Inside every child lives a spark.

It may begin as a quiet flicker, yet it holds something powerful: imagination, kindness, courage, and the ability to make the world brighter. In One Spark, lyrical language and gentle rhythms guide readers through the discovery of that inner light. Along the way, children learn that the spark within them grows through curiosity, compassion, and connection with others.

Thoughtful, soothing, and visually rich, this inspiring picture book offers families a meaningful way to talk about emotions, self-belief, and the ways small acts of care ripple outward into the world. A heartfelt gift for children, parents, teachers, and anyone who believes a little light can go a long way.

Melissa Coffey is the award-winning author of FRIDGE-OPOLIS (2022). She now lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two teenagers who thankfully inherited her book-loving genes.

Bernadett Urbanovics is a Hungarian illustrator, watercolor artist, and surface pattern designer known for her nature-inspired, hand-painted artwork. She creates textiles, home-decor prints, seamless patterns, and licensed designs for companies worldwide.

Meet the Happy Mushroom, a cheerful little wanderer with a knack for making friends whether they are Lumpy, Stumpy, Big or Small, Wide or Thin or Round or Tall. Short, rhythmic and utterly charming, The Happy Mushroom sticks around long after kids, mushrooms and a carrot have all gone to sleep.

Brendan Deboy is a writer, artist and animator from Adelaide, South Australia. He has spent much of his career creating characters, stories and artwork for games and TV, on projects such as Bluey, Fruit Ninja and Star Wars. When he's not writing or drawing, Brendan can usually be found wandering around outside, looking for mushrooms, going camping, or starting some new hobby he doesn't have time for.

One day, I will carry you for the last time. But that day is not here yet. Poetic, emotional, and based on the viral "Last Time" theory, Keith Negley has crafted a timeless love letter from parent to child that commemorates the swift passage of time.

Brilliantly accompanied by Corinna Luyken's art, this book acknowledges the brevity of young childhood as it also celebrates the growing independence of little ones. A beautiful go-to gift for baby showers, graduations, Mother's and Father's Days, and more.

Keith Negley is the author and illustrator of A Lot Like Batman, The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl, Mary Wears What She Wants, My Dad Used to Be So Cool, and Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too). He has received multiple medals from the Society of Illustrators as well as recognition from American Illustration. His artwork has been featured in many publications, and he is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the New Yorker. Keith lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of The Book of Mistakes, which received four starred reviews and has been praised by Entertainment Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and more. She also illustrated Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse, written by Marcy Campbell, and is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestseller My Heart She lives in Olympia, Washington, with her husband, daughter, and two cats.

When you think of a sandwich, you probably think of grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly. But do you know how much more sandwiches can be? They can represent your truest self. They can fill your heart with gratitude. They can even contain the entire world except for you - just hold two pieces of bread on either side of your head. Once you reach enlightenment, you'll understand that everything is a sandwich: even trees and water molecules. And there's almost nothing better than a sandwich someone made just for you.

This laugh-out-loud taxonomy of sandwiches brings Adam Rubin's trademark zany humor together with the stunning artwork of Felicita Sala to reveal the life-changing, awe-inspiring brilliance of one of the world's most popular foods.

Adam Rubin's many critically-acclaimed picture books have sold more than five million copies combined, including Dragons Love Tacos, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, High Five, Gladys the Magic Chicken, The Truth About the Couch, Secret Pizza Party, Robo-Sauce, and El Chupacabras, which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. He also wrote the New York Times bestselling middle-grade story collections The Human Kaboom and The Ice Cream Machine, which was called "as delicious as a multilayer sundae" by Parents magazine.

Felicita Sala received Italy's Premio Andersen for her work illustrating many books for children, including She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lynn Fulton, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez; and I Don't Draw, I Color! by Adam Lehrhaupt.

Carly Keller is the ultimate planner. Every day is mapped out to the minute; even her showers are planned. Armed with her schedules and to-do lists, Carly is an unstoppable force, determined to earn a 4.0 and become president of the Student Government Association next year.

But when soccer star TJ Price joins the SGA, all of Carly's plans go right out the window. TJ is disruptive and unprepared, and he couldn't care less about his grades. Worst of all, he charms their classmates and is quickly offered the position of SGA treasurer, which means he and Carly will have to partner up to plan the school's annual fundraiser. At first it's a disaster, but as they spend more time together, Carly begins to wonder if there's more to TJ than meets the eye.

This endearing novel perfectly captures the trials and tribulations of navigating middle school, especially the unexpected fluttery feelings that come with a first crush.

Caroline Hickey is the author of Ginny Off the Map which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a Reading Middle Grade Best Book of the Year, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, as well as Cassie Was Here; Isabelle's Boyfriend; and many popular series books. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School in New York City and currently lives outside Washington, DC with her husband, two daughters, and a labradoodle.

Lina Salonga is eager to leave her old life behind and turn over a new leaf at Birchwood. But her attempts at reinvention don't change the storm of nerves always swirling inside her. As the school prepares for its annual Fall Festival, Lina must find her voice and figure out her act for Harvest Showcasefast, before her secret catches up to her.

Birchwood Prep's sprawling campus is tucked away in the beautiful New England countryside. With the leaves on the cusp of changing color, Lina Salonga is ready for something different. She's eager to leave her old life behindespecially after what happened last year.

But her new roommate, Emi, is effortlessly popular. Her suitemates, Sofia and Perry, have become fast friends. Mackenna, the one girl Lina clicks with, lives off campus. And Lina's attempts at reinvention don't change the storm of thoughts and nerves always swirling inside her.

As the school prepares for its annual Fall Festival, Lina must figure out her act for Harvest Showcaseand fast, before her secret catches up to her.

Mae Respicio is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including The House That Lou Built, which won an APALA Honor Award in Children's Literature and was an NPR Best Book. Mae lives with her family in Northern California and still has her middle school diaries, full of big dreams, sparkly friendships, and very strong opinions.

This is the first volume in a planned five-book series.

Mateo has basically been driving since before he could walk. Okay, well - that's not technically true. But after spending his entire life at racetracks, it feels like he could get in a car and take off, no problem. That's what happens when your mom is an F1 car designer, your older sister is the hotshot new driver in the league, and your dad is her manager.

Mateo is part of a Formula 1 family - and he's not the only one. From the children of pit crew members to the extended family of team owners and members of diehard fan families from around the world, there's a group of kids just like Mateo who travel from city to city, following the F1 season from the first Grand Prix to the last.

This season is about to be the biggest of Mateo's life - his sister, Mari, is poised for a podium at the Miami Grand Prix. But when Mateo and his friends uncover a plot to sabotage Mari's race, it's up to them to expose the culprit before the flag comes down on race day!

Will Taylor is a New York Times bestselling children's author and all-around nerd. Born and raised in Seattle, he now lives in Wales surrounded by sheep, and when not writing can be found searching for the perfect bakery and completely losing his cool when he meets longhaired dachshunds. His books include the Revved series, the School for Wicked Witches series, the Washington State Book Awardwinning The Language of Seabirds, Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort, Maggie & Abby and the Shipwreck Treehouse, Slimed (writing as Liam Gray), and Catch That Dog! He lives in Cardiff, Wales.

Sophia Sala is an artist specializing in illustration, background art, visdev, and animation from Annapolis, Maryland. Currently, she is working on illustrating the Revved series with Penguin Workshop (Penguin Random House) and creating bright UI and marketing illustrations with UX is Fine. She enjoys visual storytelling, solving creative problems, and learning from creative people, and she's at her happiest when she's adding a million little details to her work. Sophia primarily works digitally but also likes to paint and draw traditionally, especially en plein air. When she's not working, you can probably find her at the gym, reading a good book, running on the B&A Trail, watching Formula 1 and INDYCAR, or going on adventures with her friends.

This is the first volume in a planned four-book series.

Emma Clancey is writer living on Dharug land in Sydney. Her YA debut novel, This Dream Will Devour Us, won the Gab Williams Prize and was shortlisted for an ABIA and the Readings YA Prize. Her writing for adults has been shortlisted for the 2025 Penguin Literary Prize and awarded the ASA/Varuna Ray Koppe Young Writers Fellowship as well as a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship. Her next YA novel is due out in 2027. Her literary adult debut is slated for 2028.

At The Reverie - a tearoom where magick coats the walls, tabletops, and scones - silverwitch Oriana Thistle allows people to relive their fondest memories by recreating recipes connected to their taste. Her abilities keep the family business afloat, yet her mother worries that Ori is so focused on letting others enjoy their memories that she hasn't been making her own. Before she leaves on a trip to celebrate the coronation of a new royal, her mother gives Ori a list of tasks: reduce her workload, create a new menu that bridges the traditional items customers expect with the modernity Ori desires, and the big one: write a recipe that represents who she is and what she wants to do with her life. If she can do all of that, she can run the tearoom her own way, something Ori has wanted from the moment she could pick up a whisk.

But not even hours after her mother leaves, a mysterious boy arrives desperately seeking help. Never one to turn away someone in need, especially another silverwitch, she offers him refuge. Yet once he shares his story with her, Ori quickly realizes she's out of her depth. Taro Isamu broke the most sacred rules of silvercraft: when memory-walking with a client, if you find an absence in it, do not try to fill it in or engage it: there's a chance you may encounter a Remnant - someone purposely forgotten. Taro engaged, allowing the Remnant to attach to his magick, and slowly drain it until there's nothing left.

Helping Taro will take time and energy Ori doesn't have and worse, he's wholly distracting; powerful if hapless, talented if disastrous, and far too pretty for his own good. But she can't say no and she has an unsettling feeling that they were meant to meet, that perhaps his Remnant holds the key to her family and their forgotten past.

So they strike a deal; Ori will find a solution if Taro assists with her completing the tasks. Soon, though, what begins as a reluctant friendship becomes something far more memorable and even more delicious.

Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, librarian, author of YA novels: The Sound of Stars (a Junior Library Guild Selection and Hal Clement ALA notable), The Kindred (Indie Next Kids January 2022 Pick), A Song of Salvation, several short anthology pieces, and the middle grade novels Just a Pinch of Magic and The Cookie Crumbles, which she co-authored with Tracy Badua. Her latest YA novel, Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, was widely praised.

Mark knows it's technically kidnapping. But when his father rolls up in an unfamiliar truck, Mark doesn't hesitate to climb in. He'd rather live with his father than finish high school under the religious thumb of his mother and her new would-be pastor boyfriend.

Mark's father has a plan: They'll live off the grid in the mountains, in a cabin he owns that no one, not even his ex-wife, knows about.

It'll be an adventure.

But vicious weather, wild animals, dwindling supplies, and an unexpected injury turn the adventure into a nightmare. Mark's father's paranoia surges with the isolation, and in navigating their survival, Mark is faced with his own demons - his hallucinations, and a ghost that is both haunting and sustaining.

This stunning debut is a tense story of survival - survival of physical danger, broken families, and psychological demons.

P. W. Dunn lives in a suburb of Chicago with his Richard (everyone should get one) in a hundred-year-old house that, sadly, isn't haunted. When not writing, he teaches creative writing, linguistics, and literature at a small Midwestern university. He enjoys cooking, gardening, studying dead languages, and playing the piano with much more enthusiasm than skill. He also enjoys long walks in nature and has hiked the Pacific Crest Trail - about a hundred yards of it. In addition to fiction, he writes nonfiction, poetry, and the occasional translation.

Carmen's life is always on the move: new towns, new schools, and relationships with expiration dates. Her only constant has been her best friend Benny - until she broke both their hearts. Then, days after her latest move, she wakes up in a life that isn't hers. One where she said yes to a different Ben. Then another. And another.

Each reality shows Carmen what could have been, and no matter where she lands, Benny Cortez is always there. If she can end the time jumps, will she find her way back to him - or realize he's the one "what if" she can't rewrite?

Elle Gonzalez Rose is an award-winning producer and author from New York who's better at writing love stories about short, queer, Latinas than she is at writing bios. Her work has received starred reviews from Kirkus, the Bulletin, and School Library Journal, as well as an International Latino Book Award. Her latest novel, I DIDN'T DO IT, releases with Bloomsbury in July 2026.

Orla Liew-Godfrey has it all: weekly facials, Chanel handbags, and a cushy life plan perfectly laid out for her. After graduation, she'll take a gap-year internship in Singapore and then will go to college and grad school before taking her rightful place in her dad's company. It's her destiny, and it's what's expected of her, especially after her brother's untimely departure from business school to pursue art against her parents' wishes.

Orla never dreamed of doing anything differently... until she learns that Dominic Han, the best friend she's not-so-secretly in love with, is moving to Paris. Desperate to have her shot with Dominic, Orla drops everything to take a job as an au pair to follow him across the ocean. She expects to charm her host family, easily find her place in Paris, and make a grand (and reciprocated) gesture of love to Dominic before living happily (and cushily) ever after.

But it turns out striking out on her own is harder than she thought it would be. Orla's parents immediately cut her off, Dominic appears to be moving on with someone new, and the twins she's nannying for are actual terrors. To top it all off, Orla's au pair family has a college-aged son that's dangerously attractive. As Orla struggles to navigate her brave new world, she reconnects with her estranged brother, mends broken fences, and realizes that the life laid out for her may not be the life she wants.

Lauren Ho is a Malaysian author who writes across genres for both children and adults. Shaped by a life lived across three continents, she explores themes of identity, culture, relationships, and belonging in her work. She currently divides her time between Singapore and France with her family. In her free time, she enjoys performing stand-up comedy and singing karaokeone of which her family enthusiastically supports.

Beckett, the star with a dark sense of humor and an even darker secret. Tiernan, the leading lady whose perfect mask is finally starting to slip. Cary, the sidekick who hasn't said an honest word since he auditioned freshman year. Larkin, the villain with a broken heart. And Wynne, the writer standing in her friends' shadowsbut it's always the quiet ones who have the most to hide.

Their chemistry on and off stage is addictiveuntil the week before their senior show, when Beckett is killed in a mysterious accident. It's a tragedy, one that every member of their troupe had reason to commit. With only days until the performance that could change their lives, they're without a star and at each other's throats.

Their plan to fix things? A weekend retreat, where the troupe can finally put the secrets and lies keeping them apart to rest. But when their "luxury AirBnB" turns out to be an isolated, abandoned summer camp, they realize it'll take more than bonding exercises to get out alive. Because they're not all innocent. And they're not alone.

Jenni Howell is the author of Boys with Sharp Teeth, a most anticipated young adult novel of 2025 according to Goodreads, Paste Magazine, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indigo, and The Nerd Daily. Her second novel, a dark urban romantasy, releases in Fall 2026 with Roaring Brook Press. She has dabbled in archaeology, espionage, heavy construction, and the equally mind-boggling career of middle school teacher.

Jamie Howard is a romance and dark fantasy author who is just as obsessed with spread- sheets as she is with trauma-laced happy endings. Her prior novels have been published with St. Martin's Press, including All The Ways You Saved Me, which Library Journal called, "a standout [with] all the right emotional tugs" in their starred review.

For seventeen-year-old Serena Scott, unpredictability is the enemy, particularly when it comes to her secret life as a magus-class witch in New York City. Ambitious and studious, Serena wields magic with the precise care of a chemist in hopes of getting accepted to the college of her dreams and keeping herself protected from the witch hunters who killed her father.

But her plans are thrown into jeopardy when her magical capstone project blows up in her face - literally - and puts the magical community at risk. As punishment, she gets sent upstate to spend the fall with her estranged cousins, where she has to help with their enchanted flower farm, make deliveries to their much-too-cheery neighbors, and feed some seriously disturbed chickens.

Worst of all? Serena is forced to work with slacker hedge witch Carter Baldwin - aka the guy she hasn't spoken to since he majorly betrayed her trust a year ago - to keep the farm's Flower Fest from becoming a total disaster. But it turns out the one thing this city girl didn't predict is the spark growing between them.

S. Isabelle is a reader, writer, and hoarder of books. After earning a master's degree in library science, she took that love of reading to youth librarianship. When she isn't writing, you can find her binge-watching TV shows, drinking heavily sweetened coffee, or stressing over baseball. S. Isabelle is the author of The Witchery, Shadow Coven, and the historical romance The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick.

'Twas the flight before Christmas.

Zach is heading home from his first semester at college with presents for his family, a voicemail from his ex, and about as much travel anxiety as can fit within the confines of the human body. After a series of humiliating events, including having his bags stolen, he meets the captivating, beautiful Kieran, who's dreading his return home for Christmas and traveling with his sister, Rena, and her boyfriend, Lucas - who are dealing with some baggage of their own.

As the snow falls and sparks fly, Zach and Kieran must learn to trust in themselves and in each other if their love is ever going to leave the ground, while Rena and Lucas must decide if their turbulent relationship can withstand another storm.

Infused with Alex Ritany's signature warmth and wit, All the Way Home is a story of first loves, flight delays, and finding home for the holidays - wherever or whoever it may be.

Alex Ritany is a lifelong reader and writer who is currently a bookseller at Indigo. Their most recent book is Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know. They live in Calgary with their roommate, cat, and dice collection.