By Helen Kemp Zax; Illustrated by Kiersten Eve Eagan
Perfect for Easter and everyday reading, this charming picture book follows the Easter Bunny through a delightfully busy day—harvesting jellybeans, coloring eggs, knitting tiny sweaters, and more—guided all the while by his trusty to-do list.
Young readers join Bunny from morning to night as he learns that everything gets done best when tackled one step at a time. Packed with gentle humor, a subtle lesson in organization and executive functioning, and a surprise glittery gatefold finale, this is a warm, enchanting celebration of staying on track, even on the busiest days.
With its sparkle-stamped cover and rhythmic read-aloud text, Little Bunny’s To-Do List will enhance readers of all ages! Young children will love this book!
BLAST FROM THE PAST– The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid & Stella #5 (on-sale: 1/6/26)
By Hello!Lucky (Sabrina & Eunice Moyle)
The bestselling Hello!Lucky duo is back with another cosmic caper starring best friends Astrid and Stella, and this time, they’re facing their biggest mission yet. When evil pugs hack the Friend Ship and infect Bobo with a computer virus, he builds an enthusiastic new sidekick Zobo to help rescue his friends. But their desperate dash to save the day takes a turn when familiar foes unite for ultimate chaos.
With themes of friendship, teamwork, resilience, and creativity, this emerging reader graphic novel series continues to shine with Hello!Lucky’s signature humor and heartfelt SEL underpinnings. Nearly 80,000 copies sold and counting. It is so much fun to read!
The City Spies are ready to start fresh with a new home, new schools, and a new directive now that Clementine has come in from the cold and Le Fantôme has been put behind bars. But their plans are put into jeopardy when Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless he is released from prison. With intel leading them to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam, the City Spies split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in an effort to thwart the attacks. With so many moving parts, the City Spies are going to have pull out all the stops if they have any chance to succeed at this latest mission.
I love the characters and the storyline in this book!
About the Author:
James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award–winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com.
Salaam Reads | on sale 2/10/2026 | Ages 6 – 10 | 9781665953412
From the prolific Pulitzer Prize–nominated Muslim reporter Dr. Seema Yasmin comes an exciting nonfiction chapter book about one of America’s first female Muslim comedians—Maysoon Zayid—the first in the riveting and inspirational Muslim Mavericks. This is the story of the girl who could! Maysoon Zayid was just a girl from New Jersey. She might have sometimes felt like she was in the shadow of her three older sisters, but in her dreams, she was Mimi—an amazing actress, comedian, and dancer! The only problem? People kept telling Maysoon her dreams were impossible! Achieving her goals certainly wasn’t easy; as a Palestinian Muslim girl born with cerebral palsy, Maysoon faced all sorts of challenges—both physical and societal. But Maysoon didn’t dare give up. Instead, she followed her heart all the way to the screen and stage to become one of America’s first ever women Muslim comedians and an actress on her favorite TV show.
This one is inspiring and empowering! I highly recommend it!
About the author: Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, medical doctor, professor, and poet. She attended medical school at Cambridge University and worked as a disease detective for the US federal government’s Epidemic Intelligence Service. She currently teaches storytelling at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a regular contributor to CNN, Self, and Scientific American, among others.
About the illustrator: Noha Habaieb is a Tunisian French visual storyteller, working between Doha and Tunis. After studying comics in Belgium, she returned to Tunisia where she cofounded the Lab619, an award-winning comics collective. Noha took part in the evolution of Lab619’s first comics magazine for adults by participating with her original comics and organizing artistic residencies themed around migration, identity and borders. In 2017, she cofounded Koskh, an illustration studio based in Tunisia, which aims to promote Tunisian heritage through illustrations for children and adults. She’s the illustrator of the Muslim Mavericks chapter book series written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated Dr. Seema Yasmin.
Self Disclosure: I received free copies of the above books to feature. Cover images were also provided.
