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March 2023 Children’s & YA New Releases

Daymond John’s contribution to children’s literature is a welcome addition to the slim collection of financial literacy books by Black authors. As the founder of the clothing line For Us, By Us (FUBU), John’s new March 21st picture book Little Daymond Learns to Earn aims to “ignite kids’ early interest in how money works…” There are many more exciting releases on the March to explore, including a Zora Neale Hurston folk tale adapted by Ibram X. Kendi, Insha Fitzpatrick’s nonfiction book about vampires, and a debut author’s YA novel described as “a love letter to communities of color everywhere.” Take a look and see what you think about the selections.

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Picture Books



The Making of Butterflies (Board Book)

Zora Neale Hurston | Ibram X. Kendi | Kah Yangni | Amistad BYR | March 7, 2023 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


Eco Girl 

Ken Wilson-Max | Candlewick | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Stella and the Mystery of the Missing Tooth

Clothilde Ewing | Lynn Gaines | Millner/Simon & Schuster BYR | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



Dear Yesteryear

Kimberly Annece Henderson | Ciara LeRoy | Dial | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


My Mommy Marches 

Samantha Hawkins | Cory Reid | Lantana Publishing | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Rainbow Letters: A Book for Rainbow Babies

Ceece Kelley | Marina Halak | Soaring Kite Books | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



A Is for Ambitious

Meena Harris | Marissa Valdez | Little, Brown BYR | March 14, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Everything a Drum

Sarah Warren | Camila Carrossine | Amicus Ink | March 14, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


A-Train Allen

Lesley Younge | Lonnie Ollivierre | Sleeping Bear Press | March 15, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



Little Daymond Learns to Earn

Daymond John | Nicole Miles | Random House BYR | March 21, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Linh’s Rooftop Garden

JaNay Brown-Wood | Samara Hardy | Peachtree | March 21, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Mommy Time

Monique James-Duncan | Ebony Glenn | Candlewick | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know

Leslie Odom, Jr. | Nicolette Robinson | Joy Hwang Ruiz | Feiwel & Friends | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Big Tune

Alliah L. Agostini | Shamar Knight-Justice | FSG | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


The Mermaid Princesses

Maya Cameron-Gordon | Mirelle Ortega | HarperCollins | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



You Will Do Great Things

Amerie⁠ | Raissa Figueroa | Roaring Brook Press | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Daddy Dressed Me

Ava Gardner | Michael Gardner | Nadia Fisher | Aladdin | March 28, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


Mary Can!: Nothing Is Impossible

Mary J. Blige |  Ashleigh Corrin | HarperCollins | March 28, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


Chapter & Middle-Grade



A Special Goodbye (Confetti Kids)

Samantha Thornhill | Shirley Ng-Benitez | ‎Lee & Low Books | March 7, 2023 | ChpBk | Amazon | Bookshop


The Talent Show (Confetti Kids)

Samantha Thornhill | Shirley Ng-Benitez | Lee & Low Books | March 7, 2023 | ChpBk | Amazon | Bookshop


Bug Bonanza! (Ada Twist, Scientist: Why Files #4)

Andrea Beaty | Theanne Griffith | Amulet Books | March 7, 2023| Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


Bellen Woodard: More than Peach: Change the World

Bellen Woodard | Lucia Types | Scholastic Inc | March 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


Link+Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Jarrett Pumphrey | Jerome Pumphrey | Norton Young Readers | March 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop



Boundless

Chaunté Lowe | Scholastic Inc. | March 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


Eb & Flow

Kelly J. Baptist | Crown BYR | March 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


Aniana del Mar Jumps In

Jasminne Mendez | Dial Books | March 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


Too Small Tola Gets Tough

Atinuke | Onyinwe Iwu | Candlewick | March 21, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


Hanging with Vampires: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural

Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | March 28, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


Young Adult



There Goes the Neighborhood

Jade Adia | Disney-Hyperion | March 7, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


The Jump

Brittney Morris | Simon & Schuster BYR | March 7, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

Kalynn Bayron | Feiwel and Friends | March 7, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphic Novel Memoir)

Colin Kaepernick | Eve L. Ewing | Orlando Caicedo | Graphix | March 7, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


Chaos & Flame

Tessa Gratton | Justina Ireland | Razorbill | March 28, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


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