Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a picture book about a girl and her new home’s persistent ghost, a middle grade novel about a diver tween adjusting to a new school, an illustrated poetry collection, and more.

Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe. S&S/Wiseman, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-5344-7820-6. Young Aggie is thrilled to move into her own forest home. But the new digs come with an unexpected resident: a one-eyed ghost who isn’t scary—just supremely present. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Dive by John David Anderson. Walden Pond, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-327936-0. Thirteen-year-old diver Kassandra Conner transfers to a private Catholic academy, where she struggles to manage academic, athletic, and parental pressure alongside feelings of loneliness.

Five Little Friends: A Collection of Finger Rhymes by Sean Taylor, illus. by Fiona Woodcock. Candlewick, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-4291-1.Short, easily remembered experiential verse by Taylor riffs on varied subjects, including bubble-blowing, a snake, snow, and a waterslide. The poetry collection received a starred review from PW.

Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts by Annie Sullivan, illus. by Paula J. Becker. Random House Studio, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-70960-3. In the middle of a game of “hide-and-shriek,” Ghouldilocks follows a series of eerie sounds to an abandoned house in which a familiar chain of events unfolds.

I Hate Everything! by Sophy Henn (Beach Lane, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-665-98049-4). A ghost learns to find aspects of his life to appreciate when he’s having a bad day.

Into the Wild Magic by Michelle Knudsen. Candlewick, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-2769-7. Sixth grader Bevvy and newcomer Cat accidentally open a portal to a universe at war, where the tweens must survive threats both monstrous and human.

Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arlow. Storytide, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-307877-2. Teens Zoe and Oakley find love on a cross-country train ride in this captivating romance by Arlow. The YA book received a starred review from PW.

The Sky Was My Blanket: A Young Man’s Journey Across Wartime Europe by Uri Shulevitz. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39246-8. In this stirring illustrated remembrance, late Caldecott Medalist Shulevitz chronicles his uncle Yehiel Szulewicz’s decision to leave his hometown of Zyrardów, Poland in the years before WWII. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Sweet Magic by Kara LaReau, illus. by Ariane Moreira. Random House, $15.99 hardcover; ISBN 979-8-217-02585-5; $6.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-81226-6. Witch-in-training Blue uses their ingenuity to conjure nonmagical solutions for their customers. The chapter book received a starred review from PW.

This Place Kills Me: A Graphic Novel by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Nicole Goux. Abrams, $26.99 hardcover; ISBN 978-1-4197-6846-0. New girl Abby Kita gets swept up in a boarding school murder mystery in this gripping graphic novel. The book received a starred review from PW.

Princess Battle Royale by Phaea Crede, illus. by Jen Hill. Viking, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-62137-0. Creatively punning dialogue and action-packed comics-style panels combine in this entertaining princess smackdown.

Putin vs. Zelensky: The Russo-Ukrainian War: Why It’s Happening and How It All Got Started by Ben Thompson. Roaring Brook, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-2503-3956-0. Thompson meticulously probes the centuries-long history between the Russian and Ukrainian governments and its impact on the countries’ present-day citizens in this thorough accounting.

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