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Tag: Walker Books for Young Readers

April 18, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Myrick Marketing Publisher Preview Spring/Summer 2025: Part Four Featuring TOON Books, Walker Books, What On Earth Books, Albatros, and Barefoot Books

We've an interesting array of titles on display for you today. These are all books that have either just come out or are on the near horizon.

May 30, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Publisher Spotlight Preview: Fall/Winter 2024 (Walker Books Australia, Black Sands, and Kalaniot

Thanks to Ellen Myrick, I've gotten a peek at a slew of children's books slated to come to our American shores in the not-so-distant future. So buckle up and enjoy the ride!

April 7, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Sylvie by Sylvie Kantorovitz

Early 70s France never looked so good. A new middle grade graphic memoir comes to us. A perfect new addition to every bookshelf looking for something familiar and odd all at once.

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Review of the Day: Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis

July 12, 2019 by Betsy Bird

There are kids out there that like comics and like realism and have long been starved for illustrated stories of the past. Hand them this book, and then hand it to all the science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts too, because this is a book for everyone. Impossible to forget, undeniable in its delights.

Review of the Day: A Song for Bijou by Josh Farrar

July 2, 2013 by Betsy Bird

A Song for Bijou By Josh Farrar Walker Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-3394-8 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Now let us discuss the middle school book. It is, arguably, the most forgotten book of its kind on a library and/or bookstore shelf. The book written for your average everyday […]

Review of the Day: The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore

March 19, 2013 by Betsy Bird

The Water Castle By Megan Frazer Blakemore Illustrated by Jim Kay Walker Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-2839-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Where does fantasy stop and science fiction begin? Is it possible to ever draw a distinct line in the sand between the two? A book with a […]

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