Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including an illustrated middle grade novel following an anthropomorphic vegetable family, a picture book about a cat’s search for the perfect napping spot, a picture book about a chicken embracing their dinosaur roots, and more.
The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, trans. from the Italian by Antony Shugaar, illus. by Dasha Tolstikova. Enchanted Lion, $29.95; ISBN 978-1-59270-416-3. Wry text by Rodari presents the satirical adventures of young Cipollino, one of seven brothers living in a whimsical world populated by anthropomorphic fruits, vegetables, insects, and animals.
Lap Cat by Joren Cull. Penguin Workshop, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-65926-7. Lap Cat seeks “the perfect lap” in Cull’s quirky, medieval-meets-modern telling. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!) by Linda Bailey, illus. by K-Fai Steele. Tundra, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-7748-8013-5. Convinced she’s descended from mighty dinosaurs, fowl protagonist Lena attempts to prove that she embodies her ancestors’ fierce nature. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The Library of Lost Girls by Kristen Pipps. Delacorte, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-90047-5. A secluded island finishing school off Canada’s coast harbors sinister secrets in Pipps’s bone-chilling 1893-set debut.
Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! by Mika Song. Random House Graphic, $20.99 hardcover; ISBN 978-0-593-30315-3; $12.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-30314-6. A raccoon living in the walls of a fine dining restaurant finds herself the unexpected guardian of a baby crow in this graphic novel. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.
The Prince of Mourning by Jenn Bennett. Simon & Schuster, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-7155-3. Orphaned Molly is whisked away to Tarrytown to act as a live-in nurse for Charles Voss, a wealthy young heir dying of tuberculosis, when she discovers a death god called Nin, the Prince of Mourning, who is trapped in the mortal realm.
Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge. Emanata, $20 paper; ISBN 978-1-77262-113-6. Debut creator Partridge leverages fantasy allegory surrounding death and grief in this speculative graphic novel.
Right Where We Belong by Farrah Penn. Viking, $20.99; ISBN 978-0-593-52833-4. Teens navigate a slow-burn love triangle and physics-bending time-travel shenanigans in this fantasy adventure.
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies by Margi Preus, illus. by Jaime Zollars. Abrams, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-5671-9. In the middle of a blizzard blackout, in a home deep in the northern woods of Wisconsin, a doctor delivers a baby by matchlight—one of many storied incidents in the life of Kate Pelham Newcomb.
Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram, illus. by Hanna Cha. Dial, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-5936-1853-0. A spare narrative and enticing hand-drawn images conjure the enjoyment of sipping tea in this warming collaboration.
Zohran Walks New York by Millie Von Platen. Calkins Creek, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-6626-8155-4. This playful picture book debut from Von Platen takes inspiration from the 13-mile summer 2025 Manhattan campaign walk of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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