I declare this week to be #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek. From Monday through Friday, I encourage everyone to order pre-order a yet-to-be-released book from an @indiebound bookstore.

I'll be making suggestions, tagging books and authors below. Please add your own and share!
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend ordering JABARI TRIES by @GaiaCC from @Books_on_the_SQ

Release Date: 9/8/20
Publisher: @Candlewick
(yes, it's the follow-up to JABARI JUMPS)
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend ordering LAYLA AND THE BOTS #1: HAPPY PAWS by @fangmous & @might_could from @LindenTreeBooks in Los Altos, CA

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @Scholastic Branches
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend SCRITCH SCRATCH by @lindsayncurrie from @BookCellar in Chicago

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @Sourcebooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend MY BROTHER THE DUCK by @PatZMiller & Daniel Wiseman from @MysterytomeT in Madison, WI

Release Date: 4/21/20
Publisher: @ChronicleKids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend ordering LLAMA UNLEASHES THE ALPACALYPSE by @dustdancestoo & @adoodlefox from @AaronsBooks

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @HenryHolt/ @MacKidsBooks
(yes, sequel to LLAMA DESTROYS THE WORLD)
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend ordering LOUIS by @tlichtenheld & @JulieRowanZoch from @OFirehouseBooks in Fort Collins, CO

Release Date: 10/6/20
Publisher: @HMHKids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend ordering KEEP IT TOGETHER, KEIKO CARTER by @DebbiMichiko from @bsb_savoy in Mystic, CT AND Westerly, RI

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @Scholastic
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend pre-ordering TY'S TRAVELS by @kelstarly & @msbeautifique from @quailridgebooks in Raleigh, NC

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @HarperChildrens
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend pre-ordering ABOVE ALL ELSE by @Danaalisonlevy from @JabberwockyBks in Newburyport, MA

Release Date: 10/13/20
Publisher: @charlesbridge
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS by @CarrieFinison & @briannefarley from @belmontbooks in Belmont, MA

Release Date: 7/21/20
Publisher: @PutnamBooks/ @penguinkids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend pre-ordering THE ELEPHANT'S NEW SHOW (A TRUE RESCUE STORY) by @LaurelNeme & Ariel Landy from @FlyingPigBooks in Shelburne, VT

Release Date: 8/4/20
Publisher: @Scholastic
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering CLEO PORTER AND THE BODY ELECTRIC by @JBurtBooks from @rjjulia in Madison, CT

Release Date: 10/6/20
Publisher: @MacKidsBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE FARM THAT FEEDS US: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF AN ORGANIC FARM by @NCastaldoAuthor & @GinnieHsu from @OblongBooks in Hudson Valley, NY

Release Date: 5/19/20
Publisher: @QuartoKids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE AMELIA SIX by @kristinlgray from Two Friends Bookstore https://www.twofriendsbooks.com/  in Bentonville, AZ

Release Date: 6/30/20
Publisher: @pwisemanbooks/ @SimonKIDS
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering MILLIONAIRES FOR THE MONTH by @stacymcanulty from @BookmarksNC

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @randomhousekids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering WHERE WE ARE by @alisonmcghee from @magersandquinn in Minneapolis, MN

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @simonteen
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering A STOPWATCH FROM GRAMPA by @Lorettagarbutt & @carmenmokstudio from @mabelsfables in Toronto, ON

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @KidsCanPress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering WE DREAM OF SPACE by @erinentrada from Hockessin Bookshelf https://hockessinbookshelf.com/  in Hockessin, DE

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @GreenwillowBook/ @HarperChildrens
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering SLEEPING BEAUTY by Jessica Gunderson & @russcox_illust from @BriarPatchBooks in Bangor, ME

Release Date: 8/1/20
Publisher: @CapstonePub
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek I recommend preordering WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED by @JamiesonV & @Dantey114Mo from @letsplaybooks in Emmaus, PA

Release Date: 4/14/20
Publisher: @penguinkids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek I recommend preordering THE MISSING DWARF (ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE #3) by @annastanisz & @mackyp4 from @BlueBunnyBooks in Dedham, MA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @Scholastic Branches
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering UNCLE BOBBY'S WEDDING by @SarahBrannen & Lucia Soto from @SilUnicornActon in Acton, MA

Release Date: 5/12/20
Publisher: @littlebeebooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE by @supriyakelkar_ from @monsterisland in Oak Park, MI

Release Date: 6/9/20
Publisher: @SimonKIDS
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend DANCE LIKE A LEAF by @aj_irving & Caludia Navarro from @Balt_TheCBStore in Baltimore, MD

Release Date: 8/14/20
Publisher: @BarefootBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering LIFT by @bottomshelfbks & @dsantat from @RFCBookstore in San Diego, CA

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @littlebrown
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering the BABY LOVES THE FIVE SENSES: SMELL, TASTE, & TOUCH! by @RuthSpiro & Irene Chan from @thebookstall in Chicago https://www.thebookstall.com/search/site/Baby%20Loves%20Five%20Senses

Release Date: 8/18/20
Publisher: @charlesbridge
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering REMEMBERING ETHAN by @lesleanewman & @TracyBishopArt from @broadsidebks

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @MaginationPress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering CAT LADIES by @susischaeferart from @PorterSqBooks in Cambridge, MA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @abramskids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering HOW LONG IS FOREVER? by @KCareyWrites & @QZhuang from @WellesleyBooks/ @WellesleyBksYA in Wellesley, MA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @Charlesbridge
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering OTIS P. OLIVER PROTESTS by @KeriBooks & @DanielDuncan from Aesop's Fable https://aesopsfable.com/  in Holliston, MA

Release Date: 4/15/20
Publisher: @SleepingBearBks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE OLD MAN AND THE PENGUIN by @juliedawnabery & Pierre Pratt from @copperdogbooks in Beverly, MA

Release Date: 10/6/20
Publisher: @KidsCanPress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend pre-ordering THE VALLEY AND THE FLOOD by @cafecliche from @PorterSqBooks in Cambridge, MA

Release Date: 10/27/20
Publisher: @RazorbillBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE BRAVE by @jamesbirdwriter from @andoverbooks in Andover, MA

Release Date: 6/30/20
Publisher: @MacKidsBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering DRAGON MASTERS #16: CALL OF THE SOUND DRAGON by @TraceyWestBooks from Green Toad Bookstore https://greentoadbookstore.com/order-a-book/  in Oneonta, NY

Release Date: 6/2/20
Publisher: @Scholastic Branches
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE CASE OF THE BAD APPLES (A WILCOX & GRISWOLD MYSTERY) by @robinnewmanbook & Deborah Zemke from @Copperfields in San Francisco

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @CrestonBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering WAR AND SPEECH by @donzolidis from @JosephBethCincy in Cincinnati, OH

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @LittleBrownYR
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering ZOEY AND SASSAFRAS #8: BIPS AND ROSES by @AsiaCitroAuthor & @marionibird from @sassafrassutton in Black Mountain, NC

Release Date: 10/20/20
Publisher: @InnovationPress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE GRUMPY PIRATE by @corinnedemas, @ArtemisRoehrig, & @ashlynanstee from @8cousinsbooks in Falmouth, MA

Release Date: 6/2/20
Publisher: @Scholastic
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering CLYDE THE HIPPO by Keith Marantz, @LarissaMarantz, & @clydethehippo from @watchungbooks

Release Date: 4/14/20 x 2, 6/9/20, 10/6/20
Publisher: @penguinkids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering BIRD & SQUIRREL #6: ALL OR NOTHING by @jamesburksart from @Onceuponatimebk in Montrose, CA

Release Date: 4/21/20
Publisher: @Scholastic/ @GraphixBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering MOOTILDA'S BAD MOOD by @CoreyPBNinja, @kirsticall, & Claudia Ranucci from @curiousreaderNJ

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @littlebeebooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE DARE SISTERS by @jm_rinker from @ChildrensBW_LA in Los Angeles

Release Date: 9/8/20
Publisher: @ImprintReads/ @MacKidsBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering MAY SAVES THE DAY by @AuthorLauraGehl & @Serena_doodle from @tinybookspgh

Release Date: 8/1/20
Publisher: @CapstonePub
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering SLOTH WENT by @Lehrhaupt & @bshum79 from @LabyrinthKids

Release Date: 6/2/20
Publisher: @bloomsburykids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering SUNDAY RAIN by @RosiePOV & @AmariahRauscher from @RedBalloonBooks in St Paul, MN

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @lantanapub
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering SEVEN GOLDEN RINGS: A TALE OF MUSIC AND MATH by @rajanilarocca & Archana Sreenivasan from the @ConcordBookshop in Concord, MA

Release Date: 9/8/20
Publisher: @LEEandLOW
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THIS IS A SEAHORSE by @CassFederman from @CountryBooks in Southern Pines, NC

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: @AlbertWhitman
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering NATIONAL REGULAR AVERAGE ORDINARY DAY by @FictionCity & @barbrabakos from @AndersonsBkshp in Naperville, IL

Release Date: 6/23/20
Publisher: @penguinkids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering WILLOW THE ARMADILLO by @MarilouReeder & @dmott70 from @MainPoint_Books in Wayne, PA

Release Date: 4/28/20
Publisher: @abramskids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering CONCRETE ROSE by @angiecthomas from @LemuriaBooks in Jackson, MI

Release Date: 1/12/21
Publisher: @BalzerandBray/ @HarperCollins
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering BOTS #7: ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER ZEROES by Russ Bolts & @jaycooperart from @wildrumpusbooks in Minneapolis, MN

Release Date: 4/28/20
Publisher: @SimonKIDS
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering WILD STYLE: AMAZING ANIMAL ADORNMENTS by @jennawritesPB from @RBBookshop in Glastonbury, CT

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: Millbrook Press
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THIS WAY, CHARLIE by @caronlevis & @minitreehouse from @LiftBridgeBooks in Brockport, NY

Release Date: 4/21/20
Publisher: @abramskids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering DIRT CHEAP by @studiohoffmann from Water Street Bookstore ( @StefWaterStBook) in Exeter, NH

Release Date: 4/21/20
Publisher: @AAKnopf/ @randomhousekids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE ANIMALS WOULD NOT SLEEP! by @saraclevine & Marta Álvarez Miguéns from @HubCityBookshop in Spartanburg, SC

Release Date: 10/13/20
Publisher: @charlesbridge
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering LIBBY LOVES SCIENCE by @kimberlyderting, & @srjohannes, & @Joelle_Murray89 from @novelneighbor in St. Louis, MO

Release Date: 6/9/20
Publisher: @GreenwillowBook/ @HarperCollinsCh
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering OUTSIDE IN by @underwoodwriter & @CindyDerby from @BlueWillowBooks in Houston, TX

Release Date: 4/14/20
Publisher: @HMHKids
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering THE TURTLE DOVE'S JOURNEY by Madeleine Dunphy & @MarloWordyBird from @BarringtonBooks in Barrington, RI

Release Date: 5/9/20
Publisher: @WebOfLifeBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering EXTRAORDINARY WARREN'S WORLD by @swdillard from @4kidsbooks in Zionsville, IN

Release Date: 7/21/20
Publisher: @SimonKIDS
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering DUDLEY'S DAY AT HOME by @kkorloff & @Randriani4 from @ravenbookstore in Lawrence, KS

Release Date: 5/3/20
Publisher: @FlashlightPress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering A BOOK FOR ESCARGOT by @DashkaSlater & Sydney Hanson from @MrsDsBooks in Berkeley, CA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @fsgbooks/ @MacKidsBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering EVERY MISSING PIECE by @MLConklin from @wordsbookstore in Maplewood, NJ

Release Date: 5/19/20
Publisher: @LittleBrownYR
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS by @jopastro & @jhonortizart from @Literarity in El Paso, TX

Release Date: 9/8/20
Publisher: @boydsmillskane
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering HOW TO MEET A MERMAID BY @SueFliess & Simona Sanfilippo from @HFBooks in Old Town Alexandria, VA

Release Date: 6/16/20
Publisher: @skyponypress
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering LONG STORY SHORT by @lisabrowndraws from @GreenAppleBooks in San Francisco, CA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @AlgonquinBooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering TRAVEL GUIDE FOR MONSTERS by @loridegman & @daveszalay from @covertocover_oh in Columbus, OH

Release Date: 4/15/20
Publisher: @SleepingBearBks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering CHOWDER RULES!: THE TRUE STORY OF AN EPIC FOOD FIGHT by @AnnaRedding & @artofVitaLane from @printbookstore in Portland, ME

Release Date: 10/13/20
Publisher: @islandportbooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering UP CAT DOWN CAT by @SteveLight from @Prairie_Lights/ @PrairieLightsJr in Iowa City, IA

Release Date: 5/5/20
Publisher: @Candlewick
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering FRIGHT WATCH #1: THE STITCHERS by @LoriLlama2014 from @learnedowl in Hudson, OH

Release Date: 8/18/20
Publisher: @ABRAMSbooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering NO VOICE TOO SMALL: FOURTEEN YOUNG AMERICANS MAKING HISTORY edited by @lindsayhmetcalf, @keila_dawson, & @JeanetteBradley from @Books_on_the_SQ in Providence, RI

Release Date: 9/22/20
Publisher: @charlesbridge
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering GRANDPA GRUMPS by @kmoorebooks & @xindiyanart from @CBWHaverford in Haverford, PA

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @littlebeebooks
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering ROSIE THE DRAGON AND CHARLIE SAY GOOD NIGHTby @LaurenKerstein & Nate Wragg from @TowneCenterBks in Pleasanton, CA

Release Date: 9/1/20
Publisher: Two Lions
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering DIARY OF A FIFTH GRADE OUTLAW #2: THE FRIEND THIEF by @lovelesswriting & @andyharvestyeah from Let's Play Books in Emmaus, PA https://www.letsplaybooks.com/book/9781524855741

Release Date: 4/14/20
Publisher: @AndrewsMcMeel
For #IndieBookstorePreorderWeek, I recommend preordering GHOST SQUAD by @Claribel_Ortega from @duendedistrict in Washington, D.C.

Release Date: 4/7/20
Publisher: @Scholastic
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