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Hitting the Shelves: April 2024

last updated 02 April 2024

It’s that fabulous time of the Month where we get to share with you all of the incredible titles our Bright artists have been working on. You’ll see these sitting pride of place on bookshelves worldwide. Have a scroll, find your next read.



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Kodi & the Mystery of Komodo Island

Illustrator: Rose Gerrard

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Paul Deslandes

Publisher: New Frontier Publishing

Available UK, 1st April


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Pride: A Celebration in Quotes

Illustrator: Sam Prentice

Agent: Katie Blagden

Editor: Caitlyn McNeill

Publisher: Union Square and Co.

Available UK, 2nd April


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You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things

Illustrator: Sofia Cardoso

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Margaret O'Hair, Sofia Sanchez

Publisher: Scholastic US

Available US, 2nd April


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The Great Mathemachicken 3: Sing High, Sing Crow

Illustrator: Charlie Alder

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Nancy Kruluk

Publisher: Pixel + Ink

Available US, 2nd April


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Bob Books - Phonics for Early Readers

Illustrator: Amy Jindra

Agent: Anthony Hannant

Author: Liza Charlesworth

Publisher: Scholastic US

Available US, 2nd April


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Cruzita and the Mariacheros

Illustrator: Dana Sanmar

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Ashley Granillo

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc

Available US, 2nd April


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Up Toward the Light

Illustrator: Laura Watkins

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Granger Smith

Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Pubishing

Available US, 2nd April


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Bless the Earth

Illustrator: Keum Jin Song

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Jun Cotner, Nancy Tupper Ling

Publisher: Waterbrook + Multnomah | Convergent Books

Available US, 2nd April


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Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School

Illustrator: Mirelle Ortega

Agent: James Burns

Author: Cynthia Levinson

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Available US, 2nd April


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The Bridges Yuri Built: How Yuri Kochiyama Marched Across Movements

Illustrator: Anastasia Magliore Williams

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Kai Naima Williams

Publisher: Kaepernick Publishing

Available US, 2nd April


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Batthew Aromascent and the Missing Corpse Flower

Illustrator: Kristina Kister

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Ella Milbey, John Roebuck

Publisher: Hardie Grant

Available UK, 3rd April


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The Hoys

Author/Illustrator: Mark Chambers

Agent: Nicky Lander

Publisher: Quarto

Available UK, 4th April


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Supersized Squirrel and the Great Wham-o-Kablam-o!

Author/Illustrator: Luke Seguin-Magee

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Available UK, 4th April


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Beyoncé (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Illustrator: Jade Orlando

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Publisher: Quarto

Available UK, 4th April


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Zoologists on the Trail

Illustrator: Mia Powell

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Sue Fliess

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Available US, 4th April


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Uh-Oh, Niko: Bedtime and Bathtime

Author/Illustrator: Chris Chatterton

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Publisher: Penguin Random House / Ladybird Books

Available UK, 4th April


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Here Be Giants

Illustrator: Paddy Donnelly

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Susannah Lloyd

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Available UK, 4th April


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The Lighthouse at the World's End

Illustrator: Ben Mantle

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Amy Sparkes

Publisher: Walker Books UK

Available UK, 4th April


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Mango Memories

Illustrator: Nabi H. Ali

Agent: James Burns

Author: Sita Singh

Publisher: Random House US

Available US, 9th April


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God, the Great Inventor

Illustrator: Alette Straathof

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Hannah C. Hall

Publisher: B&H Kids

Available US, 9th April


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Jesus vs. the Bad Guys

Illustrator: Daniel Duncan

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Connor Shram

Publisher: Tyndale

Available US, 9th April


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Bridge to Bat City

Illustrator: Ramona Kaulitzki

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Ernest Cline

Publisher: Hachette Book Group | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Available US, 9th April


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Brian the Lion who Learned

Illustrator: Chris Chatterton

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Frances Stickley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK

Available UK, 11th April


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Comet Chaser: The True Cinderella Story of Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer

Illustrator: Vivien Mildenberger

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Pamela S. Turner

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Available US, 11th April


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Lenny Lemmon and the Alien Invasion

Illustrator: James Lancett

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Ben Davis

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available UK, 11th April


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Alex Neptune, Zombie Fighter

Illustrator: George Ermos

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: David Owen

Publisher: Usborne Publishing

Available UK, 11th April


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Mysteries at Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot

Illustrator: Marco Guadalupi

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: A. M. Howell

Publisher: Usborne Publishing

Available UK, 11th April


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Mission: Microraptor

Illustrator: Ceej Rowland

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Philip Kavvadias

Publisher: Chicken House

Available UK, 11th April


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The City Beyond the Stars

Illustrator: Federica Frenna

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Zohra Nabi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books

Available UK, 11th April


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History Stinks!: Poo Through the Ages

Illustrator: Luke Newell

Agent: Anthony Hannant

Author: Suzie Edge

Publisher: Wren & Rook

Available UK, 11th April


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A Sprinkle of Happiness

Illustrator: David Litchfield

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Lucy Rowland

Publisher: Scholastic Children's Books UK

Available UK, 11th April


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Bun on the Run

Illustrator: Chris Jevons

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Smriti Halls

Publisher: Scholastic Children's Books UK

Available UK, 11th April


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Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Unicorn

Illustrator: Tom Knight

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Candy Bee

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Available UK, 11th April


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Shadow Fox

Illustrator: Ben Mantle

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Carlie Sorosiak

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available UK, 11th April


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Tell Me About Oceans

Illustrator: Jennifer Falkner

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Lisa Varchol Perron

Publisher: Simon & Schuster US

Available US, 16th April


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Noura's Crescent Moon

Illustrator: Nabila Adani

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Zainab Khan

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Available US, 16th April


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Beautiful Butterflies

Illustrator: Margarida Esteves

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Publisher: Linden Tree Books

Available US, 16th April


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How to Spot a Unicorn

Illustrator: Dan Taylor

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Suzy Senior

Publisher: Farshore

Available UK, 25th April


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I Heard: An American Journey

Illustrator: Steffi Walthall

Agent: James Burns

Author: J. Nailah Avery

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Available US, 30th April


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Puggleton Park: Penelope and the Curse of the Canis Diamond

Illustrator: Hannah Peck

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Deanna Kizis

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Available US, 30th April

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