It’s book birthday time again, and this week’s new releases are filled with humor, intrigue, and heart! There are family stories about unconditional love, STEM-inspired adventures that inspire curiosity, phenomenal fantasies to spark the imagination, and tales of courage and cunning from history. Happy book birthday to the creators of these amazing reads!

What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria by Kyle Casey Chu and Andrew W. Shaffer, illus. by Cindy Lozito

First Night at Dad’s: A Reassuring Book about Divorce, Separation, and Family Changes by Elizabeth Rudnick, illus. by Yaara Cellier

The Endless Game by J.D. Amato, art by Sophie Morse

The Spark Experiment by Matthew K. Manning and Matthew Loux

Turtle Slept In by Jacob Grant

Breathe a Rainbow: An Interactive Board Book by Julie Koon

Miles Ahead by Minh Lê, illus. by Lynnor Bontigao

Double Crossed: The WWII Spies Who Saved D-Day by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Season of Flames by Anna James

Neil, the Amazing Sea Cucumber by Amelia Tonta, illus. by Lucinda Gifford

Chicka Chicka I’m a Big Brother by Daniel Roode

Chicka Chicka I’m a Big Sister by Daniel Roode

World’s Best Dad by Lynn Giunta

Big thanks to ABRAMS Kids, Workman Publishing, Hachette Children’s, Little Simon, SimonKIDS, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Viking BFYR, Flamingo Books, Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Young Readers, Knopf BFYR, Random House Children’s Books, Henry Holt, and MacKids Books for copies of these books!