The Underworld is rising. The Final Battle is here. 🔥 Xirsi has always been the sharpest mind among the Intasimi Warriors — but no puzzle has ever had stakes like this. Watch the trailer and grab your copy! 🔗 www.lantanapublishing.com/books/xiris
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An award-winning children's book publisher and social enterprise with a mission to see all children reflected in the books they read.
Does your child call everyone Uncle or Aunty? In so many cultures, it's a sign of respect 💛 That's the heart of Funcles — read our full interview with author Yashika Mody and illustrator Adriena Fong on the blog! 🔗 www.lantanapublishing.com/post/meet-th...
Meet the Creators: Adriena Fong and Yashika Mody
1. What three words would you use to describe Funcles?Author, Yashika: Warm, funny and joyful!Illustrator, Adriena: Community, family and vibrancy! The story feels like a real celebration of what fami...
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FUNcles is OUT NOW in the UK! 🎉 Bus Uncle. Supermarket Uncle. Taxi Uncle. In their culture, "Uncle" means community, care and respect. And for one little boy, that makes them the best kind of family there is. 💛 Pick up your copy today! uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
From @lantanapub.bsky.social "Letters in Charcoal shows how literacy can restore agency and access to education.... This book inspires children’s learning and engagement in reading and writing in their first years of school" says @wowlit.org doi.org/10.2458/wowr...
Just started school? We've got you covered 📚 Our September booklist is full of first-day feelings, new friends, and finding your place — click the link to find your next favourite. 🎒 www.lantanapublishing.com/post/indies-...
Indies GO ALL IN: Children’s Books celebrating being back to School
This September, we're all about finding your feet as children settle back into school. This month's booklist for our indies project for the National Year of Reading, we've gathered stories about retur...
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A breathtaking spread from Azizi and the Little Blue Bird 🌟 A contemporary fairy tale of freedom and courage, inspired by the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia. Available in the US 🇺🇸 lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25...
Featured in @theguardian.com this weekend! "A gorgeous, nuanced picture book about blended families and new milestones" MAMA'S WEDDING published by @lantanapub.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A tiger’s tale; the young Henry VIII; a fantasy follow‑up from Katherine Rundell; small-town secrets; ghosts galore and more
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FLYAWAY BOY delivers “an illuminating tale about a rural community in India reckoning with guilt following a young boy’s disappearance” for ages 8-12 @lantanapub.bsky.social #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.publishersweekly.com/9781836290575
Flyaway Boy by Jane De Suza
De Suza (When Impossible Happens) and Bhembre (What Could It Be?) deliver an illuminating tale about a rural community in India ...
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“Bristling with action from cover to cover” SONI & THE LIFE DRINKERS concludes the #MG fantasy trilogy #IntasimiWarriors @lantanapub.bsky.social #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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A magically gifted Kenyan girl and her three friends band together to fight evil and save their beloved mentor.
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“A lovely glimpse into a lesser-known Filipino holiday” WHAT MAKES A FAMILY @lantanapub.bsky.social #ARSL2026 Booth 93 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
WHAT MAKES A FAMILY | Kirkus Reviews
A pair of siblings in the Philippines explore what different families look like as they observe the Day of the Dead.
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SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles is on Milkshake Story Den on @channel5tv.bsky.social ! 📺🦸🏾 Thank you to the wonderful Olivia for the most adorable read-aloud — missed it? Catch up on My5 🧡 www.channel5.com/show/milksha...
Happy Book Birthday to What Makes a Family: Celebrating the Filipino Day of the Dead — out today in the UK! 🇬🇧🦋 Written by Eric Ruiz Roxas & illustrated by Aldy C. Aguirre, a joyful celebration of family, memory and Undas. 💛 📖 uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
One newspaper ad about exam "toppers" sparked FLYAWAY BOY. Author Jane De Suza and illustrator Richa Bhembre talk about writing a boy who doesn't fit the mould — and the curry-stain scene that means the most to both of them. Full interview → www.lantanapublishing.com/post/meet-th...
Meet the Creators: Jane De Suza’ and Richa Bhembre
How would you describe Flyaway Boy in one sentence? Or, what three words would you use to describe Flyaway Boy?Jane: A story that can’t follow the norms – much like the boy in the story.Richa: Heartwa...
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“Fun aunt picture books abound, but fun uncle books?” asks @fuse8.bsky.social FUNCLES from @lantanapub.bsky.social offers a “cute idea about extended family that I’ve not seen presented this way before” afuse8production.slj.com/2026/08/26/p...
New for #MiddleGrade readers: FLYAWAY BOY from @lantanapub.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social predicts “Readers will savor this quiet story about empathy” www.publishersweekly.com/978183629057...
Flyaway Boy by Jane De Suza
De Suza (When Impossible Happens) and Bhembre (What Could It Be?) deliver an illuminating tale about a rural community in India ...
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From @lantanapub.bsky.social WHAT MAKES A FAMILY? “explore[s] the meaning of family as two siblings observe Undas, the Filipino Day of the Dead, in this tender story” www.publishersweekly.com/9781836290339
What Makes a Family: Celebrating the Filipino Day of the Dead by Eric Ruiz Roxas
Debut creator Roxas and Aguirre explore the meaning of family as two siblings observe Undas, the Filipino Day of the Dead, in th...
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Circle Yuen from her picturebook Mama’s Wedding, about little flower girls and a blended family. Lantana 3 Sept. Joyous spread in crayon & watercolour, finished digitally. @circleyuen.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social With good wishes to anyone getting married today.
It's FLYAWAY BOY's book birthday! 🎂 Kabir doesn't fit inside the lines — at school, at home, anywhere. One day it gets to be too much, and he disappears. What follows is a family finally learning to see him. Out now → uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
Happy Book Birthday to Mama's Wedding by Circle Yuen — out today in the UK and US! 🎉💐 A tender story about blended families, big feelings, and the love that grows through change. 💛 🇬🇧 uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183... 🇺🇸 lernerbooks.com/shop/show/26...
Before she drew a single page of Mama's Wedding, author Circle Yuen's daughter asked her one question: "Can this story be about the future, rather than what happened before?" It changed the whole book. Read the interview: www.lantanapublishing.com/post/meet-th...
Meet the Creator: Circle Yuen
1. What inspired you to create Mama’s Wedding?There was a time when I didn't have the words for this story. It lived in quieter places: a home changing shape, a child sitting on a wedding dress’ train...
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I'm thrilled to officially share the cover of my upcoming picture book debut, FUNCLES! @adrienafong.bsky.social has so wonderfully captured the vibrancy of community in the book, and we can't wait for this book to be a part of your community soon! 💖 🔗https://www.lantanapublishing.com/books/funcles
Funcles
When a school assignment asks for a family tree, one child knows he’ll need more than one sheet. He has a gazillion uncles! From Bus Uncle to Supermarket Uncle, everywhere he goes, someone’s looking o...
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Lantana Publishing@lantanapub.bsky.social · last mo.Meet Funcles by Yashika Mody & Adriena Fong 💛 Bus Uncle, supermarket Uncle, taxi Uncle… one boy's family tree is going to need a LOT more paper. A funny, heartfelt story about community and all the shapes family can take. 🔗 uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
Meet Funcles by Yashika Mody & Adriena Fong 💛 Bus Uncle, supermarket Uncle, taxi Uncle… one boy's family tree is going to need a LOT more paper. A funny, heartfelt story about community and all the shapes family can take. 🔗 uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
Out today in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand! 🌸 Watch Me Bloom by Krina Patel-Sage — mindful haiku poems celebrating flowers, nature and wellbeing for little naturalists everywhere. 🌿 www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Watch-...
Back to school season calls for the perfect reads 📚 A shark in the corridor, a dragon in the library: Nimesh makes every school day an adventure. And Mwikali just wanted a normal life at her new school... but it is anything but! ⚔️ www.lantanapublishing.com/all-books
Petals in the air, flower girls mid-flight, and a brand new family coming together. 🌸 Mama's Wedding by Circle Yuen is out next week — and we cannot wait. 💛 uk.bookshop.org/a/291/978183...
The final chapter is here. ⚔️ Cover reveal: Xirsi and the Final Battle — the breathtaking conclusion to the Intasimi Warriors series by Shiko Nguru. Cryptic riddles. Ancient prophecies. A choice that could cost him everything. Coming soon. 🔗 www.lantanapublishing.com/books/xiris
Two pairs of hands. One child. A moment of tenderness woven into every strand. 🖤 Freedom Braids by Monique Duncan & Oboh Moses — shortlisted for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration and now out in all territories including Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. 🌏
Did you know lotus seeds can sit at the bottom of a pond for over 1,000 years before sprouting? 🪷 Fun facts from Watch Me Bloom — coming to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on 1st September! 🌻🇦🇺🇳🇿 Do you see any of these flowers in your daily life? www.lantanapublishing.com/books/watch-me-bloom
Let’s take a peek inside Violet’s Tempest, a gentle, heartwarming picture book about facing your fears… Written by me, illustrated by Clara Anganuzzi and published by @lantanapub.bsky.social! Out in paperback now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/viol... #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #KidLitChat
On display at #IBBYWorldCongress2026, featured in "Reading with Pride: Stories for Everyone/Lire avec fierté: histoires pour tous" #kidsbooks from @nubeocho.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social and one by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social too!
