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Rights Report: Week of October 13, 2025

| 10/16/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Melinda Salisbury, Jacqueline West, Nina Moreno, and others.
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of October 13, 2025

| 10/09/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about an unexpected friendship between predator and prey, a National Book Award finalist, a YA dystopian novel set in a climate-ravaged Miami, and more.
Axolotls Everywhere!: A Raft of New Books for Kids Feature the New ‘It’ Creature

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 10/07/2025 @ 03:00PM

Publishers have been attuned to the popularity of axolotls for several years now, but this year, the amphibious salamanders seem to have entered their prime, featuring in a number of new releases including picture books, board books, and early readers.
2025 Halloween Books for Young Readers

| 10/07/2025 @ 03:00PM

In anticipation of Halloween, we’ve rounded up a number of new and festive books for young readers, including atmospheric picture books, chilling middle grade tales, ghostly graphic novels, and more.
Rights Report: Week of October 6, 2025

| 10/06/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Mariko Turk, Lindsey Anderson Rios, Jessica L. Cozzi, and others.
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of October 6, 2025

| 10/02/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a group of busy friends, a YA thriller about a dangerous man infiltrating a friend group, a middle grade road trip novel, and more.
Cover Reveal: 'A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic' by Philip Stead

By Libby Morse | 09/30/2025 @ 04:00PM

We spoke with Philip Stead about the dizzying yet rewarding process of crafting his first middle grade novel, 'A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm.'
Elsewhere Editions Introduces Esteemed Chinese Picture Book Creator to U.S. Readers

By Pooja Makhijani | 09/30/2025 @ 03:00PM

Brooklyn-based Archipelago Books’ Elsewhere Editions imprint is publishing the first of several new picture books by prestigious Chinese author-illustrator Xiong Liang, 'Take a Walk with the Wind.'
Rights Report: Week of September 29, 2025

| 09/30/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Alexandra Kyllingstad, Kelly Quindlen, Veronica Bane, and others.
‘Buffalo Fluffalo’ Adds to the Herd

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/25/2025 @ 04:00PM

With an estimated 175,000 copies sold, last year’s ‘Buffalo Fluffalo’ proved exceptionally popular for a picture book debut; now comedy writer Bess Kalb and illustrator Erin Kraan have no fewer than three sequels on the way, starting with ‘Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo.’
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of September 29, 2025

| 09/25/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a family with a secret agent for a pet, a debut graphic novel about a tween predicting a terrible birthday, a speculative YA novel about a school’s invasive surveillance of students, and more.
Cover Reveal: ‘Others’ by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Charles Santoso

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/23/2025 @ 04:00PM

Kobi Yamada worked with Charles Santoso to create ‘Others: A Story for All of Us.' We spoke with Yamada about his new picture book, and its cover is revealed here in an exclusive.
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: September 2025

| 09/23/2025 @ 02:00PM

Fall has finally arrived and readers can cozy up with new additions to beloved series, including a picture book about a fight over holiday festivities, a middle grade mystery following a trio of sisters investigating a group of scientists, a fantasy sequel about the poisoning of a magical isle, and more.
Rights Report: Week of September 22, 2025

| 09/23/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Cindy Pham, Red, Darianne Schramm, and others.
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of September 22, 2025

| 09/18/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book ode to family meals, a graphic novel following a Black teen’s body switch with her white crush, a National Book Award longlist selection about a 17-year old’s choice to have an abortion, and more.
Picture Book Hit ‘Strictly No Elephants’ Gets a Sequel a Decade Later

By Sally Lodge | 09/16/2025 @ 03:00PM

Ten years since the release of Lisa Mantchev's debut picture book, 'Strictly No Elephants,' featuring art by Taeeun Yoo, the duo is back with ‘The Trouble with Giraffes.’
Rights Report: Week of September 15, 2025

| 09/16/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Vanessa Montalban, Lila Riesen, Elle Gonzalez Rose, and others.
Kinney’s ‘Partypooper’ Tour Marks 20th Book and Sales Milestone

By Shannon Maughan | 09/11/2025 @ 04:00PM

It’s Greg Heffley’s birthday, and Amulet Books is ready to celebrate with the October 21 publication of ‘Partypooper’—the 20th installment in Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which just hit 300 million copies in print—and with a national author tour.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 15, 2025

| 09/11/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a snowman grappling with their identity, a dual timeline middle grade novel about tweens saving their families, a YA sequel following a teen navigating his bipolar diagnosis, and more.
Union Square & Co. Reveals 11th Pigeon Picture Book as Mo Willems Brand Expands

By Karen Raugust | 09/09/2025 @ 04:00PM

Union Square & Co. has announced a new Mo Willems picture book, 'It’s My Bird-Day!,' which will release on March 31, 2026, and a growing list of licensed products.

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