Our Books

2024 BOOKS

Monkey King and the World of Myths, written and illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. Spring 2024.

2023 BOOKS

ABC and you and me, written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken. Published by Rocky Pond Books. Summer 2023

In The Dark written by Kate Hoefler and illustrated by Corinna Luyken. Published by Knopf. Fall 2023.

Bye Land, Bye Sea, written by Rene Spencer and Rodolfo Montalvo, illustrated by Rodolfo Montalvo. Published by Roaring Brook Press, 2023.

Dim Sum, Here We Come!, written and illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by HarperCollins. Winter 2023.

2022 BOOKS

Heart String, written and illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes. Published by Chronicle Books. Winter 2022.

When I'm With You, written by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Published by Little, Brown, Spring 2022.

A Wish For Twins- The Tale of Our Two Miracles, written and illustrated by Dorothia Rohner. Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. Summer 2022

 

Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?, written by Derick Wilder, illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Published by Chronicle Books, Winter 2022.

Something Wild, written and illustrated by Molly Ruttan. Published by Penguin/Paulsen, Spring 2022. 

A Friend for Ghost, written and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman. Published by Holiday House, Summer 2022.

Ice Cream Face, written and illustrated by Heidi Sheffield. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, Summer 2022. 

Patchwork written by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Corinna Luyken.  Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, Fall 2022.

A Perfect Fit: How Lena "Lane" Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion, written by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Clarion Books, April 12 2022. More info.

I Don't Care, written by Julie Fogliano and co-illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Neal Porter Books, October 11 2022. More info.

Our Day of the Dead Celebration, written and illustrated by Ana Aranda. Published by Penguin/Paulsen, September 2022

How to Make a Memory, written by Elaine Vickers and illustrated by Ana Aranda. Published by Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, May 2023.

The Paper Bird, written and illustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, January 2022.

2021 BOOKS

Bird Boy, written by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani. Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House, Spring 2021.

Allergic, written by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter. Published by Scholastic/Graphix, 2021.

Barn at Night, written by Michelle Houts, illustrated by Jen Betton. Published by Feeding Minds Press, Winter 2021.

The Lost Package, written by Richard Ho, illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Published by Roaring Brook, Winter 2021.

I Can! written by Pat Mora, illustrated by Amber Alvarez. Published by Lee & Low, Spring 2021

Home, written and illustrated by Zahra Marwan. Published by Bloomsbury, Spring 2021.

Nerdycorn, written by Andrew Root, illustrated by Erin Balzer. Published by Beach Lane/Simon and Schuster, Spring 2021.

Two Wishes, written by Edwina Wyatt, illustrated by Irena Freitas. Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House, Spring 2021. 

Sad, Sad Bear, written and illustrated by Kimberly Gee. Published by Beach Lane/Simon and Schuster, Spring 2021. 

Regina, written and illustrated by Andrea Zuill. Published by Schwartz and Wade/Random House, Spring 2021.

A Home Under the Stars, written and illustrated by Andy Musser. Published by Little Bigfoot, Fall 2021.

The Paper Woods, written and illustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published by Dial Books/Penguin Random House, Spring 2021. 

The Tree In Me, written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken. Published by Dial, Spring 

2021.

 

 Love Tails, written and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Published by Cameron Kids, March 9, 2021. 

 Arlo Draws an Octopus, written by Lori Mortensen and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Published by Abrams Books,  May 4, 2021. 

Something Good, illustrated by Corinna Luyken and written by Marcy Campbell.  Published by Little Brown Books For Young Readers/Hachette Book Group, Fall 2021.

All Eyes on Ozzy!, written and illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Published by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Books, Fall 2021.

 

I am Not a Penguin, written and illustrated by Liz Wong. Published by Knopf Books, Jan 2021.

Thoughts are Air, written by Michael Arndt, illustrated by Irena Freitas. Published by Dial Books, 2021.

Dream Weaver,  Lyrics by Gary Wright and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Published by Akashic Books, June 1, 2021. 

Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!, written by Dev Petty, illustrated by Ana Aranda, Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books, June 8, 2021 

Slow Down, Tumbleweed, written by Haven Iverson and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Published by Sounds True, October 5, 2021.

Bicycle Bash, by Alison Farrell, Chronicle Books March, 2021

Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Love with Plato, illustrated by Robin Rosenthal coming 7/6/21

Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Kindness with Confucius, illustrated by Robin Rosenthal coming 7/6/21

Zonia's Rain Forest, written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Candlewick Press, March 30 2021. More info.

La selva de Zonia, written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Candlewick Press, March 30 2021. More info.

Tomatoes for Neela, written by Padma Lakshmi and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, August 31 2021. More info.

2020 BOOKS

Are You Stars Like My Stars? written by Leslie Helakoski and illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield. Published by Sterling, Winter 2020.

Swashby and the Sea, written by Beth Ferry and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Spring 2020. More info.

I Am Goose!, written by Dorothia Rohner, illustrated by Vanya Nastanlieva. Published by Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Feb 2020. More info.

Brick by Brick, written and illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield. Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, Spring 2020.

Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao, written by Helaine Becker, illustrated by Liz Wong. Published by Groundwood Books, March 2020. More info.

Runaway Signs, written by Joan Holub, illustrated by Alison Farrell, Published by Nancy Paulsen Books, June 2020

Truth with Socrates, Imagination with René Descartes, Happiness with Aristotle, and Equality with Simone de Beauvoir, written by Duane Armitage and Maureen Doyle, illustrated by Robin Rosenthal, Published by Putnam, Summer 2020.

A Family for Louie, written and illustrated by Alexandra Thompson. Published by Putnam, Summer 2020.

 

  Nothing In Common, illustrated by Corinna Luyken and written by Kate Hoefler.  Published by Houghton Mifflin, Fall 2020.

The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine, written by Linda Ellovitz Marshall, illustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published by Knopf Booksfor Young Readers, Summer 2020.

2019 BOOKS

The Little Green Girl, written and illustrated by Lisa Anchin, Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, Spring 2019.

The Hike, written and illustrated by Alison Farrell, Published by Chronicle Books, October 8, 2019

Fry Bread, written by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Roaring Brook Press, October 22, 2019. More info.

The Fisherman and the Whale, written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Simon & Schuster, Spring 2019

Brave Molly, written and illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes. Published by Chronicle, April 2019.

Babymoon, written by Hayley Barrett and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Candlewick Press, April 2, 2019. More info.

I'm Worried, written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, June 2, 2019. More info.

Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet, written by Curtis Manley and illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Roaring Brook Press, Winter 2019

    

Weird Little Robots, written by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Corinna Luyken.  Published by Candlewick, Fall 2019.

The Goose Egg, written and illustrated by Liz Wong. Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, January 22, 2019. More info.

My Heart, written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken. Published by Dial/Penguin Random House, January 2019.

A Normal Pig, written and illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Published by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Children's, June 2019.

Noodlephant, written by Jacob Kramer and illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Published by Enchanted Lion Books, February 2019.

Old MacDonald Had a Baby, written by Emily Snape and illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Published by Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, November 2019.

Take Your Pet to School Day, written by Linda Ashman and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman. Published by Random House, 2019.



2018 BOOKS

What Can You Do with a Toolbox? Written by John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino, illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by Simon & Schuster Paula Wiseman Books, August 28, 2018. More info.

Balance the Birds, written and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. Published by Abrams Appleseed, Fall 2018 (tent).

Alma and How She Got Her Name/Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre, written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Candlewick Press, April 10, 2018. More info.

Frenemies in the Family, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by Random House, Mar 13, 2018. More Info.

Hedgehog Needs A Hug, written and illustrated by Jen Betton. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons – Penguin Books, June 19, 2018. More info. 

Twilight Chant, written by Holly Thompson, illustrated by Jen Betton. Published by Clarion Books – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 20, 2018. More info. 

I'm Sad, written by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2018 (tent.).

Where is the Treasure? by Maple Lam. Published by Light Press (Taiwan), August 17, 2018. More Info.

Bark Park, illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes

Cycle City by Alison Farrell

Goodnight Soccer, illustrated by Christina Forshay

Mad, Mad Bear by Kimberly Gee

Meddy Teddy, illustrated by Nicholas Hong

100 bugs!, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

All are Welcome, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse, illustrated by Corinna Luyken

The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful, illustrated by Andrea Offermann

Goodnight Little Monsters, illustrated by Brian Won

Marigold and Daisy by Andrea Zuill

2017 BOOKS



Out of School and into Nature, written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Published by Sleeping Bear Press, March 15, 2017. 



Confiscated! by Suzanne Kaufman, Published by HarperCollins' Balzer + Bray, August 1, 2017.

Naughty Claudine's Christmas by Patrick Jennings, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman, Published by Random House, October 24, 2017. 

Pomegranate Witch written by Denise Doyen and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler, Published by Chronicle Books, August 1 2017

John Ronald's Dragons written by Caroline McAlister, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler, Published by Roaring Brook Press, March 2017.

The Book of Mistakes. Written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken.  Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, April 18, 2017.

I Will Love You, written by Alyssa Capucilli, illustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published by Scholastic, March 2017. 

Sam & Eva. Written and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster BFYR, Oct 2017. 

 La Princesa and the Pea. Written by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, September 5, 2017. More info.

Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in The Secret Ingredient. 
Written by Lauren McLaughlin, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Random House Children's, July 2017.

Ruby Rose, Big Bravos. Written by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by HarperCollins Children's, August 2017.

Stack the Cats. Written and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. Published by Abrams Appleseed, May 2017. More info.

Sea Monkey and Bob. Written by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster BFYR, April 25, 2017. More info.




The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra. Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman, illustrated by Ana Aranda. Published by Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books, March 7, 2017. More info.

What Will Grow?, written by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. Published by Bloomsbury, February 2017.

The Thickety #4: The Last Spell, written by J.A. White, illustrated by Andrea Offermann, published by Katherine Tegen Books, April 2017. 

Yvain by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Andrea Offermann, published by Candlewick, March 2017. 


2016 BOOKS

Dear Dragon
Written by Josh Funk, illustrated by Rodolfo Montalvo. Published by Viking Children's Books, a Penguin Random House imprint, September 2016.





Mitzi Tulane: Preschool Detective in What's That Smell?
Written by Lauren McLaughlin, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Random House Children's, Spring 2016. More info.


My Little Sister and Me
Written and illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by HarperCollins Children's, May 2016. More info.



La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños
Written by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Summer 2016. More info.



Ruby Rose: Off To School She Goes!
Written by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by HarperCollins Children's, Summer 2016. More info.



Quackers
Written and illustrated by Liz Wong. Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 2016. More info.





2015 BOOKS

The Story I'll Tell, written by Nancy Tupper Ling, illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Published by Lee & Low Books, Fall 2015.

 

A Penguin Named Patience: A Hurricane Katrina Rescue Story, written by Suzanne Lewis and illustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published by Sleeping Bear Press, Winter 2015.

Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Summer 2015. More info.

Wherever You Go 
Written by Pat Zietlow-Miller, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Published by Little Brown Books, May 2015.





Two Girls Want a Puppy 
Written by Ryan and Evie Cordell, illustrated by Maple Lam. Published by HarperCollins Children's, June 2015. More info.

Cody and the Fountain of Happiness 
Written by Tricia Springstubb, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Published by Candlewick Press, Spring 2015.

Sea-Monkey and Bob, written by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Fall 2014. More info.


2014 BOOKS

 
Naked!
Written by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, April 2014. More info.

 
The Grudge Keeper
Written by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler.
Published by Peachtree Publishers, April 2014. More info.
 

Seven Judy Blume classics reissued as middle grade by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, April 2014. Cover illustrations by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.



Freckle Juice
Written by Judy Blume, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Reissued by Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, May 2014.


 
The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo
Written by Judy Blume, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Reissued by Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, May 2014.


 
The Pain And The Great One
Written by Judy Blume, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Reissued by Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, May 2014.



2013 BOOKS

 
Der Eisdrache
Written by Troon Harrison, illustrated by Andrea Offermann.
Published by Nilpferd im Residenz Verlag in September 2013.

 
Goodnight Baseball (Sports Illustrated Kids: Fiction Picture Books)
Written by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Christina Forshay. Published by Picture Window Books on Feb 1st, 2013.

 
Miss Maple's Seeds
Written and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin on April 4, 2013. More info.

 
Doll Bones
Written by Holly Black, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster on May 7, 2013.

What Will Hatch? 
Written by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. Published by Bloomsbury Kids on May 13, 2013.

2012 BOOKS

 
Ghost Knight
Written by Cornelia Funke, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Little Brown, Books for Young Readers on May 1, 2012. More Info.

 
Peter Pan
Written by J. M. Barrie, retold by Sabine Rahn, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Ellermann Verlag in August 2012. More info.

 
I'm Bored
Written by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers on Sept. 4, 2012. More info.

 
The Broken Lands
Written by Kate Milford, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Clarion Books on Sept. 4, 2012. More Info.

 
Dana's Trip
Written by Salha Ghabish, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Kalimat on November 7, 2012.

 
Eisweihnacht (German)
Written by Ruth Berger, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Kindler Verlag on November 9, 2012. More info.

2011 BOOKS

 
The Messy One
Written by Christianne C. Jones, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Published by Picture Window Books/Capstone Publishers on August 1, 2011. More info.

 
The Midnight Zoo
Written by Sonya Hartnett, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Candlewick Press on September 13, 2011. More info.

 
The Poisons of Caux: The Shepherd of Weeds (Book III)
Written by Susannah Appelbaum, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on October 31, 2011.

 
Drei Wünsche ("Three Wishes", German)
Written by Petra Oelker, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Kindler Verlag on November 1, 2011. More info.

2010 BOOKS

The Boneshaker
Written by Kate Milford, illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Published by Clarion Books on May 24, 2010. More info.