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A ROSE, A BRIDGE, AND A WILD BLACK HORSE de Charlotte Zolotow, illustré par Julie Morstad

A fresh new edition of a classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.

A ROSE, A BRIDGE, AND A WILD BLACK HORSE
by Charlotte Zolotow; illustrated by Julie Morstad; afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon
Cameron Kids/Abrams, March 2024

A girl declares all the things she’ll do for her mother when she is all grown up—from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live in, to taming a wild black horse for her mother to ride—ending with the friend she will bring her mother to keep her company while she travels the world.

Originally published in 1964, A ROSE, A BRIDGE, AND A WILD BLACK HORSE is a new edition of a beloved picture book by renowned children’s book author Charlotte Zolotow, reenvisioned by her daughter, celebrated author Crescent Dragonwagon, and illustrated by award–winning artist Julie Morstad.

The book includes an afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon about her mother and this special new edition of their book.

Charlotte Zolotow was a children’s book editor for HarperCollins, where she edited hundreds of books over her 50–year career. In addition to editing, she authored over 90 books for young readers, including William’s Doll, which has been in print for over 50 years, and the original version of A ROSE, A BRIDGE, AND A WILD BLACK HORSE, published in 1964 by Harper & Row, which featured a brother and his younger sister.

Crescent Dragonwagon is the author of more than 50 books for readers of all ages, including a new edition of her 1977 classic Will It Be Okay?, illustrated by Jessica Love and published by Cameron Kids. Crescent is the daughter of and literary executor for her late mother, Charlotte Zolotow. A native New Yorker, Crescent lives in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Julie Morstad is an award–winning fine artist, author, and illustrator. Her illustrations can be found in numerous picture books, including The Dress and the Girl, published by Abrams. Julie lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

ONE FOGGY CHRISTMAS EVE de Kerilynn Wilson

Kerilynn Wilson’s debut picture book captures one little girl’s walk to her grandparents’ house as an adventure of ingenuity and courage. Filled with dazzling artwork and sparse text, this will sit perfectly on shelves next to The Polar Express, and is sure to be enjoyed at Christmas and all year round.

ONE FOGGY CHRISTMAS EVE
by Kerilynn Wilson
HarperCollins, September 2024
(via Writers House)

On Christmas Eve, a girl ties a red ribbon on a present and exclaims, “I finally finished my gift for Nana and Papa!” Outside her window, though, is not the typical, snow-covered, late December scene. In fact, it’s so foggy outside that the girl can barely see past her own front door. The world is warped, colourless, and unfamiliar. . . maybe even a little scary. But the girl is determined: she will find a way to bring her Christmas gift to Nana and Papa’s.

Undeterred, she takes matters into her own hands and decides to light her own way to her grandparents’ house. But when her torch and fairy lights both fail her, the murky night feels full of fantastical shapes and fearsome creatures, and our hero not only finds herself entirely lost in the fog, but also loses the present she’s been carrying. That’s when an awesome herd of elk-shaped shadows with twinkling horns emerge. Summoning both confidence and trust, but without her Christmas gift, the girl allows the elk to direct her to her grandparents’ door. (Her accompanying parents, it turns out, look a lot like elk in the fog.)

After everything, she laments arriving at her grandparents’ house empty-handed. She describes her fantastical journey to her Nana. . . and in doing so, realizes she is already in possession of a gift even better than the one she lost on the way. Ultimately, this book is all about the gift of sharing your imagination and your story with those you love.

Kerilynn Wilson is an author/illustrator with a love of the weird and wonderful. Her debut YA graphic novel, The Faint of Heart, published in 2023. ONE FOGGY CHRISTMAS EVE is her picture book debut.

THE PERLA SERIES d’Isabel Allende, illustré par Sandy Rodríguez

#1 internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende has written her first picture book ever, inspired by her rescue dog, Perla! With artwork from award-winning illustrator Sandy Rodríguez, this irresistible new trilogy follows Perla, a small dog with a big personality who possesses two superpowers: She can make anybody love her and roar like a lion.

THE PERLA SERIES
by Isabel Allende
illustrated by Sandy Rodríguez
Philomel/Penguin USA, 2024-2026
(via Writers House)

#1 PERLA, THE MIGHTY DOG (Summer 2024)
#2 PERLA AND THE PIRATE (Winter 2025)
#3 PERLA AND THE PRINCESS (Winter 2026)

One wonderful day, the Ricos, a Mexican American family, visited the shelter to find a guardian dog. Perla never lets an opportunity pass by and uses her superpower #1. Nico falls in love with her. Perla closes the deal with Mom when she roars like a lion. The Rico family lives in an enchanted house that once belonged to a wizard. The wizard had left behind some magic dust under the stairs, Perla’s favorite spot in the house. Perla uses the magic dust to help shy Nico overcome his fears and becomes his best friend as they share unbelievable magical adventures.

Isabel Allende—novelist, feminist, and philanthropist—is one of the most widely-read authors in the world, having sold more than 74 million books. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Since then, she has authored more than twenty-three bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including Eva Luna, Daughter of Fortune, Island Beneath the Sea, Paula, The Japanese Lover, A Long Petal of the Sea and The Winds Knows My Name. Translated into more than thirty-five languages, Allende’s works entertain and educate readers by interweaving imaginative stories with significant historical events. In addition to her work as a writer, Allende devotes much of her time to human rights causes. In 1996, following the death of her daughter Paula Frias, she established a charitable foundation in her honor, which has awarded grants to more than 100 nonprofits worldwide, delivering life-changing care to hundreds of thousands of women and girls. More than 8 million have watched her TED Talks on leading a passionate life. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, including one from Harvard University, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame, received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Allende the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018 she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She lives in California.
Sandy Rodríguez is a self-taught artist and illustrator who loves creating playful characters with quirky personalities. She grew up in Mexico surrounded by lots of family, and now lives in London.

BOOKIE AND COOKIE de Blanca Gómez

An irresistible tale of a sweet-as-biscuits friendship, BOOKIE AND COOKIE is both a fun and thoughtful picture book about the emotions and everyday obstacles of childhood, and a beautiful, inventive object to be treasured and enjoyed together..

BOOKIE AND COOKIE
by Blanca Gómez
Penguin/Rocky Pond Press, Fall 2024
(via Writers House)

Meet Bookie and Cookie. They are best friends. Bookie loves to read. Cookie loves to bake. Bookie lives in the left page of the book, and Cookie lives in the right. When they spend time together, Bookie ALWAYS goes to Cookie’s right-side page, where they share a plate of yummy biscuits. As much fun as this is, one day, Bookie decides it’s time for Cookie to visit his left-side page.

When Cookie refuses, Bookie doesn’t understand why he’s being so stubborn. When Bookie presses, Cookie doesn’t understand why he’s trying to fix something that isn’t broken. (Plus, Cookie is a little nervous about leaving his safe, familiar right page of the book.) So the friends say hurtful things to one another and retreat to their respective pages, feeling MAD.

But soon, the mad turns to sad. They miss each other! Will Bookie cave and return to Cookie’s right-side page, where yet another tempting plate of freshly baked treats awaits? Will Cookie venture outside of his own kitchen, let his friend finally play host, and see the left page of the book for the first time? And what if the duo found a way to play somewhere other than the left or right page?

Blanca Gómez is a picture book creator based in Madrid. Her picture books include Bird House and Dress-Up Day. Her illustration credits include, among others, Very Good Hats by Emma Straub.

A FRIEND FOR EDDY d’Ann Kim Ha

A funny story about building empathy and making connections for fans of LeUyen Pham, Dan Santat, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, and Michael Hall…

A FRIEND FOR EDDY
by Ann Kim Ha
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, March 2024

When Eddy the goldfish takes a leap of faith to be closer to his new friends, his perspective of the world widens in unexpected ways.

Ann Kim Ha is a founding principal of BehinHa Design Studio, a design practice specializing in public art installations. She regularly employs techniques of digital collage to tell stories about the built environment, and applies those techniques to creating her picture books. Ann Kim Ha lives with her family in Jersey City, New Jersey.