2019 ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalogs to Ship October 7

The 2019 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog will be landing in stores this month. Members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA will be automatically shipped 250 free catalogs with no imprinting on Monday, October 7, and copies will arrive in stores soon after. ABA stores that have opted to receive the Children’s Box mailing will automatically receive 20 free catalogs with no imprinting.

The full-color, 16-page consumer circular features nearly 200 frontlist and backlist titles for children and teens, all suggested by ABA member booksellers. The catalog carries no fourth-quarter/holiday branding so booksellers can use it throughout the year.

This year’s catalog cover features art from Babymoon, written by Hayley Barrett and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick). The cover art was chosen by the ABC Children’s Group Advisory Council from publisher submissions.

Once again this year, the inside of the back cover will feature a full list of the titles contained in the catalog, complete with checkboxes, for ease of ordering or wishlist-making.

The books that appear in this year’s ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog are as follows:

Early Reader

• An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2! by Mo Willems (Hyperion Books for Children)
• Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina (Candlewick)
• My First I Can Read!: The Best Seat in Kindergarten by Katharine Kenah, Abby Carter (HarperCollins)
• My Pet Slime by Courtney Scheinmel, Renée Kurilla (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Problem at the Playground by Courtney Carbone, Melanie Demmer (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• The Princess in Black: Three Monster-Battling Adventures by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Candlewick)
• The Secret of Shadow Lake (Creature Campers Book 1) by Joe McGee, Bea Tormo (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

Great and Graphic

• Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik by Roselynn Akulukjuk, Danny Christopher, Astrid Arijanto (Inhabit Media)
• Geeky Fab 5 Vol. 1: It’s Not Rocket Science by Liz Lareau, Lucy Lareau, Ryan Jampole (Papercutz)
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix)
• Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero, Bre Indigo (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• New Kid by Jerry Craft  (HarperCollins)
• The Iliad by Gareth Hinds (Candlewick)

Infant/Toddler

• Born in the Wild: Baby Animals and Their Parents by Lita Judge (Roaring Brook Press)
• I Love Me by Sally Morgan, Ambelin Kwaymullina (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Kahlo’s Koalas: 1, 2, 3, Count Art With Me by Grace Helmer (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Little Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read (Peachtree Publishing)
• Peek-a-Who Too? by Elsa Mroziewicz (Mineditions)
• Turnabout Shapes by Agnese Baruzzi (Mineditions)
• Unicorns Are Real! by Holly Hatam (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Dragons Are Real! by Holly Hatam (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Fairies Are Real! by Holly Hatam (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Elbow Grease by John Cena, Howard McWilliam (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Informational

• Baby Loves the Five Senses: Sight! by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (Charlesbridge)
• It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear, Julie Morstad (HaperCollins)
• Judy Moody, Book Quiz Whiz by Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick)
• Let’s Celebrate!: Special Days Around the World by Kate DePalma, Martina Peluso (Barefoot Books)
• Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, Teresa Martínez (Charlesbridge)
• P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia (Sourcebooks Explore)
• Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller by Pura Belpré, Anika Aldamuy, Denise Paola Escobar (HarperCollins)
• Where’s the Llama?: An Around-the-World Adventure by Paul Moran, Gergely Forizs (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Where’s Waldo? Double Trouble at the Museum by Martin Handford (Candlewick)
• Build Your Own Theme Park: A Paper Cut-out Book by Lizz Lunney (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Kids)
• The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs from America’s Test Kitchen (Sourcebooks Explore)
• Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts! by Mike Lowery (Orchard Books)
• Fantastic You by Danielle Dufayet, Jennifer Zivoin (Magination Press)
• How to Draw a Unicorn and Other Cute Animals With Simple Shapes in 5 Steps by Lulu Mayo (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• So You Think You Know About ... Tyrannosaurus Rex? by Ben Garrod, Scott Hartman, Gabriel Ugueto, Ethan Kocak (Kane Miller)
• Thank You for My Dreams: Bedtime Prayers of Gratitude by HSH Prince Alexi Lubomirski (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You by Kathryn Gonzales, Karen Rayne (Magination Press)
• We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin (Candlewick)

Middle Grade

• A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Alien Superstar by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (Amulet Books)
• All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey (Roaring Brook Press)
• Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick)
• Birdie by Eileen Spinelli (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
• Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
• Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw (Book 1) by Gina Loveless, Andrea Bell (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Forging Destiny by Cube Kid (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Dork Diaries #14: Tales From a Not-So-Best Friend Forever by Rachel Renée Russell (Aladdin)
• The Ghost Network: Activate (Book 1) by I.I. Davidson (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Hope #1: Project Middle School by Alyssa Milano, Debbie Rigaud, Eric S. Keyes (Scholastic Inc.)
• Lupin Leaps In: A Breaking Cat News Adventure by Georgia Dunn (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Malamander by Thomas Taylor, Tom Booth (Candlewick)
• Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Candlewick)
• Mostly the Honest Truth by Jody J. Little (HarperCollins)
• The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages by Trenton Lee Stewart (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Nikki on the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers by Anna James, Paola Escobar (Philomel Books)
• Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos (Wendy Lamb Books)
• Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon, John Hendrix (Harry N. Abrams)
• Shine! by J.J. & Chris Grabenstein (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Snug Harbor Stories: A Wallace the Brave Collection by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly (Delacorte Press)
• Trace by Pat Cummings (HarperCollins)
• Trapped in a Video Game (Book 1) by Dustin Brady, Jesse Brady (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Two Girls, a Clock, and a Crooked House by Michael Poore (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Unicorn Bowling: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Book 9) by Dana Simpson (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• White Bird by R.J. Palacio (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
• Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal by Jeff Kinney (Harry N. Abrams)

Picture Books

• Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick)
• Angelina Ballerina by Katherine Holabird, Helen Craig (Little Simon)
• Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke Angela Brooksbank (Candlewick)
• Badger’s Perfect Garden by Marsha Diane Arnold, Ramona Kaulitzki (Sleeping Bear Press)
• Believe: A Pop-Up Book of Possibilities by Robert Sabuda (Candlewick)
• Birdsong by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids)
• A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy, Kayla Harren (Sleeping Bear Press)
• The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Sophia Gholz, Kayla Harren (Sleeping Bear Press)
• Bruno the Standing Cat by Nadine Robert, Jean Jullien (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Camilla, Cartographer by Julie Dillemuth, Laura Wood (Magination Press)
• Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! by Cece Bell (Candlewick)
• Cinderella Rex (Once Before Time Book 1) by Christy Webster, Holly Hatam (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum by Dr. Seuss, Andrew Joyner (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett (Kane Miller)
• Driftwood Days by William Miniver, Charles Vess (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
• Elbow Grease vs. Motozilla by John Cena, Howard McWilliam (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books)
• Fox + Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)
• Frankie’s Favorite Food by Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Tundra Books)
• A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Chronicle Books)
• The Girls by Lauren Ace, Jenny Løvlie (Rodale Kids)
• Grumpy Monkey Party Time by Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Guess How Much I Love You 25th Anniversary Slipcase Edition by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Candlewick)
• Hey Grandude! by Paul McCartney, Kathryn Durst (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• I Am Love: A Book of Compassion by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett, Sarah Jacoby (Balzer + Bray)
• I Say Ooh You Say Aah by John Kane (Kane Miller)
• Jon Klassen’s Hat Box by Jon Klassen (Candlewick)
• Just Because by Mac Barnett, Isabella Arsenault (Candlewick)
• Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast by Sophie Gilmore (Owlkids)
• Little Mole’s Wish by Sang-Keun Kim (Schwartz & Wade)
• Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox (Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers)
• Mira’s Curly Hair by Maryam al Serkal, Rebeca Luciani (Lantana Publishing)
• Music For Mister Moon by Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead (Neal Porter Books)
• Nancy’s Genius Plan by Olivia Jaimes (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick)
• Saturday by Oge Mora (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Saving Emma the Pig: A Tale From Apricot Lane Farms by John Chester, Jennifer L. Meyer (Feiwel & Friends)
• Say Something! by Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)
• A Scarf for Keiko by Ann Malaspina, Merrilee Liddiard (Kar-Ben Publishing)
• The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Candlewick)
• Sisters First by Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, Ramona Kaulitzki (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• SumoKitty by David Biedrzycki (Charlesbridge)
• Sunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song by Joe Raposo (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
• This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Chronicle Books)
• Tropical Terry by Jarvis (Candlewick)
• Una Huna? What Is This? by Susan Aglukark, Amanda Sandland, Danny Christopher (Inhabit Media)
• Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• A Year With Mama Earth by Rebecca Grabill, Rebecca Green (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)

YA

• American Royals by Katharine McGee (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Around Harvard Square by C.J. Farley (Black Sheep)
• The Book of Dust Volume 2: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• The Book of Dust Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Inc.)
• Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein (Charlesbridge Teen)
• Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite (Inkyard Press)
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman (Disney-Hyperion)
• The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Philomel Books)
• Frankly in Love by David Yoon (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)
• House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig (Delacorte Press)
• Internment by Samira Ahmed (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Izzy + Tristan by Shannon Dunlap (Poppy)
• Jackpot by Nic Stone (Crown Books for Young Readers)
• Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Crown Books for Young Readers)
• Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju (Simon Pulse)
• Limelight by Solli Raphael (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta (Candlewick)
• The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen (Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers)
• Nocturna by Maya Montayne (Balzer + Bray)
• One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (Delacorte Press)
• Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus (Delacorte Press)
• Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Katherine Tegen Books)
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Make Me a World)
• The Princess and the Fangirl: A Geekerella Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston (Quirk Books)
• Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart (Delacorte Press)
• Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Slay by Brittney Morris (Simon Pulse)
• Splintered by Jon McGoran (Holiday House)
• Those Who Dwell Below by Aviaq Johnston, Toma Feizo Gas (Inhabit Media)
• Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller (Feiwel & Friends)
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Katherine Tegen Books)
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Delacorte Press)
• XL by Scott Brown (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)