Happy New Year, it's 2019! Here is sneak preview of all the titles to come from our KidlitArtists members this year. 13 members have 18 books coming out in 2019--and nearly half of those books are authored by KidlitArtist members as well. Check out the list below!
We will update this post as more details and cover art becomes available.
We will update this post as more details and cover art becomes available.
Written and illustrated by Lisa Anchin
Apr. 2, 2019 from Dial/Penguin Random House
The Little Green Girl is no ordinary topiary. She dreams of visiting far off places and exploring the world beyond her garden’s walls. But for her gardener, Mr. Aster, the prospect of deviating from his daily routine–let alone leaving his beloved home–is unimaginable. Try as she might, the Little Green Girl can’t uproot herself and set off on her own. To realize her dream, she’ll have to find a way to show Mr. Aster that it’s possible to carry a bit of home with you wherever you go.
Written and illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes
Spring 2019 from Chronicle Books
What do you do when no one can see your monsters but you? At first, Molly runs from them. But they follow her down the sidewalk, getting in the way when she tries to make a new friend, popping up unexpectedly out of shadows, and multiplying. Until finally...Molly faces her fears. Author-illustrator Brooke Boynton-Hughes delivers a modern classic in this moving adventure that honors everyday acts of bravery and the power of friendship to banish the monsters that haunt us.
Apr. 2, 2019 from Dial/Penguin Random House
The Little Green Girl is no ordinary topiary. She dreams of visiting far off places and exploring the world beyond her garden’s walls. But for her gardener, Mr. Aster, the prospect of deviating from his daily routine–let alone leaving his beloved home–is unimaginable. Try as she might, the Little Green Girl can’t uproot herself and set off on her own. To realize her dream, she’ll have to find a way to show Mr. Aster that it’s possible to carry a bit of home with you wherever you go.
Written and illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes
Spring 2019 from Chronicle Books
What do you do when no one can see your monsters but you? At first, Molly runs from them. But they follow her down the sidewalk, getting in the way when she tries to make a new friend, popping up unexpectedly out of shadows, and multiplying. Until finally...Molly faces her fears. Author-illustrator Brooke Boynton-Hughes delivers a modern classic in this moving adventure that honors everyday acts of bravery and the power of friendship to banish the monsters that haunt us.
Written and illustrated by Kimberly Gee
May 7, 2019 from Penguin Random House/Putnam
From his first demand to be picked up and then immediately put down, opposites pop up all day long for this energetic boy. Breakfast is no, no, no, yes! At the sandbox, it’s make, make, make, break! And jumping into the pool goes from can’t, can’t, can’t, to can!
May 7, 2019 from Penguin Random House/Putnam
From his first demand to be picked up and then immediately put down, opposites pop up all day long for this energetic boy. Breakfast is no, no, no, yes! At the sandbox, it’s make, make, make, break! And jumping into the pool goes from can’t, can’t, can’t, to can!
SUSIE GHAHREMANI
Little Muir's Song
Written by John Muir, illustrated by Ssie Ghahremani
August 2019 from Yosemite Conservancy
This book — written by John Muir himself — introduces the wonder season of the Sierras to little readers from the perspective of a young John Muir.
SUZANNE KAUFMAN
Take Your Pet to School Day
July 2, 2019 from Penguin Random House
When pets show up with their kids at Maple View Elementary, it's total
chaos! These animals have no respect for school rules, and every class
quickly gets out of hand. But why did they show up in the first place?
Who said they could come? Could it have been...the pets themselves? It
turns out they just wanted in on the fun! Now, if they want to stay,
they'll just have to behave....
JESSICA LANAN
Written by Curtis Manley, illustrated by Jessica Lanan
Jan 29, 2019 from Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Kids
Do you wonder if humans are the only beings who wonder if they are alone in the universe? Our sun is a star. In the night sky are all kinds of stars, and orbiting those stars are planets like the ones in our own solar system. Could those planets have life like we do on Earth? Planet Earth is not too big, not too small, not too hot, and not too cold. It’s just right. Our very own Goldilocks planet. Follow a young girl as she learns about the wondrous search for another Goldilocks planet.
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
The Fisherman and the Whale
Written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan
May 14, 2019 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
A fisherman takes his son for a trip out on the water. When they encounter a whale entangled at sea, they discover a connection that transcends the bounds of species... and learn that their relationship with the sea is more complicated than they may have realized.
JESSICA LANAN
Finding Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis and his Brother
Written by Caroline McAlister, illustrated by Jessica Lanan
November 19, 2019 from Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Kids
Jack (C.S.) Lewis and Warren Lewis weren't just brothers; they were best friends. Follow the childhood of the boy who grew up to write the Chronicles of Narnia in this picture book biography to follow Caroline McAlister's "John Ronald's Dragons" (2017.)
Cover art coming soon!
CORINNA LUYKEN
My Heart
Written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken
Jan 8, 2019 from Dial/Penguin Random House
Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep the world out. But some days it is wide open to the love that surrounds you. With lyrical text and breathtaking art, My Heart, My Heart empowers all readers to listen to the guide within in this ode to love and self-acceptance.
CORINNA LUYKEN
Weird Little Robots
Written by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Corinna Luyken
Fall 2019 from Candlewick Press
In a new town with only the robots she creates for company, it only takes a little bit of magic to change everything for nine-year-old Penny Rose.
Cover art coming soon!
CORINNA LUYKEN
My Heart
Written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken
Jan 8, 2019 from Dial/Penguin Random House
Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep the world out. But some days it is wide open to the love that surrounds you. With lyrical text and breathtaking art, My Heart, My Heart empowers all readers to listen to the guide within in this ode to love and self-acceptance.
CORINNA LUYKEN
Weird Little Robots
Written by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Corinna Luyken
Fall 2019 from Candlewick Press
In a new town with only the robots she creates for company, it only takes a little bit of magic to change everything for nine-year-old Penny Rose.
Cover art coming soon!
JUANA MARTINEZ-NEAL
Babymoon
Written by Hayley Barrett, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
April 2, 2019 from Candlewick Press
Inside the cozy house, a baby has arrived! The world is eager to meet the newcomer, but there will be time enough for that later. Right now, the family is on its babymoon: cocooning, connecting, learning, and muddling through each new concern. While the term “babymoon” is often used to refer to a parents’ getaway before the birth of a child, it was originally coined by midwives to describe days like these: at home with a newborn, with the world held at bay and the wonder of a new family constellation unfolding. Paired with warm and winsome illustrations by Juana Martinez-Neal, Hayley Barrett’s lyrical ode to these tender first days will resonate with new families everywhere.
JUANA MARTINEZ-NEAL
Fry Bread
Written byKevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
October 22, 2019 from Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Kids
Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard,
Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpré Award winner Juana Martinez-Neal.
Fry bread is food
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.
Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.
Fry bread is food
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.
Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.
Fry bread is nation.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.
Fry bread is us.
It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.
DEBBIE OHI
Written by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ohi
June 4, 2019 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Potato is worried. About everything.
Because anything might happen.
When
he tells his friends, he expects them to comfort him by saying that
everything will be okay. Except they don’t. Because it might not be, and
that’s okay too. Still, there’s one thing they can promise for sure: no
matter what happens…they will always be by his side.
MOLLY RUTTAN
I Am a Thief
Written by Abigail Rayner, illustrated by Molly Ruttan
Fall 2019 from NorthSouth Books
Description and cover art coming soon!
HEIDI WOODWARD SHEFFIELD
Are Your Stars like My Stars?
Written by Leslie Helakoski, illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Fall 2019 from Sterling
Description and cover art coming soon!
K-FAI STEELE
Written and illustrated by K-Fai Steele
June 2019 from Balzer + Bray/Harpercollins Childrens
Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she’ll be when she grows up. But
one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways
in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn’t like any of the same
things she used to . . . the things that made her Pip. This charming picture book celebrates all our differences while questioning the idea that there is only one way to be “normal.”
Cover art coming soon!
K-FAI STEELE
Written by Jacob Kramer, illustrated by K-Fai Steele
Jan 2019 from Enchanted Lion
NOODLEPHANT is a story about an elephant and her friends who band
together to overthrow the kangaroos that run their town. It’s about who
makes the rules, and who must break them. It’s about noodles and
revolution, laws and lasagna.
LIZ WONG
Written and illustrated by Liz Wong
Jan 22 2019 from Penguin Random House
Henrietta likes her quiet life. A morning swim, a cup of tea–all is serene. But
everything changes when she bumps her head and winds up with a goose
egg–a REAL goose egg. Henrietta tries to return the baby goose to the
nest, but her flock has flown. It’s up to Henrietta to raise her.
Goose
isn’t anything like Henrietta. She’s flappy, and noisy, and exhausting.
But Henrietta raises that goose right. She teaches her to swim, and to
honk, and to fly. When Goose flies off with the other geese, Henrietta
is so proud!
And then . . . lonely. How quiet her life feels now.
But the love you give has a way of coming back to you. And Henrietta has a wonderful surprise in store. . . .
ANDREA ZUILL
Written and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
March 26 2019 from Schwartz and Wade/Penguin Random House
Sweety is awkward, even for a naked mole rat. She has protruding front
teeth, thick glasses, and some very unusual hobbies, including
interpretive dance and fungus identification. She’s intense and
passionate–and her peers don’t always get her. But surely there are
other mushroom lovers out there? As Sweety sets out to find them, she
comes to realize–with a little help from her cool Aunt Ruth– that being
Sweety is actually pretty awesome. With heart and humor and a whole lot
of charm, Andrea Zuill delivers a story about learning to embrace
everything that makes you you–and that’s something many kids are going to relate to.
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Jessica Lanan was the recipient of the SCBWI mentorship award in 2011. She is the illustrator of THE STORY I'LL TELL (Lee & Low, 2015) and OUT OF SCHOOL AND INTO NATURE: THE ANNA COMSTOCK STORY (Sleeping Bear Press, 2017.)
Her first book as an author and illustrator, THE FISHERMAN AND THE WHALE, will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2019.
Other upcoming books include:
instagram: JessicaLanan
twitter: @jalanan
Her first book as an author and illustrator, THE FISHERMAN AND THE WHALE, will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2019.
Other upcoming books include:
- JUST RIGHT: THE SEARCH FOR THE GOLDILOCKS PLANET (Roaring Brook, 2019)
- FINDING NARNIA: THE STORY OF C.S. LEWIS AND HIS BROTHER (Roaring Brook, 2019)
- A KID OF THEIR OWN (Charlesbridge, spring 2020)
- LOST (Roaring Brook, 2020)
instagram: JessicaLanan
twitter: @jalanan
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