EW recommends 14 recent board book, picture book, middle-grade, and YA releases.

Here, EW recommends 14 of the best recent releases for kids, from board books to YA.

Lacey Vorrasi-Banis

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It Had to Be You by Loryn Brantz

‘It Had to Be You’ by Loryn Brantz.Festival

Maureen Lee Lenker

Hello, Starby Stephanie V.W.

Lucianovic’s story of a wondrous dying supernova that propels a determined girl’s astronaut dreams.

MLL

The Dreamweaversby G.Z.

Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman

‘Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem’ by Amanda Gorman.Viking Books for Young Readers

Just like the the Mid-Autumn Festival delicacy, G.Z.

Alexia Fernandez

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Dragonboy by Fabio Napoleoni

‘Dragonboy’ by Fabio Napoleoni.Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Hello, Star by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

‘Hello, Star’ by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic.Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Aaron Slater, Illustrator (The Questioneers) by Andrea Beaty

‘Aaron Slater, Illustrator’ by Andrea Beaty.Harry N. Abrams

Eva’s New Pet: A Branches Book Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott

‘Eva’s New Pet’ by Rebecca Elliott.Scholastic Inc.

$150,000 Rugelach Hardcover by Allison Marks

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Lotería by Karla Arenas

‘Lotería’ by Karla Arenas.Knopf Books for Young Readers

The Dreamweavers by G. Z. Schmidt

‘The Dreamweavers’ by G.Z. Schmidt.Holiday House

Pony by R. J. Palacio

‘Pony’ by R.J. Palacio.Knopf Books for Young Readers

Alma Presses Play by Tina Cane

‘Alma Presses Play’ by Tina Cane.Make Me a World

Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles

‘Things We Couldn’t Say’ by Jay Coles.Scholastic Press

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

‘Skin of the Sea’ by Natasha Bowen.Random House Books for Young Readers

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

‘Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World’ by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.SIMON SCHUSTER