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Publishing this Month: August 2021

last updated 01 August 2021

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Back-to-school month is here, and new Bright Reads are hitting shelves just in time to make it into the classroom this year! Enjoy.

Artwork by Anita Schmidt


Soup, Shabbat, Shul

Starlight Soup: A Sukkot Story, illustrated by Jennifer Naalchigar | August 1 with Behrman Books

Shabbat Shalom, illustrated by Hannah Tolson | August 3 with Candlewick

We Go to Shul, illustrated by Hannah Tolson | August 3 with Candlewick


Reporters, Strong, Knew

Renegade Reporters, cover-illustrated by Maike Plenzke | August 10 with Dial Books / Penguin Random House

Be Strong, illustrated by Jen Hill | August 10 with Roaring Book Press

Who Knew? Under the Apple Tree, illustrated by Steph Marshall | August 10 with Amicus


Oink, Halloween, Meaning

Oinkree and the Dancing Ant, illustrated by Marina Martin | August 10 with Honey Bunny Books

Wheels on the Bus at Halloween, illustrated by Sarah Kieley | August 17 with Doubleday Books for Young Readers

The Many Meanings of Meilan, illustrated by Violet Tobacco | August 17 with Kokila / Macmillan


Cow, Turtle

Interrupting Cow, illustrated by Joelle Dreidemy | August 25 with Simon & Schuster

Tally Tuttle Becomes a Turtle, illustrated by Ariel Landy | August 31 with Amulet Books


Kamala, Fright

Little Golden Book: Kamala Harris, illustrated by Ashley Evans | August 31 with Scholastic

Night Frights: The Haunted Mustache, illustrated by Teo Skaffa | August 31 with Simon & Schuster


Check back here each month to see what Bright reads are publishing! Miss July’s Publishing this Month blog? Click here to catch up on all the fun titles that hit shelves last month.

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