New children's and teen books: picture books to YA novels

A roundup highlights recent releases for children and teens, from exuberant picture books to YA fantasy and thrillers. The selection includes short picture books alongside chapter books, graphic novels and longer works for older readers. Picture-book entries include The Good Deed Dogs by Emma Chichester Clark, in which three helpful dogs repeatedly backfire before succeeding in a kitten rescue; Auntie’s Bangles by Dean Atta and Alea Marley, a poignant story of loss, joy and remembrance; and Grandad’s World by Michael Foreman, which follows Jack and his grandfather as they tackle pollution in a village pond.

Each title is presented with publisher and price information in the roundup. Among books for slightly older readers are Jake in the Middle (a 5+ chapter book), Ben Davis’s illustrated Postman Planet (6+), Neill Cameron’s Donut Squad 2 (7+ graphic novel) and Piu DasGupta’s historical adventure The Golden Monkey Mystery (8+).

Middle-grade and teen offerings include Rebecca Stead’s sci-fi The Experiment (9+), Rebecca Orwin’s post-apocalyptic The Monsters at the End of the World (9+), Iqbal Hussain’s time-travel The Night I Borrowed Time (10+), and Jewell Parker Rhodes’s Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel. YA highlights include Katie Bernet’s Beth Is Dead and fantasy debuts Arcana: The Lost Heirs and Queen of Faces, the latter noted as suitable for 14+.

Key Topics

Culture, Children's Books, Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Ya Fantasy, Emma Chichester Clark