April is National Poetry Month. Stay tuned for a fantastic list of picture books with lyrical text from venerable and contemporary poets. Older readers love verse-novels, so look for some exciting middle-grade and young adult titles covering a wide range of topics. April’s new releases list is here now, explore and enjoy!
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My Daddy Is Everything
Carole Boston Weatherford | Ashleigh Corrin | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | April 7, 2026 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything!
Alissa Holder | Zulekha Holder-Young | Nneka Myers | Flamingo Books | April 7, 2026 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Juneteenth (A We Celebrate Book)
Little Feminist | Dolisha Mitchell | Ashley Jefferson | Abrams Appleseed | April 7, 2026 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
At the Cookout
Nadia Fisher | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Auntie’s Baby
Breanna J. McDaniel | Savanna Durr | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Getting Ready for Second Grade: A First Day of School Book
Vera Ahiyya | Debby Rahmalia | Random House BYR | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Terry’s Many Hats
Terry Crews | Tanisha Cherislin | Little, Brown BYR | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Hello, Beautiful
Traci N. Todd | Loveis Wise | Viking BYR | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Beautiful Black Boy
Sophia Robinson | Ken Daley | Orchard Books | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Juneteenth
Tonya Abari | Ashley Evans | Words & Pictures | April 7, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Flowers Bloom, Outside Our Window
Mélina Mangal | Stella Lim | Free Spirit Publishing | April 14, 2026 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Sparrow Loves Reptiles (Sparrow Loves Animals, Bk. 2)
Murry Burgess | Tamisha Anthony | Christy Ottaviano/Little Brown | April 14, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Walk the Walk
R.J. Owens | Reggie Brown | Bloomsbury Children’s | April 14, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Moon Shapes
Christine Taylor-Butler | Héctor Borlasca | Reycraft Books | April 14, 2026 | PB | Amazon
Do You See Me?
LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss | Reggie Brown | Roaring Brook | April 21, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Because of Dads
K.E. Lewis | Maithili Joshi | Roaring Brook | April 28, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Mami’s Magic Words
Kiara Valdez | Richy Sánchez Ayala | Viking | April 28, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation
Carole Boston Weatherford | R. Gregory Christie | Crown BYR | April 28, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Chapter/Middle-Grade
Olive Oakes and the Haunted Carousel
Kalynn Bayron | Bloomsbury | April 7, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Ocean Explorer: A Search-and-Find Book
Carlee Jackson | Neon Squid | Hannah Abbo | April 7, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Ghost-Spider: Broken Chords
Roseanne A. Brown | Diobelle Cerna | Nabi Ali | Graphix | April 7, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Going Supernova
Andrea J. Loney | Wendy Tan | Albert Whitman | April 9, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise (Volume 1)
Adeola Sokunbi | Nosy Crow | April 14, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Rayana Johnson’s Giant Leap
Jill Tew | Freedom Fire | April 21, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Genie Game
Jordan Ifueko | Amulet Books | April 21, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Deep Secrets (a Titanic Novel)
Nikki Shannon Smith | Scholastic | April 21, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Alex Wise vs. the Gods of the Apocalypse
Terry J. Benton-Walker | Labyrinth Road | April 28, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Young Adult
To Steal a Throne
Gabi Burton | Bloomsbury | April 7, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
When It’s Your Turn for Midnight
Blessing Musariri | Carolrhoda | April 7, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Soundtrack
Jason Reynolds | Crown BYR | April 14, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Summer Official
Rebekah Weatherspoon | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | April 14, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
King Coyote
Rachael Meyersjones | Jolly Fish Press | April 14, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Sweet Clarity
Rhiannon Richardson | Simon & Schuster BYR | April 28, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
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