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From the author of A Day With Mousse, a New York Times Best Book of the Year
In the fourth installment of Claire Lebourg’s beloved series for early readers, Mousse learns that it doesn’t matter where you spend the holidays, it’s who you spend them with that counts.
The holiday season is here. Mousse has chosen and trimmed the perfect tree. Then he gets a call from his sister inviting him to spend Christmas with her and Pistachio in the big city. Crowds and tall buildings aren't his cup of tea (or coffee), but Mousse wants to see his family: he packs his bags. With his niece Pistachio as his guide, Mousse finds a little bit of home amid the wonders of the city.
As Christmas draws to a close, Mousse invites Pistachio to ring in the New Year. A quiet celebration, just the two of them and the sea. They return to Mousse’s house to find a note from his old friend Barnacle on the door: he wants Mousse to host a new year’s party, and will bring a few guests. Together, Mousse and Pistachio set out to cook for what they suspect will be more than a few guests. Then the doorbell rings and Mousse dons his party socks, prepared for what is sure to be an unforgettable celebration...
Ages 5+ | Hardcover | 81 pages | ISBN: 9798893380507 | September 22, 2026
JAQUE JOURS
★★★★★ FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
“A marvel.”—Betsy Bird, School Library Journal
A delectably sweet story about the unbreakable bonds of family.
Muégano [ moo - egano ]: Candy made with square pieces of wheat flour fried and glued together with honey.
Meet the Muéganos: a family so close they’re stuck together like the traditional Mexican candy. Papá Muégano says it’s honey that holds them. Mamá says it’s love. The oldest, Julia, wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure, swimming isn’t always easy, and it wouldn’t hurt to have a little privacy, but there’s always someone close by to help with homework, and there’s nothing like cuddling up with your parents. Until the day the Muéganos take a trip to the museum, and Julia’s irrepressible curiosity causes an unexpected crack... Mamá wants to fix it. Papá tries to be more careful. But some things are just inevitable.
In her picture book debut, Mexican author-illustrator Jaque Jours tells a universal story about independence, growing up, and learning to let go.
Ages 3+ | Hardcover | 48 pages | ISBN: 9798893380873 | July 21, 2026
★★★★★ FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
“An excellent addition to every Spanish-language collection.”—School Library Journal, starred review
A delectably sweet story about the unbreakable bonds of family.
Muégano [ moo - egano ]: Candy made with square pieces of wheat flour fried and glued together with honey.
Meet the Muéganos: a family so close they’re stuck together like the traditional Mexican candy. Papá Muégano says it’s honey that holds them. Mamá says it’s love. The oldest, Julia, wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure, swimming isn’t always easy, and it wouldn’t hurt to have a little privacy, but there’s always someone close by to help with homework, and there’s nothing like cuddling up with your parents. Until the day the Muéganos take a trip to the museum, and Julia’s irrepressible curiosity causes an unexpected crack... Mamá wants to fix it. Papá tries to be more careful. But some things are just inevitable. In her picture book debut, Mexican author-illustrator Jaque Jours tells a universal story about independence, growing up, and learning to let go.
Spanish edition
Una historia deliciosamente dulce sobre los lazos inquebrantables de la familia.
Conozcan a los Muéganos: una familia tan unida que están pegados como el tradicional dulce mexicano. Papá Muégano dice que es la miel lo que los mantiene juntos. Mamá dice que es el amor. Y la mayor, Julia, no lo querría de otra manera.
Claro, nadar no siempre es fácil, y un poco de privacidad no vendría mal, pero siempre hay alguien cerca para ayudar con la tarea, y no hay nada como acurrucarse con tus padres. Hasta que un día los Muéganos hacen una visita al museo, y la curiosidad incontenible de Julia provoca una grieta inesperada…
Mamá quiere arreglarla. Papá intenta tener más cuidado. Pero hay cosas que simplemente son inevitables. En su debut como autora-ilustradora de libros álbum, la creadora mexicana Jaque Jours cuenta una historia universal sobre la independencia, el crecimiento y el arte de aprender a soltar.
Ages 3+ | Hardcover | 48 pages | ISBN: 9798893380279 | July 21, 2026
LISA LOFFREDO
A fountain begins to offer up unexplained gifts to a town’s residents—a garden gnome, roller skates, a mountain of bananas—until they find the gift of each other’s company.
One Tuesday morning, a yellow hat bobs to the surface of the town fountain. The next day, there’s a yellow drum. Then a yellow rocking horse, roller skates, cowboy boots, a garden gnome, things with moustaches... By evening, the whole town is buzzing about the fountain’s incredible gifts. Notable experts from far and wide come to investigate. The mayor designates visiting days and installs a traffic light. But no one ever figures out the fountain’s secret. Then, one day, the fountain disappears as mysteriously as it arrived. But its magic remains...
Ages 3+ | Hardcover | 40 pages | ISBN: 9798893380897 | May 12, 2026
Claire Lebourg
Translated from the French by Sophie Lewis
In the third volume of this critically acclaimed series, Mousse learns during a visit from his niece that some treasures are truly priceless.
Mousse has meticulously prepared for his niece Pistachio’s arrival. He’s gone to the bakery to buy fresh bread and cheese. In her room, he’s set out a fresh notebook, with pens and colored pencils, and put together a small library with his favorite books. But Pistachio has plans of her own: she only wants to play in the waves.
When Mousse receives a letter from his friend Barnacle about a rummage sale, he and Pistachio rush to the attic to prepare, stumbling upon the treasures hidden in his old house. What memories do they hold?
Ages 5+ | Hardcover | 74 pages | ISBN: 9798893380293 | February 3, 2026
Azul López
Translated from the Spanish by Shook
From the beloved illustrator of Giant on the Shore, a dreamy retelling of a Mexican legend about the other world that exists right in front of us, if only we slow down and look.
Many, many years ago, a man was immensely curious about the sky, his curiosity as big as the sky itself. He would spend all day looking up, his eyes reflecting clouds or stars. But as time went on, his gaze was brought to earth, and he joined his neighbors in looking down, putting one foot in front of the other—until the passing days became a mysterious labyrinth that opened before him, leading him somewhere secret.
With the power of a myth and the finesse of a watercolor, Look Up opens up the worlds within worlds that only careful attention can reveal. Award-winning author and artist Azul López welcomes us into subtle and immersive acrylic paintings in a tale of wonder lost and found, and of the courage required to turn one’s gaze in another direction.
Ages 4+ | Hardcover | 42 pages | 9798893380286
November 18, 2026
Muriel Spark
Illustrated by Edward Gorey
Two stars team up—Muriel Spark and Edward Gorey—to bring the charming tale of Ticky the clock to life in this children’s classic.
Once there was a very fine clock named Ticky, who lived with Professor Horace John Morris and kept perfect time. Each night, at fourteen minutes past ten, his time was used to set the rest of the clocks in the house. When the professor’s friends suggest that Ticky be made a professor, too, he explains what really happens during the quiet hours of the day when the professor is out, when all the rooms have been cleaned and dusted, and the clocks talk to one another and tell the stories of their lives.
No artist is better suited to capture Ticky’s quiet stateliness and grace than Edward Gorey, who brings this tale masterfully to life through his characteristic pen and ink drawings. Full of wit, wisdom, and affairs of the heart, The Very Fine Clock is a very fine picture book.
Ages 4+ | Hardcover | 32 pages | ISBN: 9798893380262
November 4, 2025
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Claire Lebourg
Translated from the French by Sophie Lewis
In the follow-up to A Day with Mousse (a New York Times Best Book of the Year), Mousse and Barnacle go on a trip to the beach, where the addition of a new friend makes Mousse jealous.
Mousse wakes up to a clap of thunder and pouring rain. When he goes out to the beach to collect the day’s treasures, he doesn’t find anything—or anyone. Where has everyone gone? “They’ve all gone south,” a sea creature calls out.
So Mousse heads south. Surrounded by velvety sand and colorful shells, he invites his friend Barnacle to join him. They relax on the beach, take a mud bath and a dip. Everything about the trip is going as planned, until Felix starts tagging along…
Ages 5+ | Hardcover | 72 pages | ISBN: 9798893380057
June 10, 2025
Betina Birkjær
illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard
Translated by Lindy Falk van Rooyen
From the author of Monster-Scared and the duo behind Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost (a 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book) comes a charming, beautifully illustrated story about being kind to yourself when things pile up.
There is so much for Mr. Prickly to do before hibernation: rake the leaves, fix the chair that tilts, put in one last load of darks before winter... He tries to tackle his chores as efficiently as his neighbors, but it’s an awfully long to-do list for a hedgehog.
Then a gust of wind pushes through the window, whirling everything around, even the words on his list. His heart begins to thump—what was he supposed to do? Rake the laundry? Wash the leaves? Will he be able to finish his list on time?
Mr. Prickly is a sweet and humorous spin on the tasks we struggle to tackle—and how the light of the morning can turn everything around.
Ages 3+ | Hardcover | 40 pages | ISBN: 9798893380712 | September 15, 2026