Staff Picks: Howdy! I’m Olivia, an associate editor at Penguin Workshop. If you were to stop me abruptly on the street and say, “QUICK! I need five book recommendations that your team worked on NOW!” I reckon I’d probably tell you about the following titles:
• WHO IS VERA WANG? teaches young fashionistas all about the legendary Vera Wang! She designs a bit of everything, but my favorite looks of hers are her ice-skating costumes and her red-carpet gowns.
• TIME FOR KIDS: BIG CATS, SMALL CATS is a collection of 101 exciting rundowns of different types of cats, from rescue kittens to massive tigers. As a certified cat lady, I must implore you to read this.
• DIEGO FUEGO THE FIREFIGHTING DRAGON is about the cutest dragon I have ever seen finding power in what makes him different. It also teaches Spanish vocab!
• I BELIEVE IN YOU! is filled to the brim with encouraging space puns that will have you beaming!
• MR. CHOW’S NIGHT MARKET has the cutest art you’ll ever see (even the pomelos have sweet little faces). I am a night owl, and I love this story about a man who loves to sleep in finding a way to enjoy running his market without having to wake up with the sun.
#WhoIsVeraWang #TimeForKids #BigCatsSmallCats #DiegoFuegoTheFirefightingDragon #IBelieveInYou #MrChowsNightMarket #staffpicks #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #childrensbookstagram #kidlit #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Celebrate the important women in your life this Mother’s Day with some of our favorite titles! 😍🌸
❤️ WHERE THERE IS LOVE by @shauntay_grant and illustrated by @negapeta
❤️ MAMAS AND BABIES by @christiematheson
❤️ DIEGO FUEGO THE FIREFIGHTING DRAGON by @allisonrozo and Rafael Rozo and illustrated by @phonemova
❤️ MOTHER’S DAY, HERE I COME! by @d.j.steinberg and illustrated by @emanuel_wiemans
❤️ RAINDROPS TO RAINBOW by @johnmicklos and illustrated by @charlenedraws
❤️ HOME IN A LUNCHBOX by @hellocherrymo
❤️ MY FADE IS FRESH by @shauntay_grant and illustrated by @kitt.thomas.art
❤️ WORLD’S BEST MOM by Isabel Otter and illustrated by @lynn_giunta@penguinkids
#MothersDay #mom #grandma #aunt #WhereThereIsLove #ShauntayGrant #LetíciaMoreno #MamasandBabies #ChristieMatheson #DiegoFuegoTheFirefightingDragon #AllisonRozo #RafaelRozo #VanessaMorales #MothersDayHereICome #DJSteinberg #EmanuelWiemans #RaindropsToRainbow #JohnMicklosJr #CharleneChua #HomeInALunchbox #CherryMo #MyFadeIsFresh #KittThomas #WorldsBestMom #IsabelOtter #LynnGiunta #PenguinWorkshop #RISExPenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
✨ Superpuppies to the rescue—twice! ✨🐾
Two new adventures in the Superpower Puppies series are hitting shelves this summer, and they’re bringing the magic. In MOUSE AND EMERALD TAKE A RIDE, scrappy shih tzu Mouse must deliver a magical earth ball to a baseball team’s star pitcher—with a little help from a new human companion named Emerald, who uses a wheelchair. In GUS AND ELLIOT GO BIG, enthusiastic French bulldog Gus is on a mission to reach the queen of the town parade before the Elementals ruin everything.
Big powers...and bigger hearts! Perfect for dog lovers ages 6–8. Available today!
Written by @superpowerpuppypowell
Illustrated by @krisillus
Editorial: @nmagliato_
Design: Kimberley Sampson
@penguinkids
#SuperpowerPuppies #CoreyPowell #KristenHumphrey #author #illustrator #chapterbook #dogs #fantasy #kidlit #bookstagram #childrensbookstagram #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Meet THE SHARK PRINCE! From @maliamaunakea , the award-winning author of the Lei and the Legends duology, comes a sharp new fantasy about a Hawaiian boy who can transform into what people fear most: a shark. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Moana! Sink your teeth into this wild and shocking adventure. ;)
Editorial: @elizabeth.flee
Design: @mclairecruz@penguinkids
#TheSharkPrince #MaliaMaunakea #KhadijahKhatib #middlegradefantasy #hawaiianstories #bookbirthday #middlegrade #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #childrensbookstagram #kidlit #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Who HQ is on YouTube! Join our Who HQ hosts to discover history’s biggest names, places, and events—all based on the bestselling Who Was? book series!
From Cleopatra to Beyoncé, Amelia Earhart to Neil Armstrong, we’re your headquarters for history. Subscribe now for new episodes every week: youtube.com/@WhoHQBooks
Get ready for friendship, fun, and lots of laughs in this first installment of The After-School Kindness Crew, a new middle-grade series from Academy Award–winning actress @goldiehawn and New York Times bestselling author @linoliver22 . Book 1 sets three students on a shared mission: create acts of kindness in their community, starting with finding a home for a rowdy dog in need of one. Energetic illustrations from @breanna_chambers_art keep readers coming back for more while brain breaks inspired by the @mindup program make space for them to pause and reset before continuing the adventure. Join Mia, River, and Tony as they form the After-School Kindness Crew in POOCH ON THE LOOSE, available now!
Editorial: @publishing.renee and @tyianac_
Design: @jaymakesbooks@penguinkids
#TheAfterSchoolKindnessCrew #PoochOnTheLoose #GoldieHawn #LinOliver #author #BreannaChambers #illustrator #bookbirthday #newrelease #middlegrade #middlegradeseries #fiction #kindness #friendship #humor #mentalhealth #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #childrensbookstagram #kidlit #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Every day is a great day to celebrate mom. In WORLD’S BEST MOM, written by Isabel Otter and illustrated by @lynn_giunta , sweet messages pair perfectly with adorable art and stunning pop-ups that capture all the wonderful ways moms inspire and provide support. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, don’t miss this heartfelt board book, perfect for read-alouds with loved ones.
Editorial: @nmagliato_@penguinkids
#WorldsBestMom #IsabelOtter #LynnGiunta #author #illustrator #recentrelease #popup #boardbook #mom #mother #mothersday #accessible #kidfriendly #kidlit #bookstagram #childrensbookstagram #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Kicking off our new series—Workshop Books on Vacation—is a fan favorite, MAXWELL DARK: BAD BLOOD! Maxwell Dark took a break from fighting nightmares to take a spring break trip to Amsterdam! We hope you had a blast, @bradysmithhere !
#MaxwellDark #BadBlood #BradySmith #WorkshopBooksOnVacation #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinRandomHouse #PenguinKids
✨ 🐰 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 🐰 ✨
We’re thrilled to announce that MEI MEI THE BUNNY, written by two-time GRAMMY Award–winning musician @laufey and illustrated by @oharasisters , has officially hit The New York Times Best Sellers list!
MEI MEI THE BUNNY is a bewitching picture book about chasing your dream, hitting a wrong note in front of everyone, and finding your way back to the melody. We have a feeling Mei Mei will have no such problems. Available today!
Editorial: @nmagliato_
Design: @lynnpo@penguinkids
#MeiMeiTheBunny #NYTBestseller #Laufey #LaurenOHara #author #illustrator #picturebook #music #kidlit #bookstagram #childrensbookstagram #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinKids #PenguinRandomHouse
Grab a copy of your favorite speculative young adult summer romance, NIGHT SWIMMING by @aaron_starmer , now in paperback! It’s 1994, and Trevor’s quest to swim in every pool in town with his longstanding crush, Sarah, takes a turn when they encounter a natural pool with an unearthly twist…
Editorial: @publishingalexw
Design: @mclairecruz
Cover art: @myokard_@penguinteen
#NightSwimming #AaronStarmer #DanaLedl #bookbirthday #teenreads #romancenovels #summerromance #90s #90skids #music #mixtape #comingofage #PenguinWorkshop #PenguinTeen
