Spotlight Friday: April releases 4.06.18

Time to get ready for the weekend!

Kick up your feet and find a good place to read.

Sharing #booklove for your classroom or library.

Spotlighting a book or two because these books deserve the spotlight!

Just in case you are through with all of those amazing books that published in March, here's some books to look forward to in April!

Picture Books



Sometimes You Fly
written by Katherine Applegate
illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
published by Clarion Books
April 3rd


Don't Blink!
written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
illustrated by David Roberts 
published by Random House Books for Young Readers
April 3rd


Rescue and Jessica: A Life Changing Friendship
written by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes
Illustrated by Scott Magoon
published by Candlewick
April 3rd


What's Cooking, Moo Moo?
by Tim Miller
published by Balzer + Bray
April 3rd


Aquarium
by Cynthia Alonso
published by Chronicle Books
April 3rd


Sleep Train
written by Jonathan London
illustrated by Lauren Eldridge
published by Viking Books for Young Readers
April 3rd


People Don't Bite People
written by Lisa Wheeler
illustrated by Molly Idle
published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
April 3rd


What If...
written by Samantha Berger
illustrated by Mike Curato
published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
April 10th


Hello Lighthouse
by Sophie Blackall
published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
April 10th


The Breaking News
by Sarah Lynne Reul 
published by Roaring Brook Press
April 10th


If I Didn't Have You
written by Alan Katz
illustrated by Chris Robertson
published by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
April 10th


Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Juana Martinez-Neal
published by Candlewick
April 10th



Everything You Need For a Treehouse
written by Carter Higgins
illustrated by Emily Hughes
published by Chronicle
April 10th


Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
written by Stacy McAnulty
illustrated by Deborah Hocking
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
April 10th


Friends Stick Together
written by Hannah E. Harrison
published by Dial Books
April 10th


Fox & Chick: The Party and Other Stories
by Sergio Ruzzier
published by Chronicle
April 17th


Misunderstood Shark
written by Ame Dyckman
illustrated by Scott Magoon
published by Orchard Books
April 24th


Pip and Pup
by Eugene Yelchin
published by Henry Holt & Co.
April 24th


I Walk With Vanessa: a Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
by Kerascoeet
published by Schwartz & Wade Books
April 24th


Dude!
written by Aaron Reynolds
illustrated by Dan Santat
published by Roaring Brook Press
April 24th


Fly Guy and the Alienzz
by Tedd Arnold
published by Cartwheel Books
April 24th

Nonfiction Picture Books


Terrific Tongues!
written by Maria Gianferrri
illustrated by Jia Liu
published by Boyds Mills Press
April 3rd


The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max Patkin
written by Audrey Vernick
illustrated by Jennifer Bower
published by Clarion Books
April 3rd


Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
written by Rob Sanders
illustrated by Steven Salerno
published by Random House
April 10th


Fairy Spell: How Two Girls Convinced the World That Fairies Are Real
written by Mark Tyler Nobleman 
illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
published by Clarion Books 
April 24th

Transitional Chapter Books


Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl
written by Debbi Michiko Florence
illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
published by Farrar Straus Giroux
April 3rd


Big Foot and Little Foot
written by Ellen Potter
illustrated by Felicita Sala
published by Amulet Books
April 10th


Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines
written by Adam Gidwitz
illustrated by Hatem Aly
published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
April 10th


Road Trip With Max and His Mom
written by Linda Urban
illustrated by Katie Kath
published by HMH
April 17th


Lou Lou and Pea and the Bicentennial Bonanza
written by Jill Diamond
illustrated by Lesley Vamos
published by Farrar Straus Giroux
April 24th

Graphic Novels


Be Prepared
by Vera Brosgol
published by First Second
April 24th

Middle Grade


Love, Double Dutch!
by Doreen Spicer-Dannelly
published by Random House
April 3rd


Maggie and Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort
by Will Taylor
published by HarperCollins
April 3rd


Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
published by HMH
April 3rd


Class Action
by Steven B. Frank
published by HMH
April 3rd


The Orphan Band of Springdale
by Anne Nesbet
published by Candlewick
April 10th


You Go First
by Erin Entrada Kelly
published by Greenwillow Books
April 10th


Sunny
by Jason Reynolds
published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
April 10th


Deep Water
by Watt Key
published by Farrar Straus Giroux
April 17th


Every Shiny Thing
by Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison
published by Abrams
April 17th


Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
April 17th


The Explorers: The Reckless Rescue
by Adrienne Kress
published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
April 24th

Young Adult


The Summer of Broken Things
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
published by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
April 10th

So much to look forward to this month.  What are you excited to read?