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February 2021

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

 
13 Ways to Eat a Fly

13 Ways to Eat a Fly

By: Sue Heavenrich
Illustrated by:
David Clark
ISBN: 9781580898904
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
A Little Bit of Dinosaur

A Little Bit of Dinosaur

By: Elleen Hutcheson and Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
John Joven
ISBN: 9781629441542
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
All Sorts

All Sorts

By: Pippa Goodhart
Illustrated by:
Emily Rand
ISBN: 9781912497218
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
An ABC of Families

An ABC of Families

By: Abbey Williams
Illustrated by:
Paulina Morgan
ISBN: 9780711256538
Nonfiction, 0-3, Series
 
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Ancestor Approved

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
ISBN: 9780062869944
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
Baby Blue

Baby Blue

By: Judi Abbot
Illustrated by:
Judi Abbot
ISBN: 9781433833908
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Bird Show

Bird Show

By: Susan Stockdale
Illustrated by:
Susan Stockdale
ISBN: 9781682631287
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
Bots and Bods: How Robots and Humans Work, from the Inside Out

Bots and Bods

By: John Andrews
ISBN: 9781524862756
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel

Brightly Woven

By: Alexandra Bracken
Illustrated by:
Kit Seaton
ISBN: 9781368015882
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Brilliant Baby Does Math

Brilliant Baby Does Math

By: Laura Gehl
Illustrated by:
Jean Claude
ISBN: 9781499811193
Fiction, 0-3, Math
 
Brilliant Baby Plays Music

Brilliant Baby Plays Music

By: Laura Gehl
Illustrated by:
Jean Claude
ISBN: 9781499811209
Fiction, 0-3, Series
 
Chandu and the Super Set of Parents

Chandu and the Super Set of Parents

By: Roopa Raveendran-Menon
ISBN: 9781646030149
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Deadman’s Castle

Deadman’s Castle

By: Iain Lawrence
ISBN: 9780823446551
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Does Earth Feel?

Does Earth Feel?

By: Marc Majewski
Illustrated by:
Marc Majewski
ISBN: 9780063021532
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees

Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees

By: Russ Willms
Illustrated by:
Russ Willms
ISBN: 9781459825994
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Extraordinary!

Extraordinary!

By: Penny Harrison
Illustrated by:
Katie Wilson
ISBN: 9781684641444
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Forever Home OGN

Forever Home OGN

By: Jenna Ayoub
Illustrated by:
Jenna Ayoub
ISBN: 9781684156030
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Gamayun Tales II: An Anthology of Modern Russian Folk Tales (Volume II)

Gamayun Tales II

By: Alexander Utkin
Illustrated by:
Alexander Utkin
ISBN: 9781910620700
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Girlhood: Teens around the World in Their Own Voices

Girlhood

By: Masuma Ahuja
ISBN: 9781643750118
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Going for the Record

Going for the Record

By: Julie A. Swanson
ISBN: 9780802855732
Fiction, Teen, Prose
 
Goodnight, Astronaut

Goodnight, Astronaut

By: Scott Kelly
Illustrated by:
Izzy Burton
ISBN: 9781524764289
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators

Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call

By: Claudia Friddell
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Baddeley
ISBN: 9781684373505
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Gravity Falls: Tales of the Strange and Unexplained

Gravity Falls

By: Disney Books
Illustrated by:
Disney Storybook Art Team
ISBN: 9781368064118
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Great Rivers of the World

Great Rivers of the World

By: Volker Mehnert
Illustrated by:
Martin Haake
ISBN: 9783791374703
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Hilda’s Book of Beasts and Spirits

Hilda’s Book of Beasts and Spirits

By: Emily Hibbs
Illustrated by:
Jason Chan P.L.
ISBN: 9781912497560
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Home for a While

Home for a While

By: Lauren Kerstein
Illustrated by:
Natalia Moore
ISBN: 9781433831874
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Home Is in Between

Home Is in Between

By: Mitali Perkins
Illustrated by:
Lavanya Naidu
ISBN: 9780374303679
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
How to Catch a Clover Thief

How to Catch a Clover Thief

By: Elise Parsley
ISBN: 9780316534284
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
How to Draw a Bunny and Other Cute Spring Creatures With Simples Shapes in 5 Steps

How to Draw a Bunny and Other Cute Spring Creatures With Simples Shapes in 5 Steps

By: Lulu Mayo
ISBN: 9781524865016
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
 
Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: The Journey into the Mondo Leviadin

Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal

By: Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews
Illustrated by:
Jo Migyeong and Matthew Erman
ISBN: 9781684156566
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Jo & Rus OGN

Jo & Rus OGN

By: Audra Winslow
Illustrated by:
Audra Winslow
ISBN: 9781684156108
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Kaleidoscope of Creatures:  The Colors of Nature Explained

Kaleidoscope of Creatures

By: Cath Ard
Illustrated by:
Greer Stothers
ISBN: 9780711258754
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers

Kid Innovators

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683692270
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers

Latinitas

By: Juliet Menéndez
Illustrated by:
Juliet Menéndez
ISBN: 9781250234629
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Lily to the Rescue: Lost Little Leopard

Lily to the Rescue

By: W. Bruce Cameron
Illustrated by:
James Bernardin
ISBN: 9781250762566
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Lily to the Rescue: The Misfit Donkey

Lily to the Rescue

By: W. Bruce Cameron
Illustrated by:
James Bernardin
ISBN: 9781250762689
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Little Kid, Big City!: New York

Little Kid, Big City!

By: Beth Beckman
Illustrated by:
Holley Maher
ISBN: 9781683692447
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Love in English

Love in English

By: Maria E. Andreu
ISBN: 9780062996510
Fiction, Teen, Romance
 
Malcolm Mouse, Explorer

Malcolm Mouse, Explorer

By: Janet Graber
ISBN: 9781646030620
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Mami

Mami

By: Leslie Patricelli
ISBN:  9781536218114
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
 
Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See

Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See

By: Sam McBratney
Illustrated by:
Linda Ólafsdóttir
ISBN: 9781536212815
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Mr. Universe

Mr. Universe

By: Arthur Slade
ISBN: 9781459826885
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Muted

Muted

By: Tami Charles
ISBN: 9781338673524
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Never Show a T. rex a Book

Never Show a T. rex a Book

By: Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Illustrated by:
Diane Ewan
ISBN: 9781684641598
Fiction, 4-6, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Ozy and Millie: Perfectly Normal

Ozy and Millie

By: Dana Simpson
ISBN: 9781524865092
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Payback

Payback

By: Kristen Simmons
ISBN: 9781250175878
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Pinkfong Baby Shark: An Egg-cellent Easter Puffy Sticker and Activity Book

Pinkfong Baby Shark

By: Pinkfong
ISBN: 9781499811766
Fiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
 
Planes: From the Wright Brothers to the Supersonic Jet

Planes

By: Jan Van Der Veken
ISBN: 9783791374413
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Quincredible

Quincredible

By: Rodney Barnes
Illustrated by:
Selina Espiritu
ISBN: 9781620108680
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket

Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket

By: Sue Fliess
Illustrated by:
Annabel Tempest
ISBN: 9781542018036
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Sam’s First Word

Sam’s First Word

By: Bea Birdsong
Illustrated by:
Holly Hatam
ISBN: 9780316452441
Fiction, 4-6, Health
 
Sato the Rabbit

Sato the Rabbit

By: Yuki Ainoya, translated by Michael Blaskowsky
ISBN: 9781592703180
Fiction, 4-6, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Sleep Like Me

Sleep Like Me

By: Tatia Nadareishvili
Illustrated by:
Tatia Nadareishvili
ISBN: 9780802855664
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Sleep, Cat, Sleep!

Sleep, Cat, Sleep!

By: Antje Damm
ISBN: 9783791374482
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
 
Spi-Ku: A Clutter of Short Verse on Eight Legs

Spi-Ku

By: Leslie Bulion
Illustrated by:
Robert Meganck
ISBN: 9781682631928
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
 
Squish Squash Squished

Squish Squash Squished

By: Rebecca Kraft Rector
Illustrated by:
Dana Wulfekotte
ISBN: 9780525516835
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Standing on Her Shoulders: A Celebration of Women

Standing on Her Shoulders

By: Monica Clark-Robinson
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781338358001
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Stanley Jr. Gardening Is Awesome: Projects, Skills, and Ideas for Young Gardeners

Stanley Jr. Gardening Is Awesome

By: Chris Peterson
ISBN: 9780760368428
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Tad and Dad (Board Book Edition)

Tad and Dad (Board Book Edition)

By: David Ezra Stein
Illustrated by:
David Ezra Stein
ISBN: 9780593111277
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
 
Ten Animals of Antarctica: A Counting Book

Ten Animals of Antarctica

By: Moira Court
ISBN: 9781623542320
Fiction, 0-3, Science
 
Ten Beautiful Things

Ten Beautiful Things

By: Molly Beth Griffin
Illustrated by:
Maribel Lechuga
ISBN: 9781580899369
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee

The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee

By: Julie Leung
Illustrated by:
Julie Kwon
ISBN: 9780759554955
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
The Friendship Book

The Friendship Book

By: Wendy L. Moss
ISBN: 9781433832291
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose
 
The Gilded Ones

The Gilded Ones

By: Namina Forna
ISBN: 9781984848697
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

By: Nizrana Farook
ISBN: 9781682632857
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Jade Bones

The Jade Bones

By: Lani Forbes
ISBN: 9781982546106
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest

The Leaf Detective

By: Heather Lang
Illustrated by:
Jana Christy
ISBN: 9781684371778
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
The Nightmare Thief

The Nightmare Thief

By: Nicole Lesperance
Illustrated by:
Federica Fenna
ISBN: 9781728215341
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Owl House: Hex-cellent Tales from the Boiling Isles

The Owl House

By: Disney Books
ISBN: 9781368067423
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Rules Have Changed

The Rules Have Changed

By: Lesley Choyce
ISBN: 9781459826823
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
The Snail with the Right Heart

The Snail with the Right Heart

By: Maria Popova
Illustrated by:
Ping Zhu
ISBN: 9781592703494
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Ellie Makes Her Move (The Spyglass Sisterhood #1)

Ellie Makes Her Move (The Spyglass Sisterhood #1)

By: Marilyn Kaye
ISBN: 9780823446094
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Wrong Fairy Tale: Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs

The Wrong Fairy Tale

By: Tracey Turner
Illustrated by:
Summer Macon
ISBN: 9781684641604
Fiction, 4-6, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
This Is Not the Jess Show

This Is Not the Jess Show

By: Anna Carey
ISBN: 9781683691976
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Thomas Creeper and the Gloomsbury Secret

Thomas Creeper and the Gloomsbury Secret

By: J.R. Potter
Illustrated by:
J.R. Potter
ISBN: 9781646030590
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Twenty-One Steps

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
Matt Tavares
ISBN: 9781536201482
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Quiet Please! (Twig and Turtle #3)

Quiet Please! (Twig and Turtle #3)

By: Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Illustrated by:
Paula Franco
ISBN: 9781645950448
Fiction, 4-6, Series
 
We Are the Fire

We Are the Fire

By: Sam Taylor
ISBN: 9781250241429
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance (Scholastic Focus)

We Must Not Forget

By: Deborah Hopkinson
ISBN: 9781338255775
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
What’s Inside a Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature

What’s Inside a Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature

By: Rachel Ignotofsky
ISBN: 9780593176474
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Yesterday Is History

Yesterday Is History

By: Kosoko Jackson
ISBN: 9781492694342
Fiction, Teen, Romance
 
Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book

Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book

By: Jon Etter
ISBN: 9781948705721
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Toot Fairy

The Toot Fairy

By: Mark Huffman
Illustrated by:
Dawn Davidson
ISBN: 9781612544861
Fiction, 4-6, Fantasy
 
Finding My Way 6-Book English Set

Finding My Way 6-Book English Set

By: Jo Meserve Mach and Vera Lynna Stroupe-Rentier
Illustrated by:
Photographs by Mary Birdsell
ISBN: 9781612545103
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Cows Can’t Jump

Cows Can’t Jump

By: Dave Reisman
Illustrated by:
Jason A. Maas
ISBN: 9780980143300
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
 
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars

Code Breaker, Spy Hunter

By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
Brooke Smart
ISBN: 9781419739637
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Go and Do Likewise: The Parables and Wisdom of Jesus

Go and Do Likewise

By: John Hendrix
ISBN: 9781419737053
Nonfiction, 0-3, Picture Book
 
Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas

Tell No Tales

By: Sam Maggs
Illustrated by:
Kendra Wells
ISBN: 9781419739668
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
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