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