-752-6). A Latinx teenage boy living in 1990s rural California looks for a way to escape becom- ing another migrant statistic after witnessing the tragic death of a classmate. Ages 13–17. Lerner/Carolrhoda A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang, illus. by Seo Kim (Feb. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979- 8-7656-1985-8). After Hmong American girl Nou finds “Asians Go Home” spray-painted outside her house, she wonders where home truly is. Ages 5–10. The World Game: Soccer Circles the Globe by John Coy, illus. by Phùng Nguyên Quang (May 5, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-6798-9). Readers can follow a fast-paced soccer game around the globe, moving to a new location with each turn of the page. Ages 5–10. For the Win: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes by Irene Latham and Charles Waters (Mar. 3, $20.99, ISBN 979-8- 7656-6799-6). This poetry anthology profiles 20 contemporary athletes who have over- come obstacles, broken records, and inspired
My Tiger by Joy Cowley, illus. by David Barrow (Mar. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-
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