Happy book birthday to Monsters Beware by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado! Monsters Beware! continues the funny, fast, high-energy storytelling and inventive, perilous fantasy landscape established by the popular prequels, Dragons Beware! and Giants Beware! Make sure to pick all of them up.
Happy book birthday to brazen by Pénélope Bagieu! With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of formidable female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison, or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, their stories are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Happy book birthday to Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom by Gigi D.G.! Join nerdy magician Cucumber and his feisty knight-in-training little sister, Almond, as they set out to retrieve the Dream Sword, the only weapon powerful enough to defeat Evil Queen Cordelia’s Nightmare Knight. Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom is the second of a series of delightfully [...]
Happy book birthday to The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang! Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances—one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances [...]
Happy book birthday to Is This Guy for Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman by Box Brown. Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman’s resume was impressive—a popular role on the beloved sitcom Taxi, a high-profile stand-up career, and a surprisingly successful stint in professional wrestling. Although he was by all accounts a sensitive and thoughtful person, he's ironically [...]
Happy book birthday to George O’Connor’s latest Olympians graphic novel, Hermes: Tales of a Trickster ! This series is up to ten volumes, and all of them are delightful. If you haven’t checked out these graphic novels yet, now’s your chance!
Happy book birthday to The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell! This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's [...]
We are so excited that all of the covers for our Fall 2018 books have been revealed! We didn't want you to miss any, so we're posting them all here. Check out the official reveal here. Kitten Construction Company: Meet the House Kittens by John Patrick Green, out 9/4/2018! Castle in the Stars: The Moon King by [...]
Happy book birthday to the forth and last book in the grotesque and wonderful Demon series, Demon Volume 4 by Jason Shiga. Reminder: Jason’s four-volume epic is NOT for kids. SERIOUSLY. Demon follows Jimmy Yee, a man who cannot die, no matter how hard he tries. Although he’s seemingly immortal, Jimmy’s real super power is his brain. He’s [...]
Happy Book Birthday to Cici's Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret! Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She’s been watching them and taking notes. Cici's Journal is interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she’s uncovered, even as she struggles to [...]
