Enduring Children's Classics, and the Illustrators we love
It Starts
with a Bee
Follow along with the bees through the seasons in this beautifully water colored picture book, learning about the crucial role bees play in the cycle of life, all in lyrical, rhyming text.
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by QEB Publishing
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Ella in the
Garden of
Giverny
This subtly colored and dreamily illustrated book tells the story of Ella, the daughter of an artist who went to Giverny to study with Monet, who sneaks into Monet’s garden, and develops a friendship with him. As Ella sketches, Monet talks about important moments in his life, including his struggles with critics and his own self-doubt. He also explains the idea of Impressionism in a way children will love and understand.
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by Prestel Junior
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Parks for
the People
The life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park who became the father of landscape architecture, and went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol, retold here with lavish illustrations and lyrical text.
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by Viking Books for Young Readers
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The Outdoor
Scientist
By Temple Grandin, with Betsy Lerner
Illustrated by Kenton Hoppas
This one has been out in hardback but now is available in paperback! I usually don’t highlight books just because they are new in paperback but this one is special and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to bring it attention!
Autism spokesperson Temple Grandin created this book about exploring the world around us, introducing readers to geologists, astrophysicists, oceanographers, and sharing her childhood experiences with projects to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around them.
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by Philomel Books
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The Great
Wall
Through Time
By Various Authors at DK
Illustrated by Du Fei
About a year ago I loaned A Street Through Time from the library and it was a big hit with my son…and with me! Every turn of the page in this book showed a scene from the same location in Europe (a street in London I believe), but at a different point in time, which is actually, incredibly fascinating! Now with The Great Wall Through Time we can go on that same journey through time, but this time with Asian history.
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by DK Children
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Leo and the
Gorgon’s
Curse
By Joe Todd-Stanton
The 4th book in the Brownstone’s Mythical Collection series follows Leo Brownstone, who has to hunt a gorgon. We have collected every one of these because we love the adventure, the mythology involved in the story, and the colors and illustrations! Gorgeous books!
Publishing: April 5, 2022 by Flying Eye Books
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Around the
World in 80
Trees
A visual celebration of the variety of trees found across the world, includes a beautiful central gatefold that opens up to show all 80 trees and how they are linked. My son has always been fascinated by trees so a certain bunny might be including it in a certain basket this year!
Publishing: April 12, 2022 by Welbeck Editions (earlier UK release in March)
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Around the
World in 80
Musical
Instruments
Grouped into percussion instruments, wind, string, and other, readers will discover how they are all related to each other in ‘families’, Bonus! – please do enjoy exploring the musical family tree as a fold-out poster.
Publishing: April 12, 2022 by Welbeck Editions (earlier UK release in March)
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The Velveteen
Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit has seen a few new editions celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Here is another by the same illustrator as A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Erin Stead, who gives it a fresh and breath-taking new look.
This deluxe version contains the full, original story from the 1922 classic.
Publishing: April 12, 2022 by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
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The King of
the Copper
Mountains
By Paul Biegel
Illustrated by Sally Collins
Ok so I am really curious about this one. I love it when older books are republished with a new look because it usually means that the story is worthy of republication! Written in 1964, it seems to be about a rabbit who is tasked with keeping his king alive every night with a story until the doctor returns with a cure. The rabbit calls upon his animal friends for stories so every night a different animal tells a tale: a wolf, squirrel, duck, sheep etc. Labelled as a cult classic, I’m probably going to seem very foolish to some for not knowing about this book, but I will know by the end of April once I get my hands on it!
Publishing: April 12, 2022 by Pushkin Childrens Books
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Sherlock
Holmes
The Hound of
the
Baskervilles
By Arthur Conan Doyle, Edited by Margaret Novak
Illustrated by Maite Schmitt
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this classic Sherlock Holmes tale about a giant, ghostly hound that glows eerily and howls outside the Baskerville estate at night more than one hundred years ago.
Abridged and retold for a young modern audience while remaining true to Doyle’s original text, and featuring boldly colored and captivating illustrations, this is another in a new line of books that has really caught my eye!
Publishing: April 12, 2022 by Whalen Book Works
*Since posting the publishers have moved the release date to June 14, 2022..sorry about that!
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Book of
Questions
Libro de las
preguntas
Did you know that it is ok NOT to have answers for everything?
This beautiful book is the first illustrated selection of questions from Pablo Neruda’s original poem, The Book of Questions.
Gorgeously, cosmically illustrated by Paloma Valdivia and clearly rooted in Chilean landscapes.
Publishing: April 26, 2022 by Enchanted Lion Books
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Children of
the Forest
By Matt Myers
Two siblings set off to live a life of adventure in the untamed wilds of their own backyard in this funny and beautifully illustrated picture book.
Publishing: April 26, 2022 by Neal Porter Books
Amazon does not have interior pictures up yet, so visit Matt Myers website for this books’ lively watercolor artwork!
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Cress
Watercress
By Gregory Maguire
Illustrated by David Litchfield
This one actually came out two days ago on March 29, but I had to include it. The cover and artwork by David Litchfield caught my eye, and once I saw that it was written by Wicked author, Gregory Maguire, it was a done deal!
Published: March 29, 2022 by Candlewick
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