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The Art of Friendship (Evelyn and Avery #1) Elle Pierre. Clarion, Sept. 3 ($7.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-358-68156-4) Evelyn gathers two friends, one of them a young skunk, to team [...]

A Storybook Wedding K.J. Micciche. Sourcebooks Casablanca, $16.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-72826-475-2 Micciche's sparkling sophomore outing (after The Book Proposal) follows aspiring YA writer Cecily Jane Allerton, who cares [...]

Children's Front list Fiction RANK TITLE 1 If Only I Had Told Her 2 Waverider (Amulet #9) (paper) 3 Winter Turning (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #7) 4 No Brainer [...]

Battle in the Backyard (Lunch Buddies #1) Daniel Wiseman. HarperAlley, Sept. 26 ($8.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-06-323622-6) A sandwich comes to life and becomes a little boy's best buddy as [...]

ABRAMS Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey, illus. by Henry Cole (May 15, paper, $4.99, ISBN 978-1-4197-2931-7). A chick's father teaches her how to surf. Ages 3-5. My Stinky Dog by [...]

QUARTO/WIDE EYED EDITIONS One Hundred Words: Learn to Write Your First Letters with Little Mouse by Anna Kovecses (Apr. 7, paper, $9-99, ISBN 978-1-84780-837-0). This follow-up to One Thousand Things [...]

ABRAMS It's Hard to Be a Baby by Cheryl B. Klein, illus. by Juana Medina (Oct. 8, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-4197-6733-3), celebrates the challenges, changes, and cheers that come with being [...]

360 DEGREES Habitats: A Journey in Nature by Hannah Pang, illus. by Isobel Lundie (Feb. 13, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-41-9). Interactive split pages spotlight six habitats around the world and the [...]

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 50 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

ABBEVILLE Legends of Major League Baseball by Craig Calcaterra (Oct. 3, $15.95, ISBN 978-0-7892-1473-7) compiles photo-filled profiles of 28 retired baseball greats across multiple generations. Ages 9-12. ABRAMS The Enchanted [...]

BookLife Reviews are paid reviews of independently published books. A lightning bolt ([??]) indicates an Editor's Pick, a book of outstanding quality. PICTURE BOOKS [??] EDITOR'S PICK Mechanics! the Musical [...]

ABBEVILLE Stars of Major League Baseball by Craig Calcaterra (Mar. 28, $15.95, ISBN 978-0-7892-1459-1) compiles profiles of 28 current players, action photos, and key stats. Ages 8-12. ABLAZE Family Time [...]

Picture Books Baby Squeaks Anne Hunter (Tundra) The gift of gab proves deeply funny in Hunter's earnest portrait of early language acquisition. Baby Mouse starts out as a quiet infant, [...]

From the earliest ages, kids gravitate toward comics' dynamic yet accessible layouts and often goofy humor. Here are some choice spring picks from a blossoming category. Attack of the Krill [...]

ABRAMS The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran, illus. by Michelle Pereira (Jan. 10, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-4197-6158-4). When a new friend sees him for who he [...]

PICTURE BOOKS Daniel Bernstrom A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree, illus. by Brandon James Scott (Hippo Park, Nov. 1; $18; 35,000-copy announced first printing; ages 3-7) Why the [...]

360 DEGREES Children of the World by Nicola Edwards, illus. by Andrea Stegmaier (May 24, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-40-2), examines the lives of young people around the globe and celebrates differences [...]

Aviva vs. the Dybbuk Mari Lowe (Levine Querido, ages 8-12) $17.99 * In this nuanced story of an Orthodox Jewish girl regaining her footing after her father's death, 11-year-old Aviva [...]

BookLife Reviews are paid reviews of independently published books. Each review contains the honest opinion of a professional Publishers Weekly reviewer. A lightning bolt([??]) indicates an Editor's Pick, a book [...]

360 DEGREES Ultimate Earth: Dinosaurs by Miranda Baker, illus. by Amanda Shufflebotham (Apr. 6, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-32-7); and Ultimate Earth: Oceans and Seas by Baker, illus. by Gareth Lucas (Apr. [...]

PICTURE BOOKS Bedtime for Sweet Creatures Nikki Grimes, illus. by Elizubeth Zunon (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) 'No! No! No!' begins Grimes's rhythmic, playful romp through a restless child's bedtime routine. As the [...]

360 DEGREES Sounds of the Sky by Moira Butterfield, illus. by Jonathan Woodward (Sept. 1, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-27-3) and Sounds of the Wild by Butterfield, illus. by Stephanie Fizer Coleman [...]

ABBEVILLE Series World Soccer Legends welcomes Megan Rapinoe by Illugi Jokulsson (Apr. 28, $14.95, ISBN 978-0-7892-1368-6), ages 7-12. ABRAMS Bad Brows by Jason Carter Eaton, illus. by Mike Petrik(Mar. 24, [...]

PICTURE BOOKS Another Christian Robinson (Athencum) When a brown-skinned girl is awakened by a cat that looks just like hers, she follows it, eventually arriving at a place where playing [...]

ABBEVILLE Series Colleen Carroll's How Artists See relaunches with How Artists See Animals: Mammal Fish Bird Reptile (Sept. 17, $13.95, ISBN 978-0-7892-1348-8) and How Artists See Families: Mother Father Sister [...]

360 DEGREES The Moon by Hannah Pang, illus. by Thomas Hegbrook (Apr. 1, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-24-2), examines the science, myths, facts, and fiction surrounding the moon. Ages 8-11. When the [...]

Brenda BowenLiterary agent, Sanford J. Greenburger AssociatesI came to New York six months after I graduated from Colby College with a BA in English and art history. I had no [...]

ABBEVILLE Mix-a-Mutt by Sara Ball (Sept. 11, board book, $16.95, ISBN 978-0-7892-1310-5). In this companion to Flip-o-saurus and Flip-o-storic, kids mix and match the bodies of 10 breeds of dogs [...]

ALGONQUIN The featured galleys are All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry (A Fierce and Subtle Poison), a romantic YA fantasy set on an allegedly cursed ranch in [...]

ABBEVILLE Series World Soccer Legends adds Leicester City (Apr. 25, hardcover, $13.95, ISBN 978 0-7892-1291-7) and Stars of All Time (Apr. 25, hardcover, $13.95, ISBN 978 0-7892-1295-5)by Illugi Jokulsson, ages [...]

HARPERCOLLINS/ BALZER + BRAY Adrift: An Odd Couple of Polar Bears by Jessica Olien (Jan. 3, hardcover, $17.99, ISBN 978-0-06-245177-4). An unlikely friendship develops between two polar bears adrift at [...]

HARPERCOLLINS/TEGEN Bad Ideas Book Club: How to Eat an Airplane by Peter Pearson, illus. by Mircea Catusanu (May 24, hardcover, $17.99, ISBN 978-0-06-232062-9). This series debut blends meal etiquette and [...]

PENGUIN/PAULSEN Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr, illus. by Teagan White. (Apr. 14, hardcover, $16.99, ISBN 978-0-399-16742-3) portrays loving mother animals caring for their babies. Ages 2-up. Daylight [...]

We check in with children's specialty bookstores that have successfully weathered seismic changes in the business--and continue to remain relevant to their communities By doing what they've always done--putting the [...]

Published in time for Earth Day's 50th anniversary year, these children's books showcase the natural world, provide guidance for paving a path to sustainable living, and profile people making a [...]

Studio: A Place for Art to Start Emily Arrow, illus. by the Little Friends of Printmaking. Tundra, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-73526-485-4 This rhyming picture book debut by children's entertainer Arrow [...]

Purr-fect new picture books consider feline concerns. Goodnight, Rainbow Cats Barbara Castro Urio. Chronicle, $10.99 (26p) ISBN 978-1-4521-8213-1 A kaleidoscopic cast of 12 cats say goodnight in this contemporary interactive [...]

Through the first nine months of 201 9, unit sales of print books were down 1.4% compared to the same period in 201 8 at outlets that report to NPD [...]

PRUFROCK PRESS (dist. by Sourcebooks) Series Top Secret Files of History presents four war titles including The Civil War: Spies, Secret Missions, and Hidden Facts from the Civil War (Dec. [...]

HARPERCOLLINS/ AMISTAD Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens by Nina Nolan, illus. by John Holyfield (Jan. 27, hardcover, $17.99, ISBN 978-0060879440), is a picture book biography of the Queen [...]

ABBEVILLE KIDS (dist. by Perseus) The King and the Magician by Jorge Bucay, illus. by Gusti (Sept. 23, hardcover, $ 14.95, ISBN 978-0789212047), is a fairy tale about the power [...]

MACMILLAN/FSG/FOSTER City cat by Kate Banks, illus. by Lauren Castillo (Nov. 19, hardcover, $17.99, ISBN 978-0374313210). The cat finds a way to tag along on a family vacation. Ages 3-8. [...]

MACMILLAN/FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX Boom! Boom! Boom! by Jamie A. Swenson, illus. by David Walker (May 28, hardcover, $16.99, ISBN 978-0374308681) is a rhyming bedtime tale with a counting element. [...]

ABBEVILLE KIDS (DIST. BY PERSEUS/PGW) Sometimes Just One Is Just Right by Gayle Byrne (Mar. 5, hardcover, $15.95, ISBN 978-0789211293). A boy explores the perks and pitfalls of being an [...]

MOONSTONE PRESS Healthy Foods from A to Z / Comida sana de la A a la Z by Stephanie Maze, illus, by Renee Comet (Sept. 5, hardcover, $15.95, ISBN 978-0983498315) [...]

ABRAMS Babar's Celesteville Games by Laurent de Brunhoff (Aug., $18.95, ISBN 978-1-4197-0006-4). When Celesteville hosts the games, bringing athletes from all over the world, Babar's daughter Flora falls in love [...]

PENGUIN/DIAL I'm the Scariest Thing in the Castle by Kevin Sherry (Aug., $6.99; ISBN 978-0-8037-3390-9). A little vampire decides he's scarier than anyone. Ages up to 2. King Jack and [...]

MACMILLAN/HENRY HOLT Banana! ($12.99) by Ed Vere. In this nearly wordless tale, two monkeys learn to share a banana. (1-4) Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy ($16.99) by Denise Fleming shows how [...]

ABBEVILLE KIDS Flip-o-saurus ($15.95) by Sara Ball. This board book invites kids to turn over flaps to create their own dinosaurs. (3-3) Series Dinosaurs wraps up with Giant vs. Giant: [...]

ABBEVILLE KIDS I Dream of an Elephant ($13.95) by Ami Rubinger. Friendly elephants introduce colors and rhyming. (2-5) ABRAMS Over at the Castle ($15.95) by Boni Ashburn, illus. by Kelly [...]