Check out what's available from Holiday House & Pixel+Ink

Young readers are on the middle of our Small Press Spotlight once more this week. Holiday House and Pixel+Ink have an thrilling record of titles for readers of all ages. Check out the choices under!

The Night Tent by Landis Blair (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, for ages 4–8, available 4/18/23)

Landis Blair is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty. With his debut image e book, The Night Tent, he celebrates the exploration of creativeness and risk that turns into so potent within the late hours of the evening. A boy struggling to go to sleep peeks beneath his covers to discover a world crammed with nighttime adventures below a starry, tented sky. Blair’s quirky and fantastic work is ideal for followers of Edward Gorey.

Constellations by Kate Glasheen (Holiday House, for ages 14 and up, available 5/23/23)

Kate Glasheen has participated in a number of critically acclaimed books, together with A Radical Shift of Gravity and The Sakai Project. Set in Nineteen Eighties Troy, New York, Constellations—Glasheen’s first providing for teen readers and creator/artist debut—is a portrait of a queer teen residing within the margins however decided to seek out their manner by way of dependancy. Done in watercolor and ink, Glasheen has created a world the place sturdy strains meet gentle colour, and uncooked feelings meet deep thought on this story of hope, humor, and survival.

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, for ages 4–8, available now)

Acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld has created his first e book for kids: a memorable up to date bedtime story that’s half image e book, half graphic novel For years, the king and queen tried desperately to have a child. Their want was twice granted when an engineer and a witch gave them a bit of wood robotic and an enchanted log princess. When the princess is by accident discarded with the opposite items of wooden, her brother units off to seek out her and return her safely to the dominion.

Salt Magic by Hope Larson, illustrated by Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, for ages 10–14, available now)

Batgirl author Hope Larson is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist, together with two Eisner Award-winning titles. One of which is Salt Magic, an totally distinctive historic graphic novel fairy story a couple of a couple of jealous witch, a withering curse, and one lady’s journey to save lots of her household. The journey will change 12-year-old Vonceil, however alongside the way in which she’ll be taught rather a lot about love and what it means to develop up.

Owl and Penguin: Best Day Ever by Vikram Madan (Holiday House, for ages 4–8, available 6/6/23)

Vikram Madan’s Geisel Honor characters are again! Sometimes finest associates disagree. Though Owl and Penguin are opposites, they like to resolve their conflicts with inventive play. In 5 almost wordless tales, expressive artwork leads the storytelling, supplemented by easy textual content captions and emoticon-style photos in speech bubbles. With heat humor and a joyful palette, it’s good for teenagers to giggle over on their very own.

Mossy and Tweed: Crazy for Coconuts by Mirka Hokkanen (Holiday House, for ages 4–8, available now)

Mossy and Tweed take pleasure in an ideal day within the Gnome Woods. The air is crisp, their gardens are rising, and the next-door neighbors have a good-natured argument brewing. But then a runaway coconut lands between their houses. Two clueless gnomes on a quest to crack a coconut make one blooper after one other on this over-the-top humorous early graphic novel sequence. Cozy Scandinavian illustrations, oodles of “oopsies,” and easy-to-read banter are positive to thrill.

Let’s Go! by Michael Emberley (Holiday House, for ages 4–8, available now)

In this companion e book to the Geisel award-winning I Did It!, a cute creature and 5 associates wish to go to a celebration— however it’s too distant! Even the youngest readers will have the ability to comply with the easy textual content and energetic illustrations as the chums discover inventive options—constructing vehicles, skis, and boats out of the very paper they’re drawn on!