Hitting the Shelves: June 2023

As the warm breeze of June sweeps in, it’s the perfect time to dive into a new book.

Take a look at these brilliant new titles hitting the shelves this June.

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Bizzy Bear: Animals illustrated by Benji Davies (represented by Arabella Stein) // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)

Bizzy Bear: Things That Go illustrated by Benji Davies (represented by Arabella Stein) // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)

Sam Francisco, King of the Disco illustrated by Binny Talib (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Sarah Tagholm // Rocket Bird Books (Available in the UK)

Mina and the Big Bite illustrated by Chris Jevons (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Louis Growell // Penguin Random House UK / Ladybird Books (Available in the UK)

Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong! illustrated by Gavin Scott (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Dr Nick Crumpton // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)

Picture This!: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!, illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny, Project booked with Robyn Newton), written by William Potter // Arcturus (Available in the UK)

Picture This! Animals: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!, illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny, Project booked with Robyn Newton), written by William Potter // Arcturus (Available in the UK)

The Dos and Donuts of Love illustrated by Nabi H. Ali (represented by James Burns), written by Adiba Jaigirdar // Macmillan US (Available in the US)

Gender Identity for Kids written and illustrated by Andy Passchier (represented by Alex Gehringer) // Hachette Book Group / Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Available in the US)

Salat in Secret illustrated by Hatem Aly (represented by James Burns, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow // Random House Studio (Available in the CA)

The Broken Hearts Club illustrated by Dana Sanmar (represented by James Burns, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Susan Bishop Crispell // Sourcebooks Inc (Available in the US)

Hear the Sounds illustrated by Lizzy Doyle (represented by Amy Capelin, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Amy Pixton // Workman Children’s (Available in the US)

Tangle-Knot illustrated by Annabel Tempest (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Loretta Ellsworth // Page Street Publishing (Available in the US)

Snug as a Bug? illustrated by Alex Willmore (represented by Freddie Dawson), written by Karl Newson // The Quarto Group / QED (Available in the UK)

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape illustrated by David Habben (represented by Emily Fernandez, project booked with Robyn Newton), written by Martin Stewart // Head of Zeus (Available in the UK)

Parp In Space! illustrated by Jorge Martin (represented by Emily Fernandez, project booked with Robyn Newton), written by Mike Henson // The Quarto Group / QED (Available in the UK)

My Family and Other Romans illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Marie Basting // Chicken House; 1st edition (Available in the UK)

Stolen History: The truth about the British Empire and how it shaped us illustrated by Jen Khatun (represented by Susan Penny), written by Sathnam Sanghera // Penguin Random House UK / Penguin Children’s Books (Available in the UK)

There’s a Sea Witch in My Swim Class (Camp Lil Vills) illustrated by Ria Maria Lee (represented by Lucie Luddington, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Sam Hay // Disney Hyperion Books for Children (Available in the US)

The Magnificent Makers #7: Human Body Adventure illustrated by Leo Trinidad (represented by Alex Gehringer), written by Theanne Griffith // Random House US / Random House Children’s Books (Available in the US)

You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community illustrated by Andrés Landazábal (represented by Anne Moore Armstrong), written by Arun Gandhi // Candlewick Press (Available in the US)

The Pumpernickel-Daffodil written and illustrated by Galia Bernstein (represented by Anne Moore Armstrong) // Harry N. Abrams (Available in the US)

Meet the Bears illustrated by Becca Hall (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Kate Peridot // Welbeck Children’s Books (Available in the UK)

Greg the Sausage Roll: Wish You Were Here illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny), written by Mark Hoyle and Roxanne Hoyle // Penguin Random House UK / Penguin Children’s Books (Available in the UK)

I Am Somebody illustrated by Ashley Evans (represented by Alex Gehringer), written by Nyasha Williams // Hachette Book Group / Running Press Book Publishers (Available in the US)

Only for a Little While illustrated by Richy Sanchez Ayala (represented by Susan Penny, project booked by Anne Moore Armstrong), written by Gabriela Orozco Belt // HarperCollins US (Available in the US)

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