Walden Pond Press

25/06/2025

Thank you to Booklist for the 🌟starred🌟 review! DIVE, the latest novel from beloved middle grade author John David Anderson, is on sale in August.

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16/06/2025

The Creepening of Dogwood House has won a Bram Stoker Award! Congratulations to Eden Royce for this well-deserved honor, the “premiere recognition for writers of horror and dark fantasy.”

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11/06/2025

We're thrilled to see that NOT QUITE A GHOST was included as one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year! Congratulations to Anne Ursu and all the authors on this amazing list.

https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=cbc_awards HarperKids Books HarperStacks

12/05/2025

Thank you to Kirkus Reviews for the wonderful review of DIVE, the upcoming novel from beloved middle grade author John David Anderson.

🤿 DIVE is coming this summer!

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03/04/2025

What an honor to have two books on Kirkus Reviews' list of Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)! Congratulations to Anne Ursu, Ingrid Law, and all the authors on this epic list.

08/03/2025

To celebrate Read Across America and National Reading Month, The Week Junior US chose one middle grade book set in each state across the United States. We're thrilled to see THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE representing South Carolina!

11/02/2025

We welcome the return of Bixby Alexander Tam (BAT)!

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/bat-and-the-business-of-ferrets-elana-k-arnold?variant=42521219170338 Elana K Arnold HarperKids Books

05/02/2025

THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE is a 2025 Walter Award Honoree!

The Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature have celebrated diverse books by diverse creators since their establishment in 2016. We are so proud that the We Need Diverse Books judges have chosen to honor a horror novel, and that they were moved by Eden Royce's story of ancestry, found family, and starting over when you think you've lost everything.

03/02/2025

6 more weeks of winter calls for appropriate reading material!

❄️ Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.

28/01/2025

Sometimes you just have to take the leap.

🌊 John David Anderson, beloved author of Posted and Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, returns with DIVE, a new middle grade novel coming this August.

27/01/2025

Come along as we journey into some enchanting tales where young Black characters shine—sparking imaginations and inspiring a lifelong love of fantasy!

https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/harperkids/kids-fantasy-books-black via HarperStacks HarperKids Books Eden Royce

Fantasy books can whisk us away to amazing worlds full of wonder and endless possibilities. For young readers, it’s especially powerful to see characters who look like them or to learn about others’ experiences through these magical stories. Books with Black protagonists bring exciting adventure...