From Richard Avedon: The Harper’s Bazaar Years • By Richard Avedon
Vogue Portraits
A CENTURY OF ICONS AND IDOLS
BY EDITORS OF VOGUE; FOREWORD BY ANNA WINTOUR; INTRODUCTION BY LENA DUNHAM
The editors
of
Vogue
curate
a collection of portraits of the most important people in popular culture during the 21st century
Throughout its history, Vogue has looked beyond fashion to the wider world—to culture, news, the arts, politics, sports, Hollywood, theater, music, and more. An unprecedented volume of portraits, from Vogue’s archive—from its most legendary photographers—tells the story of our moment. Here are actors and icons, pop stars and power brokers, divas and dealmakers, activists, intellectuals, champions, and troublemakers that have defined our age. Chapters include:
Screen Time: Actors and Directors
Bylines: Writers and Intellectuals Power: Politicians, Activists and Newsmakers
Curtain Raisers: Theater and Stage Game On: Athletes
In the Studio: Artists
The Set List: Musicians Forces of Fashion: Designers and Models
Vogue is one of the most popular fashion and lifestyle magazines in print. The magazine has been published and distributed by Condé Nast since 1909.
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SELLING POINTS
SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD: The Abrams Vogue titles have sold more than 200,000 copies combined. The original Vogue: The Covers netting nearly 70,000 copies and the updated edition has sold over 25,000 copies.
MAJOR BRAND
PLATFORM:Vogue is one of the most popular and influential fashion magazines in the world, with more than 50 million followers across their platforms. They continue to be the fashion authority in media and around the world.
STRONG CATEGORY: Abrams has had success with both fashion and photography books celebrity portrait books, including the bestselling the bestselling Vanity Fair Portraits, which has sold more than 125,000 copies.
CELEBRITY SUBJECTS: The book features portraits of the biggest names in Hollywood, sports, fashion, music, politics, and art, making this a comprehensive look at a century of the most important people in popular culture—complete with an introduction by Vogue’s global editorial director and former editor in chief, Anna Wintour.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *600 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 13" - 330mm
*Two-volume set, hardcover with slipcase
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, POP CULTURE
ISBN 9781419788284
US $150.00 CAN $205.00 UK £110.00
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eISBN 9798896845331
Gray Malin: Snow
BY GRAY MALIN
Bestselling author and photographer Gray Malin's new collection of snowscape photography, highlighting wintery locations from around the world
The perfect cold–weather companion to Gray Malin’s bestselling Beaches, this luminous book is ideal for gifting, displaying, and escaping—inviting readers to breathe in the fresh mountain air and savor the magic of winter, one image at a time.
Gray Malin is a fine–art photographer and the New York Times bestselling author of Coastal, Beaches, Italy, Escape, A World of Opposites, Be Our Guest!, and Gray Malin: Signed Collector’s Edition. His work hangs in homes across the world and can be found in both private and public collections. He lives in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles with his husband and dog.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING HOUSE
AUTHOR: Gray Malin’s books have sold more than 300,000 copies since the publication of Beaches in 2016. He has gone on to publish four successful titles on the Abrams adult list, including his most successful title, Beaches, which has sold more than 150,000 copies.
MAJOR MEDIA STAR: Malin’s work and his books have been featured in many major national media outlets, including recent segments on CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and The Today Show. He is a media darling, and his work is constantly featured in print, online, and major news publications.
NEVER–BEFORE–PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS: This new collection of whimsical snow photography is a return to what Malin’s fans love best, featuring 75% unpublished images.
ALPINE CHIC: This collection of Malin’s aspirational ski and snow photography from around the world is the perfect cold weather companion to his bestselling Beaches
TOUR POTENTIAL: Malin has had successful tours with his four previous books on the Abrams list. With many U.S. locations featured, there is huge potential for a tour that highlights the local snow–covered locations featured in the book, as well as partnerships with retailers and brands in those areas.
SPECIFICATIONS
eISBN 9798896845263 RIGHTS: World/All
*125 color photographs
*256 pages
*WIDTH: 13" - 330mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL
ISBN 9781419791789
US $50.00 CAN $68.00 UK £37.00
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Richard Avedon: The Harper's Bazaar Years
BY RICHARD AVEDON; FOREWORD BY SAMIRA NASR, ESSAY BY DEREK C. BLASBERG
The first book to showcase Richard Avedon’s groundbreaking fashion photography from over two decades at Harper’s Bazaar
Richard Avedon: The Harper’s Bazaar Years showcases both iconic and little–known photographs that defined two decades of style and creativity. It documents the magazine’s most groundbreaking period, when, as Avedon later reflected, "nobody could believe such a magazine existed."
The book includes a candid and never–before–published oral history that Avedon recorded on his years at the magazine, a critical essay by fashion insider Derek C. Blasberg, breakout features on multi–page gatefolds that explore key themes in Avedon’s work, and a foreword by the current editor of Harper’s Bazaar, Samira Nasr.
Essential for fashion lovers, collectors, and anyone captivated by the art of photography, this book is a celebration of mid–century vision, innovation, and enduring style.
Derek C. Blasberg is a fashion editor, curator, and New York Times best–selling author. He is a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest, W magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, and writes a column for Harper’s Bazaar called “The Dispatch.” He has been a senior director of the Gagosian Gallery since 2014. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Blasberg holds degrees in Dramatic Literature and Journalism from New York University. Richard Avedon stands among the most influential photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. Over a career that unfolded across six decades, he expanded the possibilities of the medium through portraits and fashion photographs that feel at once precise and startlingly alive. His work helped shift photography’s cultural standing, bringing it into closer conversation with the institutions and expectations long reserved for fine art. Richard Avedon died on October 1, 2004. He established The Richard Avedon Foundation during his lifetime. Samira Nasr is the editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar, overseeing the brand’s creative vision and content strategy across its print and digital platforms. A stylist and editor with deep roots in the fashion industry, she previously held senior roles at Vanity Fair, Elle, and InStyle, and began her career working with Grace Coddington at Vogue. Nasr currently serves on the board of the National Book Foundation.
SELLING POINTS
LANDMARK BOOK: The first–ever book on Richard Avedon’s essential years at Harper’s Bazaar, this will be a major publication in both the photography and fashion worlds.
HIGH–PROFILE ESSAYIST: Derek Blasberg is super connected in the fashion and media worlds and is eager to do events and promotion around publication.
BRAND SUPPORT: Harper’s Bazaar editor Samira Nasr will contribute a text, and the magazine and Hearst will be invested in helping to promote the book.
ALSO AVAILABLE: In the American West 40th Anniversary Edition by Richard Avedon available in hardcover (9781419783609).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *352 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 12 1/2" - 318mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER PHOTOGRAPHY
ISBN 9781419783364
US $150.00 CAN $205.00 UK £110.00
Anna May Wong
AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT
BY SHIRLEY JENNIFER LIM
The first illustrated biography of Anna May Wong, the most iconic Chinese American Hollywood star, and her hardships, triumphs, successes, and scandals, by the leading Anna May Wong expert
Shirley Jennifer Lim brings us a story of tenacity and determination in this lush biography, sure to become the essential account of Anna May Wong's life and legacy.
Anna May Wong shows the real woman behind the actress’s facade and will inspire a new generation of writers, image creators, fashionistas, and television and film enthusiasts in the 21st century.
Wong’s dazzling talent is not in question, yet what often goes unsaid was her feat of perseverance in the face of cinematic and theatrical rejection as well as daunting societal barriers such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and racialized housing segregation.
Her legacy spans through her 50–plus films, pathbreaking television series, sumptuous fashion looks, Broadway and vaudeville shows, iconic photographs, groundbreaking journalism, and global fame, making her one of the only Asian American actors to become a household name.
Wong’s lack of obedience to a heteronormative lifestyle in conjunction with her wild sexual encounters, debauched night life, and friendships with cultural figures such as Walter Benjamin, Marlene Dietrich, Ramón Novarro, Vincent Price, Rosa Rolanda Covarubbias, Philip Ahn, Hedda Hopper, Carl Van Vechten, Evelyn Waugh, Blanche Knopf, and Paul Robeson, shed light on what it meant to be a trailblazing actress almost a century ago.
Anna May Wong uses the actress’s own personal correspondences, never–before–seen archival photos, and creative endeavors such as her writings published in the New York Herald Tribune and her self–made film about China (broadcast on ABC) to tell the story of the "World’s Most Beautiful Chinese” American woman, who rose past the boundaries of the silent and studio eras of white Hollywood.
Shirley Jennifer Lim is the go–to Anna May Wong expert and professor of history and affiliate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, and Africana Studies at SUNY Stony Brook. She is the author of A Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women’s Public Culture, 1930–1960 and Anna May Wong: Performing the Modern, which was a finalist for the Organization of American Historians’ Nickliss Prize. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and NPR’s Morning Edition, and news programs such as C–NBC, Inside Edition, and CBS–2 News at 9 A.M. She has discussed Anna May Wong on Turner Classic Movies, two PBS documentaries (Asian Americans and Unladylike), and podcasts like History This Week (History Channel) and Mobituaries
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SELLING POINTS
EXPERT AUTHOR: Shirley Jennifer Lim is known as the leading expert on Anna May Wong, granting her many media appearances, published books and articles, and emails from the U.S. Mint and Mattel for information on Wong. She helped Wong become the first Asian American to be featured on U.S. currency. Lim is the only biographer to have continued access to information and documents from Wong’s family, including her sister and niece, who have aided in her research.
FIRST
ANNA MAY WONG COFFEE–TABLE BOOK: Although there have been previously published books on Wong, none of them have gotten the fully designed, beautiful coffee–table book treatment, complete with never–before–seen archival photos.
CONTINUED INTEREST: Wong is one of the only Asian American Hollywood icons who is a household name. Interest in her life and career is constant, with articles and books continuing to be published in recent years.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color images throughout *320 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9781419772573
US $45.00 CAN $61.00 UK £33.00
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CARTON QTY: 8
eISBN 9798887072395
The Nature of Japan
BY MICHAEL YAMASHITA
World-famous photographer Mike Yamashita's stunning visual journey through Japan’s serene and timeless landscapes
SELLING POINTS
SUBSTANTIAL AUDIENCE: With 1.7 million Instagram followers and 56,000 on Facebook, as well as myriad fans of his previous successful books and exhibitions, Michael Yamashita has a well–established global audience. He has strong connections to the global photography community, including National Geographic, Sony, the Photo Society, and a network of former students, as well as built–in Japanese and Asian platforms through partnerships with leading agents, photographers, and cultural organizations. Yamashita also carries unique appeal for the NFT/digital art community, where he is a recognized pioneer and influencer.
EXCLUSIVE PROMOTIONAL CONTENT: Yamashita plans to set up a dedicated website for the book that features exclusive content, behind–the–scenes videos, interviews, and purchase incentives (e.g., prints with deluxe editions).
The Nature of Japan is Michael Yamashita’s deeply personal photographic exploration of Japan, shaped by his lifelong connection to his ancestral homeland and decades as a National Geographic photographer.
The book traces Yamashita’s journey from his first visit to Japan— sparked by a desire to understand his heritage—through years of immersion in the country’s landscapes, traditions, and spiritual philosophies. Through evocative images and reflections, Yamashita reveals the intricate relationship between Japan’s people and its natural world, drawing on Shinto and Buddhist influences that celebrate the interconnectedness and impermanence of all things. His work goes beyond tourist clichés, offering a sensory translation of Japan’s scenery, gardens, and daily life, informed by concepts like mono no aware, wabi–sabi, and the artistry of pattern and light.
The book invites readers to see Japan through Yamashita’s lens—where the sacred is found in everyday details, and beauty emerges from both the fleeting and the timeless.
Michael Yamashita is a renowned visual storyteller who has spent 40 years photographing for National Geographic across six continents, becoming the first person of color to be a regular contributor. His work has been exhibited globally, and he is recognized as a top photography influencer with over 1.7 million Instagram followers. Yamashita’s commercial clients include major brands like Sony and Visa, and he has published 16 books on topics such as Marco Polo and the Silk Road. He continues to produce documentaries and is planning new exhibitions and books focused on his experiences in China and Japan. Shunran Yamaoki's artistic style is guided by the principles that “calligraphy is the art of line” and that “the writing reflects the person.” In 2012, she exhibited at the 34th Exhibition for the Export of Japanese Fine Art in Belgium (ArtGent 2012) in Ghent. She has also received numerous awards at the Sankei International Calligraphy Exhibition in Japan and currently serves as a juror for the same exhibition. Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) is widely regarded as the greatest master of haiku, the unique short–form poetry that originated in Japan.
TIMELY RELEVANCE: Japanophilia is surging, with record tourism and millennial interest in authentic cultural experiences.
STUNNING ARTISTRY IN A DELUXE PACKAGE: The book is organized with the reader’s sensory experience in mind, favoring a flow that grows in intensity of color, composition, and content, and featuring luxe vellum inserts that elegantly enrich the experience of paging through the book.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *176 pages
*WIDTH: 12" - 305mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: OCTOBER PHOTOGRAPHY, NATURE, TRAVEL
ISBN 9781419794179
US $60.00 CAN $82.00 UK £45.00
eISBN 9798896844983
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Home, Improved
TRANSFORM YOUR ROOMS WITH EASY DIY WRITTEN BY FARIHA NASIR, WITH ARLYN HERNANDEZ
Fariha Nasir, designer and creator of Instagram sensation @pennies_for_a_fortune, offers renovation ideas and DIY makeovers to help you transform your everyday home into a cozy, beautifully decorated retreat
If you love looking at inspiring interiors but often think,That is amazing, but there’s no way I have what it takes (time, money, expertise) to pull it off, Fariha Nasir is here to change all that. Her new book is for everyone who loves good design but thinks they would need an army of experts to actually achieve the style they crave.
Home, Improved takes readers through the process of easy home remodeling and teaches DIY novices how to choose materials, use tools, and successfully create astonishingly beautiful room makeovers. There are plenty of books that claim to make renovating achievable, but here’s the secret: because she has mastered each technique herself, Nasir’s smart approach really does teach you how to think like a designer and renovate like a professional. Her background is as compelling as her design talent: She arrived in the U.S. as a young immigrant with nothing more than a suitcase full of clothes and a handful of art supplies, but she was determined to add a decorative spark to the drab rental apartment she shared with her new husband. Fast–forward six years, one home, two children, and one TV show later, and Nasir has become a design influencer boldly leading her fans through projects they never thought they could accomplish—and helping them make their dream homes a reality.
Fariha Nasir is a designer with a passion for making ordinary spaces extraordinary. Nasir created @pennies_for_a_fortune in 2019, launched a line of wallpaper with Chasing Paper in 2025, and has an ongoing collaboration with Home Depot. Her more than 189,000 Instagram followers look to her for great design and savvy DIY advice. Arlyn Hernandez is an LA–based writer, editor, and stylist. She served as executive editor at Luxe Interiors + Design, was design editor at Apartment Therapy, and worked as chief content officer for Emily Henderson. Hernandez is a frequent contributor to Domino.com, Lonny, 1stdibs, and Real Simple
SELLING POINTS
DESIGNER AND DIY INFLUENCER: With her friendly, encouraging voice, Fariha Nasir inspires her audience of more than 189,000 Instagram followers with how–to advice and clever DIY projects.
BUDGET FRIENDLY: Nasir created her first home on a very tight budget, with only her creativity and determination as allies. Since founding her company, she has become the go–to guide for people everywhere who dream of transforming their spaces affordably, and creating beautiful rooms with their own two hands. INTERSECTION OF DIY AND DESIGN: Nasir isn’t your average lifestyle influencer, she excels at DIY treatments that yield high–end designer looks; her book delivers on the promise of achievable home–improvement and offers clear instructions for beautiful results, regardless of skill level.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *256 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER DESIGN & DECORATING, INTERIOR DESIGN, NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419782480
US $35.00 CAN $48.00 UK £26.00
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eISBN 9798887076591
Time & Beauty
THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
BY DAN FINK
Award-winning interior designer Dan Fink shares his design philosophy and the foundations of his technique and inspiration
In Time & Beauty: The Elements of Design, acclaimed interior designer Dan Fink shares the story of his philosophy, method, work, and studio. The book shares lessons on foundational thinking, technique, and personal learnings in interior design, told simply and poignantly, through words, illustration, and photography.
Fink opens the book by explaining the fundamental elements of room design, ultimately showing that the personality and balance of a room is reflective of the fine–tuned conversation between all the carefully selected parts. He then explains how to carefully employ ingredients of the natural world in interior architecture and decoration. He ends his book by showcasing his studio’s work in never–before–published images.
Dan Fink is an interior designer, and his studio began in 2010 and is based in New York. He is a graduate of Stanford University in human biology. Fink began his career in Silicon Valley, forming a lasting impression for entrepreneurial thinking and effective problem solving—principles that are central to his design process and service to his clients. Fink’s work has been published in Architectural Digest,ElleDecor, TheWall Street Journal, and has been awarded AD100, Elle Decor A–List, and House Beautiful Next Wave honors.
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING DESIGNER: Dan Fink brings 15 years of experience to his practice and book, with awards from AD100, Elle Decor A–List, and House Beautiful Next Wave under his belt.
WELL–CONNECTED AUTHOR: Fink is married to bestselling Abrams design author Thomas O’Brien. He is well connected in the design industry with contacts in the media and the trade, making for potential with crossover marketing with interior and furniture brands, and publicity. NEVER–BEFORE–PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY: Time & Beauty: The Elements of Design features never–before–published images by acclaimed interior design photographer Nicole Franzen. SMART APPROACH TO INTERIOR DESIGN: Fink combines his scientific, business, and philosophical principals into his design process, viewing expert room design as the sum of carefully informed natural and man–made parts.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *336 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
*Hardcover cloth case
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419787195
US $75.00 CAN $102.00 UK £55.00
Hudson Folk
CREATIVE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
BY AMANDA BENCHLEY AND TAMARA WEISS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELIZABETH CECIL
A peek inside the charming homes and creative spaces of the Hudson Valley, capturing the essence of its vibrant communities and the artisans who reside there, from the authors of Vineyard Folk
Hudson Folk takes readers on an intimate journey into the heart of the Hudson Valley, showcasing the distinctive style of homes and studios that make the Hudson Valley unique. With captivating photography and heartwarming narratives, readers are introduced to spaces that reflect the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of the vineyard–laden area. From renovated barns and modern farmhouses to eclectic studios and sustainable farms, this book celebrates the architectural styles and personal stories that define the valley’s creative spirit.
Amanda Benchley is an experienced arts and design journalist whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Galerie, and IntrospectiveMagazine. She is the author of Artists Living with Art; Our Shoes, Our Selves; Open Studio, and Vineyard Folk. Tamara Weiss is the owner of Midnight Farm (with her partner, Carly Simon) and a local interior designer. She is the author of Potluck at Midnight Farm Cookbook and has produced a number of films and TV shows, including the documentary Born to the Gig, the upcoming biopic on Carly Simon, Boys in the Trees, and a food/travel series with actor and photographer Tony Shalhoub.
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SELLING POINTS
WELL–CONNECTED AUTHORS: Amanda Benchley and Tamara Weiss have an extensive network of media personalities, designers, photographers, musicians, and artisans. They proved that they are publicity and marketing savvy with their successful campaign for Vineyard Folk in 2023.
LOCAL APPEAL: The Hudson Valley is a sought–after destination on the East Coast, with more than 78 million visitors annually and growing. The area is renowned for its for historic landmarks, outdoor sculpture parks, and is a leading voice in the farm–to–table movement.
INSPIRING INTERIORS: The interiors and artists profiled in the book have a unique range of styles that will inspire readers who love to look inside homes and creative spaces.
Bob Dylan's early work and emergence in the Greenwich Village music scene come to life through exclusive and unseen images and revelatory reporting by a bestselling historian and Dylanologist
Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963 is a revelatory journey through Dylan’s early life and meteoric rise, written and conceived by acclaimed historian and Bob Dylan in America author Sean Wilentz.
An illustrated account of Dylan and his early work, from his origins in Minnesota to his time in Greenwich Village to the concert at Carnegie Hall that marked the end of the beginning of his career, the book traces his meteoric rise with expert commentary and an astounding collection of rare photographs and ephemera, many never before published.
The text is a substantial expansion of Wilentz’s liner notes to Dylan’s bootleg album box set of the same name, which offers a unique aural record—rare outtakes, informal tapes, and the full Carnegie Hall concert. Here the narrative is enriched with commentary and special sections that illuminate both well–known and hidden facets of Dylan’s early career.
Wilentz, who grew up the son of an independent bookseller in Greenwich Village bohemia, brings an insider’s perspective to Dylan’s arrival on the New York City music scene in the early sixties, tracing the transformation of traditional folk tunes into enduring classics like “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are A–Changin’.” He connects past and present, inviting readers—whether lifelong Dylan fans or those just discovering his story—to experience the artist’s first important strides and emergence as one of the greatest songwriters America has produced. Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963 is an essential addition to any Dylan collection—and the perfect entry point for new fans ready to explore the roots of a cultural icon.
Sean Wilentz is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton. He won the Bancroft Prize in 2006 for The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln and has received two Grammy nominations and two Deems Taylor–ASCAP awards for his music writing, including his liner notes for Bootleg Series 6: Live 1964: The Concert at Philharmonic Hall. His New York Times bestselling Bob Dylan in America is regarded as a classic study of Dylan, and he wrote the extended liner notes for Bootleg Series 18: Through the Open Window.
SELLING POINTS
TIMELY SUBJECT: The recent Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, has brought renewed interest from fans both new and old.
EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL: This text is a major expansion of the liner notes that Sean Wilentz was commissioned to write for the final installment of Dylan’s Bootleg Series. It will include 100 rare images from Dylan’s archive, half of them never published before, as well as special sections on key features of Dylan’s early career, some well–known, some little known.
AUTHORIZED: This project has Dylan’s blessing and the support of his music label, Sony. They authorized New York Times bestselling author and Dylan expert Wilentz to write this book.
SPECIFICATIONS
*240 pages
*WIDTH: 8 3/8" - 213mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419791758
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 UK £30.00
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eISBN 9798896844006
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Before New York
THE NATURAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE CITY: AN ATLAS AND GAZETTEER
BY ERIC W. SANDERSON
A grand historical atlas of the region that would become New York City—its natural features, inhabitants, geography, flora, and fauna—from before Henry Hudson's arrival in 1609 up to the present day
Open the pages of this book and witness the dawn and evolution of New York City. In Before New York, Eric W. Sanderson invites readers on a breathtaking journey through the woods and wetlands that once flourished where skyscrapers now stand. With the keen eye of a landscape ecologist and the storytelling power of a bestselling historian, Sanderson reconstructs the natural geography of the city as it was in September 1609, just before Henry Hudson’s arrival.
This monumental work is the culmination of more than 25 years of research, featuring 75 original maps, 200 color illustrations, and nearly 4,000 detailed descriptions of streams, wetlands, rocks, plants, animals, and Indigenous settlements. An epic expansion of Sanderson’s bestselling and critically acclaimed book Mannahatta, this atlas and gazetteer brings to life the lost world of Welikia, the land we now describe as the five boroughs of New York City, revealing what has vanished, what survives, and what could be restored with vision and care.
Eric W. Sanderson is a landscape ecologist and vice president for urban conservation at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). Formerly he was a senior conservation ecologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Sanderson is director of the Mannahatta Project and author of the bestselling book Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City. He is also the author of Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs Jesse Moy is an artist and an ecologist. He has worked as a field biologist for the Natural Areas Conservancy and as researcher, cartographer, and image specialist at WCS and NYBG. Eric Mehl is a New York City–based artist and computer graphics specialist with 20 years of experience creating immersive digital worlds. His work connects technology and imagination to re–create moments, places, and experiences that can no longer be—or have never been—witnessed firsthand.
SELLING POINTS
AUTHORITATIVE: The book is written by a leading conservation biologist and bestselling author and draws on 25 years of research.
GROUNDBREAKING: Drawing on the latest scientific developments in mapping and ecology, and a vast amount of historical research, this atlas and gazetteer are unlike any book previously published.
VERY BIG: At more than 700 pages, in an oversize format that will do justice to the maps and the rich text and illustrative content of the book, Before New York is a statement of a publication!
SPECIFICATIONS
*200 full-color illustrations
*720 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER NATURE, TRAVEL
ISBN 9781419760051
US $125.00 CAN $171.00 UK £92.00
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Brian Froud’s Green Women
WITH
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WRITERS OF FANTASY AND MYTH
BY BRIAN FROUD
The long-awaited new book—with all-new art—by the "grandfather of faerie art," Brian Froud
“I have always been fascinated by the carvings of ‘foliate heads’ that peer out of the shadows of medieval churches and cathedrals, generally known as the Green Man, yet their origins, meaning, and purpose remain elusive. As I attempted to capture them on canvas, however, I became aware of a deeper mystery. There are so many Green Man figures, but where was the Green Woman? Why had she been relegated to the spiritual shadows? I started to paint again. Faces emerged from the darkness of the unknown: Green Women in multiple forms, all insisting that they should be seen and heard.” —Brian Froud
In this compelling collection, acclaimed women writers from around the world share words and stories of fantasy and myth alongside Brian Froud’s provocative portraits of more than 70 Green Women. There are a range of voices, some humorous and witty, others nurturing and maternal, others dark and threatening.
New York Times bestselling and award–winning artist Brian Froud, who brought to life Trolls and Faeries, is also beloved for his conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. With Green Women, his gorgeous art illuminates an entirely new universe. Open the pages of this gorgeous gift–ready book to meet the Green Women.
“While the Green Men peer down from their church roof bosses, and through their tendrils of oak and ivy, the Green Women move among us. Brian Froud has met more than a few of them. It's their eyes—deep wells of wisdom, stories and the slow, ancient song of the forest.” —Alan Lee, artist and concept designer of the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Contributors include: Sharon Blackie, C. S. E. Cooney, Maria DeBlassie, Carolyn Dunn, Sarah Beth Durst, Amal El–Mohtar, Kate Forsyth, Wendy Froud, Claudine Glot, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Frances Hardinge, Joanne Harris, Kat Howard, Angela Mi Young Hur, Ai Jiang, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, T. Kingfisher, Ellen Kushner, Katherine Langrish, Carolyne Larrington, Karen Lord, O. R. Melling, Jeannette Ng, Sofía Rhei, Lisa Schneidau, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Shveta Thakrar, Tiffany Trent, Lisa Tuttle, Catherynne M. Valente, Kris Waldheer, Jo Walton, Kit Whitfield, Terri Windling
Brian Froud is the most acclaimed faerie artist of our time. He is the conceptual designer of Jim Henson’s classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth and coauthor and artist with Alan Lee of the international bestseller Faeries. Froud has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Original Artwork. He lives with his wife, artist and writer Wendy Froud, in Devon, England.
SELLING POINTS
CELEBRITY AUTHOR: Brian Froud is an Emmy Award and Hugo Award winner, renowned internationally for his fairy artwork, including the seminal book Faeries with Alan Lee and the cult classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
FAMED ARTIST: Froud is known as the “grandfather” or “godfather” of fairy art, bringing the genre from the Victorian era and the child’s nursery into the mainstream.
BACKLIST: Froud’s books have been longtime Abrams sellers, among them the original 2002 edition of Faeries (over 120,000 copies sold); Goblins (60,000+ copies sold); Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Letters (40,000+ copies sold); and The World of the Dark Crystal (40,000+ copies sold)!
AWARD WINNERS AND BESTSELLERS: Contributors’ merits include New York Times bestselling and other media, short–listed Carnegie Medal, long–listed National Book Award, and the Hugo, Nebula, Mythopoeic, Rhysling Poetry, World Fantasy, Caldecott, and World Fantasy Awards, the Boston–Globe Hornbook Medal, New York Public Library’s Books of the Teen Age, Caldecott and other ALA awards and journals “best of” lists, and many more.
DIVERSE CONTRIBUTORS: Includes writings from Arabic, African American, Black, Chinese Canadian, Caucasian, Indian American, Korean American, LGBTQ, Native American, and nonbinary voices, among others.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color paintings throughout *168 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, ART
ISBN 9781419783746
US $36.00 CAN $49.00 UK £27.00
ËxHSLELJy783746z
This Day in Aerospace
A 365-DAY JOURNEY THROUGH AVIATION AND SPACE HISTORY BY
THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
From the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum comes a curated yearlong journey through 365 historic aerospace and aviation milestones, each tied to a day of the year
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum presents an exciting and carefully curated year–long journey through 365 historic aerospace milestones. From world–changing innovations and inventions to record–breaking stunts and mind–blowing space discoveries, This Day in Aerospace History celebrates a landmark event in air and space history for every day of the year. Each date features historical events and fun facts curated by National Air and Space Museum experts, set alongside photographs of artifacts and images from the Museum’s archives.
From January through December, readers will learn new facts about beloved events and figures in aerospace history, as well as discover little–known and surprising inventions and occurrences. Examples include the first robotic helicopter flight on Mars (April 19, 2021), the receipt of a pilot’s license by pathbreaking African American barnstormer Bessie Coleman (June 15, 1921), and the historic opening of the National Air and Space Museum itself (July 4, 1976).
This captivating book is a tribute to the groundbreaking, the daring, and the awe–inspiring moments that have defined our journey through air and space—one remarkable day at a time.
Amy Stamm, a digital content strategist at the National Air and Space Museum, manages the museum’s social media and works on editorial content, including blogs, videos, newsletters, and other digital projects. She specializes in taking the museum’s artifacts, expertise, and stories and making them relevant and compelling for online audiences. Dr. Joseph Abel, a curator in the Aeronautics Department at the National Air and Space Museum, oversees the museum’s collection of artifacts related to industry and engineering. His research examines the history of working people, labor unions, and civil rights in the United States, with a particular focus on the aircraft manufacturing industry. Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, a curator in the Department of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, oversees the museum’s collection of artifacts related to astronaut cameras, chronographs, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
GREAT GIFT BOOK: Perfect for fans of space exploration, history, aviation, and innovation, this book will be a highly giftable title.
ANNIVERSARY AND GALLERY OPENING TIE–INS: This title comes in time for the National Air and Space Museum’s 50th Anniversary celebration in 2026, as well as the 250th Anniversary of the United States. The museum is currently undergoing a major renovation that will have it in the news over the next several years, as new exhibitions are unveiled to join the already open galleries.
EXPERT INSTITUTION: Expertise from the world’s leading researchers in aerospace history and technology further sets this book apart as the standout title in the ever–popular space and aviation category.
PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: The Smithsonian will carry the book in their online and museum stores, promote on SmithsonianMag.com, which reaches more than 21.7 million unique visitors annually, and promote on National Air and Space Museum social media channels. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes more than 8 million visitors a year, making it the most visited museum in the country, while its websites and social media channels have reached more than 1.4 million followers on socials and 12 million museum website visits.
SPECIFICATIONS
*365 full-color photographs
*400 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9781419791390
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 UK £30.00
eISBN 9798896842613
Real Style
DRESSING WITH INTENTION & EXPRESSING YOURSELF THROUGH STYLE
BY THE REALREAL
The RealReal, one of the world's most trusted consignment brands, presents a modern guide for anyone looking to identify, develop, express, and evolve their personal style using resale as a tool, from secondhand and vintage clothing to accessories?
Everyone is born with an inherent sense of style that speaks to them, but for many of us, that voice inside gets drowned out by external influences. Real Style is for anyone who wants to find, embrace, or rediscover it. With chapters that cover topics like how to dress for your body and building your wardrobe, celebrity quotes, style callouts, and fabulous fashion would–you–rathers, it’s a space for curiosity, clarity, and continued conversation about personal style. Whether you’re eager to explore new style identities without losing your sense of self, navigating a complicated relationship with shopping, or simply refining a style you already know and love—this book is for you. With real style advice, thought–provoking questions, and interactive components throughout, Real Style will be both a mirror and a bible for fashion die–hards and the style–curious alike.
The RealReal is the world’s largest and most trusted resource for authenticated luxury resale. In 2026, we’ll celebrate 15 years of disrupting the fashion industry and enabling personal style in a way that’s sustainable, economical, and inclusive. The RealReal has over 37 million shoppers and sellers, a majority of whom visit the site an average four times a week (though many will cop to multiple times a day). Our community is made up of industry insiders, aficionados, collectors, deal hunters, trend seekers, total obsessives, complete newbies, and probably the most stylish person you know. Our gamified approach to shopping has elevated a task into a hobby (for some, a full–blown personality trait), and the knowledge that you can always resell it has empowered fashion lovers from all walks of life to invest in long–lasting, high–quality pieces.
SELLING POINTS
ENORMOUS PLATFORM: The RealReal is a luxury consignment brand with 38 million members worldwide, and over 750,000 followers on Instagram.
SECONDHAND FASHION IS HOT: Thrifted and consigned fashion is drawing attention from millennial and Gen Z consumers, with even wider audiences focusing on including more sustainable and affordable methods into their daily lives. The RealReal is one of the leading consignment brands, acting as a trusted secondhand fashion authority with over 40 million products sold and 15 retail locations
TRENDING CATEGORY:
RealReal Style will join bestselling titles like Kate Spade New York: All In Good Taste, with 130,000 copies sold, The Curated Closet, with over 45,000 copies sold, and Wear It Well, with over 20,000 copies sold. MEDIA DARLING: The RealReal is a turning heads in the fashion and business worlds, with press recognition from Vogue, Fashion People, and The New York Times.
SPECIFICATIONS
eISBN 9798896842248 RIGHTS: World/All
*Full-color photographs throughout *224 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER FASHION, POP CULTURE, SELF-HELP
ISBN 9781419790744
US $32.00 CAN $44.00 UK £23.99
Vivienne Westwood ICONIC.
BY THE EDITORS OF CREATEUR MAGAZINE
Discover the legacy of Vivienne Westwood and explore her influence on the world of fashion with her iconic designs, fashion shows, and unforgettable celebrity stylings, including the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Jenna Ortega, and Taylor Swift
Undoubtedly one of the most striking female figures in fashion, Vivienne Westwood shook up the industry and superimposed her personal vision of style. From 1981, the date of her first fashion show, her designs, featuring eccentric accessories and hats, wild choices of colors, punk movement inspirations, and the use of the tartan, were famous and celebrated in the fashion world.
With celebrity collaborations including Kim Kardashian, the Hadid sisters, Naomi Campbell, Helena Bonham Carter, Jenna Ortega, and Taylor Swift, Westwood’s eccentric stylings will not be soon forgotten.
This stunning monograph covers Westwood’s sources of inspiration, her iconic creations, the evolution of her style, her favorite models, and her codes and influence on couture fashion.
Vivienne Westwood provides an in–depth look at the woman herself and a better understanding and appreciation of her style, a revolutionary blend of punk and elegance.
Créateur (Creator) is a fashion magazine launched in 2022. Both inspiring and inspirational, Créateur offers a different and relevant look at the world of luxury. Its high–end character and meticulous aesthetic line give it a singular aura.
SELLING POINTS
FASHION ICON: Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022) was an industry–changing fashion designer who continues to fascinate worldwide with her modern punk and new wave fashion.
BELOVED BY CELEBRITIES: Westwood designs have been worn by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, the Hadid sisters, Naomi Campbell, Helena Bonham Carter, Jenna Ortega, and Taylor Swift. Even Carrie Bradshaw, Sex in the City’s iconic heroine, wore a wedding dress by the designer for her nuptials with the infamous Mr. Big.
BEHIND–THE–SCENES LOOK: This monograph gives a comprehensive look at the designer’s life and founding of her own fashion house. Readers will look back at the great moments of Westwood’s life, her iconic creations, her inspirations, and influences.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *208 pages
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER FASHION, PHOTOGRAPHY
ISBN 9781419792014
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 UK £30.00
ËxHSLELJy792014z eISBN 9798896844181
SELLING POINTS
SIGNATURE STYLE
BY JUDITH CLARK AND GÉRALDINE JULIE-SOMMIER
An exclusive, authorized look at one of the world’s most iconic fashion houses, in a beautiful, clothbound book and slipcase with hundreds of photographs
Celebrated for effortless elegance and distinctive Parisian flair, Chloé is an icon of modern luxury. From groundbreaking haute couture to chic ready–to–wear, the house has shaped decades of fashion history, guided by visionary designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney, whose work helped define the brand’s romantic, free–spirited aesthetic. Chloé: Signature Style invites readers into this rich legacy, exploring the label’s most memorable looks, trendsetting designs, and exclusive glimpses into its creative future. Beautifully designed with luxurious foil detailing and debossing on the clothbound slipcase, this book is the ultimate style companion for fashion lovers and Chloé devotees, a must–have book from a brand that continues to inspire.
Judith Clark is an Australian/Italian curator and fashion exhibition–maker, currently Professor of Fashion and Museology at University of the Arts London, where she lectures on the MA Fashion Curation and is co–Director of the Centre for Fashion Curation. Clark opened the first experimental gallery of fashion in London (1997–2002). Since then Clark has curated major exhibitions of dress at the V&A, London; ModeMuseum, Antwerp; Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; Palazzo Fortuny, Venice; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Simone Handbag Museum, Seoul, amongst others, and in 2012 created a permanent display of Frida Kahlo’s dresses at her home in Mexico City. She is also the author of Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back.
LITTLE BOOK, BIG FASHION HOUSE: This beautifully designed book is packed with content, offering exclusive access to high fashion at an approachable price point. The clothbound slipcase with debossing and foil stamping and the clothbound book both feature an iconic photograph of Jane Birkin.
THE
START OF
A SIGNATURE
SERIES: This book kicks off the start of a new series of authorized and affordable fashion books by the most iconic designers and fashion houses. ON TREND AND AUTHORIZED: As the success of Welbeck’s unauthorized Little Books of Fashion series shows, there is a massive appetite in the marketplace for well–priced, giftable fashion books. The Signature Style series will tap into trend but will offer more compelling content due to the exclusive, behind–the–scenes access provided by the fashion houses themselves.
AUTHORITY ON FASHION: Abrams has an outstanding track of selling beautifully designed fashion books from the world’s best designers and brands. This series builds on this expertise with this book which is written by a true fashion expert, Judith Clark, who worked in close collaboration with the brand, its designers, and historians to create exclusive, original material that fashion lovers will love and won’t find anywhere else.
SPECIFICATIONS
*200 color photographs
*144 pages
*WIDTH: 4 1/2" - 114mm
*HEIGHT: 8 5/8" - 219mm
*Hardcover with slipcase
9798887076621 RIGHTS: World English
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER FASHION, PHOTOGRAPHY, POP CULTURE
ISBN 9781419782510
US $35.00 CAN $48.00 UK £26.00 ËxHSLELJy782510z
eISBN
Yves Saint Laurent: Love
NEW EDITION
BY YVES SAINT LAURENT WITH PATRICK MAURIÈS AND MAXIME CATROUX
Presenting the love-themed designs created by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent for his friends and collaborators, this beautifully produced edition is a perfect gift: stylish, heartfelt, and visually unforgettable.
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent created the first in a series of poster–like greeting cards he sent each year to friends, collaborators, and clients.
For the next thirty–eight years, until his death in 2007, Saint Laurent designed bespoke compositions using collage, drawing, gouache, and bold, varied color palettes. While many of these works were inspired by Morocco—where he often created them—they also reflect the influence of artists, such as Georges Braque, Jean Cocteau, Andy Warhol, and Henri Matisse.
Each card is a unique, striking, and personal expression of the legendary designer’s imagination. What unites them is the word “LOVE,” always featured somewhere in the design.
This updated edition of Yves Saint Laurent: LOVE includes a brand–new layout with 16 additional pages, captions that provide insight into Saint Laurent’s life, a luxuriously stunning cover, and an introduction from Maxime Catroux, Saint Laurent’s goddaughter and the vice president of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. The foreword by French fashion writer Patrick Mauriès, which accompanied the original book, remains. Together, the vivid imagery and the text written by those close to Saint Laurent form a meditation on love that is a treat for the eye as well as the heart.
Yves Saint–Laurent is one of the world's most influential fashion designers who founded his eponymous label in 1962 after working at first under Christian Dior as his assistant, and then becoming his successor at only twenty–one years old. He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers of the twentieth century. Maxime Catroux is the daughter of Betty Catroux, model and muse of Yves Saint Laurent. She is also the vice president of the Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Saint Laurent’s goddaughter. Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Yves Saint Laurent: Accessories; Chanel: The Karl Lagerfeld Campaigns; Goude: The Chanel Sketchbooks; and many more.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
A LOVABLE NEW EDITION:
The original Yves Saint Laurent: LOVE sold more than 15,000 copies, and this long–awaited update features 16 additional pages with new captions; an introduction by Maxime Catroux, Saint Laurent’s goddaughter; a new, beautiful pink–red cover with foil stamping; a brand–new layout; and luxe paper.
YSL SELLS: As Yves Saint Laurent continues to be a major player in the fashion world, books on Saint Laurent continue to sell. Abrams has a strong track record with YSL titles, having sold more than 200K copies of various titles.
TIMELESS DESIGN: Yves Saint Laurent began creating and sending these cards in 1970, and their gorgeous illustrations continue to wow, decades later. GREAT FOR GIFTING: This pocket–sized book is perfect for fashionphiles who want to see more of Yves Saint Laurent’s creativity and his passion for art. Great to display on a side table or popping in a purse to take on the go, its focus on love also makes it ideal for giving to anyone you care about, and the publication date is timed perfectly for Mother’s Day.
SPECIFICATIONS
*75 photographs and illustrations *96 pages
*WIDTH: 4 3/4" - mm
*HEIGHT: 6 11/16" - mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
ISBN 9781419792151
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99
RIGHTS: World/All
Daily Dessert TREATS ON
REPEAT
BY CAROLINE SCHIFF
James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist and Food & Wine Best New Chef Caroline Schiff believes a sweet treat is the perfect daily ritual: her book is designed to sweeten life in just the right dose
Why wait for a special occasion when dessert can be part of every day?
James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist and Food & Wine Best New Chef Caroline Schiff believes a sweet treat is the perfect daily ritual— something small and simple, or occasionally a showstopper to celebrate big moments. Daily Dessert is her joyful, highly versatile collection of recipes designed to sweeten life in just the right dose.
Sometimes that means one perfect cookie warm from the oven, a snacking cake to last all week, a no–bake refresher on a scorching day, or a cozy pudding for a winter night. Organized by mood and moment, chapters move from Simple Little Sweets (quick, small–batch recipes) to Weekly Snacking Bakes, Sunny Day Sweets, Cozy Day Confections, Dessert for Breakfast, No–Bake Treats, and Celebration Sweets—plus a Basics section with Schiff’s essential doughs, sauces, and toppings. Recipes are approachable yet irresistible, the kind of things fans already love from Schiff: Hot Butterscotch Pecan Blondies, Upside–Down Clementine Olive Oil Snacking Cake, Raspberry Crème Fraîche Galette, Espresso Crunch Coffee Cake, Gingersnap and Orange Cream Sandwiches, No–Churn Toasted Cinnamon Ice Cream, and her iconic Baked Alaska for a Crowd.
Daily Dessert is an invitation to embrace the joy of sweets as part of everyday life. With Schiff’s playful voice, professional know–how, and unfussy recipes, this book is for everyone—novice bakers, seasoned pros, and anyone who simply believes dessert makes life better.
Caroline Schiff is an award–winning pastry chef and cookbook author in Brooklyn, New York, with 16 years of experience in restaurants, bakeries, and cafés. She was the executive pastry chef at Brooklyn’s acclaimed Gage & Tollner, named a Food & Wine Best New Chef, and was a James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist. She has been published in The New Yorker, Cherry Bombe, New York magazine, Grub Street, Forbes, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, and more. She published her first cookbook, The Sweet Side of Sourdough, in 2021.
SELLING POINTS
CHEF CONNECTIONS: Caroline Schiff, James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist and Food & Wine Best New Chef, built her reputation at Brooklyn’s Gage & Tollner, where she created their iconic Baked Alaska. With 54,000–plus Instagram followers (@pastryschiff) and close ties to chefs and authors like Claire Saffitz, Alison Roman, and Vaughn Vreeland, she has powerful ways to reach book buyers.
RISING STAR: Schiff has been featured in The New Yorker, Bon Appétit, Grub Street, Food & Wine, The New York Times, Forbes, and more. With an upcoming NYC diner project, a Rachel Antonoff dessert–inspired fashion capsule, and travel collaborations with Modern Adventure, her audience is rapidly expanding beyond restaurants into lifestyle, travel, and fashion.
MARKETING MOMENTUM: Schiff’s PR team at Bagel Communications will support a robust campaign with a sponsored national tour, collaborations with brands like Le Creuset, Guittard, and Oatly, plus event partnerships at hotels and cultural venues.
RECIPES FOR EVERY LEVEL: With varying levels of difficulty for each recipe, this cookbook is approachable but with surprising twists on fan–favorites, with recipes like Malted Milk Chocolate Truffles, A Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie, and more.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *256 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
FOOD & DRINK
ISBN 9781419782879
US $35.00 CAN $48.00 UK £26.00
eISBN
9798887076744
RIGHTS: World/All
Essentially Basque
BRINGING SPAIN'S MOST BELOVED CUISINE HOME
BY RYAN BARTLOW WITH LAURIE WOOLEVER
Essentially Basque is a comprehensive cookbook from expert chef Ryan Bartlow and longtime Anthony Bourdain collaborator and food writer Laurie Woolever that spans the entire Basque region in Spain, a destination that is beloved by the food world
The Basque country, nestled between Spain and France, is legendary among chefs for its vibrant markets, deep culinary traditions, and a culture that prizes eating well. From rustic tavern fare to the refined techniques of Michelin–starred kitchens, it’s a place where food is a way of life.
Ryan Bartlow spent his formative years cooking at Akelarre, a three Michelin–starred restaurant in San Sebastián, while living above a humble village tavern where croquetas, txuleta steaks, and simple red wine became his daily sustenance. Those experiences shaped him as a cook and continue to inspire his menus today at his acclaimed New York restaurants Ernesto’s and Bartolo.
With just a handful of simple ingredients—potatoes, olive oil, eggs, shrimp, tomatoes, garlic—plus a few easily sourced Spanish staples like piquillo peppers, tinned fish, and paprika, Bartlow shows how to create dishes that are at once rustic and refined. Recipes include croquetas de jamón with creamy centers and crisp exteriors; the classic tortilla de patatas, custardy and tender; gildas, the iconic pintxo of anchovies, peppers, and olives; and the silkiest crème caramel you’ve ever tasted. Alongside the recipes are thoughtful menus, plating tips, cocktail recipes, and a guide to the best Spanish products, Bartlow also includes a travel guide for those who want to explore the Basque country firsthand. Bringing together Bartlow’s most trusted recipes and techniques and the storytelling of Laurie Woolever—longtime collaborator of Anthony Bourdain—Essentially Basque captures the spirit of Spanish culture and distills one of the world’s most celebrated food regions into dishes any home cook can master.
Ryan Bartlow is the chef and co–owner of Ernesto’s and Bartolo in New York City. Laurie Woolever is a New York Times bestselling author, editor, speaker, and former cook. For nearly a decade, she worked as the lieutenant to Anthony Bourdain
SELLING POINTS
TRENDING REGION: The Basque country is one of the world’s most celebrated food destinations—beloved by chefs, food writers, and travelers alike. From Michelin–starred dining in San Sebastián to rustic tavern cooking, its influence is felt on menus worldwide, and interest in the region continues to grow. Just as our book Oaxaca introduced readers to one of Mexico’s most vibrant culinary regions, Essential Basque brings the richness of Spain’s Basque country into the home kitchen.
CELEBRITY HOTSPOT: Ernesto’s counts many chefs and food media stars among its many fans, including Eric Ripert, Gabrielle Hamilton, Marcus Samuelsson, Alison Roman, and Gail Simmons, and fans flock to all of Ryan Bartlow’s restaurants for authentic and delicious Basque food.
HOME–COOK FRIENDLY: While Bartlow has experience in fine dining, he has adapted his recipes to be perfect for any home cook, with recipes for fresh salads, skewers of pickled peppers and tinned fish, meatballs and braised meats, oven–roasted fish, pots of beans, macerated fruits, and more.
AUTHORITY ON BASQUE
CUISINE: With Bartlow’s travel and cooking experience, passion, research, and knowledge, he is the perfect person to write this cookbook. He understands Basque food and culture deeply, and is a recognized expert in Basque cooking.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *240 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
FOOD & DRINK
ISBN 9781419784422
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 UK £30.00 ËxHSLELJy784422z
eISBN
9798887078694
RIGHTS: World/All
The Little Book of Olives
A GUIDE TO COOKING, EATING, AND DRINKING FOR THE BRINE-INCLINED
BY ANNA HEZEL
Brimming with trivia, expert tips on buying and storing, and easy recipes, The Little Book of Olives is a stylish, fun guide for anyone who loves olives
Olives are everywhere. Step into New York’s Big Night, browse the playful designs of Wear Your Snacks, or glance at the cocktail menu of your favorite bar, and you’ll see that this timeless snack has rolled to the very center of today’s food culture. They’ve inspired custom ceramics, luxury glassware, jewelry, even throw pillows. And no wonder: these salty, briny fruits are iconic.
Humans have been eating olives for over 100,000 years, yet we keep finding new ways to enjoy them—from Ferran Adrià’s famed “liquid olives” at elBulli to olive oil caviar, freeze–dried olives, and olive–infused spirits available with a few clicks online. For chefs, a simple bowl of marinated olives can be a canvas for seasonal flavors; for home cooks, they’re both a shortcut to elegant entertaining and a springboard for endless creativity.
The Little Book of Olives celebrates this moment in olive obsession. Packed with history, agricultural insights, photographs, and illustrated infographics on varietals and preservation methods, it offers practical advice on buying and storing olives, profiles of restaurants, bars, and makers shaping olive culture, and 25 recipes that showcase their versatility. From Tapenade Toasts and Olive Rosemary Breadsticks to Labneh with Green Olives and Preserved Lemon, and even a Dirty Martini, this stylish guide is designed for today’s olive lover.
Whether you’re a martini drinker who always asks for extra olives or a host looking to turn a simple snack into a statement, this book transforms olive appreciation into olive expertise.
Anna Hezel is a food journalist with published work in The New York Times, Bon Appétit, GQ, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Eater, Food52, Lucky Peach, and more. She has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s Weekend Edition, Pix11’s New York Living, KCRW’s Good Food, CBC’s Q, and Wisconsin Public Radio, and has hosted numerous panels and conversations in front of live audiences. Hezel’s book on another on trend food, tinned fish, Tin to Table, was an Amazon editors’ pick, a Bon Appétit Best Cookbook of Spring 2023, and a Wired Best Cookbook of 2023.
SELLING POINTS
BITE–SIZE BOOK: The Little Book of Olives is great for gifting with its small trim size, full–color photographs, adorable interior illustrations, and fun facts and recipes.
MEDIA–GENIC AUTHOR AND TOPIC: Anna Hezel has been featured in numerous print and broadcast publications, and with such a topical subject, this is perfect for buzzy media hits. She was a dedicated promoter of her book,Tin to Table, which has sold more than 25,000 copies in actual sales. And many of the retailers/brand partnerships she developed will be relevant for this book, too (Despana, Caputo’s, Big Night).
OLIVES ARE EVERYWHERE:
From extra–dirty martinis to embroidered tote bags to earrings, olives have been trending all over social media for the last year, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop. British Vogue and Marie Claire are predicting that 2025–26 will be the year of olive green, and food trends point that way too, which means The Little Book of Olives is right on time.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs and illustrations throughout *208 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8 3/8" - 213mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
FOOD & DRINK
ISBN 9781419784835
US $22.99 CAN $31.00 UK £16.99
eISBN 9798887078946
To My Child
A KEEPSAKE JOURNAL TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE AND LOVE
BY LORI DESCHENE
With 100 inspiring prompts, To My Child, by bestselling author Lori Deschene, is a guided journal for parents to collect moments, memories, and gratitude— creating the perfect family keepsake to their little one
To My Child: A Keepsake Journal of Appreciation, Memories, and Love is a guided journal that gives parents a space to honor one of the most important people in their lives, touching upon qualities admired, lessons learned, memories treasured, and visions of happy moments to come. As parents, our children are part of our hearts. We delight in their happiness and aspire to their sense of wonder and presence. With 100 thought–provoking questions and prompts, To My Child is the perfect way to help your child thrive, leaving them with lasting affirmations and acknowledgements. Even on their hardest days—this guided journal will be a reminder that we see them, we hear them, and we love them unconditionally.
Lori Deschene has been growing along with the Tiny Buddha community since she launched the site in 2009. As someone who formerly struggled with depression, bulimia, c–PTSD, and toxic shame, she started Tiny Buddha for two main reasons: to recycle her former pain into something useful for others and to enable other people to do the same. Though she’s incredibly proud of what she’s built—an engaged, supportive community of millions—she’s even prouder of her role as mom to her two young sons: Indy, five, and Luca, three. Deschene is the author of six books, including Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself and Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
MAJOR AUTHOR PLATFORM:
Lori Deschene’s Tiny Buddha community has 1.6 million followers on Instagram and a combined 8 million followers across all platforms. Her ever–growing platform provides an organic group of book buyers who are hungry for her content.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Deschene’s previous guided journals, including Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself: 40 Ways to Transform Your Inner Critic and Your Life and Tiny Gratitude Journal: Questions, Prompts, and Coloring Pages for a Brighter, Happier Life, and calendars have sold nearly 200,000 copies in combined sales.
KEEPSAKE JOURNALS SELL: To My Child will join bestselling titles in this category like Mom’s Story: A Memory and Keepsake Journal for My Family, which has sold over 87,000 copies, and Stories for My Child: A Mother’s Memory Journal, which has sold almost 40,000 copies.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *160 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: JANUARY SELF-HELP
ISBN 9781419789335
US $25.00 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99
ËxHSLELJy789335z eISBN 9798896841760
Phrased & Confused
THE CURIOUS MEANINGS OF TIMELESS QUOTATIONS
BY ELI BURNSTEIN
This incisive and witty collection from humor writer Eli Burnstein unpacks commonly misunderstood and enigmatic quotations, revealing what they really mean—and why they still matter
From “In the beginning was the Word” to “A rose is a rose is a rose,” the world is full of famously profound phrases that make us pause and wonder: What does that actually mean? Phrased and Confused is a clever, compulsively readable guide to some of humanity’s most iconic and puzzling lines. With wit and clarity, author Eli Burnstein unpacks 45 enigmatic quotations, revealing the deeper ideas, cultural context, and curious histories behind them. This is not a dusty academic tome. It’s a sharp, light–footed stroll through the world of philosophy, literature, and language— designed for the curious reader who wants to understand big ideas without the jargon.
Eli Burnstein is the author of Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning, about which The Wall Street Journal said, “One doesn’t have to read for long before experiencing a ‘Eureka’ moment, in which a previously murky subject comes into focus.” Steven Pinker blurbed, “This delightful book is a tribute to the genius of the human mind for conceptual precision and the beauty of the English language in capturing it.” Burnstein’s humor writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, and Points in Case. He runs a spelling bee (Spelling Bae) that has been featured in the Toronto Star, National Post, and on CBC Radio.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
HIGHLY GIFTABLE FORMAT: At a gifty 5" x 7" trim, this book is filled with dynamic entries accompanied by beautiful illustrations.
BESTSELLING CATEGORY
APPEAL: Books about language, meaning, and clever cultural commentary consistently perform well in the gift and reference markets. This book sits comfortably alongside bestsellers like The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, and How to Write a Sentence, with strong backlist potential.
ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Eli Burnstein is the author of Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, praised by The Wall Street Journal and Steven Pinker. Burnstein is very well–connected, with bylines and clips at major publications, and a growing audience of readers who love sharp, funny takes on language and ideas.
SPECIFICATIONS
*45 black-and-white illustrations
*208 pages
*WIDTH: 5" - 127mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9781419785528
US $22.99 CAN $31.00 UK £16.99
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eISBN
9798887079233
Color Therapy
A HUE-THEMED MOOD JOURNAL FOR JOY, BALANCE, AND WELL-BEING
BY MOMTAZ BEGUM-HOSSAIN
Color Therapy is a vibrant, joy-inspiring wellness journal grounded in color psychology and designed to support emotion-based self-care
Color Therapy: A Hue–Themed Mood Journal for Joy, Balance, and Well–Being is a fun and engaging wellness journal witheasy–to–use color–themed sections that help boost mood and combat depression. By pairing the psychology of color with science–backed self–care, these unique journaling prompts, themed mood trackers, and mindfulness exercises are specially formatted to increase joy and balance. Readers can choose to work through each colored section independently or jump around to specific themes and goals. Chapters include:
•Red = Find Your Energy: Energy–boosting rituals, movement–based challenges, and a daily energy tracker.
•Orange = Be Creative: Find what makes you feel more creative, embrace playfulness, and experiment with new things, and develop a daily creativity routine.
•Yellow = Feel Joy: Find out what makes you happy, embrace positivity, try gratitude journaling, and discover affirmations, social well–being reflections, and a happiness tracker
•Green = Find Harmony: Nature–based mindfulness, breathing techniques, and a stress–level tracker.
•Blue = Self–Care and Sleep: Sleep and relaxation routines, self–care rituals, and a mood chart.
•Indigo = Your Spiritual Side: Explore your intuition, try dream journaling, visualization exercises, and an intuition checklist.
•Violet = Long–Term Goals: Setting long–term intentions, guided meditations, and a goal–mapping worksheet.
Momtaz Begum–Hossain’s superpower is color. An award–winning journalist, podcast host, color consultant, and certified color therapist and happiness facilitator, she has created her own modern philosophy of chromatic well–being: Hello Hue®, a seven–point manifesto for using color to lift your mood and support your mental health. A passionate champion of creativity, Begum–Hossain encourages others to make, play, and express themselves. She inspires other color enthusiasts with her previously published craft books, Bollywood Crafts and 101+ Things to Do With Glitter, and her adventure blog, CraftandTravel.com, where she documents the colorful people and places she encounters.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING CATEGORY:
Color Therapy will join bestselling titles in this category like Do It For Yourself: A Motivational Journal, which has sold over 155,000 copies, and Guided Art Therapy Card Deck, which has sold almost 50,000 copies.
GIFTABLE FORMAT: The colorful organizational style of this journal makes it the perfect gift for any time of year. With a gorgeous die–cut on the cover and a rainbow edge stain, this title is the perfect gift for those who already love journaling and completely accessible for those who are new to the practice
UNIQUE JOURNAL PROMPTS: Each section of Color Therapy contains a mixture of activities, targeting the needs of any journal user. Unlike other journals that stick to written prompts, this journal utilizes a variety of trackers, ritual suggestions, visualization exercises, and checklists that add complexity to the journal’s wellness process.
SPECIFICATIONS
*200 4-c illos
*208 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 6 7/10" - 170mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: DECEMBER SELF-HELP, PUZZLES, COLORING, AND ACTIVITY BOOKS
ISBN 9781419792717
ËxHSLELJy792717z eISBN 9798896844495
RIGHTS: World/All
Delulu Behavior Therapy
A
GUIDED JOURNAL FOR THE EMOTIONALLY UNHINGED BY
ISABEL TIMERMAN, ILLUSTRATED BY JEFFREY FULVIMARI
A hilariously sharp, manic, and witty workbook for anyone looking to rewrite the rules of love, delusion, and main-character energy by viral influencer Isabel Timerman, “Empress of Delululand”
Delulu Behavior Therapy is a survival guide for the emotionally unhinged, delusionally in love, and chronically online divas barely clinging to their last serotonin molecule. It’s a delightfully witty, fun, manic, and somehow actually helpful guided journal to surviving the talking stage, mastering the situationship, thriving through the crashout, and, most importantly, redefining what it means to be that girl—the one they call crazy but secretly can’t stop thinking about.
In it, you’ll find cautionary tales from Isabel Timerman’s––“Empress of Delululand”–– own disastrous dating life, journal prompts for when you’re seconds from breaking no contact, quizzes to assess just how delulu you truly are, and advice that toes the line between emotionally intelligent and morally unhinged.
You don’t need to be healed. You need a strategy, a sense of humor, and maybe a burner account. This book won’t save you, but it will slap the phone out of your hand, reapply your lip gloss, and remind you who the hell you are.
Isabel Timerman, or @IsabelUnhinged as she’s known to her 375,000 TikTok followers and over 65,000 Instagram followers, was one of the first people to coin the phrase “delulu,” and has built her following around it. Timerman has amassed hundreds of millions of views on TikTok after many viral videos, and has become a go–to source for comedic dating and lifestyle content. She is the writer of the Dating, Unhinged column by Playboy and a host of the Girls, Disrupted podcast. Jeffrey Fulvimari began his illustration career in 1993 and was soon working on prestigious jobs, including commissions for Barney’s New York and regular contributions to Interview Magazine. Over the years, he has gone on to work in nearly all aspects of printed media, including advertising, sales promotion, and editorial layouts. Jeffrey is most recently known to a broad audience for his collaboration with Madonna, illustrating her wildly successful children’s books, The English Roses. He is also a Grammy Award winner for the cover illustration of Ella Fitzgerald’s CD album.
SELLING POINTS
HUGE PLATFORM: Isabel Timerman’s combined TikTok and Instagram platforms reach over 450,000 followers, and she has over 100,000,000 likes on her TikTok content. Her followers are divas always scrounging for the next bit of unhinged advice they can get—and they are always hungry for a dating story gone wrong.
CULT PHENOMENON: “Delulu” has flipped the Internet upside down, putting the feelings that many young people have about their dysfunctional lives into six letters. From viral TikToks, T–shirts, and even pairs of socks, “delulu” is a word that has even appeared in The New York Times, People magazine, and been added to the Cambridge Dictionary.
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND VOICE: Unlike many relationship and self–help books that sugarcoat the nuances of navigating modern day struggles, Timerman offers succinct, hilarious, and brutally honest answers to questions about romance, life, and how to revel in the unhinged.
SPECIFICATIONS
*40 three-color illustrations
*224 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*PB-Flexibound
PUB MONTH: JANUARY SELF-HELP, POP CULTURE, PUZZLES, COLORING, AND ACTIVITY BOOKS
ISBN 9781419793608
US $21.99 CAN $30.00 UK £15.99
ËxHSLELJy793608z
eISBN 9798896844723
Norwegian Wood (Revised, Expanded, and Updated Edition) CHOPPING, STACKING, AND DRYING WOOD THE SCANDINAVIAN WAY BY LARS MYTTING
An updated and expanded edition of perennial bestseller Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting, with 64 pages of new content
“You don’t need to have a wood–burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat.”—Boston Globe
Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, it seems that in learning about wood, you can also learn about life.
In Scandinavia, the extreme climate has obliged generations to hone and share their skills with tools, wood, and heat production. Lars Mytting has distilled the wisdom of enthusiasts, from experienced lifelong growers, stackers and burners to researchers and professionals of combustion and tree culture – and also from among his vast international readership.
Part guide to the best practice in every aspect of working with this renewable energy source, part meditation on the human instinct for survival, Norwegian Wood now includes new material on clean–burning practices and a chapter on building a campfire in any conditions, based on the Sámi tradition. This definitive handbook on the art of chopping, stacking and drying wood has resonated across the world, with more than a million copies sold.
Chapters include:
·The Cold
·The Forest
·The Tools
·The Chopping Block
·The Woodpile
·The Seasoning
·The Stove
·The Fire
·The Campfire
Lars Mytting, an author and journalist, was born in Fåvang, Norway, in 1968. He has written three critically acclaimed novels; the latest was awarded the National Booksellers Award in Norway, and his books have been translated into several languages. However, it was Norwegian Wood [Hel Ved], a work of nonfiction, that made him a household name in Scandinavia.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING BOOK:Norwegian Wood shows net sales of 91,456 copies across all formats since its publication in 2015, and is an international bestseller.
TRENDING TOPIC: There’s renewed interest in environmental issues in the U.S., especially over the last decade since the book published.
UPDATED MATERIAL: There are 64 pages of new content, including two new chapters and some updated photos throughout, making the book feel fresh a decade after its initial publication.
SPECIFICATIONS
*256 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER NATURE
ISBN 9781419793684
US $29.99 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99
ËxHSLELJy793684z
eISBN 9798896844785
Lofi Girl Colors to Chill To
BY LOFI GIRL
Experience the magic of Lofi Girl—where creativity, relaxation, and global community converge
The Lofi Girl coloring books are a groundbreaking extension of the cult YouTube channel and social media phenomenon. Each book immerses users in gentle, soulful settings, pairing beautiful artwork with iconic chill playlists. With QR codes linking every illustration to a matching soundtrack, users can color, listen, and escape into the soothing world of Lofi Girl. Designed for relaxation and focus, these books offer a fresh, interactive way to unwind—perfect for fans of anime, music, and mindfulness. They are printed on premium watercolor paper with a sturdy Wibalin binding and feature original illustrations throughout.
Lofi Girl, launched on YouTube in 2015, is much more than a global icon of ambient music. Now a key figure in pop culture, she has nearly 16 million subscribers and billions of plays on streaming platforms, with a wide range of musical genres from lo–fi hip hop to jazz and synthwave.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
TREND–FORWARD & MINDFUL: The Lofi Girl coloring books tap into the hugely popular Studio Ghibli aesthetic while combining music for focus and coloring for relaxation. Will appeal to ages 18–34, the heart of the wellness and creative consumer market. INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCE: With original anime–inspired illustrations, QR codes on every page link to curated Lofi playlists, and premium watercolor paper and sturdy Wibalin binding, this coloring book is a one–of–a–kind immersive experience.
UNMATCHED SOCIAL REACH: Lofi Girl has more than 18 million fans across platforms: 15M YouTube subscribers, 1.1M Instagram followers, 1M TikTok followers, 1M Discord members, 280K Threads followers, and 240K X (Twitter) followers.
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL: Lofi Girl’s popularity is global with her fans located in: 35% North America (29% USA), 32% Europe, 20% Asia, 10% South America, 2% Oceania, and 1% Africa.
SPECIFICATIONS
*20 illustrations
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 11" - 279mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/2" - 216mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419794575
US $16.99 CAN $22.99 UK £11.99
ËxHSLELJy794575z
Lofi Girl Colors to Relax To
BY LOFI GIRL
Experience the magic of Lofi Girl—where creativity, relaxation, and global community converge
The Lofi Girl coloring books are a groundbreaking extension of the cult YouTube channel and social media phenomenon. Each book immerses users in gentle, soulful settings, pairing beautiful artwork with iconic chill playlists. With QR codes linking every illustration to a matching soundtrack, users can color, listen, and escape into the soothing world of Lofi Girl. Designed for relaxation and focus, these books offer a fresh, interactive way to unwind—perfect for fans of anime, music, and mindfulness. They are printed on premium watercolor paper with a sturdy Wibalin binding and feature original illustrations throughout.
Lofi Girl, launched on YouTube in 2015, is much more than a global icon of ambient music. Now a key figure in pop culture, she has nearly 16 million subscribers and billions of plays on streaming platforms, with a wide range of musical genres from lo–fi hip hop to jazz and synthwave.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
TREND–FORWARD & MINDFUL: The Lofi Girl coloring books tap into the hugely popular Studio Ghibli aesthetic while combining music for focus and coloring for relaxation. Will appeal to ages 18–34, the heart of the wellness and creative consumer market. INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCE: With original anime–inspired illustrations, QR codes on every page link to curated Lofi playlists, and premium watercolor paper and sturdy Wibalin binding, this coloring book is a one–of–a–kind immersive experience.
UNMATCHED SOCIAL REACH: Lofi Girl has more than 18 million fans across platforms: 15M YouTube subscribers, 1.1M Instagram followers, 1M TikTok followers, 1M Discord members, 280K Threads followers, and 240K X (Twitter) followers.
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL: Lofi Girl’s popularity is global with her fans located in: 35% North America (29% USA), 32% Europe, 20% Asia, 10% South America, 2% Oceania, and 1% Africa.
SPECIFICATIONS
*20 illustrations
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 11" - 279mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/2" - 216mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419794582
US $16.99 CAN $22.99 UK £11.99
ËxHSLELJy794582z
RIGHTS: World English
Cozy Autumn
A CUTE & COZY COLORING BOOK
ILLUSTRATED BY BEATRICE DOUVILLE
Step into Cozy Autumn, where adorable animals celebrate Halloween, the autumn leaves changing, and spending time with each other in the most delightful way
Warm and cozy libraries, blanket forts, cafés, and more abound in Cozy Autumn, a coloring book for all ages. With animal friends and families, and simply illustrated scenes of towns, homes, shops, and more, Cozy Autumn is perfect for anyone looking to kick back and relax with a cutesy coloring book.
What’s inside:
·30 illustrations
Large, bold designs on thick paper, making it easy to color with paints, watercolors, markers, and more
Convenient 9 x 9–inch size, perfect for traveling with or coloring at home
·Single–sided pages for you to decorate with your own patterns and drawings
Sturdy back flap slides between each drawing to create a smooth surface and prevent color from bleeding onto other pages
Beatrice Douville is a French illustrator.
SELLING POINTS
PERFECT FOR FANS OF COCO WYO: Coco Wyo is the illustrator behind several bestselling coloring books that also feature cozy scenes, cute animals, and more, just like this book.
GREAT FOR GIFTING: With its affordable price point, this coloring book’s high–quality paper and illustrations make it the best gift for coloring book fans of any age.
MARKETPLACE
POPULARITY: Coloring books are huge in the marketplace right now, with thousands of copies being sold at similar price points and illustration styles, so this fits in well.
SPECIFICATIONS
*64 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419794766
RIGHTS: World English
Fireside Christmas
A CUTE & COZY COLORING BOOK
ILLUSTRATED BY BEATRICE DOUVILLE
Celebrate the holidays with the cutest animals in Fireside Christmas—a cozy coloring book featuring scenes of penguins, bears, dogs, reindeer, and other animals decorating the Christmas tree, playing in the snow, ice skating, and even more winter activities
Color in holiday cheer in Fireside Christmas, a coloring book for all ages. This book has the sweetest animals dressed in their warmest winter clothes while they bake cookies, sled, write letters to Santa Claus, sing Christmas carols, and so much more. Sit by the fire and get into the festive spirit with this soothing and comforting coloring book.
What’s inside:
·30 illustrations
Large, bold designs on thick paper, making it easy to color with paints, watercolors, markers, and more
Convenient 9 x 9–inch size, perfect for traveling with or coloring at home
·Single–sided pages for you to decorate with your own patterns and drawings
Sturdy back flap slides between each drawing to create a smooth surface and prevent color from bleeding onto other pages
Beatrice Douville is a French illustrator.
SELLING POINTS
PERFECT FOR FANS OF COCO
WYO: Coco Wyo is the illustrator behind several bestselling coloring books that also feature cozy scenes, cute animals, and more, just like this book.
GREAT FOR GIFTING: With its affordable price point and timed for Christmas stocking stuffers or under the tree, this coloring book’s high–quality paper and illustrations make it the best gift for coloring book fans of any age.
MARKETPLACE
POPULARITY: Coloring books are huge in the marketplace right now, with thousands of copies being sold at similar price points and illustration styles, so this fits in well.
SPECIFICATIONS
*64 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419794773 US $9.99 CAN $13.99 ËxHSLELJy794773z
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
WRITTEN BY PHIL SZOSTAK
The official behind-the-scenes companion to The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu takes fans behind the scenes of the first Star Wars theatrical release in seven years. Directed by Jon Favreau and cowritten by Favreau and Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian and Grogu follows the iconic duo that has captured hearts and minds in Disney+’s standout television series The Mandalorian as they set off on a series of new adventures following the fall of the evil Empire.
Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy, and as the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they enlist the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice, Grogu.
Filled with concept art, sketches, and interviews with key cast, crew, and creatives, The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu provides readers with an exclusive look at the art created for the newest Star Wars film and the stories behind its characters, locations, and vehicles. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jeremy Allen White.
Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak has worked in conjunction with Star Wars art departments since 2008. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Szostak ran the JAK Films Art Department on Skywalker Ranch for more than three years before joining the narrative design team on LucasArts’ Star Wars: 1313. He is also the author of The Art of Star Wars: Andor ( The Complete Series), The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) (Abrams, 2022), The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) (Abrams, 2020), and The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Abrams, 2019).
SELLING POINTS
RETURN TO THEATERS: The Mandalorian and Grogu is the first theatrically released Star Wars film in nearly a decade, and anticipation for the return of the iconic Grogu and Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin is going to be a huge media moment.
CONCEPT ART PORTFOLIO: Features artwork and concept designs by fan–favorite, industry–leading artists from Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm.
EVERGREEN BRAND: Star Wars remains one of Disney’s premier multichannel, multinational, 365, consumer products juggernauts, and The Mandalorian franchise is the feather in Disney+’s library.
HIGH–PROFILE TALENT:
Interviews with the Lucasfilm visualists, along with director/writer Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Mandalorian) and writer Dave Filoni (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels) will give a firsthand account of the film’s production.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *256 pages
*WIDTH: 11 15/16" - 303mm
*HEIGHT: 10 3/8" - 264mm
* Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER ENTERTAINMENT, ART, POP CULTURE
ISBN 9781419787768
US $50.00 CAN $68.00 UK £37.00
ËxHSLELJy787768z
eISBN
9798896845218
X-Files: The Official Archives Volume II
EXTRATERRESTRIAL ACTIVITY AND THE SYNDICATE
WRITTEN BY PAUL TERRY; ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
An officially licensed, richly illustrated inside look at the case files of Mulder and Scully's encounters with extraterrestrial activity and the Syndicate
Following the revelations of the cases declassified in The X–Files: The Official Archives: Cryptids, Biological Anomalies, and Parapsychic Phenomena comes this vital second volume of top–secret X–files. The X–Files: The Official Archives: Volume II: Extraterrestrial Activity and the Syndicate details Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder’s close encounters with alien beings and exposes the secrets of the shadowy Syndicate. Featuring UFOs, little green men, and the conspiracies to hide them from the public, these richly detailed and painstakingly re–created case files open up the X–Files universe like never before.
These vital cases served as the backbone to the cult television series and provided a powerful throughline and emotional lifeline for Agent Mulder. Now, through archival imagery and reports, fans can experience firsthand the thrills of some of the series’ most beloved episodes, including “Deep Throat,” “Jose Chung’s from Outer Space,” “Fight the Future,” “Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man,” and many more.
Paul Terry is a bestselling author, music artist, and producer. He is the author of The X–Files: The Official Archives: Cryptids, Biological Anomalies, and Parapsychic Phenomena, and together with Tara Bennett, he coauthored The Story of Marvel Studios, Fringe: September’s Notebook, Lost Encyclopedia, and more. He lives in Los Angeles.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
CULT SERIES: The X–Files is one of the most popular and influential TV series of all time. Its original run averaged nearly 20 million viewers at its peak, and its 2016–18 run drew in nearly 14 million viewers. With all episodes available to stream on Hulu, the series continues to attract new fans.
FULLY AUTHORIZED: This is the second volume of the only official in–world collection of case files from the series, licensed by 20th Century.
MORE THAN 250 ARCHIVAL IMAGES: Includes production stills, concept art, props, and other ephemera pulled from the Fox archives.
VOLUME I AVAILABLE: The X–Files: The Official Archives: Cryptids, Biological Anomalies, and Parapsychic Phenomena available in hardcover (9781419735172) and ebook (9781683357520).
SPECIFICATIONS
*300 color illustrations
*304 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 11 1/2" - 292mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ENTERTAINMENT, POP CULTURE, FICTION
ISBN 9781419771392
US $60.00 CAN $82.00 UK £45.00 ËxHSLELJy771392z
eISBN
9798887072180
The Modern Prometheus: The Films of Yorgos Lanthimos
WRITTEN BY HANNAH STRONG; ILLUSTRATED BY LITTLE WHITE
LIES
A richly visual retrospective created in collaboration with Little White Lies of Yorgos Lanthimos’s career, covering everything from his early experimental Greek short films to his award winning features like The Lobster, The Favourite, and Poor Things
In the years since his early forays into Greek theatre, Yorgos Lanthimos has cultivated a distinct cinematic look—darkly surreal, emotionally incisive, and completely original. The Modern Prometheus is a richly detailed monograph that traces the director’s evolution from his experimental debut Kinetta to the Academy Award–winning Poor Things and beyond. Written by Hannah Strong and designed in collaboration with renowned film magazine Little White Lies, this volume brings Lanthimos’s murky cinematic vision into focus. Through a compelling blend of archival material, photography, and in–depth interviews with key collaborators, The Modern Prometheus offers an intimate look at the filmmaker’s creative process. The Modern Prometheus unpacks the distinctive visuals, offbeat humor, and visceral interrogations of the human body and soul that define Lanthimos’s work. With analytical precision and deep admiration, the book celebrates Lanthimos as a genre–defying director who continues to expand the possibilities of contemporary cinema.
Hannah Strong is the digital editor at Little White Lies magazine and author of Sofia Coppola: Forever Young. Her work has appeared in Vulture, GQ, The Guardian, and Dazed & Confused, and she regularly appears on television and radio as a film critic, largely for the BBC and ITV. Strong lives in London. Little White Lies is one of the world’s preeminent film magazines, pairing a unique editorial angle with beautiful illustration and world–class design.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING VISIONARY: Yorgos Lanthimos is among the most innovative filmmakers of the 21st century, with a string of critically acclaimed and award–winning films, including Kinetta, Dogtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite, Nimic, Poor Things, and Kinds of Kindness.
BUILT–IN PUBLICITY AND GLOBAL REACH: Created in collaboration with Little White Lies, a globally recognized film magazine with a devoted following in both the UK and U.S. markets, the book will benefit from wide–reaching promotional support across digital platforms, print media, and the film festival circuit.
INSIDER ACCESS: Featuring original interviews with Lanthimos’s closest collaborators, including actors, cinematographers, and producers, the book offers behind–the–scenes insights into his creative process, visual language, and thematic obsessions.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *288 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 10 7/8" - 276mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
ISBN 9781419782916
US $50.00 CAN $68.00 UK £37.00
ËxHSLELJy782916z
eISBN 9798887076768
Michelin Travel Guides: France
FULLY UPDATED
BY MICHELIN
Explore French cities and countryside in Michelin Travel Guides: France, an up-to-date guide on where to go, what to eat, and where to stay in France, with maps, full-color photographs, and practical information that every visitor needs to know
Uncover the best of France—from its iconic cities to charming countryside villages—with guidance from Michelin. Whether you’re planning a weekend escape, a multi–region tour, or a deep dive into French culture, this guide helps you make the most of your time and travel budget.
Inside, you’ll find:
608 pages of expert recommendations for all budgets, including hotels, restaurants, and cultural sites, all evaluated using Michelin’s celebrated star–rating system.
·Multiple color maps to help navigate with ease.
·Tailored itineraries for food lovers, history buffs, nature seekers, and art enthusiasts.
·Top activities including wine routes, hiking trails, beaches, gardens, and UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Practical advice on when to go, how to get around, and what to expect in different regions.
The updated and photo–packed Michelin Travel Guides: France offers travelers the inspiration to create a memorable journey, detailing the country’s must–see cities, medieval castles, wine regions, gourmet destinations, and natural wonders.
Michelin created its first travel guide over 100 years ago to promote road travel and inspire driving confidence. Today, Michelin Travel & Lifestyle offers travelers an extensive range of travel guides, maps, and online travel resources. These products deliver the same Michelin promise of quality and consistency consumers expect from one of the world’s most trusted brands.
SELLING POINTS
NEW UPDATES: With tips on every region in France, this travel guide has brand–new information in a large format, from French history to sightseeing to the best wineries, and more.
HIGH–QUALITY
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Renowned the world over, Michelin is a trusted source for advice on the best restaurants, hotels, and more in France and other countries.
EVERYTHING TRAVELERS NEED TO KNOW: A more comprehensive guide than its pocket–size Paris companion, the Michelin Travel Guide: France offers travelers advice on everything they need to do, see, eat, and buy in France.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *608 pages
*WIDTH: 4 1/2" - 114mm
*HEIGHT: 8 5/8" - 219mm
*Paperback with flaps
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER TRAVEL ISBN 9781419784248
eISBN 9798887078601
Botanical Embroidery
A GARDEN OF PLANT AND FLOWER DESIGNS TO STITCH
BY AROUNNA KHOUNNORAJ
Embroidery artist and founder of the craft studio sensation @bookhou teaches you to stitch detailed, realistic flowers and botanicals: her new book offers a wide range of embroidery skills and demonstrates how each can be used to create lovely, naturalist designs for home goods, garments, and accessories
Plants and flowers are favorite embroidery motifs and Arounna Khounnoraj’s expert stitching instructions and range of techniques are here to help you stitch up a whole garden.This detailed guide features illustrated instructions for 40 essential stitches (everything from the tiny seed stitch to 3D beauties like fishbone stitch and turkey work) and offers a nature–inspired approach that ensures each botanical motif is unique and realistic. Once you have mastered the foundation stitches, the book shows you how to create 20 flowers and botanicals and then combine them to make 15 pretty projects.
Change the size, color, or number of flowers and plants and the possibilities for variations are endless. Try your hand at creating a pillow, napkin, or zip case, then move on to more advanced projects including wall art and an embellished sweater and shirt. Make embroidered hoops to display or embellish vintage finds or items you own already.
Arounna Khounnoraj is a Canadian artist and maker based in Toronto, where she emigrated with her family from Laos at the age of four. In 2002 she started Bookhou, a multidisciplinary studio with her husband, John Booth. Together, they explore a variety of printing and embroidery techniques through making utilitarian objects such as bags, home goods, and textiles. Khounnoraj is a craft–influencer in her own right, with more than 750,000 followers on Instagram. She runs regular workshops and is recognized for her beautiful embroidery.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES: This comprehensive stitch guide’s detailed instructions gives readers all they need to achieve polished results on the first try. Perfect for readers of Hoop Dreams (Abrams, 2018) and for all who are interested in learning to make beautiful, embroidered projects filled with flowers and botanicals.
EXPERT AUTHOR: Arounna Khounnoraj teaches embroidery workshops all over the globe, and her patterns are prized by the craft community. The 15 projects in the book reflect the aesthetic of her very popular studio line of ready–made items and include pretty accessories and garments, and home goods.
MARKET REACH: Khounnoraj’s 750,000–plus Instagram and YouTube followers are eager for this new book. Ongoing design collaborations with Creativebug, Socksappeal, Roots Canada, Kokkafabrics, and FreeSpirit fabrics offer opportunities to market the book and extend its reach to each brand’s audience.
SPECIFICATIONS
*275 full-color photographs plus howto illustrations
*208 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Paperback with flaps
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
CRAFT, NATURE, DESIGN & DECORATING
ISBN 9781419785870
US $28.00 CAN $38.00 UK £20.99
eISBN 9798887079417
Printing by Hand
A
MODERN GUIDE TO PRINTING WITH HANDMADE STAMPS, STENCILS, AND SILK
SCREENS
BY LENA CORWIN
Artist and textile designer Lena Corwin brings back her craft bestseller Printing by Hand in a new paperback format with a new introduction and original new project
Printing by Hand has sold more than fifty–thousand copies since its first publication in the summer of 2008, and the book’s author, Lena Corwin, has remained a sought–after instructor and popular craft influencer ever since.
This new paperback edition features all of the content of the original, including design templates printed on full–size pattern sheets in an envelope in the back of the book. A whole new generation of readers will love discovering Corwin’s techniques for stamping, screen–printing, and stenciling by hand. Chapters offer step–by–step instructions for creating 19 different projects—stationery, fabric pouches, wrapping paper, tablecloth and napkins, T–shirts, artwork, furniture, and more––including an original, all–new block–printing project. For each, the author has created and included an original design template so that readers can achieve the same beautiful results shown in the book. In addition to the projects, the book includes an extensive how–to section and useful charts for matching surface to ink or paint and for getting the color you want.
Designer and author Lena Corwin began her career working for fashion brands Marithé + François Girbaud, Calvin Klein, and Jill Stuart. She attended University of Oregon, and continued her education in New York at FIT, SVA, and Pratt. She enjoys a wide range of handmade techniques and utilizes computer technology as a complementary tool. Corwin taught popular craft classes from her Brooklyn studio, then moved to northern California, where she lives and continues to write, teach, and work as a design consultant for a variety of clients.
SELLING POINTS
DIY ESSENTIAL: With her friendly, encouraging voice, Lena has been inspiring the craft audience for more than a decade with how–to advice and DIY projects. Printing By Hand has remained the most popular and reccommended book in the printing and silkscreening category since publication.
CRAFTER'S FAVORITE
AUTHOR: Lena is a sought–after instructor whose three books have sold more than 70,000 copies; this paperback edition will bring her bestseller, Printing By Hand, to a whole new audience.
INTERSECTION OF DIY AND DESIGN: Block printed fabrics and looks are very much in the zeitgeist and are hugely popular in interior design and fashion. Printing by Hand helps readers create these looks themselves, to use throughout their homes and on clothing and accessories.
SPECIFICATIONS
*144 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419792762
9798896844518
Walk With Me New York: Holiday
BY SUSAN KAUFMAN
From photographer Susan Kaufman, a festive collection of New York City homes decorated for the holiday winter wonderland
For readers of Susan Kaufman’s previous title, Walk with Me New York, comes a new installment of images featuring the city in its holiday season. Kaufman once again invites readers to view the city through her lens, mystifying them merry scenes of charming townhouses, decorated shops, lovely parks, shop facades, and serene streetscapes. Kaufman demonstrates that the holidays in New York are truly the most wonderful time of the year!
There’s a reason so many tourists visit New York during the holiday season and why you’ll find so many native New Yorkers walking the streets with a sense of childlike glee—it’s magical! Kaufman will highlight iconic New York holiday spots from the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Radio City Music Hall to Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday lights and the department store window displays along Fifth Avenue.
She will also highlight the off–the–beaten path holiday gems. From Thanksgiving weekend to New Year’s Day, New Yorkers show off their creativity by turning out festive displays on townhouse stoops, in shop windows, hotel lobbies and restaurants, and in many public places. Walk with Me New York: Holiday highlights this festive season as the perfect gift.
Susan Kaufman was the founding editor in chief of Time Inc.’s People StyleWatch magazine. She was named Editor of the Year in Ad Age’s A–List issue, and under her leadership, People StyleWatch landed the highly coveted number one position as Magazine of the Year, also in the A–List issue. Her previous roles also include fashion editor at Glamour, fashion director at Mademoiselle, and style director at People. She is now a photographer and Instagrammer in her post–publishing career. Kaufman splits her time between her Greenwich Village apartment and her home in the Hamptons, which she shares with her husband and black Lab, Lucky.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
SUCCESSFUL TRACK: Walk With Me New York has sold more than 85,000 copies. This spin off of Susan’s Kaufman’s enticing New York City photography features New York as a winter holiday wonderland.
PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT: Kaufman invites readers into the charm and soul of the city, Walk with Me New York: Holiday will be the ideal holiday gift for those visiting New York during the holidays, or wishing they were!
STRONG SOCIAL–MEDIA PLATFORM: Kaufman has more than 103,000 engaged Instagram followers (@skaufman4050) and her platform continues to grow.
WELL–CONNECTED AUTHOR: Kaufman is the former editor in chief at PeopleStyle Watch and is a magazine industry veteran. She has also appeared on The View and E’s Fashion Police as a fashion expert and provided commentary for publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color photographs throughout *176 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL
ISBN 9781419787188
US $29.99 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99 ËxHSLELJy787188z eISBN 9798896840121
From Pioneer Winter • By Kateryna Sylvanova and Elena Malisova
Sez I to Myself
THE
COLLECTED ESSAYS OF FRANK AND MALACHY MCCOURT
BY FRANK AND MALACHY MCCOURT; EDITED BY TOM AND JONAH ALLON
The never-before-collected essays of Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize–winning memoirist, and his boisterous brother Malachy, publishing on the 30th anniversary of Angela's Ashes, with a foreword by Colum McCann
In 1996, a retired New York City high school English teacher published a memoir that took the publishing world by storm. Angela’s Ashes, the story of Frank McCourt’s childhood in Ireland, was a bold account of poverty and family tragedy, suffused with humor and compassion. It went on to sell over ten million copies and won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.
Frank McCourt was suddenly an internationally celebrated memoirist, a writer who had invigorated the genre. But most readers didn’t know that Angela’s Ashes wasn’t Frank’s first published writing. For years, he and his actor brother Malachy contributed a column to a neighborhood newspaper called The West Side Spirit. Malachy, himself a bestselling writer, also contributed to Our Town, Irish America, and The Southampton Review. And Frank went on to write for prominent publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Esquire, Life, and Rolling Stone Sez I To Myself collects the best of those essays and works of journalism. Here the brothers McCourt tackle parades and pubs, classrooms and churches, the immigrant experience, loss, 9/11, the writing life, and more. This is a charming, tender, and insightful collection, a welcome new book from two masterful and much–loved writers.
Frank McCourt (1930–2009) and Malachy McCourt (1931–2024) were born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America as young adults. For 30 years, Frank taught in New York City high schools. His first book, Angela’s Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He was also the author of the memoirs ’Tis and Teacher Man. In the 1950s, Malachy opened New York City’s original singles bar Malachy’s. He went on to a long career in film, television, radio, and on the stage, and as a bestselling author of many books, including A Monk Swimming and Malachy McCourt’s History of Ireland. Tom Allon is an award–winning journalist, columnist, media executive and publisher. He has written for The New York Times, the Daily News, New York Post, Huffington Post, Dan’s Papers, City & State, The West Side Spirit, Our Town, and many other publications. Allon is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Cornell University, and Stuyvesant High School. He has taught opinion writing at Hunter College, and journalism and American literature at Stuyvesant High School. He has four adult children, three cats, and is married to Rebecca Cohen. They live in Dumbo, Brooklyn, and East Moriches, Long Island. Jonah Allon is a writer and political communications strategist who currently serves as Deputy Communications Director for New York Governor Kathy Hochul. A born–and–raised New Yorker, he lives in Brooklyn.
SELLING POINTS
MUCH–LOVED AUTHORS: People love the McCourts, and they count many famous fans, including writer Colum McCann, who is contributing an introduction to this collection. The book is published with the full support of Frank and Malachy’s widows, who have helped with the manuscript, photo research, and more.
RARE GEMS: These beguiling, wise, and beautifully written pieces have never been collected before, don’t appear online, or were originally in small regional publications. While not technically “new,” they will be new to the millions who have read and loved the McCourts’ memoirs.
BIG ANNIVERSARY: Publication will be timed to the 30th anniversary of Angela’s Ashes in early September 2026.
NEW YORK CITY CONNECTIONS: Editor Tom Allon was on the board at Symphony Space and helped found the city’s Frank McCourt High School, which will receive part of the author’s proceeds here. The famous McSorley’s Old Ale House plays a big role in this collection (a column by Frank hung in the men’s room). Lots of potential for press and events, and this should appeal to readers of Joseph Mitchell’s Up in the Old Hotel
SPECIFICATIONS
*336 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 216mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
MEMOIR, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION, POP CULTURE ISBN 9781419790980
US $30.00 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99 ËxHSLELJy790980z
eISBN 9798896842392
This Is How You Love Her A
JOURNEY TO RADICAL SELF-LOVE
BY TRACI SAULSBERRY
A guide to embracing vulnerability, finding your identity, and reclaiming your life, from former NBC publicity executive Traci Saulsberry
What if you didn't need Bali to find yourself? For 14 years, Traci Saulsberry led communications at NBC, becoming one of the youngest Black executives at the company. She had everything a modern woman is told to want—the house, her son, the high–powered job. But when her carefully constructed life collapsed, Saulsberry was confronted with a question she'd been avoiding for years: Who was she, really?
Here I was, caught on my heels, with no backup lover to pick up the slack. Naturally, because I am a product of an adolescence spent binging rom–coms filled with sweeping tales, I wanted to run away and leave it all behind. I romanticized that there must be a flight to the farthest island on the edge of the world where I could just start over again. My archnemesis, reality, quickly snapped me out of that daydream. I wasn't going anywhere. I felt trapped.
This Is How You Love Her is a vulnerable narrative guide to uncovering your identity in life's small moments, right where you are. With wit and insight, heart and cinematic prose, Saulsberry weaves together pages from her journal, conversational guides, poetry, and reflection prompts in this memoir–meets–guide that gives readers permission to get to know themselves at their own pace.
For anyone who's ever lost themselves in work, relationships, or the image they built to survive—this is your roadmap home.
And this is how you love her.
Perfect for fans of memoirs, self–help, and journaling, this book explores:
Perfection: Unlearning the belief that you’re not allowed to get it wrong
·Body Autonomy: Reclaiming your body and learning to be present in your own skin
Boundaries: Setting limits with the people you love most, even when it means risking the relationship
Control: Releasing the need to manage everyone's perception and trusting yourself to just be
Traci Saulsberry is a senior communications executive and leadership coach. She was one of the youngest ever Black executives at NBCU, where she worked for 14 years. Saulsberry most recently built and led the communications team at the streaming service Peacock, where she steered a team of more than 30 people. Saulsberry specializes in leadership coaching for anyone from early career to new leaders and established business owners. Her passion includes an emphasis on helping audiences find and own their voice while navigating spaces where they are of the minority. As a keynote speaker and learning facilitator, Saulsberry leads workshops and courses on knowing and owning your voice in order to become an effective leader professionally and personally.
SELLING POINTS
MEDIA DARLING: Traci Saulsberry is a sought–after public speaker for businesses and platforms of all sizes. She has strong media connections with The New York Times, MSNBC, Access Hollywood, Vulture, goop, Essence, Deadline, and more.
WELL–CONNECTED AUTHOR: Saulsberry has worked alongside many A–list writers, actors, producers, and more, and has already secured advanced praise from Amber Stevens West, Scott Evans, Angelique Jackson, and others.
CORPORATE PARTNER
OPPORTUNITIES: Saulsberry still has relationships with NBCU and all of the major studios (Warner Bros., Netflix, Amazon, CBS Studios) who would purchase bulk books and invite her to talk to their teams. She has previously worked with Fierce Events (Biotech), Mazda, and has explored a coursework partnership with Hewlett Packard and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
SPECIAL SALES
OPPORTUNITIES: Saulsberry also has relationships with events like CurlFest, which brings in over 30,000 Black and Brown guests, where she could sell books and/or speak. They have three to four events a year in New York and Atlanta.
SPECIFICATIONS
*272 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419780110
US $28.00 CAN $38.00 UK £20.99
eISBN 9798887075907
Circuit Breakers
HOW NEUROSCIENTISTS GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD
BY ANNA CHAMBERS, PHD
Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Anna Chambers takes us inside a state-of-the-art brain research laboratory, showing us how scientists unpack the biological secrets that make headlines and save lives
Our brain is the source of our thoughts, feelings, dreams, and actions, and in recent decades, neuroscience has revealed fascinating details about how it works. But how do we know what we know?
In Circuit Breakers, Harvard–trained neuroscientist Dr. Anna Chambers takes us inside a state–of–the–art brain research laboratory. Here, we learn how cutting edge tools can manipulate memories, make brain cells glow in the dark, and record signals from thousands of neurons at once. From the delicate electrodes that enable a child to hear for the first time, to the genetic engineering techniques that allow us to control the brain with lasers, Circuit Breakers weaves down–to–earth explanations of the powerful tools of neuroscience with the little–known stories of the scientists who helped to create them.
In the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience, unprecedented discoveries may be “all in a day’s work,” and thus it is through the structure of a typical (but altogether wondrous) day—from breakfast with her toddler to peering into “a rig” and marveling at the elegant branches of a living brain cell—Chambers invites us into spaces where few nonscientists ever venture. Chambers leavens her lessons in neuroscience with details from her own often–grueling journey to becoming a researcher. As a first–generation college student, a woman, and a mother in a field that is still overwhelmingly male and privileged, her perspective is an unusual one, and she is deeply committed to mentoring aspiring scientists, improving scientific literacy, and dispelling the many myths about the “black box” of the brain.
Anna R. Chambers is a neuroscientist who conducts research on the brain’s mechanisms for daydreaming, sleep, memory, and hearing. She received a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2009, a PhD in neurobiology from Harvard Medical School in 2015, and conducted postdoctoral fellowships in Germany and Norway. Her 15–plus years of training in neuroscience have been focused on experimental techniques. Starting in 2019, she led a research group in the Laboratory for Neural Computation at the University of Oslo, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences. In early 2023, she joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She grew up in the United States, Korea, and Bolivia, and currently lives in Boston with her husband and son.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
AN OUTSIDER’S INSIDE LOOK: Harvard–trained but a first–generation college student and a young mother, Dr. Anna R. Chambers is simultaneously impeccably credentialed and deeply aware of the field’s barriers to entry for those who are not white, male, and wealthy. THE TRUE FACE OF NEUROSCIENCE: The book shows the way the core of science lies not in ivory tower academia but in the daily work performed by “blue–collar scientists”—young, underpaid, and idealistic graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, technicians, interns, and medical students. It also shows us the history of the discipline, profiling the only four female Nobel laureates in physics, as well as other scientists whose influence has been profound but whose renown is limited.
PERSONAL APPROACH: Dr. Chambers skillfully uses parts of her own story to build an engaging “day–in–the–life”–style narration, one that demystifies the lab and illuminates not just the inner workings of research but also the life of a scientist— making the book a sort of Lab Girl for neuroscience.
TIMELY SUBJECT: As the fields of scientific research and public health are being brutally defunded and reduced nationwide, making knowledge of this work known in a commercial format is more important than ever.
SPECIFICATIONS
*288 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419773587
US $30.00 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99 ËxHSLELJy773587z
eISBN
9798887072784
RIGHTS: World/All
Tough Guy A
MEMOIR AND A SEARCH
BY MATHEW RODRIGUEZ
A powerful hybrid memoir exploring the connections between father and son, addiction and disease, and what it really means to be a man, from an awardwinning queer journalist
Growing up in and around New York City, all Mat really knew of his father, Tofi, was that he loved to cook, he loved to dance, and he was, for the most part, completely absent from his family’s life. As Mat grew older, he realized his father was an addict despite his mother’s silence on the subject, and he realized that he himself was gay, a revelation that was met only with “Don't get AIDS,” a stinging blow to young Mat. But it was not until Tofi was on his deathbed that his son learned his father had been HIV positive for all of Mat’s life. The two had had such different, disparate lives; yet lives that ran parallel to each other all the while, and this set Mat on a journey to truly understand his father's story, as well as his own.
Tough Guy is a powerful debut memoir that combines Mat’s story of growing up as a gay Puerto Rican American with binge–eating disorder alongside his father’s story of growing up poor in the Lower East Side and turning to heroin as an escape route. Mathew Rodriguez seeks to pinpoint the ways in which Tofi embodied a nexus of major cultural shifts: his parents’ flight from Puerto Rico to New York City in the 1940s, just as the construction of the city’s first affordable housing projects was underway; the rise of the heroin crisis in the U.S. during his teenage years, when he began using; and the insidious spread of the virus that would come to be known as HIV, lurking unnamed for decades before what history has thus far deemed the start of the AIDS crisis. In tracing the arc of his father’s life, Rodriguez asks his readers to widen the lens of our cultural memory of whom the AIDS crisis affected, zooming out from our focus on cis–gay white men to center the people of color and drug users also lost to the disease, a too often forgotten piece of our collective history.
Through historical research and examination, as well as family stories passed down, Rodriguez take the reader on the journey of understanding just how complicated, heartbreaking, and beautiful being a person in this world is, as we all have to make our choices within the contexts we can't control. Ultimately, Tough Guy is a stunning memoir of forgiveness and understanding.
Mathew Rodriguez (they/he) is an award–winning Brooklyn–based freelance writer and editor who has previously served as a senior editor at The Atlantic, Them, and The Body. Rodriguez’s work has also been featured in Teen Vogue, Slate, The Village Voice, SELF, Out, The Advocate, INTO, The Body, POZ, and Remezcla, among other publications. Their essay “Are You My Papi?” was featured in the anthology Modern Loss: Candid Conversations about Grief (HarperWave, 2018), and an essay of his on queer sexuality is featured in A Great Gay Book: Stories of Growth, Belonging, & Other Queer Possibilities (Abrams, 2024). Rodriguez’s debut YA graphic novel, Carlos Alejos Has to Lose His Chichos, illustrated by Charlot Kristensen, was published by FSG Kids in 2025. He holds a BA in English and Comparative literature from Fordham University and an MA in journalism from NYU, and has served as a guest lecturer at Fordham, the City University of New York, and NYU.
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING
JOURNALIST: Matthew Rodriguez has won several awards for his journalistic work, including two GLAAD Media Awards, an NLGJA Award, and a Society of Professional Journalists’ Deadline Award. His essays have been featured in two different anthologies, and his bylines include Teen Vogue, Slate, The Village Voice, and The Body.
DEBUT MEMOIR: Tough Guy carefully reconstructs Rodriguez’s father’s life through family stories and archival research, alongside his own life. It is a history of New York City, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a reflection on growing up queer, and a rumination on how history is always alive, all at once.
WIDE APPEAL: Rodriguez’s memoir grapples with a variety of topics, providing historical background and an intimate look into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the opioid epidemic, and housing gentrification in NYC with his reconstruction of his father’s past. Rodriguez’s struggles with his queer identity, binge eating, and suicidal thoughts also add another range of topics to target audience interest.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*320 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: JANUARY MEMOIR, LGBTQ+ HISTORY & CULTURE, NONFICTION ISBN 9781419778063
US $30.00 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99
eISBN 9798887074689
RIGHTS: World/All
Friends with Words ADVENTURES
SELLING POINTS
IN LANGUAGELAND
BY MARTHA BARNETTE
With warmth and humor, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the air, now in paperback
Praise for Friends with Words
“A delight from intro to epilogue!” —Mary Norris, New York Times bestselling author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
“A captivating and joyous read about language, identity, and, most importantly, life and love.” –Sarah Ogilvie, author of The Dictionary People
“Delightful.” —New York Post
Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the cohost of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.” Over that time, she’s developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say.
In Friends with Words, Barnette weaves together all these strands in a clear, informative, highly entertaining exploration of language. Chock–full of anecdotes, humorous asides, new words, trivia, and other lexicological delights, Friends with Words also tells Barnette’s story—from her Appalachian roots through her study of Ancient Greek, and on to the making of a beloved and enduring show. Friends with Words is an expert, good–humored, joyful book.
Martha Barnette is a longtime journalist, dynamic public speaker, and cohost of the popular radio show and podcast A Way with Words. She holds an undergraduate degree in English from Vassar College, did graduate work in classical languages at the University of Kentucky, and studied Spanish in Costa Rica. Barnette is the author of A Garden of Words, Ladyfingers & Nun’s Tummies, and Dog Days & Dandelions. She lives in San Diego, California.
GREAT CATEGORY: Language lovers love books. This is for readers of Dreyer’s English; Because Internet; Eats, Shoots & Leaves; and Bill Bryson’s The Mother Tongue.
ONGOING INTEREST: Friends With Words was widely featured in public radio (it was an NPR “Book of the Day“) and on newsletters at its initial hardcover publication, and Barnette appeared at numerous festivals. She has invitations for more this year to support the paperback.
BIG REACH: Martha Barnette’s show A Way with Words is distributed to National Public Radio affiliates in 43 states, reaching 480 cities. It is also available as a podcast, which gets over 350,000 downloads per month on average, and has an accompanying newsletter that reaches over 55,000 people. Barnette has a direct connection to, and ongoing relationship with, language lovers.
QUIRKY AND ENGAGING: Full of delightful information and stories that will make for fun press coverage, this charming and giftable book also has an experienced and charming author to promote it.
SPECIFICATIONS
*304 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419778858
US $18.00 CAN $24.99 UK £12.99
ËxHSLELJy778858z
eISBN
9798887075228
Songs for Other People's Weddings
A NOVEL
BY DAVID LEVITHAN AND JENS LEKMAN
Award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved singersongwriter Jens Lekman's charming, tender, and acclaimed novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship—now in paperback!
Praise for Songs for Other People’s Weddings
“Charming, unique, and unconventional.” Library Journal, starred review
DUO: David Levithan is a bestselling YA author in his own right, and Jens Lekman is a beloved musician with his own cult following. Between them, we have two very different and strong platforms from which to promote this book.
BIG COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: The writing is solidly “sweet spot” fiction—upmarket commercial writing that will have widespread appeal beyond literary acclaim.
EVERGREEN HOOK: Books about weddings and love have massive, enduring appeal, and not just in the summer wedding season.
SPECIFICATIONS
*320 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9781419778131
eISBN 9798887074702
J is an accidental wedding singer. Unlike most wedding singers, he writes an original song for every couple—his way of finding out about the small, strange things that brought them together and the hopeful, vulnerable feelings they’re experiencing.
J’s own love life is in a state of flux. His girlfriend is off to New York for work, and as her life grows bigger and busier without him in it, he finds it harder to stick to a happy tune. He doesn’t know whether to encourage the soon–to–be–wed couples or warn them.
When complications hit and love is tested, is there any way to sing through all the noise?
Combining David Levithan’s deeply observant storytelling and Jens Lekman’s inventive and touching original songs, Songs for Other People’s Weddings is a tender, honest novel that tracks love through all its chord changes, never forgetting that the best songs contain the bitter and the sweet, the despair of losing it all and the euphoria of being found.
“Surprising, funny, compassionate—Songs for Other People's Weddings is not just lyrical, it sings.” —Steven Rowley, New York Times bestselling author of The Celebrants and The Guncle “A hilarious, heartfelt, and tremendously wise exploration of love in all its beguiling and bittersweet absurdity.” —Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding
David Levithan is the author of numerous acclaimed novels, including The Lover’s Dictionary, Every Day, Boy Meets Boy, and Two Boys Kissing. His other collaborations include Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist with Rachel Cohn, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson with John Green. He can often be found with headphones on, a devoted music listener . . . but it’s safe to say that nobody will ever ask him to sing at a wedding. Jens Lekman is a singer and songwriter from Sweden with several beloved albums, such as Life Will See You Now, Night Falls Over Kortedala, and Oh You’re So Silent Jens. He was once voted the 15th–sexiest man in Sweden by ELLE. Then he dropped down to number 33, and since then he hasn’t been included in their list. He works part–time as a wedding singer.
Pioneer Winter
A NOVEL
BY KATERYNA SYLVANOVA AND ELENA MALISOVA
The second book in the Pioneer series, which catalyzed one of Russia's largest-ever crackdowns on LGBTQ+ representation, and continues the story of star-crossed gay lovers 20 years after meeting at summer camp
Yurka and Volodya first meet in 1986 during summer at Pioneer Camp—and it’s there that they grow closer and closer, despite the fear and consequences of their illegal attraction.
In this second book in the internationally bestelling series, Yurka, now a professional musician and conductor, is on tour in Kharkiv when Volodya goes to find him to reexamine their shared past. In Pioneer Summer, their story unfolds from Yurka’s perspective—and in this touching sequel, we venture into Volodya’s upbringing and manhood as he reckons with his own gay identity.
Toggling between 1986 and 2006, Pioneer Winter furthers the story of these star–crossed lovers and the romance that builds between them over the years. Cowritten by a Ukrainian–Russian duo, the series became a runaway TikTok sensation and #1 bestseller in Russia, reaching such heights of popularity that Putin stepped in to ban it.
Now their story continues in Pioneer Winter, a heartfelt romance that will transport English readers to another place and time—and is a testament to love’s enduring bonds.
Elena Malisova was born in a provincial Soviet town in the late 1980s, where she lived until she moved to Moscow in the late 2000s. Growing up, she wrote poems that were published in small local newspapers. Sylvanova and Malisova met in 2016 and together began working on Pioneer Summer. In 2022, amid a wave of death threats both authors were receiving, Malisova left Russia. She currently lives in Germany. Kateryna Sylvanova was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. After graduating from university, she moved to Russia, where she worked in a shoe store and spent her free time writing. In 2022, after Russia began its full–scale war against Ukraine, Sylvanova left Russia and returned to Kharkiv. Anne O. Fisher’s most recent translation is Ukraine War, Love: A Donetsk Diary by Ukrainian writer, journalist, and historian Olena Stiazhkina. Fisher and her husband, Derek Mong, are the incoming coeditors of the literary journal At Length. Read more at www.anneofisher.com. She condemns Putin’s ongoing war of aggression on Ukraine.
SELLING POINTS
BUILDING A SERIES: Abrams Press published the first novel in this series, Pioneer Summer, in June 2025 in hardcover, and paperback in April 2026; Pioneer Winter continues the narrative as the protagonists rekindle their fraught romantic relationship in adulthood.
PERFECT FOR BOOK CLUBS:
The book’s success in Russia was driven by immense popularity on TikTok, its commercial writing, and its emotional star–crossed–yet–hopeful LGBTQ romance. The series is perfect for book club fiction readers of Red, White & Royal Blue,Call Me By Your Name,The Song of Achilles, They Both Die at the End, and many more.
THE ULTIMATE BANNED BOOK: This novel’s bestselling success was the primary catalyst for Russia’s draconian law banning all “promotion” of LGBTQ topics. Its authors even had to leave Russia amidst a torrent of death threats.
BOOK 1 AVAILABLE: Pioneer Summer is available in hardcover (9781419773105), paperback (9781419773112; April 2026), and ebook (9798887072531).
SPECIFICATIONS
*448 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER FICTION
ISBN 9781419773129
US $30.00 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99
eISBN
9798887072548
From Two Worlds (Dos Mundos) • Written and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
The Dissidents • By Derf Backderf
Lantern Pass
A SUPERNATURAL NOIR ALPINE THRILLER WRITTEN BY SERGE LEHMAN; ILLUSTRATED BY FREDERIK PEETERS
A tightly controlled mountain town. A disappearance no one wants solved. And something in the surrounding peaks that refuses to stay buried.
In the dead of winter, detectives Frank Sangaré and Ms. Umber arrive in Saint–Elme, a remote village in the Swiss Alps famed for its mineral water—where residents have learned to mind their own business. The pair is investigating the disappearance of a wealthy young man who vanished three months earlier. But in Saint–Elme, power flows through the Sax clan, and the local police serve at their pleasure. Thinly veiled threats maintain the peace, and everyone knows where the lines are. As Sangaré and Umber push forward, they see the high cost of challenging that order—but then the boundaries start to shift. Frogs have flooded the streets. People are seeing things they shouldn’t. And the case pulls the detectives into something beyond the reach of money or influence.
Serge Lehman is a French novelist, comics writer, and screenwriter known for his work in science fiction and crime fiction. He helped redefine French sci–fi in the 1990s before transitioning into comics, where his work blends noir, mythology, and social history. Frederik Peeters is a Swiss graphic novelist who gained international recognition with Blue Pills, an autobiographical graphic novel. He has since worked across genres—from literary fiction to science fiction and crime—and is a frequent nominee and award winner at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
GRIPPING STORYTELLING:
Lantern Pass delivers a tightly woven mystery that builds momentum from its opening pages. What begins as the search for a missing person quickly expands into a far more unsettling investigation.
AN IMMERSIVE ALPINE
SETTING: From the very first scene, the Swiss Alps are more than a backdrop—they're an active player in the story. Readers are drawn into the isolated town of Saint–Elme, as snowbound streets, looming peaks, and the surrounding wilderness shape the story’s mood and direction.
A DISTINCTIVE GENRE BLEND:
Combining crime fiction, supernatural tension, and dark humor, Lantern Pass will appeal to fans of Twin Peaks and Fargo and readers drawn to rural noir.
A FORMIDABLE CREATIVE DUO:
Writer Serge Lehman and artist Frederik Peeters bring together complementary strengths in genre storytelling and atmospheric visual narrative with a seamless blend of sharp plotting and evocative artwork.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *424 pages
*WIDTH: 7 3/8" - 187mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER GRAPHIC NOVELS ISBN 9781419788468
Human Nature Book 2
A SATIRICAL SCIENCE FICTION GRAPHIC NOVEL
BY DARREN ARONOFSKY, ARI HANDEL, JEFF WELCH, AND MARTIN MORAZZO
The second volume of Darren Aronofsky's original graphic novel series Human Nature, a surreal and satirical adventure
From Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, the creative team behind Black Swan and The Whale, along with writer Jeff Welch and acclaimed artist Martín Morazzo (Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum) comes Human Nature Book 2, the next chapter in this razor–sharp social satire about ambition, power, and humanity's desperate quest for immortality.
Duke and his new companions have managed to please the unpredictable and alien Keepers, providing humiliating entertainment to hold the creatures' trigger–happy tentacles at bay and keep the skibbles flowing. But Duke is desperate to escape the ever–watching gaze of the Keepers and—above all—find his estranged daughter.
Blending twisted humor, surreal adventure, and striking visuals, Human Nature hurls readers into a bizarre yet unsettlingly familiar future, confronting unimaginable obstacles at every turn. It’s an audacious ride that only Aronofsky could conjure.
Darren Aronofsky is an award–winning filmmaker born in Brooklyn. Aronofsky heads Protozoa, based in Chinatown, NYC. His credits include Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Noah, mother!, The Whale, and Caught Stealing. In 2023, Aronofsky founded Primordial Soup, an AI–focused film studio. Ari Handel is a writer and producer with a doctorate in neuroscience. He is known for co–writing and producing the films Noah and The Fountain with Darren Aronofsky, and for producing four other films: The Wrestler, Black Swan, mother!, and The Whale Jeff Welch is a screenwriter known for Bet Your Life Human Nature is his first graphic novel series. Martín Morazzo made his major American comics debut with the 2012 environmental sci–fi saga Great Pacific, a series he co–created for Image Comics with Joe Harris. Morazzo has since worked on Art Brut, She Could Fly, Snowfall, and Ice Cream Man, among others, and he’s been published by Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Vertigo, Z2 Comics, and BOOM! Studios.
SELLING POINTS
A–LIST CREATIVE TEAM: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel are known in the film industry as a groundbreaking creative duo behind the Academy Award–winning Black Swan and Whale, mother!, and Requiem for a Dream. Martín Morazzo is the artist of the critically acclaimed Ice Cream Man (Image), and Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum (DC Comics).
A SATIRICAL SOCIAL COMMENTARY WITH A SCI–FI BEND: Human Nature has wit similar to Mark Russell's Rumpus Room, Traveling to Mars, and Superman: Space Age and Jade LFT Peters' Influenca, and the epic world–building and pathos of Kieron Gillen's We Called Them Giants.
POSITIVE PRESS: In an advance review of Human Nature Book 1, Booklist said it was a “page–turning sci–fi thriller with just a touch of dark humor for adult fans of sci–fi works, who will be eager for the next volume.”
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *144 pages
*WIDTH: 6 5/8" - 168mm
*HEIGHT: 10 3/16" - 259mm
* Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
ISBN 9781419780387
US $29.99 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99
eISBN 9798887076164
Dune Messiah Book 1
A GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION
WRITTEN BY BRIAN HERBERT AND KEVIN J. ANDERSON; ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL SHELFER
The first volume of Abrams ComicArts' faithful graphic-novel adaptations of Dune Messiah, part of the groundbreaking science-fiction series by Frank Herbert—timed to the release of the movie
In this second act of Frank Herbert’s classic Dune saga, the story of Paul Atreides—the man christened Muad’Dib—continues. As ruler of the known universe, he lords over an empire born of prophecy, haunted by the future he alone can glimpse. Though worshipped as a religious icon, Paul faces a conspiracy unfolding within his inner circle, as well as an even greater threat that strikes at the heart of his legacy—targeting his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to House Atreides . . .
This follow–up to the bestselling Dune graphic novel trilogy offers a spectacular blend of adventure, mysticism, intergalactic politics, and ecology, bringing Frank Herbert’s visionary series to a new generation through its immersive graphic novel format. Like its predecessors, Dune Messiah again features a striking painted cover by artist Bill Sienkiewicz.
Frank Herbert (1920–86) was an American science–fiction writer best known for his novel Dune and its subsequent five sequels. Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, is best known for his collaborations with author Kevin J. Anderson, with whom he has written multiple sequels and prequels to his father’s landmark 1965 novel. He lives in Seattle. Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than 50 bestsellers. He has written novels for the Star Wars, StarCraft, and The X–Files universes and, with Brian Herbert, is the coauthor of the Dune prequel series. Anderson lives in Monument, Colorado. Michael Shelfer has been a professional cartoonist for twenty years, working with Marvel, DC, and IDW, among others. He lives with his children in the southeast United States. Bill Sienkiewicz is an Eisner–winning, Emmy–nominated artist who is recognized as having revamped contemporary comic and graphic novel illustration. He is based in Los Angeles.
RIGHTS:
SELLING POINTS
UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION: The first volume of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune Messiah will be released in November, just ahead of the film adaptation on December 18, 2026. A second season of HBO Max's prequel series, Dune Prophecy, has also been confirmed and is in production.
ICONIC COVER ART: Comics legend Bill Sienkiewicz continues his work on the series with another striking cover illustration.
POWERFUL BRAND: Frank Herbert's Dune has sold millions of copies and was the recipient of the first Hugo and Nebula Award, making it one of the most successful science–fiction novels of all time. The first two installments of Legendary Entertainment’s live–action feature of Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Bladerunner 2049) and starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and others, were released to great acclaim in 2021 and 2024.
CONTINUING SUCCESS: Fifty–five years since its release, Dune continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies per year. As a stand–alone adaptation timed with both a movie and a television show, Dune Messiah is the perfect entry point for readers looking for a digestible way to experience the phenomenon.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *128 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 9 3/4" - 248mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
ISBN 9781419784187
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
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eISBN 9798887078571
THE PUNK SINGER WHO RIPPED THROUGH TIME; AN LGBTQ+ GRAPHIC NOVEL BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR NATE
POWELL
BY NATE POWELL
From the National Book Award–winning, bestselling author Nate Powell comes an intense time–tripping graphic novel capturing the transitional 1990s and the weird kids who fall through the cracks—perfect for fans of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Killing Eve, and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
The year is 1992. Diana Bogue is a personality too big for her small Arkansas town—a runaway who dyes her hair platinum, studies the occult, sings like an angel, and dominates the local punk scene through the force of her personality. Even when being in the “cult of Diana” is too much for them, her friends Jody, Steff, Napoleon, and Todd can’t help but be pulled into her vortex.
But under the surface, Diana struggles to outrun damage from a repressive religious past. She only shares these struggles with her dearest long–distance pen pal—who she keeps hidden from her other friends.
Until one day, he’s never heard from again.
Untethered and fiercely protective of what she considers hers, Diana turns even more inward, blending music and homegrown sorcery in hopes of outrunning reality. But even she can't turn back time . . . or can she?
Nate Powell is a National Book Award–winning cartoonist who began self–publishing as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His work includes Fall Through, Come Again, Save It For Later, Swallow Me Whole, civil rights icon John Lewis’s March trilogy and its follow–up Run, a comics adaptation of James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me, and more. Powell’s work has received multiple Eisner and Ignatz Awards, ALA and YALSA distinctions, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the Comic–Con International Inkpot Award, and is a two–time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He fell into the hardcore punk community in 1991, playing hundreds of shows in underground legends Soophie Nun Squad and other bands, and managed do–it–yourself label Harlan Records from 1994 to 2010.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
AUTHOR: Nate Powell is one of the most celebrated cartoonists working in the industry today and is the first cartoonist to receive the National Book Award. He is also the recipient of multiple Eisner and Ignatz awards and ALA and YALSA distinctions.
CHARACTER–DRIVEN
STORY: Diana is a more focused, accessible, and character–driven story than any of Powell’s fiction graphic novels to date and will draw in readers who love stories about powerful, damaged women, intense subcultures, and period drama like Queen’s Gambit, Killing Eve, or Gone Girl, as well as fans of graphic novels like Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Black Hole, and Saint Catherine SHARED UNIVERSE: We are reissuing Powell’s other stories in this universe to be timed with Diana’s release, forming an interconnected triptych, which includes an expanded edition of Come Again (back in print and for the first time in paperback, with an all–new cover) and the paperback edition of Fall Through, both Eisner Award nominated works of their own. SOUTHERN FRIED MAGIC: Powell’s triptych paints a complicated picture of life in the fringes in the South. Using magical realism, music, and memory, he tells an unconventional and authentic story that speaks to the generation of queer Southerners too–often forgotten by mainstream fiction who came of age during the ’70s to the ’90s.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *320 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419790867
US $29.99 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99
9798896842316
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 3-Book
Boxed Set
THE COMPLETE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BY MATT GROENING
The trilogy is complete and the entire series of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror comics by Matt Groening is collected and available for the first time in one ginormous and deluxe slipcase that glows in the dark.
The Treehouse of Horror started as an annual Halloween tradition on The Simpsons, beginning during the second season in 1990. In 1995, the first of 23 comics were produced by Bongo, with all–new stories written and illustrated by some of the biggest names in comics Abrams ComicArts published the complete series of these beloved comics starting with the first volume of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus trilogy in Fall 2022, Scary Tales & Scarier Tentacles; followed by Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls in Fall 2023; and Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies in Fall 2024. Each volume includes an introduction by the Simpsons themselves—Bart Simpson (Volume 1), Lisa Simpson (Volume 2), and Marge Simpson (Volume 3).
Now, collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover slipcase with an all–new glow–in–the–dark cover, three prints, and a poster, these award–winning comics place the world’s most beloved animated family in exciting horror, science–fiction, and supernatural settings, making this series the perfect gift for the Halloween season and Simpsons fans of all ages.
Matt Groening is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award–winning series The Simpsons, as well as the creator of the animated television series Futurama and Disenchantment. In addition to supervising the ongoing production of these television series, Groening wrote and illustrated Life in Hell, a weekly syndicated comic strip from 1980 to 2012. He lives in Los Angeles.
SELLING POINTS
NEW FILM COMING IN 2027: An all–new animated film is currently set to release in September of 2027, 20 years after the box office smash–hit, The Simpsons Movie (2007), which grossed over $536M worldwide. ENDURING
PROPERTY: The Simpsons has been on the air for 36 years and won 36 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, and two Peabody Awards. DELUXE PACKAGE: This hardcover collection is beautifully designed and packaged with an all–new cover in a deluxe slipcase that glows in the dark. It contains all three volumes of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus trilogy, along with a poster and three removable prints, suitable for framing.
WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE: We will be selling a limited edition of 500 numbered copies exclusively on our website. Priced at $250.00, each copy will be signed by Matt Groening and packaged with a poster and three prints, suitable for framing.
SIMPSONS BACKLIST
OPPORTUNITY: In 2026, Abrams ComicArts will be releasing two Simpsons titles: The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 3–Book Boxed Set (also available in a signed edition exclusively on our website). Other backlist Simpsons titles include The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3
SPECIFICATIONS
*1232 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/8" - 206mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
* Boxed Set - Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS ISBN 9781419793967
US $125.00 CAN $171.00 UK £92.00
The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade
THE FIRST COLLECTION OF SIMPSONS SUNDAY FUNNIES
BY MATT GROENING; INTRODUCTION BY COMIC BOOK GUY
The syndicated Simpsons newspaper comic strip, written and illustrated by notable comics creators almost 30 years ago—reprinted and collected for the first time
The Simpsons have been a part of Sunday night television for more than a generation, but there was a time when our favorite family were also part of many people’s Sunday mornings as well—in the form of a weekly syndicated newspaper comic strip!
Originally syndicated by Bongo Comics via King Features from 1999 to 2004, 126 of these full–color comic strips are being collected for the first time. The Simpsons newspaper strips were written by notable creators from the world of comics, young adult fiction, and television, and illustrated by classic comics artists. Topics range from Simpson family adventures, history lessons, how–tos, pop culture, and Springfield retellings of classic nursery rhymes. Now, for the first time, readers can finally enjoy the complete run of the Simpsons Sunday funnies—and they won’t even get ink on their hands!
Matt Groening is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award–winning series The Simpsons, as well as the creator of the animated television series Futurama and Disenchantment. In addition to supervising the ongoing production of these television series, Groening wrote and illustrated Life in Hell, a weekly syndicated comic strip from 1980 to 2012. He lives in Los Angeles.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
NEW FILM COMING IN 2027: An all–new animated film is currently set to release in September of 2027, 20 years after the box office smash–hit, The Simpsons Movie (2007), which grossed over $536 million worldwide. This new film presents the perfect opportunity to promote our backlist.
ENDURING PROPERTY: The Simpsons has been on the air for 36 years and won 36 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, and two Peabody Awards.
CONTINUING TV SERIES HYPE:
The Simpsons TV show was renewed for additional seasons, leading into Summer 2029, and gives Abrams an opportunity to highlight our Simpsons titles for a whole new generation of fans.
SIMPSONS BACKLIST
OPPORTUNITY: In 2026, Abrams ComicArts will be releasing two Simpsons titles: The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 3–Book Boxed Set (also available in a signed edition exclusively on our website). Other backlist Simpsons titles include The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *144 pages
*WIDTH: 12" - 305mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419794162
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
eISBN 9798896844976
MUTTS: Sunday Funnies Volume 1
THE COMPLETE SUNDAY MUTTS COMIC STRIP, 1994–96
BY PATRICK MCDONNELL
From Patrick McDonnell, author and artist of MUTTS and the national bestseller Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, comes the first in a series of the complete MUTTS Sunday comic strips, starting from the very beginning
“One of the best comic strips of all time.”
—Charles M. Schulz
Created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994, MUTTS follows the heartwarming adventures of Earl the dog, Mooch the cat, and an endearing cast of animal and human pals. It has captured the hearts of millions, garnering international recognition for its artistry, gentle humor, and powerful themes of kindness and compassion.
Sunday Funnies is the first–ever collection of the Sunday MUTTS comic strip that are complete, in color, and reprinted one per page and in chronological order. Included are all of the full–color title panels (which many newspapers drop for space constraints), along with an all–new “Title Panel Tribute Guide” by McDonnell at the back of each volume, in which he shares his sources of inspiration for the first time. Also included is a new preface by McDonnell. This first volume of Sunday Funnies reprints comic strips from 1994–96 and is the perfect gift for MUTTS fans new and old.
Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, and creator of the comic strip MUTTS, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world. He has received numerous awards internationally, including a Caldecott Honor and the Reuben, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society. He is the author of The Art of Nothing (Abrams ComicArts, 2019), The Super Hero’s Journey (Marvel Arts, 2023), and the national bestseller Breaking the Chain (Abrams ComicArts, 2024). He lives in New Jersey.
SELLING POINTS
INCREDIBLE AUTHOR: Patrick McDonnell is beloved, recognized not only by millions of fans who follow the adventures of Mooch and Earl in the over 700 newspapers that MUTTS is syndicated in worldwide, but by figures as eminent as Charles M. Schulz (who called it “one of the best comic strips of all time”) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
EXPANDING PARTNERSHIP: Following the success of our national bestseller Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, we are expanding our partnership with McDonnell to make Abrams ComicArts a home for both McDonnell and MUTTS fans.
SERIES LAUNCH: MUTTS launched on September 5, 1994. More than 30 years later, it is one of the most beloved newspaper comics in syndication. Many of the Sunday strips have been reprinted before, but these collections are long out of print. Abrams ComicArts will be reprinting his Sunday comics— complete, in color, one per page, and in chronological order—for the first time.
BOXED SET: Also available will be a boxed set containing Volumes 1 and 2 of the complete MUTTS: Sunday Funnies in a specially designed slipcase.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *144 pages
*WIDTH: 11 3/4" -298mm
*HEIGHT: 4 5/8" - 117mm
* Hardcover POB PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS
9781419789403
9798896841807
MUTTS: Sunday Funnies Volume 2
THE COMPLETE SUNDAY MUTTS COMIC STRIP, 1997–98
BY PATRICK MCDONNELL
From Patrick McDonnell, author and artist of MUTTS and the national bestseller Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, comes the second in a series of the complete MUTTS Sunday comic strips, starting from the very beginning
“One of the best comic strips of all time.”
—Charles M. Schulz
Created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994, MUTTS follows the heartwarming adventures of Earl the dog, Mooch the cat, and an endearing cast of animal and human pals. It has captured the hearts of millions, garnering international recognition for its artistry, gentle humor, and powerful themes of kindness and compassion.
Sunday Funnies is the first–ever collection of the Sunday MUTTS comic strip that are complete, in color, and reprinted one per page and in chronological order. Included are all of the full–color title panels (which many newspapers drop for space constraints), along with an all–new “Title Panel Tribute Guide” by McDonnell at the back of each volume, in which he shares his sources of inspiration for the first time. Also included is an all–new preface by McDonnell. This second volume of Sunday Funnies reprints comic strips from 1997–98 and is the perfect gift for MUTTS fans new and old.
Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, and creator of the comic strip MUTTS, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world. He has received numerous awards internationally, including a Caldecott Honor and the Reuben, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society. He is the author of The Art of Nothing (Abrams ComicArts, 2019), The Super Hero’s Journey (Marvel Arts, 2023), and the national bestseller Breaking the Chain (Abrams ComicArts, 2024). He lives in New Jersey.
SELLING POINTS
INCREDIBLE AUTHOR: Patrick McDonnell is beloved, recognized not only by millions of fans who follow the adventures of Mooch and Earl in the over 700 newspapers that MUTTS is syndicated in worldwide, but by figures as eminent as Charles M. Schulz (who called it “one of the best comic strips of all time”) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
EXPANDING PARTNERSHIP: Following the success of our national bestseller Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, we are expanding our partnership with McDonnell to make Abrams ComicArts a home for both McDonnell and MUTTS fans.
SERIES LAUNCH: MUTTS launched on September 5, 1994. More than 30 years later, it is one of the most beloved newspaper comics in syndication. Many of the Sunday strips have been reprinted before, but these collections are long out of print. Abrams ComicArts will be reprinting his Sunday comics— complete, in color, one per page, and in chronological order—for the first time.
BOXED SET: Also available will be a boxed set containing Volumes 1 and 2 of the complete MUTTS: Sunday Funnies in a specially designed slipcase.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *128 pages
*WIDTH: 11 3/4" - 298mm
*HEIGHT: 4 5/8" - 117mm
* Hardcover POB PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419789410
9798896841821
MUTTS: Sunday Funnies
Boxed Set
(Volumes 1 & 2)
THE COMPLETE SUNDAY MUTTS COMIC STRIP, 1994–98
BY PATRICK MCDONNELL; PREFACE BY PATRICK MCDONNELL
From Patrick McDonnell, author of the internationally beloved MUTTS comic strip and the national bestseller Breaking the Chain: A Guard Dog Story, comes the first in a series of high-quality, collectible MUTTS Sunday strip boxed sets, starting from 1994–98
A deluxe boxed set including the first two volumes of MUTTS:Sunday Funnies, which collect the MUTTS comic strips published from 1994–98.
Created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994, MUTTS follows the heartwarming adventures of Earl the dog, Mooch the cat, and an endearing cast of animal and human pals. It has captured the hearts of millions, garnering international recognition for its artistry, gentle humor, and powerful themes of kindness and compassion. Sunday Funnies is the first–ever collection of the Sunday MUTTS comic strip that are complete, in color, and reprinted one per page and in chronological order. Included are all of the full–color title panels (which many newspapers drop for space constraints), along with a “Title Panel Tribute Guide” by McDonnell at the back of each volume, in which he shares his sources of inspiration for the first time. Also included is an all–new preface by McDonnell.
Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, and creator of the comic strip MUTTS, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world. He has received numerous awards internationally, including a Caldecott Honor and the Reuben, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society. He is the author of The Art of Nothing (Abrams ComicArts, 2019), The Super Hero’s Journey (Marvel Arts, 2023), and Breaking the Chain (Abrams ComicArts, 2024). He lives in New Jersey.
SELLING POINTS
DELUXE PACKAGE: This boxed set is the first of a collection featuring some of the most iconic MUTTS art from the course of the comic strip’s history. Designed to look good at every angle, the MUTTS Sunday Funnies series will look good on any bookshelf and makes for a one–of–a–kind collection that highlights the artistry and attention to detail that Patrick McDonnell has brought to his best–known comic strip for over 30 years.
A GIFT FOR ANIMAL LOVERS: Patrick McDonnell is a passionate advocate for animal rights who has worked with organizations such as Humane World for Animals (formerly HSUS), Greater Good Charities, PETA, Project AnimalAid, the Jane Goodall Institute, Mercy for Animals, Sidewalk Angels, and Tripawds to promote animal welfare. His fans follow him for both his advocacy and his comics, and the MUTTS Sunday Funnies collection is a must–have for both comics fans and animal lovers alike.
INCREDIBLE AUTHOR: Patrick McDonnell is beloved, recognized not only by millions of fans who follow the adventures of Mooch and Earl in the over 700 newspapers that MUTTS is syndicated in worldwide, but by figures as eminent as Charles M. Schulz (who called it “one of the best comic strips of all time”) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
SPECIFICATIONS
*272 pages
* Boxed Set - Hardcover
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS ISBN 9781419794971
Bitter Pill
RANDY SHILTS AND THE DAWN OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
WRITTEN BY CLÉMENT XAVIER; ILLUSTRATED BY HÉLOÏSE CHOCHOIS
Pioneering reporter Randy Shilts fights to expose the truth during the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic. With hospital beds filling up, the clock is ticking. . . . What will it take to wake up the nation?
San Francisco, 1981. Drawn from true events, this graphic novel follows Randy Shilts—biographer of Harvey Milk and one of the first openly gay journalists hired by the mainstream press—as he receives a chilling call at the Chronicle: a Los Angeles patient is being treated for a rare and aggressive cancer.
As Shilts digs deeper, a disturbing pattern emerges. The illness seems to strike only gay men, with early cases linked to a Castro–district bathhouse. A meeting with an infectious disease researcher confirms his worst fear: this so–called “gay cancer” is neither rare nor isolated—it’s the beginning of a national health crisis. With those in power slow to respond, Shilts resorts to bold tactics to force attention on the unfolding HIV/AIDS epidemic.
His relentless pursuit of the truth would help change history, exposing a catastrophe too many chose to ignore. In this dramatic graphic portrait inspired by the life and legacy of Randy Shilts, the creators bring to the page a story that feels both urgent and insightful.
Shilts’s groundbreaking reporting and books (The Mayor of Castro Street, And the Band Played On, Conduct Unbecoming) became cornerstones of journalism and LGBTQ+ history. This graphic novel offers a powerful new interpretation of the transformative moment that defined his legacy.
Featuring an afterword by Randy Shilts biographer Michael Lee, author of When the Band Played On: The Life of Randy Shilts
Clément Xavier was born in 1981 in Mozambique. After studying comics in Angoulême, France, he cofounded Na, an award–winning publisher of comics and photo stories. He has written numerous graphic novels, with a focus on history and biographies, including The Bodyguard Unit, about the women’s suffrage movement in England. He currently lives in Marseille. Héloïse Chochois was born in France in 1991. She studied the graphic arts and has dedicated much of her young career to the worlds of health and science. She started with topics ranging from transhumanism to artificial intelligence, before expanding to broader societal subjects. She currently lives near Paris.
RIGHTS: World English
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STRONG NARRATIVE: Bitter Pill is a dramatic graphic portrait inspired by true events, unfolding with the tension of a thriller. Blending fact and narrative reconstruction, it draws readers into the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic with urgency and emotional force.
VISUALLY STRIKING: With a bold, cohesive visual style, the artwork captures both the intimacy of personal moments and the scale of a growing public crisis. The result is a unified graphic narrative that amplifies the story’s emotional and historical weight.
BROAD COMMUNITY: The book connects with the vast readership of Shilts’s landmark work And the Band Played On, which remains a touchstone of AIDS journalism and LGBTQ+ history. By revisiting this pivotal moment through a graphic lens, the creators introduce Shilts’s legacy to a new generation of readers.
TIMELY PERSPECTIVE: Shilts’s fight to bring attention to an emerging health crisis resonates powerfully today. At a time when public health, journalism, and political accountability face renewed scrutiny, his story offers a compelling lens on courage, responsibility, and the cost of silence—and speaking out.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *160 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/2" - mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
GRAPHIC NOVELS, LGBTQ+ HISTORY & CULTURE
ISBN 9781419788697
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
CARTON QTY: 10
eISBN 9798896841012
Miss Greene's Secret
BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE BLACK LIBRARIAN WHO SHAPED THE MORGAN LIBRARY
WRITTEN BY NICOLAS ANTONA; ILLUSTRATED BY NINA JACQMIN
She changed her name and her past, risking everything for a chance to make her way. A remarkable graphic novel drawn from the life of Belle da Costa Greene—longtime director of the Morgan Library—a Black woman who chose to pass into white society in order to support her family during the Jim Crow era
At the dawn of the 20th century, American society continued to draw a strict racial line. Even the faintest trace of African ancestry was enough to classify a person as Black, shaping every aspect of life in a deeply segregated nation.
It was under these conditions that Belle Greener reinvented herself as Belle da Costa Greene. A young woman from Washington, D.C., she made the difficult decision to conceal her African heritage and rose to become one of the most influential cultural figures of her time, running the prestigious Morgan Library for forty–three years.
For decades, she sustained this delicate balance. But what does it mean to build an extraordinary life on a truth that must remain unspoken? What is lost, when you trade one identity for another?
This graphic novel biography draws from the few remaining primary sources to bring Belle's story to life through careful research and thoughtful fictionalization where the historical record falls silent.
Nicolas Antona is a French graphic novelist born in 1974 in Ajaccio, Corsica. He made his debut in 2016 with La Tristesse de l’éléphant, cocreated with Belgian illustrator Nina Jacqmin. He has since published more than a dozen graphic novels and lives in Paris. Nina Jacqmin is a Belgian illustrator and graphic novelist born in 1989 in Brussels. Trained at the Saint–Luc Institute, she came to prominence with La Tristesse de l’éléphant (2016), marking the beginning of a long–term collaboration with Nicolas Antona. She lives in Belgium.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES: This graphic portrait draws on the real–life story of Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950), longtime director of the Morgan Library. A major figure in American cultural history, Greene shaped the institution’s collections and worked to open them to the public. Miss Greene’s Secret also offers a close–up of J. P. Morgan, revealing the contradictions behind one of the most powerful men in the country's history.
NEW PERSPECTIVES: Through Greene’s story, the book explores a lesser–known dimension of racial discrimination in early–20th–century America: the lived reality of passing, and the impossible choices required in order to live freely. While Greene's life is, in many ways, a success story, Miss Greene’s Secret confronts the profound personal costs of that success— and the ethical compromises demanded by a society built on exclusion.
SKILLED ARTISTRY: Rendered with precision and emotional sensitivity, the artwork gives form to Greene’s double life. Thoughtful compositions and a strong sense of setting immerse the reader in spaces both public and private, from the grandeur of the Morgan Library to the cities and landscapes of Europe— visually echoing a life lived in careful balance.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *152 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/8" - 206mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
GRAPHIC NOVELS, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE, BIOGRAPHY
ISBN 9781419788703
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
eISBN 9798896841029
The Undertaker Volume 2
THE OGRE OF CAMP SUTTER & THE SHADOW OF HIPPOCRATES
BY XAVIER DORISON; ILLUSTRATED BY RALPH MEYER
The real danger in hunting a monster . . . is becoming one yourself. A Civil War foe returns to haunt the Undertaker in volume two of this exciting graphic novel series.
In volume two of this exciting graphic novel series, Jonas Crow—the West’s most cynical undertaker—just wants to enjoy the quiet life of a traveling mortician. His hearse is fixed, his vulture is content, and the chaos of his last job is behind him. But peace is a luxury a man with Jonas’s past can’t afford.
The silence is shattered when an old colonel delivers a chilling revelation: the "Ogre of Camp Sutter," a monstrous surgeon from the Civil War thought to be long dead, is still breathing. For Jonas, this isn't just a shock—it's a summons. Because he's the one who let the Ogre get away.
The hunt for the rogue surgeon takes a desperate turn when Rose, Jonas's companion and moral compass, is taken hostage. To save her, Jonas must enter a psychological house of mirrors. How do you stop a "man of medicine" who views human life as raw material and uses his own patients as human shields?
Some men deserve an honorable death. Others deserve to be hunted down. For Jonas Crow, the difference is about to disappear.
Xavier Dorison (born 1972) is a French comics writer known for acclaimed series such as Long John Silver. After co–founding a comics festival while in college, he quickly became a major voice in contemporary European comics. Dorison continues to work across genres, earning recognition for his ambitious, large–scale storytelling. Ralph Meyer (born 1971) is a Paris–born comics artist celebrated for his dynamic, cinematic style. Over the course of his career, he has worked across thrillers, science fiction, mythology, and Westerns, establishing himself as one of France’s leading visual storytellers.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
EXCITING NEW SERIES: The Undertaker is a riveting new graphic novel Western series with four volumes planned through Spring 2027.
GRIPPING NARRATIVE: A tightly written, visually bold story with crossover appeal for fans of crime fiction, dark thrillers, and horror.
IMMERSIVE SETTING: The gritty, post–Civil War backdrop comes through on every page and pulls readers further into the story, with superb attention to detail.
STRIKING ARTWORK: The interior is filled with dynamic spreads in vibrant colors that jump off the page. Illustrator Ralph Meyer has won multiple awards, including the prestigious Prix Saint–Michel, and garnered a devoted fan base of 60,000 followers on social media.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *112 pages
*WIDTH: 7 7/8" - 187mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: AUGUST GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419788963
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
ËxHSLELJy788963z
eISBN 9798896841715
The Undertaker Volume 3
THE WHITE APACHE
BY XAVIER DORISON; ILLUSTRATED BY RALPH MEYER
The Undertaker’s latest job takes him into Apache territory, where the cold cuts deep and treachery comes from within. A new chapter in the enthralling graphic novel series.
In volume 3 of this acclaimed graphic novel series, Jonas Crow is a man alone again. With Rose gone, the Undertaker has returned to his solitary trade, carving out a living by burying the dead as a brutal winter descends upon the Arizona desert.
He’s content to be left alone—until Sid Beauchamp, a face from a past Jonas would rather forget, arrives with a proposition that reeks of gunpowder and desperation.
The mission: venture deep into Apache territory—land outsiders have twisted into a convenient villain—to retrieve a body.
The risks are clear, but Sid knows exactly which buttons to push to recruit the only man reckless enough to take the job. However, as the blizzard whiteout swallows the trail, Jonas discovers that Sid’s "simple retrieval" is a web of lethal lies.
Caught between Apache warriors enraged by Sid’s lies and the treachery of his own kind, the Undertaker must find a way to survive a landscape where the snow is stained red and loyalty is the rarest commodity of all.
The wind is howling, and Jonas Crow is about to learn that some bodies are better left buried.
Xavier Dorison (born 1972) is a French comics writer known for acclaimed series such as Long John Silver. After co–founding a comics festival while in college, he quickly became a major voice in contemporary European comics. Dorison continues to work across genres, earning recognition for his ambitious, large–scale storytelling. Ralph Meyer (born 1971) is a Paris–born comics artist celebrated for his dynamic, cinematic style. Over the course of his career, he has worked across thrillers, science fiction, mythology, and Westerns, establishing himself as one of France’s leading visual storytellers.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
EXCITING NEW SERIES: The Undertaker is a riveting new graphic novel Western series with four volumes planned through Spring 2027.
GRIPPING NARRATIVE: A tightly written, visually bold story with crossover appeal for fans of crime fiction, dark thrillers, and horror.
IMMERSIVE SETTING: The gritty, post–Civil War backdrop comes through on every page and pulls readers further into the story, with superb attention to detail.
STRIKING ARTWORK: The interior is filled with dynamic spreads in vibrant colors that jump off the page. Illustrator Ralph Meyer has won multiple awards, including the prestigious Prix Saint–Michel, and garnered a devoted fan base of 60,000 followers on social media.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *120 pages
*WIDTH: 7 7/8" - 187mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: JANUARY GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419788987
US
ËxHSLELJy788987z eISBN 9798896841722
Don Quixote
A GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION
BY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES; ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL AND GAËTAN BRIZZI
Following the positive response to Dante’s Inferno comes a new graphic novel adaptation of the literary classic Don Quixote by legendary Disney animator siblings Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi
Don Quixote, first published in 1605, is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish–language novel of all time, and has been published in every major language across 700 editions. A satire of the chivalric romance, it was the first Spanish novel to use everyday language and observations. Upon publication, it became an overnight success, reaching such a frenzy of popularity that by April of the same year, people dressed as its main characters in masquerades held to celebrate the birth of Philip IV of Spain.
More than 400 years later, Don Quixote is as popular as ever, having been adapted to nearly every medium, and continuously referenced in pop culture. While there have been many graphic novel adaptations of Cervantes’s classic (including on the SelfMadeHero list in 2013), Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi bring their historically influenced Disney animator style and prestige to this adaptation, elevating it into an instant graphic novel classic.
Perfect for fans of art history, classic literature, and animation, this Brizzi brothers’ adaptation of Don Quixote leaps off the page and brings the man of La Mancha to life for a new generation of readers.
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) was a writer considered to be one of the greatest Spanish writers in history. His most famous work, Don Quixote, was written in 1605, toward the end of his eventful life, and was an instant success upon publication. Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi are twin brothers born and raised in Paris. They studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs, where their passion for film and fine art led them to study animation. During the course of their nearly fifty–year career, they have received the Ministry of French Culture’s Prix de Rome, an arts residency at the Villa Medici, the title of Chevaliers de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the Ministry of French Culture, and nationwide acclaim for their literary graphic novel adaptations in France. They have worked as animators, sequence directors, and storyboard artists on such animated films as Fantasia 2000, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Salma Hayek–produced animated adaptation of Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet, and more.
RIGHTS: World English
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LITERARY CLASSIC: Don Quixote is widely considered to be one of the greatest novels of all time, even 400 years after it was first published in 1605. It has been translated into almost every language in over 700 editions, and has influenced both the literature and languages of multiple countries, coining the terms “quixotic” and “tilting at windmills,” among other phrases. Literary titans such as Alexandre Dumas and Mark Twain have referenced Don Quixote in their own works, and the book has been adapted into almost every medium, including multiple films, plays, and graphic novels.
RENOWNED
ILLUSTRATORS: Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi bring the full force of their nearly 50 years of animation experience illustrating Don Quixote's classic adventures through La Mancha. Following the critical acclaim for Dante’s Inferno, this second in their series of literary adaptations could be yet another lushly illustrated instant classic. LITERATURE AND COMICS: On our own ComicArts list, the breakout success of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, and Dune: The Graphic Novel Adaptation speak to the power of reimagining classic works in a new format. These adaptations open the classics to new audiences, many of whom would otherwise have not sought to read these works in prose.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *200 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419791772
US $27.99 CAN $38.00 UK £20.99 ËxHSLELJy791772z
eISBN 9798896844037
Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare
A GRAPHIC NOVEL (MARVEL ARTS)
WRITTEN BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON, ILLUSTRATED BY RAÚLALLÉN AND PATRICIA MARTÍN
The latest book in the Marvel Arts line of stand-alone graphic novels, featuring Doctor Strange in a psychedelic trip to the Nightmare Realm, brought to life by the creative team behind the national bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Dune
Welcome to my nightmare.
Praise for Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare
“Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín’s work presents a fully lived–in New York you feel like you can visit. Their use of Doctor Strange is as close as we’ll get to a contemporary Little Nemo in Slumberland, with the majesty of Winsor McCay’s art and storytelling. I am thrilled to have Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl, and Patricia be part of the Marvel Arts line. Their combined artistry elevates the possibilities of the graphic novel format.” —Alex Ross, Fantastic Four: Full Circle and Marvel Dimensions
When Stephen Strange encounters a mysterious patient who won’t stop raving about how everything in life is “a dream of the sleeping god,” the rest of the world is suddenly struck with insomnia. In order to prevent chaos from unfolding as the people around him become more and more desperate for sleep, Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, must enter into the mind of the madman who seems to have heralded this disaster, taking a psychedelic trip into the Nightmare Realm. Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén, and Patricia Martín, the creative team behind our trilogy of bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Dune, reunite to combine their creative talents once again. In this visually stunning, fantastical adventure that has shades of Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo, Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare explores the boundary between dreams and reality, in which the Master of Mystic Arts combines forces with an unlikely ally in order to end a waking nightmare—one that threatens to destroy the world.
Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than 50 bestsellers. He has written spin–off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, and the X–Files, and is the coauthor of more than 15 Dune prequels, as well as the bestselling graphic novel adaptations for Abrams ComicArts. Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín are artists living in Valladolíd, Spain. Most recently they illustrated the bestselling trilogy of Dune graphic novel adaptations for Abrams ComicArts, and have worked for Marvel Comics, Valiant, and DC Comics, with writers such as Matt Fraction, Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Peter Milligan.
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BESTSELLING
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR TEAM: Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén, and Patricia Martín collaborated on our bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Frank Herbert’s Dune trilogy. With this Marvel Arts book, we follow up on the success of their work on Dune and bring fans of those books to Marvel Arts. INCREDIBLE ART: Allén and Martín bring the same dynamism and energy they brought to Dune to the Marvel Universe. Their innovative panel layouts, fluid line, and psychedelic colors bring the Nightmare Realm to life and make Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare a truly unique visual experience.
MARVEL ARTS: Marvel Arts is the critically acclaimed, award–winning line of stand–alone graphic novels curated by Alex Ross, beginning with Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Fall 2022) which was an award–winning national bestseller. It was followed by The Super Hero’s Journey by Patrick McDonnell (Fall 2023), The Avengers in The Veracity Trap! by Chip Kidd and Michel Cho (Spring 2025), X–Men: Elsewhen Volume 1 by John Byrne (Spring 2026), and Marvel Dimensions by Alex Ross (Fall 2026).
MIGHTY BRAND: Marvel Comics celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2024 and is one of the most recognizable brands worldwide.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *64 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS ISBN 9781419770760 US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99
eISBN 9798887071411
The Dissidents
AUTOCRATS! VIGILANTES! COMMUNISTS! AND CARTOONISTS!
BY DERF BACKDERF
From the award-winning author of My Friend Dahmer and Kent State comes a timely graphic novel about racism, violence, and political turmoil in the early 20th century, when a handful of cartoonists and journalists pushed back against a corrupt administration to defend the rights of free speech
It’s 1916. President Woodrow Wilson—a deeply divisive authoritarian who is also a white supremacist with open contempt for constitutional rights— sits in the Oval Office. Racial tensions, unprecedented economic inequality, a groundswell of support for unionization, and the rise of both a reactionary far right militia and a growing radical opposition shake the very foundations of American society. A pandemic is two years away. And the 1900s have only just gotten started.
The Dissidents follows a group of real and influential political cartoonists who worked for the magazine The Masses—Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others—as well as a fictional young German immigrant from Cleveland, Joe Hertle. They rub elbows with the great opposition voices of the day. What they document in their cartoons and illustrations is a country spiraling into darkness, under attack by German saboteurs and private militias, plagued by racism, and rocked by class war. For the crime of documenting the times, these cartoonists are indicted for sedition and put on trial by the U.S. government.
Award–winning author Derf Backderf raises the bar for visual storytelling in this gripping, layered, and perceptive original graphic novel, told through the lens of the political cartoonists whose work shaped our history and also held a mirror to it. Finding a personal connection as a journalist who started out as a political cartoonist, he opens a door to our past and crafts a story that pulls from the strongest elements of his previous work. The Dissidents is Backderf's magnum opus. It is a gripping tale of political passion, artistic ambition, love, and betrayal. It’s a suspenseful and fascinating American story that is almost completely forgotten today—and a terrifying and relevant warning from the past.
Derf Backderf is the international bestselling, award–winning author of My Friend Dahmer, Trashed, and Kent State. He is the recipient of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for political cartooning. His weekly comic strip, The City, appeared in more than 150 newspapers for nearly 25 years. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and, like one of The Masses political cartoonists George Bellows, is an alumnus of Ohio State University.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING ABRAMS
AUTHOR: Derf Backderf has authored three critically acclaimed and award–winning graphic novels on the Abrams ComicArts list, My Friend Dahmer, Trashed, and Kent State, all of which are thoroughly researched and carefully constructed studies of their subjects. The Dissidents follows in the same vein and, given his track record, promises to be his magnum opus.
RELEVANT SUBJECT MATTER : Shakespeare writes, “What’s past is prologue.” Given the state of our democracy and the rise of authoritarianism, white supremacy, and political retribution, this reminder of country’s history could not be more timely or relevant.
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: Backderf's deep commitment to historical research made Kent State and My Friend Dahmer critical successes, given his ability to paint nuanced character studies that raise the bar for visual storytelling, making him one of the most significant creators working in comics today. Backderf's incredible skill at making history come alive with thorough research is evident in The Dissidents, a unique commentary that only he could conceive of and execute successfully. It is a rare story that is broadly relevant, deeply personal, and both timely and timeless.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *344 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 260mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER GRAPHIC NOVELS, NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419772559
US $29.99 CAN $41.00 UK £21.99 ËxHSLELJy772559z
eISBN
9798887072388
Marvel Dimensions
A GRAPHIC NOVEL (MARVEL ARTS)
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ALEX ROSS
Alex Ross, the award-winning and bestselling creator of Marvels, Kingdom Come, and Fantastic Four: Full Circle, takes readers through the Marvel Universe—but all is not as it seems Praise for Marvel Dimensions
“Master storyteller and visionary world builder Alex Ross returns to the Marvel Universe…It’s a dark reflection of a world and its heroes we once recognized, twisted into something frighteningly new. Something bold. Something cataclysmic. Something only Alex Ross could create . . .” —Paul Dini, Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: Peace on Earth
“A spellbinding look at the Marvel that is—and the one that might have been.” —Mark Waid, Kingdom Come and Captain America
INCLUDES BONUS COMIC!
Marvel Dimensions opens with a sweeping tour through the origins of Marvel’s most iconic characters. Spider–Man, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and others appear in dramatic, fully painted spreads that echo their earliest stories. A narrator describes each moment with confidence, guiding the reader through these touchstones of Marvel’s history. But as the story moves forward, the tone begins to shift.
Alex Ross uses the structure of the book to create anticipation and pull the reader deeper into a mystery that keeps widening. Every new sequence reveals another layer, building toward a final act that reframes everything that came before it. A bonus 32–page comic book is included that is pivotal to the storyline.
With Marvel Dimensions, Ross approaches the Marvel Universe from a new angle with new character invention that invites readers to question what they think and what they know. Marvel Dimensions may be the latest title in the Marvel Arts line . . . but it is only the beginning.
Alex Ross studied illustration at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, then honed his craft as a storyboard artist before entering the comics field. His miniseries Marvels opened a wider acceptance for painted comics. In 1996, he moved on to produce the equally successful Kingdom Come for DC Comics and has followed those up with an extensive series of work including Uncle Sam, Justice, and Astro City Fantastic Four: Full Circle was the first graphic novel Ross had written and illustrated, was a national bestseller, and was named Graphic Novel of the Year in 2022 by The Washington Post. He has also been the subject of two award–winning monographs: Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross and Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross
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INSERT COMIC: Marvel
Dimensions includes a 32–page comic book bound into the pages. This is not a removable extra, but rather it plays an important story point—guiding the reader to a new take on the Marvel Universe. By playing with the format of this original graphic novel and introducing a unique storytelling device, Ross is once again pushing the boundaries of what comics can be.
PREEMINENT CREATOR: Alex Ross is one of the world’s most respected comics creators. He has won every major award in the industry and has more than 235,000 followers on Twitter and 780,000 followers on Instagram. Fantastic Four: Full Circle was the first graphic novel Ross had written and illustrated, and was a national bestseller, and named Graphic Novel of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society and The Washington Post.
MIGHTY BRAND: Marvel Comics celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2025 and is one of the most recognizable brands worldwide.
AN OZARK HORROR STORY BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD–WINNING
NATE POWELL
BY NATE POWELL
GRAPHIC NOVELIST
High in the Ozarks, a lover’s dream becomes a parent’s nightmare in this gripping graphic novel from Nate Powell, the National Book Award–winning artist of the March trilogy
As the sun sets on the 1970s, the spirit of the Love Generation still lingers in one “intentional community” nestled deep in the Ozark Mountains. And after years without personal space or secrets of her own, single mother Haluska feels like she’s losing her identity.
When Haluska stumbles across a cave hidden away from the eyes of the commune, she and her best friend’s husband escape the impossible scrutiny by entangling themselves in an affair. When they're together, the whispers, rumors, and idealistic posturing that make up the fabric of their daily life melts away, and the two of them can be just themselves for a few stolen moments.
But their convenient love nest hides a much deeper secret, and when their young sons Jacob and Shane stumble across their hiding place, they uncover something far more sinister than a forbidden tryst . . Haluska will need to confront both herself and the terrifying indifference of her own community to save the boys from a long–slumbering evil that has been calling to her from the beginning.
Available in an all–new paperback edition with a new cover and back matter, the #1 New York Times bestselling cartoonist Nate Powell presents the haunting tale of intimacy, guilt, and collective amnesia which originates his multiple Eisner–Award nominated shared fictional universe also featured in Fall Through and Diana, available together for the first time across three books which will retroactively redefine the course of this Ozark fairy tale.
Nate Powell is a National Book Award–winning cartoonist who began self–publishing as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His work includes Save It For Later; civil rights icon John Lewis’s March trilogy and its follow–up Run: Book One; Fall Through; Two Dead; Any Empire; and Swallow Me Whole. Powell’s work has received four Eisner Awards, two Ignatz Awards, the Comic–Con International Inkpot Award, and multiple ALA and YALSA distinctions. He has discussed his work at the United Nations, on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, PBS, and CNN. As for his music career, Powell was introduced to the hardcore punk community in 1991, played over 500 shows across North America and Europe in various bands, including underground legends Soophie Nun Squad and Universe, and managed do–it–yourself label Harlan Records from 1994 to 2010.
RIGHTS: World/All
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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
AUTHOR: Nate Powell is one of the most celebrated cartoonists working in the industry today. He is the first cartoonist ever to receive the National Book Award and is the recipient of multiple Eisner and Ignatz Awards and ALA and YALSA distinctions.
HOMAGE TO PUNK: Come Again, Fall Through, and Diana are Powell's homage to the punk scene he grew up in, which has huge crossover with the indie graphic novel space in which his work is most celebrated.
SHARED FICTIONAL UNIVERSE: Come Again, Fall Through, and Diana are each stand–alone stories focusing on a main cast of engaging, overlapping characters, depicting authentic lives at the fringes of the American South from the 1970s to the 1990s.
GENRE–BENDING HORROR: Come Again is a compelling and nostalgic Southern horror story whose twists and turns are perfect for both fans of pop culture phenomena like Stranger Things, It Follows, and fans of graphic novels like Black Hole by Charles Burns and Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young.
SOUTHERN FRIED MAGIC: Nate Powell’s triptych paints a complicated picture of life in the fringes in the South. Using magical realism, music, and memory, he tells an unconventional and completely authentic story that speaks to the generation of queer Southerners too–often forgotten by mainstream fiction who came of age during the ‘70s to the ’90s.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *272 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9781419791635
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
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eISBN
9798896843788
Fall Through
A PUNK MUSIC LGBTQ+ LOVE STORY
BY
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD–WINNING GRAPHIC NOVELIST NATE POWELL
BY NATE POWELL
Love and Rockets meets Russian Doll in this graphic novel about an underground punk band caught in a loop of an eternally repeating tour, from the National Book Award–winning cartoonist Nate Powell—now in paperback
Love and Rockets meets Russian Doll in this original, full–color graphic novel about an underground punk band caught in a loop of an eternally repeating tour—from National Book Award–winning cartoonist Nate Powell.
Master cartoonist Nate Powell has crafted a graphic novel that serves as both a brilliant example of circular storytelling and a love letter to the spirit of punk communities. Fall Through will stay with the reader long after they’ve turned the last page, asking the impossible question: Would you burn down everything you love in order to save it all?
At first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas’s first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travelers from 1994, guided—largely against their will—by vocalist Diana’s powerful spell embedded into their song “Fall Through.”
As Diamond Mine tours the country, each performance of the song triggers a fracturing of space–time perceptible only by the band members as they’re transported to alternate worlds in which they’ve never existed, but their band’s legend has. That is, until Jody, the band’s bassist and the story’s protagonist, finds herself disrupting Diana’s sorcery, even at the cost of her own beloved work and legacy.
While some band members perpetually seek the free space offered by the underground punk scene to escape from their mundane or traumatic lives, others work toward it as a means of expression, connection, and growth—even if that means eventually outgrowing Sisyphean patterns and inevitably outgrowing their beloved band–family altogether.
Nate Powell is a National Book Award–winning cartoonist who began self–publishing as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His work includes Fall Through, Come Again, Save It For Later, Swallow Me Whole, civil rights icon John Lewis’s March trilogy and its follow–up Run, a comics adaptation of James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me, and more. Powell’s work has received multiple Eisner and Ignatz Awards, ALA and YALSA distinctions, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the Comic–Con International Inkpot Award, and is a two–time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He fell into the hardcore punk community in 1991, playing hundreds of shows in underground legends Soophie Nun Squad and other bands, and managed do–it–yourself label Harlan Records from 1994 to 2010.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
ACCLAIMED CREATOR: Nate Powell is the first–ever cartoonist to win the National Book Award. His work on the historic March trilogy and Run has garnered him national attention both within and outside the comics industry.
AUTHENTIC VOICE: Powell is a longtime veteran of the punk music scene and masterfully delivers a character study that comes both from a place of love for the counterculture and from experience.
PUNK CONNECTIONS: Powell’s connections in the music scene make for an utterly authentic snapshot of a scene die–hard followers of The High Desert by James Spooner, Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna, and the resurgent cultural interest in 1990s emo–hardcore will be drawn to. Critics have called Fall Through “he most accurate depiction of ‘the scene’ ever committed to the page.”
SHARED FICTIONAL UNIVERSE: Timed to coincide with the paperback rerelease of Come Again and Powell's newest hardcover graphic novel, Diana, readers can experience the three graphic novels set in this shared fictional universe together for the first time. Fans of Fall Through will appreciate the new perspective that Come Again and Diana bring to the story, while new readers can choose to either experience Fall Through on its own or chase Diamond Mine through time and space through all three connected stories.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *192 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 9 1/2" - 216mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
GRAPHIC NOVELS, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, COMICS
ISBN 9781419760839
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
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eISBN
9781647006297
From Framing Emmett Till • Written by Christopher Benson; illustrated by Eric Battle
RIGHTS: World
Framing Emmett Till
EXPOSING DARK FEAR
BY CHRISTOPHER BENSON; ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC BATTLE
A graphic novel biography about one of America’s most heinous race crimes, Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear follows an anonymous Black writer as he investigates Emmett’s murder, confronting not only the unresolved truths of the past, but the ways Black pain is consumed, reshaped, and monetized in the present
On August 28, in the the summer of 1955 in Mississippi, fourteen–year–old Emmett Till was abducted, lynched, and his body then thrown into the Tallahatchie River by two white men. A white woman named Carol Bryant had accused young Emmett of making advances on her. Bryant’s husband and his half–brother then hunted down, tortured, and murdered Emmett. Three days later, his mutilated body was pulled from the river. In Emmett’s home city of Chicago, his mother, Mamie Till–Mobley, insisted on an open casket funeral. Tens of thousands of people attended the ceremony, including the media, and the grotesque images of Emmett’s body were printed in Jet magazine and quickly spread throughout the nation, serving as a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Drawing from acclaimed journalist Christopher Benson’s firsthand experience collaborating with Mamie Till–Mobley on his first book, Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear reexamines history. This graphic novel follows an anonymous Black writer pulled into the seductive, exploitative machinery of Hollywood while interviewing Mamie and revisiting the case decades later. As he investigates Emmett’s murder, he confronts not only the unresolved truths of the past, but the ways Black pain is consumed, reshaped, and monetized in the present.
Christopher Benson is an Emmy Award–winning lawyer, journalist, and associate professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He co–authored, with the late Mamie Till–Mobley (Emmett Till’s mother), of Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and which won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Special Recognition and the BlackBoard Nonfiction Book of the Year. Formerly the Washington editor of Ebony, Benson has contributed to Chicago magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun–Times, and The New York Times Eric Battle is an illustrator, curator, and art director whose career has covered the spectrum of comic books and graphic novels, children’s books, fashion, and advertising. He is most recognized for his dynamic and compelling visuals, and has illustrated the stories of many popular icons, from Spider–Man and the X–Men to Batman and Godzilla. His collaborators include bestselling novelist L.A. Banks (on her Vampire Huntress Legends novel series), World Fantasy Award–winning author Nnedi Okorafor, AMC’s Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd, and Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin. In October 2023, Eric was recruited by the US Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) to add his dynamic design and visual sensibilities to upcoming coin and medal designs.
SELLING POINTS
ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST WELL–KNOWN HATE CRIMES: Emmett Till’s murder in 1955 sparked the Civil Rights movement. An encapsulation of white society’s disdain of the Black community, weaponized white woman victimhood, and how Black children have been robbed of their innocence— Emmett’s tragic story serves as a warning of America’s past digressions and a rubric for our current socio–political environment.
AWARD–WINNING, PULITZER PRIZE–NOMINATED
CREATOR: Writer Chris Benson is the co–author of the memoir by the late Mamie Till–Mobley (Emmett Till’s mother), Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and which won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Special Recognition and the BlackBoard Nonfiction Book of the Year. There is no writer more intimately involved or qualified to write this graphic novel and tell this story than Chris Benson. AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF HISTORY IN A TIME OF CENSORSHIP: As governments across the country censor American history in their public schools, bleaching our country’s bloody past, Abrams has an opportunity to be on the right side of history by distributing crucial literature that will keep the public informed.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Three-color illustrations throughout *272 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781419742279
US $27.99 CAN $38.00 UK £20.99
eISBN 9781683357773
From Jagaan Volume 1 • Written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro; illustrated by Kensuke Nishida
Hideout
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
MASASUMI KAKIZAKI
A single-volume horror manga, perfect to binge. Delivered in heavy, grisly art, comes a psychedelic descent into madness . . . Junji Ito meets The Shining
The cave beckons.
Deep in the rainforest of a southern resort island, where bones of forgotten soldiers abound, another corpse is nothing special.
A young couple grieves the death of their young son, but the husband sets out in search of a waterfall said to bring those who see it newfound happiness.
The wife is a skeptic, opposed to the trek, but “anything to start afresh,” he says, so they try it. Anything . . .
A fast–paced survival horror–thriller manga with twists on every corner. For fans of the movie The Shining and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Full–color pages from the magazine serialization, fully preserved!
Masasumi Kakizaki is a manga author–illustrator born in Hokkaido known for the manga titles Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, Spy no Tsuma, and Green Blood, Kansen Rettou. He received an award in 2001 for his debut short story “Two Top.” In 2005, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin received the 51st Shogakukan Manga Award and was subsequently adapted into an anime.
RIGHTS: US, CAN, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ Exclusive English
SELLING POINTS
SIGNATURE EDITION: Kana’s authentic jacketed format, premium paper, sharp black–and–white reproduction, and a matte finish cover.
FULL–COLOR INSERT: Kept fully preserved.
POPULAR GENRE: Horror manga has established genre fans, especially in the popular wake of Junji Ito.
FOR FANS OF THE SHINING: A story familiar to fans of The Shining, an uncanny environment causes a family’s psychedelic unraveling. Has the potential reach for wider mainstream appeal.
FOR SLASHER FANS: Hits just the right tone for fans craving slasher thrillers in classic likeness of Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Scream
SUCCESSFUL COMPS: Ibitsu, Homunculus, and Drifting Classroom tap into the same mature audience for art–forward, spine–tingling horror.
EXTRAORDINARY ART: Gritty and striking, the art is visceral.
GRIPPING STORY: Low–commitment, high–reward series with plenty of twists and turns. Readers are kept at the edge of their seats.
TROPES: Eldritch haunted cave, sanity slippage is contagious, replacement “family.”
ONE–SHOT: Complete in 1 vol. AGE RATING: Mature 18+.
A brush with death reminds a young manga art assistant of his dream to write and publish his own manga. Confronted with cancer, this artist must face setbacks that almost cost him his career
A testicular cancer dignosis at age 35 rips through Kazuyoshi Takeda’s life but also brings unexpected love, friendship, and the courage to tell his story. Treatment pulls him into long hospital days, yet he still notices the moments that keep him going—the kindness of nurses, the quirks of his roommates, and the bond he forms with a fellow patient who understands his fear. As his illness worsens, the people in his life show up with a tenderness he never expected. Their care pushes him back to the manga he has dreamed of finishing, giving him a reason to keep cheery even on the hardest days. Bye Bye Beanbag is a moving manga memoir about fear, hope, and the small connections that make life worth fighting for.
Takeda Kazuyoshi is a manga author–artist known most for the titles Bye–Bye Beanbag and anime–adapted Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise, a manga detailing the lives of WWII Japanese soldiers during a high–casualty, months–long battle on Peleliu island. With a knack for historical fiction and nonfiction, Kazuyoshi has written short biographical manga on his relationship as an assistant to bestselling author Oku Hiroya of Gantz, Gigant, and Inuyashiki. Kazuyoshiis known to handle despondent themes with a lighter comic art, yet an earnestly aspirational voice. He was awarded a merit of excellence at the 46th Nihon Manga Kyoukai Shou.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
SALIENT THEME: Resilience in the face of life–threatening illness and complexity of rehabilitation are mainstay draws for the Graphic Medicine genre.
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Nearly 10,000 men develop testicular cancer each year, yet media pertaining to the condition is starkly rare.
ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Wrote the anime–adapted WWII manga Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Awarded a merit of excellence at the 46th Nihon Mangaka Kyoukai Shou.
SPECIAL EDITION: Kana’s signature jacket with added dyed edges and embossing.
APPROACHABLE: Reminiscent of newspaper short–form strips and bande dessinée, a familiar style for readers across age ranges and beyond manga.
ENDEARING ART: Follows likeness of Gudetama and other popular Japanese mascots. Despite the heavy theme, the art style allows for a resonant, yet never overwhelming, experience.
INTROSPECTIVE: Thoughtful and quietly observant, Takeda articulates the deep anxieties that underline our lives in their full contemplative measure.
TROPES: Graphic medicine, cancer survivor, thoughts about mortality.
ONE–SHOT: Complete in one volume; perfect length.
AGE RATING: Teen 13+.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*280 pages
*WIDTH: 5 7/8" - 149mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
* Paperback with Jacket
PUB MONTH: MARCH 2027
AGES 13 and up COMICS / MANGA, MEMOIR, NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419780035
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99
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eISBN 9798887075822
City Hunter Omnibus Volume 4 (MANGA)
BY TSUKASA HOJO
The era-defining manga classic in a gorgeous, deluxe English-language omnibus edition. James Bond meets Lupin the Third! Watch the City Hunter anime on Crunchyroll; live-action film on Netflix
What suddenly fell from the sky onto Ryo’s car was—unbelievably—a “bride”! She turns out to be an immunologist on the run from unknown pursuers, and Ryo ends up taking on a guard role. But when he immediately tries to sneak into her bed that night, he carelessly gets stung by a poisonous hornet under her possession. He hurriedly injects himself with an antidote, but since the drug is incomplete, it has an outrageous side effect . . . Ryo’s greatest Mokkori crisis ever!
Tsukasa Hojo is a manga author–illustrator known for the legendary series City Hunter and Cat’s Eye. Representative of the ’80s era, his works showcase the stylish glamor of a generation characterized by nightlife.
SELLING POINTS
NETFLIX FILM: Live–action adaptation had significant following; #1 most–watched non–English film its release week on worldwide Netflix.
ANIME: Adapted into anime, available on Crunchyroll.
RETRO GAME: Video game slated for rerelease on Switch, console, and PC.
OTHER FILMS: 1993 film starring Jackie Chan as Ryo Saeba, French film in 2019, and another film announced in 2016. Many TV series also available.
GLOBAL SUCCESS: Over 50 million copies sold worldwide.
OMNIBUS: Collects three classic volumes of the landmark 1980s manga, now available in English for the first time in this 3–in–1 format.
SPECIAL SPINE DESIGN: Features continuous spine art across volumes for a collectible bookshelf display.
ICONIC AUTHOR: Tsukasa Hojo is a superstar creator known for Cat’s Eye and City Hunter, two generation–defining manga that helped shape the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump TIMELESS APPEAL: Expressive art, grisly tension, and stylish 1980s citypop cityscapes make City Hunter both nostalgic and fresh for new audiences.
TROPES: Heart of gold, Casanova, badass adorable, raunchy gags, damsel of the week, femme fatale, oblivious couple
The era-defining manga classic in agorgeous deluxe English-language omnibus edition. James Bond meets Lupin the Third! Watch the City Hunter anime on Crunchyroll; live-action film on Netflix
To Umibozu, the towering mercenary once feared on the battlefield, Maki Himuro is more than just a gifted violinist—she is an orphaned daughter his fallen comrade entrusted to him. Since this death, Umibozu has sent her a hefty monthly patronage, a financial lifeline that has not only kept her alive but given her the opportunity to become a successful violinist. When Maki becomes determined to meet the anonymous benefactor she knows only as “the Falcon,” she turns to the press and television for public help, and eventually her heartfelt persistence finally draws him out to make a call . . .
Tsukasa Hojo is a manga author–illustrator known for the legendary series City Hunter and Cat’s Eye. Representative of the ’80s era, his works showcase the stylish glamor of a generation characterized by nightlife.
eISBN 9798887079882 RIGHTS: US,
SELLING POINTS
NETFLIX FILM: Live–action adaptation had significant following; #1 most–watched non–English film its release week on worldwide Netflix.
ANIME: Adapted into anime, available on Crunchyroll.
RETRO GAME: Video game slated for rerelease on Switch, console, and PC.
OTHER FILMS: 1993 film starring Jackie Chan as Ryo Saeba, French film in 2019, and another film announced in 2016. Many TV series also available.
GLOBAL SUCCESS: Over 50 million copies sold worldwide.
OMNIBUS: Collects three classic volumes of the landmark 1980s manga, now available in English for the first time in this 3–in–1 format.
SPECIAL SPINE DESIGN: Features continuous spine art across volumes for a collectible bookshelf display.
ICONIC AUTHOR: Tsukasa Hojo is a superstar creator known for Cat’s Eye and City Hunter, two generation–defining manga that helped shape the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump TIMELESS APPEAL: Expressive art, grisly tension, and stylish 1980s citypop cityscapes make City Hunter both nostalgic and fresh for new audiences.
TROPES: Heart of gold, Casanova, badass adorable, raunchy gags, damsel of the week, femme fatale, oblivious couple
From award-winning author who manga-adapted Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs comes a quirky poetic literary drama. Meet Forrest Gump, if he were a bearded carpenter! Follow a clumsily gruff carpenter's attempt to keep his family business afloat amidst a romance with a childhood friend
After a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigetsugu vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father ’s words in mind: “No matter how things change, there are two things people value the most . . . compassion and stubborn pride.”
And then Ritsu, a housemaid with no relatives to rely on, comes rolling into his life with a group of children from a welfare facility who have nowhere to go, thus begins the dramatic last–ditch way–of–life story of a shaggily bearded carpenter!
This bold and ambitious reinterpretation of Shugoro Yamamoto’s classic historical novel Chiisakobee is brought to life with the full flourish of Minetaro Mochizuki’s bohemian brush!
Minetaro Mochizuki is a prolific, celebrated manga author–illustrator known for manga titles Dragon Head, Zashiki Onna, and the manga adaptation of the Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs. His works Bataashi Kingyo, Dragon Head, and Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl have been adapted into pulp films. He received a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence, Award for General Manga at the 21st Kodansha Manga Award, and for Chiisakobee, he received an Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013 and the prestigious Fauve D’Angoulême: Prix de la Série at the 2017 Angoulême International Comics Festival. He cites heta–uma styles as an influence and follows the cult legacy of popular alternative–manga magazine Garo. Mochizuki’s own distinct New Wave style has had profound influence on manga authors succeeding him. He is an avant–garde trendsetter in the manga world. Shimizu Satomu, better known by the pen name Shugoro Yamamoto, is a Japanese novelist and short–story writer prolific during the Showa period of Japan. Despite the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize being named after him, he modestly refused prestige in his lifetime, noting that his writing for a popular audience should not be considered literature. His works may be known for adaptation such as the Akira Kurosawa film Sanjuro, an adaptation of the short story Nichinichi hei–an (Peaceful Days), and Dodes’ka–den, an adaptation of the book Kisetsu no nai machi (The Town Without Seasons). Cult director Takashi Miike also adapted the novel Sabu into a film.
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING: 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award (2013) and prestigious Fauve D’Angoulême – Prix de la Série, Angoulême International Comics Festival (2017).
DECORATED AUTHOR: Minetaro Mochizuki received the Award for Excellence, 4th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and 21st Kodansha Manga Award. Further, a recipient of the American Manga Award of Distinction (2025).
LITERARY ADAPTATION: Of a novel by Yamamoto Shugoro, celebrated author behind Kurosawa’s Sanjuro and namesake of a literary prize. Perfect for East Asian libraries and book clubs.
FOR FANS OF WES ANDERSON: Minetaro penned the manga adaptation of Isle of Dogs Chiisakobee is a stylish manga of equal bohemian taste.
ENDEARING ART: Human and endearing, characters burst forth—see that cute, shriveled frown? Zany yet adorable art.
UNORTHODOX STYLE: Reminiscent of legendary film director Ozu Yasujiro; relish a New Wave manga from an avant–garde tastemaker!
HEARTFELT STORY: Of overcoming grief and adversity. TROPES: Found family, childhood friends to lovers, parenting.
SERIES LENGTH: 4 volumes total. AGE RATING: Teen 13+.
From award-winning author who manga-adapted Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs comes a quirky poetic literary drama. Meet Forrest Gump, if he were a bearded carpenter! Follow a clumsily gruff carpenter's attempt to keep his family business afloat amidst a romance with a childhood friend
After a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigetsugu vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father ’s words in mind: “No matter how things change, there are two things people value the most . . . compassion and stubborn pride.”
And then Ritsu, a housemaid with no relatives to rely on, comes rolling into his life with a group of children from a welfare facility who have nowhere to go, thus begins the dramatic last–ditch way–of–life story of a shaggily bearded carpenter!
This bold and ambitious reinterpretation of Shugoro Yamamoto’s classic historical novel Chiisakobee is brought to life with the full flourish of Minetaro Mochizuki’s bohemian brush!
Minetaro Mochizuki is a prolific, celebrated manga author–illustrator known for manga titles Dragon Head, Zashiki Onna, and the manga adaptation of the Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs. His works Bataashi Kingyo, Dragon Head, and Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl have been adapted into pulp films. He received a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence, Award for General Manga at the 21st Kodansha Manga Award, and for Chiisakobee, he received an Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013 and the prestigious Fauve D’Angoulême: Prix de la Série at the 2017 Angoulême International Comics Festival. He cites heta–uma styles as influence and follows the cult legacy of popular alternative–manga magazine Garo. Mochizuki’s own distinct New Wave style has had profound influence on manga authors succeeding him. He is an avant–garde trendsetter in the manga world. Shimizu Satomu, better known by the pen name Shugoro Yamamoto, is a Japanese novelist and short–story writer prolific during the Showa period of Japan. Despite the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize being named after him, he modestly refused prestige in his lifetime, noting that his writing for a popular audience should not be considered literature. His works may be known for adaptation such as the Akira Kurosawa film Sanjuro, an adaptation of the short story Nichinichi hei–an (Peaceful Days), and Dodes’ka–den, an adaptation of the book Kisetsu no nai machi (The Town Without Seasons). Cult director Takashi Miike also adapted the novel Sabu into a film.
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING: 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award (2013) and prestigious Fauve D’Angoulême – Prix de la Série, Angoulême International Comics Festival (2017).
DECORATED AUTHOR: Minetaro Mochizuki received the Award for Excellence, 4th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and 21st Kodansha Manga Award. Further, a recipient of the American Manga Award of Distinction (2025).
LITERARY ADAPTATION: Of a novel by Yamamoto Shugoro, celebrated author behind Kurosawa’s Sanjuro and namesake of a literary prize. Perfect for East Asian libraries and book clubs.
FOR
FANS OF WES
ANDERSON: Minetaro penned the manga adaptation of Isle of Dogs Chiisakobee is a stylish manga of equal bohemian taste.
ENDEARING ART: Human and endearing, characters burst forth see that cute, shriveled frown? Zany yet adorable art.
UNORTHODOX STYLE: Reminiscent of legendary film director Ozu Yasujiro; relish a New Wave manga from an avant–garde tastemaker!
HEARTFELT STORY: Of overcoming grief and adversity. TROPES: Found family, childhood friends to lovers, parenting.
SERIES LENGTH: 4 volumes total. AGE RATING: Teen 13+.
The manga classic Cat's Eye finally arrives in a gorgeous deluxe Englishlanguage omnibus edition. Watch the Cat's Eye anime on Hulu and Disney+
A romance sitcom classic by living legend Tsukasa Hojo, Cat’s Eye! Sisters Rui, Hitomi, and Ai are determined to retrieve their father’s stolen art that’s been scattered internationally. Likewise, though, there’s Hitomi’s boyfriend, Detective Toshio, who is equally determined to catch Cat’s Eye so he can marry Hitomi. In a twist of fate and a clever trap, Cat’s Eye find themselves sitting across the table from Detective Toshio with nowhere to run! Full of the same lovable hijinks, this volume brings higher stakes for these thick–as–thieves sisters and their devoted yet dunce police force. How much longer can Hitomi and Toshio avoid Cat’s Eye before they look each other in the face?
Known for his exceptional storytelling, Hojo is also the mastermind behind the iconic series City Hunter, showcasing his remarkable ability to weave thrilling narratives full of action and intrigue.
Tsukasa Hojo is a manga author–illustrator known for legendary series City Hunter and Cat’s Eye. Representative of the ’80s era, his works showcase the stylish glamor of a generation characterized by nightlife.
RIGHTS: US, CAN, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ Exclusive; World Nonexclusive
SELLING POINTS
NEW ANIME ON HULU: A brand–new Cat’s Eye anime premiered September 2025 on Hulu and Disney+, timed with this English release.
GLOBAL SUCCESS: Over 20 million copies sold worldwide. FULL –COLOR OMNIBUS TRADE PAPERBACK: Collects three classic volumes of the landmark 1980s manga, now available in English for the first time in this 3–in–1 format.
SIGNATURE EDITION FEATURES: Presented in Kana’s signature omnibus format with a sleek matte dust jacket, vivid page reproduction, and premium binding, designed for collectors who appreciate both artistry and authenticity.
SPECIAL COVER AND SPINE
DESIGN: Features continuous spine art across volumes for a collectible bookshelf display.
ICONIC AUTHOR: Tsukasa Hojo is a superstar creator known for Cat’s Eye and City Hunter, two generation–defining manga that helped shape the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump.
TIMELESS APPEAL: Sharp, expressive art, romantic tension, and a stylish 1980s cityscapes make Cat’s Eye both nostalgic and fresh for new audiences.
The manga classic Cat's Eye finally arrives in a gorgeous deluxe Englishlanguage omnibus edition. Watch the Cat's Eye anime on Hulu and Disney+
A romance sitcom classic by living legend Tsukasa Hojo, Cat’s Eye!
Just as the Kisugi sisters plan their most daring heist yet, the consequences of entanglements with the criminal underworld reveal themselves: tensions rise as a member of their inner circle is suspected of betrayal, threatening to unravel the team’s cohesion and jeopardize everything they’ve built.
With only one omnibus left, the sisters are steadily approaching the truth, and thus the climax of the Cat’s Eye mystery—what happened to their father, who orchestrated his disappearance, and perhaps above all else, is he still alive?
Tsukasa Hojo is a manga author–illustrator known for legendary series City Hunter and Cat’s Eye. Representative of the ’80s era, his works showcase the stylish glamor of a generation characterized by nightlife.
RIGHTS: US, CAN, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ Exclusive; World Nonexclusive
SELLING POINTS
NEW ANIME ON HULU: A brand–new Cat’s Eye anime premiered September 2025 on Hulu and Disney+, timed with this English release.
GLOBAL SUCCESS: Over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
FULL –COLOR OMNIBUS
TRADE PAPERBACK: Collects three classic volumes of the landmark 1980s manga, now available in English for the first time in this 3–in–1 format.
SIGNATURE EDITION FEATURES:
Presented in Kana’s signature omnibus format with a sleek matte dust jacket, vivid page reproduction, and premium binding, designed for collectors who appreciate both artistry and authenticity.
SPECIAL COVER AND SPINE DESIGN: Features continuous spine art across volumes for a collectible bookshelf display.
ICONIC AUTHOR: Tsukasa Hojo is a superstar creator known for Cat’s Eye and City Hunter, two generation–defining manga that helped shape the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump.
TIMELESS APPEAL: Sharp, expressive art, romantic tension, and a stylish 1980s cityscapes make Cat’s Eye both nostalgic and fresh for new audiences.
BY MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO; ILLUSTRATED BY KENSUKE NISHIDA
From the Blue Lock author comes a manga cult classic. A superpower drama of carnal desires and primal violence . . . for fans of Attack on Titan, Alice in Borderland, and The Boys
Police officer Shintaro Jagasaki lives a stable life with a girl he’s dated for years. Their future seems all mapped out— marriage, a family, children—but it all feels unbearably dull. With a few screws loose (and his frequent fantasy to open fire on civilians to show for it), Jagasaki’s mind is anything but stable. Then, out of the blue, people suddenly begin to contort into monsters driven by primal urges to commit violence. And as chance has it, Jagasaki also gains a grotesque body–morphing power which transforms his right hand into a fleshy gun. A newly made monster and mentally unstable, Jagasaki becomes an antihero of ambiguous morals and dark impulses.
Author Muneyuki Kaneshiro (creator of the super–hit soccer anime Blue Lock, the battle royale manga As the Gods Will—with over 5 million copies sold—and the award–winning series Bokutachi ga Yarimashita) and rising star illustrator Kensuke Nishida (I Am a Hero in Nagasaki) team up to delivers a fiercely explosive story about the carnal impulses that explores mankind’s dark desires—blurring human and inhumane!
Muneyuki Kaneshiro is a manga author known for the hit series Blue Lock, which had two seasons of anime adaptations in 2022 and 2024 respectively. He debuted in 2011 with As the Gods Will, which was adapted into a live–action film. He then wrote the story for the manga Bokutachi ga Yarimashita, which also received a live–action television series adaptation. In 2022, Kaneshiro began a sci–fi, horror, comedy serialization called Super Ball Girls Kensuke Nishida is an illustrator known for the spin–off series I Am a Hero in Nagasaki
SELLING POINTS
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED: A word–of–mouth staple of “best manga art” posts on fan forums and review channels. Netizens have been long clamoring for an English release.
BLUE LOCK AUTHOR: Muneyuki Kaneshiro is the mastermind behind smash–hit Blue Lock, a series with nearly 1 million copies sold.
SPOT GLOSS: Kana’s high–quality trade paperback with its signature jacket and a spot gloss UV finish for flair.
BESTSELLER COMPS: I am a Hero, Alice in Borderland, Gantz, and Parasyte tap into the same mature audience for grotesque art–focused action.
THEMATIC BITE: Of primal human urges—lust, envy, aggression—and monstrous behavior enabled by “gifts” make Jagaaan unapologetic and memorable, even amongst popular genre peers.
GRIPPING ART: Spectacular brutality makes for iconic artwork, leaning into visceral and grotesque detail—limbs melt into weapons; faces contort and slice into hemispheres.
VIDEO–ESSAY STAPLE: With a campy ethical edge, Jagaaan is already a staple in cult fandoms: video essays, reading communities, and con panels.
TROPES: Lovecraftian superpower, power fantasy gone awry, sanity vs. boredom.
RELEASES: Every three months.
AGE RATING: Mature 18+.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*192 pages
*WIDTH: 5" - 127mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
* Paperback with Jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
COMICS / MANGA
ISBN 9781419786389
US $12.99 CAN $16.99 UK £9.99
ËxHSLELJy786389z
eISBN 9798887079707
Jagaaan Volume 2
BY MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO; ILLUSTRATED BY KENSUKE NISHIDA
From Blue Lock author comes a manga cult classic. A superpower drama of carnal desires and primal violence . . . for fans of Attack on Titan, Alice in Borderland, and The Boys
Police officer Shintaro Jagasaki lives a stable life with a girl he’s dated for years. Their future seems all mapped out— marriage, a family, children—but it all feels unbearably dull. With a few screws loose (and his frequent fantasy to open fire on civilians to show for it), Jagasaki’s mind is anything but stable. Then, out of the blue, people suddenly begin to contort into monsters driven by primal urges to commit violence. And as chance has it, Jagasaki also gains a grotesque, body morphing power, which transforms his right hand into a fleshy gun. Now a newly made monster and mentally unstable, Jagasaki becomes an antihero of ambiguous morals and dark impulses.
Author Muneyuki Kaneshiro (creator of the super–hit soccer anime Blue Lock, the battle royale manga As the Gods Will—with over 5 million copies sold—and the award–winning series Bokutachi ga Yarimashita) and rising star illustrator Kensuke Nishida (I Am a Hero in Nagasaki) team up to delivers a fiercely explosive story about the carnal impulses that explores mankind’s dark desires—blurring human and inhumane!
Muneyuki Kaneshiro is a manga author known for the hit series Blue Lock, which had two seasons of anime adaptations in 2022 and 2024 respectively. He debuted in 2011 with As the Gods Will, which was adapted into a live–action film. He then wrote the story for the manga Bokutachi ga Yarimashita, which also received a live–action television series adaptation. In 2022, Kaneshiro began a sci–fi, horror, comedy serialization called Super Ball Girls Kensuke Nishida is an illustrator known for the spin–off series I Am a Hero in Nagasaki
SELLING POINTS
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED: A word–of–mouth staple of “best manga art” posts on fan forums and review channels. Netizens have been long clamoring for an English release.
BLUE LOCK AUTHOR: Muneyuki Kaneshiro is the mastermind behind smash–hit Blue Lock, a series with nearly 1 million copies sold.
SPOT GLOSS: Kana’s high–quality trade paperback with its signature jacket and a spot gloss UV finish for flair.
BESTSELLER COMPS: I am a Hero, Alice in Borderland, Gantz, and Parasyte tap into the same mature audience for grotesque art–focused action.
THEMATIC BITE: Of primal human urges—lust, envy, aggression—and monstrous behavior enabled by “gifts” make Jagaaan unapologetic and memorable, even amongst popular genre peers.
GRIPPING ART: Spectacular brutality makes for iconic artwork, leaning into visceral and grotesque detail—limbs melt into weapons; faces contort and slice into hemispheres.
VIDEO–ESSAY STAPLE: With a campy ethical edge, Jagaaan is already a staple in cult fandoms: video essays, reading communities, and con panels.
TROPES: Lovecraftian superpower, power fantasy gone awry, sanity vs. boredom.
RELEASES: Every three months.
AGE RATING: Mature 18+.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*192 pages
*WIDTH: 5" - 127mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
* Paperback with Jacket
PUB MONTH: DECEMBER
ISBN 9781419786396
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
ËxHSLELJy786396z
eISBN 9798887079714
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Billy Bat Volume 2
BY NAOKI URASAWA AND TAKASHI NAGASAKI
From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ
Who is the mysterious Billy Bat? Fifty years ago, he reunited two lovers in New York City. Sixty years ago, he roamed the darkest night of the postwar era. Two thousand years ago, he wove through the fate of one hailed as a savior. Well, Billy Bat? Who are you really? And...why are you here?
Naoki Urasawa is a master manga artist credited with having changed the history of contemporary manga. He has won numerous awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Awards three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award. He is known for authoring Monster, 20th Century Boys, Billy Bat, and Pluto, which was adapted for Netflix. Takashi Nagasaki is an author and manga writer known for titles such as Monster, 20th Century Boys, and Pluto. He worked as editor at Shogakukan before leaving to work as a freelance artist.
SELLING POINTS
STAR AUTHOR: Manga author Naoki Urasawa is representative not only of the seinen (adult) genre, but also of contemporary manga. He is widely acclaimed in the US with both a passionate fandom and respect by the general manga mainstream.
EXHILARATING STORY: Billy Bat is a brilliantly written, lightning–fast story with rapid developments that spiral the reader into a winding, gripping conspiracy. It perfectly balances viewing historical events through a different lens with surreal and suspenseful dramatic reveals.
IN DEMAND: Fans have been waiting for a translation for years. Billy Bat frequently appears in “Top 10 Manga That Need an English Release” articles.
POPULAR GENRE: Historical Fiction is incredibly popular right now, as we see hit Netflix shows such as Bridgerton, Outlander, and All the Light We Cannot See keep a firm hold on US viewership––Billy Bat takes the intrigue one step further, embellishing comics and world history by imagining a conspiracy theory that has directly affected world politics as they have formed today.
From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millenniasprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ
A historical conspiracy thriller meta manga spanning multiple millennia following a Japanese–American comics artist’s search for the truth regarding the origins of his character “Billy Bat.”
The Bat appears again in 16th–century Feudal Japan. Kanbei, the fastest ninja in the Iga province, has been tasked by Lord Momochi to slip through a devastating siege by “Great Unifier” Oda Nobunaga and deliver a scroll that could alter the course of history. Pursued in bloodlust by childhood friends and tormented by both his memories and the strange hallucinations of an imaginary bat, will he be able to prevent the prophetic “Bat Tome” from falling into the wrong hands?
The third volume in the sprawling genre–defying historical epic that transcends time and space!!
Naoki Urasawa is a master manga artist credited with having changed the history of contemporary manga. He has won numerous awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Awards three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award. He is known for authoring Monster, 20th Century Boys, Billy Bat, and Pluto, which was adapted for Netflix. Takashi Nagasaki is an author and manga writer known for titles such as Monster, 20th Century Boys, and Pluto. He worked as editor at Shogakukan before leaving to work as a freelance artist.
SELLING POINTS
STAR AUTHOR: Manga author Naoki Urasawa is representative not only of the seinen (adult) genre, but also of contemporary manga. He is widely acclaimed in the US with both a passionate fandom and respect by the general manga mainstream.
EXHILARATING STORY: Billy Bat is a brilliantly written, lightning–fast story with rapid developments that spiral the reader into a winding, gripping conspiracy. It perfectly balances viewing historical events through a different lens with surreal and suspenseful dramatic reveals. iN DEMAND: Fans have been waiting for a translation for years. Billy Bat frequently appears in “Top 10 Manga That Need an English Release” articles.
POPULAR GENRE: Historical Fiction is incredibly popular right now, as we see hit Netflix shows such as Bridgerton, Outlander, and All the Light We Cannot See keep a firm hold on US viewership––Billy Bat takes the intrigue one step further, embellishing comics and world history by imagining a conspiracy theory that has directly affected world politics as they have formed today.
True Grit meets Romance of the Three Kingdoms! A thrilling manhua, mixing adrenaline-packed Spaghetti Western and Game of Thrones-type empire drama, Blades follows extraordinary swordsman and bounty hunter Dao Ma and his toddler son as they take a larger-than-life journey fated to uproot a brutal ancient Chinese empire.
Set in ancient China during the fall of a ruthless empire, bounty hunter Dao Ma breaks his code to protect a child and becomes the hunted. What begins as a routine escort mission turns into an epic fight for survival against assassins, warlords, and the forces of fate.
Dao Ma’s smoldering rampage is interrupted by the four families. Encircled by an entire army—thousands of cavalries and blitzing arrows—how will Dao Ma escape with his party?
Blades of the Guardians blends the intensity of True Grit, the heart of The Mandalorian, and the grand intrigue of Game of Thrones. A breathtaking martial–arts fantasy rooted in Chinese history, filled with brutal action, haunting beauty, and fierce compassion.
Xianzhe Xu is a manhua author–illustrator known for the bestselling series Blades of the Guardians and Assassin’s Creed Dynasty. A powerful new voice in manhua, his works showcase a masterful hand at intertwining threads of prophecy, ancient history, and human compassion. Bold action and deep anguish intersperse in sharp harmony, in a style reminiscent of calligraphy. Xu is a popular author with a cult following.
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SELLING POINTS
GLOBAL HIT: Over 1 million copies sold, more than 3 billion views online, and #1 comic on major Chinese retail platforms.
SIGNATURE EDITION: Presented in Kana’s high–quality trade paperback with a jacket format, premium paper, sharp black–and–white reproduction, and a matte finish cover designed to highlight Xu’s breathtaking artwork.
ANIME: Adapted into a multi–season donghua (Chinese Anime)
MOVIE: Starring Jet Li and directed by Yuen Woo–ping (The Matrix, Kill Bill).
AWARD–WINNING: Winner of multiple industry prizes including the Best Comic Award at the China International Cartoon & Game Expo and the Golden Dragon Award for Best Serial Animation.
STRIKING ART: Xianzhe Xu’s cinematic brushwork blends martial–arts action with dark fantasy atmosphere, filled with sweeping desert landscapes and vivid emotion.
NATIONAL SUPPORT: Firm diplomatic support—e.g. the G20 Osaka Summit "Chinese Animation Tour to Japan" and 11th China–Japan–Korea Cultural Industry Forum. Possible fund opportunities for tours.
True Grit meets Romance of the Three Kingdoms! A thrilling manhua, mixing adrenaline-packed Spaghetti Western and Game of Thrones-type empire drama, Blades follows extraordinary swordsman and bounty hunter Dao Ma and his toddler son as they take a larger-than-life journey fated to uproot a brutal ancient Chinese empire.
Set in ancient China during the fall of a ruthless empire, bounty hunter Dao Ma breaks his code to protect a child and becomes the hunted. What begins as a routine escort mission turns into an epic fight for survival against assassins, warlords, and the forces of fate.
When a sandstorm provides stopgap cover for the group to flee, Ayuya separates from Dao Ma to stay behind and take revenge into her own hands. Elsewhere, a much–awaited glimpse into Zhi Shi Lang’s past. In all the bloodshed, enlightenment appears. Just what did Shi Lang experience to become the cryptic insurgent he is now? Blades of the Guardians blends the intensity of True Grit, the heart of The Mandalorian, and the grand intrigue of Game of Thrones. A breathtaking martial–arts fantasy rooted in Chinese history, filled with brutal action, haunting beauty, and fierce compassion.
Xianzhe Xu is a manhua author–illustrator known for the bestselling series Blades of the Guardians and Assassin's Creed Dynasty. A powerful new voice in manhua, his works showcase a masterful hand at intertwining threads of prophecy, ancient history, and human compassion. Bold action and deep anguish intersperse in sharp harmony, in a style reminiscent of calligraphy. Xu is a popular author with a cult following.
SELLING POINTS
GLOBAL HIT: Over 1 million copies sold, more than 3 billion views online, and #1 comic on major Chinese retail platforms.
SIGNATURE EDITION: Presented in Kana’s high–quality trade paperback with a jacket format, premium paper, sharp black–and–white reproduction, and a matte finish cover designed to highlight Xu’s breathtaking artwork.
ANIME: Adapted into a multi–season donghua (Chinese Anime)
MOVIE: Starring Jet Li and directed by Yuen Woo–ping (The Matrix, Kill Bill).
AWARD–WINNING: Winner of multiple industry prizes including the Best Comic Award at the China International Cartoon & Game Expo and the Golden Dragon Award for Best Serial Animation.
STRIKING ART: Xianzhe Xu’s cinematic brushwork blends martial–arts action with dark fantasy atmosphere, filled with sweeping desert landscapes and vivid emotion.
NATIONAL SUPPORT: Firm diplomatic support—e.g. the G20 Osaka Summit "Chinese Animation Tour to Japan" and 11th China–Japan–Korea Cultural Industry Forum. Possible fund opportunities for tours.
From celebrity manga artist Inio Asano comes a collectors edition vignette manga anthology
“At the very least, morning still comes for everyone no matter what.”
An inspiring and melancholic collection of ten short stories, previously unpublished in English, that characterize Inio Asano’s genius from his early works. This includes the author’s debut miniseries, What a Wonderful World, and the six–years–in–the–making, personal piece Tokyo. Each story is a glimpse into the window of someone else’s life, their struggles, and the things that keep them going for one more sunrise. A wonderful, poignant, balance of jaded everyday life and the small moments that shine through the cracks.
Inio Asano is an award–winning, bestselling, manga author–illustrator known for Goodnight Punpun, Solanin, and Dead Dead Demons Dedededede Destruction, which was adapted into an anime in 2024 by Production +h.
RIGHTS: US, CAN, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ Exclusive English
SELLING POINTS
STAR AUTHOR: Inio Asano is a superstar best known for Goodnight Punpun with over half a million English copies sold. A household name and video essay staple among manga readers!
HIT–MAKER: Inio's other manga are much beloved, including anime–adapted Dead Dead Demons and the Harvey– and Eisner–nominated one–shot Solanin
EXCLUSIVE EDITION: A high–quality dust jacket, 12 full–color pages, and an exclusive cover, perfect for fans and collectors. MATURE FOLLOWING: Taps into a core demographic of “Seinen” fans who want gut–wrenching and literary manga, shelved alongside other semi–nihilist bestsellers Five Centimeters per Second and Flowers of Evil RELATABLE THEMES: Unflinchingly views on the discouraging, relentless state of adolescence and adulthood. Realistic and relatable in full, bumpy glory.
EVOCATIVE ART: Dramatic, powerful imagery adorns almost every page. Its heartfelt compassionate touch makes the skillful storytelling ever more evocative.
TROPES: Nihilism, pessimism, jaded realism, coming of age.
Meet shy gentleman Taki and his cat, Keemun. Together they brighten the day of stressed customers with lovely pastries and a warm cuppa. A delightful slice-oflife manga perfect for tea and cat lovers.
In a little café slotted between city buildings, a gentleman and his cat have carved a space for themselves. Taki, the shy and softspoken owner of the establishment, runs the small café with the help of his cat, Keemun. Together they greet customers and serve the perfect pairing of tea and snack while helping visitors with whatever ails them. Usually, all it takes is a quiet chat and one of Taki’s meticulously brewed cups of tea. But Keemun isn’t the only reason women come into the café—a dashing older man who knows just what to serve is a treat on its own. Despite Taki’s shyness, he excels at reading his customers and understanding the weariness of their lives. Winner of the 2025 Rakuten Kobo E–book Next Breakout Comic Award, this story has captured the hearts of many.
Molicoross is an award–winning author known for delightful slice of life stories. Previous work includes Taresokare, Nobo–san to Kanojo? and Sake yo Hana Sake!
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
BELOVED FORMULA: “Cat manga” make reliable bestsellers. Notably, A Man and His Cat had great success by combining similar elements of a comfy cat, a handsome old man (silver fox), and relaxation.
EDUCATIONAL TEA FACTS: From short histories of tea to guides in steeping—tea leaf origins, pairings and more—learn fun, digestible factoids while relaxing! Appeal reminiscent of Insta and TikTok reels.
SIGNATURE EDITION: Kana’s signature jacket, premium paper, sharp black–and–white reproduction, and a quaint matte cover.
SPECIAL MARKETS: A great book to put on the shelves of tea shops, cafés, or even cat cafés!
AWARD–WINNING: 2025’s Rakuten Kobo E–book Next Breakout Comic Award.
LOVELY ART: Beautiful café interiors and gorgeously detailed tea and foods that make your mouth water, much like Delicious in Dungeon
RELATABLE VIGNETTES: Women wander into the store; a revolving door of new and old customers, their appetites and their woes. These relatable women offer infectious feel–good stories.
TROPES: Cat café, silver fox/DILF, afternoon tea. RELEASES: 4 volumes ongoing. Releases every three months. AGE RATING: All Ages.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*160 pages
*WIDTH: 5 7/8" - 149mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
* Paperback with Jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 13 and up COMICS / MANGA
ISBN 9781419792182
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
eISBN 9798896844273
How to Draw Chibi
MASTER CLASS TIPS AND TRICKS TO IMPROVE CUTE ANIME, MANGA, KEYCHAIN, AND STICKER ART
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY CHIHARU YUMENOUCHI
One of Japan’s most-gifted books, a professional-level guide on how to draw anime-manga in a cute “miniature” style. From a top commercial illustrator comes powerful techniques for aspiring artists!
In the simplified chibi–style where every line counts, the smallest adjustments affect the entire composition. Building good habits from expert advice is crucial!
Illustrator Chiharu Yumenouchi hails from the industry front lines of commercial chibi art—from official merch design of the multibillion–dollar hit series Demon Slayer and cult bestsellers Apothecary Diaries, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Toilet Bound Hanako–kun, to original art exhibits, McDonalds Japan promos, Pokémon Pocket cosmetics, music videos, figure designs, and much more.
Packed tight with cuteness, this nifty guide teaches professional methods you wish you knew, and know–hows that bring out “tiny and adorable” charms to their fullest. Illustrated demonstrations do much of the heavy lifting so you can grasp the concepts at a glance—perfect for visual learners. What is chibi? Chibi is a fun and accessible way to draw anime art! From media like Hello Kitty to Genshin Impact, this simple, clean style is not only approachable for beginners but also practical for established artists who want to shrink down and merchandise their art. It’s is all about simplified proportions and cute expressions, perfect for creating stickers, badges, acrylic stands, and keychains!
FIND INSIDE: A variety of key techniques—from composition basics to advanced layered gradients and pose variations—even step–by–step guides for merchandising your art. Includes suggestions on character design, popular themes, costuming, and more!
Chiharu Yumenouchi is a prolific commercial illustrator known best for their merchandise design, a portfolio representing a wide array of hit series such as Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Apothecary Diaries, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu to name a few. Beyond familiar franchises, Yumenouchi’s work is also characterized by exceptional variety, involving art exhibits, pop–up shops, film promotion bonuses, music video illustrations, collab café goods, confectionary brand tie–ins, game cosmetics, and figurine character designs. An exceptional professional artist that industry brands turn to for merchandizing their products, Yumenouchi is an incredible teacher for aspiring artists to turn to likewise for advice. Follow their social media for more in their iconic chibi and yume–kawaii (dreamy–cute) style!
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
MASTER CREDENTIALS: From official merch design of Demon Slayer and Apothecary Diaries, to art exhibits, McDonalds ads, Pokémon Pocket cosmetics, music videos, and much more, an illustrator with top professional credibility and commercial impact.
CHIBI: A beloved style! Simple yet expressive cuteness make it approachable for kids and beginners, but also practical for professionals creating art that needs to shrink down to look good for merchandise—stickers, badges, acrylic stands, and keychains! A salient toolkit even for anime club mascots and custom emojis!
FOR BEGINNERS: The chibi style offers a forgiving first step— simpler anatomy, shorter drawing times, and faster progress. Surprising professional know–hows of “what I wish someone told me.”
FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS: The very simplicity of the chibi style reveals hidden depth: it requires sharper intuition and stronger design choices, precisely because there’s nowhere to hide when every, line, matters. Intermediate artists curious to spot or unlearn bad habits may recognize the rare opportunity to learn from an industry veteran.
GIFTY: Parents and gift–givers can trust that this guide offers authentic mentorship for creatives.
AGE RATING: All Ages.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *184 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/8" - 257mm
*Paperback with flaps
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
COMICS / MANGA, ART, DESIGN & DECORATING ISBN 9781419785832
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99 ËxHSLELJy785832z eISBN 9798887079387
From Rosh Hashanah Square-Circle-Star!: A First Shapes Book • Written by Joy Nelkin Wieder; illustrated by Aura Lewis
Little Trips: To the Grocery Store!
AN INTERACTIVE PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN BY CARTER HIGGINS; ILLUSTRATED BY DAWN LO
With a copy of Little Trips in hand, no child will be bored at the grocery store again! Lift the flaps, pull the tab, and more to watch an everyday errand transform into a wonder-filled adventure
Lemon, lemon, lime, lime, grocery shopping story time!
Open the flaps to walk inside the store, peek under the gatefold to pick out the yummiest produce, and—beep!—pull the tab to help at the checkout line. There’s so much to explore at the grocery store! With energetic, rhyming text and bright art filled with delightful details, an everyday errand becomes an adventure for curious little ones: a wonder–filled Little Trip!
Carter Higgins is the author of many books for young readers, including A Story is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale, Everything You Need for a Treehouse, which was an NPR Best Book of the Year, Bikes for Sale, and the chapter book series Audrey L & Audrey W: Best Friends–ish. Circle Under Berry, her first book as both author and illustrator, received two starred reviews. Higgins is a creative storyteller who designs playful experiences around visual literacy and believes the wit of kids’ language is the best poetry of all. She is an Emmy Award–winning visual effects and motion graphics artist and spent a decade as an elementary school librarian. Higgins lives in Richmond, Virginia. Dawn Lo is an illustrator who grew up in both Hong Kong and Canada. Her illustrations have appeared in Hello Baby, It’s Me, Alfie by Maggie Hutching, the Sally’s Puppy Adventures series by Andrew Larsen, and many more. Besides drawing and reading, grocery shopping is one of her favorite activities. She enjoys visiting different grocery stores and discovering new snacks to share with friends!
SELLING POINTS
RHYMING READ–ALOUD FROM A MAJOR TALENT: Award–winner Carter Higgins proves herself yet again as the master of rhyme! With witty, playful text on each page, this book is perfect for engaging storytimes.
INTERACTIVE BOOK: Young readers will find a fully immersive experience with many flaps to lift, gatefolds to expand, a tab to pull, and more.
THE ULTIMATE PARENTS’ HELPER: Transforms everyday excursions that are a required part of a caregiver’s week into exciting adventures by encouraging children to be curious about their environments. Bonus: This book will fit perfectly into the shopping cart alongside a child “helper” in need of distraction!
START OF A SERIES GROUNDED IN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES: Little Trips: To the Grocery Store! kicks off a Little Trips series which will explore the delight to be found in everyday errands. Future books will head to the library, the hardware store, the car wash, and more!
MOUTHWATERING LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: Explores all the different sections of a grocery store, depicting a variety of fruits, vegetables, and more, both familiar and less so.
ADORABLE ART: Dawn Lo brings energy, charm, and tons of details to pore over in her engaging artwork.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *26 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY AGES 3
KIDS NOVELTY, PICTURE BOOK, FOOD & DRINK
ISBN 9781419785108
US $17.99 CAN $24.99 UK £12.99
CARTON QTY: 20
eISBN 9798887079059
Little Elf's To-Do List (A Magical List Book)
A PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN BY HELEN KEMP ZAX; ILLUSTRATED BY KIERSTEN EVE EAGAN
From baking cookies to sculpting snow families, Little Elf will get through a long daily to-do list one item at a time in this festive, Christmas-themed picture book that gently teaches time management
Pile sleigh mile high with presents / Make Rudolph’s red nose glow Sing joyful Christmas carols / Cheer Santa’s, “Ho ho ho!”
Little Elf is very busy from morning to night—and a to–do list is a huge help! From baking cookies to wrapping presents to packing the sleigh and celebrating takeoff, this Elf has many tasks to complete before bedtime. But it’ll all get done; one thing at a time. And when all the tasks are finally completed, Little Elf is rewarded with a fantastically finished list and a sweet good–night kiss from Mrs. Claus. Perfect for Christmas or everyday read–alouds, Little Elf’s To–Do List offers a gentle lesson on the importance of organization. The sparkly glitter stamped on the front cover is so inviting that young readers will be eager to go on this Christmas Eve adventure with Little Elf, and they are in for another sparkly surprise when they unfold a secret flap at the end of the book to see all the items checked off the to–do list in magical ink!
Helen Kemp Zax could spend all day musing over rhymes, so daily to–do lists keep her life on track. Her poetry has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, and she was co–awarded the 2021 YorkMix International Children’s Poetry Prize and won the 2018 Middle Grade Katherine Paterson Prize. A former lawyer and teacher, Kemp Zax holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Leonard, and their Aussiedoodle, Huckleberry Finn. Kiersten Eve Eagan is an illustrator working in children’s publishing and design for television and film. Eagan is passionate about storytelling and loves using design to help bring stories to life. She studied illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she loves exploring the mountains or spending time by the sea.
SELLING POINTS
CLEVER TEXT: Sweet, relatable, and perfect to read aloud all year long, but especially at Christmas! LIGHT EDUCATIONAL HOOK: Highlights list–making (in the most fun way possible), which is an age–appropriate aspect of executive functioning.
NOVELTY ELEMENTS: The cover shines with sparkly glitter, and a big gatefold at the end of the book reveals a completed to–do list, with each item checked off in Little Elf’s magical ink.
HOLIDAY HOOK: This book is the perfect Christmas gift to get kids in the winter holiday mood and is perfect for promotional tables and lists!
NEW SERIES: Joining Little Witch and Little Bunny, this third book is a continuation of a strong series. Little Leprechaun is next!
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 3 to 5 PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419779497
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99 ËxHSLELJy779497z
CARTON QTY: 36 eISBN 9798887075549
The Questioneers: How Many Is That?
A BOARD BOOK
WRITTEN BY ANDREA BEATY; ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID ROBERTS
How Many Is That? is a fun rhyming Questioneers board book starring Rosie Revere, Engineer, all about counting from the New York Times bestselling creators of Ada Twist, Scientist and Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Rosie has one cookie. Sofia has two. Add them together, you get something new!
What happens when you add all the cookies together? What happens when you eat a few? What happens when you eat them all? Rosie Revere and her fellow Questioneers star—as babies!—in this charming first concepts book all about counting.
Andrea Beaty and David Roberts—the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of the Questioneers series—are back with a rhyming and vibrantly illustrated board book, the newest addition to a brand–new concepts series for preschoolers. Readers will join their favorite baby Questioneers as they ask their first questions and explore numbers, shapes, colors, and feelings.
Check out the companion board book, What’s That Color?, starred Aaron Slater, Illustrator!
Andrea Beaty is the author of many beloved children’s books, including the bestselling Questioneers series; I Love You Like Yellow; Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau; and One Girl. She lives just outside Chicago. David Roberts has illustrated many children’s books, including the bestselling Questioneers series. He lives in London. Beaty and Roberts are both executive producers of the Emmy Award–winning show Ada Twist, Scientist on Netflix.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING SERIES: The Questioneers picture books and chapter books have sold millions of copies and are New York Times bestsellers.
SERIES VISIBILITY: The popular Questioneers series has inspired a museum exhibit, a stage musical, a series on Netflix, and a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
NEW FORMAT: We’ve seen huge success with Questioneers books aimed at picture–book and chapter–book readers, and we’re thrilled to bring these beloved characters to a younger audience with this first concepts series.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *20 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 1 to 3 BOARD BOOK
ISBN 9781419787034
US $9.99 CAN $13.99 UK £6.99 ËxHSLELJy787034z
CARTON QTY: 46 eISBN 9798896840060
RIGHTS: World/All A HELLO!LUCKY BOOK
A Truck Will Roll (A Hello!Lucky Hands-On Book)
AN INTERACTIVE BOARD BOOK
A HELLO!LUCKY BOOK; STORY BY SABRINA MOYLE; PICTURES BY EUNICE MOYLE
From Sabrina and Eunice Moyle—also known as Hello!Lucky—the superstar creators of My Mom is Magical! and My Dad is Amazing! comes a brand-new novelty board book for little truck lovers, with tabs to pull and wheels to turn
Dump trucks move dirt into piles.
Trucks haul goods for miles and miles!
Filled with exuberant illustrations in Hello!Lucky’s inimitable style, A Truck Will Roll is a deluxe, interactive board book that introduces young readers to a wide variety of trucks—25 to be exact!—and ends with a brilliant quadruple gatefold that opens up to showcase a bustling county fair that all the trucks and their drivers have helped to build.
With a little digging, a lot of cargo carrying, and a good bit of tidying up, different trucks are highlighted on every spread. Readers will love spotting all the specialized vehicles, from mail trucks to garbage trucks to ice–cream trucks. Clever interactive elements such as wheels, pull–tabs, and multiple flaps that readers can lift to reveal the cargo inside each truck, highlight the cargo–to–festival transformation. A fifth color of construction–site orange ink throughout as well as shiny chrome–colored foil on the front cover are sure to catch the eye of truck–loving kids and educators alike!
Hello!Lucky is all about using creativity to spread joy, fun, and kindness. Founded by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle in 2003, Hello!Lucky is an award–winning letterpress greeting card and design studio working with dozens of partners to create products, including Abrams’ pun–derful children’s books: My Mom Is Magical!; My Dad Is Amazing!; My Grandma Is Great!; My Grandpa Is Grand!; My Brother Is the Best!; My Sister Is Super!; Super Pooper and Whizz Kid: Potty Power!; Kindness Rules!; Christmas Is Awesome!; Sloth and Smell the Roses; Go Get ’Em, Tiger!; Thanks a Ton!; School Is Cool!; Bananas for You!; Halloween Is a Treat!; A Seed Will Grow!; You Are Fantastic!; Preschool is Cool!; Easter is Egg–cellent!; My Box of Feelings, and the Astrid and Stella graphic novel series. They also offer gifts, ceramics, stationery, kids’ partyware, and more. Hello!Lucky is based in San Francisco. Find them @helloluckykids.
SELLING POINTS
STRIKING ILLUSTRATIONS: Cleverly designed and illustrated with a fifth color of ink throughout and stamped with shiny silver foil on the front cover, this is very eye–catching package.
SPECIAL NOVELTY ELEMENTS: Includes an interactive element (such as a wheel, a pull tab, or flaps to lift) on every page, perfect for curious hands. The grand finale is a spectacular four–panel scene to unfold.
SENSATIONAL SALES: More than 2 million combined sales for the Hello!Lucky program! The companion book, A Seed Will Grow, has sold more than 22,000 copies to date.
STRONG FOLLOWING: Hello! Lucky has over 75,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 70,000 followers on Pinterest.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *14 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Casebound Board Book with Novelty
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES up to 3
BOARD BOOK, KIDS NOVELTY
ISBN 9781419775109
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
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CARTON QTY: 20
Spider-Man Block (An Abrams Block Book)
ESSENTIAL WORDS EVERY FAN SHOULD KNOW BY MARVEL; ILLUSTRATED BY PESKI STUDIO
A must-have introduction to Spider-Man, packed with essential terms for fans of all ages and featuring vibrant illustrations by Peski Studios!
As one of the world’s best–known superheroes, Spider–Man has a rich and exciting history filled with heroic allies and infamous villains. This next title in the Abrams Block Book series has everything fans needs to know and is a great introduction to the world of Spider–Man for the youngest readers, and a must–have for fans new and old.
It puts the spotlight on some of Spider–Man’s most well–known characters, both friends and foes, and showcases some of Spider–Man’s most iconic encounters, introducing important terms that every Spider–Man fan should know. As in previous Block Book titles, Spider–Man Block includes die–cut shapes on almost every spread and the gorgeous art of British design team Peski Studio.
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character–based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over 80 years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media. David Partington is an illustrator based in Bristol, UK. His influences range from mid–century design to Saturday morning cartoons. As part of Peski Studio, he enjoys screen printing, a process that often informs his approach to illustration. Partington’s work can be seen in kids’ books, food packaging, and jumbo floor puzzles around the world. He especially enjoys creating characters, drawing friendly robots, and sending them on incredible adventures.
SELLING POINTS
BIG SPIDER–MAN YEAR: 2026 will be a huge year for Spider–Man! The next Spider–Man movie starring Tom Holland will be released in the summer, as well as two new animated series on Disney+: Spider–Man and His Amazing Friends and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider–Man
WIDE GIFT APPEAL: The must–have book for all generations of Spider–Man fans, with an eye–catching package sure to appeal to both kids and adult fans.
BESTSELLING SERIES: With more than 1.5 million copies sold, the Abrams Block Book series continues to grow.
ORIGINAL ART STYLE: Renowned British illustrator and designer David Partington of Peski Studio once again brings a fresh edge to a popular category.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *86 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/4" - mm
CARTON QTY: 22 eISBN 9798896843887 RIGHTS:
*HEIGHT: 6 1/4" - mm
*Casebound Board Book
PUB MONTH: JANUARY BOARD BOOK
ISBN 9781419788789
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99 ËxHSLELJy788789z
Puppyblock (An Abrams Block Book)
BY CHRISTOPHER FRANCESCHELLI; ART BY PESKI STUDIO
Learn all about puppies in this adorably paw-fect addition to the bestselling Abrams Block Book series
From a tiny chihuahua to the gigantic Great Dane, no pup is left behind in this fabulous addition to the acclaimed Abrams Block Book series! In this small but sturdy block–shaped board book, young readers are introduced to an incredible array of pups, learn all about their talented noses (100,000 times more sensitive than ours!), and discover the many ways they bond with their human companions. Follow our young protagonists and their grandfather as they search for the perfect furry addition to their family! Like other books in the Block Book series, Puppyblock features die–cut pages to peek through, as well as durable, interactive gatefolds perfect for curious hands. Illustrated in Peski Studio’s bright, graphic style, this is a must–have book for dog lovers of all ages.
Christopher Franceschelli is a seasoned publisher, editor, and creator of children’s books. He runs the SmartInk packaging company. A born–and–raised New Yorker, Franceschelli lives with his family in Brooklyn. David Partington is an illustrator based in Bristol, United Kingdom. His influences range from mid–century design to Saturday morning cartoons. As part of Peski Studio, he enjoys screen printing, a process that often informs his approach to illustration. Partington’s work can be seen in kids’ books, food packaging, and jumbo floor puzzles around the world. He especially enjoys creating characters, drawing friendly robots, and sending them on incredible adventures.
RIGHTS: World
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING SERIES: The Abrams Block Book series continues to grow, with more than 2.5 million copies sold. STRONG SUBJECT MATTER: Around 90 million people in the United States own dogs. This book will be a hit with the youngest dog lovers eager to learn all about these incredible barking, howling, and adorable pals. From Yorkshire terriers to beagles to labs, dogs of all shapes and sizes share the spotlight.
ORIGINAL ART STYLE: Renowned British illustrator and designer Peski Studio once again brings a fresh edge to a popular category.
HIGH–VALUE PACKAGE: Presented in a small–trim block, the 84 board pages—including gatefold flaps—create an inviting, chunky package perfect for little hands.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *84 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/4" - 133mm
*HEIGHT: 6 1/4" - 159mm
*Casebound Board Book
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES up to 3
BOARD BOOK, KIDS NOVELTY
ISBN 9781419791888
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99 ËxHSLELJy791888z
I Am We
A BOOK OF COMMUNITY (A BOARD BOOK)
WRITTEN BY SUSAN VERDE, ILLUSTRATED BY PETER H. REYNOLDS
Cultivate connection and kindness in Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds's I Am We, a companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love
Connected is what we are: part of a world–wide community, diverse and magnificent, kind and accepting, supportive and present. All of us important, none of us alone.
Sometimes we may wonder, how does caring for ourselves help anyone else? But then we realize that the better we feel inside, the more we can be there for others—our friends, families, and communities. We are part of something bigger than ourselves, and when we each turn our goodness and compassion outward, we can create, learn, and love. From the New York Times bestselling team behind the I Am series comes a celebration of caring for ourselves AND others with open hearts and minds. Whether it’s listening to a friend, welcoming newcomers with open arms, or standing up against injustice, I Am We shows us what true community looks like—and the amazing things that can happen when we come together.
Susan Verde is the bestselling author of I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, Who I Am, and The Museum, all illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, as well as the Feel–Good Fairy Tales books illustrated by Jay Fleck, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Soul, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. She teaches yoga and mindfulness to children and lives with her three children in East Hampton, New York. Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of many bestselling and award–winning picture books, including The Dot, Ish, I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, and Who I Am. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he operates the beloved shop Blue Bunny Books and Toys.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING TEAM: Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds make an incredible pair, and their track as a team only continues to grow. The success of I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, and Who I Am—with more than 2 million copies sold across formats (including over 250,000 board books)—speaks for itself. Both I Am Love and I Am Human were instant New York Times bestsellers.
BESTSELLING ILLUSTRATOR: Reynolds is one of the most popular and recognizable illustrators in the industry today, from illustrating the mega–selling Judy Moody and Stink series to his own The Dot and Ish (with almost 1 million copies sold combined).
INSPIRING MESSAGE: Shows how being kind to ourselves can inspire kindness toward others— by checking in, speaking up, collaborating, encouraging, and growing together.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Inspires reflection and conversation about what “community” means to you, and what it looks like in your classroom, family, neighborhood, and on a global scale.
MINDFULNESS AND LOVE: As with the entire series, this book is grounded in mindfulness and yoga practices, while emphasizing the importance of loving ourselves.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *22 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 4 to 8 BOARD BOOK
ISBN 9781419771958 US $8.99 CAN $11.99 UK £6.99
CARTON QTY: 40
eISBN 9798887072135
Bunny and Friends
A HAPPY HOUSE FELT BOOK
BY TANJA LOUWERS
Join Bunny as she gets ready for a visit from her best friend in this sweet, rhyming full-color board book, featuring die-cuts and soft felt pages
Bunny layered cream and jam on double–decker toast.
“Your jam’s delicious,” said her friend, “but I love YOU the most!” Bunny whips up a batch of carrot jam as a treat for her best friend’s visit. With lilting rhyming text and highly appealing high–contrast graphic art that features bunnies, a mouse, a kitty, and a puppy, little ones will adore this gentle tale of teamwork and friendship. Each page features die–cuts peeking through to soft, brilliantly colored felt underneath, adding an extra layer of interactivity. It’s also a terrific seek–and–find—readers will love helping Bunny find all 50 carrots hidden throughout the book!
Tanja Louwers is a graphic designer and illustrator based in the Netherlands. Always looking for the latest trends in graphic design, color, and typography, her passion lies in colorful illustrations, creating new products, painting, and volleyball.
RIGHTS: World English excluding Canada
SELLING POINTS
UNIQUE FORMAT: Shaped like a house, this board book features die–cuts that peek through to soft pages made of colorful felt, perfect for little hands.
EASTER PROMOTIONS: Ideal for Easter tables and promotions.
IDEAL FOR BEDTIME: With its gentle rhyming text and good–night ending, this is a great nighttime—or anytime!—read–aloud.
BOLD COLORS: High–contrast books for infants are always a market favorite, and with the added touch–and–feel and seek–and–find elements, this will stand out on the shelves.
SEEK–AND–FIND!: 50 carrots are hidden throughout the book—help Bunny count them all, and turn reading into a fun seek–and–find interaction!
PERFECT ADDITION: The format will fit in perfectly with our other die–cut felt board books in the Little Softies series. We plan to follow up this board book with Bear and Friends
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *8 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/4" - 184mm
*HEIGHT: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES up to 3
BOARD BOOK, KIDS NOVELTY
ISBN 9781419789281
US $10.99 UK £7.99
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eISBN 9798896845232
BY MARTA ALTÉS
Ready or not, here I come! A hilarious hide-and-seek game between toddlers and Santa Claus, who is just trying to do his job
Santa loves playing hide–and–seek, and it turns out he’s VERY good at it!
Once a year when Santa visits, he loves to play hide–and–seek. He’s great at staying hidden, but his reindeer? Not so much. They always pick the goofiest hiding spots that are much too easy to find. Delighted readers will spot Santa doing his best to stay out of sight, but his reindeer might just give him away . . .
Charming, funny, and relatable for any adult who has ever hidden from a determined toddler just to have a moment of peace, Hide–and–Seek Santa is a vibrant peek–a–boo board book perfect for little seekers and fans of the Karen Katz lift–the–flap books. With 14 sturdy flaps to lift, young readers will love looking for Santa and spotting all of the funny hiding places his reindeer have chosen instead!
Marta Altés is the award–winning creator of numerous picture books, including My Grandpa, I Am an Artist!, Five More Minutes, and Little Monkey. While living in Barcelona, she earned a degree in graphic design and then moved to the UK to study for an MA in children’s book illustration. Since then, her books have been translated into 34 different languages! My Grandpa (Abrams BYR, 2013) was an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award Honoree in the US, and I Am an Artist! was long–listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK. Altés has also won the Read It Again! Award and the Nottingham Children’s Book Award, and her first book, No!, was short–listed for the Peoples Book Prize and the Waterstones Picture Book Prize. Altés lives in London.
SELLING POINTS
HOLIDAY PROMOTION: With its focus on finding Santa and his reindeer, this makes for a funny and sweet addition to Christmas and winter holiday tables and promotions.
FUNNY TEXT: This text will have children and their caretakers laughing out loud with its lighthearted, tongue–in–cheek humor.
NOVELTY ELEMENT: With sturdy flaps to reveal where Santa’s reindeer are hiding (not so successfully!), this is perfect for play and honing motor skills.
BRIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS: Bold, vibrant, and accessible, Marta Altés’s art is perfect for this age group.
HIDE–AND–SEEK SERIES: We’re excited to have Hide–and–Seek Mommy come out on our Spring 2026 list. We have two more books signed up after Hide–and–Seek Santa: Hide–and–Seek Daddy and Hide–and–Seek Puppy
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *30 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Casebound Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 3 to 5
BOARD BOOK, KIDS NOVELTY
ISBN 9781419785962
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eISBN 9798887079462 RIGHTS: World/All
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
CARTON QTY: 16
Decorate the Tree
AN INTERACTIVE CHRISTMAS BOOK
BY AMANDA JANE JONES
Blink your eyes and twinkle your fingers to help decorate the tree in this stylish interactive board book from Kinfolk founding art director Amanda Jane Jones
Hooray! It’s time to decorate the Christmas tree! Can you help? This interactive holiday board book invites toddlers and preschoolers to trim the tree through playful actions: Clap to turn on the lights. Twinkle your fingers to add some ornaments. Shake to add some more. (But not too hard—you don’t want to break one!)
Perfect for little readers, this sturdy board book edition features Amanda Jane Jones's signature minimalist design and encourages hands–on participation. Little helpers can decorate the tree again and again, making it an ideal read–aloud choice for the holiday season and a charming gift for a toddler's or baby's first Christmas.
Amanda Jane Jones is an award–winning graphic designer, illustrator, and mother of three. This is her first book with Cameron Kids. She lives in Provo, Utah.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
IMAGINATIVE PLAY: Kids are asked to tap, shake, and twinkle along as they decorate their very own Christmas tree.
NEW TAKE ON A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC: The bold, graphic illustrations paired with the exciting engaging element make this book stand out as a must–have holiday story.
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ON THE RISE: Amanda Jane Jones has a growing social media presence, with more than 134,000 followers on Instagram, and the audience for her books has steadily grown with each new release. EXCITING NEW FORMAT: The hardcover edition of Decorate the Tree was a holiday hit, selling over 10,000 copies. With its interactive elements, this new, sturdy format will be the perfect opportunity to invite even the youngest readers to join in the decorating fun.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *24 pages
*WIDTH: 5" - 127mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 2 to 5 PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419775321
US $8.99 CAN $11.99 UK £6.99 ËxHSLELJy775321z
eISBN 9798887071503
Rosh Hashanah Square-Circle-Star!: A First Shapes Book (A Jewish Holiday Concept Book)
BOARD BOOKS TO CELEBRATE THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS BY JOY NELKIN WIEDER; ILLUSTRATED BY AURA LEWIS
Learning shapes is easy in this unique board book celebrating the holiday of Rosh Hashanah
From baking a circular challah to listening to the blast of a spiral shofar to folding triangular napkins for the dinner table, young readers will grasp the concept of shapes as they learn about the Jewish New Year! With simple but clever rhyming text paired with stylish, appealing art, this is a perfect starter board book for children just beginning to learn core concepts—and it doubles as the ideal Rosh Hashanah gift! The book also includes an age–appropriate explanation of Rosh Hashanah and the ways in which the holiday is celebrated.
Joy Nelkin Wieder is an author, artist, and educator. Her picture book The Passover Mouse, illustrated by Shahar Kober, was awarded the SCBWI PJ Library Jewish Stories Award and was chosen as a PJ Library Selection. Wieder’s historical novel The Secret Tunnel was selected for the PJ Our Way program. When she’s not writing or illustrating books for children, she might be painting landscapes or training service dogs. Wieder lives outside Boston with her husband and two cats. Learn more at jnwieder.com. Aura Lewis is an illustrator, author, and designer inspired by women’s history, fashion, social activism, and culture from around the world. Her books include The Illustrated Feminist, Spectacular Sisters, Dazzling Zelda, and We the People, which was a NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book and a California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Honoree. Lewis holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and currently lives near Shanghai. Learn more at AuraLewis.com.
SELLING POINTS
CORE LEARNING HOOK: This series is designed for little ones just learning core concepts— such as counting to ten, identifying shapes, learning colors, and more—with a wonderful cultural twist.
JEWISH REPRESENTATION: Rosh Hashanah is an underrepresented holiday in the board–book space. This book will help expand the market by bringing more awareness to the specific aspects of this beautiful celebration. An excellent fit for schools and libraries wishing to offer books with Jewish representation.
FOODIE FAVORITE: Including images of Jewish foods, this board book is sure to excite readers as they encounter their favorite foods or learn about foods they didn’t know about before.
HOLIDAY GIFT: A perfect gift for this special Jewish holiday or for a child learning about Jewish heritage and traditions.
ISBN 9781419776205 US $9.99 CAN $13.99 UK £6.99 ËxHSLELJy776205z
Love Is a Puppy A
BOARD BOOK
BY AMY NOVESKY, ILLUSTRATED BY SARA GILLINGHAM
A tail-wagging board book celebration of loyal pups—from pugs to poodles to rescue mutts—and the lucky kids who give them wonderful homes
Love is a puppy—a shy little mutt.
Heart–shaped, wet nose. A wiggling butt.
A sweet, rhythmic ode to beloved pups of all kinds: from doodles to poodles to pugs to rescue mutts, and to the kids who love and care for them.
With thick, sturdy pages, and a textured, hardcover case, this board book is perfect for dog lovers of all ages!
Amy Novesky is an award–winning picture book author. Her many books for young readers include The Poet and the Bees, illustrated by Jessica Love; and Me, Frida, illustrated by David Diaz. Novesky lives just north of San Francisco. Sara Gillingham is an award–winning author–illustrator, designer, and art director. Her many titles for children include Snuggle the Baby, How to Grow a Friend, the In My Habitat series, and the Empowerment series. She lives with her family in Vancouver, Canada.
SELLING POINTS
DYNAMIC DUO: Amy Novesky and Sara Gillingham are the dynamic duo behind this proven series that includes Love is a Tutu, Love is a Truck, and Love is a Ball.
PUPPY POWER: Dogs are a beloved and evergreen subject across ages and audiences. This book is sure to appeal to new puppy owners and longtime dog lovers—there are at least 90 million dog owners in the United States!
UNIVERSAL: Perfect for all animal lovers, this story is gender–neutral and universal. Can be sold in pet stores or used in promoting animal shelters.
PERFECT READ–ALOUD: Simple, lyrical text is ideal for reading aloud.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *22 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
CARTON QTY: 28 eISBN 9798896843993 RIGHTS:
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Casebound Board Book
PUB MONTH: DECEMBER AGES up to 4 BOARD BOOK
ISBN 9781419783906
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99 ËxHSLELJy783906z
We Might See A BOARD BOOK
BY CHARLIE MYLIE
In the tradition of Richard Scarry, this cleverly conceived, high-contrast first words board book is sure to satisfy the youngest readers
Walking outside, we might see Places we pass, things going fast Across the street, there might be Sounds in our ears, music to hear Against this lively rhyming narrative text, readers will find a splash of first words on each spread, inviting little ones to identify things they might see in their own backyards. And some unexpected things, too! Spreads are thoughtfully organized to give readers time with different types of words. One spread is full of onomatopoeia. Another full of color words. Another still invites readers to think about scale—big things and small ones. The high–contrast art is married beautifully with lots of detail on each page, giving the youngest readers lots to find and a friendly environment in which to discover something new on every read.
Charlie Mylie is an author and illustrator living the dream in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s only occurring to him now that his interdisciplinary art degree from Kansas City Art Institute might have actually helped in making children’s books. His wife and toddler, however, have had a significant, obvious impact on his work and life, while the cat has contributed nothing. Mylie wants to keep exploring, for as long as he is allowed, how words and pictures–together–help us making sense of this confounding world.
SELLING POINTS
FIRST WORDS: This board book introduces the youngest readers to vocabulary–building first words on every spread.
HIGH–CONTRAST ART: Charlie Mylie has created high–contrast artwork that will satisfy the littlest readers and their caregivers who are on the hunt for this kind of book. He has also integrated pops of color that make each spread even more striking. DAY IN THE LIFE: The gentle day–in–the–life narrative imagines a child and caregiver on a walk in their neighborhood. It encourages outdoor play and looking more closely at the magic of one’s own backyard.
RISING STAR ARTIST: Mylie’s picture books are well received, and he innovates his style with every new title. The hardcover of We Might See was called “a vivid, child’s–eye view of the world” by Kirkus, and his picture book, Hello Day, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *24 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES up to 5 PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419758959
US $7.99 CAN $10.99 UK £5.99 ËxHSLELJy758959z
CARTON QTY: 22 eISBN 9781647005566
Marvel: Whose Superpower Is That? (An Abrams On the Job Book) A BOARD BOOK
WRITTEN BY NICHOLE MARA; ILLUSTRATED BY ANDREW KOLB
Can you match the superpower to the Marvel super hero? Get ready to guess, lift, and discover in this exciting interactive board book featuring fan-favorite characters
Is that Spider–Man’s web or Captain America’s shield? Whose giant green fists are smashing through the page? With colorful clues and playful text, this sturdy board book invites young readers to test their super hero knowledge in a fun–filled guessing game. Lift eight gatefold flaps to reveal the answers—and discover your favorite Marvel heroes in action! Perfect for curious, hands–on readers, this interactive adventure brings superpowers to life on every page.
Andrew Kolb first garnered attention with his illustrated version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Since then, he has created illustrations for clients including Chickadee magazine, the Toronto Zoo, and Pixar. He is also the author of Edmund Unravels and the illustrator of All Aboard! Let’s Ride a Train, All Aboard! The Christmas Train, All Aboard! The Airport Train, and Disney All Aboard! Mickey’s Railway . He lives in Ontario, Canada.
SELLING POINTS
MIGHTY PROPERTY: Marvel is one of the most recognizable brands worldwide and is behind the highest–grossing movie of all time. This is the perfect gift for both longtime Marvel enthusiasts and those discovering the iconic characters for the first time. FAN–FAVORITE CHARACTERS : Little heroes in training will uncover Spider–Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and more— including a final spread featuring newer heroes like Miles Morales, Ironheart, America Chavez, Ms. Marvel, and Valkyrie.
INTERACTIVE GUESSING
GAME: With eight gatefolds for kids to play with, readers will guess the hidden super hero using clues related to their superpowers.
ARTIST TRACK: Known for his bright, kid–friendly art, Andrew Kolb is also the illustrator behind Abrams' Extend–A–Book series (with nearly 120,000 copies sold)!
PRESCHOOL
CONCEPTS: Parents and caregivers can introduce jobs and careers to preschoolers in a playful and interactive way.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout and 7 gatefolds
*16 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
* Board Book
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES up to 3
ISBN 9781419787744
US $12.99 CAN $17.99 UK £9.99
ËxHSLELJy787744z eISBN 9798896845287
My First Disney Pal: Goofy A BOARD BOOK
Meet Goofy in this colorful and collectible board book featuring original comic book art by legendary Disney artist Paul Murry
Featuring original art by legendary Disney artist Paul Murry, this colorful and collectible board book is perfect for introducing Goofy to the youngest Disney fans! The book’s vibrant format invites readers to jump into their first adventure with Goofy and experience some of his most memorable moments. Follow Goofy on a pirate adventure, meet his best friend, Mickey Mouse, and learn more about one of Disney’s most beloved characters in this highly giftable board book that includes three playful gatefolds that can be lifted to reveal surprise scenes underneath!
The charming My First Disney Pal series includes:
My First Disney Pal: Donald Duck
My First Disney Pal: Mickey Mouse
My First Disney Pal: Minnie Mouse
Paul Murry (1911–1989) was an American cartoonist and comic artist known for his work on the Mickey Mouse and Goofy Disney comics published from 1946 to 1984. Murry recognized that Goofy could bring a unique blend of comedy and humor to his art. He was responsible for introducing Goofy’s classic confounded pose, with his hand covering his mouth. His contributions established him as one of the most prominent American Disney comic artists in the 1960s.
SELLING POINTS
COLLECTIBLE SERIES: The fourth book in a series that celebrates Disney’s most beloved characters, appealing to fans old and new by incorporating original comic art throughout a board–book format.
RETRO HOOK: Classic art by legendary Disney artists such as Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Romano Scarpa makes this series a must–have for die–hard fans and collectors.
GIFT APPEAL: With four gatefolds and a bold design, this board book makes the perfect gift to introduce your favorite Disney characters to little ones!
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *24 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 3 and up
BOARD BOOK
ISBN 9781419790560
US $10.99 CAN $14.99 UK £7.99 ËxHSLELJy790560z
CARTON QTY: 30
eISBN 9798896842163
Daredevil: My Mighty Marvel First Book
BY MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT; ILLUSTRATED BY GENE COLAN
Learn all about Marvel's Daredevil—his superpowers, his friends, and his foes— in this introductory board book featuring art by legendary artist Gene Colan
Showcasing bright, full–color art from Gene Colan’s classic comics run, read all about the incredible super hero hailing from Hell’s Kitchen. Learn about the incident that gave Matt Murdock super senses, his history as a lawyer, and the allies and enemies he makes as Daredevil. With simple text and three special gatefolds to show off Colan’s incredible vintage art, this a fun–filled read and a must–have for early readers and vintage collectors.
Marvel is one of the world’s most prominent entertainment brands, built on an unparalleled library of iconic characters and stories that have shaped pop culture for 85 years. The Marvel brand spans entertainment including film, television, publishing, licensing, games, live events, digital media, and more. The unique, shadowy style of Gene Colan (1926–2011) most memorably appeared in long stints on Captain America and Daredevil, and all 70 issues of Tomb of Dracula—among the dozens of other Marvel titles he has drawn. His DC work on Detective Comics and Night Force is equally well remembered. During the Golden Age, he drew multiple war stories for Marvel and DC alike. Colan earned several Eagle Awards and had professional art showings in New York City. His work on Ed Brubaker’s Captain America at the age of 82 drew well–deserved raves.
SELLING POINTS
MIGHTY BRAND: Marvel Comics is one of the most recognizable brands worldwide and has been beloved by fans for more than 85 years.
BELOVED CHARACTER: Daredevil is one of Marvel’s most well–known characters. With a massively successful revival in March 2025, Daredevil continues to be popular and beloved by fans old and new alike.
RETRO HOOK: Classic art by Marvel legend Gene Colan makes this series a must–have for die–hard fans and collectors.
GIFT APPEAL: With over 240,000 copies sold in the series, the three gatefolds and bold design make this board book perfect for comic book fans to share with their little ones!
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *24 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER BOARD BOOK, KIDS NOVELTY
ISBN 9781419790973
US $10.99 CAN $14.99 UK £7.99
CARTON QTY: 30
eISBN 9798896845256
A Very Good Parade • By Eleanor Davis
A PICTURE BOOK
BY JULIE ANDREWS AND EMMA WALTON HAMILTON; ILLUSTRATED BY EVA BYRNE
From New York Times bestselling mother-daughter duo Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton and bestselling illustrator Eva Byrne comes an empowering tale of finding your voice—starring a shy puppy who discovers the magic of music
Shy is the smallest and quietest pup at the shelter. The world feels big, loud, and a bit scary to her sweet and gentle soul.
But when a man with kind eyes brings her home, she feels safe with her new best friend—and keeps him company while he practices at his piano. Beautiful, unfamiliar sounds dance in the air when the piano man plays, and something inside her begins to stir. The piano man has an important performance ahead—but it may be a performance no one, especially the piano man, ever expected.
Inspired by Julie Andrews’s real–life “singing” dog, this uplifting picture book invites readers to find their voice and share their talents with the world.
Julie Andrews’s legendary career encompasses the Broadway and London stages, as well as multiple films, television shows, album releases, concert tours, directing assignments, podcasts, and the world of children’s publishing. Her first two novels for children, Mandy and The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, were published in the 1970s and remain in print to this day. In 2000, the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire was bestowed upon Andrews by Queen Elizabeth II for lifetime achievements in the arts and humanities. She was married to film director Blake Edwards for 41 years, and the couple have five children, ten grandchildren, and three great–grandchildren. Emma Walton Hamilton is an award–winning writer, producer, editor, and educator. Together with her mother, Julie Andrews, she has written over 35 books for children and adults, and cocreated and coproduced the Netflix children’s television series Julie’s Greenroom, as well as the podcast Julie’s Library. Walton Hamilton’s original poetry collection, Door to Door, was published by Andrews McMeel. She serves on the faculty of Stony Brook University’s MFA in creative writing. Eva Byrne is the author–illustrator of Along Came Coco and Supernana, the former a Bank Street Book of the Year selection. She also illustrated the New York Times bestselling Princesses Wear Pants series and the Piglette series written by Katelyn Aronson. Byrne lives on the west coast of Ireland, in between the mountains and the sea
RIGHTS: US, Can., Phil, and British Commonwealth
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING AUTHORS:
Beloved actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton are a powerhouse duo with Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Awards—best known in children’s books for their bestselling Very Fairy Princess series.
BESTSELLING ILLUSTRATOR:
Byrne is the illustrator of the bestselling Princesses Wear Pants series (over 300,000 copies sold), as well as the author–illustrator of picture books including Along Came Coco: A Story About Coco Chanel. FOR DOG LOVERS: Pet parents and kids who love dogs won’t be able to resist this charming pup with big dreams of stepping into the spotlight. Byrne’s art captures Shy's big personality and doggy expressions!
TRUE STORY: Inspired by Andrews’s real–life poodle pup, who howled along during rehearsals for My Fair Lady Back matter includes an author’s note and photos of the real Shy, who refused to leave the piano or Andrews’s side.
EMPOWERING MESSAGE: An ode to finding your voice.
MUSIC & ART: Leans into a topic that’s dear to Andrews and Walton Hamilton—the joy of music and the power of art to unite people.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419763205
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99 ËxHSLELJy763205z
CARTON QTY: 24
eISBN 9781647007522
Itty Bitty Kitty-Corn Gift Box: Book and Collectible Backpack Pull
BY SHANNON HALE;
ILLUSTRATED
BY LEUYEN PHAM
From bestselling and award-winning superstar duo Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham comes a delightful kitty and unicorn picture book that celebrates the magic of friendship—now including an exclusive Kitty backpack pull in an allnew deluxe gift box!
A New York Times bestseller!
“[Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn] has a big heart.” New York Times
SELLING POINTS
DELUXE PACKAGE: This all–new gifty edition includes the original hardcover book inside a luxe slipcase with two diecuts— plus an exclusive Kitty plush keychain for kids to clip to their backpacks!BESTSELLING SERIES: Itty–Bitty Kitty–Corn (over 170,000 copies sold!), Pretty Perfect Kitty–Corn, and Bubbly Beautiful Kitty–Corn were New York Times and Indiebound bestsellers, while Party Hearty Kitty–Corn was an Indiebound bestseller, and the latest book, Holly Jolly Kitty–Corn, was a USA Today bestseller.The series has sold over 550,000 copies!
Kitty thinks she might be a unicorn. She feels so perfectly unicorn–y! “Neigh!” says Kitty. But when Unicorn clop clop clops over, sweeping his magnificent tail and neighing a mighty neigh, Kitty feels no bigger than a ball of lint. Can this unlikely pair embrace who they are and truly see each other? In this deluxe gift box that includes the original beloved book plus an exclusive Kitty backpack pull, the bestselling team of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham put their horns together for the most heart–bursting, tail–twitching, fuzzy–feeling, perfectly unicorn–y story imaginable. Also available in hardcover: Holly Jolly Kitty–Corn
Available in board book: Kitty–Corn Club: Things That Go Kitty–Corn Club: Parts of Us
Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are the team behind the bestselling picture book Itty–Bitty Kitty–Corn, the bestselling graphic novels Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, and, with Dean Hale, the early chapter book series the Princess in Black. They’ve made a bunch of other books, too. They are also both moms of genius kids, who make art, Honor–award winners (Caldecott and Newbery), caretakers of cats, and believers in unicorns. LeUyen lives in Los Angeles, Shannon lives in Utah, and they visit each other as often as geographically possible. BFFs 4EVA.
SUPERSTAR DUO: The bestselling team behind megahits such as the Princess in Black series, Best Friends, and Real Friends, Newbery honoree Shannon Hale and Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham are two of the biggest names in children’s books today. Their collabs have sold over 2.5 million copies! ON–TREND: Combines unicorns with cats—both irresistibly cute and evergreen!
UPLIFTING MESSAGE: The friendship between Kitty and Unicorn adds emotional depth to the story, with inspiring themes of believing in yourself, embracing your identity, and seeing others for who they truly are.
HEART & HUMOR: A giggle–inducing and charming read–aloud!
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *48 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 4 to 8 PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419794759
A Very Good Parade
A PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
ELEANOR DAVIS
From award-winning cartoonist Eleanor Davis, this hilarious and heartwarming picture book celebrates kindness, community, imagination, and outdoor play— perfect for fans of The World Belonged to Us and Everybody in the Red Brick Building
It’s time for a parade! Why? Because Gabby said so! Gabby and her grandma set out through the streets of their neighborhood, and Gabby invites everyone (well, everyone who is nice) to join her. There’s a lot of talent in Gabby’s parade: Fatima can double hula–hoop, Rashad can walk like a crab, and Anthony has very, very good boots. Gabby is bossy, but she’s also kind, and the resulting parade is silly, noisy, righteous, and just plain fun.
Full of humor and heart, A Very Good Parade is a scrappy celebration of empowerment, kids, and community.
Eleanor Davis is an award–winning cartoonist making books for children and adults. Her recent graphic novel The Hard Tomorrow won the LA Times Book Prize for Best Graphic novel, and her early reader Stinky was celebrated with a Geisel Honor, among many other accolades. She is the illustrator of Traci N. Todd’s Make a Pretty Sound A Very Good Parade is Davis’s author–illustrated picture book debut. She lives in Athens, Georgia, with her family.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
DAZZLING DEBUT: This is the highly–anticipated picture book debut from celebrated cartoonist and graphic novel creator Eleanor Davis, whose accolades include an Eisner Award, a Geisel Honor Award, an Ignatz award, and more.
EMPOWERING MESSAGE: In a world that often likes to label confident, opinionated girls as bossy, A Very Good Parade is a celebration of how those very characteristics make a good leader.
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY:
Featuring a diverse cast of characters, A Very Good Parade shows readers the joys of coming together as a community, celebrating each other’s talents, and being kind to the people around you.
LAUGH–OUT–LOUD FUNNY: Full of true–to–life kid antics, A Very Good Parade is sure to be a read–aloud favorite in classrooms and at storytimes. Little readers will love seeing all the silly ways these characters participate in the parade and may be inspired to lead their neighborhood (or classroom! or family!) in a parade of their very own.
CREATIVE PACKAGE: The underside of the jacket will be printed with a stunning full spread of the parade, making it the perfect decoration for a classroom or library wall.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *48 pages
*WIDTH: 11" - 279mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419785733
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
eISBN 9798887079363
Robin and the Moon
A PICTURE BOOK
BY E. B. GOODALE
Welcome to Robin's world, from the creative mind of award-winning authorillustrator E. B. Goodale! Robin goes on a dreamy nighttime adventure in this series about a young child experiencing little triumphs in big ways
Reflecting all of the imagination, wonder, and delight inherent in a preverbal child’s perspective of the big world around them, award–winning author–illustrator E. B. Goodale’s Robin is an irresistible and relatable character whose bite–size everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles. Out the bedroom window, Robin noticed the moon all tangled up in the branches of a tree. The moon is stuck!
“Don’t worry about the moon,” Mama soothed. But Robin was worried. As Robin drifts off to sleep, bedtime anxieties fade into a dreamy nighttime adventure . . . Can little Robin free the big moon?
E. B. Goodale can often be found wandering in her local arboretum, looking for the perfect stick. She is the author/illustrator of the Robin’s World series, The Moon Remembers, Also, and Under the Lilacs, and has illustrated many other books for children, including Windows by Julia Denos, and The Bees of Notre–Dame by Meghan P. Browne. She lives with her family under a big old tree in coastal Massachusetts.
SELLING POINTS
CHARACTER–DRIVEN: Robin is a memorable, charming protagonist who stands up next to long–standing favorites like Harold, Maisy, or Olivia. Robin’s stories have a rare, classic–feeling intimacy and wit, and an iconic simplicity and accessibility.
GROWING SERIES: We’ve signed up three Robin books, launching with Robin and the Stick (Spring 2026) and followed by Robin and the Moon (Fall 2026) and Robin and the Flowers (Spring 2027). The books can be read independently but also complement each other to form a larger emotional arc.
AWARD–WINNING CREATOR:
We’re excited to bring widely admired author–illustrator E. B. Goodale to our list, whose many accolades include an Ezra Jack Keats illustration honor and numerous starred reviews and best–of lists.
BEDTIME READ–ALOUD: The moon is a perennially fascinating subject. This dreamy and soothing story will inspire readers of all ages to wonder at the natural world!
PERFECT LITTLE PACKAGE: Like the stories themselves, these were conceived as bite–size books, at a small 7" x 7" trim. Like Maurice Sendak’s classic Nutshell Library, these books will be the first that little hands reach for on any shelf.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Two-color illustrations throughout *32 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 3 to 6
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419780851
US $16.99 CAN $22.99 UK £11.99
ËxHSLELJy780851z
CARTON QTY: 40
eISBN 9798887076423
RIGHTS: World/All
Splendidly Sawsan
A PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN BY RAZAN ABDIN; ILLUSTRATED BY SHAHRZAD MAYDANI
From award-winning illustrator Shahrzad Maydani and debut author Razan Abdin, this affirming, social-emotional learning picture book follows a vivacious little girl who sees the world differently—while offering a fresh, intersectional approach to neurodivergence
Sawsan is a storyteller and a dreamer, a mover and a shaker. Her imagination sends her soaring into space or diving deep into the ocean with the jellyfish!
With all her energy and excitement, words EXPLODE out of her mouth during story time. Sitting still at school feels IMPOSSIBLE! And sometimes, when her feelings swell up and BURST! like waves, it feels like she’s not in control of her brain or her body—even though she’s trying her best. “Let’s create a strategy, you and me,” says Dr. Salim . . . After all, she knows Sawsan isn’t “rude” or “bad”—she just needs a little help navigating her big, bursty emotions.
A story of affirming others and learning to love yourself, this social–emotional learning picture book follows a vivacious, neurodivergent child who sees the world a little differently—and maybe that’s a pretty splendid thing.
Razan Abdin is a Palestinian writer who grew up in the American South and spent many summers in her ancestral homeland. She has been scribbling down stories since elementary school. When Abdin isn’t busy arranging words on a page, she can be found exploring places near and far, filling her life with art (in all its forms), or daydreaming about a better world where everyone has what they need to thrive. She currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas—on the traditional land of the Caddo, Osage, and Quapaw people—with her wild, wonderful standard poodle, Margot. Splendidly Sawsan is her debut book. Shahrzad Maydani is an award–winning illustrator and storyteller, and the author–illustrator of Leila and the Voice. She has illustrated picture books including Sister Friend by Jamilah Thompkins–Bigelow and Francis Discovers Possible by Ashlee Latimer, among others. Her work has received honors such as the Crystal Kite Award, a Kids Indie Next List pick, Junior Library Guild selection, multiple Bank Street Best Books, the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award, and starred reviews.
SELLING POINTS
NEURODIVERGENT REP: Picture books about neurodivergence have seen recent success, including Too Much! An Overwhelming Day (over 30,000 copies sold)!
SOCIAL–EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Meets the demand for books that help kids manage their emotions, grow social awareness and empathy, and build positive relationships.
ACCLAIMED ARTIST: Maydani’s accolades include the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award, a Bank Street Best Book, a CBC Best Children’s Book of the Year, and starred reviews.
AUTHOR DEBUT: Abdin's spirited text centers the child’s POV and never feels didactic.
SELF–ACCEPTANCE: With a universal message about learning to love yourself, an empathetic doctor reassures Sawsan that she’s splendid just as she is, and Sawsan makes a friend who truly “sees” her.
INTERSECTIONALITY: Portrays a neurodivergent Palestinian American child.
PERSONAL AUTHOR’S NOTE:
Based on Abdin's own neurodivergent experience, she reassures readers that brains and bodies show up in many different ways.
KID–FRIENDLY ART: Imaginative illustrations capture how Sawsan sees the world.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 8.5" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 10.5" - 267mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419779947
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
CARTON QTY: 26
eISBN
9798887075761
RIGHTS: World/All
A PICTURE BOOK
BY WINSOME BINGHAM; ILLUSTRATED BY JOY HWANG RUIZ
A radiant ode to family love in its many forms, from award-winning author Winsome Bingham and New York Times bestselling illustrator Joy Hwang Ruiz
Whether biking or hiking, baking or caking, breakdancing or tap–dancing— or simply living, laughing, and loving—we were meant to be together. And during those times when we can’t be together, we have the memories that imprint our minds and the knowledge that Together is in our hearts.
Featuring a diverse array of families and circumstances, this tender picture book is an ode to togetherness that also acknowledges the difficult times when being together isn’t possible—while reassuring young readers that “together” will come again.
With spare, moving text by award–winning author Winsome Bingham and warm, inclusive illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator Joy Hwang Ruiz, Together celebrates the joy of time spent with loved ones and the family bonds that connect us whether we’re near or far.
Winsome Bingham is a soul food connoisseur, master cook, U.S. Army war and disabled veteran, and the author of one of the New York Times Best Books of the Year, Soul Food Sunday (illustrated by C.G. Esperanza), as well as The Walk (illustrated by E.B. Lewis). She received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education and has more than 15 years of teaching experience. She lives in Connecticut. Joy Hwang Ruiz enjoys capturing the magical and fleeting moments of parenthood as she tries to figure out what it’s all about. Her illustrations celebrate love in families and embrace inclusivity. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Southern California.
SELLING POINTS
ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Winsome Bingham’s books have earned numerous starred reviews and accolades, including a Publisher’s Weekly Flying Start, a New York Times Best Book selection, and a Coretta Scott King Illustration honor for Soul Food Sunday The Walk was named a finalist for the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and received four starred reviews, while Missing Momma was a 2025 NCTE Charlotte Huck Recommended Book.
BESTSELLING ILLUSTRATOR: Joy Hwang Ruiz is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know by Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, in addition to other picture books, including A Thousand Years by singer Christina Perri and Every Little Letter by Deborah Underwood.
FAMILY LOVE: Highlights the simple joys and small moments of spending time with loved ones, whether it’s riding bikes, cooking, dancing, or exploring together. TOGETHER OR APART: Gently depicts difficult moments of separation, whether through day jobs, migrant work, or incarceration; while reassuring children that until the day they can be together again, they’ll hold loved ones close in their hearts.
BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOK: With it’s glowing artwork, sweetly simple text, and warm message, Together will make a wonderful gift for any family occasion.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *32 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419779459
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
CARTON QTY: 22
eISBN
9798887075518
The Woodland Nutcracker
A PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY FAITH PRAY
Join Clara and the Nutcracker on an enchanting journey of dance, dreams, and holiday magic in this gentle young retelling of The Nutracker featuring adorable woodland creatures
Clara and her family are throwing a splendid woodland party full of music, dancing, and a beautiful Christmas tree. When the big clock strikes chime! chime!—Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives with a nutcracker doll for Clara!
But once the guests go home and the lights turn low, tinsel twinkles, branches sway . . . Is the tree growing?
Higher, higher! Follow the glowing . . . enchantment awaits!
In this cozy animal reimagining of a holiday classic, follow Clara and her Nutcracker as they battle the Mouse King, ride a hot air balloon, and explore the Land of Snowflakes and the Kingdom of Sweets! Perfect for holiday gifts, ballet lovers, and aspiring sugar plum fairies, Faith Pray’s spare, melodic retelling and charming illustrations bring a beloved tale to the littlest readers.
Faith Pray (yes, that’s her name, by marriage) is an award–winning author–illustrator from Port Townsend, Washington. After a stroke left her struggling to find her writing self again, Pray set out to tell stories through art as a form of therapy, and rediscovered picture books. Pray has since written and/or illustrated seven books for children, with more in the works. When not writing, illustrating, or wrangling four kids (twins plus two), a curious cat, and a rambunctious puppy, Pray loves to sketch at the beach, explore the woods, and of course, read all the books.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
HOLIDAY GIFT: A wintertime story to make you cozy up by the fire, with classic–feeling illustrations and a luxe package to set this apart from other retellings—perfect as a timeless holiday gift or for families who see The Nutcracker as part of their seasonal traditions.
GENTLE RETELLING:
Reminiscent of the Baby University, Baby Lit, and Baby Loves series, this light and playful read–aloud makes a classic ballet accessible for little ones and avoids the traditional violence and gendered elements.
TINY DANCERS: A must–have for small dancers who are just starting their lessons, or anyone who loves ballet. Participating in their local Nutcracker production is a rite of passage for even the littlest ballerinas!
BEDTIME READ: As Clara drifts off to sleep, reality and imagination blur together in this dreamy, soothing fantasy.
ANIMAL CHARACTERS : Kids will be immersed in this charming world of woodland creatures, including a raccoon, fox, owl, and bunnies.
MORE TO COME: The first of two enchanting picture book story retellings featuring Faith Pray’s joyous, sweet art style and woodland characters.
From social media star and disability advocate Molly Burke comes a sweet story of friendship, connection, and accessibility—as told by Burke's real-life guide dog, Eltie
Like most dogs, Eltie loves belly rubs, playing in the grass, and spending time with his human, Molly. But there’s something that makes Elite different than the other pups at the playground—Eltie’s got a job! His best friend Molly is blind, and she needs Eltie’s help to navigate the world. Eltie helps Molly get to class, finds what she wants in the cafeteria (and doesn’t take a bite even though it smells really good), and plays with Molly at the park. Join Molly and Eltie as they work together through the school day and learn all about the important ways guide dogs help their humans.
Molly Burke is a blind public speaker, content creator, consultant, model, and author. With more than five million followers across social media, she uses her platform to advocate for greater inclusivity and representation at every touchpoint, uplifting and empowering others. She has partnered with major brands such as Aerie, Google, Bose, Samsung, Estée Lauder, Disney, Dove, Microsoft, Tommy Hilfiger, Crocs, and more. She received a Clio Lifetime Achievement Award and has spoken at the United Nations and the World Economic Forum in Davos. Burke is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient who has been featured in TheWall Street Journal, People, Paper, Forbes, Adweek, Teen Vogue, and Allure and appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Today Show. She is based in Los Angeles. Raised on sunny island of Singapore, Ziyue Chen, aka Angeline, lives with her husband, Zw, and her two darling children. Dabbling in art was her form of escape from the struggles and confusion of growing up deaf. This led her to discover the beauty of how the art communicates with the viewer. Her life goal has been to have an emotional connection with those who view her work. She enjoys visualizing stories through illustrations, working on mostly children’s books.
SELLING POINTS
MASSIVE PLATFORM: Molly Burke has more than five million followers across social media, including 1.9 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.4 million followers on TikTok. Her audience is highly engaged and hungry for more of Burke’s authentic content.
ACCESSIBLE BOOKMAKING: Eltie Takes the Lead is loaded with accessible features so that as many readers as possible can connect with the story. The picture book includes a page of braille for readers to try, as well as two spreads with tactile textures integrated into the art so that blind and low–vision readers can meet the characters. Additionally, the text is set in a font that is specifically designed for low–vision readers.
DISABILITY REPRESENTATION:
A day–in–the–life of a blind child and her guide dog, this picture book celebrates accessibility and centers a disabled point of view. Both the author and illustrator are disabled, bringing their lived experience to the bookmaking. IRRESISTIBLE CHARACTER: The star of this story is Burke’s real–life guide dog, Eltie. Fans of Burke will be familiar with Eltie from her social media pages, where she’s made many posts and videos about their relationship. Burke has included a note in the back matter teaching readers how to interact with on–duty guide dogs.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419778230
CARTON QTY: 28
eISBN 9798887074764
RIGHTS: World/All
The Northbound Train
A STORY OF THE GREAT MIGRATION (A PICTURE BOOK)
WRITTEN BY LESLIE JOHNSON PIOTROWSKI; ILLUSTRATED BY TONYA ENGEL
A unique perspective about the Great Migration, that affected more than six million Black American families who migrated to escape Jim Crow laws and racial violence
Clickety–clack! Don’t look back!
Jane and her parents sit in the segregated train car, bound from Birmingham, Alabama, to Chicago, Illinois, where her father has a new job. When their journey begins, she and her parents must sit at the back of the railroad car while the white passengers sit at the front. But as the train crosses the Mason–Dixon line, the conductor calls out that passengers are now allowed to change seats—and for the first time, Jane sees Black and white passengers sitting side by side.
Based on the author’s family history, The Northbound Train presents a unique perspective about the Great Migration—when over six million Black Americans migrated north to escape segregation—while also offering a child’s view of what it’s like to leave your home behind in search of a better life.
Includes recommendations for additional reading and an author’s note about the Great Migration.
Leslie Johnson Piotrowski is a biracial author with a passion for representation and sharing her own heritage through literature. The Northbound Train is based partially on her grandfather’s journey as part of the Great Migration. Piotrowski has served in the Peace Corps and traveled to over 25countries. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband. This is her debut picture book. Tonya Engel is a self–taught artist, influenced by folk artists of the Deep South as well as fine artists such as Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, and Romare Bearden. Her bold style is figurative, textured, colorful, and ripe with symbolism. Engel also illustrated Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams, which received four starred reviews, including from the School Library Journal: “Each page spread is a piece of artwork worthy of a museum.” Engel lives in Austin, Texas.
SELLING POINTS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Sheds light on an aspect of Black and American history that isn’t widely covered.
ACCLAIMED ARTIST: Engel illustrated Your Legacy, which won a Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Award, was named an NCSS Notable, earned four starred reviews, and has sold nearly 30,000 copies!
UNIQUE CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE: The Great Migration is seen through the eyes of a young Black girl who rides a northbound train toward a new life with her family, offering a child’s eye–view of what it’s like to leave your home behind.
DEBUT AUTHOR: Abrams has signed up a second, forthcoming picture book with Piotrowski, who has a natural talent for creating engaging, fresh nonfiction.
PERSONAL AUTHOR’S NOTE: Recounts how Piotrowski’s grandfather left Birmingham for Chicago in the 1920s, during the movement’s first major peak, and secured a job as a porter with the Pullman Company.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *32 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK, KIDS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
ISBN 9781419771644
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
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CARTON QTY: 20
eISBN 9798887071930
Roxie Loves Adventure
A PICTURE BOOK WITH FIFTEEN STICKERS TO SHARE
BY SUDIPTA BARDHAN-QUALLEN, ILLUSTRATED BY LEEZA HERNANDEZ
From the author of the bestselling Purrmaids series comes a rollicking read all about a spoiled pug and her unexpected run-in with the great outdoors
Roxie lives a luxurious life. She loves fizzy drinks, fluffy pillows, and never lifting a paw (except for a manicure).
One night, Roxie’s humans are fast asleep when she has to GO! She scurries out of her doggy door to do her business, only to find . . . the door locked behind her! Will Roxie be stuck outside forever? Without toys, treats, and tummy rubs?!
Soon enough, Roxie gathers her grit and finds her way back inside. A changed pup, Roxie dreams sweet dreams of her next great adventure. This fresh and funny picture book encourages readers to venture out of their comfort zone and find the adventurer within. Now with fifteen stickers to share!
Sudipta Bardhan–Quallen splits her time between managing Foxy Roxie the Pug’s social media and writing children’s books, which include Tyrannosaurus Wrecks!, Quackenstein Hatches a Family, and Chicks Rule!
Bardhan–Quallen and Roxie live in New Jersy with a grumble compromise of a human adult husband and three human children, all of whom are markedly less glamorous and disappointingly unfurry. Find Bardhan–Quallen at her website, sudipta.com, and follow Roxie on Instagram @foxyroxiethepug. Leeza Hernandez is a British designer and illustrator who spends most of her time drawing animals and human children. She is best known for her work on the Mia Mayhem book series and on New York Times bestselling author John Lithgow’s Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo. Hernandez currently resides in Florida with her own adult human husband and human child, along with her cats, Jaspurr and Princess Pippa. She has also attempted to befriend the baby alligator in the lake behind her house with little success . . . yet!
SELLING POINTS
ALL–STAR AUTHOR: Sudipta Bardhan–Quallen’s Abrams backlist has sold over 120,000 copies, and the Scholastic version of Roxie Loves Adventure has sold nearly 85,000 copies.
BONUS CONTENT: The back of the book features 15 shiny stickers for readers to add to Valentine’s Day cards, or to enjoy year round.
ROLLICKING READ–ALOUD: This picture book is told in the bouncy rhyme that readers have come to expect from Bardhan–Quallen. It’s sure to be a storytime favorite, and little readers will love seeing all of Roxie’s hilarious antics.
REAL–LIFE ROXIE: Inspiration for the character Roxie comes from Bardhan–Quallen’s own beloved pug, who is @foxyroxiethepug on Instagram and boasts nearly 13,000 followers.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout with sticker sheet *32 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: DECEMBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
Nosotros,
el pueblo somos todos (We the People Is All the People Spanish Edition)
A PICTURE BOOK
WRITTEN
BY
HOWARD W. REEVES; ILLUSTRATED BY DUNCAN TONATIUH
¿Quiénes son el «nosotros» de «nosotros, el pueblo»? Esta colaboración entre el galardonado ilustrador Duncan Tonatiuh y el autor Howard W. Reeves celebra la inclusión y explora lo que el preámbulo a nuestra Constitución de los Estados Unidos deja sin decir.
Nosotros, el pueblo de los Estados Unidos, con el fin de formar una Unión más perfecta... ¿Quiénes son «el pueblo» mencionado en el preámbulo de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos? Son nuestros vecinos en la casa de al lado, en la siguiente calle y a lo largo del país. Viven en diferentes lugares, veneran de diferentes formas y tienen diferentes historias. Luchan, vencen y superan. Somos tú, yo y nosotros. Porque, mientras nos esforzamos por crear una unión más perfecta, nosotros significa todos. Esta colaboración entre el autor Howard W. Reeves y el galardonado ilustrador Duncan Tonatiuh celebra la inclusión y explora lo que uno de los textos más importantes en la historia de nuestra nación deja sin decir.
Howard W. Reeves es editor de muchos libros galardonados para niños y jovenes. Su trabajo se enfoca en la historia de los Estados Unidos y le apasiona editar libros que celebran la diversidad, igualdad e inclusión. Reeves vive en Winston–Salem, en Carolina del Norte. Duncan Tonatiuh es un galardonado autor–ilustrador cuyos premios incluyen la Medalla Pura Belpré y múltiples menciones honoríficas del premio, la Medalla Robert F. Sibert, el Premio al libro infantil mexicano–estadounidense Tomás Rivera, el Premio de las Américas y el Premio al libro infantil Jane Addams. Además, en varias ocasiones, sus obras han sido incluidas en la lista maestra de los Premios Bluebonnet de Texas y en la lista de los mejores libros ilustrados del New York Times. Duncan es mexicano y estadounidense. Su meta es crear imágenes e historias que honren el pasado, pero que sean relevantes para los niños hoy en día. Él creció y actualmente vive en San Miguel de Allende, en México, con su esposa y sus hijos, pero viaja a menudo a los Estados Unidos.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
ACLAMADO ILUSTRADOR: Los libros de Duncan Tonatiuh han recibido muchos galardones, entre ellos la Medalla Sibert, la Medalla Pura Belpré y múltiples menciones honoríficas del premio.
COINCIDE CON EL 250.° ANIVERSARIO: Justo a tiempo para el 250.° aniversario de la Declaración de Independencia, este libro ofrece una perspectiva fresca y contemporánea de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos.
ENFOQUE INCLUSIVO DE LA HISTORIA DE EE. UU.: Con textos e ilustraciones que reflejan una gran diversidad de estadounidenses, este libro explora el sinnúmero de variedades de «nosotros» que «nosotros, el pueblo» incluye — oque debería incluir—.
MATERIAL ADICIONAL: Incluye el texto completo del preámbulo de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos (1787), y también una nota del autor que profundiza en el contexto histórico del libro y en sus conexiones personales con el tema.
INTERÉS EDUCATIVO: Gracias a libros interesantes, bellos e informativos que llenan un vacío en el mercado, Tonatiuh recibe fuerte apoyo de escuelas y bibliotecas; este original encuentro con la historia de los Estados Unidos es una perfecta extensión de los libros por los que es conocido Tonatiuh, ademas de ser un complemento ideal para currículos que estudian la historia de los Estados Unidos.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *48 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419793936
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
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CARTON QTY: 22
eISBN 9798887073866
100 Things You Love to Draw
CREATING YOUR ARTISTIC VOICE
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHN HENDRIX
A companion to Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook, this playful and motivational sketchbook from New York Times bestselling author-artist John Hendrix will inspire creativity in artists of any age
Have you ever wanted to draw but fear of being “bad” kept you from even trying? Or you have no idea where to start? Good news: There is no “wrong” way to draw!
Blending drawing prompts, visual metaphors, and entertaining games, award–winning and bestselling illustrator John Hendrix will help you build an expansive list of 100 things and more that you love to draw—and to unlock your boundless imagination.
John Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. His books include the Eisner–nominated graphic novel The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis; The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, an NPR Best Book; Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook; and many others. Hendrix is the Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art and founding chair of the MFA in illustration and visual culture program at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING AND AWARD–WINNING CREATOR: The author–artist behind The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (an Indiebound bestseller with over 43,000 copies sold!) and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Ronan Boyle series, John Hendrix has established himself as a successful creator with a strong sales track. His books have received numerous Society of Illustrators medals, “Best Book” recognitions, and starred reviews.
SUCCESSFUL FORMAT: Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook proved to be a very successful format, with over 35,000 copies sold.
POPULAR TREND: The book’s basis is built around the “100 things I like to draw” exercise that is popular among artists as a way to generate ideas.
ALL AGES: Whether you’re a budding artist looking to get started or an advanced artist in search of a creative refresh, there’s something for everyone in this sketchbook that’s aimed at both kids and adults.
ENCOURAGING AND FUN: Hendrix motivates and entertains, debunking myths about drawing while keeping a light tone that will inspire artists to think of the page as a playground and enjoy the adventure of learning.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Two-color illustrations throughout *160 pages
*WIDTH: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER ART
ISBN 9781419776168
US $22.99 CAN $31.00 UK £16.99
ËxHSLELJy776168z
eISBN 9798896845201
Earth
ONE PLANET'S EPIC STORY BY JENNIFER THERMES
From the award-winning author of Manhattan and A Place Called America, Earth takes the long view—celebrating the enduring planet we call home
With air to breathe, a sun to warm it, and water that sustains life, planet Earth is unique in the universe.
Travel back in deep time to learn about Earth’s formation and to discover how life on Earth evolved through the ages. From the Big Bang to its earliest single–celled organisms, to plant life, dinosaurs, mammals, and modern–day human beings—witness how geographical changes and extinction events shaped the planet and the living creatures upon it.
Earth: One Planet’s Epic Story is a sweeping history of planet Earth told through detailed maps, infographics, sidebars, and stunning illustrations that explore how life on Earth is intertwined in a complex and delicate balance.
From Jennifer Thermes, the author and illustrator of Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island and A Place Called America, comes a love letter to planet Earth and its natural wonders.
Jennifer Thermes is a map illustrator and the author–illustrator of books for children, including A Place Called America, Manhattan, and Horse Power. She lives in New Hampshire.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
BELOVED FORMAT AND
CREATOR: Jennifer Thermes’s Manhattan and A Place Called America, which follow a similar format, are featured on a number of best–book lists and received a combined seven starred reviews. Read together, these three picture books offer a fresh way of examining history—perfect for use in social studies classrooms.
MAGNIFICENT MAPS: Illustrated throughout with maps and diagrams, this volume tracks Earth’s histoy from the Big Bang to today in a highly accessible format with additional sidebars, fun facts, and a timeline. Curious readers will have a delight poring over all of the details!
STEAM RESOURCE: Filled with diagrams and timelines, this comprehensive look at how Earth and its creatures evolved is a must have for STEAM curriculums and future scientists.
ECO EDUCATION: Earth is an excellent tool to start conversations with young readers about humans’ impact on the planet. Thermes includes a powerful note in the back matter that encourages all readers to think about how their actions can help combat climate change and protect the beautiful world we live in.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *64 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 13" - 330mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
AGES 6 to 9
KIDS NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419778117
US $22.99 CAN $31.00 UK £16.99
CARTON QTY: 16
eISBN 9798887074696
RIGHTS: World/All
Louisine Lights a Legacy
HOW LOUISINE HAVEMEYER FIRED UP WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE (A PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY)
WRITTEN BY KERRIE LOGAN HOLLIHAN; ILLUSTRATED BY JULIE BENBASSAT
The only picture book biography about the important and influential leader of the suffragist movement: Louisine Havemeyer
In February 1919, Louisine Havemeyer led 100 women to picket in front of the White House. They were suffragists, marching for women’s right to vote.
Louisine had been fortunate to grow up in a middle–class family that supported women’s education. As she became friends with forward–thinkers like the painter Mary Cassatt, Louisine’s worldview broadened— and her voice grew louder.
Celebrating an influential suffragist, Louisine Lights a Legacy tells the story of an unsung trailblazer who forged her own path and brightly fought for her beliefs.
Back matter includes brief bios of other suffragists: Harriot Stanton Blatch, Hattie Quinn Brown, Frederick Douglass, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Mabel Ping–Hua Lee, Mary Church Terrell, Nina Otero–Warren, Ida B. Wells–Barnett, and Zitkala–Ša.
Kerrie Logan Hollihan’s award–winning children’s books have received much attention, including two Notable Trade Books for Young People by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Others have been named a Best STEM Book by the National Science Teachers Association, chosen for the ALA Amelia Bloomer List, and made a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection. Hollihan’s Mummies Exposed! received four starred reviews, including one from Booklist, which called the book “fascinating . . . thoughtful and engaging.” She lives in Blue Ash, Ohio. Julie Benbassat is an award–winning painter and illustrator whose work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other journals. She has illustrated several books for children. She lives in Philadelphia.
SELLING POINTS
TRAILBLAZING WOMEN:
Biographies of women across many fields remain popular, and there’s an evergreen interest in books about activism, social justice, and human rights./P> UNIQUE FIGURE: Using her wealth and connections in society to help fund the suffrage movement while also protesting on the front lines of the cause, Louisine Havemeyer is a key suffragist yet remains little known, making this book a fresh addition to the category.
ENLIGHTENING BACK MATTER:
Includes brief bios of other influential suffragists, both famous and lesser–known.
SEASONED NONFICTION
AUTHOR: Kerrie Logan Hollihan wrote Abrams’ Creepy and True middle–grade nonfiction series, with Book #1 (Mummies Exposed!) earning four starred reviews.
ARTIST ON THE RISE: Julie Benbassat’s picture books have been recognized with two Original Art Show accolades and a Bank Street best book nod for The Book from Far Away
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY AGES 5 to 9
PICTURE BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, KIDS NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419774409
9798887073149
RIGHTS: World
A Poem for Dudley Randall
POET AND PUBLISHER OF THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT (A PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY)
WRITTEN
BY
DON TATE, ILLUSTRATED
BY
LAURA FREEMAN
The only picture book biography of Dudley Randall—a leader of the Black Arts movement of the 1960s—from Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner Don Tate and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree andbestselling illustrator
Laura Freeman
Dudley Randall’s first published poem appeared in the Detroit Free Press when he was only 13 years old. He continued to write, and as he grew older, he realized that his voice could be powerful.
When calls for equal rights were growing louder during the civil rights movement, Randall wrote the “Ballad of Birmingham” in response to an incident of senseless violence against a Black community in Alabama—and suddenly, the world was paying attention to his words.
But Randall knew that most publishing companies were ignoring Black writers. In 1965, he founded the groundbreaking Broadside Press to give a platform to Black creatives like Audre Lorde, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and Sonia Sanchez, as well as his own work. Randall and his fellow writers used their literary voices to express pride in Black history and culture.
Integrated throughout the story as well as the back matter, Randall’s most famous poems help bring the story alive. Back matter also includes more information about the famous figures and historical movements discussed in the narrative.
Don Tate is an award–winning author and illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, as well as a founding host of The Brown Bookshelf, designed to raise awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers. His accolades include two Ezra Jack Keats Awards and an honor, the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, and a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List selection, among many others. Tate currently resides in Austin, Texas. Laura Freeman is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree. Her work has been recognized with an NAACP Image Award and reached the New York Times bestseller list. Freeman now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING, AWARD–WINNING ARTIST: Freeman is the artist behind Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures picture book (a Coretta Scott King Honor and NAACP Image Award winner with over 110,000 copies sold), Nikki Grimes’s Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice (over 55,000 copies sold), and Glennette Tilley Turner’s The Gift of Freedom: How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers (on sale Sept. 2026).
AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR: Tate’s books have been recognized with two Ezra Jack Keats Awards, as well as many other awards, honors, “best of” lists, and starred reviews.
BLACK PRIDE: Celebrates an artist who gave power back to his community and an era of history that further cemented and redefined the identity of African American literature.
CURRICULUM TIE–IN: Touches on key moments in Black and American history—including the Great Migration, the civil rights movement, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Arts and Black Pride Movements. BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS: Pays tribute to the power of the written word, free speech, and artistic freedom.
INTEGRATED POETRY: Randall’s poems are interspersed throughout.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *48 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
* HC-POB with Jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK, BIOGRAPHY
ISBN 9781419754357
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
CARTON QTY: 18
eISBN
9781647002749
RIGHTS: World
Wifredo's Jungle
THE POWER OF WIFREDO LAM'S ART (A PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY) WRITTEN BY MARGARITA ENGLE; ILLUSTRATED BY JACQUELINE ALCÁNTARA
Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Medal Winner Margarita Engle and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara bring to light the life of Cuban artist Wifredo Lam, who portrayed the enduring Afro Cuban spirit culture through his art
In a village on the tropical island of Cuba, a boy named Wifredo Lam loved to draw his surroundings—hot blue air, cool green leaves, and brilliant flowers.
As he grew older, Lam paid tribute to his Cuban, West African, and Chinese heritage through his art, which brought dignity and respect to Cuba’s rich mix of cultures. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the early 20th century, such as Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and André Breton, Lam blended European cubism and surrealism with multicultural influences to create his own unique style, culminating in the creation of his masterpiece La Jungla (The Jungle)
From Margarita Engle, a Newbery Honor Winner and a former Young People’s Poet Laureate, and Jacqueline Alcántara, a New York Times bestselling illustrator, Wifredo’s Jungle introduces young readers to the trailblazing life and work of Wifredo Lam.
Back matter includes: more information about the life of Lam and where to see his works; a glossary; and a bibliography.
Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many verse novels, including Wild Dreamers, a Pura Belpré Honor Book that was also long listed for the National Book Award. Wings in the Wild received an International Latino Book Award Gold Medal, and The Surrender Tree received a Newbery Honor. Engle served as the national Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019. She was born in Los Angeles but developed a deep attachment to her mother’s Cuban homeland during childhood summers with relatives on the island. She lives in Central California. Jacqueline Alcántara has illustrated several widely acclaimed picture books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Shine! by Sonia Sotomayor. She is the author and illustrator of Tíos and Primos, which received two starred reviews. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and been named Best Books of the Year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, and The Horn Book, among others. She lives in Chicago with her family.
SELLING POINTS
MAJOR AWARD–WINNING
AUTHOR: Margarita Engle’s impressive accolades include the Newbery Honor, a National Book Award longlist, an International Latino Book Award Gold Medal, Pura Belpré Medals and Honor, Walter Honors, Américas Awards, the Jane Addams Award, PEN U.S.A., and the NSK Neustadt Prize. She was the national Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2017–19.
ACCLAIMED ILLUSTRATOR:
Jacqueline Alcántara’s illustrated books Freedom Soup and Jump at the Sun both received four starred reviews, and the former was a Junior Library Guild selection and Amazon Editor’s Pick. Her newest picture book, Just Shine!, is written by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
FAMOUS ARTIST: The first picture book to tell the story of this influential artist, friend of Pablo Picasso and others. His work is housed at MoMA, among other contemporary art museums. STRONG CATEGORY: Abrams excels at publishing beautifully illustrated picture book biographies that make fine art accessible for young readers.
CUBAN REPRESENTATION: With an estimated 2.4 million people of Cuban descent living in the U.S. today, readers, along with schools and libraries, will appreciate a book about a painter who honored Cuban culture.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 229mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover, Picture
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 6 to 8
PICTURE BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, ART ISBN 9781419734205
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
CARTON QTY: 20
eISBN
9798896843962
Spooky Rivers
25 STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS RIVERS THAT SNAKE ACROSS OUR PLANET
BY GEO RUTHERFORD
Take the plunge into the strangest, spookiest, and most fascinating rivers around the world in this illustrated companion to Spooky Lakes—the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller from TikTok star Geo Rutherford
Praise for Spooky Lakes
* “Amazingly quirky and educational.” —Booklist starred review
SELLING POINTS
COMPANION TO A BESTSELLER: Rutherford’s debut, Spooky Lakes, made repeat appearances on the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller lists, was featured on NPR, Scientific American, and National Geographic, and received a starred review.
TIKTOK STAR: The creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month, Rutherford has over 1.8M TikTok followers (@geodesaurus, plus 790K on Instagram). Featuring all–new content, this book will attract both longtime fans and new audiences.
From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 79 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that follows the winding histories of 25 mysterious rivers around the world. Readers will explore natural phenomena, scientific oddities, historical events, and environmental disasters, as well as the myths and legends tied to these waterways, which are increasingly threatened by climate change.
Rivers are Earth’s restless travelers—carving landscapes, shaping history, and holding secrets. Some are forces of destruction, sweeping away everything in their path, while others are lifelines, sustaining civilizations for millennia. And some are both, bringing prosperity and devastation in equal measure.
From deadly whirlpools to lost cities submerged beneath their waves, these rivers challenge everything we think we know about the natural world. There are rivers that catch fire, rivers that boil, and rivers so deep they seem bottomless. Some slither beneath the ground you stand on, while others vanish without a trace. Who knew rivers could be so . . . spooky?
Backed by extensive research and packed with all–new content including eerie and eye–popping gouache illustrations in full color—Spooky Rivers takes readers on an adventure through weird and wild waters. Includes river facts, author’s note, glossary, bibliography, and index.
Geo Rutherford is the author of the New York Times bestseller Spooky Lakes, as well as an artist and teacher who has spent her entire professional career working in art education. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the visual arts director at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. While Rutherford’s interest in lakes began as a part of her artistic practice, she soon found a captive audience after sharing the information she was learning on TikTok. Her videos explaining the science behind strange ice formations or drifting islands piqued the interest of viewers worldwide, but her channel found its stride when she began posting videos about spooky lakes every October. She was born in Canada and has both Canadian and American citizenship.
SPOOKY LAKE MONTH: Every day in October, Rutherford highlights the fascinating history behind a different “spooky lake”—and “spooky rivers” are a natural next step. Across TikTok and Instagram, her videos have over 79M likes.
FANS OF ALL AGES: Spooky Lake Month has fans from middle–grade to YA to adult.
UNIQUE NONFICTION: With stunning art, a spooky–light feel, a kid–friendly voice, and a STEAM hook, Rutherford knows how to engage kids with science.
EXPERT AUTHOR–ARTIST: An artist and art educator who works with kids—and who knows this subject inside and out —Rutherford is positioned to continue making big waves in the kids’ nonfiction space.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *96 pages
*WIDTH: 10 1/2" - 267mm
*HEIGHT: 14" - 356mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 8 to 11
MIDDLE-GRADE NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419770555
US $25.99 CAN $35.00 UK £18.99 ËxHSLELJy770555z
eISBN 9798887071329
RIGHTS: World/All
Strange and Terrible Things
A GUIDE TO CREATURES THAT HAUNT OUR DREAMS
BY DEVIN FORST
A spine-tingling collection of scary creatures from around the world that will keep kids turning the pages and wanting to sleep with the lights on
A Romanian Strigoi rising from its grave. The Boogeyman’s claws scraping beneath the bed. A Banshee’s wail echoing through Ireland. The glowing eyes of the Mothman staring from a West Virginia tree line. Krampus arriving to punish naughty children in the Yuletide season.
In Strange and Terrible Things: A Guide to Creatures that Haunt Our Dreams, author and artist Devin Forst takes you on a global tour of nightmares. Packed with eerie folklore, monstrous myths, and creepy tales from every corner of the world, this thoroughly–researched guide uncovers nearly 80 sinister beings that live in the heart of humanity’s oldest fears.
Perfect for fans of horror and role–playing games, this illustration–heavy older middle–grade book explores the stories we tell about monsters–and what those stories say about us. Creatures include those from classical mythology and contemporary folklore, and from diverse cultural traditions, including African, Aztec, British, Chinese, Egyptian, Filipino, Greek, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Mesopotamian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Nordic, Native American and North American, Slavic, and South American. Open the book if you dare. But beware . . . sometimes the creatures are known to bite.
A true fan and friend of boogeymen, Devin Forst is a Pennsylvania–born illustrator with a penchant for the dark and supernatural. Forsts first book, Witches Through History: Grimoire and Oracle Deck (Rizzoli, 9/23), went back to press after two months and spawned an Italian edition, as well as a 2025 calendar. Outside of his growing Instagram presence, he has conjured up multiple designs for Wicked Clothes and Creep–O–Rama and produced cover and interior art for horror tales from Dark Hart Books, Illumicrate, and Macmillan. An honors graduate from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, he also illustrated Liz Kay’s poetry in The Witch Tells the Story and Makes It True (Quarter Press), which won the IPPY 2021 bronze award. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
SELLING POINTS
HAPPY HALLOWEEN: Perfect for Halloween promotions, this eerie collection is tailor–made for those who are fascinated by monsters, cryptids, and all things spooky. MACABRE ART: Similar to the art of Brom and Neil Gaiman, Forst’s creepy, enigmatic creature portraits will capture kids attention and imagination.
INDIRECT COMPANION: While this isn’t a direct companion to Amazing Immortals (which received two starred reviews and landed on several best–book lists), both heavily illustrated collections share the same gifty format and take a similar multicultural approach to exploring myths and lore.
CULTURALLY DIVERSE:
Features over 60 popular and lesser–known creatures from countries and cultures around the world.
ACCESSIBLE FORMAT: Many encyclopedias are large–trim picture books that feel too young for middle–grade readers, whereas this smaller, portable format is the perfect size for tweens and teens to dip in and out of and fit in their backpacks.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *208 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover POB PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 12 and up MIDDLE-GRADE NONFICTION ISBN 9781419780615 US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
eISBN 9798887076263
Do You Believe In Magic? (A Wild Thing Book)
THE SEARCH FOR WONDER, FROM SORCERY TO SCIENCE
BY LAURA KRANTZ
Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if magic might be real in Do You Believe in Magic?
Praise for Do You Believe In Magic?
"Engaging . . . This will be equally palatable to skeptics, true believers, and the curious."—Booklist
Magic—spells and curses, hexes and potions, superstition, and rituals. We’ve all heard stories of alchemists attempting to turn abundant lead into precious, rare gold. Or of poor, unfortunate souls asking potion masters to brew up unappetizing concoctions that will help them find love. And of course, we’re familiar with curses—muttering magical words for the purposes of exacting revenge on an enemy or protecting a hidden treasure.
Who wouldn’t like the idea of special powers, or control over the natural world? It seems pretty fun, even if it’s just the stuff of fantasy books and movies. But a lot of what we call “magic” has grounding in real practices. In fact, magic is at the root of many scientific fields—from chemistry to botany to astronomy—and has been an important part of human culture for thousands of years.
Do You Believe in Magic? takes readers through a world where magic and science collide. What do they have in common? Where do they differ? What role has magic played in our history, and the history of science? Why is magic still significant, even when it doesn’t seem to line up with reality? And is it possible to be scientifically minded and still believe in magic? Readers are encouraged to weigh the facts and go beyond their gut assumptions, to stretch their imaginations and think about why magic and science might be two sides of the same coin.
Includes color illustrations, an at–home science/magic experiment, glossary, bibliography, and index.
Laura Krantz is a print and audio journalist whose critically acclaimed podcast Wild Thing explores the intersection between science and society. She spent ten years as an editor and producer with NPR in Washington, D.C., and KPCC in Los Angeles, and her work has appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, and Popular Science. An Idaho native, Krantz received her BA from Whitman College and her MA from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. She lives in Denver with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Scott Carney, and their two cats.
SELLING POINTS
PODCAST POPULARITY: With more than five million downloads across all three adult podcasts and numerous best–of accolades in the media, Laura Krantz’s narrative podcast Wild Thing is a wild success. Season 1 and The Search for Sasquatch focused on Bigfoot; Season 2 and Is There Anybody Out There? focused on extraterrestrial life; and Do You Believe in Magic? focused on science and magic.
SERIES BUZZ: The Search for Sasquatch was recognized as a Summer/Fall 2022 ABA Indies Introduce pick and received great media attention.
FRESH CLASSROOM OFFERING: Discusses the scientific method, investigative research, and problem–solving.
CAPTIVATING SUBJECT: Magic is a subject of perennial fascination among kids and adults.
FOR RELUCTANT READERS: Offers an accessible approach to nonfiction, with a high–interest topic and a humorous–yet–respectful tone.
THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED:
“I know the journalist Laura Krantz to be a science–trusting, facts–first person.” A Martínez, NPR’s Morning Edition BOLD PACKAGE: Features the same playful, graphic art style seen in the first two books. ALSO AVAILABLE: The Search for Sasquatch, Is There Anybody Out There?, and Do You Believe in Magic?
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations and photographs throughout *176 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 8 to 11
MIDDLE-GRADE NONFICTION, KIDS
NONFICTION
ISBN 9781419758232
US $10.99 CAN $14.99 UK £7.99 ËxHSLELJy758232z
From The Grey and the Gallant • By Ryan Maniulit
The Web of War (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #14)
A WORLD WAR II TALE
BY NATHAN HALE
Learn about one of the most pivotal battles in World War II in the newest installment of author-illustrator Nathan Hale's New York Times bestselling Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series
In the summer of 1944, the Allied forces carried out the largest seaborn invasion in military history. American, British, and Canadian soldiers took to the skies and the sand, bombarding the beaches of Normandy, France in the infamous operation known as D–Day.
This pivotal battle turned the tides against the Nazis, but how did the French find themselves overtaken by enemy forces to begin with? How did Hitler and his Nazi ideology sweep through Germany so quickly? And how did American military service members and civilians, from generals, to war correspondents, to heroic Black soldiers, work together to defeat the Nazi government and bring an end to Hitler’s reign of terror?
In The Web of War, history is in your hands! Pick your path and unravel the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of the second World War in this all–new hazardous tale.
Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony, Apocalypse Taco, and The Mighty Bite series. Hale lives in Utah, and you can find him online.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING SERIES: Across the series, we have sold more than two million copies, and momentum shows no signs of slowing down.
KID–FRIENDLY: The stories are equally gruesome and hilarious, and the format and art are welcoming for reluctant readers.
GREAT STORIES: Nathan Hale has found the most fascinating true facts from American history, and these books transform textbook lessons into wild romps through America’s past.
WORLD WAR II: Hale returns to the events of World War II, a topic all kids learn about in school, with his 14th Hazardous Tale. Hale’s previous book about World War II, Raid of No Return, sold over 200,000 copies across formats, and fans will be excited to see him return to this period of history.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *128 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 7 1/2" - 191mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 8 to 12
KIDS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Big Bad Ironclad!: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2)
A CIVIL WAR TALE
BY NATHAN HALE
Presented in a deluxe, oversize edition, learn about the story of the American Civil War's ironclad warships with the New York Times bestselling Hazardous Tales graphic novel series
With 16 pages of never–before–seen material, this brand–new, oversize edition of Big Bad Ironclad! just got a whole lot bigger and badder! In the 1800s, the waterways of America were full of powerful wooden ships carrying goods from place to place. These ships were great for transport, but they had one major problem . . . they tended to sink when hit with cannon balls. As the Civil War battles took to the waves, soldiers on both sides started to wonder, what if these ships were made of something stronger? If they could build a boat out of iron, wouldn’t it be stronger than any other warship? It was these question that launched the race between the North and South to create the biggest, best ironclad warship. In Big Bad Ironclad! learn the story of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (also called the Merrimack)—two of the world’s first ironclad ships—and their fascinating role in the Civil War. As these ships barrel toward battle, learn about the many political and military leaders, from President Lincoln and his cabinet to secretary of the Navy and “Father Neptune” Gideon Welles, who helped lead the North to victory. When these two massive ships finally face off, it will be a battle that changes warfare forever.
Nathan Hale is the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel’s Revenge, which was an Al Roker Book Club for Kids selection, an ALA Notable Book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, as well as the recipient of three starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of the picture book The Dinosaurs’ Night Before Christmas. He lives in Provo, Utah.
SELLING POINTS
BIGGER AND BETTER: With a new, larger format, 16 pages of additional back matter, and special effects on the front cover, this is both the perfect collector’s item for fans of the series and a way to draw in new readers.
FAMOUS WAR: This story brings readers behind the scenes as the North and South race to create their ironclad warships during one of the bloodiest wars in American history.
CURRICULUM TIE–IN: This story fits in perfectly with American history lessons and includes copious back matter and references for further study, including 16 pages of new minicomics.
ORIGINAL FORMAT SUCCESS: The original version of Big Bad Ironclad! was a huge success, selling more than 200,000 copies, and we’re excited to bring even more content to this new edition.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Two-color illustrations throughout *144 pages
*WIDTH: 7 3/8" - 187mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 8 to 12
KIDS GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419792632
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99
eISBN 9798896844457
Explorer (The Magic Friends #4)
A GRAPHIC NOVEL
EDITED BY KAZU KIBUISHI
Edited by the New York Times bestselling comics creator Kazu Kibuishi, this new entry in the Explorer series offers a collection of 11 stories written and illustrated by an award-winning roster of comics artists
A boy and his dog cross a mysterious ravine, an evil alien attacks a far–off planet, and a wish comes true . . . with unexpected consequences. Funny, fast–paced, spooky, and spectacular, these 11 bite–size adventures bring together an all–star list of comics creators in this beautifully illustrated anthology.
Edited by New York Times bestselling creator Kazu Kubuishi, who is also a contributor, Explorer: The Magic Friends includes stories from Johant Matte (Explorer: The Mystery Box and Explorer: The Hidden Door), Kean Soo (the Jeallaby series), Phil Craven (the Flight series), Jake Parker (the Missile Mouse series), Steve Hamaker (colorist of Jeff Smith’s Bone series), Ben Hatke (the Zita the Spacegirl series), Rad Sechrist (the Flight series), Bannister (the Elsewhere Chronicles), and Matthew Armstrong (the Flight series).
Kazu Kibuishi is the author of Amulet, the award–winning New York Times bestselling graphic novel series; the illustrator of the new paperback covers for J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series; and the editor of eight volumes of Flight, the Eisner–nominated anthology series. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING EDITOR: Kazu Kibuishi is the New York Times bestselling creator of the Amulet series. He’s beloved in the comics and graphic novel space, and he has over 42,000 followers across social media who are anxiously awaiting his next project.
SUCCESSFUL SERIES: The first three books in the Explorer series have sold over 315,000 copies across formats, with no signs of slowing down. This volume was originally published as a spin–off of the Flight series from Random House, but it has been long out of print, and it is now joining the official Explorer series for the first time, with an additional story by Kibuishi that was not included in the original collection.
POPULAR CREATORS: Kibuishi has brought together beloved comics creators, including Johane Matte (Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legends of Korra), Kean Soo (the Jeallaby series), Jake Parker (the Missle Mouse series), and more.
ACCESSIBLE FORMAT: Featuring 11 bite–size, action–packed stories, this anthology is perfect for young graphic novel fans and for reluctant readers. TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (9781419788673) and paperback (9781419788680).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *120 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 8 to 12
KIDS GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419788673
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99 ËxHSLELJy788673z
THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Beasts to Buddies!
HOW CATS AND DOGS BECAME OUR FRIENDS
BY DON BROWN
A new addition to the popular Big Ideas That Changed the World series, this entertaining nonfiction graphic novel from award winner Don Brown explores the fascinating science and history behind pets—from wild animals to our best friends
Beasts to Buddies: Cats and Dogs!? tells the history of dogs and cats, an evolving journey through the ages, from the wild to the mild—narrated by Bummer and Lazarus, a couple of stray dogs who captured the hearts of San Franciscans in the 1860s.
Acclaimed author–illustrator Don Brown takes readers on a journey through history and around the world, from the evolution and taming of wolves 40,000–20,000 years ago, to the revered cats of ancient Egypt, to the birth of the barnyard, and to the present day, when pets are part of our families. Full of fascinating facts and key inventions in the domestication of animals, Brown demonstrates the many ways that pets have shaped humankind, like from protection, herding, and emotional support, and even saving lives.
A middle–grade graphic novel series perfect for the classroom, this full–color book includes a timeline, endnotes, and a bibliography.
Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard–won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.
Don Brown is the award–winning author and illustrator of many nonfiction graphic novels and picture books, including Keep It Clean!, It’s About Time!, All Charged Up!, We the People!, A Shot in the Arm!, Machines that Think!, and Rocket to the Moon! His books have been called “masterful” and “a must for youth graphic collections.” Brown has received an Eisner Award nomination, two Sibert Honors, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award honor, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, and multiple starred reviews, among other accolades. He lives in the Hudson Valley in New York with his family.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
BACKLIST STAPLE SERIES: The Big Ideas series has sold more than 100,000 copies to date! CELEBRATED AUTHOR: Don Brown is an award–winning author–illustrator well–known to booksellers, teachers, and librarians. His graphic novel The Unwanted was a Sibert Honor Medalist and a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction winner.
SERIES PRAISE: The series has received multiple starred reviews, and Rocket to the Moon! was chosen for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. Keep It Clean! (Book #7) was published October 2025.
ANIMAL APPEAL: Everyone loves their pets. Kids can get their questions answered about how their own furry companions got to where they are today. Relatable as there are about 90 million dogs in America and about 74 million cats.
SCHOOL/STEM APPEAL:
Covering a wide span of history, the science of evolution, and how pets became domesticated (a topic that isn’t often taught), this is an educational read that schools and libraries will love.
POPULAR FORMAT: The graphic novel genre remains wildly popular with kids, especially in nonfiction, where Brown is a master.
Learn about the remarkable work of costume designers, toy makers, and architects in award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson's exciting new graphic novel series about some of the most fascinating Black lives in history
Ann Lowe (fashion designer). Ed Welburn (automotive designer). Ruth E. Carter (costume designer). These aren’t names that many people learn about in school, but they’re some of the greatest designers that people should know about—and they join the ranks of toy designers, architects, and graphic designers celebrated in Icons of Design Each faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn’t back down. They kept creating and experimenting and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their fields!
Black Lives is a new graphic novel series from award–winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson that celebrates the lives of Black innovators and legends and helps bring lesser–known histories to life.
Tonya Bolden has written numerous bestselling books for children and adults, and her work has garnered many awards, including the Coretta Scott King Honor, James Madison Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and YALSA Best Book of the Year. She lives in New York City. Visit tonyaboldenbooks.com. David Wilkerson is an American illustrator who was born in Denver, Colorado, and is currently based in Maryland. He believes there is healing in storytelling and that it is the job of creatives to contribute to that cause. His career began in the animation industry, working as a character designer, prop designer, and background designer.
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING CREATOR: Tonya Bolden’s books consistently sell well, receive awards, and get starred reviews. Her work is beloved by teachers and librarians. She’s paired with up–and–coming illustrator David Wilkerson.
STRONG CATEGORY: Nonfiction graphic novels continue to do well, and this new series is perfect for fans of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales and the Big Ideas That Changed the World series.
ILLUMINATING HISTORY: Bolden has a particular talent for shedding light on lesser–known figures and issues, and more people are looking for antiracist education that helps to elevate voices which were previously overlooked or written out of history.
SERIES EXCITEMENT: Great Minds of Science received glowing coverage and was called “a promising series kickoff, sure to stir the imaginations of burgeoning scientists” by Kirkus
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *128 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 8 to 12
KIDS GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419752711 US
eISBN 9781647002145
Serious Damage: A Graffiti Story
A GRAPHIC MEMOIR
BY JOSH TUININGA
An autobiographical YA coming-of-age graphic novel that explores how art and graffiti helped author Josh Tuininga recover after a devastating trauma
It’s 1997 and Josh has everything going for him—a great family, good grades, and lots of friends. But it all grinds to a vicious halt when he’s diagnosed with a serious neurological condition. Josh undergoes a dangerous surgery that saves his life but leaves him scarred—both physically and mentally. Battling depression, he finds comfort in the unlikeliest of places: graffiti.
The thrill of making street art gives Josh relief from the pain and trauma—but keeping it secret from his parents, and the police, isn’t easy. When he eventually discovers an underground competition presented by Seattle’s biggest—and most infamous—street–art crew, Josh is desperate to participate, but will the risk be worth it? After all, the harsh truth about making graffiti is that sooner or later . . . you’re going to get caught.
Based off Josh Tuininga’s experience with the underground street art scene of the ’90s, Serious Damage also highlights the history of graffiti and the communities and figures who defined the medium, giving depth and context to an often misunderstood art form with extensive back matter and a foreword from noted graffiti historian Alan Ket. This YA graphic novel grapples with themes of depression and recovery while celebrating artistic expression.
Josh Tuininga is an author, artist, and designer living in North Bend, Washington. After studying fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he founded an art and design agency, where he continues to work as its creative director. His work has been published in Communication Arts magazine and HOW design magazine, and he was awarded with the Communication Arts Award for excellence in illustration. His debut graphic novel We Are Not Strangers, was awarded the 2023 Pop Culture Classroom Best YA Nonfiction Award, and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. He is also the author of the children’s books Why Blue? and Dream On. His latest work, Serious Damage (Abrams ComicArts 2026), has received a 4Culture Heritage Grant
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
HOUSE TALENT: Josh Tuininga is the author–illustrator behind We Are Not Strangers, which has grossed over 13,000 copies since its release in Fall 2023. With his superb eye for art and storytelling, we’re excited to continue fostering Tuininga’s talents on the Fanfare list and be the home for his first YA graphic novel.
EXTENSIVE BACK MATTER: Bonus materials include an essay by Alan Ket, a noted graffiti historian and co–founder of the Museum of Graffiti in Miami FL as well as back matter from author Josh Tuininga's research into the history of graffiti.
FRESH PERSPECTIVE: Graffiti, street art, and the culture around it has only become more popular as time has gone on, with artists like Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Banksy becoming household names.
CROSSOVER APPEAL: The exploration of the culture and history of graffiti art in the ’90s and the story’s emotion–driven core, this is sure to appeal to not only YA readers, but also to adult graphic novel readers with an interest in graffiti.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *240 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY
AGES 14 to 18
GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS, YOUNG ADULT
ISBN 9781419783180
US $26.99 CAN $37.00 UK £19.99
ËxHSLELJy783180z
eISBN 9798887078038
RIGHTS: World/All
Too Hot to Tango
A GRAPHIC NOVEL
WRITTEN BY EMMA SALO; ILLUSTRATED BY MEGAN KEARNEY
High School Musical meets Dirty Dancing in this feel-good queer romance with high stakes, hot tango, and camp hijinks delivered by two-time Emmy-winning writer E.E. Salo and acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kearney
This summer, soccer superstar Honey is the coach at an elite sports camp. Soccer is Honey’s whole world—after all, it got her a full ride to Stanford. Life is a game, that game is about winning, and Honey knows the rules by heart—that is, until she meets Teddi, the brusque Australian dance coach at the arts camp across the lake. Suddenly, Honey’s heart has her forgetting all the rules . . .
When an inter–camp competition gone awry accidentally lands Teddi’s dance partner with a broken arm, Honey volunteers to step in. With a crucial audition coming up, Teddi has no choice but to accept the offer. As Teddi teaches Honey the steps, they start to match each other’s rhythm on and off the dance floor . . . but do these opposites have what it takes to tango their way to the top? With steamy routines, camp shenanigans, and a high–stakes competition coming up fast, these girls will have to show the whole world just how in step with each other they really are.
Emma Salo is a two–time Emmy–nominated producer for documentary television. She has worked on shows about history, murder, politics . . . and cowboys. She is also an amateur tap dancer who grew up on Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Center Stage Too Hot to Tango is her answer to the eternal question: But what if this was gayer? Megan Kearney is a Toronto–based cartoonist with a background in animation and education. Her previous works have received favorable reviews, including two Kirkus Stars (Gothic Tales of Haunted Love, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms) and an ALA Rainbow Project Selection (Secret Loves of Geek Girls, 2017). Her most recent title, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, was an ALSC reading list selection. She played the flute at band camp and has heard all the jokes already, thanks.
SELLING POINTS
STRONG YA COMPS: LGBTQIA+ graphic novels and series focused on classic teen tropes like summer camp and sports are flourishing with the YA market, with strong comps like Check, Please! and Fence
FEEL–GOOD ROMANCE: The perfect book for YA readers seeking queer romance, Too Hot to Tango is a classic rom–com with a fresh cast. Fans of cleverly written diverse teen rom–coms like To All the Boys I Loved Before will be swept away.
AMAZING ART: Megan Kearney is an acclaimed and experienced cartoonist whose previous works have received starred reviews from Kirkus and have received attention from ALA, the ALSC, and JLG. Her most recent work, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, is currently in film development with Paramount Animation.
TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (9781419775123) and paperback (9781419775116).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *208 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 14 to 18
GRAPHIC NOVELS, YOUNG ADULT, COMICS
ISBN 9781419775123
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99
ËxHSLELJy775123z
eISBN 9798887073330
The Grey and the Gallant
AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
BY RYAN MANIULIT
A struggling scribe-in-training, a seemingly perfect squire, and an unruly princess will have to work together to save their kingdom in this genre-bending YA adventure
In the kingdom of Gavroy, squires Merek and Eliot couldn’t be more different; Merek’s head is always up in the clouds while Eliot is the model knight–to–be. Yet, when the two find themselves drawn into the orbit of the unruly Princess Emeline, the trio makes a discovery that will rock the kingdom to its very foundation.
With strange beasts on the prowl, alchemical mysteries to be unraveled, romantic entanglements simmering, and unidentified objects falling from the stars, they will have to unlock the secrets that brought them together to become the heroes their kingdom needs. Medieval fantasy and science fiction are on a collision course in this epic, gorgeous tapestry woven by author Ryan Maniulit.
Ryan Maniulit is a queer Filipino American author, cartoonist, and aspiring farmer living in the Pacific Northwest with their husband. Self–taught, they specialize in queer narrative stories through sci–fi and fantasy lenses. They’ve done work for Minecraft, Dungeons & Dragons, and a myriad of indie projects.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
GENRE CROSSOVER: With one foot in a medieval tale and the other in a sci–fi epic, The Grey and the Gallant appeals to fans of both evergreen genres! DIVERSE CAST: Featuring LGBTQIA+ and POC characters, Ryan Manuilit’s diverse cast is sure to capture the hearts of readers hungry for more inclusive genre graphic novels. EPIC STORY: This story is sure to appeal to fans of shows like Voltron: Defenders of the Universe and The Dragon Prince, and graphic novels like 5 Worlds and the Legend series.
TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (9781419766206) and paperback (9781419766190).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *272 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 14 to 18
YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL, GRAPHIC NOVELS, KIDS LGBTQ+ HISTORY & CULTURE
ISBN 9781419766206
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 UK £17.99 ËxHSLELJy766206z
eISBN
9781647009120
Heaven Lies Beneath (BUUZA!! Volume 2)
AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
BY SHAZLEEN KHAN
Cartoonist Shazleen Khan brings their Ignatz Award–winning young adult web series to print in the second of three volumes collecting the original BUUZA!! Webtoon
Get ready for a second helping as BUUZA!! returns in Volume 2: Heaven Lies Beneath . . .
The events set in motion by Zhen’s fateful misdialed call continue to unfold against the backdrop of the lush, low–fantasy world of Dalwat Al–Harir; in Kashgar, Zhen has finally embraced his career as a photographer, but his past is swiftly catching up with him. Across the continent, in Salwa, Sam and Zach continue to build a new life as roommates, but their friendship with the heir to the infamous Faris family, Musa, may put all their bonds to the test.
Queer romance, ancestral magic, and political intrigue collide with enthralling results in Heaven Lies Beneath!
Shazleen Khan is an award–winning illustrator and author based in London, specializing in narrative illustration. Khan began self–publishing their comics as a teenager and now works full time as an illustrator; some of their notable clients include Simon & Schuster, Bloomsbury, and Dishoom. Khan’s works include their Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated illustrator debut graphic novel, Saving Sunshine (written by Saadia Faruqi), the upcoming My First Monster (written by Cecil Castellucci), and of course, their self–authored LGBTQ webcomic BUUZA!!, which recently won the 2024 Ignatz Award for Best Web Comic.
SELLING POINTS
WEBTOONS IN PRINT: Webtoons in print have become major successes within the graphic novel industry, with titles Heartstopper; Lore Olympus; Check, Please!; and Hooky, which have all become huge commercial hits.
ACCLAIMED SERIES: BUUZA!! has continued to build an audience and acclaim in its five years of being released on Webtoon and won the Ignatz Award for Best Web Comic in 2024. The series has 1.2 million views on Webtoon and 1.8 million views on Tapas, as well as over 200,000 likes on each site, and the audience has grown apace with the story.
RICH WORLD AND
STORYTELLING: Shazleen Khan has a unique and gorgeous art style that appeals to YA and crossover readers who love queer romance and fantasy settings.
TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (9781419788505) and paperback (9781419788512).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *368 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 14 to 18
ISBN 9781419788505
US $26.99 CAN $37.00 UK £19.99
ËxHSLELJy788505z
eISBN 9798896840893
Fox River Comics Camp
AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
BY CATHY G. JOHNSON
A delightful early-reader graphic novel that captures adventures in imagination and creativity at comics camp
Fox River Comics Camp is an early–reader graphic novel that follows five young artists who are excited to learn all about comics! Each camper encounters different challenges and finds creative solutions by working together—from Fawn, who’s a skilled artist but struggles with finish their drawings, to Ducky, who falters when their art doesn’t look exactly like the comics they love to read.
Join the campers as they bring their ideas to life on the page with the help of their instructor, Puma, who is always ready with a helpful tip or explanation. With plenty of games and activities for kids and adults along the way, Fox River Comics Camp is both a fun story and an interactive guide that is sure to delight readers and engage their imaginations!
Cathy G. Johnson is an award–winning cartoonist and educator living on occupied Wampanoag and Narragansett land in Providence, Rhode Island. They are the author of the middle–grade graphic novel The Breakaways. With their teaching project Comic Art Ed!, they lead comics classes for all ages at libraries, schools, and universities across New England. They are also a Thesis Professor in the MFA Visual Narrative department at Boston University College of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. When they aren’t drawing or teaching comics, Johnson makes band posters, watches scary movies, and hangs out with their pet box turtle that they’ve had since they were seven years old.
SELLING POINTS
GROWING FORMAT: Early–reader graphic novels are on the rise with the success of Batcat (over 65,000 gross sales across volumes), Fox & Rabbit (over 115,000 gross sales across volumes in the series and formats), and Mighty Marvel Team Up (over 260,000 gross sales across volumes in the series and formats), with no signs of slowing down.
EDUCATIONAL HOOK: A comic about making comics, this early–reader graphic novel teaches kids the fundamentals of the format! From making a sketchbook to designing characters to making thumbnails, this is a fun way to teach the beginning steps to making comics.
ADORABLE ART: Cathy G. Johnson’s art is adorable and accessible, with a fun style reminiscent of the way an early reader audience would draw.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *112 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 6 to 10
GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN 9781419791819
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
Iron Man: Spidey Nonsense! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up)
AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
WRITTEN BY DEAN HALE; ILLUSTRATED BY DOUGLAS HOLGATE
The New York Times bestselling team—Dean Hale and Douglas Holgate— pair Iron Man with his friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in this brand-new early reader graphic novel
Watch out for doppelgänger danger!
While on a mission to stop a Skrull pirate from invading Earth, Iron Man is distressed to find out that Skrulls can shape–shift into anything . . . including the hero himself! Returning to Avengers Tower tired and unsettled by the alien’s threat to catch him off guard, Tony Stark begins having trouble distinguishing aliens from everything else.
Hoping to bring Iron Man back to reality, Spider–Man swings in and convinces Stark to leave the Tower and go patrolling with him. As the pair engage in acts of small–town heroics across the city, Iron Man thinks the danger may be all in his head after all. But when Mysterio appears, using his mystic effects to terrify and confuse innocent civilians, the two heroes must demystify which threat is real and which is not. Can Iron Man trust his gut and not his fears? Or will his paranoia get the best of him?
Dean Hale is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of over 20 books for young readers, including Eisner Award–nominee Rapunzel’s Revenge, popular early chapter–book series The Princess in Black, two graphic novels about young Wonder Woman, and two novels about the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. It has been said that if you look in the mirror and say Hale’s name three times, he will appear and give you a piggyback ride. This is mostly untrue. Douglas Holgate is the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Last Kids on Earth from Penguin Kids, now also an Emmy Award–winning Netflix animated series, and the cocreator and illustrator of the graphic novel Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race for Scholastic Graphix. He has worked for the last 20 years making books and comics for publishers around the world from his garage in Victoria, Australia.
RIGHTS: World
SELLING POINTS
MIGHTY BRAND: Marvel Comics continues to be one of the most recognizable and biggest brands worldwide, with Iron Man being one of the most popular characters among younger readers and fans.
HIT SERIES: The Mighty Marvel Team–Up series has been extremely successful, with critical and commercial success and almost 340,000 copies sold between all books released.
ALL–STAR TALENT: Author Dean Hale has cowritten several hit series and graphic novels with Shannon Hale in this category, including the New York Times bestselling Princess in Black series. This series is his first one solo, and we’ve partnered him up with artist Douglas Holgate, the ongoing illustrator for the New York Times bestselling series Last Kids on Earth, making this a superpowered team.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *96 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
AGES 5 to 9
ISBN 9781419785498
eISBN 9798887079219
Sleep Well, Spider-Man! (A Mighty Marvel Comics Picture Book)
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
BEN CLANTON
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ben Clanton, creator of the Narwhal and Jelly series, brings his signature humor and heart to the Marvel universe with Spider-Man's first bedtime picture-book adventure
For Spider–Man, it's time to get ready for bed—but even super heroes have a bedtime routine! First up, it's dinner with a villain—meatballs fly, spaghetti slings, and it’s saucy chaos! Next, it's bathtime with a water–dwelling monster—time to blast a bad guy clean off the street! Don’t forget to brush your teeth and remind that villain they really need to floss more!
When Spider–Man's checklist is complete, it's time for some well–earned rest. After all, even super heroes need to sleep.
From pajamas to storytime, this is a bedtime adventure perfect for all Spidey and Marvel fans that no hero–in–training wants to miss!
Ben Clanton is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Narwhal and Jelly early graphic novel series, as well as Tater Tales, It Came in the Mail, Vote for Me!, and Rex Wrecks It. Clanton lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and kids.
SELLING POINTS
ONE–OF–A–KIND SERIES: The Mighty Marvel Comics Picture Book series is the first ever licensed by Marvel Entertainment. This format introduces young readers to not only the incredible world of Marvel super heroes, but also the exciting medium of graphic novels and sequential storytelling in a picture–book format.
ALL–STAR CONTRIBUTOR: Ben Clanton is the award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Narwhal and Jelly series, which has sold over one million copies to date.
MIGHTY BRAND: Marvel Comics is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year and remains one of the most recognizable brands worldwide, with Spider–Man being one of the most popular characters among younger fans.
MOVIE BUZZ: With a brand new live–action Spider–Man movie swinging into theaters in 2026, Sleep Well, Spider–Man is perfectly timed to reach little readers looking to see more of their favorite hero.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 11" - 279mm
*HC-POB with Jacket
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 4 to 8 PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419788246
US $19.99 CAN $26.99 UK £14.99 ËxHSLELJy788246z
eISBN 9798896840633
Penguin Picnic
PICTURE BOOK COMICS
BY LIAM FRANCIS WALSH
From award-winning bookmaker and cartoonist Liam Francis Walsh, this hilarious and heartwarming picture book is all about friendship and finding patience for the ones we love—perfect for young comics fans
Siblings Penny and Albert Penguin just want to have a picnic, but they can't agree on the perfect spot to set down their blanket. This spot is too loud! This spot is too sunny! This spot is taken by a hungry polar bear! After a whole lot of searching (and a little bit of running for their lives), the two decide they’re sick of looking and would rather have lunch alone. But they quickly realize it’s the people (or the penguins) you’re with who make a place perfect.
From award–winning cartoonist and bookmaker Liam Francis Walsh comes a hilarious comics–inspired picture book that explores the magic of compromise and celebrates the joy of exploring the outdoors with the people you love.
Liam Francis Walsh an award–winning author, illustrator, and cartoonist. His cartoons and drawings have been published in ?The New Yorker, Reader’s Digest, Esquire, and The Guardian. He’s the author of two children’s picture books, Fish and Make a Wish, Henry Bear, and a graphic novel, Red Scare, that was called one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, NPR, and the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
LAUGH–OUT–LOUD FUNNY: Liam Francis Walsh’s humor shines in this friendship story that’s sure to be a read–aloud favorite in classrooms and at storytimes. Little readers will love seeing all the ridiculous situations Penny and Albert get into and will enjoy revisiting their favorite scenes.
EVERGREEN THEMES: At its core, Penguin Picnic explores friendship and the importance of working together, perennial themes for the picture book set and their caretakers.
STAND–OUT STYLE: Walsh has brought his graphic novel chops to the picture–book format, creating a delightful read and a fun introduction to comics for the youngest readers.
AWARD–WINNING CREATOR: Walsh is a renowned author, illustrator, and cartoonist. His debut graphic novel, Red Scare, was named a best book of the year by The New York Times, NPR, and more.
SERIES LAUNCH: Penguin Picnic is the first in this humorous and character–driven picture book comics series, with more laugh–out–loud adventures from Albert and Penny coming in Fall 2027.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 10 1/2" - 267mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 8
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781419784125
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
CARTON QTY: 30 eISBN 9798887078519
From Title • By Author and Artist The Siren’s Kiss • By Leslie Vedder
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Yangchen Novels Ultimate Collector's Edition (The Dawn
BY F.C. YEE
of Yangchen and The Legacy of Yangchen)
A stunning collector's edition featuring the complete Yangchen duology—The Dawn of Yangchen and The Legacy of Yangchen from the New York Times bestselling Chronicles of the Avatar series
The deluxe collector’s edition includes features such as:
·Cloth slipcase with foil stamping
Die–cuts in front and back of slipcase revealing art underneath
·Stained edges
·Satin ribbon bookmark
The Dawn of Yangchen introduces the origins of Avatar Yangchen of the Air Nomads. An inexperienced ruler plagued by the voices of the Avatars who came before her, Yangchen must learn to rely on her own wisdom in order to stop corrupt Earth Kingdom merchants from releasing a weapon of mass destruction.
In The Legacy of Yangchen, the Four Nations teeter on the brink of conflict as fears about a deadly weapon mount. Yangchen is forced to measure the worth of humanity and how much can be sacrificed in the name of balance. This thrilling duology follows Yangchen’s journey from uncertain young woman to revered leader who faces Avatarhood with the courage it demands.
Outside of writing, F.C. Yee practices capoeira, a Brazilian form of martial arts, and has a day job mostly involving spreadsheets. In addition to the New York Times bestselling Chronicles of the Avatar series, he is the author of the critically acclaimed Genie Lo novels.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING SERIES: The Rise of Kyoshi and The Shadow of Kyoshi were both instant NYT bestsellers, with Book 1 hitting the list in 2019 and both Kyoshi novels appearing on the list side–by–side in 2020; and again as a series after the publication of The Dawn of Yangchen and Legacy of Yangchen in 2022 and 2023. So far, the Chronicles of the Avatar series has sold more than 1 million copies across formats.
CREATOR ENDORSEMENT: Both cocreators of the brand consulted heavily on the series and have worked series elements into their new media.
DRAMATIC RESURGENCE: A brand–new live–action adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender is now streaming on Netflix. It topped the Netflix global charts in its initial week with nearly 20 million viewers, resulting in a significant boost in book sales. The series has been renewed for two more seasons, with the second season slated to release in 2026. A new animated film starring Aang, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, is currently in the works, and Nickelodeon recently announced a new animated series set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender called Avatar: Seven Havens (release date TBD).
GIFTY DELUXE EDITION: This high–end collector’s edition is the first time both Yangchen novels will be available in one volume—a must–have for Avatar fans!
SPECIFICATIONS
*672 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 227mm
*Hardcover with slipcase
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
AGES 13 to 18
YOUNG ADULT
ISBN 9781419792656
CARTON QTY: 8 eISBN 9798896845225
Fight or Flight (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #21)
BY JEFF KINNEY
When the going gets tough, what’s a wimpy kid to do?
In Fight or Flight, Greg Heffley faces his biggest challenge yet as he becomes a target for the school bully. Luckily for Greg, his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, takes karate, so at least Greg’s got someone in his corner. But an unexpected twist makes Greg realize he’s facing an uphill battle. Will Greg step into the ring or throw in the towel? One thing’s for sure—Fight or Flight is a knockout!
Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six–time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, DC, area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.
SELLING POINTS
GLOBAL PHENOMENON: With over 300 million books sold around the world in 86 editions and 70 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers. The series is one of the top–five bestselling book series— adult and kids—of all time.
MEGA BESTSELLING SERIES:
A consistent fixture on the New York Times bestseller list for almost 900 weeks—longer than any other kids’ series! Wimpy Kid is also a #1 bestseller on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and IndieBound bestseller lists.
A MAJOR DISNEY MOVIE FRANCHISE: There have been four original animated Wimpy Kid movies released on Disney+: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw.
WIDE SOCIAL MEDIA REACH:
Over 7 million fans across social media, with 4+ million fans on Facebook; 33+ million YouTube views; 1.7+ million TikTok followers; 790,000+ Instagram followers and 1.8 billion views on GIPHY.
Rowley Jefferson is back with another book in his Awesome Friendly series—Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2—which is even more hilariously terrifying than the first!
Fans of Greg Heffley and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney get a chance to dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of his best friend Rowley Jefferson’s imagination, where you’ll meet monsters, ghouls, and oversized insects. Plus even more spooky surprises are in store for you in these comically terrifying tales. But don’t blame us if you can’t sleep after crawling into bed with this creepy collection—you’ve been warned!
Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six–time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, DC, area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.
SELLING POINTS
THE #1 BESTSELLING AWESOME FRIENDLY SERIES IS BACK: The perfect opportunity to remind retailers of the previous books in the Awesome Friendly series—all of which were instant #1 bestsellers.
EVEN MORE WIMPY KID: Recent Wimpy Kid releases include Partypooper, Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories: Deluxe Collector’s Edition, The Last Straw Special Disney+ Movie Cover Edition, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collector’s Gift Set, and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Poster Book
GLOBAL PHENOMENON: With over 300 million books sold around the world in 86 editions and 70 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers. The series is one of the top–five bestselling book series— adult and kids—of all time.
MEGA BESTSELLING SERIES: A consistent fixture on the NYT bestseller list for almost 900 weeks—longer than any other kids’ series! Wimpy Kid is also a #1 bestseller on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and IndieBound bestseller lists.
A MAJOR DISNEY MOVIE FRANCHISE: There have been four original animated Wimpy Kid movies released on Disney+. WIDE SOCIAL MEDIA REACH: Over 7 million fans across social media, with 4+ million fans on Facebook; 33+ million YouTube views; 1.7+ million TikTok followers; 790,000+ Instagram followers and 1.8 billion views on GIPHY.
SPECIFICATIONS
*224 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 8 to 13
ISBN 9781419788109
US $15.99 CAN $19.99
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CARTON QTY: 32
eISBN
9798896844778
Clover and the Carousel Hotel
A NOVEL
BY EUREKA O'HARA, R. TAYLOR, AND SANDRA MILLER
From drag superstar Eureka O'Hara and debut coauthors R. Taylor and Sandra Miller comes a delightful middle-grade mystery about a missing singer, a Vegas hotel hiding secrets galore, and the girl determined to crack the case
Clover is thrilled to visit her Uncle Ryan in Las Vegas for several reasons:
1.She’ll get to spend time with her uncle, who’s the best
2.She can explore the legendary Carousel Hotel where he lives and works as a drag performer
3.She’ll be the one to finally solve the Songbird Case
For the last 20 years, sleuths have flocked to the Carousel Hotel, where its iconic singer, Nicolette Chambers, also known as the Songbird, disappeared without a trace. Clover, an amateur detective obsessed with all things Nancy Drew, knows she has what it takes to crack the case.
As Clover makes new friends—and enemies—it soon becomes clear that the Carousel Hotel is hiding plenty of secrets. And when Clover starts to suspect that Uncle Ryan might have been involved with the Songbird’s disappearance, she’ll have to decide how far she’s willing to go to uncover the truth.
Eureka Huggard, known as Eureka O’Hara, is a drag queen, performer, and author. Born and raised in East Tennessee, she is known for her larger–than–life presence, heartfelt storytelling, and unapologetic authenticity. She is a two–time finalist on RuPaul’s Drag Race, a Miss Congeniality, and was a co–host on HBO’s We’re Here. With an extensive acting career that includes appearances on American Horror Story, Eureka brings depth and humanity to every role she takes on. She values collaboration and often creates alongside friends, believing that chosen family and shared creativity are at the heart of her best work. Eureka is also the author of Jackson Bright in the Spotlight, and through her art and writing, she continues to take up space while inviting others to do the same. R. Taylor writes with grit, wit, and a twist of magic. She lives in the Appalachian Mountains with her husband and her two dogs. Every year she waits not–so–patiently for Halloween. This is her debut middle–grade novel. Sandra Miller writes captivating mysteries for kids, infused with just the right touch of real–world magic. A homeschool mom from North Carolina, she’s most at home exploring waterfalls, watching The Addams Family on repeat, and dodging the chaos caused by her tiny green parrot, Angel. This is her debut novel.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
POWERHOUSE CREATIVE TEAM: Eureka O’Hara is beloved from several seasons on RuPaul’s Drag Race and as the cohost of the critically acclaimed HBO reality show We’re Here Her legions of fans will be thrilled to see her stand–alone next middle–grade novel, this time coauthored with R. Taylor and Sandra Miller, debut authors who bring a lot of heart to this friendship–driven mystery.
BIG SOCIAL FOLLOWING: O’Hara has 569,000 Instagram followers, 479,000 Facebook followers, and 147,000 followers on X.
FUN MYSTERY: Set in a Vegas hotel with lots of secret passageways and traps doors, readers will have a blast investigating the colorful suspects and finding clues alongside Clover and her friends. FRIENDSHIP THEMES: Along the way, Clover reconciles with the fact that her best friend from home has outgrown her, and, with the confidence learned from her drag queen uncle, finds the courage to make new friends.
SPECIFICATIONS
*272 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 10 to 14
MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION
ISBN 9781419773679
US $18.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
ËxHSLELJy773679z
eISBN 9798887072852
Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood (Detective Duck #4)
WRITTEN BY HENRY WINKLER AND LIN OLIVER, ILLIUSTRATED BY DAN SANTAT
From New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actor Henry Winkler, children's book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal–winning authorillustrator Dan Santat—comes a hysterical, full-color chapter-book adventure
Willow Feathers McBeaver is ready to live out her rock star dreams . . . but her singing voice has her fellow Dogwood Pond residents swimming for the hills. Willow needs a lot of practice, so Beaver McBeaver offers to build her a soundproof studio in their dam. Beaver has been building dams his whole life, so this construction project should be no problem.
But when someone punctures a hole in the dam, the McBeaver home—and all of Dogwood Pond—is put in danger. With a massive rainstorm brewing, it will be up to Detective Duck and her Pond Squad to solve the mystery of the hazardous hole and patch the dam before the storm floods their beloved community.
Henry Winkler is an Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer who has created some of the most iconic TV roles, including Arthur “the Fonz” Fonzarelli on Happy Days and Gene Cousineau on Barry Lin Oliver is a children’s book writer and a writer and producer for both TV and film. She is the cofounder of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is the managing director of the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund. Oliver and Winkler have written 39 children’s novels together. Dan Santat is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 100 books for children, including A First Time for Everything, winner of the National Book Award, and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, for which he won the Caldecott Medal. He lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets.
SELLING POINTS
NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLING SERIES: Detective Duck and the Strange Splash and Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole are both New York Times bestsellers, and the series has sold over 65,000 copies, with no signs of slowing down.
SUPERSTAR TEAM:
HenryWinkler and Lin Oliver’s Alien Superstar was an instant New York Times bestseller, and Dan Santat is the winner of the Caldecott Medal and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
CHARMING READ: With hilarious text and full–color illustrations throughout, this new chapter–book series is perfect for fans of Princess in Black or Mercy Watson
ENVIRONMENTAL HOOK: Each mystery includes a light environmental message and discusses the impact that humans are having on the environment and the animals who call it home.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *80 pages
*WIDTH: 6 1/2" - 165mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 6 to 9 CHAPTER BOOK ISBN 9781419780516
9798887076232
Penelope Positano and the Super-Secret Pen Pal
A CHAPTER BOOK
WRITTEN BY KATIE COTUGNO, ILLUSTRATED BY AMY JINDRA HODGSON
From bestselling author Katie Cotugno and illustrator Amy Jindra Hodgson comes a charming new chapter-book series about a plucky seven-year-old who can see things other people miss, perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean
For as long as Penelope can remember, her grandma has had a super–secret pen pal. After years of wondering, Penelope and her sister Pearl are determined to find out who their grandma has been writing to all this time. Could it be Quinn, the glamorous tailor? Could it be Mr. Lee, the kind man who runs the grocery store?
Penelope can’t wait to investigate this mystery with her sister, but the longer they look for the secret pen pal, the less excited Pearl seems. Can Penelope solve the mystery before Pearl loses interest, or has her sister outgrown their adventures together?
Katie Cotugno is the author of more than a dozen books for readers of all ages. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than 15 languages. Cotugno is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review, and Argestes, as well as many other literary magazines. She studied writing, literature, and publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family. Determined to make every child feel special, Amy Jindra Hodgson is an illustrator from Cleveland, Ohio. Growing up, her parents read to her every night, and she fell in love with the art of storytelling and creativity. She knew at a young age that her imagination and love for the arts would lead her to the world of children’s book illustration. Hodgson’s creative inspiration is driven by her wonderful family, friends, and good sushi.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Katie Cotugno is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been recognized by the Junior Library Guild and the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee. She’s written several popular adult and YA titles, and we’re thrilled to bring even more readers to her work with this chapter–book series.
ADORABLE ILLUSTRATIONS: The chapter book will include lots of full–color illustrations to bring Penelope’s world to life.
POPULAR CATEGORY: Young, full–color chapter books are popular with emerging readers, and this is a masterfully written and charming new addition to the category.
MYSTERY HOOK: Penelope Positano and the Super–Secret Pen Pal has a light mystery hook that will keep new readers turning the pages.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *80 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 6 to 9 CHAPTER BOOK
Ghoulia and the Heart Key (Book #6)
BY BARBARA CANTINI
The sixth book in this popular full-color chapter-book series, a great fit for fans of Netflix's Wednesday and readers who enjoy a mix of humor, adventure, and a touch of the macabre
Crumbling Manor is all a–tizzy with glee as everyone prepares a party to die for to celebrate the return of Ghoulia’s parents! Snooping through her grandmother’s closet for a pretty outfit to wear, Ghoulia finds an old, beautifully crafted bracelet . . . which happens to unlock a hidden stairwell in the library! Led to a locked door that can only be opened by solving a riddle and finding the door’s mysterious “heart key,” Ghoulia, her grumpy cousin Dilbert, and her wise greyhound, Tragedy, start their search for the missing key.
As clues start piling up, Ghoulia and Dilbert learn of their missing Auntie Acid. Suffering through a tragic heartbreak, their aunt left the manor many years ago and never returned. Detective senses tingling, Ghoulia suspects that their long–lost aunt may hold the “heart key” that unlocks the secret sealed door. Gathering up their courage and wits, Ghoulia, Dilbert, and Tragedy leave the manor and embark on an adventure to find and bring Auntie Acid home! But will they be able to track her and the key down? Or will their sleuthing reveal too many secrets the zombie family wanted to keep locked away . . . forever?
Ghoulia and friends return in the sixth book of this ghoulishy good, full–color, Tim Burton–inspired chapter–book series, starring everyone’s favorite, not–so–scary zombie.
Barbara Cantini is the illustrator of numerous books for young readers, including the Ghoulia series, which is now published in 30 countries. She lives in the Florentine countryside with her husband, two daughters, three cats, and a very disheveled dog.
SELLING POINTS
HALLOWEEN HIT: Starring a lovable, not–so–scary zombie, Ghoulia will be the perfect fit for Halloween promotions.
FUN ADDITION: With more than 53,000 copies sold across formats, we're excited to add a new mystery to the Ghoulia series! And although it features many of the same characters from earlier outings, this can be read as a stand–alone book.
EXCITING ART: This early reader is accompanied by full–color art on every single page.
EXTRA FUN: Each book in this series features bonus activities to keep readers coming back for more.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *64 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 6 to 8
CHAPTER BOOK, KIDS FANTASY, KIDS SERIES ISBN 9781419783869 US
CARTON QTY: 34 eISBN 9798887078427
The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)
WRITTEN BY DONNA GEPHART AND LORI HASKINS HOURAN; ILLUSTRATED
BY JOSH CLELAND
Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore Cracks Up, the fourth book in the pawsome full-color chapter-book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland
Praise for The Woofmore series
*“The charm of this series lies in its delightful, pun–infused wordplay and the humorous, expressive, and beautifully colored illustrations that bring the adventures at Woofmore Hotel to life . . . recommended for all collections.” –School Library Journal, starred review
Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).
The Woofmore is hosting its first fundraiser, and Rufus’s favorite comedian is scheduled to be the star perfurmer. Rufus can’t wait to help Ms. Coco raise money for the new dog park, and he’s ready to make sure everything goes pawfectly. But when an earthquake shakes the hotel, the whole show is at risk of falling apart. Can Rufus overcome his stage fright and save the day, or will this fundraiser turn into a furry fiasco?
Lori Haskins Houran and Donna Gephart are longtime furends who love books, dogs, and books about dogs! They had a pawsome time writing this one. Houran lives in Massachihuahuasetts and Gephart hails from Chew Jersey. Get more details at lorihaskinshouran.com and donnagephart.com. Josh Cleland is an illustrator working out of his home studio just outside of Portland, Oregon, where he resides with his wife, Rayna, and creative director/dog, Newman. His work has been featured in various children’s magazines, including Highlights and Storytime, as well as on greeting cards, billboards, and more.
SELLING POINTS
AWESOME AUTHORS: Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran have written a number of books that have sold well, received starred reviews, and gotten on best–of–the–year lists. Gephart’s Lily and Dunkin was an Indie Next Pick, a JLG selection, a Goodreads Choice Award winner, a Southern Book Award Winner, a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and a California Young Reader Medal Winner, among many others. Houran’s books have won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, received starred reviews, and been named a Best Children’s Book by the Smithsonian Air & Space magazine.
DOG DELIGHT: Dog stories are perennially popular, and this pet–centered adventure is filled with puns and is super kid–friendly. ADORABLE ILLUSTRATIONS: The chapter book will include lots of full–color illustrations so kids can see just how adorable every hotel pup really is!
SERIES SUCCESS: The Woofmore books have been warmly received, with a starred review from School Library Journal (“recommended for all collections”) and translation rights sold in four languages and counting.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *80 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*Hardcover POB
eISBN 9798887079271 RIGHTS: World/All
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 5 to 8
CHAPTER BOOK
ISBN 9781419785566
US $14.99 CAN $19.99 UK £10.99
From Title • By Author and Artist The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy Book 1 • Written by Donna Barba Higuera; illustrated by Juliana Perdomo
RIGHTS: World/All
Marya Khan and the Abominable Ski Trip (Marya Khan #6)
WRITTEN BY SAADIA FARUQI; ILLUSTRATED BY ANI BUSHRY
Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Stella Diaz, this charming chapter book series by the author of the successful Yasmin series follows a Pakistani American third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring
Praise for the Marya Khan series
* “Faruqi continues to create relatable protagonists with age–relevant and real–kid struggles and triumphs while offering an authentic portrayal of a Muslim, Pakistani family. Authentic friendships, layered family dynamics, and the adventures of an intrepid heroine make this a must–have series.” —School Library Journal, starred review
It’s winter break and Marya and Hanna are joining Alexa and her aunt at a luxurious ski resort. A fancy, snowy vacation may sound like a dream to most kids, but not Marya. She hates being cold, and five days with her frenemy Alexa might be too much to handle. There’s only one thing that can save this vacation: finding the Abominable Snowman.
Cue Operation Catch a Monster! Marya is set on proving the Snowman exists—especially to her bossy older sister, Aliyah, who thinks Marya’s a baby. But with Marya’s friends set on sledding, hiking, and board games, Marya starts to worry the trip is a bust. Will she ever be able to surprise Aliyah, or—after five eventful days—will the most surprised person be . . . Marya herself?
More from the Marya Khan series:
Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan #1)
Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden (Marya Khan #2)
Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival (Marya Khan #3)
Marya Khan and the Awesome Adventure Park (Marya Khan #4)
Marya Khan and the Disastrous Class Project (Marya Khan #5)
Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States when she was 22 years old. She writes the Yasmin series and popular middle–grade novels such as Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero. Besides writing books for kids, she also loves reading, binge–watching her favorite shows, and taking naps. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her family. Ani Bushry graduated from the University of West England with a background in graphic design and illustration. She grew up listening to stories her mom used to tell her and always wanted to tell her own. She lives in the Maldives with her husband and cat, Lilo, whom she loves to spoil.
SELLING POINTS
ALL–STAR AUTHOR: Saadia Faruqi’s books consistently garner acclaim. Meet Yasmin! received two starred reviews, was a JLG selection and a Kirkus Best of the Year, and the series has sold more than 700,000 copies; A Place at the Table was a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book and a TLA Lone Star reading list pick; and A Thousand Questions was a JLG selection and a NYPL Best Book.
SUCCESSFUL TRACK IN CATEGORY: Starring a Pakistani American girl with a charming voice, this series is perfect for readers who have aged out of Faruqi’s Yasmin series and are looking for their next great read.
GROWING SERIES: The Marya Khan series has sold over 60,000 copies across all formats, got a starred review from School Library Journal, and has been named to multiple state lists. BONUS BACK MATTER: Like the other books in the series, this book will feature back matter with an activity relating to the story.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*144 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/4" - 133mm
*HEIGHT: 7 5/8" - 194mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 6 to 9 CHAPTER BOOK
ISBN 9781419774980 US $6.99 CAN $9.99 UK £4.99
eISBN 9798887073286
Ghoulia and the Ghost with No Name (Book #3)
BY BARBARA CANTINI
Book #3 in this fully illustrated, not-so-spooky chapter book series starring everyone's favorite little zombie
Ghoulia, Auntie Departed, and Tragedy the greyhound are back for another adventure at Crumbling Manor! They’re preparing for the annual Dead but Not Departed New Year’s Eve party. A young ghost arrives, and he seems to be fading away. Turns out, the ghost has forgotten his own name and is in danger of vanishing entirely—all because there’s no one left alive who remembers him. Not on Ghoulia’s watch! If she can help the ghost figure out his name, she’ll be able to keep him safe. But will Ghoulia be able to discover the truth before it’s too late?
With all the hijinks and Tim Burton–style art that made Books #1 and #2 fan favorites, Book #3 is sure to deliver!
Barbara Cantini is the illustrator of numerous books for young readers. The Ghoulia series is her first author–illustrated project. She lives in the Tuscan countryside with her husband, their two daughters, three cats, and a slightly daft hamster.
SELLING POINTS
Halloween hit: Starring a lovable, not–so–scary zombie and a ghostly guest star, Ghoulia and the Ghost with No Name will be the perfect fit for Halloween promotions
Fun follow–up: Although it features many of the same characters from Books #1 and #2, Book #3 can be read as a stand–alone
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *64 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
AGES 6 to 9
ISBN 9781419790423
US $7.99 CAN $10.99 UK £5.99
CARTON QTY: 58
eISBN 9781647001643
Ghoulia and the Doomed Manor (Book #4)
BY BARBARA CANTINI
The fourth book in this popular full-color chapter-book series, a great fit for fans of Netflix's Wednesday and readers who enjoy a mix of humor, adventure, and a touch of the macabre
Ghoulia, Auntie Departed, and Uncle Misfortune are ready for a vacation. They pack up their things and head to Fancy Manor to visit Cousin Dilbert and Auntie Witch. Fancy Manor is nice and rundown, and it’s on Lake Mystery—with lots of opportunity for swimming and other summer fun.
But there’s a hitch in the plan. Because Fancy Manor seems abandoned, the town plans to reclaim the property in just a few days, unless a living heir comes forward. Will Ghoulia be able to brew a Return to Life potion strong enough to convince the staff at town hall that this zombie family is actually alive?
Barbara Cantini is the illustrator of numerous books for young readers, including the Ghoulia series, which is now published in 30 countries. She lives in the Florentine countryside with her husband, two daughters, three cats, and a very disheveled dog.
RIGHTS: World
SELLING POINTS
HALLOWEEN HIT: Starring a lovable, not–so–scary zombie, Ghoulia will be the perfect fit for Halloween promotions.
FUN ADDITION: With more than 53,000 copies sold across formats, we’re excited to bring this Ghoulia adventure to paperback.
EXCITING ART: This early reader is accompanied by full–color art on every single page.
EXTRA FUN: Each book in this series features bonus activities to keep readers coming back for more.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *64 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 210mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 6 to 9
CHILDREN'S
ISBN 9781419790645
US $7.99 CAN $10.99 UK £5.99
CARTON QTY: 58
eISBN 9781647000912
The War of the Maps (The Vanished Kingdom Book 3)
BY JONATHAN AUXIER
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Night Gardener and Sweep comes an epic middle-grade adventure—companion to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes and Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard—that will take readers to the very ends of the earth . . . and beyond
Since time before time, two opposing forces have been locked in an endless battle: It is the war between magic and reason—between what if and what is. And the victor will not just shape the future but the very nature of reality.
Peter Nimble and Sophie Quire have spent the last four years fighting to protect a world of magic from the insidious, unstoppable forces of “progress.” But, every day, the wonders that once surrounded them are vanishing. Lurking behind this transformation is a mysterious group called the League of Maps, who seem to hold the answers. As Peter and Sophie fight to untangle this mystery, they find themselves thrown into opposing sides of a vast war that stretches from the very beginning of humanity and into our present age.
The War of the Maps is a breathtaking fantasy in the vein of His Dark Materials and The Last Battle that dares to give new answers to age–old questions—inviting readers of all ages to sail beyond the edges of the map into a world of magic, myth, and boundless adventure.
Jonathan Auxier is the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the Vanished Kingdom series, The Night Gardener, Sweep, and the Fabled Stables series. He lives with his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
SELLING POINTS
BESTSELLING AUTHOR:
Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener is a New York Times bestseller, and his books steadily backlist. His middle–grade titles alone have sold over 620,000 copies across formats!
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BACKLIST: Auxier’s most recent novel, Sweep, garnered six starred reviews and was awarded both a Charlotte Huck Award and a Sydney Taylor Book Award. Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard collected four starred reviews, including this gem from Kirkus: “This novel should be in the hands of every human young enough at heart to be enchanted by the written word.”
COLLECT THEM ALL: With the whole series now available in striking paperback editions, it’s the perfect time for new readers to join the adventure, and for old readers to return to see how Peter and Sophie’s stories end.
SPECIFICATIONS
*448 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8 1/4" - 203mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 10 to 14
MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION
ISBN 9781419753954
US $10.99 UK £7.99
eISBN
9781647002701
Camp Daze (Garbage Pail Kids Book 3)
BY R.L. STINE; INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEFF ZAPATA AND FRED WHEATON; COVER ILLUSTRATION BY JOE SIMKO
Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for the third volume in this illustrated, New York Times bestselling middle-grade series
“Things are about to get slimy. . . . The legendary author behind Goosebumps and Fear Street will next publish a middle–grade series based on the Topps Company’s pop–culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids.” —Entertainment Weekly
The Garbage Pail Kids are off to sleepaway camp.< Welcome to the town of Smellville, where 10 kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can. People may think that they’re gross and weird and slobby and strange, but they’re not bad kids—they just don’t know any better.
In this hilarious series from bestselling author R.L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kids—from Adam Bomb to Brainy Janey—get into mischief at their middle school. These all–new illustrated stories are guaranteed to amuse and entertain readers of all ages.
R.L. Stine has more than 400 million English–language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular children’s authors of all time. Besides Goosebumps, he has written series including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, the Nightmare Room, Dangerous Girls, and Just Beyond. Stine lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, an editor and publisher. The Topps Company, Inc., originator of Garbage Pail Kids, Mars Attacks, and Bazooka Joe brands, was founded in 1938 and is the preeminent creator and marketer of physical and digital trading cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionary. Jeff Zapata has worked on comic books and trading cards for more than 25 years, including 13 gross, memorable ones as an editor, art director, and artist on Garbage Pail Kids and other brands at the Topps Company. Fred Wheaton has been wallowing in the Garbage Pail at Topps since 2006, contributing disgusting concepts, final art, comics, and sketch cards. He lives in Washington, D.C. Joe Simko is an artist known for his happy–horror style. He is one of the premiere Garbage Pail Kids illustrators for the Topps Company and lives in New York City.
SELLING POINTS
ADDED VALUE: Includes four exclusive, collectible Garbage Pail Kids stickers!
CROSS–GENERATIONAL: Garbage Pail Kids has a loyal, dedicated fan base, and this series attracts both loyal fans and a whole new generation of readers.
MEGASTAR AUTHOR: R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps and Fear Street series have sold more than 400 million copies. He has nearly 500,000 followers on Twitter and Facebook combined.
BESTSELLER: The first book debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List at #7 in Middle Grade Hardcover and at #16 on the Publishers Weekly Frontlist Children's Fiction Bestseller List.
POPULAR BRAND: GPK is a classic, retro brand from Topps and is experiencing a strong resurgence in popularity, with new stickers released regularly and a wide array of licensed merchandise.
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES:Welcome to Smellville, Thrills and Chills, and The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*208 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 8 to 12
MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION, KIDS FICTION
ISBN 9781419743665
US $8.99 CAN $11.99 UK £6.99 ËxHSLELJy743665z
eISBN 9781683358404
Jackson Bright in the Spotlight A
NOVEL
BY EUREKA O'HARA AND DAN POBLOCKI; ILLUSTRATED BY RICARDO BESSA
From drag superstar Eureka O'Hara and bestselling author Dan Poblocki comes a beautiful, buoyant middle-grade novel about a boy who enters a local pageant—as a drag queen
When Jackson Bright wears a dress to school, he expects to be complimented on the fabulous polka dot design. Instead, he gets bullied by his classmates, called to the principal’s office, and sent home.
Jackson doesn’t know why people are saying that he needs to “dress like a boy.” And with all the discussions of how boys and girls should dress, he wonders where people like his best friend, Eva, who’s nonbinary, fit into all of this. Or why he felt so confident and happy while wearing that dress.
So when Jackson sees a flyer for the town’s beloved Little Miss pageant, he comes up with a plan to dress in drag in order to compete and show the town just how fabulous he can be. Before he knows it, he’s thrust into a world of rhinestone gowns and fiercely applied makeup. With the help of Eva and Jackson’s Uncle Aaron, he scrambles to come up with an array of dazzling costumes, a killer talent act, and a crowd–winning speech. As he navigates the ups and downs of the competition—while keeping the secret of who he really is and hiding a growing crush on his rival’s brother—Jackson learns the importance of staying true to yourself in a world that may not always accept you.
Eureka O’Hara started out as a small country child in the heart of East Tennessee. She is known for competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race and as the cohost of We’re Here on HBO. One of O’Hara’s goals is to give people of difference around the world the confidence to go out and live their dreams. O’Hara wrote Jackson Bright in the Spotlight, her debut novel, because she wanted to create something that could have inspired her when she was growing up. As a self–proclaimed Elephant Queen to her fans, O’Hara’s passion for elephants reflects how she perceives herself: a large, majestic, big mama. She regards those family–oriented and brilliant pachyderms as the best representation of size–positivity, kindness, and love, and she fights to protect those traits in all of us. She lives in Los Angeles. New York–based Dan Poblocki is an author of mystery, horror, and adventure novels for young people. He is the coauthor with Neil Patrick Harris of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits (writing under the pen name Alec Azam). He’s also the author of Tales to Keep You Up at Night, The Stone Child, The Nightmarys, the Mysterious Four series, and many more. His books The Ghost of Graylock and The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe were JLG selections and made the American Library Association’s Best Fiction for Young Adults list.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
POWERHOUSE COAUTHORS: Eureka O’Hara is beloved from several seasons on RuPaul’s Drag Race and as the cohost of the critically acclaimed HBO reality show We’re Here. Her legions of fans will be thrilled to see her debut middle–grade novel that’s coauthored by Dan Poblocki, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Neil Patrick Harris’s Magic Misfits series.
BIG SOCIAL FOLLOWING:
O’Hara has 569,000 Instagram followers, 479,000 Facebook followers, and 147,000 followers on X.
QUEER JOY: This book is perfect for fans of joyful, layered, queer middle–grade titles from authors like Leah Johnson, Alex Gino, and Maulik Pancholy. There’s a lot of heart here, and readers will love to see a queer, fat protagonist who genuinely loves himself take center stage.
DRAG FOR KIDS: As more and more legislation is being introduced that limits drag performances in kids’ spaces, this book affirms that drag is for kids, and that everyone benefits from being exposed to such an inclusive and celebratory art form.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black-and-white illustrations
*288 pages
*WIDTH: 5 1/2" - 140mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: DECEMBER
AGES 10 to 14
ISBN 9781419773662
US $9.99 CAN $13.99 UK £6.99
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eISBN 9798887072845
DISTRIBUTED PUBLISHERS
Red Comet
Enchanted Lion
Milky Way Picture Books
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Publishing
Familius
Vendome Press
Skittledog
V&A Publishing
SelfMadeHero
Lost in Time
La Martinière/Abrams
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Illustrated by Maria Ivashkina;
Russian by Lena Traer; Published by Enchanted Lion Books
I Am a Leaf
WRITTEN BY ANGELO MOZZILLO, ILLUSTRATED BY MARIANNA BALDUCCI
A poetic and visual masterpiece, perfect for introducing young readers to the emotions through nature-inspired storytelling
Day after day, like a leaf in the wind, our emotions change. Sometimes we feel light and free, other times we feel weighed down. One day we feel brave, the next we feel scared and small. Some days we feel strong and confident, while on others we need to take a break. This beautifully poetic picture book takes young readers on a journey through the ever–changing landscape of emotions. The book uses rhyming verse to talk about feelings, showing that it’s OK to change and grow, just like a leaf.
Angelo Mozillo is an acclaimed Italian author of books for children and young readers, including the humorous Detective Linus series. I Am a Leaf won the prestigious Italian Andersen Prize as Best Picture Book in 2021 and was also named Best Children’s Book overall. His books have been translated into several languages; this is his first published in English. Born in Naples, he now lives and works in Milan. Marianna Balducci is a celebrated Italian illustrator known for her innovative blend of illustration, photography, and digital techniques. She received the Andersen Prize for her work on I Am a Leaf. Balducci collaborates with major publishers and cultural institutions and is also an educator. She lives and works in Milan. Visit her at mariannabalducci.it.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
EMOTIONALLY RESONANT AND RELATABLE: Explores the ups and downs of childhood emotions with grace and honesty—helping kids understand that all feelings are valid and natural.
BEAUTIFULLY POETIC
RHYMING TEXT: Written in lyrical verse, making it engaging and soothing to read aloud—perfect for storytime or bedtime.
EMPOWERING EMOTIONAL LITERACY: Offers young readers a powerful tool for self–awareness, helping them recognize, name, and accept their emotions.
STUNNING, SYMBOLIC IMAGERY: The leaf–in–the–wind metaphor and vivid illustrations create a gentle and powerful visual connection to the book’s emotional themes.
IDEAL FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COUNSELORS: A valuable resource for sparking conversations about feelings, emotional regulation, and personal growth in classrooms and homes alike.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *36 pages
*WIDTH: 8.75" - 222mm
*HEIGHT: 11.75" - 298mm
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 4 to 7
ISBN 9781636552026
US $18.99 CAN $23.99 UK £13.99
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eISBN 9781636552057
One Little Fishing Boat
WRITTEN BY BROOKE HARTMAN, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN JOSEPH
A lyrical, rollicking voyage with one little boat, a loving family, and the sea creatures of Alaska
From the bestselling team that brought us All Aboard the Alaska Train and The Littlest Airplane, One Little Fishing Boat is a rhythmic, cumulative picture book that takes readers on a lively voyage across the sea. A small skiff sets out with a family aboard, nets ready for the day’s catch. Along the way, the boat encounters puffins, otters, seals, belugas, and even a mighty orca—all searching for snacks in the wide, blue sea. As clouds gather and storms roll in, the family huddles close and holds steady, showing that even the smallest boat can be safe and strong. With playful, repeating refrains, lyrical rhyme, and dynamic illustrations, this book captures the wonder of Alaska’s waters and the creatures that live there. Complete with engaging back matter on fishing traditions and marine life, One Little Fishing Boat is both a joyful read–aloud and an educational introduction to sustainable fishing practices. Perfect for fans of nautical adventures, books about nature, and family bonding at sea.
Brooke Hartman and John Joseph are the creative team behind All Aboard the Alaska Train and One Little Fishing Boat, both published by Red Comet Press. Hartman is the award–winning author of numerous picture books, including The Littlest Airplane, Dream Flights on Arctic Nights, and Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend. She lives in Chugiak, Alaska, where the dramatic landscapes of mountains and sea inspire her stories. Joseph is a children’s book illustrator and graphic designer whose bright, playful artwork brings Hartman’s rhythmic, nature–filled adventures to life. He lives in Colorado, where he continues to create art full of movement, humor, and heart. Visit Brooke Hartman at brookeahartman.com and John Joseph on Instagram at john_joseph_art.
RIGHTS: World/All
SELLING POINTS
ROLLICKING READ–ALOUD: Playful rhymes, repetition, and sound words (“Zooming! Zipping! Diving! Dipping!”) make this book irresistible for storytime.
CELEBRATES FAMILY AND TRADITION: A warm portrait of a family fishing together, connecting children to real–world traditions of set net fishing passed down through generations.
MARINE ANIMALS IN ACTION: Puffins, otters, seals, belugas, and orcas leap off the page— introducing young readers to creatures of Arctic waters in an engaging way.
DRAMA AND ADVENTURE: From calm seas to stormy weather, the story builds excitement while reassuring readers with the safety and steadiness of the little boat.
SUSTAINABLE FISHING MESSAGE: Informative back matter explains set net fishing as an environmentally responsible practice, adding STEM and classroom value.
STRONG BACK MATTER: Glossary, fishing diagram, and cultural context provide depth for teachers, librarians, and curious young readers.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *32 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 4 to 7
ISBN 9781636552040
US $18.99 CAN $23.99 UK £13.99
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eISBN 9781636552064
Little Hare Finds a Gift (Board Book)
WRITTEN
AND
ILLUSTRATED BY OLEKSANDR SHATOKHIN
A board book edition of the holiday classic with a message for all that highlights the spirit of gifts and giving
One morning, Little Hare wakes up to a thud on her roof. When she goes outside to investigate, she finds a gift–wrapped package has landed on top her house. So starts a search to find the owner. She drags the package all over the forest on the back of her sled, but no one knows whose it is, until she bumps into a large figure dressed in red and white with a long white beard and glasses. This charming story follows the unfolding adventure as Little Hare helps to avoid a disaster and save Christmas for all the forest friends. And, for all her efforts, Little Hare is rewarded for her generosity and selflessness with her own special gift. With delightful pastel art, Oleksandr Shatokhin has penned a tale that wonderfully embodies the spirit of the gifting season.
Oleksandr Shatokhin is an artist and children’s book illustrator who lives and works in Ukraine. His acclaimed wordless picture book Yellow Butterfly was created as a quiet, powerful response to the war in his homeland. He is also the author–illustrator of The Happiest Lion Cub, published by Red Comet Press. Little Hare Finds a Gift is his third book for English–language readers. Despite the ongoing conflict, he remains in Sumy with his family, continuing to create stories shaped by resilience, hope, and the enduring power of imagination.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
A HOLIDAY TITLE WITH A HEARTFELT MESSAGE OF KINDNESS: Featuring an endearing, selfless main character who is rewarded for her kindness.
CHARMING ARTWORK: The third book on our list by talented Ukrainian illustrator Oleksandr Shatokhin.
FRESH COLOR PALLET: Will stand out from the field of other Christmas titles.
SOMETHING NEW!: Will appeal to those looking for something fresh and new for the holidays.
CLASSIC STORYTELLING: With a fresh twist on the art and an endearing protagonist.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *26 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 178mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 3 to 6
ISBN 9781636552071
US $8.99 CAN $11.99 UK £6.99 ËxHSLGNGy552071z
The Voice of The Snow
WRITTEN BY YUKO OHNARI, ILLUSTRATED BY KOSHIRO HATA, TRANSLATED BY EMILY BALISTRIERI
A quiet snowfall, a listening heart—this tender, sensory journey invites young readers to hear the world in a new way
From the beloved creators of Downpour comes The Voice of the Snow, a gentle and poetic exploration of a snowy morning through the eyes—and ears—of a young child. With lyrical text by Yuko Ohnari and luminous illustrations by Koshiro Hata, this picture book captures the hushed magic of freshly fallen snow and the joy of noticing small things: the squeak of a boot, the hush of snowflakes, and the quiet reply of nature itself. As the boy listens, the snow listens back. In this moment of mutual attention, children are reminded of the beauty in stillness, the playfulness in sound, and the quiet conversation we can have with the world around us. Perfect for seasonal storytimes, quiet moments, and encouraging mindfulness, The Voice of the Snow is a timeless celebration of wonder, perception, and connection.
Koshiro Hata and Yuko Ohnari are the husband–and–wife creative team behind several beloved picture books published in Japan, including Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker–splash!—their English–language debut with Red Comet Press. In addition to illustrating, Ohnari is also a manga artist and writes essays and songs for children. The duo lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
SENSORY EXPERIENCE: This poetic picture book captures the sound, feel, and wonder of snow through a child’s eyes, inviting readers into a quiet world full of discovery.
INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING: Each page invites readers to listen alongside the boy, blurring the line between story and sensation in a way that encourages mindfulness and imagination.
STUNNING ARTWORK: Koshiro Hata’s soft, immersive illustrations bring the snow–covered landscape to life with a dreamlike quality that complements the gentle narrative.
CELEBRATION OF NATURE: The book honors the beauty of the natural world and the small, meaningful moments it offers— perfect for seasonal storytimes or calming bedtime reads.
AWARD–WINNING TEAM:
Created by the acclaimed duo behind Downpour, this sequel continues their tradition of crafting lyrical, emotionally resonant stories for young readers.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9.3" - 237mm
*HEIGHT: 11.25" - 286mm
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 7
ISBN 9781636552033
US $18.99 CAN $23.99 UK £13.99
Run. Sing. Dream.
WRITTEN BY LINDA SUE PARK, ILLUSTRATED BY NIK HENDERSON
A lyrical tribute to changemakers past and present, Run. Sing. Dream. empowers young readers to discover their own courage, raise their voices, and shape a brighter future
SELLING POINTS
AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR:
Written by Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park, whose books have inspired generations of young readers.
CELEBRATION OF COURAGE: Highlights activists, artists, athletes, and leaders who stood up for justice in powerful and diverse ways.
LYRICAL, POETIC TEXT: Spare, evocative language invites reflection and makes complex history accessible to young readers.
DIVERSE GLOBAL VOICES: Features changemakers from many cultures, identities, and time periods, showing bravery across boundaries.
VISUAL IMPACT: Paired with striking illustrations that bring to life both quiet acts of resistance and bold public movements.
ROBUST BACK MATTER: Includes detailed biographies and context that extend learning and support classroom use.
From Rosa Parks to Greta Thunberg, from James Baldwin to Malala Yousafzai, the world has been shaped by those who found the courage to stand, speak, sing, and dream. In Run. Sing. Dream., Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park brings together a stirring collection of voices—activists, artists, leaders, and visionaries—who refused to be silent in the face of injustice. With spare, poetic text and vibrant illustrations, this inspiring book celebrates the many forms bravery can take: a quiet act of resistance, a powerful song, a determined march, or a single dream carried forward. At once a moving tribute to history’s changemakers and a call to action for readers of today, this book invites children everywhere to ask themselves one vital question: What will you do to be brave?
Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning A Single Shard, the bestseller A Long Walk to Water, and the highly praised novel Prairie Lotus. She has also written several acclaimed picture books, including My Book and Me, illustrated by Chris Raschka and published by Red Comet Press. Park serves on the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books. She lives in western New York with her family. www.lindasuepark.com, Twitter: @LindaSuePark Nik Henderson is an illustrator and visual development artist who has worked with Pixar, Abrams, Redstar 3D, and HarperCollins. Raised on a small farm in Strafford, Missouri, he studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Inspired by the Ozarks, he continues to live in Strafford, pursuing his art along with interests in aviation history, writing, and model building. Instagram: @henderson_nik
CALL TO ACTION: Ends with an empowering invitation for children to ask themselves: What will you do to be brave?
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *42 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 7 to 10
ISBN 9781636551760
9781636551791
Fried Rice Surprise
WRITTEN BY PATRICIA TANUMIHARDJA, ILLUSTRATED BY SHIHO PATE
A joyful celebration of food, friendship, and culture, Fried Rice Surprise shows how a little bit of this and a little bit of that can create something magical
Fern loves opening her lunchbox—sometimes it holds something colorful, sometimes sweet and spicy, but always delicious. When she learns about the Japanese tradition of “mottainai”—never wasting what’s too good to throw away—Fern is inspired to create a meal to share with her friends. Together with her mama, she stirs up a wok of fried rice filled with everyone’s favorite flavors: curry spices, carnitas, pilaf, bok choy, and more. With lively, joyful illustrations by Shiho Pate and a heartfelt story by Patricia Tanumihardja, this picture book celebrates food, friendship, and the magic that happens when different ingredients—and people—come together.
Patricia Tanumihardja was born in Jakarta to Chinese–Indonesian parents and grew up in Singapore, where she developed a lifelong love of food and storytelling. She is the author of several cookbooks highlighting pan–Asian flavors as well as children’s picture books that celebrate the connections between food, culture, and community, including Ramen for Everyone and Fried Rice Surprise. She now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son, where she continues to write and cook with equal passion. Shiho Pate was born and raised in Japan and worked for over a decade in the indie gaming industry in New York before turning to children’s books, where she brings her signature playful style to life using gouache, watercolor, and digital media. Now based in Southern California, she has illustrated numerous picture books that sparkle with warmth, humor, and cultural richness, including Fried Rice Surprise and the beginning reader series The Rescues, also from Red Comet Press.
SELLING POINTS
CELEBRATES CULTURE AND CUISINE: A vibrant picture book that highlights Asian traditions and the universal joy of sharing food.
UNIQUE THEME OF “MOTTAINAI”: Introduces the Japanese concept of reducing waste and reusing leftovers in a kid–friendly, accessible way.
DIVERSE CAST OF FRIENDS: Showcases children from different cultural backgrounds, each bringing their own favorite flavors to the table.
PERFECT FOR CLASSROOMS:
A natural fit for units on food, culture, community, and sustainability, with opportunities for cooking– or sharing–based activities.
TALENTED CREATIVE TEAM: Written by Patricia Tanumihardja, author of Ramen for Everyone, and illustrated by Shiho Pate, also the illustrator of The Rescues beginning reader series from Red Comet Press.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *42 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 4 to 8
RIGHTS: World/All
Postcards from Malcolm X
HOW YURI KOCHIYAMA BECAME A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
WRITTEN BY MIA WENJEN, ILLUSTRATED BY KEITH HENRY BROWN
A moving portrait of Yuri Kochiyama—an ordinary woman who became an extraordinary activist—and her bond with Malcolm X
When Japanese American activist Yuri Kochiyama shook Malcolm X’s hand at a courthouse in 1963, it sparked a transformative friendship built on justice, solidarity, and hope. In Postcards from Malcolm X, Mia Wenjen and illustrator Keith Henry Brown trace Kochiyama’s remarkable journey from a small–town girl in California to a fearless advocate for human rights. Her experiences—her father’s death at the hands of the FBI, her family’s internment during World War II, and her work with Japanese American soldiers—shaped a life of activism that connected her to Harlem’s civil rights struggle and, ultimately, to Malcolm X himself. Through accessible, narrative storytelling and evocative art, this book introduces readers to an unsung hero of the civil rights movement and to the extraordinary friendship between two leaders from different communities, bound by a shared vision of equality. Featuring original postcards from Malcolm X, extensive back matter, and a detailed timeline, this is both a powerful history and an inspiring call to action for young readers.
Mia Wenjen is a writer, activist, and advocate for diversity in children’s literature. She cofounded Multicultural Children’s Book Day, a national nonprofit that promotes inclusive stories and broadens representation in classrooms and libraries. The author of several picture books and anthologies, Wenjen’s work centers on celebrating cultural heritage, amplifying underrepresented voices, and inspiring young readers to see themselves in books. Postcards from Malcolm X reflects her passion for sharing untold histories and highlighting the power of cross–cultural friendships. She lives in the Boston area with her family. Keith Henry Brown is an illustrator, designer, and art director whose work celebrates the vibrancy of music, culture, and history. A lifelong jazz enthusiast, he has created artwork for jazz icons including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins, and served as an art director for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Brown is also the illustrator of several acclaimed picture books, where his bold, expressive style brings important stories to life for young readers. With Postcards from Malcolm X, he honors the legacy of friendship, resilience, and justice through powerful visual storytelling. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
SELLING POINTS
AN UNTOLD FRIENDSHIP STORY: Comes to life in this powerful picture book biography of Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X. HIDDEN HISTORY REVEALED: Introduces readers to an unsung Japanese American activist whose extraordinary journey intersected with one of the most iconic figures of the civil rights movement.
THE POWER OF LETTERS: Is at the heart of the narrative, featuring actual postcards Malcolm sent to Kochiyama from around the world.
ACTIVISM MADE PERSONAL: Connects Kochiyama’s childhood internment experiences and family struggles to her lifelong fight for justice and equality.
VIBRANT ARTWORK: Keith Henry Brown captures both historical detail and emotional depth, while robust back matter— including a detailed timeline, glossary, and source material— makes this an essential resource for classrooms, libraries, and young readers everywhere.
SPECIFICATIONS
*4-color illustrations throughout *42 pages
*WIDTH: 8" - 203mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 8 to 12
ISBN 9781636550893
US $19.99 CAN $24.99 UK £14.99
ËxHSLGNGy550893z
eISBN
9781636550909
Ocean of Stars
WRITTEN BY AZITA ARDAKANI & ILLUSTRATED BY REBECCA REBOUCHÉ
From Azita Ardakani and acclaimed artist Rebecca Rebouché comes a timeless story about how everything comes to be—and how we are made by both stardust and one another.
Before there was the world we know, there was only silence and shimmer—a great dark ocean of matter and possibility. Ocean of Stars follows the unfolding of creation: light forming from fire, water gathering from stars, and life arising from their meeting—until the living world begins to know itself through us.
Told in lyrical prose and brought to life through Rebecca Rebouché’s breathtaking illustrations, this picture book invites readers into a cosmic meditation on connection: how the stars became water, how water became life, and how all living things are threads in the same luminous web.
Part poem and part lullaby, Ocean of Stars offers children and adults alike a gentle way to contemplate existence—how every being, from the smallest seed to the farthest star, carries the memory of creation within. This is a story to be read aloud, wondered over, and kept close for a lifetime.
Ocean of Stars may be the biggest, little story ever told.
Azita Ardakani is a writer, herbalist, and nature–based strategist who explores kinship, consciousness, and the intelligence of living systems. Her work bridges ecology, inner life, and imagination. She lives between New York and British Columbia with her husband, two dogs, and a garden full of listening. Rebecca Rebouché is a Louisiana–born fine artist known for her surreal and emotionally rich paintings that explore the poetry of nature. Her work has been exhibited internationally and collected by museums and private patrons around the world.
SELLING POINTS
A TRANSCENDENT STORY ABOUT BELONGING AND CREATION: Explores the origins of life through the lens of interconnectedness, guiding readers to see themselves as part of nature, not apart from it.
A VISUAL MASTERPIECE FROM REBECCA REBOUCHÉ: Dreamlike paintings merge celestial and earthly imagery—star water, soil, and breath—inviting children into a sensory experience of awe and beauty.
A POETIC VOICE THAT BRIDGES SCIENCE AND SPIRIT:
Written by Azita Ardakani, a systems thinker, writer, and philanthropist exploring kinship across disciplines, this picture book blends cosmology, ecology, and wonder.
FOR WONDERING CHILDREN AND PHILOSOPHICAL ADULTS:
Perfect for families who love The Universe in You, Here We Are, and The Darkest Dark—a timeless story that invites shared reflection at any age.
A BOOK TO KEEP AND GIFT: With its lyrical language, deep emotional resonance, and radiant illustrations, Ocean of Stars makes an ideal gift for births, new beginnings, and moments of transformation. Our gorgeous production features gold–foil stamping on an elegant fabric spine and front cover.
SPECIFICATIONS
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 228mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
AGES 4 to 8
ISBN 9781592704910
US $19.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
The Dreamcrafter
WRITTEN &
ILLUSTRATED
BY ZOLBOO ORGIL, TRANSLATED FROM MONGOLIAN BY BUJINLKHAM ERDENEBAATAR
An exciting picture-book debut from an upcoming Mongolian artist and storyteller about what it is to create, as told through the character of the Dreamcrafter
The Dreamcrafter lives in a small dwelling in a quiet part of the city, where she crafts dreams for those who come to her seeking them. She makes good dreams and bad, and all who receive them are satisfied, for the dreams either make them happy, or they provide them with what they need in order to overcome something. But one morning, the Dreamcrafter awakes to find that all of the dreams have flown away! Now, she must embark on a journey to get them back.
Simply told, yet carrying a deep insight into life, this is a rich and textured story about art, the role it plays in our lives, and the solitude of those who make it.
An internationally recognized artist, Zolboo Orgil lives and works in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She studied fine arts at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, specializing in traditional Mongolian drawing techniques. She later continued her education at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland, at the faculty of fine arts. Zolboo’s artistic style often embodies imaginative, fantastical, allegorical, and symbolic elements, blending surrealism and magical realism to explore dreamlike narratives and poetic worlds. In 2023, she took part in the Children’s Book Creation Fellowship organized by the Asia Foundation Mongolia, where she developed the story for her debut picture book, The Dreamcrafter. Bujinlkham Erdenebaatar is an author and poet based in Ulaanbaatar. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the National University of Mongolia in 2014 and her Master’s degree in Creative Writing and Poetics from the University of Washington in 2023. She is the author of the poetry collections Those Who Forget Autumn (2012) and Soul Craft (2020), and the novella Arian (2015). Her debut novel, Eruge Station, was published in 2025.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
AN ARTIST’S DEBUT AND ENCHANTED LION ’S FIRST BOOK FROM MONGOLIA: Acquired by Enchanted Lion’s publisher Claudia Bedrick while participating in workshops with the Asia Foundation Mongolia, this gorgeous picture book speaks to the hunger we have for what only the imagination can provide.
HEARTWARMING AND TENDER, YET POWERFUL: Shows the deep importance of the imaginative, intuitive apprehension of things, and how essential art is to life.
PERFECT READ–ALOUD AND CONVERSATION STARTER: A simple text and beautifully detailed paintings tell a story that engages themes of creativity and community, making for a great read–aloud and discussion book. INTRIGUING AND BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS WITH LOTS OF FUN DETAILS: Zolboo, a fine artist by training, marks her debut into the world of picture books with this unusual and inviting album. All of the illustrations in this book were made by hand using both Mongolian and European painting techniques.
SPECIFICATIONS
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 228mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 4 to 8
ISBN 9781592704989
US $18.99 CAN $24.99 UK £13.99 ËxHSLFTCy704989z
eISBN 9781592705061
The Weather Keeper
WRITTEN BY NELLY BUCHET & ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH HAIDLE
Poetic, atmospheric, and inspired by a true story, this picture book about family, calling, and belonging tells of an Icelandic weather keeper in a world of ice, sea, and sky
As the aurora borealis dances across the sky, a weather keeper crosses the icy plains to measure the temperatures at the edge of the world. Every three hours, she records movement and pressure, and if it ’s warmer or cooler, to keep the seafarers, farmers, and community safe. Just like her mother did. And her mother’s mother did before her, and just like the daughter telling this story will do, too, one day.
Structured like a ballad, this story celebrates a female lineage of weather keepers stationed on a farm where the extreme temperatures make their job impossible for machines to do. This is a world where humans are still needed and still very much one with the natural world around them. The Weather Keeper beautifully foregrounds the awe–inspiring force that is Nature and the strength of people who choose the life they wish to live, however unconventional or full of hardship it might seem to others.
Nelly Buchet has written more than a dozen children’s books which have received numerous awards, including the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature and the ALA Notable. Her work has been celebrated by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and more. Buchet was short–listed for the Ezra Jack Keats Award. French American and born in France, she currently splits her time between Italy and Germany. Elizabeth Haidle is the creative director for Illustoria magazine and the illustrator of several books for young readers, including Christo and Jeanne–Claude Wrap the World, written by G. Neri. Haidle lives in Portland, Oregon.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
A BOOK TO KEEP AND TO GIFT: With its musical language and richly emotive illustrations, and giving fascinating exposure to life as actually lived at the edge of the world, this gorgeously printed, sustainably sourced book makes an ideal gift for readers of all ages. Includes a stunning gatefold of the aurora borealis! IMPORTANT THEMES:
Embedded in this sparse and lyrical text is a rich, unstated world of ideas about what it is to live a meaningful life, how to choose in a way that is true to oneself, and what it might mean to belong to a family, a place, and a lineage.
FROM AN AWARD–WINNING
AUTHOR: Nelly Buchet, author of the ALA Notable Book and Irma Black Award winner Cat Dog Dog, is here with Enchanted Lion for the first time.
AN ARTIST’S ARTIST: Elizabeth Haidle is the art and editorial director of Illustoria magazine, published by Dave Eggers’s McSweeney’s. Long known in the world of comics and graphic arts, this highly regarded and beloved artist is now bringing her gorgeous talents from the fringe of zines and artist’s books to beautifully illustrated children’s books.
WITH AUTHOR ’S AND ILLUSTRATOR’S NOTES: Includes personal notes from Buchet and Haidle.
SPECIFICATIONS
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 11" - 279mm
*HEIGHT: 10.5" - 267mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 4 to 8
ISBN 9781592704958
US $19.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99 ËxHSLFTCy704958z
eISBN 9781592705030
The Hole (Squared)
WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY ØYVIND TORSETER, TRANSLATED FROM NORWEGIAN
BY KARI DICKSON
Surprising, comic, and thought-provoking, this book, from Norway’s greatest cartoonist, Øyvind Torseter, which has a splendid physical hole punched right through it, tells the story of a mysterious, missing hole and the hilarious search for it!
Set directly after the events of The Hole, in which a hole inexplicably appeared, was sent to a lab for testing, and was then returned to its hapless owner, here the same hole now goes missing, leading its owner on a quest to find it and bring it home. Full of twists and turns, curious characters, and many surprises, this is an urban quest for the ages that evokes laughter, while sparking questions and wonder alike.
In these pages, Norwegian artist and illustrator Øyvind Torseter recontextualizes the titular hole as an array of circular objects, masterfully blurring the line between absence and presence and delivering an entertaining and thought–provoking read from cover to cover.
Øyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist and illustrator who has created over a dozen books on his own and several with other authors. He’s received numerous awards for his books, including the German Youth Literature Prize, Bologna Ragazzi Award, and Norwegian Book Art Prize. His books have been translated into many languages and are read throughout the world. Torseter lives and works in Oslo. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Kari Dickson grew up bilingually. She holds a B.A. in Scandinavian studies and an M.A. in translation. She is the translator of several books from Norwegian with Enchanted Lion, including Batchelder Award winner Brown and Batchelder Honor recipients My Father’s Arms Are a Boat and The Most Beautiful Story.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
FOLLOW–UP TO THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THE HOLE:The Wall Street Journal called The Hole “a humorous demonstration of how a little thing can have big implications,” adding that “this stylish book has a single small hole drilled all the way through its middle, which brings readers in on the joke from the beginning.” PW praised its “sly humor and witty use of the hole,” while Kirkus deemed it “off–the–wall (so to speak) and seriously fun.”
ENCHANTING, INVITING
DESIGN: The hole drilled straight through the book makes it eye–catching and appealing, easily inviting readers of all ages into the fun.
ART AND HUMOR FROM NORWAY’S GREATEST CARTOONIST: Torseter’s signature clarity of line and minimal palette, amusing cast of characters, and absurd humor are on full display in this satisfying and memorable sequel to The Hole.
A METAPHYSICAL FAIRYTALE FOR ADULTS AND HIGH–LOW READERS: In between picture book and graphic novel, this book’s engaging premise of a hole that’s gone missing is told with minimal text in speech bubbles, making it perfect for adults and older readers who still want to engage with inventive visual storytelling.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*80 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 10 7/8" - 276mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
AGES 7 to 14
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781592705085
US $24.99 CAN $34.99 ËxHSLFTCy705085z
eISBN 9781592705092
RIGHTS: World English
The Shadow Stream
WRITTEN
BY
KIRK LOMBARD & ILLUSTRATED BY PARKER THORNTON
Reminiscent of The Outsiders and Watership Down, this riveting first novel of runaways and talking animals is sure to establish Kirk Lombard, a fishmonger by trade, as an exciting new voice.
SELLING POINTS
Gabriel (“G” for short) is wasting away in the Abiddon County Juvenile Center when he’s introduced to the Shongunk River by his dying uncle. The river valley—trash–heaped but chock–full of mysteries and fish—wins G over. But, as G has learned, good things can’t last. The Shongunk is scheduled to be dammed by a local developer. In a matter of days, it will cease flowing, and everything that lives there will be as homeless as G. And “everything” encompasses the talkative and lively animals of the Shongunk: the trout, deer, bullheads, raccoons, possums, frogs, and birds dependent on the strained ecosystem.
Like G, the animals decide this is no time to accept their fate. A young trout is nominated to make a fateful journey up the Shongunk to inspire an uprising; a raccoon swears a violent oath against the humans; and a buck attempts to lead his dimwitted flock out of harm’s way. Together with G, this determined group shows that good can win, and that there is power in all of us, even the smallest minnow.
Written with deep knowledge of rivers, fish, and the natural world as a whole and told with wit, sly asides, and great empathy, this is a revelatory, deeply moving read from cover to cover.
Kirk Lombard is an author, angler, sustainable fishmonger, and tuba player who once worked inside the juvenile rehabilitation system. His first book, the award–winning Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast, was described as “poetry” for fish by NPR. He lives in Half Moon Bay with his family, raising his children on herring and sea shanties. Parker Thornton is an artist, adventurer and creative nomad from Austin, Texas. He draws much of his inspiration from time spent observing nature, exploring wilderness areas and life on the road. As a multidisciplinary artist, Thornton uses photography, drawing, and painting to reveal the sacred in the subtle—inviting us to look deeper, listen closer, and remember our connection to Earth. Working primarily in graphite, he creates intricately detailed pieces that illuminate the complexity and quiet wonder of the natural world.
HAND THIS TO KIDS AND TEENS WHO LOVE: The Eyes & the Impossible, A Wolf Called Wander, and Pax—perfect for fans of animal fantasies who are also looking for a little realism around being young today and the plight of the natural world. HAND THIS TO ADULTS WHO LOVE: Watership Down, The Outsiders, The River Why, magical realism, great new voices, and stories that bring the natural world to vivid life.
INTRODUCES A STRONG NEW VOICE IN FICTION: Kirk Lombard is the author of The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast, which found success on both coasts of the United States. This fiction debut is deeply rooted in Lombard’s experience as a fisher, forager, and juvenile counselor.
A MEMORABLE AND MOVING PAGE TURNER: A strong and relatable protagonist, an underdog in the form of a fish for whom you root every step of the way, a drunken deer, a fierce raccoon, and so many more— plus a dramatic finish and ten evocative graphite illustrations— all make for a book that’s impossible to put down!
SPECIFICATIONS
*340 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228mm
* Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 10 to 14
ISBN 9781592704941
US $19.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
eISBN
9781592705023
RIGHTS: World English
Bookstores Around the World
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY MARIA IVASHKINA, TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN BY LENA TRAER
Artist and book lover Ivashkina takes readers on an inspiring and exciting tour of 25 of the world’s most unusual bookstores, sharing her love for these community spaces in the process
A bookstore is a place of wonder and refuge the world over. It’s a place that always feels magical, and one where discoveries and good surprises inevitably happen. It’s also a place where any one of us might curl up for hours and travel to other worlds. Within the walls of a bookstore, books await, offering stories upon stories and ideas that influence how we see and feel and who we might become. Books invite us on journeys both delightful and risky into the world as we know it and as we do not.
In these pages, we visit bookstores inside a train station and a cathedral, a floating bookstore and a bookstore the size of a whole neighborhood, the oldest bookstore and a bookstore that sells only one book, the first outdoor bookstore and a bookstore where you can live. The bookstores depicted here are in the United States, Argentina, Portugal, France, England, and beyond.
Bookstores are a beautiful, vital destination, but they are also waypoints on the path to a deeper understanding of self and world. This book is sure to become a cherished companion, inspiring readers to venture beyond its pages into the experience that only a great bookstore can provide.
Maria Ivashkina is an author, designer, and illustrator from Moscow, Russia. She graduated with a degree in architecture and design from the Moscow Institute of Architecture and has a master’s degree in editorial design from the HSE Art and Design School. In 2020, she founded MILE Books, a small, independent publisher of picture books. She is the author and illustrator of I Feel That Way, Too!, which was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Golden Pinwheel Award at the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair. Lena Traer is a Russian– and English–language literary translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her past projects include translating Miss Leoparda (also published by Enchanted Lion), Wind: Discovering Age in Motion, On the Edge of the World (both published by Eerdmans), and How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend (Thames & Hudson) into English and translating a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Traer now lives in San Francisco.
SELLING POINTS
A BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES: Highlights the people, culture, and history that have served to make each of these independent bookstores extraordinary.
A WONDERFUL PROMPT FOR ADVENTURES AND DISCOVERY: Serves as an armchair traveling companion for anyone interested in literary and architectural history on an international scale.
A BEAUTIFUL GIFT: An affordable, beautifully crafted book, complete with gorgeous watercolor illustrations of these charming cultural sites.
A RELEVANT AND TIMELY SPOTLIGHT ON INDEPENDENCE: From an independent publisher in praise and celebration of independent bookstores, this is the ideal book for readers who are keen to support local businesses and community hubs. FEATURES SEVERAL U.S. BOOKSTORES: These pages will take readers on a journey to Barts Books (Ojai, California), City Lights (San Francisco, California), and Wild Rumpus (Minneapolis, Minnesota)—as well as many more bookstores around the world.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Illustrations thourghout *72 pages
*WIDTH: 9 2/3" - 245mm
*HEIGHT: 12 1/3" - 340mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
ISBN 9781592704385
US $19.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
eISBN 9781592704668
Three Lights
WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY MARIA RAMOS, TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH BY LAWRENCE SCHIMEL
From one of Spain’s most exciting creators, this whimsical illustrated novel has the fantasy of Miyazaki, the imagination of Tove Jansson, the tenderness of Charlotte’s Web, and the magic of E.T.
In the middle of the night, three lights fall from the sky. What are they? They don’t look like fireflies. Mole and his earthworm friends are taken by surprise. What are they going to do with these newcomers? In these pages, Maria Ramos tells the story of a little improvised family that grows and changes together—one that will face many challenges to help the three little lights find their true home. Brimming with imagination and tenderness, and offering abundant, whimsical illustrations, this story enlivens the mind, while penetrating straight to the heart.
María Ramos was born in Cáceres, Spain, and grew up surrounded by sheep, cows, horses, and people who made cheese and olive oil. As a child, she spent her summers swimming in the ponds, drawing everything she saw. Later, she traded the pond for the University of Porto’s Faculty of Fine Arts, where she continued drawing . . . and she never stopped. She has published books and fanzines, taught workshops, and participated in every self–publishing fair there is. She loves artichokes, playing tennis, foraging for mushrooms, and composing hilarious songs in her head and humming them while she walks. Working in both English and Spanish, Lawrence Schimel has written or translated over 300 books, including Mildred L. Batchelder Honor book Different. His works have received many awards, including three PEN Translates Awards, two SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards, and two Américas Award Honors. Schimel lives in Madrid, Spain.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
LAUNCHING A STELLAR SPANISH ILLUSTRATOR: “The books of Maria Ramos are beauties.” So says Jon Klassen. Three Lights was selected for the Bologna Ragazzi Award Amazing Bookshelf and has been translated into many languages. This book marks Ramos’s English–language debut. THEMES OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY: This is a beautiful story about the power of friendship and the deep, life–altering importance of taking care of each other.
CHARMING, FULL–COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS: This is an illustrated novel full of tenderness and imagination.
PERFECT BRIDGE FROM READ–ALOUD TO INDEPENDENT READER: A perfect balance of text and illustration provides the ideal bridge for transitioning readers. Great for reading aloud together at bedtime and for independent reading! FOR WONDERING CHILDREN AND PHILOSOPHICAL ADULTS: Children will love this book for its adorable illustrations, engaging characters, and gentle surprises, while adults will be invited to tap into deep themes of love and independence, dependency and freedom.
SPECIFICATIONS
*152 pages
*WIDTH: 6.25" - 159mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
AGES 6 to 8
ISBN 9781592704996
US $19.99 CAN $25.99 UK £13.99
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eISBN 9781592705078
Rainbows, Stars, and Apples
WRITTEN BY MARIAHADESSA EKERE TALLIE & ILLUSTRATED BY MIRLANDE JEAN-GILLES
From the award-winning author of Layla’s Happiness and a dynamic cutpaper artist, this fresh, collage-style bedtime story shares the feelings of working parents everywhere, while grounding mother and daughter in love.
Mommy and Daddy have an adventurous and lively daughter, Rosa, who is a joy to behold. Both parents work, but between them, things are usually manageable. However, when Daddy goes off on a business trip, Mommy has had a long day, and Rosa has energy to spare. The balances tip, and Mommy, who can’t get Rosa to sleep without the soothing storytelling of her husband, needs a time out. Not a declarative one that will upset Rosa, of course, but just a down beat in which she can find her breath.
Beautifully told and highly relatable, the melodious text from Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and the gorgeous, textured images from Mirlande Jean–Gilles accomplish what they aim to do: soothingly carry readers into a place of tranquility and rest.
Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is an interdisciplinary artist with a doctorate in performance studies from Brown University. In addition to her award–winning picture book Layla’s Happiness, she has authored several collections of poetry and has performed poetry and taught in the United States, Namibia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England. She was born and raised in Queens, New York, and her journeys across the borough inspired the writing of her second picture book We Go Slow. She now resides in Rhode Island and is the mother of three galaxies who look like daughters. Mirlande Jean–Gilles is a mother of two, a writer, and a visual artist. Her award–winning fiction and poetry have been published in various literary journals and anthologies. Her vibrant collages are inspired by her Haitian heritage as well as the work of women and mothers all over the world. In 2012 Jean–Gilles was selected to be “Bearden 100” in collaboration with the Romare Bearden Foundation. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of their Caribbean History Month celebration. She was part of the group exhibition Cover to Cover—20 years at African Voices, a group art show that took place at the legendary Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. She also took part in Legacy of Romare, a group art show that paid tribute to the extraordinary art of Romare Bearden. In August 2015 she exhibited in a group art show celebrating Haitain art at the Kenkeleba Gallery in New York City.
RIGHTS: World
SELLING POINTS
THE FIRST COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO LONGTIME FRIENDS: Beloved author of Layla’s Happiness and Ezra Jack Keat’s honoree Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie teams up with Mirlande Jean–Gilles, an award–winning visual artist and childhood friend, to create a warm and visually dynamic bedtime story.
BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED CUT–PAPER ILLUSTRATIONS: These illustrations represent years of meticulous work to build characters and settings from found, painted, cut, and pasted fragments.
A BEDTIME STORY WITH A TWIST: Here the antics of a lively child meet the hardships of working parents everywhere, as a mother who has had a long day tries to find space for her daughter’s natural exuberance and her own feelings, too.
A NEW BOOK FROM A BELOVED AUTHOR: Fans of Layla’s Happiness and of its author won’t want to miss this new and long–awaited book.
SPECIFICATIONS
*44 pages
*WIDTH: 9" - 228mm
*HEIGHT: 12" - 305mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 4 to 8
ISBN 9781592704965
US $18.99 CAN $24.99 UK £13.99
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eISBN 9781592705047
Wandermelon
WRITTEN BY JACOB KRAMER & ILLUSTRATED BY YARA BAMIEH
From the author of Noodlephant and an up-and-coming Palestinian artist, this rollicking fable about humans, nature, self-determination . . . and one giant watermelon will take you on a journey of big ideas and song!
A vine is growing near Farmer Brown’s ditch. Soon enough, its tendrils reach through Farmer Purple’s pasture, across Francine Cranston’s parlor, around the local school, and all the way to the tippy top of the tallest slide in Franklin Flume’s Water Park. And that’s where a watermelon begins to grow and grow and grow. Soon enough, the townspeople start to argue over who really owns the watermelon. “It eats my compost!” “It sunbathes on my porch!” “It drinks my birdbath!” “Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!” But nobody thinks to ask the watermelon to whom it belongs. Just as the Runaway Gingerbread Man of prior times made clear, and as the townspeople will learn, not everything and everyone can be owned, and what we all share is the deep instinct to grow and live freely.
Jacob Kramer lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he loves growing food in the local community garden. One summer, he even grew a little watermelon! Kramer is also the author of Noodlephant and its sequel Okapi Tale, two more stories of food, freedom, and friendship from Enchanted Lion Books. Yara Bamieh is a children’s book maker and botanical artist. Her stories often explore themes of exclusion, individuality, and growth. In addition, nature is a constant source of inspiration in her work, shaping both the visuals and the emotional tone of her books. She lives with her family in Palestine, surrounded by plants, stories, and plenty of sketchbooks.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
A GREAT CONVERSATION–STARTER: How do we relate to the natural world? Do we own nature or does nature belong to itself? And how might we think about our relationship with the natural world in a more healthful and productive way?
A GORGEOUSLY ILLUSTRATED PAGE TURNER: Kramer’s text features rhyming verse that is a delight to read out loud, while giving us a hilarious story with a dramatic ending. Bamieh’s illustrations, consisting of expressive characters and beautiful botanical renderings that unfold across two gatefolds, are full of fascinating details that also serve to highlight the hijinks of the tale.
EVERGREEN SOCIAL–EMOTIONAL THEMES: It’s only human nature to want to lay claim to a prodigious watermelon vine. But it’s also a part of our human nature to learn how to transcend that desire—an essential skill if we are to live in harmony with our nearest neighbors. Readers young and old will identify with both the possessive humans and the watermelon—which longs for freedom.
AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: An author, activist, and social worker based in Providence, Rhode Island, and a botanical artist, designer, and storyteller who makes her home in Palestine team up to share a comic story of interconnection, community, and belonging.
SPECIFICATIONS
*48 pages
*WIDTH: 9.5" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 11.5" - 292mm
* Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
AGES 4 to 8
ISBN 9781592704972
US $18.99 CAN $24.99 UK £13.99
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eISBN 9781592705054
Phoebe’s Pocket
NADINE ROBERT AND PHILIP GIORDANO
A vibrant, interactive seek-and-find picture book with colorful characters that can be placed into real pockets, from award-winning creators Nadine Robert and Philip Giordano
Our little friend Phoebe just turned three! To mark the occasion, she wants to find as many little amazing animal pals as she can to put in her pockets— but where are all her fun–size friends hiding? You’re going to have to help her spot them! From award–winning creators Nadine Robert and Philip Giordano, Phoebe’s Pockets is a seek–and–find adventure that takes kids to ten wonderful and whimsical places, each with their own colorful critter just waiting to be uncovered. Filled with riveting rhymes, spectacular spreads, and real pockets to put each pal in, Phoebe’s Pockets is a celebration of friendship that’s full of interactivity!
Nadine Robert, the founder of the publishing house Comme des géants, has always had a strong passion for illustrated children’s books that have a powerfully built narrative approach combined with strong images. She is a recent recipient of the 2022 Governor General’s Award for her story Clover, and has received Best Book of the Year honours from Kirkus and a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book award. She lives in Montréal with her family. Philip Giordano is a renowned Italian–born artist and illustrator whose works are instantly recognizable for their colorful, geometric universes. His art has been featured by publications and publishing houses around the world, and Giordano is known for everything from illustrating book covers to designing toys and creating children’s animation. His work has received international acclaim, including the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, the White Raven Award, and the International Illustration Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Giordano now lives in Tokyo.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
NOT–SO–TINY TRIUMPHS:
Author Nadine Robert is a 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award winner, recipient of a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and has a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book award under her belt.
CAN’T MISS: No stranger to success either, illustrator Philip Giordano has earned a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, the White Raven Award, and the International Illustration Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
CHILD’S PLAY: Phoebe’s Pockets comes with ten cutout characters, one for each colorful critter featured in the book, and real pockets integrated into the design for kids to place their new pocket pals.
EASY BEAT: Early readers will feel at home in this adventure, with details and objects to contemplate and explore, all shown from a child’s perspective, and a simple–to–follow, five–line rhyme scheme on each page to read with their parent or educator.
IN YOUR POCKET: Illustrator Giordano has nearly 23,000 followers on Instagram.
SPECIFICATIONS
* Color illustrations throughout *40 pages
*WIDTH: 9 5/8" - 244mm
*HEIGHT: 12 1/5" - 310mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
AGES 3 to 5
ISBN 9781990252464
US $22.99 CAN $28.99 UK £16.99
If I Discover a New Path
WAI MEI WONG AND KORNELIJA ŽALPYTE
A poetic manifesto filled with wonderment about embracing the many adventures on life’s path, from creators Wai Mei Wong and Kornelija Žalpyte
Have you ever stood face–to–face with an opportunity to do something truly amazing—or something outside your comfort zone, or even just something fun—and simply said, “why not?” If I Discover a New Path is a poetic manifesto for this amazing thing called life, for embracing the many adventures laid out on the path ahead of us. Delicately written with care, this story holds our hand through one life’s journey and reminds us of the wonderment that awaits us when we’re willing to experience it.
Wai Mei Wong is a Canadian children’s book author and former early–childhood educator. Her first book—Hello, Dark—was a finalist for the 2022 IODE Jean Throop Book Award and chosen as a 2022 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book for Kids & Teens, while her 2024 release, I Love Myself, was given a feature TV segment during a 2024 episode of CBC’s Kids Book Club. She lives in Toronto. Kornelija Žalpyte is a Lithuanian illustrator, graphic artist, and designer. A graduate of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, she is best known for her picture books and being illustrator of the Lithuanian literary children’s magazine Laimiukas. Žalpyte was recently featured in the Illustrators Exhibition at the 2024 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and her 2024 release Mano draugas Hipokampas Unikornas (My friend, the unicorn seahorse) was featured among the Amazing Bookshelf titles at the BolognaRagazzi Awards. She lives in Vilnius.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
PATH TO GLORY: Illustrator Kornelija Žalpyte’s work has recently featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, on display at the 2024 Illustrators Exhibition, and highlighted in the 2025 Amazing Bookshelf list.
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS: Author Wai Mei Wong’s text flows beautifully and offers inspiration to young readers to keep an open mind about new experiences in their own lives
STANDING TALL: Parents and educators can use If I Discover a New Path as a Swiss Army knife for starting conversations with their kids about anything that stems from hesitation: facing fears, trying new things, or making an effort with difficult tasks.
FOLLOW THE LEADER: Žalpyte has close to 10,500 followers on Instagram.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Color illustrations throughout *38 pages
*WIDTH: 8 1/2" - 216mm
*HEIGHT: 11" -279 mm
* Hardcover, Jacketed, Picture PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 5 to 10
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781990252433
US $19.99 CAN $23.99 UK £14.99
Mother-Wolf
A FABLE WOVEN BY THE FOREST
NADINE ROBERT AND TODD STEWART
An awe-inspiring fable woven in a forest, showing how nature gives back to those who watch over it, from award-winning creators Nadine Robert and Todd Stewart
In an icy, desolate forest, a mother wolf and her two pups are fighting to survive. The hunger that has plagued them for days has left them starved for food—and starved for options. When the trio takes sudden notice of a raven on their tail, the mother wolf compels her little pack to follow where the bird is attempting to lead them. The path may be unexpected, but this new journey will soon reveal to them the ways in which the forest tends to the needs of its own. From award–winning creators Nadine Robert and Todd Stewart, Mother Wolf is an epic yet reassuring tale that shows us how generous nature can be to those who care for it and protect it.
Nadine Robert, the founder of the publishing house Comme des géants, has always had a strong passion for illustrated children’s books that have a powerfully built narrative approach combined with strong images. She is a recipient of the 2022 Governor General’s Award for her story Clover, and has received Best Book of the Year honors from Kirkus and a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book award. She lives in Montréal with her family. Todd Stewart is a picture–book author and illustrator, filmmaker, and self–taught printmaker whose works have been exhibited in public and private exhibition spaces across Canada. He is a two–time nominee of the Governor General’s Literary Award, taking home the prize in 2024 for Skating Wildon an Inland Sea (Groundwood Books), and was also a TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award recipient in 2020. Raised in the Canadian Prairies, he currently lives in Montréal with his family.
RIGHTS: World English
SELLING POINTS
PACK LEADER: Nadine Robert, a Governor General’s Award winner in 2022, received praise for her last book, The Walk of the Field Mouse, including stars from Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly, and a spot on dPICTUS’s 100 Outstanding Picturebooks of 2024.
SUCCESSFUL NATURE: Todd Stewart is a 2024 Governor General’s Award recipient and 2021 nominee, as well as the 2024 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award winner and three–time nominee of the same award.
MUTUAL CARE: This story’s strong sense of mutualism in nature can serve as a guiding light for young readers to further learn and understand concepts around care, respect, and community in their own lives. FOR ALL SPECIES: Mother Wolf will appeal to a wide cross–section of kids, whether they’re an animal or plant enthusiast, environmentally conscious, or someone just who enjoys a good fable.
BROUGHT TO LIFE: Stewart’s cinematic two–page spreads are on full display in Mother Wolf, added a captivating dimension to an already gorgeous tale.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Color illustrations throughout *54 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/2" - 241mm
*HEIGHT: 11 1/2" - 292mm
* Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 5 to 10
PICTURE BOOK
ISBN 9781990252495
US $20.99 CAN $24.99 UK £14.99
Snowballed
WRITTEN BY NICOLE CASTROVINCI; ILLUSTRATED BY VIVIAN MINEKER
Tumble down the mountainside with woodland creatures in this wonderfully out-of-control celebration of winter
Field mouse decorates a tree. She squints and says, “What’s that I see?” Here comes snowflake. Rumble, rumble. There goes field mouse. Tumble, tumble.
A snowflake lands on a mountaintop. It flips and flops, tumbling down into the valley below. First it rolls over Field Mouse, then Rabbit. And that’s when things really begin to snowball.
With hilarious, brightly colored twists and turns from author Nicole Castrovinci and illustrator Vivian Mineker, Snowballed is a wonderfully out–of–control celebration of winter. Packed with adorable woodland creatures and winter activities, this picture book is a lesson in what happens when life runs you over and how you can bounce back with positivity.
Because when the snowball finally stops? It turns into a million snowflakes!
Nicole Castrovinci has been thinking up stories in her mind since she was very little. Now that she is slightly bigger, she writes them down. Castrovinci looks forward to snow all winter long. When she’s not sledding or hunting yetis, she can be found at her home in New Jersey with a book in her hand and a cat curled up on her lap. Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American illustrator from Taipei and Portland, Oregon, currently living in Slovenia. Her process usually starts with watercolor and colored pencils and finishes on the computer for fine details and adjustments.
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
SELLING POINTS
WINTER FOCUS: Perfect for kids who love all things snow, this picture book is a fantastical telling of the magical things that happen in winter. Entertaining and hilarious, it brings the season to life.
FUN CHARACTERS: Adorably anthropomorphized woodland creatures with diverse lives and hobbies meet by chance, introducing kids to the animals of the forest and the activities of winter.
MESSAGE OF POSITIVITY: Despite having their lives thrown off track by an out–of–control snowball, the characters in this story react to unwanted changes with resilience and positivity, acting as the perfect model for children who are learning to navigate the unpredictability of life.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, flocking, embossing *32 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 3 to 5
ISBN 9798893961102
US $17.99
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eISBN 9798893962239
The Same Luna
VISITING ABUELA IN PUERTO RICO
WRITTEN BY CHRISTINE RIVERA CREQUE; ILLUSTRATED BY NATHALIA RIVERA
A heartwarming picture book that celebrates Puerto Rican culture, family traditions, and the universal search for belonging—perfect for bicultural and bilingual families everywhere
Everything is different on the island—the language, the flavors, even the dance steps! Luna wants to feel at home with her familia. But what if their differences are stronger than what they share?
A story of identity, belonging, and the love that connects families across cultures and generations, The Same Luna explores the beautiful island of Puerto Rico in a seamless blend of English and Spanish words. With rich descriptions from Christine Rivera Creque and playful illustrations from Nathalia Rivera, readers are transported into a colorful world where two cultures, two traditions, and two languages meet.
Perfect for bilingual families, classrooms, and storytimes, this sweet picture book helps children celebrate their heritage, embrace diversity, and remember that no matter where they are or what language they speak, they are always loved. Because in the end, Luna is still the same Luna.
Christine Rivera Creque is a proud Puerto Rican, mom, and family nurse practitioner—which is just a fancy way of saying she’s a professional boo–boo fixer. She writes stories about family, culture, and finding magic in the everyday. Nathalia Rivera is a Santo Domingo–based illustrator and graphic designer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising and creativity from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. Her work is influenced by her culture and experiences, as well as dreamlike fantasy and whimsical themes.
RIGHTS:
SELLING POINTS
BICULTURAL INTEREST: The Same Luna seamlessly integrates English and Spanish words in the narrative, supporting early language learners and bilingual families.
REPRESENTATION AND HERITAGE: Exploring Puerto Rican culture, it empowers children to embrace their identity, traditions, and the beauty of family diversity.
MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES: Focusing on intergenerational connections, it emphasizes love, empathy, and shared traditions.
SENSORY AND EXPERIENTIAL:
Vivid descriptions of food, music, dance, and everyday life in Puerto Rico engages readers in a sensory story.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, embossing, spot varnish
*32 pages
*WIDTH: 11" - 279.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
AGES 3 to 5
ISBN 9798893961195
US $17.99
9798893962246
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
The Elephant in the Room
WRITTEN BY HOLLIE WOLVERTON; ILLUSTRATED BY KRISZTINA BUZA
A hilarious picture book that addresses the elephant in the room: how to solve an impossible problem with teamwork before it gets bigger . . . and bigger . . . and flattens everyone
There’s an elephant in the room. It didn’t seem like a big deal at first. But now . . . it’s making me uncomfortable!
A family of four is facing one problem: a literal elephant inside their home. Ignoring it works at first, but then it gets bigger . . . and bigger . . . and bigger! Can they listen and work together before they’re flattened by the elephant in the room?
A literal interpretation of the famous idiom, The Elephant in the Room is a hilarious example of what happens when you ignore a problem. Perfect for storytime and classroom read–alouds, it introduces idioms, builds problem–solving skills, and is a heartwarming tool for social–emotional growth. And best of all, it’s laugh–out–loud fun for the entire family!
With clever dialogue by Hollie Wolverton and giggle–worthy illustrations by Krisztina Buza, this picture book teaches kids that ignoring problems doesn’t make them go away and that it’s OK to ask for help. Because teamwork can solve even elephant–size problems.
Playing with words has always been part of Hollie Wolverton’s life—from winning Boggle as a kid to studying journalism in college to working in corporate communications—but it wasn’t until she became a mom that she added writing picture books to the list. A decade later, she continues making stories to inspire, enlighten, and entertain both kids and the grown–ups reading to them. Krisztina Buza has been passionate about drawing since childhood, and after becoming a mother her love for illustration found new life. Today she brings that passion into children’ s books, striving to capture the same magic that has inspired her since she was little.
SELLING POINTS
FUN WITH WORDS: The literal use of the idiom “the elephant in the room” provides a fun way to introduce language to children.
HUMOROUS READ–ALOUD: Perfect for families and classrooms, this book and its silly interpretation of a common problem keeps everyone giggling while learning.
BIG LESSONS: It helps kids understand that problems don’t shrink when ignored—and that it’s OK to ask for help.
TEAMWORK WINS: Showing the power of working together to solve impossible problems, it helps kids develop problem–solving skills and resilience.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, embossing, spot varnish
*32 pages
*WIDTH: 10" - 254mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
*Hardcover with jacket
PUB MONTH: JANUARY AGES 3 to 7
ISBN 9798893961164
US $17.99
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eISBN 9798893962284
RIGHTS: World ex
Mama’s Home (and Baby Too!)
A BOARD BOOK FOR EXPECTING FAMILIES
WRITTEN BY DAWN BABB PROCHOVNIC; ILLUSTRATED BY ADÈLE DAFFLON
Welcome mama and a new sibling home with this lyrical story set to the background of joyful family life and childhood play
Meals and chores.
Books and play.
Missing mama.
Every day.
What’s a child to do when they’re missing mama? Get the house ready and eagerly wait for her to come home, of course. But when she finally appears, she comes with a surprise. A new sibling!
There are plenty of reasons to miss mom, but missing her while she’s bringing a new life into this world is a unique and special experience. Mama ’s Home (and Baby Too!) beautifully captures these emotions in a sweet poem from Dawn Babb Prochovnic.
Accompanied by adorable illustrations from Adèle Dafflon that evoke the joy of childhood, this adorable board book addresses feelings of separation, teaches children how to cope with a changing family, and models positive family life.
From eager anticipation and preparations for mama’s return, to sharing meals, playtime activities, and treasured routines, nothing can come between the extraordinary bond between mother and child.
Dawn Babb Prochovnic is an early literacy consultant and the award–winning author of over 20 books for young readers. She has devoted her life’s work to initiatives that support literacy and the literary arts including early literacy enrichment programs, school and library author visits, creative writing workshops, and her educational blog. Prochovnic holds a master’s degree in organizational communication and lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, two kids, one cat, and a feisty dog. Adèle Dafflon was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1985. She graduated in illustration at École Supérieure des Arts Saint–Luc de Liège in 2012 and began drawing birth announcement cards. Soon, she was contacted for individual and collective projects. Sharing a studio with four artists since 2018, she draws nature, animals, and insects in a colorful style with a dash of genuine humor.
SELLING POINTS
FOR NEW SIBLINGS: This adorable board book combats feelings of separation by focusing on the enduring relationship between mother and child while celebrating being part of a growing family, making it perfect for children with a new sibling on the way.
MODELS POSITIVE BEHAVIOR:
The activities in the storyline, like family routines and chores, act as a positive model for children to follow, helping them discover ways to contribute to their family and find joy in the day–to–day of childhood.
EARLY LITERACY: Written by early literacy consultant Dawn Babb Prochovnic, the poetic language and play–filled storyline is perfect for storytime.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9781641709675
US $9.99
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RIGHTS: World ex Canada
He Is Risen
THE JOURNEY THROUGH HOLY WEEK
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS; ILLUSTRATED BY YUMI SHIMOKAWARA
A touching picture book retelling of Holy Week, with soft watercolor art that beautifully captures the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection—an inspiring gift for Easter, Christmas, and Christian families
I am the donkey that He rode.
I am the palm leaves they waved in celebration of Israel’s king. I am the room where He ate the Last Supper.
With lyrical, scripture–inspired verses from Christopher Robbins and radiant watercolor illustrations by Yumi Shimokawara, He is Risen offers a moving retelling of Holy Week through the eyes of the animals, plants, and objects that witnessed Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. This fresh perspective gently introduces children to the Easter story and the enduring symbols of Christianity. Both reverent and heartfelt, it’s a meaningful read–aloud for Christian families and a beautiful gift for Easter, Holy Week, Christmas, and other Christian holidays. Available in English and Spanish!
Christopher Robbins is a husband and father of nine children—six boys and three girls. He has spent the last 30–plus years raising his kids with his wife, helping them become well read, well viewed, and well listened. He is an entrepreneur in the book industry and enjoys playing multiple instruments, cooking, fly fishing the rivers of Utah and California, and backpacking as many trails as possible. He mainly writes children’s books now, as years ago his children said, “Why don’t you publish something we’d actually read!” He now lives in the Central Valley of California with the children who have not left yet, his beautiful wife, his daughter’s dog, daughter’s cat, and one stray cat. He believes you should love your neighbor and be kind. Yumi Shimokawara is an illustrator, picture book writer, and animal lover living in Japan. Shimokawara studied Japanese literature in college and then studied painting while doing various jobs.
SELLING POINTS
UNIQUE RETELLING: A fresh take on the Easter story, told through the animals, plants, and objects present during Holy Week. Perfect for young readers.
TIMELESS SYMBOLISM: Every page is filled with biblical symbols and phrasing that will resonate with all faiths of Christianity.
RADIANT ARTWORK: Soft watercolor illustrations from Yumi Shimokawara reverently portray the story of Christ’s sacrifice and rebirth.
HOLIDAY GIFT: With foil details, embossing, and ribbon, this is a beautiful keepsake and a meaningful gift for Easter, Holy Week, Christmas, and other Christian celebrations.
EL VIAJE A TRAVÉS DE SEMANA SANTA WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS; ILLUSTRATED BY YUMI SHIMOKAWARA
Un conmovedor libro ilustrado recontando la Semana Santa, con suaves acuarelas que plasman bellamente la historia de la crucifixión y resurrección de Jesucristo: un regalo inspirador para Pascua, Navidad y otras festividades cristianas
«Soy el burro que Él montó.
Soy las hojas de palma que agitaron en honor al Rey de Israel. Soy la habitación en la que celebró la última cena».
Con efusivos versos de Christopher Robbins, inspirados en las Escrituras, y radiantes ilustraciones en acuarela de Yumi Shimokawara, Ha resucitado ofrece un conmovedor recuento de la Semana Santa a través de los ojos de los animales, las plantas y los objetos que fueron testigos de la crucifixión y resurrección de Jesucristo. Esta nueva perspectiva presenta dulcemente a los niños la historia de la Pascua y los símbolos perdurables del cristianismo. Reverente y sincera al mismo tiempo, es una importante historia para familias cristianas a ser leída en voz alta y un hermoso regalo para Pascua, Semana Santa, Navidad y otras festividades cristianas.
¡Disponible en inglés y español!
Christopher Robbins es esposo y padre de nueve hijos: seis niños y tres niñas. Ha pasado los últimos treinta y tantos años criando a sus hijos junto a su esposa, ayudándolos a convertirse persona bien leídas, bien vistas y bien oídas. Es un emprendedor en el ámbito editorial y disfruta tocando múltiples instrumentos, cocinando, pescando con mosca en los ríos de Utah y California, y haciendo senderismo. Hoy en día, mayormente escribe libros infantiles, pues hace años sus hijos le preguntaron: «¿Por qué no publicas algo que realmente podamos leer?». Ahora vive en el Valle Central de California con sus hijos, quienes aún moran con él, su bella esposa, el perro y el gato de su hija y un gato callejero. Cree que uno debe amar al prójimo y ser amable. Yumi Shimokawara es una ilustradora, escritora de libros ilustrados y amante de los animales, que reside en Japón. Estudió literatura japonesa en la universidad y luego pintura mientras desempeñaba diversos trabajos.
SELLING POINTS
RECUENTO EXCLUSIVO: Un original enfoque de la historia de la Pascua, contada por los animales, plantas y objetos presentes en la crucifixión de Cristo. Ideal para jóvenes lectores.
SIMBOLISMO ATEMPORAL: Cada página está repleta de símbolos y frases bíblicas que resonarán con todas las denominaciones del cristianismo.
ESPLENDOROSAS
ILUSTRACIONES: Las suaves acuarela de Yumi Shimokawara retratan con reverencia la historia del sacrificio y renacimiento de Cristo.
REGALO PARA LAS
FESTIVIDADES: Con detalles metalizados, repujado y cinta, este es un significativo regalo de Pascua, Semana Santa, Navidad y otras celebraciones cristianas.
WRITTEN BY STEPHEN R. SWINBURNE; ILLUSTRATED BY CAROLINA GROSA
A sweet, lyrical bedtime story about baby animals falling asleep on the African savanna, perfect for lulling animal-loving kids to sleep and teaching them about wildlife
When little giraffe falls asleep, she folds into a pretzel and lays her head on a perfect pillow.
It’s nighttime on the savanna, and ten little animals are drifting off to sleep. Little cheetah runs her tiny motor, and little crocodile rests behind a fence of teeth.
With sweet lyrical text from award–winning author Stephen R. Swinburne and adorable illustrations by Carolina Grosa, your sleepy child will meet baby animals of the African savanna, including little elephant, cheetah, crocodile, giraffe, ostrich, lion, hippo, rhino, and flamingo.
More than an adorable bedtime story, Sleepy Savanna weaves fun animal facts into a soothing read–aloud, making it both educational and calming. It’s the perfect bedtime board book for animal lovers and trips to the zoo, or a sweet baby shower gift.
Available in English and Spanish!
Steve Swinburne is the author of over 40 award–winning nonfiction children’s titles, picture books, and board books. One of Swinburne’s absolute favorite things about writing for kids is that he gets the chance to visit schools and talk about the power of reading and books and nature.
Carolina Grosa is an illustrator currently based in Italy. She finds inspiration in the endless silence, channeling the rural isolation into her work. She majored in visual communication and illustration at the European Institute of Design (IED) in Turin and also studied in the CSC School of Animation. Her artwork has graced the pages of children’s books from some of Italy’s top publishers.
SELLING POINTS
SWEET BEDTIME STORY: Gentle verses illustrate nighttime on the African savanna and lull both animals and kids to sleep, perfect for bedtime or naptime read–alouds.
AFRICAN ANIMALS: This lyrical story highlights nine different African animals and their characteristics, blending fun learning with soothing storytelling.
ZOO SOUVENIR: Many of the featured animals can be found at local zoos, making this a perfect keepsake or gift shop item.
AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR:
Written by Stephen Swinburne, a former National Park Service ranger and acclaimed author of more than 40 children’s books, praised by educators, librarians, and environmentalists.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, embossing, spot varnish
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9781641708548
US $9.99
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eISBN 9798893962147
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
La sabana soñolienta
UN CUENTO PARA ANTES DE DORMIR DE ANIMALES
BEBÉS
WRITTEN BY STEPHEN R. SWINBURNE; ILLUSTRATED BY CAROLINA GROSA
Un dulce y poético cuento para antes de acostarse sobre animales bebés que se duermen en la sabana africana. Perfecto para arrullar a niños amantes de los animales y enseñarles sobre la vida silvestre
«Cuando la jirafita se duerme, se enrosca como un pretzel y apoya su cabeza sobre una almohada perfecta».
Es de noche en la sabana, y diez animalitos están a punto de quedarse dormidos. La pequeña chita prende su diminuto motor y el cocodrilito descansa tras una cerca de dientes. Con un encantador y tierno texto del autor galardonado Stephen R. Swinburne y adorables ilustraciones de Carolina Grosa, tu soñoliento hijo(a) conocerá crías de animales de la sabana africana, incluyendo al elefantito, el chita, el cocodrilito, la jirafita, las avestruces, el leoncito, el hipopotamito, el pequeño rinoceronte y el pequeño flamenco. Más que un adorable cuento para antes de dormir, La sabana soñolienta entrelaza datos curiosos sobre los animales en un relajante cuento para ser leído en voz alta, haciéndolo educativo y tranquilizador al mismo tiempo. Es el libro de cartón perfecto para los amantes de los animales a la hora de ir a la cama, para las visitas al zoológico o como tierno regalo para un baby shower ¡Disponible en inglés y español!
Steve Swinburne es autor de más de cuarenta obras de no ficción infantil galardonadas, libros ilustrados y de cartón. Una de las cosas favoritas de Steve respecto a escribir para niños es la oportunidad que tiene de visitar escuelas y hablar sobre el poder de la lectura, los libros y la naturaleza. Carolina Grosa es una ilustradora actualmente radicada en Italia. Encuentra inspiración en el interminable silencio, canalizando el aislamiento rural hacia su obra. Se graduó en comunicación visual e ilustración en el Instituto Europeo de Diseño (IED) de Turín y también estudió en la Escuela de Animación del CSC. Sus obras han aparecido en libros infantiles publicados por algunas de las mejores editoriales de Italia.
SELLING POINTS
ADORABLE CUENTO PARA DORMIR: Apacibles versos ilustran la noche en la sabana africana y arrullan tanto a animales como a niños hasta dormirse. Perfecto para ser leído en voz alta antes de irse a dormir opara la siesta.
ANIMALES AFRICANOS: Este lírico cuento destaca nueve animales africanos diferentes y sus características, mezclando el aprendizaje divertido con la narrativa relajante.
RECUERDO DEL ZOOLÓGICO: Muchos de los animales que se presentan pueden encontrarse en los zoológicos locales, convirtiendo este libro en el recuerdo perfecto o en un artículo de tienda de regalos.
AUTOR GALARDONADO: Escrito por Stephen Swinburne, exguardabosques del Servicio de Parques Nacionales y aclamado autor de más de 40 libros infantiles, elogiado por educadores, bibliotecarios y ambientalistas.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, embossing, spot varnish
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893962055
US $9.99
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eISBN
9798893962154
100 First Words for Little Musicians
WRITTEN BY TAYLOR ROBBINS; ILLUSTRATED BY KYLE KERSHNER
A playful new board book in the 100 First Words series, filled with musicians and terms that every music nerd wants to teach their little prodigy
You get overly excited when you hear a song in a minor key. Classical music makes you think better. And when you say you love spring the best out of the four seasons, you don’t mean the weather.
Congratulations! You’re a music nerd. But can Baby tell the difference between Bach and Handel?
Composed by certified music nerd Taylor Robbins, this melodious first–word primer is sure to turn your child into a musical prodigy. Forget apple and dog. Little musicians are ready to move from ABC to FACE (if you know, you know,) and other musical words like crescendo, orchestra, and Yo–Yo Ma
Packed with hilarious illustrations and references to famous musicians, iconic compositions, and musical terminology, 100 First Words for Little Musicians is the ultimate symphony of words every future musician needs to know to stay on pitch.
Taylor Robbins graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in music performance and has had a love of music since he can remember. Robbins currently lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife and daughter and works as a corporate attorney in the energy industry. Kyle Kershner has loved drawing since he was a tot. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in sequential art and spends his days doing what he loves most: illustrating children’s books and making kid–friendly art.
eISBN 9798893962161 RIGHTS:
SELLING POINTS
APPEAL TO MUSICIANS: Combines the passion of music with a first–words learning experience, perfect for musician parents who are expecting or who have young children.
EDUCATIONAL AND FUN: Playful references to music history, iconic figures, terminology, and more make this an engaging learning tool.
HUMOROUS FOR ADULTS: Funny references and detailed art will appeal to adults too, making it a great gift for baby showers and first birthdays.
BELOVED SERIES: As an addition to Familius’ popular 100 First Words series, this book benefits from a strong brand presence, making it an attractive choice for fans of the series and new buyers alike.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203.2mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893961041
US $9.99 ËxHTSITDy961041z
What Is a Family?
e WRITTEN BYANNETTE GRIFFIN; ILLUSTRATED BYNICHOLACOWDERY
Explore the collective nouns ofthe animal kingdom in this adorable ABC board book, and helpkids discover all the ways families cometogether-whether as a pack orpod or peep
Antshave a colony. Bats have a cloud. Chickens have peeps, where they can get loud.
AllthewayfromAtoZ, this colorful alphabet primer celebrates all kinds of diversefamilies, giving each animal family aname. With dolphins and their pods, iguanas and their messes, and kitties and their litters, it's easy to learn about what makes a family well, a family! Packaged as an adorable, sturdy board book, ii will standup to yearsof exploration. Whether you areteachingthe alphabet, animals, differenttypes offamilies, orcelebrating your own uniquefamily, What Isa Family?is a colorfuland fun introduction tothe families allaround us.
Families are groupsthat take care oftheir own. Theyallstick together to helpmake a home.
Annette Marie Griffin is anaward-winning writer who has managed and directedprograms for childrenandyouth formore than 20 years. She has writtencurriculumforcharactergrowth anddevelopmentofelementaryage children, developed parenttraining seminarstobenefit the community, and counseled at-risk youth. Her passion isto help childrenfindhome.She andher husbandhavefive children-threewho have already flownthe coop andtwo adopted tweens stillroosting at home-andtwo adorable grands who add immeasurable joy andlaughterto thewhole flock. Nichola Cowdery is a professional illustrator living in London withher lovelyfamily. Herchildren 's books illustrations and greeting cards areinspiredby laughter andcuteness-thequirkier,the better.
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
SELLING POINTS
DIVERSE ANIMALS: Thisboard book includesanimals from diverse regions andhabitats, making iiperfect for everyanimal lover.
EDUCATIONAL AND FUN: In a rhymingABCformat, it introduces bothanimalsandcollective nouns inaway that kids can enjoy learning.
FAMILY-FOCUSED: Morethan a primer, it teaches what it means tobe part ofa pack-or colony or peep-helping kids develop a senseoffamily.
COLORFUL AND MODERN:
Bright illustrationsandfun anthropomorphization-like glasses on asnake andbowties on a snail-give this book modern relatabilily andkeep kids captivated.
SPECIFICATIONS
* Fully illustrated
* 20 pages
*WIDTH: 7"-177.8mm
* HEIGHT: 7" -177.Bmm
* Board Book
PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY AGES 3 to 5
Sign the Seasons: Fall
LEARN
8 ASL SIGNS
WRITTEN BY KATHY MACMILLAN; ILLUSTRATED BY EKATERINA LADATKO
Sign along to the activities, traditions, tastes, and scenes of fall with this adorable board book from ASL expert Kathy MacMillan—an engaging tool that helps little ones communicate while celebrating the season
Signing with young children isn’t complete without the seasons! Sign the Seasons: Fall teaches eight essential signs for every child and parent to know during the autumn season, including fall, trees, leaf, squirrel, popcorn, pumpkin, apple, and pie
With a simple story about the activities, traditions, and scenes that make fall special, children can learn American Sign Language (ASL) in context, making it perfect for baby communication and early learning. Even better, each sign includes adorable illustrations from Ekaterina Ladatko and accurate instructions from ASL expert Kathy MacMillan so that children can practice them again and again.
Nothing makes learning sign language more fun than colorful leaves and pumpkin treats!
Kathy MacMillan (she/her) is a writer, nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, editor, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books, children’s nonfiction, middle–grade and young adult fantasy, and resource books for librarians, educators, and parents. Ekaterina Ladatko is a Belgrade–based illustrator and animation art director. She is a mother of two children who never let her forget about the magic in the world.
SELLING POINTS
EARLY ASL LEARNING: With easy–to–follow instructions and charming illustrations, this book teaches eight essential ASL signs that are perfect for early sign language learners.
REAL–LIFE CONTEXT: Seasonal activities and traditions in the storyline give each sign real–life context so that children easily apply them to daily life.
DEVELOPMENTAL BOOST: Sign language supports early communication, builds confidence, and strengthens the parent–child bond—even before your child can speak.
EXPERT GUIDANCE: Authored by ASL expert Kathy MacMillan, this board book guarantees accuracy and authenticity in teaching sign language, making it a trusted resource for parents, educators, and caregivers.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*16 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893961812
US $9.99
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eISBN
9798893962079
Sign the Seasons: Winter
LEARN 8 ASL SIGNS
WRITTEN BY KATHY MACMILLAN; ILLUSTRATED BY EKATERINA LADATKO
Sign along to the activities, traditions, tastes, and scenes of winter with this adorable board book from ASL expert Kathy MacMillan—an engaging tool that helps little ones communicate while celebrating the season
Signing with young children isn’t complete without the seasons! Sign the Seasons: Winter teaches eight essential signs for every child and parent to know during the winter season, including winter, snow, coat, hat, snowball, snowman, sled, and hot chocolate
With a simple story about the activities, traditions, and scenes that make winter special, children can learn American Sign Language (ASL) in context, making it perfect for baby communication and early learning. Even better, each sign includes adorable illustrations from Ekaterina Ladatko and accurate instructions from ASL expert Kathy MacMillan so that children can practice them again and again.
Nothing makes learning sign language more fun than a snowy day and yummy hot chocolate!
Kathy MacMillan (she/her) is a writer, nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, editor, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books, children’s nonfiction, middle–grade and young adult fantasy, and resource books for librarians, educators, and parents. Ekaterina Ladatko is a Belgrade–based illustrator and animation art director. She is a mother of two children who never let her forget about the magic in the world.
RIGHTS: World, excluding Canada
SELLING POINTS
EARLY ASL LEARNING: With easy–to–follow instructions and charming illustrations, this book teaches 8 essential ASL signs that are perfect for early sign language learners.
REAL–LIFE CONTEXT: Seasonal activities and traditions in the storyline give each sign real–life context so that children easily apply them to daily life.
DEVELOPMENTAL BOOST: Sign language supports early communication, builds confidence, and strengthens the parent–child bond—even before your child can speak.
EXPERT GUIDANCE: Authored by ASL expert Kathy MacMillan, this board book guarantees accuracy and authenticity in teaching sign language, making it a trusted resource for parents, educators, and caregivers.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*16 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893961829
US $9.99
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eISBN
9798893962253
Baby Sees Colorado
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
JANNA STEAGALL
A high-contrast Colorado board book designed for babies’ developing eyes by artist Janna Steagall, perfect for tummy-time fun
Baby sees mountains. Baby sees a ghost town. Baby sees a park.
Created for the youngest readers and their developing eyes, this high–contrast board book explores the sights of Colorful Colorado, including the Rocky Mountains, ghost towns, elk, Durango Silverton Train, sand dunes, and more!
With simple text but clearly recognizable images and patterns by Janna Steagall that aid baby visual stimulation, Baby Sees Colorado is an adorable tummy–time companion for babies born in or visiting the Centennial State. The perfect gift for new parents or Colorado–loving families.
Janna Steagall is a surface designer and illustrator whose dream is to make the world a more whimsical place one artwork at a time.
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
SELLING POINTS
COLORADO REGIONAL
INTEREST: With tourist and local favorites featured throughout, the book is ideal for folks who love Colorado.
TUMMY–TIME FUN: Keep baby engaged and stimulated during tummy time with these bold and beautiful images, aiding their development in rolling and crawling.
AESTHETIC APPEAL: Perfect keepsake for millennial moms and dads who want to curate stylish nurseries with Instagram–worthy bookshelves.
EARLY VISUAL DEVELOPMENT: Created specifically for babies’ developing eyes, these high–contrast images help babies learn to see and discern shapes and patterns.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated in black and white *16 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: AUGUST AGES 1 to 3
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
H Is for Hanukkah
A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ABC PRIMER WRITTEN BY ADINA
OBERMAN; ILLUSTRATED BY VOLHA KALIAHA
An ABC board book that introduces toddlers to the iconic foods, symbols, and traditions of Hanukkah, perfect for early learning and a meaningful holiday gift for Jewish families
A is for applesauce.
B is for biscochos.
C is for candles.
Light your menorah and celebrate the Festival of Lights with hugs, kisses, and joyful traditions! With L for latkes, N for nes, and W for wrapping paper, this sweet board book from Adina Oberman and Volha Kaliaha has everything children need to know about Hanukkah. Perfect for Jewish families or for anyone looking to share the magic of the holiday with young children!
Adina Oberman is a New York native, former preschool teacher, and mom of two young kids. For over 15 years, she’s helped families through the ups and downs of early childhood. She loves sharing her knowledge of early childhood education and her passion for great children’s literature. She’s the creator of Big Books for Little Hands, a site dedicated to helping parents and educators find the best books for navigating the challenges of life with kids. She holds a master’s degree in early childhood education, with an additional certificate in early childhood special education. Oberman is currently part of the Familius marketing team. Volha Kaliaha is a vector designer and illustrator from Minks, Belarus. Motherhood enhanced her life as an artist, helping her to imagine the world from a child’s perspective and to see magic in simple things.
SELLING POINTS
CELEBRATE HANUKKAH
TRADITIONS: Introduce toddlers to the iconic food, symbols, and customs of Hanukkah in a fun and engaging ABC format.
ADORABLE HOLIDAY GIFT: A charming board book ideal for young children, Jewish families, and anyone looking to introduce the Festival of Lights to little ones.
EDUCATONAL AND FUN: Combining early literacy, cultural learning, and playful illustrations, it’s an excellent tool for toddlers, preschoolers, and early learners.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893961089
US $9.99
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eISBN 9798893962260
Christmas Mix & Match
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD MILLER
A fun, magical flip book to create your own Christmas character from author and artist Edward Miller
All your favorite Christmas characters like you’ve never seen them before! With separate flaps for head, torso, and toes, children can mix and match yuletide characters like Santa Claus and Jack Frost with up to 1,000 magical combinations.
Each character has an alliterative name and simple text that, when mixed up, makes for a hilariously mismatched story, helping kids develop early reading and fine motor skills while nurturing their creativity.
With colorful illustrations, Christmas Mix & Match is a jolly good time all year round!
Edward Miller is an illustrator, book designer, art director, and author. Over his 30–year career, Miller has illustrated over 100 children’s books for major publishers, including Scholastic, Holiday House, HarperCollins, and Abrams. He has illustrated a successful math series written by David A. Adler and has written a few books of his own that cover topics such as dental hygiene, fire safety, and health. He has done a variety of illustration projects, including greeting cards, murals, puzzles, and fabrics. Miller was an art director at Knopf/Random House and is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. He lives in Beacon, New York.
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SELLING POINTS
INTERACTIVE CHRISTMAS FUN: Christmas Mix & Match is a delightful split–page board book that lets kids mix and match classic Christmas characters like Santa, Scrooge, and the Sugar Plum Fairy, keeping kids entertained and engaged.
EDUCATIONAL READ–ALOUD: Perfect for read–aloud sessions, the book’s clever text combinations make sense no matter how they are mixed, providing both fun and educational value. An excellent tool for developing early reading skills and creativity.
PROVEN SUCCESS: Edward Miller has illustrated over 100 children’s books, including Monster Mix & Match. His extensive experience and artistic talent ensure a high–quality, enjoyable reading experience for children.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated
*20 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Board Book
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER AGES 1 to 3
ISBN 9798893961263
US $12.99
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A Brush With Color
BY THÉA MÉNEUR
A beautiful color workbook for beginner to intermediate artists developing more sophisticated color palettes
Here is a painter’s color manual with a difference. With wonderfully on–trend palettes and an unmistakably “French” feel, Théa Meneur will guide a beginner or intermediate hobbyist painter to a richer understanding of color, showing them how to create harmonious, pleasing palettes across the spectrum. There are few words, but they all count: Meneur concisely explains how to create simple palettes, gives you excellent examples to follow, and then presents a series of practice exercises line drawings for the reader to color themselves, in watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, or inks.
Théa Meneur was born into a large family and immersed in an artistic world from her childhood. She has studied cinema, and today she writes, illustrates, and directs short films.
US $24.99 CAN $34.00 ËxHSLINHy761227z RIGHTS:
SELLING POINTS
FRIENDLY AND BEAUTIFUL: Most color books feel academic, with lots of color wheels and charts based around primary colors. This is beautiful and lifestyle–friendly.
CONTEMPORARY COLOR: Théa Meneur has a lovely, calm, harmonious aesthetic.
FOR ARTISTS AT ALL LEVELS: Makes sophisticated palettes accessible for all.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGN: Four–color text makes the book stand out.
SPECIFICATIONS
* Illustrated throughout *192 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 178mm
*HEIGHT: 9.5" - 241mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9781837761227
The Art of the Trout Fly
BY LUCAS UTRERA
With stunning macrophotography on every page, this coffee-table masterpiece from expert fly tyer Lucas Utrera, creator of Utrera Fly Tying, brings artistry to angling in a luxurious package with gold foil details
Fly tying is where angling and art meet, requiring both function and beauty, a traditional practice that has shaped the history of fly fishing.
UMPQUA signature fly tyer Lucas Utrera uses design and art principles— such as color theory, form, symmetry, and the golden ratio—to push the boundaries of traditional fly tying.
Balancing innovation and tradition, The Art of the Trout Fly showcases Utrera’s most unique flies, including the biot wing caddis, the vicolor melted glue ant, and the parachute emerger. With stunning macrophotography, clear descriptions, and complete material lists for each fly, this collection celebrates beauty in the simplest forms.
More than an instruction manual, it’s a coffee table keepsake with gold foil details that will captivate anglers and art lovers alike.
Lucas Utrera was born in Córdoba, Argentina, but currently lives in Miami, Florida. He ’s an industrial designer, art director, and professional fly tyer with almost 30 years of experience. Featured in major international publications and nominated as World’s Best Fly Tyer in 2022, he shares his unique flies through his social media account @UtreraFlyTying to inspire other fly tyers to go further, break some rules, and be carried away by creative instinct.
SELLING POINTS
ART MEETS ANGLING: High–quality macrophotographs of unique, stunning flies bring newfound artistry to the world of angling, perfect for anyone passionate about fly fishing.
EXPERT FLY TYER: Lucas Utrera, creator of Utrera Fly Tying and a leader in fly tying, displays his exceptional artistry in this extensive collection, along with a list of materials so that readers can replicate his functional yet beautiful designs.
LUXURY PACKAGE: Unlike standard fly–tying manuals, this elegantly designed edition with gold foil and embossing is perfect for gifting or display.
Celebrate life’s best bits—like extra-crispy bacon and tacos on Tuesdays—with this colorful gift book of gratitude and joy from artist and Instagram creator Devon Blow
Between all of life’s big surprises are the tiny pleasures that make life worth living: life’s best bits.
In this illustrated homage to over 150 of life’s best bits, artist and writer Devon Blow offers a powerful message of gratitude for the little things— like that one chip in the bag that’s loaded with flavor dust or canceled plans (because you didn’t really want to go anyway).
Honest and heartfelt, Life’s Best Bits is a reminder that you deserve every bit of happiness. Even when life falls to pieces, its vibrant pages catch the little bits that bring joy and inspire optimism, resilience, and self–love. A thoughtful companion for birthdays, holidays, or everyday moments that deserve a smile.
Devon Blow is a dynamic artist from Los Angeles specializing in illustration, design, writing, and social justice advocacy. Her art passionately supports marginalized communities and celebrates cultural diversity. Blow’s impressive client roster includes Netflix, the Los Angeles Rams, Oprah’s Book Club, Adidas, Adobe, Penguin Random House, The Los Angeles Times, and the United Nations. Explore her work at www.devthepineapple.com and connect on Instagram @devthepineapple.
RIGHTS: World ex
SELLING POINTS
SOCIAL MEDIA REACH: Devon Blow’s Instagram account, @devthepineapple, boasts over 100,000 followers and strong engagement, resonating with young adults and creatives seeking uplifting, empowering content.
GIFTABLE PACKAGE: An affordable, high–quality hardcover, this book is an ideal gift for occasions such as birthdays, graduations, Mother’s Day, and holidays like Christmas.
POSITIVITY AND SELF–LOVE: Life’s Best Bits practices the art of gratitude and positivity, encouraging readers to appreciate the little joys in everyday life and love themselves more.
CENTERING THE MARGINS: The book’s inclusive themes and vibrant illustrations are designed to inspire individuals from historically marginalized communities, including Black, Brown, disabled, and queer individuals.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, embossing
*192 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9798893961188
US $12.99
eISBN 9798893962178
You Deserve a Crown, Mama
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
LIZ SWENSON
A bite-size hug packed with wisdom, gentle humor, a little commiseration, and soul-soothing affirmations from Liz Swenson, the author of Raising Tiny Humans
You’ve managed the meltdowns, found the missing shoes, and somehow made it through another day on no sleep. Now take a breath, Mama. Liz Swenson is here to tell you that your crown is shining brighter than ever.
Packed with bite–size wisdom, gentle humor, a little commiseration, and soul–soothing affirmations, You Deserve a Crown, Mama is a mini book for those moments when you need a hug. Each colorfully illustrated page captures the messy, beautiful, and exhausting reality of motherhood, giving moms the space and support they need to rest, reset, and refill their cup— wherever and whenever they can.
Like a knowing nod from a friend who’s been there before, it’s the gift every new mom didn’t know she needed. Whether you ’re rocking a newborn or running on fumes, these pages remind you: you’re doing enough, you’re not alone, and yes—you really do deserve that crown.
Liz Swenson is a bestselling author, illustrator, and educator with nearly 20 years of experience. She has written two survival guides for parents: You Got This, Mama! From Boobs to Blowouts, a Survival Guide for New Mothers and Raising Tiny Humans: From Potty Training to Prejudice, a Survival Guide for the Wild Toddler Years. She is a mom to three perfect kiddos and lives in sunny San Clemente with her beautiful family and big dog, Harper.
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SELLING POINTS
HUMOR AND HEART: This illustrated mini book offers gentle, honest encouragement that validates the reality of new motherhood. Light enough to make you laugh. Deep enough to make you feel seen.
GIFT FOR MOMS: Ideal for Mother ’s Day, baby showers, postpartum care packages, or just–because moments and perfect for tired and busy moms.
STYLISH PACKAGE: Featuring trendy, cheerful line illustrations in a convenient, easy–to–digest package, this gift book is perfect for the nightstand, diaper bag, or the bathroom shelf—wherever a tired mama might need a quick boost.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Liz Swenson is a veteran educator, mom, and author/illustrator of three stunning books for both parent and baby, including the bestselling Raising Tiny Humans
A beautiful three-deck playing card set based on classic novels from Mary Shelley, Charlotte Brontë, and Emily Brontë, designed to look like mini books, with face cards reimagined as gothic literary icons
Introducing Literary Suits: Gothic Collection, a mini library of playing card decks for gothic lit fans who love card games, with themed decks for Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre
With Catherine and Heathcliff as the Queen and King in their deck, Jane and Edward in theirs, and the three gothic lit authors as the Jokers in their respective decks, the haunting illustrations by designer Janna Steagall make Literary Suits: Gothic Collection a must–have for collectors and players alike. Designed to look like mini books, they make a striking display on a bookshelf or coffee table and double as charming stocking stuffers or part of a literary gift set. Perfect for hosting a literary–themed game night and as a unique gift for readers and card players.
Janna Steagall is a surface designer and illustrator whose dream is to make the world a more whimsical place one artwork at a time.
SELLING POINTS
IDEAL GIFT: Whether for a bookworm or a card game enthusiast, this literary–themed deck set makes for a unique and thoughtful gift.
ELEGANT DESIGN: The illustrations by renowned designer Janna Steagall add a touch of mystery and madness, making the cards as beautiful to display as they are fun to play with.
COLLECTIBLE KEEPSAKE: With each suit representing a different novel, story, or poem, these decks are not just playing cards —they’re a must–have collectible for any gothic literature lover.
LIT MEETS GAMEPLAY: Each face card brings iconic characters from literary giants to life, making every game a journey through beloved stories.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Fully illustrated, gold foil details
*156 pages
*WIDTH: 3 41/50" - 97mm
*HEIGHT: 2 4/5" - 71mm
*Boxed Set
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9798893961300
US $18.99
Alphabet of Oddities
A GOTHIC BESTIARY
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
RONALD PORCELLI
Jump down the rabbit hole into the world of artist Ronald Porcelli—terribly twisted, delightfully dark, and frightsomely filled with an alphabet of oddities, creepy creatures, and macabre folklore
A is for Adzooks that walk with no head.
B is for Boo–zoins that feed on the dead.
C is for Crackings—sweet, they just look gruff.
In Ronald Porcelli’s Alphabet of Oddities, haunting rhymes and frightsome black–and–white illustrations reveal a ghastly world of legendary creatures. With F for Fxchopxtinks, L for Loomis, and X for XyLongs, this ABC book brings macabre folklore and fantasy art together in a collectible package.
Wrapped in ornate foiled patterns with black page edges, this gothic bestiary is a luxurious gift that will send chills down your spine, perfect for Halloween, fans of creepy creatures, collectors of unusual curiosities, and anyone who loves delightfully dark fantasy.
But beware! You might find that some of these monsters are best left in the shadows.
An alumnus of the School of Visual Arts, author–illustrator Ronald Porcelli was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. He’s written books about New York City history (including Taking the “A” Train and New York City’s Oldest Restaurants, Bars and Bakeries), and he illustrated the works of Edgar Allen Poe in The Essential Poe: Tales of Horror and Mystery. Alphabet of Oddities: A Gothic Bestiary is his first book for children.
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SELLING POINTS
DARK LORE: A dark encyclopedia of legendary creatures and oddities, perfect for fans of gothic fantasy, spooky ABCs, unusual curiosities, and macabre folklore.
STUNNING ART: Featuring Ronald Porcelli’s haunting illustrations in a Gustave Doré–inspired style, each page brings creepy creatures to life.
LUXURY PACKAGE: With a foiled gothic cover, black page edges, black ribbon, and bewitching rhymes, this collectible alphabet book makes a perfect gift for Halloween and looks great on your coffee table all year round.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Black and white illustrations throughout, foil, embossing, sprayed edge, ribbon
*64 pages
*WIDTH: 7" - 177.8mm
*HEIGHT: 10" - 254mm
* Hardcover POB
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9798893961874
US $18.99 UK £13.99
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Hip to Be Squares
100 VIDEO CONFERENCE GAMES FOR CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING AND VIRTUAL HANGOUTS WRITTEN BY BRAD BERGER
Bring your long-distance family, friends, and teams together with 100 games that make every video call feel like a party
Nothing ruins game night more than everyone living in different cities, but distance shouldn’t stop the fun when you have video calls. Are you hip to be squares?
With 100 games invented specifically for video communication, you can connect with your remote family, friends, coworkers, classmates, students, pen pals, and even blind dates for hours of laugh–out–loud fun that requires virtually nothing more than pens, paper, and the Internet. Every game will unleash each player’s personality, creativity, likes, dislikes, dreams, stories, and more!
Better than introductions and awkward silences, Hip to Be Squares is a surefire way to keep your video calls interesting. It has sections for ice breaker, team building, mind reading, bluffing, puzzler, memory, and strategy games that will reveal fun surprises about the players and spark new connections.
Packed with expert tips from Chief Entertainment Officer Brad Berger, this travel–friendly game book keeps people laughing, sharing, and staying close no matter where they are. Until now, video conferencing has never been so fun!
Brad Berger has been inventing and playing games for most of his life. He has spent thousands of hours bringing people together all with one goal in mind—to have fun. Berger grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended the University of Colorado and spent many years studying all over Europe, earning degrees in French, Italian, and German. He is the president of a 145–year–old publishing company and also runs his own consulting business where companies bring him on as their chief entertainment officer for corporate team building. Berger has enjoyed bringing people together including his own family and friends for fun and engaging games that unleash the personalities, creativity, interests, dreams, and fun stories of all participants.
SELLING POINTS
CONNECT THROUGH GAMES: Packed with memory, gambling, bluffing, speed, and puzzler games that are perfect for all ages, this book invites families, friends, coworkers, and even strangers to get to know each other better.
LONG–DISTANCE ACTIVITIES: Unlike traditional games, Hip to Be Squares is tailored specifically for the modern world of video communication, perfect for people living and working apart in remote locations.
HIGHLY ENDORSED AUTHOR: Brad Berger, a consultant for corporate team building endorsed by well–known names like J. J. Abrams, has spent thousands of hours bringing people together through the games in this book and the video squares on their screens.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Foil, embossing
*340 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 8" - 203.2mm
*HC-Flexibound
PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
ISBN 9798893961867
US $19.99
eISBN 9798893962277
RIGHTS: World
Unchecked
OCD AND INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AFTER HAVING A BABY: EXPERT NO-NONSENSE GUIDANCE FOR NEW PARENTS
WRITTEN BY KAREN KLEIMAN AND NOAH SUZUKI; ILLUSTRATED BY MOLLY MCINTYRE
An illustrated guide helping new parents manage postpartum OCD and anxiety with expert strategies from the author of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, Karen Kleiman, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki
Feeling overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts and obsessive checking after your baby? Stuck in a cycle of assessing, obsessing, checking, and doubting?
Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki present Unchecked, an illustrated guide to coping with postpartum OCD and anxiety. They tackle the serious matter of protecting the mental health of parents with evidence–based strategies that lessen anxiety and manage obsessive thoughts and actions.
Through practical tips and relatable comics in the style of the bestselling Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, you’ll learn how to break the cycle of obsessive thoughts, gain reassurance, and feel calmer and more confident as a new parent. It’s an easy–to–read package perfect for parents who don’t have the time or energy to sit down and read a book. Every page empowers you with clarity, validation, and support so you can leave the doubts unchecked and focus on enjoying your baby. Available in English and Spanish!
Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, founder of the Postpartum Stress Center, LLC and the Karen Kleiman Training Center, LLC is a psychotherapist, and internationally recognized pioneer in the field of maternal mental health. She is the author of over a dozen groundbreaking books on postpartum depression and anxiety. Noah Suzuki is the director of programming at the Karen Kleiman Training Center and senior therapist at the Postpartum Stress Center. He has a wide variety of experiences in the treatment of perinatal OCD and is a leading voice in the training of these treatments for perinatal clinicians. Molly McIntyre is an artist, illustrator, and animator living in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. Her work has been featured in the upcoming Netflix series Worn Stories, the book Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts (Karen Kleiman, Familius), Bitch magazine, Everyday Feminism, Scary Mommy, and Psychology Today, and shown in exhibitions throughout the U.S. and in Japan.
SELLING POINTS
POSTPARTUM OCD RESOURCE: Understand, manage, and reduce postpartum OCD with expert guidance.
DIGESTIBLE FORMAT: Bite–size advice and relatable illustrations make coping with anxiety approachable for busy new parents.
EXPERT ADVICE: Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki provide proven strategies to ease obsessive thoughts and regain confidence.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: Gain reassurance, validation, and practical tools to feel calmer and more in control as a new parent.
EL TOC Y LOS PENSAMIENTOS INTRUSIVOS DESPUÉS DE DAR A LUZ: GUÍA EXPERTA Y SERIA PARA PADRES PRIMERIZOS
WRITTEN BY KAREN KLEIMAN AND NOAH SUZUKI; ILLUSTRATED BY MOLLY MCINTYRE
Una guía ilustrada que ayuda a padres primerizos a manejar el TOC y la ansiedad posparto con estrategias expertas de Karen Kleiman, autora de Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, y del consejero certificado Noah Suzuki
¿Te sientes abrumada por pensamientos intrusivos y estar pendiente de tu bebé en forma obsesiva? ¿Estás atrapada en un ciclo de evaluación, obsesión, revisión y duda?
Karen Kleiman, con un máster en Trabajo Social y licencia para trabajo social clínico, y el consejero certificado Noah Suzuki presentan Desenfreno, una guía práctica ilustrada para lidiar con el TOC y la ansiedad posparto. Juntos, encaran el importante tema de proteger la salud mental de los padres con estrategias basadas en evidencia que reducen la ansiedad y gestionan las acciones y pensamientos obsesivos.
Mediante estrategias prácticas y cómics al estilo del best–seller Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts con los que identificarse, ambos padres aprenderán a romper el ciclo de pensamientos obsesivos, a aumentar su confianza y a sentirse más tranquilos y seguros de sí mismos como padres primerizos. Es un paquete fácil de leer, perfecto para quienes no tienen tiempo ni energía para sentarse a leer un libro.
Cada página empodera con claridad, validación y apoyo a fin de poder dejar de lado las dudas desenfrenadas y poderse enfocar en disfrutar del bebé.
¡Disponible en inglés y español!
Karen Kleiman, con un máster en Trabajo Social y licencia para trabajo social clínico, es fundadora de the Postpartum Stress Center, LLC y the Karen Kleiman Training Center, LLC. Además de ello, es psicoterapeuta y una pionera internacionalmente reconocida en el campo de la salud mental materna. Es autora de más de una docena de libros revolucionarios sobre la depresión y la ansiedad posparto. Noah Suzuki es director de programación del Karen Kleiman Training Center (Centro de Capacitación Karen Kleiman) y terapeuta jefe del Postpartum Stress Center (Centro de Estrés Posparto). Cuenta con una amplia experiencia en el tratamiento del TOC perinatal y es el principal vocero para la capacitación del personal clínico perinatal en estos tratamientos. Molly McIntyre es artista, ilustradora y animadora radicada en Brooklyn, Nueva York, con su familia. Su trabajo ha aparecido en la serie de Netflix próxima a estrenarse, Worn Stories, en el libro Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts (Karen Kleiman, Familius) y en la revista Bitch, así como también en Everyday Feminism, Scary Mommy y Psychology Today, y en exposiciones a lo largo y ancho de Estados Unidos y Japón.
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SELLING POINTS
RECURSO PARA EL TOC POSPARTO: Comprende, maneja y reduce el TOC posparto con guía experta.
FORMATO ASIMILABLE: Consejos cortos e ilustraciones fáciles de entender permite a padres primerizos atareados superar la ansiedad.
CONSEJOS EXPERTOS: Karen Kleiman, con un máster en Trabajo Social y licencia para trabajo social clínico, y el consejero certificado Noah Suzuki proveen estrategias comprobadas para reducir los pensamientos obsesivos y recobrar la confianza.
APOYO EMOCIONAL: Herramientas prácticas para aumentar tu confianza, tu validación y para sentirte más calmada y en control como madre primeriza.
Dive deeper into the authoritarian leaders of yesterday and take practical steps today toward a better democratic society tomorrow, with past and present examples from around the world
How do democracies die? We’re watching it happen in real time. Elected domestic and international leaders are undermining democratic institutions, weaponizing government agencies, and fueling dangerous polarization. Turn on the news—or scroll social media—and the result is everywhere: fear, anger, and a growing sense of helplessness as citizens wonder, I’m just one person—what can I possibly do?
More than simple analysis, How to Save Democracy: The Anti–Authoritarian Playbook empowers everyday citizens with practical, peaceful steps to turn anxiety into action and defend democratic institutions. Drawing on history, scholarly research, and her own experience working with refugees across Europe and Asia, Melissa Dalton–Bradford lays out core patterns in the authoritarian playbook, provides global examples of how these patterns have played out in history and modern day, and offers solutions for how citizens—as individuals and as groups—can take immediate action to reverse the erosion of democracy in their communities.
Melissa Dalton–Bradford is a writer, independent scholar, world citizen, and mother. She holds a BA in German and an MA in comparative literature, both from Brigham Young University. She speaks, reads and writes fluent German, French, and Norwegian, is conversant in Mandarin, and has taught language, humanities, and writing on the university level. Bradford has performed professionally as a soprano soloist and actress in the US, Scandinavia, Central Europe, and Southeast Asia. She and her husband raised their family of four children in Hong Kong, Vienna, Oslo, Paris, Munich, Singapore, Geneva, and Frankfurt.
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
SELLING POINTS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: Having lived in multiple countries across Europe and Asia and worked directly with refugees, Dalton–Bradford brings international humanitarian experience and a broad worldview.
SOCIAL MEDIA REACH: Melissa Dalton–Bradford's Instagram account (@mdglobalmom) boasts over 370K followers and is growing exponentially, reaching engaged viewers who are passionate about improving society.
RECOGNIZE AUTHORITARIAN PATTERNS: Explores the hallmarks of how authoritarians gain power (such as spreading disinformation, scapegoating the vulnerable, and stoking violence), and helps readers identify these patterns in their own political institutions.
ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS: Helps readers pivot from overwhelmed to motivated, providing both short–term and long–term strategies for everyday citizens to reinforce democratic institutions.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Embossing, spot varnish
*192 pages
*WIDTH: 5" - 127mm
*HEIGHT: 7" - 177.8mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9798893962437
US $16.99
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The Reward Trap
WHY REWARDS BACKFIRE AND THE REAL SCIENCE OF MOTIVATING KIDS WRITTEN BY DR. ÖZGÜR BOLAT
Avoid the hidden trap of rewards and raise confident, self-motivated kids with revolutionary, science-based parenting strategies from international sensation Dr. Özgür Bolat
Every loving parent uses rewards—gold stars, treats, praise, privileges—believing they’re nurturing their child’s motivation and self–esteem. But what if seven decades of scientific research reveals we’re doing the exact opposite? What if we are unknowingly sabotaging our children’s motivation?
Dr. Özgür Bolat, award–winning researcher and media sensation, dares to ask the hard questions:
·Why do rewards crush motivation instead of building it?
·Why can’t core values be taught through external incentives?
What hidden dangers await children raised on a steady diet of rewards?
Using the latest groundbreaking research and real–life cases, The Reward Trap explores what rewards are really doing to our children and how we can avoid the pitfalls of external validation on the road to internal motivation. With every page, you’ll discover evidence–based strategies that work in real family life, not just in research labs. No more battles over motivation. No more worrying about your child’s self–esteem. No more anxiety about whether you’re doing enough. Just genuine connection and your child’s authentic development into a confident, motivated, and emotionally secure individual who is happy from within.
Free from the hidden trap of rewards, your child will develop genuine character because they want to, not because they have to. It’s the kind of inner happiness no reward can buy.
Dr. Özgür Bolat is a distinguished education scientist, researcher, associate professor, and author with a career spanning academia, media, and corporate partnerships. His groundbreaking research on parenting and teaching has earned him international recognition, including the prestigious awards Best Young Researcher in New Zealand and Educational Researcher of the Year in Turkey. His academic work has been complemented by a successful media career, where he served as a columnist for a major national newspaper for 12 years, establishing himself as a leading voice in education and parenting discourse. Currently, Dr. Bolat hosts a popular parenting show on a national television network and is a highly sought–after keynote speaker.
SELLING POINTS
LEADING RESEARCH: Drawing on cutting–edge research across psychology, education, motivation science, and neuroscience, and supported by real–life cases, The Reward Trap addresses parents’ most pressing concerns and offers groundbreaking solutions.
RAISING SELF–MOTIVATED CHILDREN: Every parenting strategy is designed to encourage intrinsic motivation without the need for external approval or validation, resulting in confident, curious, and creative children.
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION:
With a social media platform of one million followers and a speaking career with over 120 events a year, Dr. Özgür Bolat is a leading authority in the parenting community, reaching audiences in Turkey, North America, and the United Kingdom.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Embossing, spot varnish
*224 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: AUGUST
ISBN 9798893961805
US $18.99
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eISBN 9798893962093
Recovering Hope
SCIENCE-BASED TOOLS FOR LONG-TERM HEALING FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND ADDICTION
WRITTEN BY CLAY OLSEN AND JACOB HESS, PHD
Find hope in healing from depression, anxiety, and addiction, and build a healthier, happier lifestyle, with practical strategies from Clay Olsen and Dr. Jacob Hess, leaders in mental health
What if what we’ve been told about mental health isn’t the whole truth?
For years, we’ve been told that depression, anxiety, and addiction are lifelong conditions—manageable at best, never truly healable. But mounting evidence and thousands of lived experiences suggest otherwise.
In Restoring Hope, Clay Olsen, founder of the addiction recovery organization Fight the New Drug, and Jacob Hess, PhD, challenge the discouraging narrative surrounding mental illness and present a bold, research–backed alternative: that deep, lasting healing is not only possible—it’s already happening.
Regardless of biological predisposition and chemical imbalances, the accessible strategies in this guide target changeable variables in lifestyle and environment, such as sleep, nutrition, movement, and connection, for long–term relief. With reflection prompts, real stories, and an approachable tone and structure, this compassionate mindset shift restores hope for a life free from mental health challenges.
Combining science with practical mental health tools, this book reveals why the current mental health model often fails to deliver real relief, ·what cutting–edge research says about the brain’s ability to heal and rewire, how small lifestyle changes can lead to powerful emotional transformation, and ·how to foster hope, even in the midst of darkness.
Clay Olsen is a social entrepreneur and leader in mental health advocacy. As CEO and founder of Impact Suite and cofounder of Fight the New Drug, he has helped thousands of individuals find lasting recovery from depression, anxiety, and addiction. He also serves as president of PHASE (Prevention and Healing Against Sexual Exploitation), uniting organizations and community leaders to combat sexual exploitation and trafficking. Jacob Hess, PhD, is a community psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and staff writer at Deseret News. With a doctorate from the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Hess has dedicated his career to deeply understanding and thoughtfully challenging convention narratives around mental health treatment.
SELLING POINTS
CUTTING–EDGE RESEARCH:
Drawing from the latest studies and conversations around depression, anxiety, and addiction, this book looks beyond the tired “chemical imbalance” narrative toward lasting healing.
OPTIMISTIC PERSPECTIVE:
Hopeful and compassionate, it encourages readers to focus on resilience, changeable variables, and the possibility of a life free from mental health challenges.
PRACTICAL TOOLS: More than a mindset shift, it offers simple, accessible tools that target past trauma and present lifestyle to create lasting mental wellness.
EXPERT AUTHORS: The research and strategies in this guide are backed by the expertise of leaders in the mental health space, Clay Olsen, founder of Fight the New Drug, and Jacob Hess, PhD.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Embossing, spot varnish
*184 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9798893962017
US $18.99
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eISBN 9798893962192
RIGHTS: World ex Canada
Gardening with Our Animal Friends
OVER 200 WAYS OUR PETS CAN VITALIZE OUR YARDS, GARDENS, AND LIVES
WRITTEN BY CALEB WARNOCK
Revitalize your garden naturally with chemical-free pesticides, nutrients, and pollinators: the animals and insects already in your backyard
Does your garden leave you wanting more? Are you worn out by weeds? Overwhelmed by pests? The answer might already be in your backyard.
Bestselling author and self–reliance expert Caleb Warnock puts mutualism into practice in his newest gardening guide, Gardening with Our Animal Friends. Using the mutually beneficial relationships between animals and plants, he teaches over 200 ways to improve soil health and fertility, control pests naturally, increase pollination and yields, and improve plant health and flavor.
For every gardening problem, Warnock provides a solution using common animals and insects such as cats, dogs, bees, butterflies, frogs, pill bugs, and even guinea pigs! More than a boring textbook, this is a practical, hands–on guide with accessible advice and stories from the expert himself to ensure that you achieve gardening success. Simple strategies and in–depth explanations make this perfect for both seasoned green thumbs and novice gardeners alike. And its emphasis on natural, chemical–free solutions will appeal to those seeking sustainable, environmentally friendly methods.
Stop working against Mother Nature and work with her instead. Bring relaxation, bounty, and charm to your landscape and garden—with your pets.
Caleb Warnock is a USA Today bestselling author of 24 nonfiction books, including 276 Edible Wild Plants of the United States and Canada, Backyard Winter Gardening, The Art of Baking with Natural Yeast, Successful Gardening in Utah, and Forgotten Skills of Self–Sufficiency. He is an expert on gardening and self–reliant living and has taught gardening classes for more than 25 years. He is one of the nation’s leading experts in geothermal greenhouse design, and the creator of the aboveground walipini greenhouse. He owns the nationwide heirloom seed company SeedRenaissance.com.
SELLING POINTS
COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIQUE: Offering practical strategies for using the mutually beneficial relationships between different species to grow a healthier, more productive, and more resilient garden, this guidebook is one of a kind.
PROBLEM–SOLUTION FORMAT: Each chapter addresses common gardening issues and provides a solution using various animals and insects, with clear guidance for managing each species.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE: With natural chemical–free pest control and pollination methods, this book is the perfect choice for those who care about sustainability and reducing their ecological footprint.
EXPERT AUTHOR: Written by USA Today bestselling author Caleb Warnock, an expert in gardening and self–reliance, this book is backed by decades of research and hands–on experience.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Embossing, spot varnish *200 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: JANUARY
ISBN 9798893961850
US $19.99
eISBN 9798893962307
Planting the Seeds of Reading
NURTURING EARLY LITERACY SKILLS WITH SCIENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
WRITTEN BY CATHY ALLEN FALK
Plant the seeds of reading with research-based, fun-filled activities that help preschoolers build early literacy and prereading skills at home or in the classroom
Struggling to teach your child how to read and don’t know where to start?
From educator and literacy coach Cathy Allen Falk, Planting the Seeds of Reading transforms the science of reading into simple, playful strategies that lay the groundwork for reading success. Once only known to educators, these research–backed methods are now accessible to parents and caregivers who want to give their children a strong start to early literacy.
This isn't about pushing children to read early; it's about preparing the soil for the day they start reading on their own. Through fun, age–appropriate activities that are perfect for home or the classroom, your child will develop essential prereading skills like phonemic awareness, vocabulary growth, fine motor skills, and letter recognition. Best of all, the activities require little to no prep and can be done with everyday materials you already have. With just a few minutes a day, you can nurture your child’s reading readiness, build confidence, and create the fertile ground where lifelong literacy skills will grow.
Cathy Falk is an educator, literacy coach, workshop leader, and author with over 40 years of experience. She combines her deep expertise with proven strategies to help parents support early literacy through clear explanations and practical, easy–to–use activities.
SELLING POINTS
EARLY LITERACY TOOL: Practical strategies that build prereading skills like phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and letter recognition through playful activities.
RESEARCH–BACKED METHODS: Bring the science of reading to everyday routines with simple, proven strategies for teaching preschoolers.
PLAY–BASED LEARNING: Engaging activities and interactions prepare kids for reading and kindergarten success.
ACCESSIBLE FOR CAREGIVERS: Makes foundational prereading skills easy to understand and apply at home or in the classroom, perfect for parents, caregivers, educators, and those supporting young English Language Learners (ELL).
SPECIFICATIONS
*Embossing, spot varnish *256 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
*Paperback
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9798893960549
US $19.99
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eISBN 9798893962130
The Picky Eater Playbook
STRESS-FREE STRATEGIES TO JUMPSTART HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN KIDS
WRITTEN BY KATIE KIMBALL
Say goodbye to picky eating power struggles in this step-by-step guide from TEDx sensation Katie Kimball that shows parents how to move their kids from fear to curiosity about food, building long-term healthy eating habits
What if someone told you picky eating isn’t about the food? Where others might tell you to sneak veggies past your picky eater, Katie Kimball teaches that your child is just learning to eat and that the right dinnertime environment can help your child build a healthy relationship with eating.
The surprising side effect? Less stress for both adults and kids, making dinner a win for the whole family.
But because your family is unique, you need a solution that’s adaptable but strategic, gives clear direction yet doesn’t stress you out, and cares for the long–term relationship your child has with food—not just the vegetable they get past their lips today.
Expanding on the revolutionary TEDx talk from Katie Kimball, who is the voice of healthy kids cooking, The Picky Eater Playbook is packed with actionable strategies, real–life stories, and adaptations for every picky eating challenge. Step by step you can see results in just weeks—or at your own pace.
You’ll feel confident with new routines that crush negative stereotypes and take dinner from picky to peaceful, and your child will build the right attitudes, habits, and expectations to change fear of food into curiosity.
Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, is a writer, speaker, former teacher, and mom of four kids who founded Kitchen Stewardship, Kids Cook Real Food, Teens Cook Real Food, the Picky Eater Playbook parent support group (P.E.P. Club for short), and #LifeSkillsNow, a massive series of online workshops for kids and teens. Kimball is on a mission to connect families around healthy food, and her work with families struggling with picky eaters inspired her TEDx talk “Picky Eating Isn’t About the Food” and consequently The Picky Eater Playbook. She continues to change kids’ relationship with food and support parents in raising healthy, independent future adults at RaisingHealthyFamilies.com and on The Healthy Parenting Handbook podcast.
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HEALTHY EATING HABITS: This book prioritizes lasting habits and a long–term relationship with food over quick fixes, helping kids develop autonomy and a balanced approach to eating.
PRACTICAL TIPS: Bite–size strategies allow parents to choose their own timeline, with changes possible in as little as four weeks.
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: By reframing picky eating as “learning to eat” and avoiding negative labels, the book fosters food curiosity over fear, building confidence in both parents and kids.
EXPERT AUTHOR: From parent and kids cooking teacher Katie Kimball, this book empathetically delivers proven practical strategies for stress–free mealtimes and empowers parents to create a positive food environment at home.
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*Embossing, spot varnish *184 pages
*WIDTH: 6" - 152.4mm
*HEIGHT: 9" - 228.6mm
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PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER AGES 1
ISBN 9798893961904
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The BUF Story
CREATING VISUAL EFFECTS SINCE 1985
BY RÉJANE HAMUS-VALLÉE AND CAROLINE RENOUARD; FOREWORD BY PIERRE BUFFIN
The 40-year history of the French special effects studio behind The Matrix, Blade Runner 2049, Fight Club, and more cult films
In 1982, during the infancy of computer animation, Pierre Buffin and Henry Seydoux sought to establish themselves in the field of special effects with BSCA (Buffin Seydoux Computer Animation). Back then, everything had to be made from scratch, from inventing the tools and building the teams to creating the first effects. In 1988, they finished a six–minute 3D animation about insects living in a computer, the first “long animation” in France. Extraordinary images rapidly began pouring out of their machines, revolutionizing the style of TV graphics, commercials, and short videos, first in France and then around the world.
While BSCA ended in 1990, Buffin founded BUF in 1984, and in just a few years, it became one of the most important leaders in visual effects, responsible for the “bullet–time effect” seen in The Matrix and “camera–mapping” techniques used in Fight Club. For over 40 years, BUF has provided stunning special effects for more than 75 films—including films two through four in the Matrix franchise, Fight Club, The Dark Knight, and Arthur and the Minimoys—and 800 commercials for leading brands— including Perrier, Levi’s, Air France, and Kenzo.
For the first time, this beautifully illustrated book uncovers BUF’s trade secrets, telling the stories behind some of its collaborations and pioneering projects. Dubbed the studio “where you go when you don’t know what you want,” BUF creates the special effects that nobody else would dare attempt.
Réjane Hamus–Vallée is a university professor at the University of Évry Paris–Saclay, within the Pierre Naville Center, where she directs the master’s program Image and Society: Documentary and Social Sciences. Her research focuses primarily on special effects, film industry professions, and visual and filmic sociology. She is the editor of Sociologie de l’image, sociologie par l’image, CinémAction, 2013). Caroline Renouard is a senior lecturer and academic coordinator at the University of Lorraine in Metz. A specialist in special effects, she coauthored with Réjane Hamus–Vallée the titles Superviseur des effets visuels pour le cinéma (Eyrolles, 2015), Les Effets spéciaux au cinéma: 120 ans de création en France et dans le monde (2018), and Truquer, Créer, Innover: Les effets spéciaux en France (2024, with Giusy Pisano).
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ICONIC CREDITS: The studio behind films two through four in the Matrix franchise, Fight Club, The Dark Knight, Life of Pi, The City of Lost Children, and many more.
PIONEER IN THEIR FIELD: One of the few pioneers of visual effects, BUF is one of the most highly regarded special effects companies in the world, yet is mostly unknown to the general public.
IN–DEPTH CHRONICLE:
Narrative covers the 40–plus years the company has been in business.
TIMELY: Work to be published during the 2026 PIDS, a visual effects and CGI festival in Enghien–les–Bains, France.
SPECIFICATIONS
*Full-color illustrations throughout *240 pages
*WIDTH: 9 7/16" - 240mm
*HEIGHT: 12 3/16" - 310mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ART, ENTERTAINMENT
ISBN 9781419790607
US $40.00 CAN $57.00 UK £30.00
Pick Up Your Toys
THE TOYS OF AIR AND SPACE
BY AXEL RUHOMAULLY
A playful yet profound lens into the evolution of flight and its cultural impact
This captivating volume offers an extraordinary voyage into the ethnographic treasures of the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget, France. At its heart lies a remarkable collection of historic aviation–themed toys—some dating back to the 19th century—that trace the soaring narrative of human flight. Far more than a traditional catalogue, the book is a poetic and cultural meditation on our enduring fascination with these miniature marvels.
Through the voices of “key witnesses”—including visual artists, writers, astronauts, and actors—it explores how these objects ignite imagination, preserve fragments of history, and reflect our collective dreams of conquering the skies. Each toy becomes a portal to stories of innovation, wonder, and childhood reverie, inviting readers to see them not merely as playthings but as vibrant relics of a shared human adventure.
The visual storytelling is elevated by Axel Ruhomaully’s signature photography, where dramatic contrasts of light and shadow reveal the soul of each object. The result is a compelling fusion of art, history, and science—a tribute to the spirit of exploration and the timeless allure of flight.
Axel Ruhomaully is a Belgian–Mauritian photographer renowned for his “Light Stencils” technique, inspired by chiaroscuro. Through a masterful play of shadow and light, he reveals the essence of objects and their textures. His work has been showcased in prestigious institutions such as the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in France and the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Italy. Through his projects, he celebrates heritage and human ingenuity. His artistic approach combines technical precision with visual emotion.
RIGHTS: World English
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JOURNEY THROUGH AVIATION HISTORY: Explore an extraordinary collection of historic aviation–themed toys— some dating back to the 19th century—curated from the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace. These objects offer a playful yet profound lens into the evolution of flight and its cultural impact.
ART MEETS MEMORY: With evocative photography and reflections from artists, astronauts, and storytellers, this book transforms museum artifacts into emotional touchstones—blending nostalgia, innovation, and imagination.
CULTURAL EXPLORATION: A thoughtful meditation on how toys transmit knowledge, preserve history, and shape our dreams of the skies. A must–have for lovers of aviation, design, and cultural heritage.
SPECIFICATIONS
* Illustrated throughout *128 pages
*WIDTH: 11.5" - 290mm
*HEIGHT: 8.75" - 220mm
* Paperback
PUB MONTH: JANUARY
ISBN 9791040126287
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 UK £30.00
LOLA JAMES HARPER
Summer Balade
BY LILI MEKDACHI
Welcome to the world of Lola James Harper, where there is always room for dreams, encounters, life, and creativity
Summer Balade is an ode to slowness, to warm summers that seem to last forever, to road trips without a destination, to the freedom of getting in a car with friends or family and letting the day unfold on its own. It ’s the story of Californian roads traveled to the sound of music, while the landscapes pass by the windows like a living screen, a moving movie. Along the way, we stop whenever something calls to us: a light, a color, a building, a horizon. We photograph strangely familiar scenes, as if they had already been lived, dreamed, or remembered. Everything becomes cinematic: fragments of the lost American dream captured in a palette of sun–bleached colors, neon signs, deserted roads, motels, palm trees, and vast skies. Everything invites us to wander through an America that is both real and imagined, seductive and fragile, powerful in its poetry.
Lola James Harper and Éditions de La Martinière are joining forces to launch an entirely new collection of photographic art books offering a rare visual and tactile experience. Like the fragrances, films, and music of Lola James Harper, these books invite the reader on an inner journey—a state of contemplation, moving from destination to destination, image to image, color to color. The collection opens with three volumes that set the tone for a publishing adventure meant to unfold across several dozen titles. Each book opens the doors to a world far from tourist circuits and expected landmarks with each page designed as a place where the reader can imagine their own stories from the photographs, evocative titles, and poetic words. Summer Balade is an invitation to step into an endless summer, a visual reverie where every image awakens a unique emotion.
For more than 20 years, Lili, Noé, Céline, and Rami Mekdachi have traveled the world, camera in hand, capturing the places, encounters, and moments that shape human alchemy. Their family art project, Lola James Harper, brings together their images, music, films, and fragrances in a single quest: to celebrate the beauty of inspiring places—those iconic locations that transform our emotions, our bonds, and our stories.
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GLOBAL PRESENCE: A premium brand with national and international reach (Paris, London, Tokyo, Seoul) TIMELESS
PHOTOGRAPHY: analog photography in Summer Balade INSPIRING UNIVERSES: An artistic quest extending through feature films, short films, music albums, and a collection of fragrances and candles offering a multisensory journey where sounds, colors, and scents converse
WELL KNOWN BRAND: Brand presentation video: https://youtu.be/0NmwiD8dK4g SPECIFICATIONS
* Illustrations throughout *224 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/4" - 235mm
*HEIGHT: 13 1/3" - 340mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9791040125983
US $70.00 CAN $95.00 UK £52.00
LOLA JAMES HARPER
Watching Music
BY LILI, NOÉ, AND RAMI MEKDACHI
Welcome to the world of Lola James Harper—in Watching Music, music becomes visible, tangible and everlasting in this symphonic black and white journey
Watching Music tells the story of an invisible country whose name doesn’t appear on any map, but which Lili, Noé, Céline, and Rami have always traversed. A country made of vibrating amplifiers, guitars leaning against a wall, percussion, cables intertwined like paths, studios where light takes on a different texture, stages where everyone breathes together, living rooms where a single note can transform the atmosphere. A country where the common language is… sound.
Lili and Rami Mekdachi photographed this country. Concerts. Tours. Festivals. Rehearsals. Days and nights of recording with family, at Basement Studios in Pigalle or 4th Street Recording Studio in Santa Monica; suspended moments with superstar Joshua Hong at the Artistic Palace in Paris; musical sessions in Seattle, London, and Beirut, in studios one returns to as if visiting friends. The photographs in Watching Music were born from these places, where time seems to stand still, where a single note can make the air vibrate, where memory merges with listening. Music connects those who play, those who listen, those who record. Like perfume, it cannot be seen or touched, yet it permeates everything. Invisible, yet of absolute power, it unlocks memories, encounters, and luminous moments. When one musician meets another from a different culture, from a distant land with an unknown history, they immediately find common ground: a rhythm, a melody, a breath. Where language separates, music connects.
This book celebrates, through images, this invisible land, this land of sounds, gestures, and lights, where Lili, Noé, Céline, and Rami Mekdachi have always journeyed.
For more than 20 years, Lili, Noé, Céline, and Rami Mekdachi have traveled the world, camera in hand, capturing the places, encounters, and moments that shape human alchemy. Their family art project, Lola James Harper, brings together their images, music, films, and fragrances in a single quest: to celebrate the beauty of inspiring places—those iconic locations that transform our emotions, our bonds, and our stories. Lola James Harper fragrances and candles are inspired by rare places: from museums to galleries, from recording studios to artists’ homes; including the scents created for the Parisian fashion museum Palais Galliera, the legendary concept store Colette, and the recording studio of the iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago. Lola James Harper was founded in in 2013. Creator of the signature scents of the iconic concept store Colette and the Hôtel Costes, Lola James Harper is far more than a fragrance and candle brand. Each creation tells the story of a place, a sound, an atmosphere, a state of mind, a solar universe—an art of living that invites daydreaming.
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GLOBAL PRESENCE: A premium brand with national and international reach (Paris, London, Tokyo, Seoul)
TIMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY: Black–and–white imagery in Watching Music
INSPIRING UNIVERSES: An artistic quest extending through feature films, short films, music albums, and a collection of fragrances and candles offering a multisensory journey where sounds, colors, and scents converse
WELL KNOWN BRAND: Brand presentation video: https://youtu.be/0NmwiD8dK4g
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* Illustrations throughout *224 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/4" - 235mm
*HEIGHT: 13 1/3" - 340mm
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PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9791040126812
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Where The Sun Keeps Shining
BY LILI, NOÉ, AND RAMI MEKDACHI
Discover a world where the sun is eternal and where every road remains to be explored, in the world of Lola James Harper
Where the Sun Keeps Shining is a photographic meditation on light, presence, and the silent power of the sun. Under the sun, the world opens up Colors intensify, shadows lengthen and soften, and even the simplest scenes acquire depth and emotion. Light reveals textures, creates contrasts, and gives objects a new clarity. In this illumination, there is an opening to hope, a feeling that anything is possible, that space breathes, that time slows down just enough to allow us to look. This book brings together images from different continents. What matters is not the destination, but the shared feeling of being under the same sun. Whether captured in a city or a landscape, in the East or the West, the emotion remains universal. The sun becomes the true subject, a common force that connects places, people, and moments. Where the Sun Keeps Shining is about capturing a particular state. A moment when light transforms the ordinary into something luminous. The power lies not in where we stand, but in what happens when the sun appears, when it reminds us, wherever we are in the world, of warmth, openness, and life itself—this energy that connects places and invites a shared feeling of clarity and quiet hope.
Bi–lingual French–English edition
For more than 20 years, Lili, Noé, Céline, and Rami Mekdachi have traveled the world, camera in hand, capturing the places, encounters, and moments that shape human alchemy. Their family art project, Lola James Harper, brings together their images, music, films, and fragrances in a single quest: to celebrate the beauty of inspiring places—those iconic locations that transform our emotions, our bonds, and our stories. Creator of the signature scents of the iconic concept store Colette and the Hôtel Costes, Lola James Harper (founded in 2013) is far more than a fragrance and candle brand. Each creation tells the story of a place, a sound, an atmosphere, a state of mind, a solar universe—an art of living that invites daydreaming.
RIGHTS: World ex French-speaking countries: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Quebec
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GLOBAL PRESENCE: A premium brand with national and international reach (Paris, London, Tokyo, Seoul)
TIMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY:
Opens the door to a world far from tourist routes and expected landmarks.
INSPIRING UNIVERSES: An artistic quest extending through feature films, short films, music albums, and a collection of fragrances and candles offering a multisensory journey where sounds, colors, and scents converge.
WELL KNOWN BRAND: Brand presentation video: https://youtu.be/0NmwiD8dK4g
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* Illustrations throughout
*224 pages
*WIDTH: 9 1/4" - 235mm
*HEIGHT: 13 1/3" - 340mm
* Hardcover
PUB MONTH: OCTOBER
ISBN 9791040126775
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Imagine
WORDS & CUSHIONS
BY ISABELLE D'ORNANO
A
vibrant tribute to Isabelle d'Ornano's embroidered cushions—each a handcrafted expression of love and creativity
Isabelle d’Ornano, cofounder of the iconic French skincare house Sisley— renowned for its timeless elegance—is a globally recognized style icon who has always navigated the hustle and bustle of Paris and New York. Yet when the day ends, she returns to calm, retreating into spaces she has crafted with care—places as distinctive as they are extraordinary. There, in a relaxed suspended space, inspiring words and poems in French and English come to her mind and she embroiders them in a thousand colors on canvas: peace, love, beauty, smile, joy, hope. Letting herself be carried away by creativity, images and memories spring to life under her fingers: stars, suns, Hockney’s springs, the gaze of her grandchildren, ladybugs, and butterflies. Words and motifs come together in original tapestries that transform into precious cushions—treasures that Isabelle d’Ornano uses to adorn the Maisons Sisley or offers as heartfelt gifts to those she holds dear.
This book celebrates the colorful cushions embroidered by Isabelle d’Ornano and reveals the secrets of her joyful creations: unique cushions that turn creation into an act of love.
Bi–lingual French–English edition
Isabelle d’Ornano, born Potocka, is the daughter of Count Joseph Potocki and Princess Christine Radziwill, two of the most distinguished Polish families. She grew up in Portugal, Spain and finished her studies in Oxford. After several years working in Haute Couture, she chose to join her husband—Hubert d’Ornano—to build together one of the great French cosmetic success stories. Isabelle d ’Ornano is passionate about creation, and has, with her husband, shaped the products and image of Sisley, a now worldwide cosmetic brand.
RIGHTS: World ex French-speaking countries: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Quebec
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BUILT–IN PRESS: Isabelle d’Ornano’s life and home has already been featured in prestigious publications such as Vogue, Town and Country, and more, so we know there will be interest in this book.
BOLD AND INSPIRATIONAL: This book is perfect for those who love or have an interest in interior design and lifestyle.
RICHLY ILLUSTRATED: Full–color photographs allow readers to dive into d’Ornano’s colorful universe.
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* Illustrated throughout *208 pages
*WIDTH: 7 4/5" - 200mm
*HEIGHT: 10 1/4" - 267mm
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PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
ISBN 9791040127284
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