The first book birthday of June has arrived, and with it comes an incredible crop of picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade reads that we are thrilled to crack into!

This week’s new releases are filled with joyful summer activities that bring communities together, proud declarations of identity, family, and self, and some silly stories to start off the season with giggles.

ABCs of America by J. D. Forester, illus. by Henry Rancourt

Better Pets by Leigh Bardugo, illus. by Liz Climo

It’s My Body!: A Book About Body Positivity by Elise Gravel

I Am the Dream Come True by Marley Dias with Dr. Janice Johnson Dias and Scott Dias, illus. by Islenia Mil

We Are Joy by Chrystal D. Giles, illus. by Kitt Thomas

Midsummer Sisters by Niki Smith

Roxie in Color by Diane Debrovner and Stacy Cervenka

Watermelon Pool by Bonsoir Lune, trans. by Frances Cha

Bibi Steps Out! by Roni Schotter, illus. by Christy Hale

101 Dinosaur Butts: A Roaring, Ridiculous, Rump-Filled Dino Countdown by Sam Harper, illus. by Chris Jevons

Big thanks to Grosset & Dunlap, Dial BFYR, Penguin Young Readers, Roaring Brook Press, MacKids Books, Chronicle Kids, Graphix, Scholastic, Random House Children’s Books, Candlewick Press, Egypt Street PR, and Sourcebooks Kids for copies of these books, and happy book birthday to their creators!