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MAKE NEW FRIENDS de Joshua David Stein & Mariachiara Di Giorgio

From an acclaimed team comes this empathetic and reassuring picture book about the loaded question that every “new kid” or socially anxious child dreads, “Did you make any new friends today?”

MAKE NEW FRIENDS
by Joshua David Stein
illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio
Abrams, September 2025

Tomasso doesn’t know anyone at his new school and has no one to play with at recess. So, knowing his dad will ask, he resolves to make a few new friends. Each day his crew grows; there’s Roland (a foam ball), Coco (a milk carton), and Karen (a very pink eraser). But when his dad insists on having his friends over for pizza, Tomasso knows that soon his secret will be out. Will his dad welcome his new friends, even if they’re not who he expects?

Written for any child who struggles with making friends or social anxiety, and featuring warm, witty illustrations, Make New Friends is both silly and sincere, inviting kids to trust the unconditional love and acceptance of a parent.

Joshua David Stein is an author, editor, and musician. He is a professional restaurant critic and coauthor of several cookbooks and chef’s memoirs as well as many children’s books, including Can I Eat That?; Brick: Who Found Herself in Architecture; The Ball Book; The Invisible Alphabet; Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild; and Lunch from Home. He is the founder of The Band Books, a band that performs children’s books to music. Stein lives in Brooklyn with his two sons, Achilles and Augustus, and a doggie, Hermione.

Mariachiara Di Giorgio is an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She is the illustrator behind two wordless picture books, Professional Crocodile with writer Giovanna Zoboli and the acclaimed The Midnight Fair with writer Gideon Sterer. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. She lives in Rome, Italy.

HERE IS A BOOK d’Elisha Cooper

A love letter to books, showing how many elements and people contribute to making something beautiful, from Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper.

HERE IS A BOOK
by Elisha Cooper
Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 2025

In this poetic and beautifully illustrated ode to creativity and the process of making books, Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper takes readers on a journey showing how words and art move from one person to another.

From writer to reader, and everyone who contributes in between: Here is a book, made with love. An artist’s studio overflows with sketches, drafts, a wastebasket, and wonder. A publisher’s office hums with computers, layouts, coffee, and teamwork. A printer makes a layout into a book using presses, ink, paper, and time. And that book travels to a school, to a library, to a student, to a home.

Elisha Cooper is the award-winning author of many books for young readers including Train, Farm, Beach, 8: An Animal Alphabet, and Dance!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. He lives with his family and two cats in New York City.

A MONSTROUS BEDTIME de Kerilynn Wilson

A girl’s bedtime routine with her parents is set—one glass of water, one fan whirring gently, one song, and one book—but when the monster living under her bed can’t fall asleep, the girl creates a whole new nighttime checklist.

A MONSTROUS BEDTIME
by Kerilynn Wilson
Harper/Greenwillow, August 2025
(via Writers House)

Every bedtime needs a routine. That’s the best way to get a good night’s sleep. But what if it doesn’t work for the monster under your bed? How do you help it fall asleep? Join one little girl determined to help her monster with a special—monster-sized!—version of her nightly ritual.

A deceptively simple text skilfully captures the comfort young children take in routine, while colourful artwork—full of subtle detail—subverts our expectations, turning the monster into a friend and co-conspirator. Kerilynn Wilson’s imaginative take on evergreen themes makes A Monstrous Bedtime a must-have for every bedtime. For fans of Good Night, Gorilla and Sleep Like a Tiger.

Kerilynn Wilson is an author-illustrator with a love of the weird and wonderful. She is the creator of the acclaimed picture book One Foggy Christmas Eve and the award-winning graphic novel for teens The Faint of Heart. She lives in Oregon City, Oregon, but her mind tends to wander to made-up places in her head filled with flying jellyfish and birds that eat the stars.

LITTLE EGG: AN EGGCELLENT BOOK OF EMOTIONS

Happy, calm, proud, angry, afraid, sad, confident: We all have lots of emotions, and tots will love learning more about them alongside a friendly Little Egg.

LITTLE EGG: AN EGGCELLENT BOOK OF EMOTIONS
by Duopress Labs
illustrated by Kat Uno
Sourcebooks, October 2024

Using simple text and charming illustrations, our adorable Little Egg presents each emotion and assures tots that it is completely normal to feel confused about our feelings. At the end of the book, kids will find a spinning wheel that lets them find and recognize their emotions. A perfect introduction to emotional growth and color concepts presented by an adorable Little Egg.

Introducing Little Egg, an adorable character that presents basic emotions to young readers and assures them that it is completely normal to feel confused about our feelings.

duopress labs creates innovative books and gifts for children and adults under the duopress imprint. A minority-founded and minority-run company, duopress is now part of Sourcebooks, where it continues to inspire and entertain readers of all ages.

Kat Uno has always had a passion for art. Her early love for comics, cartoons, anime, and children’s books has played a great influence on her illustration style. She currently focuses her creative efforts on illustrating children’s books. Kat currently resides in Hawaii with her husband and two children.

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON by Bill Cotter

Perfect for interactive story time, Bill Cotter’s books encourage kids to actively engage with the story for a fun-filled reading experience for both kids and parents!

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON SERIES
by Bill Cotter
Sourcebooks, 2013 – 2025
(via Writers House)

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON (November 2013)
There’s only one rule in Larry’s book: don’t push the button.
(Seriously, don’t even think about it!)
Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen?
Okay, quick. No one is looking… push the button.
Uh, oh.

Also available, the latest titles in the series:

Bill Cotter is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Don’t Push the Button! series, now with over 2 million copies sold worldwide. He has traveled to visit schools in China, Japan, and the Middle East to share his work with children. When he’s not making books, Bill likes to play video games, write music, and hang out with his cat Button.