Happy Tuesday, and happy book birthdays! Our favorite day of the week has swung around again, this time with some powerful new reads full of humor, heart, honesty, and hope. Between stories of silly livestock, parental love, aural mysteries, and finding courage, this week’s new releases have something for every reader.

Sheep & Goat Climb the World by A.C. Paolini, illus. by Monica Arnaldo

Hold by Randy Ribay & Zeke Peña

Mei Mei The Bunny by Laufey, illus. by Lauren O’Hara

Found Sound by Meg Wolitzer & Charlie Panek

Taking Flight by Kashmira Sheth, illus. by Nicolò Carozzi

Can You Grow a Striped Banana? by Jill Santopolo, illus. by Momoko Abe

Thanks to Knopf BFYR, Random House Children’s Books, Kokila, Penguin Workshop, Dutton Children’s Books, Dial BFYR, Rocky Pond Books, and Penguin Young Readers for copies of these! Happy book birthday to their awesome creators!