In Barney Saltzberg’s new picture book Rabbit’s Feat, a single-minded rabbit channels his smarts and ingenuity to finally unite long-time friends Boulder and Cactus. Miles and miles away, a bright and brave little girl shrewdly avoids becoming a hungry shark’s dinner in Daniel Bernstrom’s picture book One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue... Read More

In Lauren Paige Conrad’s new picture book This Is Our City (a continuation of the ode to creativity at the heart of This Is a Window), kids work together to transform an ordinary backyard into a thriving metropolis and keep an eye out for their elusive mayor. Kirkus Reviews calls it “a winsome foray into... Read More

Dragonfall begins with a brief description of the five dragon gods worshipped in The Lumet. I thought I would take this opportunity to talk a little more about the magic and religion of the Dragon Scales series.  Magic in The Lumet has two strands—elemental magic and a softer magic—and each god has a patron saint... Read More

March is Women’s History Month! Astra Books for Young Readers is celebrating with exciting new titles — some available now, others releasing later this Spring — that bring to life the stories of extraordinary women who shaped history in unexpected ways. Want to discover who they are? Keep reading! Kate Warne: The mission of America’s... Read More

We’re just a few weeks away from the captivating conclusion of The Dragon Scales duology, which began with DRAGONFALL! And we’re even more pleased to share that L. R. Lam will be joining us in the US to celebrate the launch of EMBERCLAW. Here are the four stops on this US Tour. We hope to... Read More

Astra Books for Young Readers and our imprint, Calkins Creek, received several prestigious awards on Monday, January 27 at the Youth Media Awards (YMA) during the LibLearnX conference in Phoenix, AZ! Sponsored by the American Library Association, the YMA’s recognize exceptional books, videos, and other materials for children and teens. Chosen by expert committees of librarians... Read More

I do a lot of school author visits. Just last week alone, I presented to roughly 340 middle grade learners across two districts. I told them about the type of book I usually write (narrative nonfiction) and a little bit about the business of publishing. This content usually goes over just fine, though it’s not... Read More

Learn more about ABFYR’s seven outstanding December titles! A clever boy comes to the rescue when a sick Kaiju needs help explaining that he feels unwell in this comics-style picture book–perfect for future fans of Dog Man and The Bad Guys. “Younger snifflers will… sympathize, and delight in… this read-aloud cinch!” —Kirkus Reviews “Clements brings readers on board right away…providing... Read More

Executive Editor Navah Wolfe has acquired North American rights for Sierra Branham’s debut trilogy.  LOVE GALAXY, the first book, is a romantic science fiction thriller in which a young woman from a dead-end planet gets cast on a reality TV program to compete for the hand of the prince and princess heirs of the empire.... Read More

In a land of lost wonders, the past is stirring once more. In a three-book deal, Aranya Jain at DAW Books has acquired the Micah Grey trilogy by L.R. Lam, author of DRAGONFALL and the forthcoming EMBERCLAW, for publication in 2025. This gaslamp, neo-Victoriana fantasy trilogy is about an intersex debutante, who escapes to the... Read More