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ABC Best Books for Young Readers Titles Revealed
Presented below, by category, are the more than 260 titles featured in the 2017 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog. In addition to books published in 2017, the catalog highlights award-winning backlist titles.
Members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA will automatically receive 250 free catalogs with no imprinting, and ABA stores that have opted to receive the Children’s White Box mailing will automatically receive 20 free catalogs with no imprinting.
While supplies last, booksellers can order additional catalogs via the 2017 online order form. Catalogs are packaged in quantities of 200 per carton. The per-carton price is $10 for members of the ABC Children’s Group and $14 for all other ABA member stores; shipping is included. Questions about catalog orders can be addressed to ABC Group Manager Gen de Botton.
This year’s catalog cover features an illustration from Windows, written by Julia Denos and illustrated by E.B. Goodale, to be published by Candlewick Press this October ($21.99, hardcover, 9780763691219). The back cover of the catalog features Wonderling by Mira Bartók ($21.99, hardcover, 9780763691219, Candlewick Press).
The 2017 title list will be available to stores in an Excel spreadsheet format upon request once catalog production is complete. Catalogs are scheduled to arrive in stores in late October.
The titles in the 2017 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog are:
Babies and Toddlers
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker (illus.), $6.99 (BB), 9780753473702, Kingfisher
Before and After by Jean Jullien, $12.95 (BB) 9780714874081, Phaidon Press
Flashing Fire Engines by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker (illus.), $6.99 (BB), 9780753473733, Kingfisher
Goodnight, Baby Moon by DK, $12.99 (BB), 9781465463074, DK Children
Mrs. Peanuckle’s Fruit Alphabet, by Mrs. Peanuckle, Jessie Ford (illus.), $7.99 (BB), 9781623368722, Rodale Kids
Mrs. Peanuckle’s Vegetable Alphabet, by Mrs. Peanuckle, Jessie Ford (illus.), $7.99 (BB), 9781623368708, Rodale Kids
Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker (illus.), $6.99 (BB), 9780753473719, Kingfisher
Tool Book by Gail Gibbons, $7.99 (BB), 9780823438723, Holiday House
Wake Up, Tug! by Michael Garland, $7.99 (BB), 9780823437856, Holiday House
Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals by Mo Willems, $15.99 (HC), 9781484767467, Disney-Hyperion
What a Treasure! by Jane Hillenbrand, Will Hillenbrand (illus.), $7.99 (BB), 9780823437634, Holiday House
What Does Baby Want by Tupera Tupera, $12.95 (BB), 9780714874074, Phaidon Press
Babies and Toddlers — Bilingual
ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill, K.B. Basseches (illus.) $9.95 (BB), 9781941026663, Cinco Puntos Press
Animal Talk: Mexican Folk Art Sounds in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill, Rubí Fuentes and Efrain Broa (illus.) $9.95 (BB), 9781941026694, Cinco Puntos Press
Colores de la Vida: Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill, $9.95 (BB), 9781941026670, Cinco Puntos Press
Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill Guillermina, Josefina, Irene, and Concepción Aguilar (illus.), $9.95 (BB), 9781941026700, Cinco Puntos Press
In Spring/En Primavera by Susana Madinabeitia Manso, Emily Hanako Momohara (illus.), $7.99 (BB), 9781936669561, blue manatee press
Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill, Martin and Quirino Santiago (illus.), $9.95 (BB), 9781941026687, Cinco Puntos Press
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — STEM
13 1/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything by DK, $24.99 (HC), 9781465461124, DK Children
Baby Loves Thermodynamics! by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (illus.), $8.99 (BB), 9781580897686, Charlesbridge
Baby Loves Quantum Physics! by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (illus.), $8.99 (BB), 9781580897693, Charlesbridge
Explanatorium of Nature by DK, $29.99 (HC), 9781465463630, DK Children
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman, Isabel Greenberg (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780062455789, Greenwillow Books
Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects by Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (illus.), $14.99 (TP), 9781419718922, Harry N. Abrams
My Journey to the Stars by Scott Kelly, André Ceolin (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781524763770, Crown Books for Young Readers
Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers by Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (illus.) $14.95 (TP), 9781419719103, Harry N. Abrams
Picture Books
7 Ate 9 by Tara Lazar, Ross MacDonald (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781484717790, Disney-Hyperion
Argyle Fox by Marie Latourneau, $17.99 (HC), 9781939100092, Tanglewood
The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket, Matthew Forsythe (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780316392785, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
BE QUIET! by Ryan T. Higgins, $17.99 (HC), 9781484731628, Disney-Hyperion
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper, $16.99 (HC), 9781626723719, Roaring Brook Press
Big Words for Little Geniuses by Susan and James Patterson, Hsinping Pan (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780316502931, JIMMY Patterson
A Birth Day for Hannah, by Linda Petrie Bunch, $17.99 (HC), 9780977778126, Book Club Productions
The Blue Hour by Isabelle Simler, $19 (HC), 9780802854889, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Books That Drive Kids CRAZY! Did You Take the B from My _ook? by Beck & Matt Stanton, $14.99 (HC), 9780316434416, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Bruce’s Big Move by Ryan T. Higgins, $17.99 (HC), 9781368003544, Disney-Hyperion
Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover by Audrey Penn, Barbara Leonard Gibson (illus.), $16.95 (HC), 9781939100115, Tanglewood
D Is for Duck! by David Melling, $12.99 (HC), 9781610675802, Kane Miller Books
Draw the Line by Kathryn Otoshi, $17.99 (HC) 9781626725638, Roaring Brook Press
Egg by Kevin Henkes, $17.99 (HC), 9780062408723, Greenwillow Books
Escargot by Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9780374302818, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
Ghost Cat by Eve Bunting, Kevin M. Barry (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9781585369935
Give Thank You a Try by James Patterson, $17.99 (HC), 9780316440424, JIMMY Patterson
Goldfish Ghost by Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781626725072, Roaring Brook Press
Good Night, Planet by Liniers, $12.95 (HC), 9781943145201, TOON Books
Goodnight Lab: A Scientific Parody by Chris Ferrie, $17.99 (HC), 9781492656173, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
A Greyhound, A Groundhog, by Emily Jenkins, Chris Appelhans (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780553498059, Schwartz & Wade
Hattie & Hudson by Chris Van Dusen, $16.99 (HC), 9780763665456, Candlewick Press
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers, $19.99 (HC), 9780399167898, Philomel
Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins, $15.99 (HC), 9780763692650, Candlewick Press
Invisible Lizard by Kurt Cyrus, Andy Atkins (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9781585363780, Sleeping Bear Press
The Journey Trilogy by Aaron Becker, $49.99 (HC), 9780763695378, Candlewick Press
La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo, Jaime Kim (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780763658335, Candlewick Press
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt, Adam Rex (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780062438898, Balzer + Bray
Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney, $17.99 (HC), 9781101999202, Viking Books for Young Readers
Maisy Goes to the Local Bookstore: A Maisy First Experiences Book by Lucy Cousins, $12.99 (HC), 9780763692551, Candlewick Press
Mama Lion Wins the Race by Jon J Muth, $17.99 (HC), 9780545852821, Scholastic Press
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9781452152165, Chronicle Books
More Blueberries! by Susan Musgrave, Esperança Melo (illus.), $6.95 (TP), 9781459815056, Orca Book Publishers
Morris Mole by Dan Yaccarino, $17.99 (HC), 9780062411075, HarperCollins
Mrs. White Rabbit by Gilles Bachelet, $17 (HC), 9780802854834, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Nibbles the Book Monster by Emma Yarlett, $16.99 (HC), 9781610674676, Kane Miller Books
Niko Draws a Feeling by Bob Raczka, Simone Shin (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781467798433, Carolrhoda Books
Nothing Rhymes With Orange by Adam Rex, $16.99 (HC), 9781452154435, Chronicle Books
Olga da Polga by Michael Bond, Catherine Rayner (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781610674331, Kane Miller Books
On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna, $17.99 (HC), 9780062657602, HarperCollins
On the Spot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Lea Redmond, Sanne te Loo (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9781101932308, Random House Books for Young Readers
Owl Bat Bat Owl by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, $15.99 (HC), 9780763691615, Candlewick Press
Penguin Problems by Jory John, Lane Smith (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780553513370, Random House Books for Young Readers
Pete With No Pants by Rowboat Watkins, $16.99 (HC), 9781452144016, Chronicle Books
Plume by Isabelle Simler, $18 (HC), 9780802854926, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz, Brian Floca (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9780763648220, Candlewick Press
Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli, Mariachiara Di Giorgio (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781452165066, Chronicle Books
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip C. Stead, Erin Stead (illus.), $24.99 (HC), 9780553523225, Doubleday Books for Young Readers
The Queen of the Frogs by Davide Cali, Marco Somà (illus.), $16 (HC), 9780802854810, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
A River by Marc Martin, $17.99 (HC), 9781452154237, Chronicle Books
Robinson by Peter Sís, $17.99 (HC), 9780545731669, Scholastic Press
Roof Octopus by Lucy Branam, Rogério Coehlo (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9781585369973
Sarabella’s Thinking Cap by Judy Schachner, $17.99 (HC), 9780525429180, Dial Books
Say Zoop! by Hervé Tullet, $15.99 (HC), 9781452164731, Chronicle Books
The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea, $16.99 (HC), 9781484730461, Disney-Hyperion
Snowflake in My Pocket by Rachel Bright, Yu Rong (illus.), $12.99 (HC), 9781610675512, Kane Miller Books
The Star Wars Little Golden Book Library by various authors, $29.94 (HC), 9780736434706, Golden Books
Stay: A Girl, a Dog, and a Bucket List by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781250107145, Feiwel & Friends
The Teacher’s Pet by Anica Mrose Rissi, Zachariah OHora (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781484743645, Disney-Hyperion
There’s Nothing to Do by Dev Petty, Mike Boldt (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9780399558030, Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Triangle by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (illus.), $15.99 (HC), 9780763696030, Candlewick Press
Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780385375559, Random House Books for Young Readers
Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781101936597, Random House Books for Young Readers
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, Sarah Massini (illus.), $19.99 (HC), 9780763696412, Nosy Crow
Wake by Shawn Dougherty, Leah Busch (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781936669608, blue manatee press
When a Wolf Is Hungry by Christine Naumann-Villemin, Kris Di Giacomo (illus.), $16 (HC), 9780802854827, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Where Will I Live? by Rosemary McCarney, $19.95 (HC), 9781772600285, Second Story Press
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell, $17.99 (HC), 9781250076366, Feiwel & Friends
The Wonderful Things You Will Be: A Growing-Up Poem by Emily Winfield Martin, $17.99 (HC), 9780385376716, Random House Books for Young Readers
The X-Files: Earth Children Are Weird: A Picture Book by Kim Smith, $18.99 (HC), 9781594749797, Quirk Books
Picture Books — Nonfiction
ABC Pop-Up by Courtney Watson McCarthy, $29.99 (HC), 9780763690076, Candlewick Press Studio
A Bear’s Life by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, $19.95 (HC), 9781459812703, Orca Book Publishers
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (illus.), $17.95 (HC), 9780823420476, Holiday House
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere by Kira Willey, Anni Betts (illus.), $14.99 (TP), 9781623368838, Rodale Kids
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (illus.), $19.99 (HC), 9781452162812, Chronicle Books
Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat by Judy Sierra, Kevin Hawkes (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780553510973, Random House Books for Young Readers
The Life and Times of Martin Luther by Meike Roth-Beck, Klaus Ensikat (illus.), $18 (HC), 9780802854957, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
The Story of Barbie and the Woman Who Created Her by Cindy Eagan, Amy Bates (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780399553783, Random House Books for Young Readers
Wake Up! by Helen Frost, Rick Lieder (illus.), $15.99 (HC), 9780763681494, Candlewick Press
What’s Cooking? by Joshua David Stein, Julia Rothman (illus.), $16.95 (HC), 9780714875088, Phaidon Press
Wolf Island by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, $19.95 (HC), 9781459812642, Orca Book Publishers
Early Readers & Chapter Books
BB-8 on the Run by Drew Daywalt, Matt Myers (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781484705087, Disney LucasFilm Press
Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes (illus.), $14.99 (HC), 9781452131535, Chronicle Books
Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy by Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes (illus.), $14.99 (HC), 9781452137483, Chronicle Books
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts by Lesley Gibbes, Stephen Michael King (illus.), $3.99 (TP), 9781610676120, Kane Miller Books
Heartwood Hotel: A True Home (Book 1) by Kallie George, Stephanie Graegin (illus.), $14.99 (HC), 9781484731611, Disney-Hyperion
I See a Cat: An I Like to Read® Book by Paul Meisel, $3.99 (TP), 9780823436804, Holiday House
Magic Tree House: A Big Day for Baseball by Mary Pope Osborne, AG Ford (illus.), $13.99 (HC), 9781524713089, Random House Books for Young Readers
The Princess in Black: Three Smashing Adventures by Shannon and Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (illus.), $20.97 (HC), 9780763697778, Candlewick Press
Snail and Worm Again by Tina Kugler, $16.99 (HC), 9780544792494, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Snarf Attack, Underfoodle and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All by Mary Amato, Ethan Long (illus.), $12.95 (HC), 9780823438655, Holiday House
Wordplay by Ivan Brunetti, $12.95 (HC), 9781943145171, TOON Books
Fun for All Ages
Color, Snap, App! My First Animated Coloring Book by Claire Fay, $9.99 (TP), 9780763693473, Candlewick Press
Canine Coloring Fun by Sertia James, $6.99 (TP), 9781513612492, Doodles Ave
Smartphone Movie Maker by Bryan Michael Stoller, $22.99 (HC), 9780763694111, Candlewick Press
Where’s Waldo? Destination: Everywhere! by Martin Handford, $19.99 (HC), 9780763697266, Candlewick Press
Great and Graphic
5 Worlds #1: The Sand Warrior by Mark and Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma (illus.), Matt Rockefeller (illus.), Boya Sun (illus.), $18.99 (HC), 9781101935866, Random House Books for Young Readers
Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner (illus.), $25 (HC), 9780544815124, Clarion Books
Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom by Judd Winick, $13.99 (HC), 9780385386203, Random House Books for Young Readers
Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson, $10.99 (TP), 9780062484932, Balzer + Bray
Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever by Doug Savage, $9.99 (TP), 9781449486877, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm by Dana Simpson, $9.99 (TP), 9781449483593, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Phoebe and Her Unicorn: Unicorn Crossing by Dana Simpson, $9.99 (TP), 9781449483579, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Real Friends by Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (illus.), $21.99 (HC), 9781626724167, First Second
Tyrannosaurus Ralph by Nate Evans, Vince Evans (illus.), $9.99 (TP), 9781449472085, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Zen Pencils: Inspirational Quotes for Kids by Gavin Aung Than, $9.99 (TP), 9781449487218, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Mythology and Folklore
The Iliad/The Odyssey Boxed Set by Gillian Cross, Neil Packer (illus.), $39.98 (HC), 9780763698133, Candlewick Press
Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland by Alexis E. Fajardo, $12.99 (TP), 9781449475901, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Jeffrey Alan Love (illus.), $27.99 (HC), 9780763695002, Candlewick Press Studio
Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin, $17.99 (HC), 9780553538182, Random House Books for Young Readers
Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, Andrea Offermann (illus.), $19.99 (HC), 9780763659394, Candlewick Press
Middle Grade
The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol, $16.99 (HC), 9781338118582, Chicken House
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney, $13.95 (HC), 9781419725456, Amulet Books
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Path of the Diamond by Cube Kid, $9.99 (TP), 9781449480097, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Dork Diaries 12: Tales From a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe by Rachel Renée Russell, $13.99 (HC), 9781534405608, Aladdin
The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken, $16.99 (HC), 9781484778173, Disney-Hyperion
The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget, $16.99 (HC), 9780316245111, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Flowers for Sarajevo by John McCutcheon, Kristy Caldwell (illus.), $19.95 (HC), 9781561459438, Peachtree Publishers
How to Be a Supervillain by Michael Fry, $13.99 (HC), 9780316318693, JIMMY Patterson
Lemons by Melissa Savage, $16.99 (HC), 9781524700126, Crown Books for Young Readers
The Losers Club by Andrew Clements, $16.99 (HC), 9780399557552, Random House Books for Young Readers
Matylda, Bright and Tender by Holly M. McGhee, $16.99 (HC), 9780763689513, Candlewick Press
Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King, $16.99 (HC), 9780545870740, Arthur A. Levine Books
Molly’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Novel by W. Bruce Cameron, $16.99 (HC), 9780765394934, Starscape
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder, $16.99 (HC), 9780062443410, Walden Pond Press
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea, $16.99 (HC), 9781101938256, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Posted by John David Anderson, $16.99 (HC), 9780062338204, Walden Pond Press
Slider by Pete Hautman, $16.99 (HC), 9780763690700, Candlewick Press
Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar, $19.99 (HC), 9780062402363, Katherine Tegen Books
Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods: A Novel by Tania del Rio, Will Staehle (illus.), $16.95 (HC), 9781594749292, Quirk Books
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780062342454, Balzer + Bray
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, $16.99 (HC), 9780316381994, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, $16.99 (HC), 9781250043221, Feiwel & Friends
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell, $17.99 (HC), 9780316508339, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Middle Grade — Nonfiction
Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum by Kathy Willis, Katie Scott (illus.), $35 (HC), 9780763689230, Big Picture Press
Chef Gino’s Taste Test Challenge: 90 Winning Recipes That Any Kid Can Cook by Gino Campagna, Mike Lowerey (illus.), $18.99 (HC), 9781623368869, Rodale Kids
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton, Victo Ngai (illus.), $19.99 (HC), 9781512410143, Millbrook Press
Dinosaur Atlas by Lonely Planet, $18.99 (HC), 9781786577191, Lonely Planet Kids
The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick by Howard Bennett, $19.99 (HC), 9781623368890, Rodale Kids
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin, $19.99 (HC), 9781596439504, Roaring Brook Press
The Incredible Cabinet of Wonders by Lonely Planet, $21.99 (HC), 9781787011045, Lonely Planet
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton Reveal’d by Mary Losure, $19.99 (HC), 9780763670634, Candlewick Press
Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood From Famous Writers by David Stabler, Doogie Horner (illus.), $13.95 (HC), 9781594749872, Quirk Books
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander, Ekua Holmes (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9780763680947, Candlewick Press
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander, Thai Neave (illus.), $14.99 (HC), 9780544570979, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say, $21.99 (HC), 9780545927611, Arthur A. Levine Books
This Is Our Constitution: Discover America With a Gold Star Father by Khizr Khan, $16.99 (HC), 9781524770914, Knopf Books for Young Readers
A World of Information by Richard Platt, James Brown (illus.), $25 (HC), 9780763693480, Candlewick Press Studio
Girl Power
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden, Brenna Thummler (illus.), $10.99 (TP), 9781449479602, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz, $12.99 (BB), 9781484778586, Disney-Hyperion
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, Kerascoët (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780316319577, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar, $17.99 (HC), 9780763679231, Candlewick Press
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo, $18.99 (HC), 9780399549731, Random House Books for Young Readers
Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman, Divya Srinivasan (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780062399618, HarperCollins
Diverse Characters
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia, Frank Morrison (illus.), $16.99 (HC), 9780062215918, Amistad
Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony by Matt de la Pena, Ana Ramirez (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781484781494, Disney Press
A Different Pond by Bao Phi, Thi Bui (illus.), $15.95 (HC), 9781623708030, Capstone Young Readers
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, $18.99 (HC), 9780553496642, Delacorte Press
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, $18.99 (HC), 9780062382801, Katherine Tegen Books
Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks, Chris Raschka (illus.), $7.99 (BB), 9781484788417, Jump At The Sun
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, $17.99 (HC), 9780062498533, Balzer + Bray
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera, $18.99 (HC), 9781616956929, Soho Teen
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, $17.99 (HC), 9780544586505, Clarion Books
On the Spectrum by Jennifer Gold, $13.95 (TP), 9781772600421, Second Story Press
The Pants Project by Cat Clarke, $16.99 (HC), 9781492638094, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy, $17.99 (HC), 9780062418357, Balzer + Bray
Refugee by Alan Gratz, $16.99 (HC), 9780545880831, Scholastic Press
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore, $16.99 (HC), 9781524701246, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence, Gabrielle Grimard (illus.), $17.95 (HC), 9781772600377, Second Story Press
Tell Me About Sex, Grandma by Anastasia Higginbotham, $17.95 (HC), 9781558614192, The Feminist Press
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids From Around the World by Matt Lamothe, $17.99 (HC), 9781452150185, Chronicle Books
When’s My Birthday? by Julie Fogliano, Christian Robinson (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781626722934, Roaring Brook Press
Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt, Selina Alko (illus.), Sean Qualls (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781338053142, Scholastic Press
Young Adult
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, $12.99 (TP), 9780375823350, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
And I Darken by Kiersten White, $10.99 (TP), 9780553522341, Ember
Between Two Skies by Joanne O’Sullivan, $16.99 (HC), 9780763690342, Candlewick Press
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Volume 1) by Philip Pullman, $22.99 (HC), 9780375815300, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth, $22.99 (HC), 9780062348630, Katherine Tegen Books
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix, $18.99 (HC), 9781338052084, Scholastic Press
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, $19.99 (HC), 9780553499155, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart, $18.99 (HC), 9780385744775, Delacorte Press
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow, $18.99 (HC), 9781101934715, Delacorte Press
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, $12.99 (TP), 9780375823459, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones, $17.99 (HC), 9780316314596, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, $12.99 (TP), 9780553499148, Ember
In Other Lands: A Novel by Sarah Rees Brennan, $19.95 (HC), 9781618731203, Small Beer Press
Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, $16.99 (HC), 9780763687892, Candlewick Press
Now I Rise by Kiersten White, $18.99 (HC), 9780553522358, Delacorte Press
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, $17.99 (HC), 9781524714680, Delacorte Press
Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kristen Miller, $18.99 (HC), 9781101939321, Delacorte Press
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein, $18.99 (HC), 9781484717165, Disney-Hyperion
A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck, $17.99 (HC), 9781524716073, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Spliced by Jon McGoran, $18.95 (HC), 9780823438556, Holiday House
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, $18.99 (HC), 9780316341684, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, $12.99 (TP), 9780375823466, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum, $9.99 (TP), 9780553535679, Ember
Trell by Dick Lehr, $17.99 (HC), 9780763692759, Candlewick Press
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, $19.99 (HC), 9780525555360, Dutton Books for Young Readers
We Were Liars Deluxe Edition by E. Lockhart, $18.99 (HC), 9781524764586, Delacorte Press
What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum, $18.99 (HC), 9780553535686, Delacorte Press
Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith, $18.99 (HC), 9780399559372, Delacorte Press
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley, $17.99 (HC), 9781101937648, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Young Adult — Nonfiction
Man’s Search for Meaning: Young Adult Edition by Viktor E. Frankl, $10.99 (TP), 9780807067994, Beacon
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri, $8.95 (TP), 9781933718576, Tanglewood
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students by Martin Luther King, Jr., $15 (TP), 9780807033050, Beacon
Indies Introduce
All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis, $18.99 (HC), 9780373212446, Harlequin Teen
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson, $17.99 (HC), 9781481497589, Margaret K. McElderry Books
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller, $17.99 (HC), 9781250095961, Feiwel & Friends
Dear Martin by Nic Stone, $17.99 (HC), 9781101939499, Crown Books for Young Readers
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo: A Monkey King Novel by F.C. Yee, $18.99 (HC), 9781419725487, Amulet Books
The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish, $16.99 (HC), 9780062433381, HarperCollins
Greetings From Witness Protection! by Jake Burt, $16.99 (HC), 9781250107114, Feiwel & Friends
How to Stage a Catastrophe by Rebecca Donnelly, $12.95 (HC), 9781623708078, Capstone Young Readers
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, $17.99 (HC), 9780316508889, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren, $16.99 (HC), 9781681191317, Bloomsbury USA Children’s
Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali, $18.99 (HC), 9781481499248, Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher, $16.99 (HC), 9781419726019, Amulet Books
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Glaser, $16.99 (HC), 9780544876392, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, $18.99 (HC), 9780547608389, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, $17.99 (HC), 9780060588281, Greenwillow Books
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag, $7.99 (TP), 9780142407080, Puffin Books
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim, E.B. Lewis (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780399168567, Nancy Paulsen Book
E.B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Winner
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis, $16.99 (HC), 9780763665302, Candlewick Press
E.B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honors
Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood, Sally Wern Comport (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781481430951, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, Christian Robinson (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9781596439641, Roaring Brook Press
There’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins, $16.99 (HC), 9780763689421, Nosy Crow
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano, Julie Morstad (illus.), $18.99 (HC), 9781596438521, Roaring Brook Press
E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Grade Winner
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, $17.95 (HC), 9781616205676, Algonquin Young Readers
E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Grade Honors
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor, $6.99 (TP), 9780062333476, Katherine Tegen Books
As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds, $7.99 (TP), 9781481415910, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
The Best Man by Richard Peck, $8.99 (TP), 9780147515797, Puffin Books
The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (illus.), $17.99 (HC), 9780525426165, Dutton Books for Young Readers
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, $9.99 (TP), 9780316125949, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Indies Choice Young Adult Book Award Winner
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, $18.99 (HC), 9780399160301, Philomel
Indies Choice Young Adult Book Award Honors
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse, $9.99 (TP), 9780316260633, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Reader by Traci Chee, $19.99 (HC), 9780399176777, G.P Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner, $9.99 (TP), 9780553524055, Ember
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, $18.99 (HC), 9780553496680, Delacorte Press