Happy book birthday to our March new releases
Plus cover reveals, new book deals, and events across the country
Welcome spring with these March titles:
A Geoduck Is Not A Duck by Candy Wellins, illustrated by Ellie Peterson is a story of mistaken identity is full of more twists and turns than a rough day at sea and will have everyone laughing as the reporter slowly uncovers the truth about the geoduck.
Sona and the Golden Beasts by Rajani LaRocca. Kirkus Reviews calls it, “A fully immersive and enchanting fantasy that readers will get lost in.”
Dear Younger Me by Elisa Boxer with Gabby Giffords is an inspiring YA anthology of 35 trailblazing women from all walks of life, detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book, telling their younger selves what they wish they had known growing up.
Connor and the Taekwando Tournament by Jen Malia, illustrated by Peter Francis is the third installment in the Infinity Rainbow Club series, a chapter book series featuring five neurodivergent children in a club at their elementary school. The club provides a safe space for stims and different communication styles to be accepted and celebrated.
The Quiet Forest by Charlotte Offsay, illustrated by Abi Cushman. Kirkus Reviews says the book is “At once fresh and familiar, silly and soothing.
Sourgrass by Hope Lim, illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani. Kirkus Reviews calls the book “A gentle tug at the heartstrings.”
(When you buy these books through our Bookshop, we receive a small commission on each sale.)
Welcome back to our series, 20 QUESTIONS!,
where we answer questions about writing, reading, and author life.
(Note that we enjoy the series so much we’ve decided to just keep the questions coming!)
This month’s question:
What in your latest book is drawn from real life, and what, if anything, is made up?
“In my RAINBOW DAYS early reader series, Zoya and her puppy, Coco, love to create art together. In THE ORANGE WALL, Zoya paints her room. When she finishes painting, she decides to… (spoiler alert) paint a mural on one of the walls. The idea for what she paints on that wall was inspired by my own experience. I enjoy walking in the woods, and so Zoya paints a scene of herself, walking in the woods with her dad and Coco.”
– Valerie Bolling, author of RAINBOW DAYS: THE ORANGE WALL, illustrated by Kai Robinson (Scholastic, 2024)
Read more from our authors and illustrators here.
Cover Reveals
New Book Deals
Mark your calendars...
Note: All events are in person unless otherwise indicated.
California
May 9, 2024. Building On Books Celebration featuring Darshana Khiani, San Francisco. Learn more and get tickets here.
Connecticut
April 20, 2024 @ 11 a.m. Partner Storytime with Lizzy Rockwell and Valerie Bolling at Black Rock Books, Bridgeport, CO
Georgia
April 13, 2024: Bookworm Book Festival Powder Springs, GA, with Valerie Bolling
Kansas
April 13, 2024 @ 10 a.m. Lindsay Metcalf will appear at Cloud County Tourism, Concorida, KS.
April 20, 2024 @ 10 a.m. Lindsay Metcalf will appear at Watermark Books, Wichita, KS, for a storytime and book signing for Earth Day
April 27, 2024 @ 10 a.m. Lindsay Metcalf will appear at The Raven, Lawrence, KS
Massachusetts
May 21, 2024 @ 10 a.m. Dozens of Doughnuts Story Time with Carrie Finison at the Hopkinton Public Library, Hopkinton, MA
New Hampshire
March 29, 2024: Carrie Finison will appear on the Author Panel, New Hampshire School Library Media Association Spring Conference, Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
New York
May 19, 2024 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sullivan County Youth Book Festival featuring Carrie Finison at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello, NY
Rhode Island
April 6: Valerie Bolling will appear at the We Are All Readers Book Fair in North Kingstown
Texas
March 29 @ 6 p.m. Candy Wellins will appear at Book People
April 6 @ 1 p.m. Candy Wellins will have a storytime as part of the Books and Bees Festival, Bee Cave, TX. Learn more here.
Utah
June 24-27: Lindsay Metcalf will appear at the National Ag in the Classroom Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Washington
on view through July 15: See Kjersten Hayes’s artwork at the Seattle Convention Center as part of the SCBWI Illustrator Showcase (ARCH Second Level)
Virtual
April 5-7, 2024. “STREAM Thinking: Applying Scientific Process to Student Writing” with Kirsten Larson, Lindsay Metcalf, Rajani LaRocca, and Jen Malia, part of STEM Con & Beyond. Register here (Note: This is an affiliate link.)
April 10, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. Virtual poetry workshop with Valerie Bolling hosted by the Meriden Library, CT