Spotlight Friday: July releases 7.06.18

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!

I think I'm missing a lot of July releases, but from what I have it will still be a busy month!


Picture Books


Mixed: A Colorful Story
by Arree Chung
published by Henry Holt & Co.
July 3rd


Quiet Please, Owen McPhee!
written by Trudy Ludwig
illustrated by Patrice Barton
published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
July 3rd


It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!
written by Jody Jensen Shaffer
illustrated by Claire Messer
published by Beach Lane Books
July 3rd


Super Manny Cleans Up
written by Kelly DiPucchio
illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
published by Atheneum Books for Young Reades
July 10th


The Princess and the Pit Stop
written by Tom Angleberger
illustrated by Dan Santat
published by Abrams Books
July 10th


All Are Welcome
written by Alexandra Penfold
illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
July 10th


Stumpkin
by Lucy Ruth Cummins
published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
July 24th

Nonfiction Picture Books


Red Alert! Endangered Animals Around the World
written by Catherine Barr
illustrated by Anne Wilson
published by Charlesbridge
July 3rd


Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
illustrated by James Ransome
published by Simon & Schuster
July 3rd


Epic Fails: The Wright Brothers - Nose-Diving Into History
by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson
published by Roaring Brook Press
July 10th


Pass Go and Collect $200
written by Tanya Lee Stone
illustrated by Steve Salerno
published by Henry Holt and Co.
July 17th


Vivid: Poems and Notes About Color
by Julie Paschkis
published by Henry Holt and Co
July 31st


What's Your Favorite Bug?
by Eric Carle and friends
published by Henry Holt and Co
July 31st

Transitional Chapter Books


Jasmine Toguchi: Flamingo Keeper
written by Debbi Michiko Florence
illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic´
published by Farrar Straus Giroux
July 3rd


Heartwood Hotel: Home Again
written by Kallie George
illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
published by Disney Hyperion
July 3rd


Bea Garcia: Tale of a Scaredy Dog
by Deborah Zemke
published by Dial
July 3rd


Unicorn Rescue Society: The Basque Dragon
written by Adam Gidwitz and Jesse Casey
illustrated by Hatem Aly
published by Dutton Books
July 10th


Babymouse Tales from the Locker: Miss Communication
by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
published by Random House
July 24th


Jedi Academy: The Principal Strikes Back
by Jarrett Krosoczka
published by Scholastic 
July 31st

Middle Grade


Where the Watermelons Grow
by Cindy Baldwin
published by Harper Collins
July 3rd


91-Story Treehouse
written by Andy Griffiths
illustrated by Terry Denton
published by Feiwel and Friends
July 10th


The Rhino in Right Field
by Stacy DeKeyser
published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
July 10th


The Game Masters of Garden Place
by Denis Markell
published by Delacorte Press
July 17th


City of Islands
by Kali Wallace
published by Katherine Tegen Books
July 24th


Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters
by Ellen Oh
published by Harper Collins
July 31st


As always, check with publishers for final publication dates.
Do you know of a book I missed?  Add it in the comments so all readers can find it!