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Hitting the Shelves: April 2025

last updated 01 April 2025

April is here, bringing with it a fresh wave of beautifully illustrated books from our talented artists and authors. This month, we’re thrilled to see a fantastic selection of stories hitting the shelves.

Take a look at the wonderful books making their debut this April!


All The Firsts

All The Firsts

Artist: Sian Wheatcroft

Author: Toni D'Alia

Publisher: Hardie Grant

Available 1st April

Heist: The Great Chocolate Caper

Heist: The Great Chocolate Caper

Artist: Aaron Blecha

Agent: Georgia Tournay-Godfrey

Author: Joel McKerrow

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Available 1st April

Seven Wherewithal Way: Into the Faerie Realm

Seven Wherewithal Way: Into the Faerie Realm

Artist: Flavia Sorrentino

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Affirm Press

Available 1st April

How to Tell a True Story

How to Tell a True Story

Artist: Yas Imamura

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Tricia Springstubb

Publisher: Holiday House Publishing

Available 1st April

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What Coco Can Do

Artist: Stephanie Laberis

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Maribeth Boelts

Publisher: Candlewick

Available April 1st

Sharks Unhooked

Sharks Unhooked

Artist: Becca Hall

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Patricia Newman

Publisher: Lerner Publishing

Available 1st April

Plight of the Pelican

Plight of the Pelican

Artist: Gordy Wright

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Jessica Stremer

Publisher: Holiday House

Available 1st April

My Mom Is a Mermaid!

My Mom Is a Mermaid!

Artist: Jeff Harter

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Bill Canterbury

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 1st April

My Dad Is a Unicorn!

My Dad Is a Unicorn!

Artist: Jeff Harter

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Bill Canterbury

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 1st April

Steve and Maggie: Pirate Treasure Hunt

Steve and Maggie: Pirate Treasure Hunt

Artist: Sr. Sanchez

Author: Sr Sánchez

Publisher: Walker Books

Available 3rd April

A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents

A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents

Artist: Kristina Kister

Author: S.A Reyhani

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Available 3rd April

You Are Home

You Are Home

Artist: Andrés Landazábal

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Bex Tobin Fine

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Available 8th April

Pride Is Love

Pride Is Love

Artist: Nakul P.

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Dano Moreno

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 8th April

Getting Ready for First Grade

Getting Ready for First Grade

Artist: Debby Rahmalia

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Vera Ahiyya

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 8th April

Yasmin Bandara Levels Up!

Yasmin Bandara Levels Up!

Artist: James Lancett

Author: Romesh Ranganathan

Publisher: Puffin Books

Available 10th April

How Can I Make Friends?

How Can I Make Friends?

Artist: Dan Taylor

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Ashe de Sousa

Publisher: Usborne Publishing London

Available 10th April

The Periodic Table for Kids

The Periodic Table for Kids

Artist: Dao Thuy Linh

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Dr. Kit Chapman

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Available 10th April

Out and About: Wild Animal Spotter

Out and About: Wild Animal Spotter

Artist: Tania García

Author: Emma S. Young

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available 10th April

So Many Books!

So Many Books!

Artist: Alexandra Colombo

Authors: Sue Fliess & Ann Marie Stephens

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Available 10th April

The Bear and the Hare and the Fair

The Bear and the Hare and the Fair

Artist: Matt Hunt

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Em Lynas

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available 10th April

How to Talk to Your Pet

How to Talk to Your Pet

Artist: Jack Viant

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: James Greenwood

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Available 10th April

I Dream for You

I Dream for You

Artist: Mette Engell

Author: Kate Wood

Publisher: Zondervan

Available 15th April

Shell Song

Shell Song

Artist & Author: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Publisher: Beach Lane Books

Available April 15th

Amoya Blackwood Is Brave

Amoya Blackwood Is Brave

Artist: Aaron Marin

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Chantaie Allick

Publisher: Tundra Books

Available 15th April

Marina et le Kraken

Marina et le Kraken

Artist: Mirelle Ortega

Agent: James

Author: Lauren Magaziner

Publisher: Bayard Éditions Jeunesse

Available 15th April

Bianca et le Dragon

Bianca et le Dragon

Artist: Mirelle Ortega

Agent: James

Author: Lauren Magaziner

Publisher: Bayard Éditions Jeunesse

Available 15th April

Under Anna's Umbrella

Under Anna's Umbrella

Artist: Luisa Uribe

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Amanda Driscoll

Publisher: Penguin US

Available 22nd April

Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness

Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness

Artist: Manuel Šumberac

Author: Ryan Calejo

Publisher: Simon & Schuster US

Available 22nd April

If We Were a Movie

If We Were a Movie

Artist: Steffi Walthall

Agent: James Burns

Author: Zakiya N. Jamal

Publisher: HarperCollins US

Available 22nd April

Our Wartime Street

Our Wartime Street

Artist: Katie Kear

Author: Fiz Osborne

Publisher: Wren and Rook

Available 24th April

What To Do With Your Whirly, Swirly Thoughts

What To Do With Your Whirly, Swirly Thoughts

Artist: Nadia Gunawan

Author: Jennie Allen

Publisher: Tommy Nelson

Available 29th April

Wandering Wild

Wandering Wild

Artist: Anna Kuptsova

Author: Lynette Noni

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Available 29th April

All the Things I Say to God

All the Things I Say to God

Artist: Anita Schmidt

Author: Tanner Olson

Publisher: Zondervan

Available 29th April

Mein blinkendes Soundbuch - Nachts im Dschungel

Mein blinkendes Soundbuch - Nachts im Dschungel

Artist: Kasia Dudziuk

Author: Höck, Maria

Publisher: arsEdition

Available 29th April

When I Move

When I Move

Artist: Alea Marley

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Available 29th April

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