Spring Children’s Preview
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 79
Tundra Billie Builds a Robocorn by José Avelino Gilles Lourenço, illus. by James Braithwaite (Apr. 14, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-77488-404-1). Since she’s moving away from her best friend, resourceful Billie builds a multi-talented robot unicorn to keep her company. Ages 3–7. A Door Is to Open by Kyo Maclear, illus. by Julie Morstad (May 12, $18.99, ISBN 978-1- 77488-744-8). This celebration of entrances, thresholds, and portals and what they can lead to features a foldout page and textured spine. Ages 3–7. Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad by Brandon Reese (Feb. 3, $21.99, ISBN 978- 1-77488-597-0). In the first installment of a graphic novel series featuring two dim-witted frog superheroes, the duo battles a scaly swamp creature. Ages 8–12. Beast Ballerz by Wesley King, illus. by Steve Wolfhard (May 5, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-77488- 645-8), launches a series about a boy who dis- covers the game of beast ball at the academy for misfit monsters he attends after transform- ing into a werewolf. Ages 10–14. A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong (Mar. 24, $13.99 paper, ISBN 978-1-77488- 803-2). Discovering she’s an heiress to a billion-dollar corporation, Liliana attends a boarding school where she must navigate secret societies and a deadly competition. Ages 14 and up. Series Now I See by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen, offers a child’s perspective on the seasons in four titles, including Now I See Summer (Apr. 7, $9.99 board book, ISBN 978-1-77488-677-9) and Now I See Winter (Apr. 7, $9.99 board book, ISBN 978- 1-77488-669-4), ages 2–5. Michael Slack’s Funjeepups introduces woodland critters in A Beautiful Song (June 9, $18.99, ISBN 978- 1-77488-700-4) and A Star Wish (June 9, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-77488-702-8), ages 3–7. And Towed by Toad continues with Toad on the Go by Jashar Awan (June 16, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-77488-350-1), ages 3–7.
From The Not So Quiet Life of Marcel Marceau by Jenn Bailey and Sherry Bushue, illus. by Pamela Zagarenski (Levine Querido)
Tyndale Kids Wake Up, Little Seed by Sarah Philpott, illus. by Amanda Morrow (Feb. 3, $11.99 board book, ISBN 979-8-4005-0543-0). This lift-the- flap story reveals the plant life cycle from seed to harvest, connecting farm life and science with God’s design for creation. Ages up to 4. Series The Dead Sea Squirrels encounter artifi- cial intelligence in Cybersquirrels by Mike Nawrocki, illus. by Luke Séguin-Magee (Apr. 7, $7.99 paper, ISBN 978-1-4964-8561- 8), ages 6–10. Union Square & Co. All Her Ghosts by Cynthia Prith (July 7, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-4549-6386-8). Persephone is forced to choose between an imperfect life that’s wholly hers or an otherworldly respon- sibility older than time, a decision that will alter the fates of all souls—living and dead— forever. Ages 14 and up. The Electric Life of Lavender Lewis by Kara Storti (May 5, $13.99 paper, ISBN 978-1- 4549-6390-5). After her mother dies, a teen with epilepsy sees a mysterious boy during seizures, which leads her to Salem, Mass., where she finds magic, romance, and a momentous truth. Ages 14 and up. Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted by Sujin Witherspoon (Apr. 7, $14.99 paper, ISBN 978- 1-4549-5407-1). Seyoon Shin and brainy underdog Dean Parker become unlikely allies
This tribute to Canada presents a reimagining of a poem by Ojibwe author Wagamese, illus- trated by Anishinaabe artist Pawis-Steckley. Ages 3–7. Here for a Good Time by Kim Spencer (Mar. 10, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-77488-780-6). An Indigenous girl grapples with the effects of intergenerational trauma while navigat- ing school, family, and young love. Ages 14 and up. Tuttle Asian Folktales for Children: Traditional Tales from Japan, Korea, China, India, the Phillippines and Other Asian Lands by David Conger, illus. by Patrick Yee et al. (Apr. 28, $15.99, ISBN 978-0-8048-5897-7). Seven folktales center on such phenomena as brave animals, clever tricksters, and magical brushes. Ages 5–14. My Journey to Japan: Escape to Yokai Mountain by Matthew Loux (Apr. 14, $14.99, ISBN 978-4-8053-1939-0). On a trip to Tokyo, twins meet a supernatural frog-like creature named Shimesu, who takes them on an adventure to locales across Japan. Ages 8–13. Aya and Her Magic Cat by Sam Ita (May 5, $15.99 paper, ISBN 978-4-8053-1998-7). In this graphic novel, a teen visiting relatives in Japan unknowingly adopts a powerful feline Kami spirit, who follows her home to America and brings origami figures to life. Ages 8–14.
Tundra/Swift Water Canada: We Are the Story by Richard
Wagamese, illus. by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Mar. 17, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-77488-638-0).
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