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THE STORYTELLER’S ALMANAC d’Elise Hurst

This is an invitation to latch on to your imagination, and let it take you on an exciting ride to the extraordinary. THE STORYTELLER’S ALMANAC is your creative companion in unlocking new doors to your imagination and seeing where they might lead.

THE STORYTELLER’S ALMANAC
by Elise Hurst
Compendium, January 2026
(via the Crown Publishing Group)

Created by award-winning illustrator Elise Hurst, this captivating wordless picture book features 50 richly detailed illustrations to explore. There are imaginative places to visit, mythological creatures to meet, and amazing adventures waiting for you. But the story of these illustrations is yours to create.

Open the pages at bedtime, on a road trip, or as a creative writing exercise. And when you need a little extra inspiration, there’s a scavenger hunt included to help spot hidden details to fuel your storytelling journey.

Where will your stories take you? That’s up to you!

Elise Hurst is an Australian fine artist, illustrator, and author, specializing in books for children. She lives in a house full of books and paintings. From her studio, where black pens and oil paints spill across the desk, magical worlds leap into being. Like something out of Beatrix Potter or Narnia, her friends are rabbits and bears, lions and tigers—and they all have a story to share.

ROBIN SERIES de E.B. Goodale

From the creative mind of award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale, Robin is a young child experiencing little triumphs in big ways.

ROBIN SERIES
by E.B. Goodale
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2026

ROBIN AND THE STICK (April 2026)

Reflecting all of the awe, frustration, and delight inherent in a preverbal child’s perspective of the big world around them, award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale’s Robin marks the debut of an irresistible and relatable character whose bite-size, everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles. Robin had a stick. Robin always had a stick. One day, there at the end of the street was the biggest stick, the BEST stick, Robin had ever seen. Every morning, Mama tells Robin, “Today you are the biggest you’ve ever been!” But when will Robin be big enough to lift that stick?

ROBIN AND THE MOON (October 2026)

Robin goes on a dreamy nighttime adventure. Reflecting all of the imagination, wonder, and delight inherent in a preverbal child’s perspective of the big world around them, award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale’s Robin is an irresistible and relatable character whose bite-size everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles. Out the bedroom window, Robin noticed the moon all tangled up in the branches of a tree. The moon is stuck! “Don’t worry about the moon,” Mama soothed. But Robin was worried. As Robin drifts off to sleep, bedtime anxieties fade into a dreamy nighttime adventure . . . Can little Robin free the big moon?

E. B. Goodale can often be found wandering in her local arboretum, looking for the perfect stick. She is the author/illustrator of The Moon Remembers, Also, and Under the Lilacs, and has illustrated many other books for children, including Windows by Julia Denos, and The Bees of Notre-Dame by Meghan P. Browne. She lives with her family under a big old tree in coastal Massachusetts.

Série THE CREATURE CASES (Sony Pictures)

Discover the animated series Creature Cases, from Sony Pictures Television, currently streaming on Netflix and Nickelodeon, which follows the adventures of Sam Snow and Kit Casey, agents of a tech-savvy super-spy group that travels the world solving mind-boggling mysteries that mix real zoological facts with thrilling detective action.

THE CREATURE CASES
HarperCollins

THE CREATURE CASES: MEET THE AGENTS (I Can Read Level 1 – Early Reader)
Pub. October 2025

Ready to meet the team? Join Kit Casey and Sam Snow, two top agents from the Covert League of Animal Detective Experts, as they introduce you to the world of CLADE!

A hit Netflix show, The Creature Cases follows animal agents Kit Casey and Sam Snow as they solve mysteries in the animal kingdom using their top-secret spyware and sleuthing skills. 

This book is a Level One I Can Read, perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

CREATURE CASES: WELCOME TO C.L.A.D.E. (Storybook)
Pub. February 2026

In this 24-page storybook, flip through the C.L.A.D.E. handbook and learn the ins-and-outs of becoming an animal detective!

REACH: The first season of this animated show quickly joined Netflix’s overall top ten most watched list and went straight into the Netflix top three kids’ shows in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and other global markets.

IF YOU MAKE A CALL ON A BANANA PHONE de Gideon Sterer & Emily Hughes

A love letter to making friends from unexpected places, IF YOU MAKE A CALL ON A BANANA PHONE is silly, wise, and surprising all at once.

IF YOU MAKE A CALL ON A BANANA PHONE
by Gideon Sterer
illusrtated by Emily Hughes
Clarion Books/HarperCollins, September 2025

If you make a call from a banana phone, who will answer? What will you talk about? Will you share secrets or ask questions? No one knows what will happen, really. This very silly story is full of the joy and wisdom that comes from making new friends from unexpected places.

Go ahead, pick up a banana and make a call. You’ll be glad you did.

This story celebrates the importance of talking to others who may not come from the same place as you but can understand and empathize with you all the same. It’s a celebration of what we have in common, despite differences.

Gideon Sterer is a New York Times bestselling author who grew up in the woods of upstate New York. Not too far away, his parents owned a wildlife discovery center where he would run around after hours and let the animals out. His books include If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, The Midnight Fair, I Will Read to You, and Treehouse Town.  

Emily Hughes is the award-winning author-illustrator of Wild, The Little Gardener, The Snail,and others. Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, Emily Hughes now lives in London.

FROG AND TOAD: TWO TOGETHER d’Arnold Lobel

Frog and Toad’s first board book—perfect for little hands!

FROG AND TOAD: TWO TOGETHER
by Arnold Lobel
HarperCollins, September 2025

One Frog. One Toad. Two friends. Always together.

This sweet homage to Frog and Toad’s famous friendship features iconic illustrations from the original books. This must-have board book for baby showers, first birthdays, friends of all ages, and beyond features a cut-out cover and raised element of the duo for curious fingers to interact with.

The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor (Frog and Toad Together), a Caldecott Honor (Frog and Toad Are Friends), ALA Notable Children’s Book, the Horn Book Fanfare Honor List, School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book (Frog and Toad All Year). The series has also been adapted into a Broadway musical and an Emmy-winning animated series on Apple TV+.

Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.