April 2024

This unique online bibliography features anticipated bestsellers, either recently released or forthcoming, published by CBC members.

 
Ahoy!

Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall
Illustrated by:
Sophie Blackall
ISBN: 9780593429396
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
 
All About Grief

All About Grief

By: Lora-Ellen McKinney
Illustrated by:
Sophia Touliatou
ISBN: 9781506491271
Nonfiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
 
Aloha Everything

Aloha Everything

By: Kaylin Melia George
Illustrated by:
Mae Waite
ISBN: 9781636551128
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
And the Winner Is . . .

And the Winner Is . . .

By: Francesca Pirrone
Illustrated by:
Francesca Pirrone
ISBN: 9781605379937
Fiction, 4-6, Mental / Physical Health
 
And Yet You Shine

And Yet You Shine

By: Supriya Kelkar
Illustrated by:
Supriya Kelkar
ISBN: 9781536228298
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding

Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding

By: Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Illustrated by:
Parwinder Singh
ISBN: 9781623544188
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Baby’s First Cloth Book: Cuddly Ladybug

Baby’s First Cloth Book

By: Ingela P. Arrhenius
Illustrated by:
Ingela P. Arrhenius
ISBN: 9798887770413
Fiction, 0-3, Animals
 
The Bee Mother

The Bee Mother

By: Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781774920800
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Behold the Hummingbird

Behold the Hummingbird

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
Thomas Gonzalez
ISBN: 9781682636527
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Bless Our Pets: Poems of Gratitude for Our Animals Friends

Bless Our Pets

By: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by:
Lita Judge
ISBN: 9780802855466
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Blood City Rollers

Blood City Rollers

By: Veronica Park Anderson
Illustrated by:
Tatiana Hill
ISBN: 9780593485699 
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Blood Justice

Blood Justice

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
ISBN: 9781250825957
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Bossy Bear: The Best Day Ever!

Bossy Bear

By: David Horvath
ISBN: 9781499816136
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
The Boy Who Said Wow

The Boy Who Said Wow

By: Todd Boss
Illustrated by:
Rashin Kheiriyeh
ISBN: 9781534499713
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Brianosaurus

Brianosaurus

By: Ged Adamson
Illustrated by:
Ged Adamson
ISBN: 9781542039376
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Butt or Face? Volume 2 : Revenge of the Butts 

Butt or Face? Volume 2 

By: Kari Lavelle
ISBN: 9781728271200
Nonficiton, 4-6, Animals
 
Champ

Champ

By: Payam Ebrahimi
Illustrated by:
Reza Dalvand
ISBN: 9781778401190
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
 
Codebreaker Charlotte

Codebreaker Charlotte

By: Cedar Wang
Illustrated by:
Cedar Wang
ISBN: 9781605379999
Fiction, 7-12, Historial Fiction
 
Crash Landing

Crash Landing

By: Li Charmaine Anne
ISBN: 9781773218410
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
Cuadrado

Cuadrado

By: Mac Barnett
Illustrated by:
Jon Klassen
ISBN: 9788419607607
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
 
Death’s Country

Death’s Country

By: R. M. Romero
ISBN: 9781682636916
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
Dragon on the Loose

Dragon on the Loose

By: Marty Chan
Illustrated by:
Grace Chen
ISBN: 9781459834217
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Duck Goes Meow

Duck Goes Meow

By: Juliette MacIver
Illustrated by:
Carla Martell
ISBN: 9781684648962
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Earth’s Incredible Places: Grand Canyon

Earth’s Incredible Places

By: Susan Lamb
Illustrated by:
Sean Lewis
ISBN: 9781838741600
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Emma’s Awesome Summer Camp Adventure

Emma’s Awesome Summer Camp Adventure

By: Amy and Grace Webb
Illustrated by:
Merrilee Liddiard
ISBN: 9781506483399
Fiction, 4-6, Disabilities
 
Exposed

Exposed

By: Keith Wain
ISBN: 9781631637940
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Extreme Survival

Extreme Survival

By: Ben Lerwill
Illustrated by:
Daniel Long
ISBN: 9798887770482
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Fantasy Sports No. 2 The Bandit of Barbel Bay

Fantasy Sports No. 2 The Bandit of Barbel Bay

By: Sam Bosma
ISBN: 9781838741662
Fiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
 
Firefly Galaxy

Firefly Galaxy

By: Sarah Nelson
Illustrated by:
Estrellita Caracol
ISBN: 9798888590720
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
 
Floof

Floof

By: Heidi McKinnon
ISBN: 9781523525867
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
A Forest Full of Music

A Forest Full of Music

By: Suzan Overmeer
Illustrated by:
Myriam Berenschot
ISBN: 9781605379913
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Fort Goode: The Goode Life

Fort Goode

By: Winsome Bingham
Illustrated by:
Colin Bootman
ISBN: 9781478867975
Fiction, 7-12, Friendships
 
From the Farm, to Our Table

From the Farm, to Our Table

By: Sarah Rowe
Illustrated by:
Amanda Morrow
ISBN: 9781957655246
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Garden Surprise: Kaleidoscope Club Series Book #1

Garden Surprise

By: Maria Mazas
Illustrated by:
 Joëlle Passeron
ISBN: 9798985849462
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Goat, the Stoat, and the Boat

The Goat, the Stoat, and the Boat

By: Em Lynas
Illustrated by:
Matt Hunt
ISBN: 9798887770529
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
Here & There

Here & There

By: Thea Lu
Illustrated by:
Thea Lu
ISBN: 9780802856234
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
Here I Am, I Am Me

Here I Am, I Am Me

By: Cara Bean
ISBN: 9781523524389
Nonfiction, Teen, Mental / Physical Health
 
Hopscotch Girls Presents: Mia Madison, CEO

Hopscotch Girls Presents

By: Hopscotch Girls w/ Kathryn Holmes
ISBN: 9781524887438
Fiction, 7-12, Careers / Hobbies
 
How Animals Sleep

How Animals Sleep

By: Jiří Dvořák
Illustrated by:
Marie Štumpfová
ISBN: 9781636550978
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
How to Put a Dinosaur to Bed

How to Put a Dinosaur to Bed

By: Alycia Pace
Illustrated by:
Alycia Pace
ISBN: 9781641709538
Fiction, 0-3, Family / Community
 
I Heard

I Heard

By: Jaha Nailah Avery
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781623543822
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
I Love Harriet Kippley

I Love Harriet Kippley

By: Jenny Lynn Pease
Illustrated by:
Alessia Girasole
ISBN: 9798765922507
Fiction, 4-6, Mental / Physical Health
 
Juneteenth Is

Juneteenth Is

By: Natasha Tripplett
Illustrated by:
Daniel J. O'Brien
ISBN: 9781797216805
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
Juniper Mae: Secrets of the Guardian Knights

Juniper Mae

By: Sarah Soh
ISBN: 9781838741693
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi
 
Just Like Millie

Just Like Millie

By: Lauren Castillo
Illustrated by:
Lauren Castillo
ISBN: 9781536224818
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Kai’s Ocean of Curiosities

Kai’s Ocean of Curiosities

By: Joséphine Topolanski
Illustrated by:
Joséphine Topolanski
ISBN: 9798985849479
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
 
The King of the World

The King of the World

By: Ben Clanton
Illustrated by:
Ben Clanton
ISBN: 9781534493216
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
 
The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage

The Kodiaks

By: David A. Robertson
ISBN: 9781774921012
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Llamando a mamá

Llamando a mamá

By: Anya Damirón
Illustrated by:
César Barceló
ISBN: 9788419607836
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
 
Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution

Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution

By: Melanie Florence
ISBN: 9781459838505
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
 
Made Glorious

Made Glorious

By: Lindsay Eagar
ISBN: 9781536204674
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Marley’s Pride

Marley’s Pride

By: Joëlle Retener
Illustrated by:
DeAnn Wiley
ISBN: 9798888590744
Fiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
 
Marshmallow Rabbit

Marshmallow Rabbit

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Janet King
ISBN: 9781954519831
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
The Merciless King of Moore High

The Merciless King of Moore High

By: Lily Sparks
ISBN: 9781635830965
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Mermaid’s Song to the Sea

Mermaid’s Song to the Sea

By: Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrated by:
Renee Kurilla
ISBN: 9781662640285
Fiction, 4-6, Fantasy
 
Miscommunicamp!  

Miscommunicamp!  

By: Steph Katzovi
Illustrated by:
Brian Call
ISBN: 9781612546636
Fiction, 7-12, Friendships
 
Monster and Me 6: The Secret Beneath the Palace

Monster and Me 6

By: Cort Lane
Illustrated by:
Ankitha Kini
ISBN: 9781499815009
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens

By: Annette M. Clayton
ISBN: 9781637387603
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
 
My Day with Mom

My Day with Mom

By: Rae Crawford
ISBN: 9780823452644
Fiction, 4-6, Family/Community
 
The Mystery of Locked Rooms

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie
ISBN: 9781728259536
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Nen and the Lonely Fisherman

Nen and the Lonely Fisherman

By: Ian Eagleton
Illustrated by:
James Mayhew
ISBN: 9781499815931
Fiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
 
Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”

Nothing

By: Nicholas Day
Illustrated by:
Chris Raschka
ISBN: 9780823454099
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Ocean Train

Ocean Train

By: Christopher Robbins
Illustrated by:
Susanna Covelli
ISBN: 9781641709002
Nonfiction, 0-3, Math
 
Of Words and Water: The Story of Wilma Dykeman–Writer, Historian, Environmentalist

Of Words and Water

By: Shannon Hitchcock
Illustrated by:
Sophie Page
ISBN: 9781478870371
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Our Spot

Our Spot

By: Lindsay Ward
Illustrated by:
Gabrielle Grimard
ISBN: 9781542039857
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
 
Our World: Ukraine

Our World

By: Kateryna Yehorushkina
Illustrated by:
Olga Shtonda
ISBN: 9798888590775
Nonfiction, 0-3, Cultural Diversity
 
PAR-TAY! Dance of the Veggies (and Their Friends)

PAR-TAY! Dance of the Veggies (and Their Friends)

By: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by:
Don Tate
ISBN: 9781733686570
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog, Do You Want to Play?  

Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog, Do You Want to Play?  

By: Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson
Illustrated by:
Marilyn Janovitz
ISBN: 9781612546421
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
¿Qué quieres ser de mayor?

¿Qué quieres ser de mayor?

By: Catherine Barr
Illustrated by:
Gómez
ISBN: 9788419253873
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
 
Queen of the Fairies

Queen of the Fairies

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Ada Konewki
ISBN: 9781954519817
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever!

The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever!

By: Louise Fitzgerald
Illustrated by:
Kate Hindley
ISBN: 9798887770512
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Quiet Violet Finds Her Voice

Quiet Violet Finds Her Voice

By: Gabrielle Nidus
Illustrated by:
Stephanie Dehennin
ISBN: 9798765924839
Fiction, 4-6, Careers / Hobbies
 
The Reappearance of Rachel Price

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By: Holly Jackson
ISBN: 9780593374207
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Saint Seducing Gold

Saint Seducing Gold

By: Brittany N. Williams
ISBN: 9781419758669
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Sami’s Special Gift

Sami’s Special Gift

By: M. O. Yuksel
Illustrated by:
Hüseyin Sönmezay
ISBN: 9781623542962
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
 
Scales & Tales: A Beginner’s Guide to Fantasy Role-Playing Games

Scales & Tales

By: Kevin Sherry
ISBN: 9781524885564
Nonfiction, 7-12, Careers / Hobbies
 
School of Monsters and Beyond! Wheels and Springs and Moving Things!

School of Monsters and Beyond! Wheels and Springs and Moving Things!

By: Sally Rippin
Illustrated by:
Chris Kennett
ISBN: 9781684649211
Fiction, 4-6, Careers / Hobbies
 
Seashell Key

Seashell Key

By: Lourdes Heur
Illustrated by:
Lynnor Bontigao
ISBN: 9781419767418
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
SKRUM

SKRUM

By: Bernard Gumz
Illustrated by:
Bernard Gumz
ISBN: 9781956378191
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Sky & Ty 1: Howdy, Partner!

Sky & Ty 1

By: Steve Breen
ISBN: 9781645952145
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
 
So Loud!

So Loud!

By: Sahar Golshan
Illustrated by:
Shiva Delsooz
ISBN: 9781773218595
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
 
Stewart the Goodheart

Stewart the Goodheart

By: Judith Henderson
Illustrated by:
Binny Talib
ISBN: 9781478880363
Fiction, 4-6, Kindness / Generosity
 
A Sundae with Everything on It

A Sundae with Everything on It

By: Kyle Scheele
Illustrated by:
Andy J. Pizza
ISBN: 9781797221625
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Taming 7

Taming 7

By: Chloe Walsh
ISBN: 9781464216053
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
 
Tasha’s Voice

Tasha’s Voice

By: Carmen Bogan
Illustrated by:
Floyd Cooper, Daria Peoples
ISBN: 9781951179045
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Teddy vs. the Fuzzy Doom

Teddy vs. the Fuzzy Doom

By: Braden Hallett
ISBN: 9781773218557
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
 
Thaddeus Thayn’s Guide to Merfolk

Thaddeus Thayn’s Guide to Merfolk

By: Ryan Law
Illustrated by:
Ryan Law
ISBN: 9781960137678
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
This Book Will Self-Destruct

This Book Will Self-Destruct

By: Ben Sanders
Illustrated by:
Ben Sanders
ISBN: 9781684648979
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
This Is A Window

This Is A Window

By: Lauren Paige Conrad
Illustrated by:
Lauren Paige Conrad
ISBN: 9781662651595
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
 
A Thundering of Monsters

A Thundering of Monsters

By: S.A. Patrick
ISBN: 9781682635841
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
Timid: A Graphic Novel

Timid

By: Jonathan Todd
ISBN: 9781338305708
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
 
Too Many Golems

Too Many Golems

By: Jane Yolen
Illustrated by:
Maya Shleifer
ISBN: 9781797212142
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
A Tree for Me

A Tree for Me

By: Carole Gerber
Illustrated by:
Helena Perez Garcia
ISBN: 9781641707534
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
 
Tuggoat

Tuggoat

By: Kersten Hamilton
Illustrated by:
Adriane Tsai
ISBN: 9781506491332
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar
ISBN: 9781338775655
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
The Unlikely Hero: The Story of Wolf 8 (The Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves, Book1)

The Unlikely Hero

By: Rick McIntyre, David A. Poulson
ISBN: 9781778400223
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
The Vanishing Station

The Vanishing Station

By: Ana Ellickson
ISBN: 9781419764226
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us

Water

By: Olga Fadeeva
Illustrated by:
Olga Fadeeva
ISBN: 9780802856227
Nonfiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
 
We Who Produce Pearls

We Who Produce Pearls

By: Joanna Ho
Illustrated by:
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
ISBN: 9781338846652
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Where Was Goodbye?

Where Was Goodbye?

By: Janice Lynn Mather
ISBN: 9781665903950
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
 
Why We Need Vaccines

Why We Need Vaccines

By: Rowena Rae
Illustrated by:
Paige Stampatori
ISBN: 9781459836945
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
 
Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine

Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine

By: Nicole Melleby
ISBN: 9781643753133
Fiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
 
World’s Worst Time Machine: Treasure in the White City

World’s Worst Time Machine

By: Dustin Brady
Illustrated by:
Dave Bardin
ISBN: 9781524884314
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
You Can Throw a Party!  

You Can Throw a Party!  

By: Jan Gniffke
Illustrated by:
Rebeca J. Pintos
ISBN: 9781612542256
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
 
All About Flags

All About Flags

By: Robin Jacobs
Illustrated by:
Ben Javens
ISBN: 9781800660458
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
A Big Juicy Earthworm

A Big Juicy Earthworm

By: Katarina Macurova
Illustrated by:
Katarina Macurova
ISBN: 9788000070841
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Black and Irish: Legends, Trailblazers, and Everyday Heroes

Black and Irish

By: Leon Diop, Briana Fitsimons
Illustrated by:
Jessica Louis
ISBN: 9781915071231
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Bunny Loves Beans

Bunny Loves Beans

By: Jane Whittingham
Illustrated by:
Jane Whittingham
ISBN: 9781772783018
Nonfiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
 
The Duck Who Came for Dinner

The Duck Who Came for Dinner

By: Steve Smallman
Illustrated by:
Joelle Dreidemy
ISBN: 9781664300354
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
 
The Egg Incident

The Egg Incident

By: Ziggy Hanaor
Illustrated by:
Daisy Wynter
ISBN: 9781800660434
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Endfixer

The Endfixer

By: Noemi Vola
Illustrated by:
Noemi Vola
ISBN: 9781922610713
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
 
A Hat Full of Sea

A Hat Full of Sea

By: Maudie Smith
Illustrated by:
Jen Khatun
ISBN: 9781915244666
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
 
I Am the Wind

I Am the Wind

By: Lucinda Jacob, Sarah Webb, Matthew Parkinson Bennett
Illustrated by:
Ashwin Chacko
ISBN: 9781915071460
Fiction, 7-12, Imagination / Play
 
The Invisible Story

The Invisible Story

By: Jaime Gamboa
Illustrated by:
Wen Hsu Chen
ISBN: 9781915244765
Fiction, 4-6, Disabilities
 
The Itsy Bitsy Spider: Opposites

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

By: Lucy Bell
Illustrated by:
Sachin Gupta
ISBN: 9781486729197
Fiction, 0-3, Animals
 
Lionel is Just Like Dad

Lionel is Just Like Dad

By: Eric Veille
Illustrated by:
Eric Veille
ISBN: 9781776574650
Fiction, 0-3, Family / Community
 
Out of the Valley of the Horses

Out of the Valley of the Horses

By: Wendy Orr
ISBN: 9781772783117
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Penguin Parade

Penguin Parade

By: James Roberts
Illustrated by:
James Roberts
ISBN: 9781486729135
Nonfiction, 0-3, Animals
 
The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist

The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist

By: Anders Sparring
Illustrated by:
Per Gustavson
ISBN: 9781776575664
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Quack! Counting: Big Book of Fun, Little Book of Learning

Quack! Counting

By: Joe Fitzpatrick
Illustrated by:
Paul Nicholls
ISBN: 9781486729203
Fiction, 0-3, Math
 
Songs of the Birds

Songs of the Birds

By: Isabel Otter
Illustrated by:
Clover Robin
ISBN: 9781664351097
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
 
The Souls of Flowers

The Souls of Flowers

By: Pavlina Kourkova, Klara Madausova
Illustrated by:
Pavlina Kourkova
ISBN: 9788000071008
Nonfiction, Teen, Science / Nature
 
Teaching Eddie to Fly

Teaching Eddie to Fly

By: Katarina Macurova
Illustrated by:
Katarina Macurova
ISBN: 9788000070773
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
You’re My Little Star

You’re My Little Star

By: Danielle McLean
Illustrated by:
Anna Terreros-Martin
ISBN: 9781680102987
Fiction, 4-6, Mental / Physical Health
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