This list may not feature all of May’s 2019 new releases. Do you know of any that are not listed? Leave us a comment below!
Spies: James Armistead Lafayette
Kyandreia Jones | Chooseco | May 1 | Amazon | IndieBound
With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo | HarperTeen | May 7 | Amazon | IndieBound
Just South of Home
Karen Strong | Simon & Schuster BYR | May 7 | Amazon | IndieBound
Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry | Vashti Harrison | Kokila | May 14 | Amazon | IndieBound
Nighttime Symphony
Timbaland | Christopher Myers | Kaa Illustration | Atheneum BYR | May 14 | Amazon | IndieBound
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Elizabeth Zunon | Bloomsbury Children’s | May 21 | Amazon | IndieBound
Freedom Fire (Dactyl Hill Squad #2)
Daniel José Older | Arthur A. Levine Books | May 14 | Amazon | IndieBound
Jada Sly, Artist & Spy
Sherri Winston | Little, Brown BYR | May 14 | Amazon | IndieBound
Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Tiffany D. Jackson | Katherine Tegen Books | May 21 | Amazon | IndieBound
The Usual Suspects
Maurice Broaddus | Katherine Tegen Books | May 21 | Amazon | IndieBound
The Voice in My Head
Dana L. Davis | Inkyard Press | May 28 | Amazon | IndieBound
Bonus: The Dark Fantastic is not categorized as a children’s book, but as the description states, it “reveals the diversity crisis in children’s and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination…[and] is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction.” Therefore, BCBA believes it will be a great reference for those interested diverse and inclusive children’s literature.
The Dark Fantastic
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas | NYU Press | May 21 | Amazon | IndieBound
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