2013: Books to be Excited About! - Part 2

123 Versus ABC (June 2013 - Harper Collins Children's) 

written and illustrated by Mike Boldt

Maya was Grumpy (Out NOW! - Flashlight Press)

written and illustrated by Courtney Pippen-Mathur

(Check out Courtney's awesome Kirkus Review!)

Ollie and Claire (Out NOW! - Philomel/Penguin)

written by Tiffany Strelitz Haber / illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Elvis and the Underdogs (May 2013 - Balzer and Bray)

written by Jenny Lee / illustrated by Kelly Light

Annnd...a much deserved second appearance from Ms. Light who has been extremely busy this past year:

The Quirks - Welcome to Normal (June 2013 - Bloomsbury)

written by Erin Soderberg / illustrated by Kelly Light

Tea Rex (Out NOW! - Viking Children's Books)

written and illustrated by Molly Idle

Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry (May 2013 - First Second Books)

written and illustrated by Dave Roman

*A MUST see: Colleen AF Venable's Blog Post about the amazing shiny SILVER and GOLD covers of Dave Roman's Astronaut Academy Series. So cool. 

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam (May 2013 - Nosy Crow Books)
written by Tracey Corderoy / illustrated by Steve Lenton


I had such a good response to Part 1 of this post that I decided to do it again! Truth is, there are good books being released ALL the time and it's nearly impossible to keep track of them all. Many of them are illustrated by friends of mine, which is SO amazing!  It's a great thing to be supportive of your peers and I am so happy for each and every one of them.

That being said, you can most certainly look forward to a Part 3 - 4 - 5... etc. :)

Cheers!
~Renee