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Cover Reveal

April 21, 2026 by Betsy Bird

“I want it to be ridiculous but also sincere.” Erin Bow Discusses Witchward Bound and Reveals Its Cover

"They say you can befriend ravens with peanuts, but being unable to manage the raven-proof garbage cans will also work." We're talking with Erin Bow today about her latest novel for kids.

April 8, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Cover Reveal: WINNIE-THE-POOH: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of that silly old bear we've yet another adaptation of the original work on the horizon. And this one? A beauty.

March 22, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Cover Reveal: I Am NOT Grumpy! by Caroline L. Perry, ill. Sydney Hanson

Are you read for the cutest (and mistakenly grumpiest) critter to hit a picture book page? We've the reveal and the interior spreads here today.

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"An irony of having so many excellent nonfiction books for children is that it can appear that we already know everything: that our world is all mapped, archived, indexed, sorted. That’s not true, of course. But it can feel that way."

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