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Dean Robbins
My Dog, Shy Dog
December 2027, Penguin Workshop, 32 pp
MY DOG, SHY DOG is a rhyming picture book about a cute pup who’s cheerful at home but fearful when it’s time for a walk through the neighborhood. She shrinks from the gruff dogs, rough dogs, and just-...
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Jennifer Black Reinhardt
Morph: The Magnificent Metamorphosis of Ernest and Moe
January 2027, Random House Children's Books, 40 pp
In this tender, beautifully illustrated story, two moth caterpillar friends navigate the big feelings of metamorphosis together, offering a reassuring celebration of growing up, letting go, and holdin...
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Ashley Wong
Our Threads
February 2027, Penguin Workshop, 40 pp
Illustrated through embroidery, this debut picture book tells the story of how a friendship may tangle and fray when one friend moves away, but threads of connection will always tie them together. Su...
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Ben Clanton
PLANT WITH PLOOF
March 2027, Tundra/Penguin Random House Canada, 56 pp
Ploof is back and ready to plant! The newest in an interactive picture book series perfect for fans of Hervé Tullet’s Press Here — and for Easter baskets, Earth Day and springtime gifts! From the crea...
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Brittany J. Thurman
FOREVER AND ALWAYS
January 2024, Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 40 pp
In this lyrical picture book from two breakout picture book creators, a young Black child waits for—and worries about—her father while he’s away from home. A sensitive, poignant portrayal of a family’...
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Andy Rash
THE HAPPY BOOK
Winter 2019, Viking/Penguin, TBD pp
A funny and sweet story about not always being happy, and how that’s okay. It isn’t always sunny for Happy Camper and Clam. But when the best friends fight over their newly discovered feelings, can S...