SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate here at  Kite Tales!  Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world. Horn-tooting and digital high fives welcome in the comments!

Turning Toward Eden, by Cate Touryan, Winged Publications, ages 13+, Coming-of-Age, Historical, ISBN: 9781965352762, release date: 5/6/2025.

Finding Home, by Maggie Grinnell, illustrated by Anthony Roberts, Aquillrelle, ages 3–6, Picture Book, ISBN: 9781445756769, release date: 5/6/2024.

Aydin Stays Safe, by Z.Z. Özra, illustrated by Tammy Do, Kinyarrow, an author-owned press company, ages 2–8, Children’s Fiction, ISBN: 9798992992816, release date: 5/28/2025.

Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery, by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Ji-Hyuk Kim, Margaret K. McElderry Books, ages 5–10, Nonfiction Picture Book, ISBN: 9781665931847, release date: 6/10/2025.

My House in the Sky, by Jeff Tedd Bock, illustrated by Althea Botha, Sitty Club Publications, ages 4–8, Children’s Picture Book, ISBN: 9798992945829, release date: 5/15/2025.

I Love You, written and illustrated by Rosalind Barden, Poodle Productions, LLC, ages Baby–6, Baby Book, ISBN: 9798999302014, release date: 6/24/2025.

Minecraft: One Last Quest, by Brandon Hoang, Random House Worlds, ages 10 and up, Middle Grade, ISBN: 9780593972373, release date: 10/21/2025.

The FingerNail Moon, by Darrell Spencer and Greg McKenzie, illustrated by Sarah Gledhill, Atmosphere Press, ages 3–8, Science and Imagination, ISBN: 9798891328075, release date: 9/9/2025.

Beebee and the Amazing Honeycake Rules, by Doreen Ludka Maulhardt, illustrated by Maddy Moore, Briley and Baxter, ages 3–6, Picture Book, ISBN: 9781961978546, release date: 7/1/2025.

Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery, by Michelle Markel and Marcus Rediker, illustrated by Sarah Bachman, PM Press, ages 3–8, Nonfiction Picture Book , ISBN: 9798887441405, release date: 10/14/2025.

The Lightning People Play, by Tim Cummings, Black Rose Writing , ages 14–17, Young Adult, ISBN: 9781685136192, release date: 6/26/2025.

Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, by Kimberly Tso, illustrated by Louie Chin, Third State Books, ages 4–8, Picture Book, Fiction, ISBN: 9798890130297, release date: 8/19/2025.

I AM NOT HAPPY!, by Caroline L. Perry , illustrated by Sydney Hanson, Simon & Schuster, ages 4–8, Picture Book, ISBN: 9781665953351, release date: 10/7/2025.

The Memory Cake, by Caroline L. Perry, illustrated by Jennifer Bricking, Holiday House, ages 6–10, Picture Book, ISBN: 9780823456468, release date: 6/3/2025.

Messi’s Magic, by Caroline L. Perry, illustrated by Luciano Lozano, Scholastic Press, ages 4–10, Picture Book Biography, ISBN: 9781546147534, release date: 9/2/2025.

THE FLYING TACO?, by Lisa Caprelli, illustrated by Davey Villalobos, Happy and Fun Lifestyle LLC, ages 5–11, Children’s Interactive, ISBN: 9781951203436, release date: 7/8/2025.

The Busy Beast, by Laura Jackson, illustrated by Roya Asgari, Cove Publishing, ages 5–8, Children’s Book Fiction, ISBN: 9798989324729, release date: 9/4/2025.