Introducing @AllidaBooks!

Meet (character) Cindy, Grace, and Kelsie—three besties in Cindy Chang’s upcoming HOW TO DRAW A SECRET. We can’t wait for you to get to know these characters in Cindy’s powerful autobiographical graphic novel, coming to a bookstore near you February 2025!

Happy NCTE weekend to everyone attending! We wish you plenty of fascinating presentations, many books, and a wonderful time spent with fellow book people. #ncte2024

We are thrilled to see the reviews rolling in for Linda Sue Park’s GRACIE UNDER THE WAVES. Many thanks to the Horn Book Magazine for your kind words!

The annual NCTE conference is only a few days away! Three-time Newbery-honoree and YOU ARE HERE: CONNECTING FLIGHTS contributor Christina Soontornvat will be signing books at 2pm on Friday, 11/22. Make sure to stop by to say hello!

Linda Sue Park’s SMILING EYES is brought to life by Lenny Wen’s masterful hand. The art is bright, captivating, and delightful. This ode to eyes will arrive at a bookstore near you in February 2025!

Have you read Linda Sue Park’s GRACIE UNDER THE WAVES yet? If not, get yourself a copy today (link in bio)! This is the perfect sunny read that’ll put a smile on your face as the weather gets colder. Thank you to BCCB for the lovely review!

We are obsessed with Gael Abary’s stunning art for MADE FOR MORE, written by Chloe Ito Ward. This book will hit bookstore shelves in February 2025, and February can’t come soon enough!

Linda Sue Park will be at the New York Library Association Conference giving a presentation on the changes in the children’s book world. Be sure to stop by to say hello to her. Enjoy the conference!

It always takes time to land on the perfect cover art. Cindy Chang worked tirelessly on the HOW TO DRAW A SECRET cover, and we couldn’t be happier with the art we landed on. Fun fact: up until March, the graphic novel was called “SECRETS.”

Today is Election Day! Don’t forget to read up on your local ballet proposals and check who is running in your local elections. Make your voice heard: vote!

🌟 BERRY SONG, by Michaela Goade 🌟 WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA, by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac 🌟 JOJO MAKOONS: THE USED-TO-BE BESTFRIEND, by Dawn Quigley 🌟 REZ BALL, by Byron Graves 🌟 ANCESTORY APPROVED, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Are you attending the Rochester Children’s Book Festival? If so, don’t miss @LindaSuePark at the Read to Me Corner at 11:45 am today. Enjoy the festival!

Last month, we had the honor of listening to @LindaSuePark, @HibaNoorKhan1, and @KarinaYanGlaser in conversation about their new and upcoming projects. We also took a moment to toast Hiba on SAFIYYAH’S WAR being a Kirkus Prize finalist!

Happy Halloween! What are some of your favorite spooky reads? Wishing you lots of tricks and treats! 👻

We can’t get over how gorgeous Lenny Wen’s illustrations are for SMILING EYES by Linda Sue Park. Perfect for the youngest of readers, this book is a joyful celebration of eyes—showcasing the variety of Asian eye shapes and hues. Look for it 2/25/2025!

Feast your eyes on this first look at MADE FOR MORE’s gorgeous interior art. Written by Chloe Ito Ward and illustrated by Gael Abary and set on Kaua’i, MADE FOR MORE is a celebration of how identity and experience find their perfect expression in each of us. Coming February 2025!

Allida Books had the honor of attending the Kirkus Prize gala earlier this month to celebrate Hiba Noor Khan’s SAFIYYAH’S WAR being a Kirkus Prize finalist. We were thrilled that Hiba was able to fly in from the UK to attend the event. Thank you, Kirkus Reviews!

Don't miss GRACIE UNDER THE WAVES author Linda Sue Park, alongside Avi, Cynthia Voigt, and Tae Keller, on the virtual Books of Wonder panel "New from Newbery Medal-Winning Authors" today at 2pm ET. @LindaSuePark @BooksofWonder

Hello Honeoye Falls, NY! Linda Sue Park will be at Bleak House Books to chat about her newest middle grade novel, GRACIE UNDER THE WAVES, at 1pm this afternoon. Be there or be square! @LindaSuePark @bleakhousebooks